City Council
Regular MeetingClaremont, CA · September 14, 2021
Agenda
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 September 14, 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).
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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
Recognitions:
2021 Monday Night Concert Series Event Sponsors:
- Kiwanis Club of Claremont
- John Elway's Claremont Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
The following outgoing City Commissioners for their service to the community:
- Scott Horsley, Architectural Commission
- Phyllis Munson, Community and Human Services Commission
- Julie Medero, Traffic and Transportation Commission
Commissioner/Committee Member Introductions:
Robert Perry, Architectural Commission
Georgeann Spivack, Architectural Commission
Brisa Sifuentes, Community and Human Services Commission
Greg Glass, Community and Human Services Commission
Charles Edwards, Planning Commission
Richard Weiner, Traffic and Transportation Commission
Katie Sandridge, Public Art Committee
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Staff Introduction:
Rafael Gonzalez, Human Services Manager
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.
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.
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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 PLANNING COMMISSIONER TIENA JOHNSON HALL
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of
Tiena Johnson Hall from the Planning Commission.
Attachment(s): Resignation Letter
2. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. 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 August 5, 2021;
B. 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 August 19, 2021; and
C. 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 September 2, 2021.
Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated August 5, 2021
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated August 19, 2021
Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated September 2, 2021
3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JULY 27, 2021
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City
Council meeting minutes of July 27, 2021.
Attachment(s): Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of July 27, 2021
4. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO LOS ANGELES TRUCK CENTER, LLC FOR TWO CNG
FRONT-LOADER SANITATION TRUCKS (FUNDING SOURCE: SANITATION FUND AND
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FUND)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Los Angeles
Truck Center, LLC in an amount not to exceed $766,456 to purchase two
CNG front-loader sanitation trucks; and
B. Appropriate $281,632 from the Sanitation Fund balance and $150,000
from the South Coast Air Quality Management District Fund balance to fully
fund the purchase.
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5. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO ALLIED UNIVERSAL JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR
CITY-OWNED BUILDING CUSTODIAL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND,
TRANSPORTATION FUND, AND CEMETERY FUND)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter
into a three-year contract with two optional one-year extensions with Allied
Universal Janitorial Services in an amount not to exceed $200,848 per year,
and authorize a contingency of $10,000, for an annual contract amount of
$210,848 for custodial services for all City-owned buildings.
6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AND
CLAREMONT POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION (CPOA), IMPLEMENTING WAGES,
HOURS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND ADOPTION OF FOUR
REVISED CLASSIFICATION PLANS AND SALARY SCHEDULES FOR FULL-TIME JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, AND 2024-25
(FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CLAREMONT POLICE
OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION (CPOA) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT WAGES,
HOURS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2025; and
B. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING FOUR REVISED CLASSIFICATION
PLANS AND SALARY SCHEDULES FOR FULL-TIME JOB
CLASSIFICATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, AND
2024-25 WITH THE 2021-22 CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND SALARY
SCHEDULE RETROACTIVE TO JULY 1, 2021.
Attachment(s): Resolution Approving MOU
Resolution Adopting Revised Classification Plans and Salary Schedules
7. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE (FUNDING
SOURCES: CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES GRANT FUNDS AND
GENERAL FUND)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (LHMP) UPDATE.
Attachment(s): Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Resolution
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. AMENDMENT TO THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE (#21-CA02) AMENDING THE
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
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CITYWIDE - CITY-INITIATED (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council introduce AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
A CODE AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE CITY'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
ORDINANCE-CHAPTER 16.036 TO THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE -
APPLICANT CITY OF CLAREMONT, for first reading and that reading be by
title only.
Attachment(s): Draft Ordinance
Redline of Draft Ordinance
Sales & Rent Pricing Example Spreadsheets (Keyser Marston Associates)
Planning Commission Agenda Packet
Planning Commission Minutes
Planning Commission Resolution 2021-09
Comment Letters & Emails (prior to 3:01 pm 9/9/2021)
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
One Upcoming Planning Commission Vacancy
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON,
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM.
A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items
- 20th Anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Hughes Center
- City Council Resolutions Approving Warrants
- City Council Draft Meeting Minutes
- Second Reading and Adoption of Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
- Waste to Hydrogen Pilot Program
- Amendment to Various Sections of the Claremont Municipal Code
- Amendment to Stormwater Ordinance
- TRANE Energy Project
- Psychiatric Assessment Care Team (PACT) Six-Month Evaluation
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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
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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 SEPTEMBER 9, 2021, PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2.
POST THROUGH: September 15, 2021
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