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 with equal representation for our community.” City Council Chamber Tuesday 225 Second Street April 27, 2021 Claremont, CA 91711 6:30 PM COUNCILMEMBERS JENNIFER STARK MAYOR COREY CALAYCAY JED LEANO SAL MEDINA ED REECE 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: 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 copy and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/256208090 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. For assistance, please call (909)399-5461 or (909)399-5463. Members of the public who wish to address the City Council on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council may utilize the following methods. The Council requests, but does not require, the public speakers to identify themselves. 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 3:00 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). Page 2 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 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 3:00 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 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MOMENT OF SILENCE ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. For information about the Council's local, intergovernmental and regional appointments please visit the City website : https://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/government/city-council/city-council-assignments-and-appointment s. 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. Page 3 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 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. 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. 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 AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated April 15, 2021. Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated April 15, 2021 2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 13, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the special and regular City Council meeting minutes of April 13, 2021. Attachment(s): Draft Special Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2021 Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2021 3. INVESTMENT REPORT - QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and accept the Investment Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Attachment(s): Quarterly Investment Report 4. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL UPDATE - MARCH 31, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Quarterly Financial Update for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. Page 4 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 5. 2021 DEPARTMENT WORK PLANS - FIRST QUARTER UPDATE Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the first quarter update of the 2021 Department Work Plans. Attachment(s): 2021 Work Plan - First Quarter Update 6. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLAIS & ASSOCIATES TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the 2020-21 professional services agreement with Blais & Associates for grant management services, increasing the total compensation to $35,000. Page 5 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearings will not begin before 7:00 p.m. Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated. 7. REVIEW OF: (1) APPEAL OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 18-A08; AND (2) APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO DENY SPECIFIC PLAN 18-SP01, ZONE CHANGE 18-CA02, AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 18-GPA02; AND (3) CORRESPONDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PROJECT (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2019110341) FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MONTE VISTA AVENUE AND FOOTHILL BOULEVARD KNOWN AS “THE COMMONS”. APPLICANT - CLAREMONT PROPERTIES, LLC Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt: A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT: (1) DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY APPLICANT CLARE PROPERTIES, LLC OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MONTE VISTA AVENUE AND FOOTHILL BOULEVARD COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "COMMONS" PROJECT; (2) CONCURRING WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION'S DENIAL; AND (3) DENYING ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 18-A08 FOR THE "COMMONS" PROJECT; and B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT: (1) DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY APPLICANT CLARE PROPERTIES, LLC OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DENY THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN, ZONE CHANGE, AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A MIXED-USE PROJECT LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MONTE VISTA AVENUE AND FOOTHILL BOULEVARD COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "COMMONS" PROJECT; (2) CONCURRING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION; AND (3) DENYING SPECIFIC PLAN 18-SP01, ZONE CHANGE 18-CA02, AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 18-GPA02 FOR THE "COMMONS" PROJECT. Page 6 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 Attachment(s): Draft Resolution Denying Appeal of Planning Commission’s Denial Draft Resolution Denying Appeal of Architectural Commission’s Denial Applicant’s Appeal of Planning Commission Denial Applicant's Appeal of Architectural Commission Denial Architectural Commission Staff Report, June 26, 2019 Architectural Commission Public Comment Received, June 26, 2019 Architectural Commission Minutes of June 26, 2019 Architectural Commission Staff Report, July 29, 2020 Architectural Commission Public Comment Received July 29, 2020 Architectural Commission Minutes of July 29, 2020 Planning Commission Staff Report, October 6, 2020 Planning Commission Public Comment Received, October 6, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes of October 6, 2020 Planning Commission Staff Report, October 20, 2020 Planning Commission Public Comment Received October 20, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes of October 20, 2020 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2020-13 Public Comments, Received between 3:01 pm October 20, 2020 and 3:00 pm April 22, 2021 ORDINANCES - None ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM 8. 2021-22 BUDGET PROCESS PRESENTATION ON PRELIMINARY EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2021-22 Preliminary Expenditure Projections Report. 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. COMMISSIONS - Planning Commission (1 Vacancy) ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MAY 11, 2021, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM. A COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021, BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M. Page 7 City Council Agenda April 27, 2021 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items - Community Budget Workshop, May 15, 2021 - Village South Specific Plan Zone Change and General Plan Amendment 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 APRIL 22, 2021, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: April 28, 2021