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City Council

September 23, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final

City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711

Agenda — 52 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: Kiwanis Club for its Sponsorship of the 2025 Monday Night Concert Series
  16. 16 Commissioner Introductions: Jennifer Deal, Architectural and Preservation Commission Laurel Tucker, Architectural and Preservation Commission Kathyrn Mora, Community and Human Services Commission Megan Callaway, Planning Commission Frank DeLeo, Police Commission
  17. 17 Introductions: Lucci Troendle, Teen Committee Chair Pablo Guevara, Teen Committee Vice Chair
  18. 18 Presentations: Regional Healthcare Update by John Chapman, President and CEO of San Antonio Regional Hospital Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Coordinated Entry System by Nathaniel VerGow, Deputy Chief Program Officer
  19. 19 Announcements: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates Outside Public Agency Representative Updates
  20. 20 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
  21. 21 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
  22. 22 Council Item
  23. 1. APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION 25-300
  24. 24 Council Assignment Reports
  25. 25 CITY MANAGER REPORT
  26. 26 PUBLIC COMMENT
  27. 27 CONSENT CALENDAR
  28. 2. RESIGNATION OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER CHARLES EDWARDS 25-301
  29. 3. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER 25-302
  30. 4. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 (REGULAR) 25-303
  31. 31 PAGE BREAK
  32. 5. AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE TERM (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-249
  33. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL FOR DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SAN JOSE AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCE: STATE GAS TAX) 25-309
  34. 7. CLAREMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISITOR CENTER SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2024-25 (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND) 25-251
  35. 8. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR SPECIAL LEGAL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-304
  36. 36 PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
  37. 37 ORDINANCES - None
  38. 38 PAGE BREAK
  39. 39 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
  40. 9. RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AND THE CITY OF GUANAJUATO, MEXICO (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-306
  41. 10. PROPOSED STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS IN THE POLICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-315
  42. 42 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
  43. 43 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
  44. 44 One Traffic and Transportation Commission Vacancy One Public Art Committee Vacancy
  45. 45 ADJOURNMENT
  46. 46 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, OCTOBER 14, 2025, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711. THE NOVEMBER 11, 2025 REGULAR MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 12, 2025 AT 6:30 PM IN OBSERVATION OF VETERANS DAY ON NOVEMBER 11, 2025.
  47. 47 PAGE BREAK
  48. 48 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
  49. 49 Recognition of Claremont Graduate University's Centennial Anniversary Recognition of the Claremont Colleges Women’s Volleyball Club, NCVF Division IIAA National Champions Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Outside Public Agency Representative Updates Resolution Approving City Warrant Registers Draft September 23, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Sustainability Annual Report Blaisdell Preserve Relinquishment Update
  50. 50 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.
  51. 51 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 SEPTEMBER 18, 2025, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
  52. 52 POST THROUGH: September 24, 2025