Community and Human Services Commission

CLAREMONT COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION 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 Wednesday 225 Second Street September 07, 2022 Claremont, CA 91711 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS DIRK SILVA CHAIR NANCY BROWER GREG GLASS LEE KANE CHRIS NATICCHIA DEBORAH SCOTT TOUX BRISA SIFUENTES THIS IS AN IN-PERSON CITY OF CLAREMONT COMMISSION MEETING. The public is invited to attend in-person at the address listed above. The City will require attendees to comply with any Los Angeles County health orders in effect at the time of the meeting, which may include social distancing and masking requirements. As a matter of public convenience, and technology permitting, the City will continue to allow members of the public to attend and participate in the meeting remotely via Zoom Video Communication. However, this is not a hybrid meeting under Assembly Bill 361 (Government Code Section 54953(e)). Please be advised that THE CITY WILL NOT SUSPEND THE MEETING IN THE EVENT OF A DISRUPTION TO THE REMOTE PLATFORM. Members of the public who choose to attend the meeting via Zoom (as opposed to in-person) should be aware that they are doing so at their own risk that they will be unable to participate in the event of a Zoom disruption. 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 Community and Human Services Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/93017264737 or to only listen from the phone dial (669)900-6833, Webinar ID: 930 1726 4737. Members of the public who wish to address the Commission on any matter listed on the agenda or a subject matter within the jurisdiction of the Community and Human Services Commission may utilize the following methods: 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. Do not form a line in the center aisle. Page 2 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 7, 2022 OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to Dawn Bonnell Ross, Community and Human Services Commission Secretary, at dross@ci.claremont.ca.us. All emails will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 3: MAIL – Public comments may be mailed to the Community Services Department Attn: Dawn Bonnell Ross, 1616 Monte Vista Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY – Members of the public wanting to address the Commission telephonically are requested to inform Dawn Bonnell Ross, Commission Secretary, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Dawn Bonnell Ross can be reached at (909) 399-5431, or dross@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. Subject to the availability of the remote platform, 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: OPTION 5: REMOTE LIVE COMMENTS – Through Zoom, if you wish to speak, you may virtually select the "raise hand" button, which can be seen by the Commission Secretary. You will be called on in the order received to 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”. 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 to the City website and preserved. CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. COMMISSION REORGANIZATION AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission: A. Select its officers for the 2022-2023 term, and B. Make committee appointments for the 2022-2023 term. Attachment(s): 2021-22 Committee Liaison Assignments DIRECTORS' REPORT PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission 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 Community and Human Services Commission. Members of the audience will later have the opportunity to Page 3 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 7, 2022 address the Commission regarding ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA at the time the Commission considers those items. At this time the Commission 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 Commission from taking action on oral requests relating to items that are not on the agenda. The Commission may engage in a brief discussion, refer the matter to staff, and/or schedule requests for consideration at a subsequent meeting. The Commission 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 Community and Human Services Commission or one or more Commissions and/or Committees have previously considered most of the items on the consent calendar. The Commission may act on these items by one motion following public comment. Only Commissioners may pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion. 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. 2. COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 6, 2022 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission approve and file the Community and Human Services Commission meeting minutes of July 6, 2022. Attachment(s): 07-06-22 Draft Community and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes 3. COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive and file the various Committee meeting minutes. Attachment(s): 02-16-22 Tree Committee Meeting Minutes 05-26-22 Independence Day Committee Special Meeting Minutes 4. GIFT TO THE CITY - BENCH FOR THE THOMPSON CREEK TRAIL Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission approve and accept the proposed donation, direct staff to move forward with requesting approval from the City Manager, and work with the donor to facilitate the donation. Page 4 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 7, 2022 Attachment(s): Proposed Gift to the City - Wodinsky 5. RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS (COHR) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission accept the resignation of Committee Member Betsy MacLaren; and the Ad Hoc Selection Committee recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission appoint Katrina Mason to the CoHR for a one-year term (2022-23). Attachment(s): Resignation Letter from Betsy MacLaren 6. APPOINTMENTS TO THE TEEN COMMITTEE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission make the following appointments to the Teen Committee for one-year terms (2022-23): Paolo Estrella Wen Mengyuan Erin Murphy Carson Paul Durham (Knox) Peng Mirabel Raphael Aiperi Bush Giavanna Santoro-Huie Seldyn Elias Yvette Shu Luciana Troendle 7. INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMITTEE RESIGNATIONS Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission accept the resignations from the following Independence Day Committee Members: Marty Amaro Ellen Berke Jim Berke Phyllis Brost Linda Weimer Attachment(s): Resignation Letter from Marty Amaro Resignation Letter from Ellen and Jim Berke Resignation Letter from Phyllis Brost Resignation Letter from Linda Weimer 8. TREE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL REVISION - SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTING OF URBAN FOREST ACTIVITIES Page 5 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 7, 2022 Recommendation: The Tree Committee recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission approve the continuation of monthly tree planting and removal reports, and that an additional semi-annual report on tree maintenance issues and an update on urban forest activities be brought to the Community Human Services Commission. Attachment(s): Grid Map Trees Planted by Address - July to December 2021 Trees Removed by Address - July to December 2021 07-20-22 Excerpt from the Draft Tree Committee Meeting Minutes 9. URBAN FOREST UPDATE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive and file this report. Attachment(s): Current Grid Map ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - None REPORTS Commission/Committee Commissioner Comments Upcoming Agenda Items and Events ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022, AT 7:00 P.M., IN THE CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBER, 225 WEST SECOND STREET. MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, AND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION 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. Page 6 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 7, 2022 I, DAWN BONNELL ROSS, SR. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 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 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: SEPTEMBER 8, 2022