City Council
City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711
Agenda — 46 items
- 1 Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance. The meeting will be live streamed via Zoom, technology permitting. Members of the public will not be able to provide public comment via Zoom. To watch the meeting via Zoom, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/256208090. To listen via telephone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. The recorded meeting will be uploaded to the City website and archived.
- 2 OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
- 3 Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to three (3) minutes to provide their comment.
- 4 IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS
- 5 When public comment is announced, please proceed to the podium one by one.
- 6 E-MAIL/MAIL
- 7 Written comments sent to the City Clerk’s office will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting. Email: cityclerk@claremontca.gov. Mail: PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. Written comments submitted after publication of the agenda will be made available in the document archive system on the City website as soon as possible - www.claremontca.gov.
- 8 For assistance, comments, or more information please contact the City Clerk’s Office: email: cityclerk@claremontca.gov; phone: (909) 399-5461 or (909) 399-5463.
- 9 CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
- 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 11 MOMENT OF SILENCE
- 12 ROLL CALL
- 13 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
- 14 CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 15 Announcements: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
- 16 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
- 17 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 18 Council Item
- 1. APPOINTMENT OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER TO THE TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH GOVERNING BOARD
- 20 Council Assignment Reports
- 21 CITY MANAGER REPORT
- 22 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 23 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 2. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
- 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 13, 2026 (REGULAR)
- 4. APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY (LACAHSA) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE AND ELIGIBLE JURISDICTION CAPACITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE LACAHSA BOARD (FUNDING SOURCE: MEASURE A FUNDS)
- 5. INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025
- 6. ANNUAL HOTEL/MOTEL ORDINANCE REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KAM SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DBA CROSSROADS SOFTWARE INC. FOR CROSSROADS REPORT WRITING PRODUCTS AND CITATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: 2025-26 CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT)
- 8. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLAIS & ASSOCIATES TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR GRANT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PINEDA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND APPROPRIATION FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY REVOLVING RESERVE FOR THE PADUA HILLS THEATRE PERGOLA RENOVATION PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 32 PAGE BREAK
- 33 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
- 10. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON THE GOSGV E-BIKE SUBSIDY PROGRAM (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND)
- 11. CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON THRESHOLDS FOR REVOCATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS (CUPS) (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 36 CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
- 12. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING OF CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO AMEND THE EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (FILE #22-C04AMD) ALLOWING MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EXISTING BONA-FIDE EATING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE LA POPULAR RESTAURANT, LOCATED IN THE CLAREMONT VILLAGE, 235 NORTH YALE AVENUE
- 38 ORDINANCES - None
- 39 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
- 40 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
- 41 One Public Art Committee Vacancy One Sustainability Committee Vacancy
- 42 ADJOURNMENT
- 43 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, FEBRUARY 10, 2026, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711. THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL 2026-28 PRIORITIES PLANNING WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026, AT 9:00 AM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
- 44 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Outside Public Agency Representative Updates Resolutions Approving City Warrant Registers Dated January 29, 2026 Draft Minutes of the January 27, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting and Special January 31, 2026 Priorities Workshop Short Range Transit Plan Budget Adjustment for Claremont Dial-A-Ride Program Award of Contract for ABC's For Me Preschool Blacktop Project Approval of Final Tract Map No. 83121 for 55 Single-Family Home Subdivision Claremont Municipal Code Amendment to Title 18 Signs - Prohibited Form of Signs for the Commercial Freeway District Claraboya Pine Tree Protective Removal and Replacement Program Senate Bill 1383 Organic and Edible Food Recycling Update
- 45 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 0F 1990, THIS AGENDA WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE FORMATS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A CITY MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT 909-399-5461 or 909-399-5463 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE. I, SHELLEY DESAUTELS, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA WAS POSTED AT CLAREMONT CITY HALL, 207 HARVARD AVENUE, ON JANUARY 22, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
- 46 POST THROUGH: January 28, 2026