City Council
City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711
Agenda — 50 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 the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s 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 Announcement: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
- 16 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
- 17 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 18 Council Items
- 19 Council Assignment Reports
- 20 CITY MANAGER REPORT
- 21 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 22 page break
- 23 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
- 2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 11, 2025 (REGULAR)
- 3. HOUSING ELEMENT - 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2024-25 (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND)
- 5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR COMPLETION OF THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 6. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOUSEAL LAVIGNE TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR COMPLETION OF THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS)
- 7. UTILITY BOX PAINTING PROJECT PHASE THREE ARTIST SELECTION (FUNDING SOURCE: PUBLIC ART FUND)
- 8. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC. TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR URBAN FOREST MAINTENANCE SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND AND GENERAL FUND)
- 9. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE CLAREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 481 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT: FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 33 PAGE BREAK
- 34 PUBLIC HEARING
- 10. TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1982 HEARING TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $95 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCRIPPS COLLEGE
- 36 ORDINANCE
- 11. ORDINANCE CODIFYING TRAIL ETIQUETTE STANDARDS AND REGULATING THE USE OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN THE CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK (FUNDING SOURCE: WILDERNESS PARK PARKING LOT FUND)
- 38 PAGE BREAK
- 39 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
- 12. AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND S.P.C.A. FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 41 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
- 42 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
- 43 One Traffic and Transportation Commission Vacancy Two Sustainability Committee Vacancies
- 44 ADJOURNMENT
- 45 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 8, 2025, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
- 46 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
- 47 Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 27, 2025 Draft March 25, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance Related to Electric Bicycles and Trail Etiquette in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Approval of Assignment and Assumption Agreement for Tract 62814 (365 W. San Jose Avenue) Extension of Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Suspending Certain Hotel/Motel Ordinance Requirements for Displaced Wildfire Victims Review of Harvard Avenue Residential Permit Parking Program
- 48 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.
- 49 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 MARCH 20, 2025, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
- 50 POST THROUGH: MARCH 26, 2025