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
January 13, 2026
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
JENNIFER STARK
MAYOR
JED LEANO ED REECE COREY CALAYCAY 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
Recognition:
Claremont Village Marketing Group for Their Sponsorship of the 2025 Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Introduction:
Manny Mora, Senior Program Manager of Homeless Services Department, Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Announcements:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., January 19
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Council Item
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
1. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Confirm the various Councilmember appointments to local and regional committees, boards, and organizations; and
B. Adopt 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.
City Council Master Committee List
Resolution Designating a Board Member and Alternate to the SGVCOG Attachment(s):
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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.
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 RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. 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 December 18, 2025; and
B. 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 December 23, 2025.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated December 18, 2025 Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated December 23, 2025 Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2025 (REGULAR)3.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of December 9, 2025.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2025Attachment(s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ABC ’S FOR ME PRESCHOOL AND TINY TOTS PROGRAM, LLC (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year lease agreement with ABC'S For Me Preschool and Tiny Tots Program, LLC, and authorize the execution of any future non -substantive administrative amendments related thereto.
Proposed Lease AgreementAttachment(s):
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO J&A ENGINEERING CORP. FOR THE CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK FENCING PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCES: RMC GRANT AND
WILDERNESS PARK PARKING LOT FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council award a contract to J&A Engineering Corp. in the amount of $ 134,700, authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $ 13,470 for a total amount not -to-exceed $ 148,170, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH RJM DESIGN GROUP TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR OAK PARK CEMETERY PHASE 3 EXPANSION DESIGN SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION (FUNDING SOURCE: CEMETERY FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Approve the updated conceptual design; and
B. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing agreement with RJM Design Group for Oak Park Cemetery Phase 3 Expansion Design Services, increasing compensation by $ 47,450 and adding construction administration to the scope of services.
Updated Conceptual DesignAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ’S DECISION TO AMEND THE EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (FILE # 22-C04AMD) ALLOWING MUSIC
ENTERTAINMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXISTING BONA -FIDE EATING
ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE LA POPULAR RESTAURANT, LOCATED IN THE CLAREMONT VILLAGE, 235 NORTH YALE AVENUE
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Review and affirm the Planning Commission's decision approving the amendment to Conditional Use Permit File #22-C04AMD; and B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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Planning Commission Staff Report - December 16, 2025
Planning Commission Resolution - December 16, 2025
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025 Planning Commission Public Comment
Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
ADOPTION OF A CITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Adopt the proposed Emergency Operations Plan; and
B. Authorize the City Manager to make non -substantive changes to the document, with the understanding that any future substantive changes must be approved by the City Council.
Proposed Emergency Operations 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.
COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
One Public Art Committee Vacancy
One Sustainability Committee Vacancy
One Upcoming Tri City Mental Health Governing Board Member Vacancy
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, JANUARY 27, 2026, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL 2026-28 PRIORITIES PLANNING WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026, AT 9:00 AM, 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
Appointment of a Community Member to the Tri-City Mental Health Governing Board Resolution Approving City Warrant Registers Dated January 15, 2026 Draft Minutes of the January 13, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Investment Report for Quarter Ending December 31, 2025
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Annual Hotel/Motel Ordinance Report for Calendar Year 2025 Dial-A-Ride Program Request for Budget Adjustment
Agreement with Kam Software Technologies for Crossroads Report Writing Products and Citation Management Services
Award of Contract to Pineda Construction for Padua Hills Theater Pergola Repair Approval of Final Tract Map No. 83121 for 55 Single-Family Home Subdivision at 2475 Forbes Avenue
Update on the American Rescue Plan Act-Funded Go-SGV E-Bike Subsidy Program Claraboya Pine Tree Proactive Removal and Replacement Program City Council 2026-28 Priorities Planning Workshop, Saturday, January 31, 2026 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL
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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 JANUARY 8, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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