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City Council

March 25, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final

City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711

Agenda — 50 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 the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s 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 Announcement: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
  16. 16 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
  17. 17 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
  18. 18 Council Items
  19. 19 Council Assignment Reports
  20. 20 CITY MANAGER REPORT
  21. 21 PUBLIC COMMENT
  22. 22 page break
  23. 23 CONSENT CALENDAR
  24. 1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER 25-071
  25. 2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF MARCH 11, 2025 (REGULAR) 25-072
  26. 3. HOUSING ELEMENT - 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-091
  27. 4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2024-25 (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND) 25-073
  28. 5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR COMPLETION OF THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) 25-075
  29. 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) 25-074
  30. 7. UTILITY BOX PAINTING PROJECT PHASE THREE ARTIST SELECTION (FUNDING SOURCE: PUBLIC ART FUND) 25-084
  31. 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) 25-069
  32. 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) 25-080
  33. 33 PAGE BREAK
  34. 34 PUBLIC HEARING
  35. 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 25-082
  36. 36 ORDINANCE
  37. 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) 25-088
  38. 38 PAGE BREAK
  39. 39 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
  40. 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) 25-077
  41. 41 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
  42. 42 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
  43. 43 One Traffic and Transportation Commission Vacancy Two Sustainability Committee Vacancies
  44. 44 ADJOURNMENT
  45. 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. 46 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
  47. 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. 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. 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. 50 POST THROUGH: MARCH 26, 2025