Claremont — 2026-03-10

1.\nRecommendation:\nStaff 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 February 26, 2026.\nResolution Approving City Warrant Register Dated February 26, 2026

2.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council approve the special City Council meeting\nminutes of February 10, 2026 and the regular City Council meeting minutes\nof February 24, 2026.\nDraft Special Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2026\nDraft Regular Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2026

3.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council receive and file the 2025 Homeless\nServices Update.\nExcerpt from the 02-04-26 CHS Meeting Minutes

4.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council approve the 2025-27 Short-Range Transit\nPlan.\nShort-Range Transit Plan 2025-27\nExcerpt from the Draft 02-26-26 TTC Meeting Minutes

5.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing\nagreement with First Class Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. increasing\ncompensation by $60,000, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of\n$160,700; and\nB. Appropriate $60,000 from the unassigned General Fund balance to fully\nfund the agreement.\nPURCHASE OF OFFICE AND CONFERENCE ROOM CHAIRS FOR CITY FACILITIES\n(FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND)

6.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Approve the purchase of Aeron desk chairs, and Acclaim and Strata\nconference chairs for all identified City facilities, as detailed in this report;\nB. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary purchase orders and\nagreements with G/M Business Interiors in the amount of $197,880.86 and\nTangram in the amount of $45,447.23, under their respective cooperative\npurchasing contracts, in a total amount not to exceed $243,328.09; and\nC. Appropriate $243,328.09 from the unassigned General Fund balance to\nfund the purchase.

7.\nRecommendation:\nThe staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe proposed Operating Covenant Agreement, subject to minor, non-substantive modifications\nas deemed necessary or appropriate to implement the Agreement’s objectives.\nProposed Operating Covenant Agreement\nAB 562 Report

8.\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\nA. Discuss a potential local sales and use tax measure; and\nB. If the direction is for the City to pursue a local sales and use tax measure,\nauthorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Fairbank, Maslin,\nMaullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) in an amount not-to-exceed $37,750 to\nconduct research and polling consulting services; and\nC. Direct the staff to collect the necessary documents to propose a local sales\nand use tax measure for the November 2026 ballot, which will be considered by the\nCity Council at a future meeting.\nAPPROVAL OF THE 2026-28 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES (FUNDING\nSOURCES: VARIOUS)

9.\nRecommendation:\nThe staff recommends that the City Council approve the 2026-28 City Council Priorities and Objectives.\nProposed 2026-28 Council Priorities and Objectives