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
September 24, 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
Presentations:
Legislative Update from Assemblyman Christopher Holden
Golden State Water Update on Rate Increases from Foothill District Manager Ben Lewis Recognition:
Kiwanis Club of Claremont for Its Sponsorship of the 2024 Monday Night Concert Series and in Celebration of Its 100th Anniversary
Commissioner Introduction:
Richard Rosenbluth, Planning Commission
Announcement:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
Holidays This Month and Upcoming:
Labor Day, September 2, 2024
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 September 24, 2024Page 3 City Council Agenda
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.
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 September 12, 2024.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated September 12, 2024Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 (REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of September 10, 2024.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of September 10, 2024Attachment(s):
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 18, PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE “OPEN HOUSE” SIGNAGE
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council waive further reading and adopt AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 18 THAT WILL AMEND SUBSECTION (C) OF CHAPTER SECTION 18.015.030 OF TITLE 18 (SIGNS) PERTAINING TO REAL ESTATE "OPEN HOUSE" SIGNAGE.
OrdinanceAttachment(s):
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF CLAREMONT CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE4.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND
ADOPTING AN AMENDED CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE PURSUANT TO THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974.
Resolution Adopting Amendment to Conflict of Interest CodeAttachment(s):
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT JOB CREATION AND BUSINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR UNO TRE OTTO (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Approve the 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant amendment to reallocate $ 10,000 from the Community Development Block Grant unallocated balance to the Job Creation and Business Incentive Program; and B. Approve the funding request in the amount of $ 50,000 and authorize the City Manager to enter into a forgivable loan agreement with Uno Tre Otto for $50,000.
CDBG Job Creation Business Incentive Grant Policy - 2024Attachment(s):
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. TO
INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to amend the agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to increase compensation by $ 67,741 for the purchase and installation of one Conventional Channel Gateway on City -owned property, for a total contract amount of $1,541,316; and
B. Appropriate an additional $ 67,741 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund to fund this purchase.
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH UNIFIRST CORPORATION FOR UNIFORM SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: VARIOUS)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year agreement with UniFirst Corporation for uniform services in an amount not-to-exceed $30,000 annually.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
LONG RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN8.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Long Range Financial Plan.
Long Range Financial PlanAttachment(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.
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COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
Two Sustainability Committee Vacancies
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, OCTOBER 8, 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 Introduction of City Commissioners
Helen Renwick Library Program and Event Updates
Resolution Approving City Warrants Dated September 26, 2024 Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2024 Report on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund Balance
Quarterly Financial Update/General Fund Update
Playground Design for Lewis Park
Local Road Safety Plan
Blaisdell Preserve Reversion Process
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 SEPTEMBER 19, 2024, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
POST THROUGH: September 25, 2024