City Council
City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711
Agenda — 48 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 Recognition: Claremont Village Marketing Group for Their Sponsorship of the 2025 Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting Ceremony
- 16 Introduction: Manny Mora, Senior Program Manager of Homeless Services Department, Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- 17 Announcements: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
- 18 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
- 19 Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., January 19
- 20 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 21 Council Item
- 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
- 23 PAGE BREAK
- 24 Council Assignment Reports
- 25 CITY MANAGER REPORT
- 26 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 27 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 2. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
- 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2025 (REGULAR)
- 30 PAGE BREAK
- 4. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ABC’S FOR ME PRESCHOOL AND TINY TOTS PROGRAM, LLC (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 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)
- 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)
- 34 PUBLIC HEARING
- 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
- 36 ORDINANCES - None
- 37 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
- 8. ADOPTION OF A CITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 39 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
- 40 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
- 41 One Public Art Committee Vacancy One Sustainability Committee Vacancy One Upcoming Tri City Mental Health Governing Board Member Vacancy
- 42 ADJOURNMENT
- 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 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 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 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 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 POST THROUGH: January 14, 2026