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
May 12, 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: cityclerk@claremontca. gov . 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: cityclerk@claremontca. gov; 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 - None
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
UPCOMING FEDERAL HOLIDAYS - Memorial Day, May 25th
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.
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.
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANTREGISTER1.
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 May 7, 2026.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated May 7, 2026Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 28, 2026 ( REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of April 28, 2026.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2026Attachment(s):
BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE CITY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE ( FUNDING SOURCE:
GENERAL FUND)
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council direct the City Attorney to conduct a review of the City' s Conflict of Interest Code and file a written statement as to the outcome of the review with the City Clerk no later than September 1, 2026.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026- 27 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ENGINEER’ S REPORT AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ( FUNDING SOURCE:
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER' S REPORT
PREPARED BY WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AS FILED, DECLARING
ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/ 27 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND
LANDSCAPING, AND GIVING NOTICE OF AND SETTING THE TIME AND
PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS; and
B. Set a public hearing date of June 9, 2026, for the purpose of hearing any comments on the proposed 2026- 27 LLD assessment and for the ordering of the annual levy.
Intent to Levy Resolution
2026- 27 Engineer' s Report
Authorizing Resolution No. 2026- 09
Attachment( s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ARTS BRIDGING THE GAP AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR A TEEN COMMUNITY MURAL ( FUNDING SOURCE:
PUBLIC ART FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Arts Bridging the Gap in the amount of $ 10, 000 for the facilitation of community engagement events, mural design, and installation; and
B. Appropriate $ 10, 000 from the Public Art Fund to fund the purchase and installation of the artwork.
Letter of Agreement with Arts Bridging the Gap
03/ 10/ 25 Public Art Committee Meeting Minutes
05/ 12/ 25 Public Art Committee Meeting Minutes
Attachment( s):
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HIRSCH & ASSOCIATES INC.
FOR THE DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD REHABILITATION PROJECT ( FUNDING SOURCE: STATE GAS TAX)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Hirsch & Associates Inc. in the amount of $ 108, 075, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $ 10, 808, for an amount not to exceed 118, 883;
B. Appropriate $ 118, 883 from State Gas Tax funds; and C. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA).
AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENTS WITH HARDY & HARPER INC., AND
LAE ASSOCIATES FOR THE ARROW HIGHWAY TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, FIRST STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, AND INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD AT I-10 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, C.I.P 2025- 01, C.I.P. 2025- 02, AND C.I.P. 2025- 03 ( FUNDING SOURCE: ( STATE GAS TAX FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract with Hardy & Harper Inc. in the amount of $ 73, 723, for a total contract amount not to exceed 1,499, 309;
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract with LAE Associates in the amount of $ 34, 944, for a total contract amount not to exceed $ 128, 220; C. Appropriate $ 108, 667 in State Gas Tax funds to fund the contract amendments; and
D. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA).
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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH INTERWEST CONSULTING
GROUP FOR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION SERVICES RELATED TO CLAREMONT
MCKENNA COLLEGE IMPROVEMENTS ON CLAREMONT BOULEVARD ( FUNDING SOURCE: APPLICANT - CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Interwest Consulting Group in the amount of $ 200, 847 to provide contract inspection services for the Claremont Boulevard improvements associated with the Claremont McKenna College Development projects.
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TE ROBERTS, INC. FOR SEWER ON- CALL REPAIR SERVICES ( FUNDING SOURCE: SEWER FUND)
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a three- year contract with two optional one- year extensions with TE Roberts, Inc. for on- call sewer repair services, in an amount not to exceed $ 150, 000 annually.
PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
AMENDMENT TO THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO PERMIT ROTATING AUTO
DISPLAY PLATFORMS IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY ( CF) ZONE WITH APPROVAL
OF A SPECIAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
10. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council 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 EXEMPTION TO PROHIBITED FORM
OF SIGNS TO ALLOW BUSINESSES IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY
CF) ZONE TO PROPOSE ROTATING CAR CAROUSELS IN THE CF ZONE
WITH APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
25- CA02).
Draft Ordinance Amending Title 16 and 18
Planning Commission Resolution 2026- 03
04/ 07/ 26 Planning Commission Minutes
Attachment( s):
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ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2026 CITYWIDE RADAR SPEED SURVEY IMPLEMENTING DECREASED SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN STREETS ( FUNDING SOURCES: MEASURE
M & PROPOSITION C)
11. 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 10 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO SECTION 10. 48. 010 RELATING TO THE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS; and
B. Authorize staff to move forward with the implementation of the speed survey, with the preparation of plans and specifications.
Ordinance
Draft TTC Special Meeting Minutes of 4-13- 26
Attachment( s):
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RECESSING AND
RECONVENING CITY COUNCIL HYBRID BROWN ACT MEETINGS AS A RESULT OF A DISRUPTION IN REMOTE PARTICIPATION ( FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
12. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
THE POLICY FOR RECESSING AND RECONVENING CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT AND SENATE BILL 707 IN THE EVENT OF A DISRUPTION IN REMOTE PARTICIPATION.
ResolutionAttachment(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 Community and Human Services Commission Vacancy
One Public Art Committee Vacancy
Two Sustainability Committee Vacancies
Upcoming End of Term Vacancies
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 26, 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 Resolution Establishing 2026- 27 Appropriations Limit
School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding with CUSD 2025 Traffic Collision Data and California Incident- Based Reporting System " Group A" Crime Data
Annual Military Use Equipment Report
Award of Contract for Weed Abatement and Brush Clearance Authorization to Enter into an Agreement for City Burglar and Fire Alarm Monitoring and Repair Services
Authorization to Enter into an Agreement for Graffiti Removal Services Authorization to Enter into an Agreement for Emergency HVAC Repair Services
Purchase and Installation of Public Art for El Barrio Park Public Hearing on City Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Polling Results Related to Potential City Sales Tax Measure Update on 2026- 28 City Budget Process
Claremont Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report 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 MAY 7, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954. 2.
POST THROUGH: May 13, 2026