Claremont — 2026-02-10

1. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council adopt 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 29, 2026.\nAttachment(s);\nResolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated January 29, 2026

2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2026 (REGULAR) AND JANUARY 31, 2026 (SPECIAL)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council approve the regular City Council meeting minutes of January 27, 2026 and the special City Council meeting minutes of January 31, 2026.\nDraft Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2026\nDraft Special Meeting Minutes of January 31, 2026

3. CLAREMONT DIAL-A-RIDE SAFETY PLAN (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND)\nAttachment(s):\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Adopt the Claremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety Plan;\nB. Direct staff to notify Caltrans that the City of Claremont has adopted its own safety plan and is opting out of the Caltrans-developed plan; and\nC. Direct staff to submit the Claremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration.\nAttachment(s):\nClaremont Dial-a-Ride Agency Safety Plan

4. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ANGELES CONTRACTOR, INC. AND APPROPRIATION FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY REVOLVING RESERVE FOR THE ABC'S FOR ME PRESCHOOL BLACKTOP REPLACEMENT PROJECT (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Angeles Contractor, Inc. in the amount of $121,247.21 for the ABC's For Me Blacktop Replacement Project, and authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $12,124.72; and\nB. Appropriate $133,371.93 from the Equipment and Facility Revolving Reserve to fully fund the project.\nAttachment(s);\nPhotos of Existing Blacktop

5. AMENDMENT TO THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PROHIBITED FORMS OF SIGNS TO PERMIT ROTATING AUTO DISPLAY PLATFORMS IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY (CF) ZONE (FILE #25-CA02) CITY INITIATED (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Introduce for first reading and that reading be by title only AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 16 ZONING, SECTION 16.306.010 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCLUDE CAR CAROUSEL DISPLAYS AS A PERMITTED SPECIAL USE AND TITLE 18 SIGNS, SECTION 18.010.010(B) OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITED FORMS OF SIGNS TO ALLOW BUSINESSES IN THE COMMERCIAL FREEWAY (CF) ZONE TO PROPOSE ROTATING VEHICLE CAROUSELS TO DISPLAY PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR SALE (#25-CA02); and\nB. Find this item is exempt from further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nAttachment(s):\nDraft Ordinance\nPlanning Commission Resolution #2025-13

6. CLAREMONT DIAL-A-RIDE BUDGET APPROPRIATION STRATEGY (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND) AND COST-CONTAINMENT\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Increase the Claremont Dial-a-Ride Budget from $314,000 to $1,033,000 in 2025-26; and\nB. Direct staff to conduct a public input process to consider fare and service changes aimed at bringing program expenditures back in line with historic levels.

7. CLARABOYA PINE TREE PROACTIVE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (FUNDING SOURCE: LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND)\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Approve Option 4(b) Increase Trimming Cycle to Three Years (With Assessment District Funding); and\nB. Direct staff to initiate the process to form a special assessment district under the Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) Fund to fund the shortened trimming cycle.\nAttachment(s):\nClaraboya Neighborhood Street Tree Survey Results\nPublic Comment\ni-Tree Benefits Summary of Trees by Species\nExcerpt from the Draft 11-17-2025 Sustainability Committee Minutes\nExcerpt from the Draft 11-19-25 Tree Committee Minutes\nExcerpt from the Draft 12-03-25 CHS Commission Minutes