Claremont — 2025-03-25

1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING\nCERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT\nOF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID, dated March 13, 2025.\nAttachment(s): Resolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated March 13, 2025

10. TAX EQUITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1982 HEARING TO APPROVE THE\nISSUANCE OF UP TO $95 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA\nMUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCRIPPS COLLEGE\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE\nISSUANCE BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY OF\nREVENUE BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO\nEXCEED $95,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE\nACQUISITION, RENOVATION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF\nACADEMIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF SCRIPPS\nCOLLEGE; AND APPROVING CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING\nTHERETO.\nAttachment(s): Scripps Project TEFRA Resolution\nORDINANCE

11. ORDINANCE CODIFYING TRAIL ETIQUETTE STANDARDS AND REGULATING THE USE\nOF ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN THE CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK (FUNDING\nSOURCE: WILDERNESS PARK PARKING LOT FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council introduce for a first reading and reading\nbe by title only AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT AMENDING\nTITLE 11 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT TRAIL\nETIQUETTE STANDARDS AND RESTRICT THE USE OF MOTORIZED\nDEVICES IN THE CLAREMONT HILLS WILDERNESS PARK.\nAttachment(s): Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Class 2 and 3 E-Bikes in the CHWP\nProposed Changes to Title 11 of the Claremont Municipal Code\nLetter from the Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park\nLetter from the Claremont Wildlands Conservancy\n2024 E-Bike Survey Copy\n03/12/25 Special CHS Commission Meeting Minutes Excerpt\nADMINISTRATIVE ITEM

12. AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH\nINLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND S.P.C.A. FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL\nSERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to extend the current agreement with the\nInland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. for an additional two years,\neffective July 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $466,416 annually, plus a\nConsumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment (not to exceed four percent) in\n2026-2027; and\nB. Appropriate $36,502 from the unassigned General Fund balance to fund\nthe increased cost of service for 2025-26.

3. HOUSING ELEMENT - 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (FUNDING SOURCE:\nGENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the 2024 Housing Element\nAnnual Progress Report.\nAttachment(s): 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report

4. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM - BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR\n2024-25 (FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council appropriate $65,785 in the unallocated\nCommunity Development Block Grant program balance to the Housing\nRehabilitation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program and $50,000 to the Job\nCreation and Business Incentive Program, and authorize staff to allocate any\nnew funds proportionally as necessary.

5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC.\nFOR COMPLETION OF THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT (FUNDING SOURCE:\nGENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services\nagreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for completion of the General Plan\nSafety Element in the amount of $60,830, including a ten percent\ncontingency in the amount of $6,083, for a total not to exceed agreement of\n$66,913; and\nB. Appropriate $66,913 from the unassigned General Fund balance to fully\nfund the agreement.\nAttachment(s): Revised Proposal to Add Evacuation Services to the Safety Element Update

6. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH\nHOUSEAL LAVIGNE TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR COMPLETION OF THE 6TH\nCYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND AND\nHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the professional\nservices agreement with Houseal Lavigne, increasing compensation by\n$27,537 for a total not to exceed amount of $477,484 for the completion of\nthe Claremont Housing Element for the 6th Cycle (2021-2029); and\nB. Appropriate $27,537 from the unassigned General Fund balance to fully\nfund the agreement.

7. UTILITY BOX PAINTING PROJECT PHASE THREE ARTIST SELECTION (FUNDING

8. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST\nARBORISTS, INC. TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR URBAN FOREST MAINTENANCE\nSERVICES (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND AND\nGENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing\nurban forest maintenance agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc., adding\n$90,000 in compensation to account for their response to the windstorm of\nJanuary 2025; and\nB. Appropriate $90,000 from the unassigned General Fund balance to fully\nfund the cost of WCA's response to the wind event of January 2025.

9. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY OF THE CLAREMONT\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 481 - MILITARY EQUIPMENT:\nFUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Annual Military\nEquipment Report.