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, October 2, 2023
7:00 p.m.
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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
A. Presentation by Montclair Police Chaplain Joe McTarsney on Behalf of Maui County Council Member Thomas Cook of Official County Pins to the Montclair City Council in Gratitude for City's Wildfire Relief Efforts B. Proclamation Declaring the Week of October 9, 2023, as Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week in the City of Montclair
C. Background of Community Choice Energy Presented by EES Consulting
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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 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.
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS — None
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular Joint Meeting — September 18, 2023 [CC/SA/MHC/MHA/MCF] 75 B. Administrative Reports
1. Consider Approval of Warrant Register & Payroll Documentation [CC] 4
2. Consider Authorizing the Receipt of $32,295.80 from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant 2022 for the Purpose of Improving Officer Wellness and Expanding Mental Health Sources [CC] 5
3. Consider Authorizing the Purchase of a JLG ET500J Towable Electric Boom Lift from United Rentals in the Total Amount of $60,591.51 [CC] 7
4. Consider Authorizing the Purchase of a 2023 Ford F–150 4x4 SuperCrew Vehicle for the Fire Department from Montebello Ford in the Total Amount of $54,799.10 [CC] 9
5. Consider Approving the Purchase of Shopping Carts, Whole Turkeys, and Assorted Items for the Montclair Holiday Food and Toy Basket Program [MCF] 10
C. Agreements
1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 23–73 with Blais & Associates, Inc. for Grant Writing Services, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 11
2. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 23–74 with the San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services Authorizing the Receipt of $17,776 from the FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant, and Authorizing the Chief of Police to Sign Said Agreement [CC] Consider Authorizing a $17,776 Appropriation from the Public Safety Grant Fund for the Purchase of Equipment to Upgrade the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) [CC]
Consider Authorizing Appropriations from the Contingency Fund in the Amounts of $17,776 as a Dollar–for–Dollar Match to Receive the Grant Funds and $25,052 to Cover the Remaining Balance of the EOC Upgrade Costs [CC] 31
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3. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 23–76 with CASC Engineering, Inc. for Water Quality and Stormwater Compliance Services, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 46 D. Resolutions
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 23–3419 Authorizing Placement of Liens on Certain Properties for Delinquent Sewer and Trash Charges [CC] 68 IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
X. COUNCIL WORKSHOP
A. David Turch & Associates, Federal Legislative Advocate Presentation (The City Council may consider continuing this item to an adjourned meeting on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 5:45 p.m. in the City Council Chambers) XI. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports
1. Human Services — Upcoming Events and Programs
B. City Attorney
1. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Regarding Conference with Designated Labor Negotiator Diane E. Robbins [CC]
Employee: City Manager
C. City Manager/Executive Director
D. Mayor/Chairperson
E. Council Members/Directors
F. Committee Meeting Minutes (for informational purposes only)
1. Personnel Committee Meeting — September 18, 2023 [CC] 74 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, October 16, 2023, 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 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, September 28, 2023.