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, March 2, 2026
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 nonsecular 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
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 (GC §54954.3). Pursuant to 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. Regular Joint Meeting — January 20, 2026 [CC/SA/MHC/MHA/MCF] 25
2. Special Meeting — February 2, 2026 [CC] 35
B. Administrative Reports
1. Consider Approval and Ratification of Warrant Register & Payroll Documentation [CC] 4
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C. Agreements
1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 26–13, a Memorandum of Understanding with San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to Enforce General Law and Traffic Enforcement In or Around the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s Metrolink Commuter Rail System, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] Consider Authorizing City Manager Edward C. Starr and Police Chief Jason Reed to Sign Agreement No. 26–13 [CC] 5
D. Resolutions
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3510 Authorizing Placement of Liens on Certain Properties for Delinquent Sewer and Trash Charges [CC] 11 IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
X. BUSINESS ITEM
A. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3508 Making Certain Findings for an Exception to the 180–Day Wait Period Pursuant to Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224 with Authorization to Hire Rosemary Hoerning Into the Part–Time, Temporary Retired Annuitant Position of Executive Director of Engineering/Major Projects Manager [CC]
Consider Authorizing a $37,500 Appropriation from the FY 2025–26 Public Works Personnel Budget to Fund the Part–Time, Temporary Retired Annuitant Position of Executive Director of Engineering/Major Projects Manager [CC] 18 XI. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports — None
B. City Attorney
1. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §54956.9(d)(2) Regarding Potential Litigation (Two Potential Cases) [CC]
2. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §54956.9(d)(4) Regarding Potential Litigation (Two Potential Cases) [CC]
3. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §54956(d)(1) Regarding Pending Litigation [CC]
Fuentes/Garcia v. Lopez, City of Montclair
Ibanez v. Montclair
Kresback v. Montclair
C. City Manager/Executive Director
D. Mayor/Chairperson
E. Council Members/Directors
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F. Committee Meeting Minutes (for informational purposes only)
1. Personnel Committee Meeting — February 17, 2026 [CC] 24 XII. CLOSED SESSION
XIII. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
XIV. 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, March 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
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