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
February 10, 2026
6:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
JENNIFER STARK
MAYOR
JED LEANO COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE 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
Staff Introductions:
Christopher Ewing, Building Inspector
Carlos Orozco, Community Improvement Officer
Presentation:
Senate Bill 1383 Organic and Edible Food Recycling Program Update, by Kristin Mikula, Community Services Manager
Announcements:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
Presidents Day, February 16, 2026
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.
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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 January 29, 2026.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated January 29, 2026Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2026 (REGULAR) AND JANUARY 31, 2026 (SPECIAL)
2. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of January 27, 2026 and the special City Council meeting minutes of January 31, 2026.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2026
Draft Special Meeting Minutes of January 31, 2026
Attachment(s):
CLAREMONT DIAL -A-RIDE SAFETY PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND)
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Adopt the Claremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety Plan;
B. Direct staff to notify Caltrans that the City of Claremont has adopted its own safety plan and is opting out of the Caltrans-developed plan; and C. Direct staff to submit the Claremont Dial -a-Ride Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration.
Claremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety PlanAttachment(s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ANGELES CONTRACTOR, INC .
AND APPROPRIATION FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY REVOLVING RESERVE FOR THE ABC ’S FOR ME PRESCHOOL BLACKTOP REPLACEMENT PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Angeles Contractor, Inc. in the amount of $ 121,247.21 for the ABC's For Me Blacktop Replacement Project, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $12,124.72; and
B. Appropriate $ 133,371.93 from the Equipment and Facility Revolving Reserve to fully fund the project.
Photos of Existing BlacktopAttachment(s):
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
AMENDMENT TO THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED
FORMS OF SIGNS TO PERMIT ROTATING AUTO DISPLAY PLATFORMS IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY (CF) ZONE (FILE # 25-CA02) - CITY INITIATED (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
5. 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 AMENDING TITLE 16 - ZONING, SECTION 16.306.010 OF
THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE CAR CAROUSEL
DISPLAYS AS A PERMITTED SPECIAL USE AND TITLE 18 - SIGNS, SECTION 18.010.010(B) OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO
PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITED FORMS OF SIGNS TO ALLOW
BUSINESSES IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY (CF) ZONE TO PROPOSE
ROTATING VEHICLE CAROUSELS TO DISPLAY PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR SALE (#25-CA02); and
B. Find this item is exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft Ordinance
Planning Commission Resolution #2025-13
Attachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
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ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
CLAREMONT DIAL -A-RIDE BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND COST -CONTAINMENT STRATEGY (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Increase the Claremont Dial -a-Ride Budget from $ 314,000 to $ 1,033,000 in 2025-26; and
B. Direct staff to conduct a public input process to consider fare and service changes aimed at bringing program expenditures back in line with historic levels.
CLARABOYA PINE TREE PROACTIVE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Approve Option 4(b) - Increase Trimming Cycle to Three Years (With Assessment District Funding); and
B. Direct staff to initiate the process to form a special assessment district under the Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) Fund to fund the shortened trimming cycle.
Claraboya Neighborhood Street Tree Survey Results
Public Comment
i-Tree Benefits Summary of Trees by Species
Excerpt from the Draft 11-17-2025 Sustainability Committee Minutes Excerpt from the Draft 11-19-25 Tree Committee Minutes
Excerpt from the Draft 12-03-25 CHS Commission Minutes
Attachment(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
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, FEBRUARY 24, 2026, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
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A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
Resolutions Approving City Warrant Registers Dated February 12, 2026 Draft Minutes of the February 10, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Financial Reports for Year Ended June 30, 2025
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Amending Claremont Municipal Code to Permit Rotating Signs for Auto Dealerships in the Commercial Freeway Zone Resolution Authorizing Preparation of the 2026-27 Landscape and Lighting District Annual Engineer's Report
Professional Services Agreement for Design of ADA Improvements for American Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard
2025-26 Mid-Year Budget Report
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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 FEBRUARY 5, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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