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 7, 2024
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 — 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).
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 Page No.
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Adjourned Meeting – September 16, 2024 [CC] 46
2. Regular Joint Meeting – September 16, 2024 [CC/SA/MHC/MHA/MCF] 48
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B. Administrative Reports
1. Consider Approval of Warrant Register & Payroll Documentation [CC] 4
2. Consider Authorizing the Receipt of a $5,772.85 Grant from the Fiscal Year 2024 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program to Assist with the Purchase of Ballistic Vests for the Police Department [CC] 5
3. Consider Finding the Arrow Highway and Fremont Avenue Improvement Projects Categorically Exempt from CEQA, Making a De Minimis Finding of No Effect on Fish and Wildlife, and Authorizing Staff to File a Notice of Exemption for these Projects [CC] 6
4. Consider Approving the Purchase of Whole Turkeys, and Assorted Items for the Montclair Holiday Food And Toy Basket Program [MCF] 10 C. Agreements
1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 24–75 with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for Participation in the 2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) and Acceptance of a Grant in the Amount of $61,000 [CC]
Consider Authorizing a $61,000 Appropriation from the Public Safety Grant Fund to Cover OTS STEP Activities [CC] 11
2. Consider Authorizing a $12,500 Appropriation from the Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund and an Allocation of $7,480.86 from the Information Technology Capital Outlay Fund to Install Fiber Optic Connections for the Police Department [CC]
Consider Approval of Agreement No. 24–78 with Matrix Audio Visual Designs for the Purchase and Installation of Fiber Optic Connections [CC] 33
D. Resolutions
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 24–3456 Authorizing Placement of Liens on Certain Properties for Delinquent Sewer and Trash Charges [CC] 39
IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
X. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports
1. Human Services Department — Upcoming Events
B. City Attorney
1. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) Regarding Pending Litigation [CC] Cities of Ontario, Montclair, Chino v. Inland Empire Utilities Agency Page No.
2. Request for City Council to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Regarding Conference with Designated Labor Negotiator Edward C. Starr [CC]
Agency: City of Montclair
Employee Management Employees
Associations: Montclair City Confidential Employees Association General Employees – Teamsters Local 1932
Montclair Fire Fighters Association
Montclair Police Officers Association
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 16, 2024 [CC] 45 XI. CLOSED SESSION
XII. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
XIII. ADJOURNMENT — This meeting will be adjourned in memory of Police Services Specialist Regina Davis.
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 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
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