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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 Saturday 225 Second Street May 15, 2021 Claremont, CA 91711 10:00 AM COUNCILMEMBERS JENNIFER STARK MAYOR COREY CALAYCAY JED LEANO SAL MEDINA ED REECE 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 15th of May 2021, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the purpose of considering the item described below. 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 10:00 a.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. Page 2 City Council Agenda May 15, 2021 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 8:00 a.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 by Thursday, May 13, 2021 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 8:00 a.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 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. 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. Page 3 City Council Agenda May 15, 2021 COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP 2021-22 COMMUNITY BUDGET WORKSHOP Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the preliminary budget for 2021-22, and provide direction to staff. Attachment(s): 2021-22 Budget Community Workshop Presentation ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, MAY 11 AND MAY 25, 2021, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM. 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 11, 2021, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956. POST THROUGH: May 16, 2021