City Council
City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711
Agenda — 51 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 Introduction: Kathleen Fariss, Claremont Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer
- 16 Presentation: Economic Development Update, by Erik Westedt
- 17 Announcement: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
- 18 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
- 19 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 20 Council Items
- 21 Council Assignment Reports
- 22 CITY MANAGER REPORT
- 23 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 24 PAGE BREAK
- 25 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
- 2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 2025 (REGULAR)
- 3. CITY OF CLAREMONT ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
- 4. 2024 HOMELESS SERVICES UPDATE (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL FUND, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND, AND MEASURE H FUNDING)
- 30 PAGE BREAK
- 5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BLACK AND WHITE EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR PATROL VEHICLE UPFIT (FUNDING SOURCE: MOTOR FLEET FUND)
- 6. RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PERMANENT HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM AND DEDICATING THE CITY’S YEAR 5 FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,687 TO THE CITY OF POMONA HOPE FOR HOME SHELTER AND ACCESS CENTER (FUNDING SOURCE: PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDS)
- 7. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO PREPARE THE 2025-26 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)
- 8. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CMPG PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FEMALE LOCKER ROOM ADDITION (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND)
- 35 PAGE BREAK
- 9. SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 10. THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-TIME MERIT AWARD FOR THE CITY MANAGER (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 38 PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
- 39 ORDINANCES - None
- 40 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
- 11. 2024-25 MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT
- 42 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
- 43 COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
- 44 One Traffic and Transportation Commission Vacancy Two Sustainability Committee Vacancies
- 45 ADJOURNMENT
- 46 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MARCH 11, 2025, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711. A WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 1, 2025, AT 9:00 AM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711
- 47 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
- 48 Saturday, March 1, 2025 Wildfire Preparedness Workshop (9 am) Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated February 27, 2025 Draft February 25, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Award of Contract for Preparation of the City's Active Transportation Plan Extension of Professional Services Agreement for MS4 Compliance Assignment and Assumption Agreement for 365 W. San Jose Avenue Release of Bond for Tract No. 82123 (Colby Circle) Hillside Land Acquisition for Open Space Preservation Consideration of Short Term Rental Regulations
- 49 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.
- 50 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 FEBRUARY 20, 2025, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
- 51 POST THROUGH: February 26, 2025