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
May 09, 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 2449 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
Announcement:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Update
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming:
Memorial Day, May 29, 2023
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Items - None
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 .
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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.
RESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSIONER TOM ANDERSEN1.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Tom Andersen from the Planning Commission effective May 17, 2023.
Resignation of Planning Commissioner Tom AndersenAttachment(s):
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 April 27, 2023.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated April 27, 2023Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 25, 2023 (REGULAR)3.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of April 25, 2023.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2023Attachment(s):
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2023-24 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ENGINEER ’S REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT
PREPARED BY WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AS FILED, DECLARING
ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND
LANDSCAPING, AND GIVING NOTICE OF AND SETTING THE TIME AND
PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS; and
B. Set a public hearing date of June 13, 2023, for the purpose of hearing any comments on the proposed 2023-24 LLD assessment and for the ordering of the annual levy.
Resolution Declaring Intent and Setting Public Hearing
2023-24 Engineer's Report
Resolution 2023-16
Attachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOA
CORPORATION AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: PROPOSITION C)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with KOA Corporation for the preparation of a Local Road Safety Plan in the amount of $105,728, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $10,573, for a not-to-exceed amount of $116,301; and B. Appropriate $116,301 from the Proposition C Fund to complete this project.
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH WILLDAN ENGINEERING TO EXTEND THE TERM AND INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE :
GENERAL FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing professional services agreement for public works inspection services with Willdan Engineering, extending the term to December 31, 2023 and increasing compensation by $ 168,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $293,000.
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RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (FUNDING SOURCE :
SENATE BILL 1 - ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017.
Resolution Adopting a List of SB1 Projects for Fiscal Year 2023-2024Attachment(s):
APPROVAL OF THE CLAREMONT LIBRARY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Library Grounds Maintenance Agreement for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028, in an amount of $ 20,812 for 2023-24, and allowing for an annual increase to the base amount according to the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles -Anaheim-Riverside Metropolitan statistical area.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
ORDINANCE
CONTINUATION OF ITEM NO. 10 FROM THE APRIL 25, 2023 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA - CONSIDERATION OF TENANT PROTECTIONS - ( 1) FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION
OF AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING HEIGHTENED TENANT PROTECTIONS FOR JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT; AND (2) FIRST READING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING
HEIGHTENED RENT STABILIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Consider introducing for first reading and that reading by title only AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.34 ("JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION") TO TITLE 8 ("HEALTH AND SAFETY") OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL
CODE, PROHIBITING THE TERMINATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES WITHOUT "JUST CAUSE" IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT; B. Consider introducing for first reading and that reading by title only AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.36 ("RENT STABILIZATION") TO TITLE 8 ("HEALTH AND SAFETY") OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE,
PROHIBITING THE TERMINATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL
TENANCIES WITHOUT "JUST CAUSE" IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT; and C. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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Item No. 10 from the 4/25/23 City Council meeting
Updated Key Decision Chart
Redlined Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance
PowerPoint Presentation from 4/25/23
Public Comment Received After 4/25/23
Attachment(s):
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE CLAREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 481 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT :
FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
10. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the Annual Military Equipment Use Report and approve the acquisition of the equipment listed under "New Request - Category 2 and Category 12".
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
One Planning Commission Vacancy
Two Upcoming Public Art Committee Vacancies
Various Upcoming End-of-Term Vacancies
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 23, 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 City Warrant Register Dated May 11, 2023
Draft City Council Meeting Minutes of May 9, 2023
Sanitation and Sewer CIP Rate Increases
Award of Contract - Alexander Hughes Community Center Painting Additional Appropriation of Funds for the Bus Shelter Enhancement Project Award of Contract - Propositions A and C Projects
Release of Remaining Subdivision Improvement Bonds for Final Tract Map No. 71420 Second Reading and Adoption of Tenant Protection Ordinances Housing In-Lieu Fee Update
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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, JAMIE COSTANZA, DEPUTY 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 MAY 4, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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