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 May 11, 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, with the exception of Item No. 9, 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 May 11, 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 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Council considers those items, excluding Item No. 9, for which public comment has concluded. Page 3 City Council Agenda May 11, 2021 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. 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 ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSIONER ROBERT PERRY Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Robert Perry from the Architectural Commission. 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 AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated April 29, 2021. Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated April 29, 2021 Page 4 City Council Agenda May 11, 2021 3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 27, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of April 27, 2021. Attachment(s): Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2021 4. 2021-22 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ENGINEER’S REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Adopt a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT PREPARED BY WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AS FILED, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. LL001 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020/21 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING, AND GIVING NOTICE OF AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LEVY OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS; and B. Set a public hearing date of June 8, 2021, for the purpose of hearing any comments on the proposed 2021-22 LLD assessment and for the ordering of the annual levy. Attachment(s): Engineer’s Report Resolution 5. POLICE DEPARTMENT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Police Department 2020 Annual Report. Attachment(s): 2020 Police Department Annual Report 6. INLAND VALLEY HOPE PARTNERS SHELTER AGREEMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GRANT FUNDS) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Inland Valley Hope Partners for prioritized family shelter beds and other support services in an amount not to exceed $147,000. Page 5 City Council Agenda May 11, 2021 7. SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AND THE CLAREMONT POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION REGARDING SPECIAL DUTY COMPENSATION AS IT RELATES TO CANINE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Side Letter Agreement between Claremont Police Officers' Association (CPOA) and the City of Claremont regarding Special Duty Compensation/Assignment. Attachment(s): Side Letter Agreement between CPOA and the City of Claremont 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. 8. TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1982 HEARING TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF $450 MILLION IN TAX EXEMPT FINANCING BY THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS PURSUANT TO A PLAN OF FINANCE BY CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $450,000,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING AND/OR REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, AND/OR REMODELING OF SENIOR LIVING AND RELATED FACILITIES AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. Attachment(s): Proposed Resolution Page 6 City Council Agenda May 11, 2021 CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING 9. CONTINUED (FROM APRIL 27, 2021) (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 - CLARE 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. ORDINANCES - None ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - None 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) - Architectural Commission (1 Vacancy) Page 7 City Council Agenda May 11, 2021 ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 25, 2021, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM. A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items - Community Budget Workshop, May 15, 2021 10:00 a.m. - Proposition 218 Public Hearing on Sanitation and Sewer Rates 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 6, 2021, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: May 12, 2021