REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, MONTCLAIR HOUSING CORPORATION,
MONTCLAIR HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION to be held in the Council Chambers
5111 Benito Street, Montclair, California
Monday, August 1, 2022
7:00 p.m.
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Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/93717150550
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Meeting ID: 937–1715–0550
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AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER City Council [CC], Successor Agency Board [SA], Montclair Housing Corporation Board [MHC],
Montclair Housing Authority Commission [MHA],
Montclair Community Foundation Board [MCF]
II. INVOCATION
In keeping with our long–standing tradition of opening our Council meetings with an invocation, this meeting may include a nonsectarian invocation. Such invocations are not intended to proselytize or advance any faith or belief or to disparage any faith or belief. Neither the City nor the City Council endorses any particular religious belief or form of invocation.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. ROLL CALL
V. PRESENTATIONS — None
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
During Public Comment, you may comment on any subject that does not appear on this agenda. Each speaker has up to five minutes. The meeting’s presiding officer may provide more or less time to accommodate speakers with special needs or a large number of speakers waiting in line. (Government Code Section 54954.3).
If you did not submit a Speaker Card and would like to speak on an item on the Consent Calendar, please raise your hand during Public Comment to announce the agenda item you would like to provide comments on. The presiding officer will pull the item from the Consent Calendar and will then call on you to speak at the time of the item’s consideration.
Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the meeting bodies are prohibited from participating in substantial discussion of or taking action on items not listed on the agenda.
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VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 22–3374 Ordering the Submission to the Voters of the City of Montclair a Measure to Consider a General Business License Tax on Commercial Retail Sales of Cannabis at the General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022; Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis of the Measure; and Providing for the Filing of Arguments and Rebuttal Arguments in Favor of and Against the Measure [CC] First Reading — Consider Ordinance No. 22–999 Adding Chapter 4.76 to Title 4 of the Montclair Municipal Code Related to Imposing a Cannabis Business License Tax (Subject to Final Approval by the Voters at the Tuesday, November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election) [CC]
Consider Setting a Public Hearing for Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 22–999 for Monday, August 15, 2022, At 7:00 p.m. [CC] 4 VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular Joint Meeting — July 18, 2022 [CC/SA/MHC/MHA/MCF] 69 B. Administrative Reports
1. Consider Approval of Warrant Register & Payroll Documentation [CC] 22
2. Consider Authorizing the Use of State Asset Forfeiture Funds for the Purchase and Installation of Additional Shelves and Shelf Dividers for the Police Department Evidence Storage Room [CC] 23
3. Consider Authorizing the Destruction of Certain Obsolete Public Records Pursuant to the City of Montclair Records Retention Schedule [CC] 24
4. Consider Approval of the Payment for a One–Year Subscription Renewal of Zengine Application Software for the Montclair to College Program Through Wizehive, Inc. [MCF] 29
C. Agreements
1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 22–54 Amending Agreement No. 17– 30 with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. for Landscape Maintenance Services, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 30
2. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 22–70 with Pivotal Strategies LLC for Community Education and Outreach Services Related to a Proposed Ballot Measure to Establish a Commercial Cannabis Tax Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 39
3. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 22–82 with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for Participation in the East Inland Empire Employment Relations Consortium and Premium Liebert Library Subscription, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 58 D. Resolutions
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 22–3369 Authorizing Placement of Assessments on Certain Properties for Delinquent Sewer and Trash Accounts [CC] 61
IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
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X. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports
1. Police Department — National Night Out – Tuesday, August 2, 2022 B. City Attorney
1. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Regarding Conference with Designated Labor Negotiator Edward C. Starr [CC]
Agency: City of Montclair
Employee Management
Associations: Montclair City Confidential Employees Association Montclair General Employees Association
Montclair Fire Fighters Association
Montclair Police Officers Association
2. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54957 Regarding Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release [CC]
3. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) Regarding Pending Litigation [CC]
Garcia v. Lopez, City of Montclair, et al.
Fuentes v. Lopez, City of Montclair, et al.
C. City Manager/Executive Director
D. Mayor/Chairperson
E. Council Members/Directors
F. Committee Meeting Minutes (for informational purposes only)
1. Personnel Committee Meeting — July 18, 2022 [CC] 68
XI. CLOSED SESSION
XII. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular joint meeting of the City Council, Successor Agency Board, Montclair Housing Corporation Board, Montclair Housing Authority Commission, and Montclair Community Foundation Board will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Reports, backup materials, and additional materials related to any item on this Agenda distributed to the meeting bodies after publication of the Agenda packet are available for public inspection in in the Office of the City Clerk between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please call the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 625–9416 or send an e–mail to [email protected] to request documents via e–mail.
If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 625–9416 or e–mail [email protected]. Notification prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102–35.104 ADA Title II)
I, Andrea M. Myrick, City Clerk, hereby certify that I posted, or caused to be posted, a copy of this Agenda not less than 72 hours prior to this meeting on the City’s website at https://www.cityofmontclair.org/agendas/ and on the bulletin board adjacent to the north door of Montclair City Hall at 5111 Benito Street, Montclair, CA 91763 on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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