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
March 14, 2023
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
ED REECE
MAYOR
COREY CALAYCAY JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA JED LEANO Meetings are open to the public for in -person attendance or remotely via Zoom. Should Zoom be disrupted, the in -person meeting will continue unless one or more Councilmembers are attending the meeting remotely pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449.
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.
Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to four minutes to provide their comment.
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.
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 or (909) 399-5463. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in.
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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. 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
REMOTE PARTICIPATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 If a member of the legislative body is attending pursuant to Assembly Bill 2499 and Zoom is disrupted, the meeting will be suspended until Zoom can be restored.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brian Bowcock, for his service as Three Valleys Municipal Water District Board Member
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming - None
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Item
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE1.
Recommendation: The City Council Ad Hoc Nominating Committee recommends that the City Council appoint Ethan Reznik, Isabel Ebiner, and Heather Meier to the Sustainability Committee, each to a four -year term, which will expire on January 31, 2027.
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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.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER2.
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 March 2, 2023.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 2 , 2023Attachment(s):
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 20233.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of February 28, 2023.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2023Attachment(s):
CLAREMONT TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Claremont Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report.
2022 CTBID Annual Report
2022 CTBID Annual Budget
Attachment(s):
CLAREMONT DIAL-A-RIDE AGENCY SAFETY PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE :
TRANSPORTATION FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt the Claremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety Plan;
B. Direct staff to notify Caltrans that the City of Claremont has adopted its own safety plan and is opting out of the Caltrans-developed plan; and C. Direct staff to submit the Claremont Dial -a-Ride Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration.
City of Claremont Dial-a-Ride Safety PlanAttachment(s):
CLAREMONT DIAL -A-RIDE SHORT -RANGE TRANSIT PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE :
TRANSPORTATION FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the 2022-24 Short-Range Transit Plan.
Short-Range Transit Plan
Excerpt from the Draft 02-23-23 Traffic and Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes Attachment(s):
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FORD EXPLORER POLICE PATROL UNIT (FUNDING SOURCE: MOTOR FLEET FUND
AND SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Award a contract to National Auto Fleet Group in the amount of $55,100.32 for the purchase of one Ford Police Interceptor Utility and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract; and B. Appropriate $ 55,100.32 from the Motor Fleet Fund and $ 22,400 from the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund to complete the purchase and upfitting of the new vehicle.
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HISTORICAL PROPERTY (MILLS ACT) AGREEMENT # 22-MA03 BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AND EMILIE AND DANIEL REAGAN, PROPERTY OWNERS OF 353 WEST
SIXTH STREET
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Approve a Historical Property (Mills Act) Agreement between the City of Claremont and Emilie and Daniel Reagan, property owners of 353 West Sixth Street; and
B. Find that this item is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft Mills Act Contract
Estimated Tax Savings Calculation
Architectural Commission Staff Report
CC Resolution No. 2012-75
Schedule of Improvements
Photo Survey
AC Resolution No. 2023-01
Attachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
ADVANTEC CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR THE FIRST /LAST MILE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ARROW HIGHWAY AND BUCKNELL AVENUE (FUNDING SOURCE: PROPOSITION C FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers in the amount of $ 57,370 for the preparation of engineering plans and specifications for the traffic signal improvements project, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $5,737 for a total amount not to exceed $63,107;
B. Appropriate $ 63,107 from the Proposition C Fund to fully fund the design of the project; and
C. Find this item exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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.
AMENDMENT TO CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 16 THAT, IF ADOPTED, WILL :
(1) REPEAL SECTION 16.051.050 TITLED HOTELS /MOTELS; (2) REPLACE SECTION
16.051.050 WITH CHAPTER 16.101, TITLED HOTELS /MOTELS; AND (3) AMEND AND ADD NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 16.900 (DEFINITIONS) PERTAINING TO HOTELS AND MOTELS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE “HOTEL/MOTEL ORDINANCE”)
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Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Introduce for first reading, and that reading be by title only AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16 OF THE
CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO: ( 1) REPEAL SECTION 16.051.050 TITLED "HOTELS/MOTELS"; (2) REPLACE SECTION 16.051.050 WITH A NEW CHAPTER 16.101 TITLED "HOTELS/MOTELS"; AND (3) AMEND EXISTING AND ADD NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 16.900
(DEFINITIONS) PERTAINING TO HOTELS AND MOTELS; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
City’s Existing Hotel/Motel Ordinance
Proposed Hotel/Motel Ordinance
Planning Commission 10/4/22 Meeting Minutes
Joint Commission 1/28/23 Meeting Minutes
Draft Planning Commission 2/21/23 Meeting Minutes
Police Commission Statement of Direction
Summary of Direction from Joint Commission Meeting
Public Comment
Memo from the California Hotel and Lodging Association (CHLA) Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - None
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 MARCH 28, 2023, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
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A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items South Coast AQMD Air Quality Update and Incentive Programs Golden State Water/Metropolitan Water District Water Conservation Update Resolution Approving Warrants Dated March 16, 2023
Draft City Council Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2023 (Special and Regular) Modification of Lease Agreement for Cell Tower at Alexander Hughes Community Center Award of Contract for Cahuilla Park Walkway Repairs
Approval of Oak Park Cemetery Phase 2 Map
Approval of Parcel Map 82848 for Scripps College
Adoption of Ordinance Amending Claremont Zoning Code Title 16 (Hotel/Motel) Award of Plans and Specifications Contract/Funding Appropriation for Traffic Signal Improvements General Plan/Housing Progress Report
Direction Regarding Permanent Harvard Avenue Residential Permit Parking Program
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 MARCH 9, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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