City Council

CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA City Council Chamber Tuesday 225 Second Street October 13, 2015 Claremont, CA 91711 6:30 PM COUNCILMEMBERS COREY CALAYCAY MAYOR JOSEPH M. LYONS SAM PEDROZA LARRY SCHROEDER OPANYI K. NASIALI CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Presentations: Legislative Update, by Assemblyman Chris Holden Impact of Your Vote, by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder CITY MANAGER REPORT PUBLIC COMMENT This time has been set aside for persons in the audience to make comments on items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to address the City Council about ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA at the time those items are considered. Public Comment will be taken for 30 minutes following Ceremonial Matters and will resume later in the agenda if there are speakers who were not given an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time restriction. Page 2 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 13, 2015 Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from taking action on oral requests but may refer the matter to staff or to a subsequent meeting. The City Council will respond after public comment has been received. Please state your name. Each speaker will be limited to four (4) continuous minutes. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by one motion after public comment has been received. Most items have been previously considered by the Council or one or more commissions and/or committees. Only City Councilmembers may pull an item for discussion. Reading of resolutions and ordinances is waived and they will be adopted and numbered. Now is the time for those in the audience who wish to speak to items listed on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be limited to four (4) continuous minutes of comment on the consent calendar as a whole. 1. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING CITY WARRANT REGISTER Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolutions allowing certain claims and demands specifying the funds out of which the same are to be paid, dated September 24 and October 8, 2015. Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register dated September 24, 2015 Resolution Approving City Warrant Register dated October 8, 2015 2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the September 22, 2015 minutes. Attachment(s): Draft City Council Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2015 3. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES AMENDING TITLES 5 AND 16 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING TABLE 2 IN SECTION 2.3.3 OF THE CLAREMONT VILLAGE EXPANSION SPECIFIC PLAN REGARDING MASSAGE BUSINESSES, ESTABLISHMENTS, PRACTITIONERS, TECHNICIANS, AND THERAPISTS (FILE #15-CA01) - CITY INITIATED Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Waive further reading and adopt an ordinance amending Title 16 of the Claremont Municipal Code and the Village Expansion Specific Plan; B. Waive further reading and adopt an ordinance amending Title 5 of the Claremont Municipal Code; and C. Direct staff to publish a summary of each ordinance in the local newspaper. Attachment(s): Ordinance Adding Chapter 16.099 Ordinance Amending Chapter 5.36 Page 3 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 13, 2015 PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m. All speakers will be limited to a total of four (4) continuous minutes, which cannot be delegated. 4. APPEAL OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION DENIAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FILE #13-A25, SERRANO II RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, LOCATED AT 700 WEST BASE LINE ROAD. APPELLANT - D.R. HORTON LOS ANGELES HOLDING COMPANY, INC. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution reversing the Architectural Commission's decision and approving the project design plans subject to the applicant working with staff to make the following modifications: A. Revise the second floor window location, sizing, and orientation to improve design consistency and second floor privacy as suggested by the project architect in the applicant's response to Architectural Commission concerns; B. Redesign the Spanish Eclectic-style homes, comprising 10 of the 40 units, to replace the brown craftsman-style window trim with a lighter-colored, Spanish-style molding; and C. Change the color of the ranch-style house numbered as 5-P1C, the third home from the western edge of Serrano II that backs up to Base Line Road, to a grey color with white trim to relieve the monotony created by the similarity of the brown color of this home and the two adjacent homes. Attachment(s): City Council Agenda Report & Attachments Dated September 22, 2015 ORDINANCES 5. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, AMENDING AND UPDATING CHAPTER 1.14 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY’S ARBORIST TO ENFORCE THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND PENALTIES Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council introduce the ordinance amending and updating Chapter 1.14 of the Claremont Municipal Code regarding the authority of the City's Arborist to enforce the Municipal Code and issue administrative fines and penalties, waive further reading of the ordinance, place the ordinance on first reading, refer it to the City Attorney for not less than five days, and direct staff to publish a summary of the ordinance in the local newspaper. Attachment(s): Proposed Ordinance Page 4 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 13, 2015 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 6. CITY OF LA VERNE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE CLAREMONT WATER SYSTEM Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving and authorizing execution of the proposed agreement with the City of La Verne for the operation and maintenance of the Claremont Water System. Attachment(s): City Council Agenda Report and Attachments Dated September 22, 2015 CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT This time is reserved for those persons who were unable to speak earlier in the agenda because of the 30-minute time restriction. MAYOR AND COUNCIL Council Items Council Assignment Reports City Councilmembers may serve as representatives on regional organizations. This time is allocated for reports about their activities. COMMISSIONS - no vacancies ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, OCTOBER 27, 2015 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 SECOND STREET. A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items - Foothill Master Plan - El Nino Preparations MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 207 HARVARD AVENUE, CLAREMONT, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7 AM – 6 PM. SUBJECT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 909-399-5461. 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 “VOICE” OR 1-800-735-2929 “TT/TTY” AT LEAST THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF POSSIBLE. Page 5 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 13, 2015 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 OCTOBER 8, 2015 PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: OCTOBER 14, 2015