CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
“We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.”
City Council Chamber
225 Second Street
Claremont, CA 91711
Tuesday
September 27, 2022
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
JED LEANO
MAYOR
COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA Pursuant to the local emergency concerning the COVID -19 virus declared by the City Council of the City of Claremont on March 19, 2020, and in accordance with State Assembly Bill 361 (2021-2022 Regular Session, codified at California Government Code Section 54953(e)), the following protocols will apply to public participation for the duration of the emergency:
The City will allow officials and members of the public to attend and participate in the meeting either in-person or remotely via Zoom Video Communication. This is a hybrid meeting under Assembly Bill 361 (Government Code Section 54953(e)).
To participate in the meeting via Zoom, download Zoom on any phone or computer device cut and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/256208090 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID :
256 208 090.
Members of the public who wish to address the City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council may utilize the following methods:
OPTION 1: IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS – When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one. Do not form a line in the center aisle.
OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk ’s office at [email protected] and jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting.
OPTION 3: MAIL – Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall, Attn: City Clerk ’s Office, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting.
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OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY – Members of the public wanting to address the City Council telephonically are requested to inform the Claremont City Clerk's office no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Claremont City Clerk's office can be reached at (909) 399-5461, (909) 399-5463, sdesautels@ci .claremont.ca.us, or jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to four minutes to speak.
Subject to the availability of the remote platform, members of the public who wish to address the City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council may utilize the following method:
OPTION 5: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button, which can be seen by the City Clerk. You will be called on in the order received to provide verbal comments for up to four minutes. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please push *9. This will “raise your hand”.
The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead. The recorded meeting will be uploaded to the City website and preserved.
CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presentation:
Kiwanis Club - Monday Night Concert Series Sponsorship
Recognition:
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men's Golf Team, 2022 NCAA Division III Champions New Commissioner Introductions:
Juan Cervera, Architectural Commission
Buff Brown, Traffic and Transportation Commission
Staff Introduction:
Marcus Tapia, Accountant
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UPCOMING FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Columbus Day, October 10th
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Items
Council Assignment Reports
City Councilmembers may serve as representatives on regional organizations. This time is allocated for reports about their activities. For information about the Council's local, intergovernmental and regional appointments please visit the City website :
www.ci.claremont.ca.us/government/city-council/city-council-assignments-and-appointments.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT
The Council has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council .
Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the City Council regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Council considers those items.
At this time the Council will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit.
The Brown Act prohibits the City Council from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Council may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting.
The Council requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The City Council or one or more Commissions and /or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Council may act on these items by one motion following public comment.
Only Councilmembers may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion.
The City Council will waive reading of resolutions and ordinances. Each resolution and ordinance will be numbered following Council approval.
Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar.
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER1.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated September 15, 2022.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated September 15, 2022Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 (REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of September 13, 2022.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2022Attachment(s):
RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council, in consideration of the ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID -19 pandemic, and existing public health orders, adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Resolution Reconfirming EmergencyAttachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES WITH STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH TO INCREASE COMPENSATION (FUNDING SOURCE: SUCCESSOR HOUSING FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreement for professional legal services with Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth to increase compensation in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000; and
B. Appropriate $ 100,000 from the Successor Housing Fund to fund the agreement.
SUSTAINABILITY ANNUAL REPORT 2021 (FUNDING SOURCE: VARIOUS)5.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2021 Sustainability Annual Report.
Sustainability Annual Report 2021
06-13-22 Sustainability Committee Minutes Excerpt (Draft) 07-06-22 Community and Human Services Commission Minutes Excerpt Attachment(s):
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PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m. Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2022-23 AND HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM GUIDELINE MODIFICATION (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Approve the 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant budget amendment to reallocate $ 50,000 from the Community Development Block Grant unallocated balance to the Housing Rehabilitation Program; B. Approve the Housing Rehabilitation Program Guideline with the proposed modifications; and
C. Appropriate $ 50,000 in CDBG unallocated balance to the Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Proposed Claremont Housing Rehab Program GuidelineAttachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
CONSIDER APPROVING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FRAMEWORK
AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AND
THE CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITHIN THE APPROVED FRAMEWORK (FUNDING SOURCE :
GENERAL FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Approve the framework created by the School Resource Officer Working Group for the School Resource Officer program (Attachment A) or approve the staff -recommended modifications to the School Resource Officer framework based on discussions with Claremont Unified School District staff (Attachment B); and
B. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Claremont Unified School District for the School Resource Officer program to operate within the approved framework. A draft of this Memorandum of Understanding can be found in Attachment C .
Because the Memorandum of Understanding would be subject to approval by the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to make non -substantive changes as needed.
Working Group Recommended Framework
Alternative Framework Based on CUSD Input
Proposed MOU for SRO Services
Attachment(s):
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CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
This time is reserved for those persons who were unable to speak earlier in the agenda because of the 30-minute time restriction.
COMMISSIONS - One Architectural Commission Vacancy
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, OCTOBER 11, 2022, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items New Commissioner Introduction
Presentation by Department of Insurance – Safer from Wildfires Framework Resolution Approving Warrants of September 29, 2022
Draft City Council Minutes of September 27, 2022
Motorola Radio and Dispatch Console Purchase
Lot Line Adjustment at the Western Terminus of Auto Center Drive Cost Allocation Plan and User Fee Study Agreement
2021-22 Annual General Fund Update
MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK ’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk ’s Office at 909-399-5461.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL
BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE.
I, SHELLEY DESAUTELS, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY
CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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