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 06, 2023 Claremont, CA 91711 7:00 PM COMMISSIONERS DIRK SILVA CHAIR NANCY BROWER GREG GLASS CHRIS NATICCHIA LAUREN ROSELLE DEBORAH SCOTT TOUX BRISA SIFUENTES 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 Commissioners 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 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. Public comment may be provided by one of the following methods. Each speaker will be given up to four 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. Do not form a line in the center aisle. OPTION 2: E-MAIL – Public comments may be sent via email to Patricia Cisneros, Community and Human Services Commission Secretary, at pcisneros@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 Alexander Hughes Community Center Attn : Patricia Cisneros, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont, CA 91711. All comments received via mail will be distributed to the Commission and imaged into the City’s document archive system. Page 2 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 6, 2023 OPTION 4: TELEPHONICALLY – Members of the public wanting to address the Commission telephonically are requested to inform Patricia Cisneros, Commission Secretary, no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Patricia Cisneros can be reached at (909) 399-5336. You will be called during consideration of the item you are interested in. 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. 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 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL CEREMONIAL MATTERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. SELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Recommendation: Staff recommends the Community and Human Services Commission: A. Nominate and select a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2023-24 term; and B. Make committee appointments for the 2023-24 term. Attachment(s): 2022-23 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 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 Page 3 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 6, 2023 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 5, 2023 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission approve and file the Community and Human Services Commission meeting minutes of July 5, 2023. Attachment(s): 07-05-23 Draft Community and Human Services Commission Meeting Minutes 3. RESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMITTEE MEMBER CAROL-LEE MARSHALL Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission accept the resignation of Committee Member Carol-Lee Marshall. Attachment(s): Resignation Letter of Committee Member Carol-Lee Marshall 4. REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGING Recommendation: Staff recommends the Community and Human Services Commission reappoint Barbara Mowbray and Mike Eschleman to the Committee on Aging for a term to expire August 31, 2027. Page 4 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 6, 2023 5. APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE TEEN COMMITTEE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission make the following appointments and reappointments to the Teen Committee for a one-year term to expire August 31, 2024: Reappointments * Aiperi Bush * Carson Paul * Durham (Knox) Peng * Mirabel Raphael * Giavanna Santoro-Huie * Lucy Troendle Appointments * Saira Bhagat * Rohit Kiran * Brianna Stodghill * Grace Whitney * Marc Zambrano 6. TREE PLANTINGS AND REMOVALS FOR MAY AND JUNE 2023 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive and file this report. Attachment(s): Tree Plantings by Address - May and June 2023 Tree Removals by Address - May and June 2023 Photos of Removed Trees - May and June 2023 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS 7. ANNUAL TRAINING ON OPEN MEETING LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES, AND OTHER MEETING PROCEDURES, PRESENTED BY ALISHA PATTERSON, CITY ATTORNEY Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive a presentation from the City Attorney on open meeting laws, conflict of interest rules, and other meeting procedures, and ask clarifying questions. 8. CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK 2023 VISITOR INTERCEPT SURVEY RESULTS Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive and file the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park 2023 Visitor Intercept Survey Results report. Attachment(s): CHWP 2023 Visitor Intercept Survey Results Page 5 Community and Human Services Commission Agenda September 6, 2023 9. HOMELESS PROGRAMS ORAL UPDATE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Community and Human Services Commission receive an oral update on the City's Homeless Programs. REPORTS Commission/Committee Commissioner Comments A LOOK AHEAD – Upcoming Meetings and Tentative Agenda Items CBO Update Report Friends of the CHWP Annual Report 2024 Fourth of July Evening Program Cahuilla Park Renaming Oak Park Cemetery Grave Decoration Policy ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLAREMONT COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023, 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. I, PATRICIA CISNEROS, 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 AUGUST 31, 2023, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2. POST THROUGH: SEPTEMBER 7, 2023