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 26, 2024
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
SAL MEDINA
MAYOR
JED LEANO ED REECE COREY CALAYCAY JENNIFER STARK Meetings are open to the public for in -person attendance. The meeting will be live streamed via Zoom, technology permitting. Members of the public will not be able to provide public comment via Zoom. To watch the meeting via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/256208090. To listen via telephone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. The recorded meeting will be uploaded to the City website and archived.
OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to three (3) minutes to provide their comment.
IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS
When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one.
E-MAIL/MAIL
Written comments sent to the City Clerk ’s office will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting. Email: [email protected], jcostanza@ci .claremont.ca.us. Mail:
PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. Written comments submitted after publication of the agenda will be made available in the document archive system on the City website as soon as possible - www.ci.claremont.ca.us.
For assistance, comments, or more information please contact the City Clerk’s Office:
(909) 399-5461 or (909) 399-5463.
CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming
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 who wish to comment on items that are not listed on the agenda, but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the public will have the opportunity to address the City Council regarding all items on the agenda at the time the Council considers those items.
General public comment will be taken for 30 minutes and 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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine. The City Council may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Councilmembers may pull an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion, reading of resolutions and ordinances will be waived.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER1.
Recommendation: Staff recommends 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 14, 2024.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 14, 2024Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 12, 2024 (REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of March 12, 2024.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2024Attachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
AMENDMENT TO CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE: CULTURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION ORDINANCE (FUNDING SOURCE - GENERAL FUND)
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends 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, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 2 AND TITLE 16 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO: AMEND CHAPTER 2.42 TO
RENAME THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION TO BE THE
ARCHITECTURAL AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND MODIFY ITS DUTIES; DELETE SECTION 15.04.020.B AND RENUMBER THE
REMAINING SUBSECTIONS; AMEND CHAPTERS 16.300 TITLED
"ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW" AND 16.301 TITLED "BUILDING
CONSERVATION/DEMOLITION"; ADD A NEW CHAPTER 16.302 TITLED "CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION "; AND AMEND CHAPTER
16.321 TITLED "APPEALS AND COUNCIL REVIEW"; and
B. Find this item is exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance
Planning Commission Resolution #2024-02 Recommending Ordinance Adoption Architectural Commission Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2024
Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
HOUSING ELEMENT - 2023 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE :
GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the 2023 Annual Progress Report.
Housing Element - 2023 Annual Progress ReportAttachment(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/COMMITTEES
One Police Commission Vacancy
One Traffic and Transportation Commission Vacancy
One Sustainability Committee Vacancy
One Public Art Committee Vacancy
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, APRIL 9, 2024, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Resolution Approving City Warrants Dated March 28, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2024 (Special and Regular) Annual Audited Financial Reports for Year Ended 6/30/23 (ACFR) Southern California Gas Company Easement APN 8313-016-900 Final Tract Map No. 83751
Claremont Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report Oak Park Cemetery Phase 3 Conceptual Design
Approval of City Council 2024-26 Priorities and Objectives 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.
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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 21, 2024, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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