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 28, 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
Presentations:
Air Quality Updates by South Coast Air Quality Management District – Michael Cacciotti, Governing Board Vice Chair
Drought and Water Supply Update - Matthew Litchfield, General Manager /Chief Engineer, Three Valleys Municipal Water District and Ben Lewis, Foothill General Manager, Golden State Water Company
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming - None
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
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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 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 March 16, 2023.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 16, 2023Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 2023 (SPECIAL AND REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the special and regular City Council meeting minutes of March 14, 2023.
Draft Special Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2023
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2023
Attachment(s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH T -MOBILE TO
ALLOW FOR A CO -LOCATION ON THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AT 1700 DANBURY ROAD
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to the license agreement by and between the City of Claremont and T -Mobile to allow for the co -location of a new Dish Wireless telecommunications equipment on the existing facility; and
B. Find this item exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
APPROVAL OF OAK PARK CEMETERY MAP - PHASE 2 (FUNDING SOURCE: CEMETERY FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FINAL OAK PARK CEMETERY MAP.
Resolution - Phase 2 Cemetery Map
Excerpt from the 04-26-22 City Council Meeting Minutes
Oak Park Cemetery Map Phase 2
Attachment(s):
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 16 PERTAINING TO HOTELS AND MOTELS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE “HOTEL/MOTEL ORDINANCE ”) (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt 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 16.051.060 TITLED "HOTELS/MOTELS"; (2) REPLACE SECTION 16.051.060 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.
Hotel/Motel OrdinanceAttachment(s):
APPROVAL OF FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 82848 - SCRIPPS COLLEGE6.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 82848 - SCRIPPS COLLEGE; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Resolution Approving Parcel Map No. 82848
Final Parcel Map No. 82848
Attachment(s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE (FUNDING SOURCE :
PUBLIC ART FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the purchase of the Rising Cranes public art sculpture as recommended by the Public Art Committee; and
B. Appropriate $ 30,870 from the Public Art Fund to fund the purchase, shipping, and installation of the Rising Cranes sculpture.
Photos of Rising Cranes
Art Installation Memorandum of Understanding
Attachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
ADVANTEC CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ENGINEER ’S ESTIMATES FOR THE CITYWIDE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS UPGRADE PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCE: MEASURE M FUND)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers for the preparation of plans, specifications, and engineer's estimates for the Citywide Traffic Signal Improvements Project in the amount of $ 58,780, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $ 5,878, for a total not -to-exceed amount of $64,658; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Signalized Intersection Upgrade Project ListAttachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND S .P.C.A. FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to extend the current agreement with the Inland Valley Humane Society & S .P.C.A. for an additional two years, effective July 1, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $391,864 annually, plus a Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment (not to exceed four percent) in 2024-2025.
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.
TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1982 HEARING TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF $ 65 MILLION IN TAX EXEMPT FINANCING BY THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF NCCD - CLAREMONT
PROPERTIES LLC (KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCES)
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Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
ISSUANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
UNIVERSITY HOUSING REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (NCCD -
CLAREMONT PROPERTIES LLC - CLAREMONT COLLEGES PROJECT ) SERIES 2023A AND SERIES 2023B (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 65,000,000 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING AND REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND /OR EQUIPPING OF VARIOUS
EDUCATIONAL, STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFF HOUSING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES BY NCCD - CLAREMONT PROPERTIES LLC, AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
HOUSING ELEMENT - 2022 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT11.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the 2022 Annual Progress Report.
Housing Element - 2022 Annual Progress ReportAttachment(s):
APPROVAL OF PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ON HARVARD AVENUE BETWEEN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND TWELFTH STREET (FUNDING SOURCE :
GENERAL FUND)
12. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING (RPP) ZONE H ON
HARVARD AVENUE BETWEEN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND TWELFTH
STREET.
Resolution
City of Claremont Residential Permit Parking Policy
Existing Harvard Avenue Residential Permit Parking Zone 1-26-23 TTC Meeting Staff Report on Harvard Avenue RPP & Minutes Excerpts Public Comments
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
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ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 11, 2023, 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 Recognition of Ron Kosinski, CalTrans Deputy District 7 Director, for His 57 Years of Service and Ambassadorship to Claremont
Resolution Approving City Warrants Dated March 30, 2023 Draft City Council March 28, 2023 Special and Regular Meeting Minutes Sidewalk Rehabilitation Project: Phase II
Renewal of General Services Agreement with the County of Los Angeles Community Development Block Grant Program Budget Amendment for 2022-23 and Job Creation/Business Incentive Program for La Popular Restaurant
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
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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 23, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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