City Council

CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA "We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress." City Council Chamber Tuesday 225 Second Street March 12, 2019 Claremont, CA 91711 6:30 PM COUNCILMEMBERS COREY CALAYCAY MAYOR LARRY SCHROEDER ED REECE JED LEANO JENNIFER STARK 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 CITY MANAGER REPORT PUBLIC COMMENT The Council has set aside this time for persons in the audience who wish to comment on items that ARE NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA, but are within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to address the City Council regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Council considers those items. At this time the Council will take public comment for 30 minutes. Public Comment will resume later in the meeting if there are speakers who did not get an opportunity to speak because of the 30-minute time limit. The Brown Act prohibits the City Council from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Council may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting. Page 2 City Council Agenda March 12, 2019 The Council requests, but does not require, speakers to identify themselves. When you come up to speak, please state your name unless you wish to remain anonymous. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. The City Council or one or more Commissions and/or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Council may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Councilmembers may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion. The City Council will waive reading of resolutions and ordinances. Each resolution and ordinance will be numbered following Council approval. Now is the time for those in the audience to comment on the consent calendar. Each speaker will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to comment on items on the consent calendar. 1. RESIGNATION OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER ROBERT MILETICH Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Robert Miletich from the Traffic and Transportation Commission. Attachment(s): Resignation of Traffic and Transportation Commissioner Robert Miletich 2. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS, SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated March 7, 2019. Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 7, 2019 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 26, 2019 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the special and regular City Council meeting minutes of February 26, 2019. Attachment(s): Draft Closed Session Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2019 Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2019 4. CLAREMONT TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Claremont Tourism Business Improvement District annual report. Attachment(s): 2018 CTBID Annual Report 2018 CTBID Annual Budget Page 3 City Council Agenda March 12, 2019 5. RIGHT-OF-WAY LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT INCREASE AND RENEWAL Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Authorize the City Manager to extend the term of the contract with MCE Corporation for an additional fourteen-month period for a total contract cost of $446,258; and B. Appropriate $12,500 for the increase in 2018-19 from the Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) Fund to fully fund the contract. Attachment(s): Letter from MCE Corporation Requesting Increase PUBLIC HEARINGS - None ORDINANCES- None ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 6. REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF TWO CANARY ISLAND PINE TREES AT 2233 KEMPER AVENUE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the Community and Human Services Commission recommendation to deny the request for removal of the two Canary Island Pine trees at 2233 Kemper Avenue. Attachment(s): Original Email from Resident Appeal Form Photos of Trees Excerpt from the 7-18-18 Tree Committee Meeting Excerpt from the 10-17-18 Tree Committee Meeting Excerpt from the 11-7-18 Community & Human Services Commission Meeting 7. CLAREMONT COMPLETE STREETS POLICY ADOPTION Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Complete Streets Policy. Attachment(s): Complete Streets Policy Excerpt from the 09-27-18 TTC Meeting Minutes 8. POLICY PROMOTING COLLABORATION AND CITYWIDE CONSIDERATION ON THE CITY COUNCIL Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE COUNCIL REPRESENTATION AND GOVERNANCE POLICY; and B. Approve the revised Mission Statement: "We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for all our citizens." Page 4 City Council Agenda March 12, 2019 Attachment(s): Proposed Resolution 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/COMMITTEES 9. SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Recommendation: The City Council Ad Hoc Selection Committee, comprised of Mayor Calaycay and Councilmember Stark, recommends that the City Council appoint Chris Chinn, Richard Haskell, Peter Kavounas, Susan Schenk, and Jamie Sutherland, each to a four-year term on the Sustainability Committee. ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MARCH 26, 2019, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 SECOND STREET. A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items - Affordable Housing Update - Homeless Services Update - Appointment of City Commissioners - Award of Contract for Sewer Rehabilitation Project 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 March 12, 2019 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 7, 2019, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: MARCH 13, 2019