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, June 1, 2026
7:00 p.m.
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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 Page No.
A. First Reading — Consider Ordinance No. 26–1017 Adding Chapter 11.79 to the Montclair Municipal Code Relating to Additional Development Standards to Facilitate Ministerial Approvals for Development of Multi–Family Housing City–Wide [CC]
Consider Setting a Public Hearing for Second Reading and to Consider Adoption of Ordinance No. 26–1017 on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers [CC] 5
B. Consider Receiving and Filing the City of Montclair Report on Vacancies for FY 2025–26 in Compliance with AB 2561 [CC]
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VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Special Meeting — April 20, 2026 [CC] 195
B. Administrative Reports
1. Consider Receiving and Filing of Treasurer’s Report [CC] 17
2. Consider Approval and Ratification of Warrant Register and Payroll Documentation [CC] 18
3. Consider Receiving and Filing of Treasurer’s Report [SA] 19
4. Consider Approval of Warrant Register [SA] 20
5. Consider Receiving and Filing of Treasurer’s Report [MHC] 21
6. Consider Approval of Warrant Register [MHC] 22
7. Consider Receiving and Filing of Treasurer’s Report [MHA] 23
8. Consider Approval of Warrant Register [MHA] 24
9. Consider Directing Staff to Review the City’s Conflict of Interest Code and to Submit the 2026 Biennial Notice to the City Council on or Before October 1, 2026, Pursuant to the Political Reform Act [CC] 25
10. Consider Declaring a Circul–Air Fire Hose Dryer as Surplus and Available for Donation to the Fire Department of Huatabampo, Sonora in Mexico [CC] 28
11. Consider Rejecting all Bids for Construction of the Ramona Avenue and Howard Street Roundabout Project [CC] 29
12. Consider Receiving and Filing Annual Reports Prepared by Independent Auditors for the City of Montclair, Successor Agency for the City of Montclair Redevelopment Agency, and Measure I Fund [CC/SA] 31 C. Agreements
1. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 26–28, Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 23–44 with Colts Landscape Inc. for Landscape Maintenance Services, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 33
2. Consider Awarding a Contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc. for Construction of the Arrow Highway Rehabilitation and Traffic Signal Interconnect Project [CC]
Consider Approval of Agreement No. 26–29 with Gentry Brothers, Inc. for Construction of the Arrow Highway Rehabilitation and Traffic Signal Interconnect Project [CC]
Consider Authorizing a $951,895.25 Contingency for the Arrow Highway Rehabilitation and Traffic Signal Interconnect Project [CC] Consider Authorizing City Manager Edward C. Starr to Sign Agreement No. 26–29 [CC] 57
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3. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 26–30, Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 23–36 with West Coast Arborists for Tree Maintenance Services, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 67
4. Consider Approval of Agreement No. 26–31 with All City Management Services, Inc. to Provide School Crossing Guard Services for Fiscal Year 2026–27, Subject to Any Revisions Deemed Necessary by the City Attorney [CC] 88
D. Resolutions
1. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3515 Calling and Giving Notice of the Holding of a General Municipal Election to Be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Certain Officers as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California Related to General Law Cities [CC]
Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3516 Adopting the Regulations for Candidates for Elective Office Pertaining to Candidates’ Statements Submitted to the Voters at an Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 [CC]
Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3517 Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino to Consolidate a General Municipal Election to Be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with the Statewide General Election to be Held on the Same Date Pursuant to Section 10403 of the California Elections Code [CC] 93
2. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3518 Authorizing Placement of Liens on Certain Properties for Delinquent Sewer and Trash Charges [CC] 100
3. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3519 Adopting an Uncollectible Accounts Receivable Write–Off Policy and Authorize Writing–Off $180,890.99 in Uncollectible Accounts Receivable [CC] 105 IX. PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
X. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26–3520 Rescinding the City of Montclair Policy Statement Related to the Discontinuation of Remote Public Comments at Public Meetings; Adopting Policies and Procedures for Disruptions to Remote Public Access and Addressing Disruptive Behavior of Remote Participants During City Council Meetings Pursuant to Senate Bill 707 (Durazo) Effective July 1, 2026; and Adopting a Policy Implementing Procedures to Facilitate Requests for Accommodations at Public Meetings in Compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [CC] 115
XI. RESPONSE
A. Consider Receiving and Filing the Response to City Council Inquiry Regarding Ongoing Immigration Enforcement Activities in Montclair by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CC]
Consider Providing Direction to Staff Based on the Information Presented in the Agenda Report [CC] 136
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XII. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Department Reports
1. Human Services Department — Upcoming Events
B. City Attorney
1. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §54956.9(d)(2) Regarding Potential Litigation (Three 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]
Ibanez v. Montclair
McDaniel v. Montclair
Montclair v. SBCTA
Ontario/Montclair v. IEUA
Kresback v. Montclair
Young v. Montclair
4. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §54957(b) Regarding Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release [CC]
5. Request to Meet in Closed Session Pursuant to GC §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 Montclair General Employees – Teamsters Local 1932
Montclair Fire Fighters Association
Montclair Police Officers Association
C. City Manager/Executive Director
D. Mayor/Chairperson
1. Consider Appointments to Four Scheduled Vacancies on the Community Activities Commission for Four–Year Terms Ending June 30, 2030 [CC] E. Council Members/Directors
F. Committee Meeting Minutes (for informational purposes only)
1. Personnel Committee Meeting — May 4, 2026 [CC] 194
XIII. CLOSED SESSION
XIV. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS
XV. ADJOURNMENT — This meeting will be adjourned in memory of James “Jim” Michel The regular joint meeting of the City Council, Successor Agency Board, Montclair Housing Corporation Board, Montclair Housing Authority Commission, and Montclair Community Foundation Board scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2026, has been cancelled due to the lack of a quorum. The next regular joint meeting will be held on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
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