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 26, 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.
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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
May 26, 2026Page 2 City Council Agenda
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements:
Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
UPCOMING FEDERAL HOLIDAYS - Memorial Day, May 25, 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.
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 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 May 21, 2026.
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated May 21, 2026Attachment(s):
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2026 (REGULAR)2.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of May 12, 2026.
Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of May 12, 2026Attachment(s):
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2026
CITYWIDE RADAR SPEED SURVEY IMPLEMENTING DECREASED SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN STREETS (FUNDING SOURCES: MEASURE M & PROPOSITION C)
3. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council waive further reading and adopt 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.
Ordinance 2026 Speed SurveyAttachment(s):
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE CLAREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 481 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT :
FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
4. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Annual Military Equipment Report.
TRAFFIC COLLISION DATA FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 AND CALIFORNIA INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (CIBRS) “GROUP A” CRIME DATA (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
5. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Traffic Collision data for Calendar Year 2025 and the California Incident -Based Reporting System "Group A" crime data.
Calendar Year 2025 Collision Statistics
Offense and Arrest Summary Reports for 2023, 2024 and 2025 Attachment(s):
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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ALARMCO SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. FOR ALARM MONITORING AND REPAIR SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL AND CEMETERY FUNDS)
6. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter an agreement with AlarmCo Security Systems, Inc ., for an amount not to exceed $ 20,000 annually, for an initial agreement term of three years with two optional one -year extensions, for a total authorized agreement amount of $100,000.
AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE :
LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
7. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council award a contract to Urban Graffiti Enterprises, Inc. for graffiti removal services and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement in an amount of $ 4,500 monthly or $ 54,000 annually, for an initial contract term of three years with two optional one -year extensions, for a total authorized contract amount of $270,000.
CLAREMONT TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
8. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Claremont Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report.
2025 CTBID Annual Report
2025 CTBID Annual Budget
Attachment(s):
HISTORICAL PROPERTY (MILLS ACT) AGREEMENT # 26-MA01, BETWEEN THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT AND MICHAEL BLICKENSTAFF AND SABRINA FERNANDES BLICKENSTAFF, PROPERTY OWNERS OF 425 WEST TENTH STREET
9. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Historical Property (Mills Act ) Agreement between the City of Claremont and Michael Blickenstaff and Sabrina Fernandes Blickenstaff, property owners of 425 West Tenth Street; and
B. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Draft Mills Act Contract
Estimated Tax Savings Calculations
City Council Resolution No. 2012-75
Schedule of Improvements
Photo Survey
Architectural and Preservation Commission Resolution No. 2026-17 Primary Historic Record for the Property
Attachment(s):
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PUBLIC HEARING
Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 2561 (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
10. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Open the public hearing to receive a report from City staff on workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts, and provide recognized employee organizations the opportunity to make a presentation on these topics if they choose to do so; and
B. Receive and file the staff report on the City's workforce vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts, in compliance with Government Code Section 3502.3.
ProceduresAttachment(s):
ORDINANCES - None
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
RECEIVE POLLING RESULTS FROM FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULLIN, METZ & ASSOCIATES (FM3) REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF A LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 2026 BALLOT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
11. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:
A. Receive an overview of polling results from Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3);
B. Appropriate $ 37,750 from unassigned General Fund balance to fund the agreement with FM3; and
C. Opt not to place a sales and use tax measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
2026-28 BUDGET PROCESS UPDATE12.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the 2026-28 Budget Process Update and provide any additional direction to staff.
City Council Priorities and ObjectivesAttachment(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
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, JUNE 9, 2026, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026 AT 5:00 PM IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711, FOR PRESENTATION OF THE 2026-28 CITY OPERATING BUDGET. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items June 9, 2026 Special Budget Presentation - 5:00 PM
Staff Introduction - Andrea Acevedo, Building Permit Technician Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update
Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated June 4, 2026 Draft Minutes of the May 26, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Resolution Approving the User Fee Rate Increase
Closing Out Grant from the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Amendment to AgingNext Agreement
Transfer and Acceptance of Funds from the Claremont Senior Foundation Award of Contract for Weed Abatement/Brush Clearance
Resolution Adopting List of Projects Funded by SB1
Approval of Final Parcel Map No. 84978 for SB9
Approval of Final Parcel Map No. 83826 for SB9
Amend Agreement with First Class Heating and Air for HVAC Repair Resolution Establishing the 2026-27 Appropriations Limit Resolution Approving the Delinquent Sanitation Accounts Resolution Authorizing the 2026-27 LLD Annual Assessment Adoption of the 2026-28 Budget
Resolutions Calling the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election May 26, 2026Page 7 City Council Agenda
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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 21, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
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