City Council
City Council Chamber 225 Second Street Claremont, CA 91711
Agenda — 49 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 Recognitions: California Conservation Corps for Trail Maintenance Efforts in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park City of Claremont Reserve Park Rangers for Service to the Community
- 16 Staff Introduction: Amanda Alvarez, Community Services Office Assistant
- 17 Announcement: Claremont Helen Renwick Library Updates
- 18 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
- 19 Holidays This Month and Upcoming: New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., January 20, 2025 Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025
- 20 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
- 21 Council Item
- 1. APPOINTMENT OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER TO THE TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH GOVERNING BOARD
- 23 Council Assignment Reports
- 24 CITY MANAGER REPORT
- 25 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 26 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 2. RESIGNATION OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER BUFF BROWN
- 3. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
- 4. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 14, 2025 (REGULAR)
- 5. INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024
- 31 PAGE BREAK
- 6. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY’S PENSION SECTION 115 TRUST TO SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, TRANSFER THE TRUST’S ASSETS TO CHARLES SCHWAB TRUST BANK, AND TO NAME ALTA TRUST COMPANY AS DIRECTED TRUSTEE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 7. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO CCS FACILITY SERVICES, INC. FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL FUND AND CEMETERY FUND)
- 34 PUBLIC HEARING
- 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - APPROVAL OF THE 2025-2026 BUDGET (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND)
- 36 ORDINANCES - None
- 37 PAGE BREAK
- 38 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
- 9. UPDATE ON CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND 2024-26 OBJECTIVES (FUNDING SOURCES: VARIOUS)
- 10. UPDATES TO THE TREE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
- 41 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT
- 42 COMMISSIONS - no vacancies
- 43 ADJOURNMENT
- 44 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, FEBRUARY 11, 2025, AT 6:30 PM, IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711.
- 45 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
- 46 Helen Renwick Library Program and Activities Update Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated January 30, 2025 Draft January 28, 2025 Special and Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funding Tenant Protection Discussion
- 47 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.
- 48 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 23, 2025, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
- 49 POST THROUGH: January 29, 2025