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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 26, 2023 Claremont, CA 91711 5:15 PM COUNCILMEMBERS ED REECE MAYOR COREY CALAYCAY JENNIFER STARK SAL MEDINA JED LEANO 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 26th day of September 2023 at 5:15 p.m. at the above location for the purpose of considering the items listed below. The Brown Act provides for an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council concerning the items described below. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) continuous minutes. Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance or remotely via Zoom. Should Zoom be disrupted, the in-person meeting will continue unless one or more Councilmembers are attending the meeting remotely pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449. To participate in the meeting via Zoom, download Zoom on any phone or computer device. Cut and paste the following link into your browser to access and participate in the live City Council meeting at 5:15 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/256208090 or to only listen from the phone dial (213)338-8477, Webinar ID: 256 208 090. The recorded meeting will be uploaded to the City website and archived. Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to three (3) minutes to provide their comment. OPTION 1: IN-PERSON LIVE COMMENTS – When the item you wish to speak to is announced, please proceed to the speaker’s podium one by one. OPTION 2: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button. If you are dialing in by telephone and wish to speak, please enter *9. Page 2 City Council Agenda September 26, 2023 OPTION 3: E-MAIL/MAIL – Written comments sent to the City Clerk’s office will be distributed to the City Council and imaged into the record of the meeting. Email: sdesautels@ci.claremont.ca.us, jcostanza@ci.claremont.ca.us. Mail: PO Box 880, Claremont, CA 91711. Written comments submitted after publication of the agenda will be made available in the document archive system on the City website as soon as possible - www.ci.claremont.ca.us. OPTION 4: BY TELEPHONE – Members of the public wanting to address the City Council via telephone are requested to inform the City Clerk's office no later than 3:00 p.m. by calling either (909) 399-5461 or (909) 399-5463. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL REMOTE PARTICIPATION REQUEST PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 If a member of the legislative body is attending pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449 and Zoom is disrupted, the meeting will be suspended until Zoom can be restored. CLOSED SESSION The City Council will recess to closed session: 1. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: Vacant Lot – SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 (EX T/L EASE AND EX WEBB CANYON DEBRIS DISPOSAL AREA) (PER F M 20291-1) OF SEC 29 T 1N R 8W Agency negotiator: City Manager Adam Pirrie Negotiating parties: County of Los Angeles Tax Collector, Richard Seaver, and Byron Seaver Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment and 2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3): CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: One Potential Case On behalf of Cari McCormick and a class of similarly situated persons, Aiman-Smith & Marcy has submitted a claim to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the State of California, and the County of Lake alleging age discrimination in CalPERS’s method of calculating certain disability retirement benefits. The claim lists every governmental agency that offers CalPERS retirement benefits to their employees as a potential defendant, including the City of Claremont. ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET, CLAREMONT, CA 91711. Page 3 City Council Agenda September 26, 2023 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 SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 56456. POST THROUGH: September 27, 2023