CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 — 6:30 p.m.
Video Recording is Archived on the City Website
https://www.ci.claremont.ca . us/government/city-council/watch-city-cou ncil-meetings
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Medina called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE — In memory of Bruce Macklin and Claire Kingman McDonald.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT COUNCILMEMBER: CALAYCAY, LEANO, MEDINA, STARK
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBER: NONE
EARLY DEPARTURE COUNCILMEMBER: REECE (Departed at 6:58 p.m.) ALSO PRESENT Adam Pirrie, City Manager; Jamie Earl, Assistant City Manager; Alisha Patterson, City Attorney; Jeremy Swan, Director of Community Services; Brad Johnson, Director of Community Development; Melissa Vollaro, Director of Human Services; Jeremy Starkey, Director of Finance; Shelley Desautels, City Clerk
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
There was no closed session meeting.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The City Council received a presentation from Katherine Loeser, Claremont Helen Renwick Library Manager, on upcoming events taking place at the Claremont Helen Renwick Library.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL HOLIDAYS/OBSERVANCES
New Year's Day, January 1, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15, 2024
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Item
1. Announcement and Confirmation of Local and Regional Councilmember Appointments and Adoption of a Resolution Designating a Governing Board Member and Voting Alternate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Joint Powers Authority This item starts at 08:19 in the archived video.
Mayor Medina invited public comment.
City Council Minutes
January 9, 2024
City Clerk Desautels announced no written public comment had been received.
There were no requests to speak.
Councilmember Leano moved to:
A. Confirm the various appointments to local and regional committees, boards, and organizations; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING A GOVERNING BOARD
MEMBER AND A VOTING ALTERNATE TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY;
Seconded by Councilmember Stark, and carried on a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmember— Calaycay, Leano, Medina, Reece, Stark NOES: Councilmember— None
Council Assignment Reports
Councilmember Reece announced that he has been appointed as the 5th District Representative for the LGBTQ+ Los Angeles County Commission.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
This item starts at 12:26 in the archived video.
City Manager Pirrie invited - all to attend the City Council Priority Workshop on Saturday, January 27, 2023, announced the 2024 homeless count will be held on January 23 and encouraged volunteers to participate, and stated- the former quarry site at Base Line Road and Monte Vista Avenue will begin a development process shortly. Lastly, he invited all to an information meeting on January 31 to discuss the City's business grant program.
Mayor Medina reminded all that City facilities will be closed Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and that sanitation pickups will be delayed one day.
PUBLIC COMMENT
This item starts at 16:15 in the archived video.
Mayor Medina invited public comment.
City Clerk Desautels announced no written public comment had been received.
Steve Cabrera, Los Angeles County Assistant Fire Chief, provided information on the sandbag event taking place on January 13.
Unidentified speaker raised concern about the large housing density numbers listed in the Housing Element for the southern part of Claremont, while the northern part of Claremont has smaller density housing proposed.
There were no other requests to speak.
City Council Minutes
January 9, 2024
CONSENT CALENDAR
This item starts at 26:59 in the archived video.
City Clerk Desautels announced no written public comment had been received on the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Medina invited public comment on the Consent Calendar.
There were no requests to speak.
2. Adoption of Resolutions Approving the City Warrant Register A. Adopted Resolution No. 2024-02, 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 21, 2023;
B. Adopted Resolution No. 2024-03, 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 January 4, 2024.
3. City Council, Financing Authority, and Successor Agency to the Claremont Redevelopment Agency Minutes of December 12, 2023 (Regular)
Approved and filed the regular City Council, Financing Authority, and Successor Agency to the Claremont Redevelopment Agency meeting minutes of December 12, 2023.
Councilmember Reece moved to approve the Consent Calendar, seconded by Councilmember Stark, and carried on a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmember— Calaycay, Leano, Medina, Reece, Stark NOES: Councilmember— None
PUBLIC HEARING
4. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 Hearing to Approve the Issuance of $10.5 Million in Tax Exempt Financing by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Scripps-Pitzer Property Holdings, LLC.
This item starts at 28:34 in the archived video.
Councilmember Reece recused himself and left the meeting as a benefactor of the bond is a source of income for him.
Jeremy Starkey, Finance Director, highlighted the staff report.
Mayor Medina invited public comment.
City Clerk Desautels announced no written public comment had been received.
There were no requests to speak.
City Council Minutes
January 9, 2024
Councilmember Calaycay moved to adopt Resolution No. 2024-04, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY 2024 TAX
EXEMPT LOAN (SCRIPPS-PITZER PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC) IN A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10,500,000 FOR COSTS OF THE
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, RETROFITTING, EQUIPPING AND
IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OF SCRIPPS-PITZER PROPERTY
HOLDINGS, LLC, PITZER COLLEGE AND SCRIPPS COLLEGE, ALL LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY, AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO, seconded by Councilmember Stark, and carried on a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmember— Calaycay, Leano, Medina, Stark
NOES: Councilmember— None
ABSENT: Councilmember— Reece
ORDINANCES — None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS — None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Medina adjourned the meeting of the Claremont City Council at 7:05 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Claremont City Council will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the Claremont C uncil Chamber.
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