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CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA “We are a vibrant, livable, and inclusive community dedicated to quality services, safety, financial strength, sustainability, preservation, and progress with equal representation for our community.” City Council Chamber Tuesday 225 Second Street May 26, 2020 Claremont, CA 91711 5:15 PM COUNCILMEMBERS LARRY SCHROEDER MAYOR COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE JENNIFER STARK JED LEANO Pursuant to the local emergency concerning the COVID-19 virus declared by the City Council of the City of Claremont on March 19, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Health’s “Safer at Home Order” issued March 19, 2020, and Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 18, 2020, the following protocols will apply to public participation for the duration of the emergency: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Claremont, California, as called by the City Council of the City of Claremont, will be held on the 26th day of May, 2020, at 5:15 p.m., via Zoom. The Brown Act provides for an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council concerning the items described below. Each speaker will be limited to four (4) continuous minutes. Members of the public will not be permitted to be physically present at meetings. To allow for public participation, the City Council will conduct its meeting through Zoom Video Communications. To participate in the meeting from the comfort of your own home or office, download Zoom on any phone or computer device and cut and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live City Council meeting at 5:15 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/256208090 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. Members of the public who wish to address the City Council may utilize the following methods. The Council requests, but does not require, the public speakers to identify themselves. Page 2 City Council Agenda May 26, 2020 OPTION 1: LIVE COMMENTS - Through Zoom, someone wishing to speak may virtually "raise your hand". Wait to be called upon by the City Clerk, and then you may provide verbal comments for up to 4 minutes. OPTION 2: E-MAIL - Public comments may be sent via email to the City Clerk’s office at sdesautels@ci.claremont.ca.us or jcostanza@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails received before 4:00 p.m., will be distributed to the City Council, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 3: MAIL - Public comments may be mailed to Claremont City Hall, Attn: City Clerk’s Office, PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the City Council, imaged into the City’s document archive system, and read into the record (up to 4 minutes). OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY - Members of the public wanting to address the City Council telephonically are requested to inform the Claremont City Clerk's office no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Claremont City Clerk's office can be reached at (909) 399-5461, (909) 399-5463, sdesautels@ci.claremont.ca.us, or jcostanza@ci.claremont.ca.us. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in and given up to 4 minutes to speak. The meeting will not be live streamed through Granicus as the meeting will be live streamed through Zoom instead. The recorded meeting will be uploaded and saved as a record. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL The City Council will recess to closed session: 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Anticipation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: One Potential Case and 2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1): CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION Name of Case: City of Claremont, Petitioner, v. Sandblossom, LLC., Respondent Case Number: Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19PSCO0027 ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 26, 2020, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 SECOND STREET. Page 3 City Council Agenda May 26, 2020 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. 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 MAY 21, 2020, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956. POST THROUGH: MAY 27, 2020