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City Council

January 13, 2026 ·6:30 PM Final

City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711

Agenda — 48 items

  1. 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. 2 OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
  3. 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. 4 IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS
  5. 5 When public comment is announced, please proceed to the podium one by one.
  6. 6 E-MAIL/MAIL
  7. 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. 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. 9 CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
  10. 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  11. 11 MOMENT OF SILENCE
  12. 12 ROLL CALL
  13. 13 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  14. 14 CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
  15. 15 Recognition: Claremont Village Marketing Group for Their Sponsorship of the 2025 Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
  16. 16 Introduction: Manny Mora, Senior Program Manager of Homeless Services Department, Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  17. 17 Announcements: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
  18. 18 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
  19. 19 Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., January 19
  20. 20 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
  21. 21 Council Item
  22. 1. ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL COUNCILMEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER AND VOTING ALTERNATE TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY 26-004
  23. 23 PAGE BREAK
  24. 24 Council Assignment Reports
  25. 25 CITY MANAGER REPORT
  26. 26 PUBLIC COMMENT
  27. 27 CONSENT CALENDAR
  28. 2. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER 25-426
  29. 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2025 (REGULAR) 25-427
  30. 30 PAGE BREAK
  31. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ABC’S FOR ME PRESCHOOL AND TINY TOTS PROGRAM, LLC (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 26-006
  32. 5. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO J&A ENGINEERING CORP. FOR THE CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK FENCING PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCES: RMC GRANT AND WILDERNESS PARK PARKING LOT FUND) 26-001
  33. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH RJM DESIGN GROUP TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR OAK PARK CEMETERY PHASE 3 EXPANSION DESIGN SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION (FUNDING SOURCE: CEMETERY FUND) 26-005
  34. 34 PUBLIC HEARING
  35. 7. 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 26-011
  36. 36 ORDINANCES - None
  37. 37 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
  38. 8. ADOPTION OF A CITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-425
  39. 39 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
  40. 40 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
  41. 41 One Public Art Committee Vacancy One Sustainability Committee Vacancy One Upcoming Tri City Mental Health Governing Board Member Vacancy
  42. 42 ADJOURNMENT
  43. 43 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, JANUARY 27, 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. 44 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Outside Public Agency Representative Updates Appointment of a Community Member to the Tri-City Mental Health Governing Board Resolution Approving City Warrant Registers Dated January 15, 2026 Draft Minutes of the January 13, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Investment Report for Quarter Ending December 31, 2025
  45. 45 Annual Hotel/Motel Ordinance Report for Calendar Year 2025 Dial-A-Ride Program Request for Budget Adjustment Agreement with Kam Software Technologies for Crossroads Report Writing Products and Citation Management Services Award of Contract to Pineda Construction for Padua Hills Theater Pergola Repair Approval of Final Tract Map No. 83121 for 55 Single-Family Home Subdivision at 2475 Forbes Avenue Update on the American Rescue Plan Act-Funded Go-SGV E-Bike Subsidy Program Claraboya Pine Tree Proactive Removal and Replacement Program City Council 2026-28 Priorities Planning Workshop, Saturday, January 31, 2026
  46. 46 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.
  47. 47 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 8, 2026, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
  48. 48 POST THROUGH: January 14, 2026