CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL/FINANCING
AUTHORITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CLAREMONT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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
December 13, 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.
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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.
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.
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”.
CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL /FINANCING
A U T H O R I T Y / S U C C E S S O R Y A G E N C Y T O T H E C L A R E M O N T
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The Financing Authority was established by the City Council on July 24, 2001 for the purpose of refinancing existing bonded indebtedness and financing additional monies to be used for land acquisition related to the Village Expansion project and open space preservation. The Authority will remain in existence so long as any bonds remain outstanding; and is required to hold an annual meeting on the second Tuesday in December of each year.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Staff Introductions:
Krystle Murillo, Personnel Services Manager
Joslyn Villegas, Human Services Program Coordinator
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming
Christmas, December 25, 2022
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Items
DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
1. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022; DECLARING THE RESULT AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS
PROVIDED BY LAW.
Resolution Reciting the Fact of the General Municipal Election Ordinance Adding Chapter 4.20 to the Claremont Municipal Code Attachment(s):
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCILMEMBERS :
ED REECE, DISTRICT 2; JENNIFER STARK, DISTRICT 3; AND JED LEANO, DISTRICT 4
2. Recommendation: Staff recommends that as newly elected Claremont City Councilmembers for their respective districts, Ed Reece, Jennifer Stark, and Jed Leano each be administered the Oath of Office for Public Officers.
APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR3.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Hear nominations and vote for the office of Mayor;
B. Hear nominations and vote for the office of Mayor Pro Tempore; and C. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING A MAYOR AND A MAYOR PRO TEMPORE EACH TO A ONE-YEAR TERM.
Resolution Appointing Mayor and Mayor Pro TemporeAttachment(s):
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 City Council has set aside this time for persons in the audience to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council /Financing Authority. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the City Council/Financing Authority regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Council/Financing Authority considers those items.
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At this time the Council /Financing Authority 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 /Financing Authority from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Council /Financing Authority may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and /or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting.
The Council /Financing Authority 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/Financing Authority or one or more Commissions and /or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Council /Financing Authority may act on these items by one motion following public comment.
Only Councilmembers /Financing Authority Members may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion.
The City Council /Financing Authority 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.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER4.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. 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 November 23, 2022; and
B. 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 December 8, 2022.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated Novmeber 23, 2022 Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated December 8, 2022 Attachment(s):
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 22, 2022 (SPECIAL AND REGULAR)5.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the special and regular City Council meeting minutes of November 22, 2022.
Draft Special Meeting Minutes of November 22, 2022
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of November 22, 2022
Attachment(s):
RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
6. 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 EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
CITIES OF CLAREMONT, LA VERNE, POMONA, SAN DIMAS, AND THE SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO HOST THE GOLDEN STREETS - HEART OF THE FOOTHILLS EVENT TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 (FUNDING SOURCES: METRO GRANT AND GENERAL FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute the proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the cities of La Verne, San Dimas, Pomona, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments for event planning, public safety, traffic control, and other support services for the Golden Streets - Heart of the Foothills event to be held on Sunday, April 23, 2023; and B. Appropriate $ 40,000 in grant funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fund the City's costs to support the event.
Memorandum of UnderstandingAttachment(s):
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LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT (FILE # 22-LL01) AFFECTING TWO PARCELS AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF AUTO CENTER DRIVE, PARCEL 1 (APN: 8318-020-010) AND PARCEL 2 (APN: 8318-020-031, 667 AUTO CENTER DRIVE). APPLICANT - CLAREMONT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC.
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT (FILE 22-LL01) AFFECTING TWO PARCELS AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF AUTO CENTER DRIVE: PARCEL 1 (APN: 8318-020-010) AND PARCEL 2 (APN: 8318-020-031, 667 AUTO CENTER DRIVE ), PROPOSED BY CLAREMONT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, APPLICANT approving the proposed lot line adjustment, as the findings required in Section 17.256.020 of the Claremont Municipal Code can be made; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft Resolution Approving Lot Line AdjustmentAttachment(s):
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO COMET ELECTRIC INC. FOR THE MOUNTAIN AVENUE AND THOMPSON CREEK TRAIL CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP NO. 2022-03 (FUNDING SOURCE: MEASURE M)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Award a contract and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Comet Electric Inc. in the amount of $ 80,090 for the Mountain Avenue and Thompson Creek Trail Improvements Project, CIP No . 2022-03, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $ 8,009, for a total contract amount of $88,099; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION TITLE VI PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION FUNDS)
10. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the updated Title VI Plan to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Title VI PlanAttachment(s):
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APPROVAL OF THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE (ROPS) OF THE DISSOLVED CLAREMONT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024 AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024 (FUNDING SOURCE: SUCCESSOR AGENCY FUND)
11. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Successor Agency Board adopt A RESOLUTION
OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY TO THE CITY OF CLAREMONT APPROVING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024 AND APPROVING THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024.
Resolution Approving the 2023-24 ROPS and Administrative BudgetAttachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH VILLAGE
PARTNERS VENTURES, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 451 WEST ARROW HIGHWAY (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
12. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the attached purchase and sale agreement with Village Partners Ventures, LLC for the purchase of City-owned property located at 451 West Arrow Highway in the amount of $3,425,000;
B. Find that this purchase and sale agreement is within the scope of the Village South Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 2019080072) ( EIR), and find that under Section 21166 of the California Public Resources Code and Section 15162 of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no basis for subsequent or supplemental environmental review; and
C. Find that, per Section 54234(b)(1) of the California Government Code, this purchase and sale agreement is subject to the Surplus Land Act (Government Code Section 54221, et seq.) ( SLA) as it existed on December 31, 2019, without regard to the changes made to the SLA by Chapter 664 of the Statutes of 2019, and all subsequent amendments to the SLA, which took effect on January 1, 2020 because the purchase and sale agreement is for land that has been designated in the City's long -range property management plan (LRPMP) pursuant to Section 34191.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the City entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with Village Partners Ventures, LLC before December 31, 2020, and the sale of the land will be complete before December 31, 2022.
Purchase and Sale AgreementAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
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ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
2023 JULY FOURTH EVENING PROGRAM (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)13.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council select one of the following for the 2023 July Fourth Celebration:
A. An aerial fireworks show and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Pyro Spectaculars for $ 30,000 to provide a 17-minute aerial fireworks show; or
B. A drone light show and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Sky Elements Drone Shows for $ 30,000 for a 12-minute drone light show.
Excerpt from the 11/17/22 Draft IDC Meeting Minutes
Excerpt from the 12/7/22 Draft CHS Commission Meeting Minutes Attachment(s):
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 DECEMBER 27, 2022 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, JANUARY 10, 2023, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 SECOND STREET.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Confirmation of Local and Regional City Councilmember Appointments Appointment of Sustainability Committee Members
Resolution Approving City Warrant Registers Dated December 22, 2022 and January 5, 2023 Draft December 13, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Resolution Confirming State of Emergency Due to COVID
Contract Amendment for Claremont Blvd./Monte Vista Ave. Accessibility Project Option to Extend Rutan & Tucker Legal Services Agreement Award of Contract for Bus Shelter Enhancement Project
Consideration of the ARPA-Funded ADU Grant Program Guidelines Village South Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Santa Fe Street Vacation, and Appeal of Planning Commission Approvals
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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 DECEMBER 8, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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