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
July 08, 2025
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
COREY CALAYCAY
MAYOR
JED LEANO ED REECE JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA 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 public comment is announced, please proceed to the 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]. 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.claremontca.gov.
For assistance, comments, or more information please contact the City Clerk’s Office:
email: [email protected]; phone: (909) 399-5461 or (909) 399-5463.
CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE
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ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
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 :
https://www.claremontca.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-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.
RESIGNATION OF ARCHITECTURAL AND PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER JUAN
CERVERA
1. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Juan Cervera from the Architectural and Preservation Commission effective immediately.
Resignation of Architectural and Preservation Commissioner Juan CerveraAttachment(s):
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER2.
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 July 3, 2025.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated July 3, 2025Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 24, 2024 (REGULAR)3.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of June 24, 2025.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of June 24, 2025Attachment(s):
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2025-26 GENERAL OBLIGATION
BOND TAX RATE FOR THE LEVY OF AN AD VALOREM TAX TO BE COLLECTED TO
MAKE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION OF JOHNSON’S PASTURE
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING
AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO LEVY A TAX ON
ALL REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AS A VOTER
APPROVED LEVY WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY'S GENERAL
OBLIGATION BOND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 7, 2006 STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO FUND THE ACQUISITION OF JOHNSON'S PASTURE.
Resolution Establishing the 2025-26 General Obligation Bond Tax Rate 2025-26 General Obligation Bond Tax Rate Calculation
Attachment(s):
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT - ARTICLE 4; STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE; SENATE BILL 1 STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE; AND SENATE BILL 1
STATE OF GOOD REPAIR CLAIM FORMS TO RECEIVE AND RESERVE TRANSIT FUNDS FOR THE CLAREMONT DIAL -A-RIDE SERVICE (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE 2024-25 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT - ARTICLE 4, STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE, SENATE BILL 1 STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE, AND SENATE BILL 1 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR CLAIMS FORMS TO RECEIVE CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.
Resolution Authorizing SubmittalAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
APPEAL OF ARCHITECTURAL AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW # 25-A03 FOR A 62-FOOT TALL
MONOEUCALYPTUS WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY FOR EUKON GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF AT&T LOCATED AT 1700 NORTH TOWNE AVENUE - APPELLANT: JAMES QUINN
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL OF AND AFFIRMING
THE ARCHITECTURAL AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE PLAN REVIEW #25-A03 FOR A 62
-FOOT-TALL MONOEUCALYPTUS WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY FOR EUKON GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF AT&T LOCATED AT 1700 NORTH TOWNE AVENUE: APPELLANT - JAMES QUINN; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft City Council Resolution Upholding the Decision
Appeal, Including Appellant Information
APC Resolution No. 2025-05
APC Staff Report 6-11-25
APC Denial Resolution No. 2024-05
Project Plans
Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - None
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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
Current Vacancies:
Sustainability Committee
Architectural and Preservation Commission
Upcoming End-of-Term Vacancies:
Architectural and Preservation Commission
Community and Human Services Commission
Planning Commission
Police Commission
Traffic and Transportation Commission
Public Art Committee
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON JULY 22, 2025, 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 Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated July 17, 2025 Draft July 8, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Quarterly Investment Report
Update on City Council Priorities
Extension of Lease with Tri -City Mental Health Services for Use of the Youth and Family Support Center
Agreement for Seismic Retrofit and Structural Engineering Services for the Claremont Police Department Facility Phase 2B
Sanitary Sewer Management Plan Update
Ordinance Amending Claremont Municipal Code Related to Cannabis Ordinance Adopting the Claremont Fire Severity Zone Map 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 or 909-399-5463 “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, 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 JULY 3, 2025, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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