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 January 11, 2022 Claremont, CA 91711 6:30 PM COUNCILMEMBERS JED LEANO MAYOR COREY CALAYCAY ED REECE JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA 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 four minutes. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please push *9. This will “raise your hand”. 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 will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the City’s document archive system. Page 2 City Council Agenda January 11, 2022 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 and imaged into the City’s document archive system. 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 1. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE Recommendation: The City Council Ad Hoc Nominating Committee recommends that the City Council appoint Alan Medak to the Sustainability Committee for a four-year term commencing February 1, 2022. 2. ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL COUNCILMEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER AND VOTING ALTERNATE TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Confirm the various appointments to local and regional committees, boards, and organizations; and B. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING A GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER AND A VOTING ALTERNATE TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. Page 3 City Council Agenda January 11, 2022 Attachment(s): City Council Master Committee List Resolution Designating a Board Member and Alternate to the SGVCOG 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 : www.ci.claremont.ca.us/government/city-council/city-council-assignments-and-appointments. 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. 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. 3. RESIGNATION OF POLICE COMMISSIONER JONATHAN HUANG Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept with regret the resignation of Jonathan Huang from the Police Commission. Page 4 City Council Agenda January 11, 2022 Attachment(s): Resignation of Police Commissioner Huang 4. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt: A. 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 December 23, 2021; and B. 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 January 6, 2022. Attachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated December 23, 2021 Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated January 11, 2022 5. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF DECEMBER 14, 2021 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and file the regular City Council meeting minutes of December 14, 2021. Attachment(s): Draft Regular Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2021 6. RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council, in consideration of the ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing public health orders, adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, RECONFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Attachment(s): Resolution Declaring Emergency PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. Each speaker providing public comment will be allowed four (4) continuous minutes to speak, which cannot be delegated. 7. OVERVIEW OF 2020 CENSUS DATA AND PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS FOR THE CITY OF CLAREMONT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: A. Receive a presentation providing an overview of the redistricting process and permissible criteria to be considered in redrawing district boundaries; and B. Conduct a public hearing to receive public input on district boundaries. Attachment(s): Claremont 2020 Demographic Summary Page 5 City Council Agenda January 11, 2022 ORDINANCE 8. AMENDMENT TO CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.28 (STORMWATER AND RUNOFF CONTROL) IMPLEMENTING UPDATES TO THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD’S MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL FUND AND MEASURE W) Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading and that reading by title only AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.28 OF TITLE 8 (STORMWATER AND RUNOFF POLLUTION CONTROL) UPDATING THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND INCORPORATING THE REGIONAL PHASE I MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION TO THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM, AND CONTROL OF STORM WATER AND NON-STORMWATER RUNOFF. Attachment(s): Stormwater Ordinance ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 9. 2021 HOMELESS SERVICES UPDATE (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL FUND AND MULTIPLE GRANT & REGIONAL FUNDING SOURCES) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2021 Homeless Services Update. 10. UPDATE AND OVERVIEW OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING (ARPA) (FUNDING SOURCE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council provide feedback to staff on potential uses of ARPA funding and the community engagement process. Attachment(s): Business and Community Surveys 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 Police Commission Vacancy ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, JANUARY 25, 2022, AT 6:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM. Page 6 City Council Agenda January 11, 2022 A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items Resolution Approving Warrant Register Approval of Draft January 11, 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes Resolution Declaring Continued Existence of an Emergency (COVID) Award of Contract for Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program Award of Contract for On-Call Concrete/Deep Patch Repairs Award of Contract for Fourth of July Fireworks Vendor Award of Contract for Oak Park Cemetery Expansion Project Quarterly Investment Report 2021 Department Work Plan Items - Fourth Quarter Update Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Default Energy Option Request for Funding Authorization-Proposed Pilgrim Place Affordable Housing Development Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 9 am - Community/City Council Priority Setting Workshop (via Zoom) Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 9 am - Community/NDC Redistricting Workshop (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 JANUARY 6, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: January 12, 2022