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TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MAY 19, 2020
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chavez called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. telephonically.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember—Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez
ABSENT: Councilmember - None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, City Clerk Kuo, Deputy City Clerk
Nunez, Assistant to the City Manager Haworth, Administrative Assistant to
the City Manager/City Council Flores, Administrative Services Director
Paragas, Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto, Public Safety
SupervisorAriizumi, and Associate Planner Gulick
3. INVOCATION —Councilmember Sternquist provided the invocation.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —Mayor Chavez led the pledge of allegiance.
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS —PRESENTATIONS
A. BUILDING SAFETY MONTH PROCLAMATION —Mayor
Minutes
Chavez proclaimed
May
Building
Safety
Month,
Meeting
of
May
5,
2020;
Interim Community Development Director Reimers briefly remarked regarding the Building Safety
on and recognized the building division staff for the work that they do.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA —None
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Pro Tem Yu made a motion to approve the remainder of the consent calendar items. Seconded
by Councilmember Man and approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember—Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember—None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ABSTAINED: Councilmember — None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve:
1.
Minutes
of
the
Regular
City
Council
Meeting
of
May
5,
2020;
2.
Minutes
of
the
Special
City
Council
Meeting
of
May
8,
2020; and
3.
Minutes
of
the
Special
City
Council
Meeting
of
May
11,
2020.
Action: Approved.
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City Manager Cook gave a brief overview regarding the City's budget and the financial reports.
Administrative Services Director Paragas gave a summary of the staff report.
City Council asked questions and made comments regarding the City's budget.
Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public
comment.
City Council made final comments regarding the City's budget.
Councilmember Man made a motion to receive and file the FY 2019-2020 Third Quarter Budget
Review and related reports and authorized staff to make the budget adjustments in Attachment
"A" of the staff report. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Yu and approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember— Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember — None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ABSTAINED: Councilmember — None
B. ESTABLISH NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS RESULTING
FROM FUNDS RESULTING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC
SECURITY ACT AND REALLOCATING CDBG FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR FY 2020-2021
The City Council is requested to give further direction to the City Manager on creating the
Temporary Rental Assistance Program and the Small Business Assistance Program.
City Manager Cook gave a brief overview regarding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act and reallocation of the CDBG funds for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Associate Planner Gulick gave a summary of the staff report.
City Council asked questions regarding the Temporary
Rental Assistance Program and the Small
Business Assistance Program.
Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public
comment.
City Council made final comments regarding the Temporary Rental Assistance Program and the
Small Business Assistance Program.
Councilmember Man made a motion directing staff to explore both the Temporary Rental
Assistance Program and the Small Business Assistance Program and bring this discussion back
to Council for further discussion, and in the interim to work on setting up each program so that the
council's future direction can carried out more quickly. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Yu and
approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember —Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember—None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ABSTAINED: Councilmember — None
C. PRIMROSE PARK UPDATE AND FINALIZING ELEMENTS
The City was awarded the Proposition 68 Grant by the California Department of Parks and
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Recreation, City Council is requested to provide direction to staff on the elements for the Primrose
Park Project,
Councilmember Sternquist recused herself from the discussion of this project as it is located within
500 feet of her property creating possible conflict of interest.
City Council recessed at 9:32 p.m. and reconvened at 9:41 p.m, with all four members.
Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto gave a summary of the staff report.
City Council asked questions regarding the Primrose Park Project.
Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public
comment.
City Council made final comments regarding the Primrose Park Project.
Councilmember Man made a motion directing staff to proceed with the custom storage and bathroom
design as presented by staff and approve progressing with the design and bidding process.
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Yu and approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember—Man, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember — None
RECUSED: Councilmember—Sternquist
ABSTAINED: Councilmember — None
10. NEW BUSINESS —None
11. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER
A. COVID-19 UPDATE —welcomed Councilmember Vizcarra back to the Council, reported that staff
s waiting for updates from the Department of Health regarding reopening and operation of offices,
shared that Council will be meeting next week regarding staff administrative leave, reported on the
Las Tunas Drive pavement project and future road work projects.
12.
UPDATE FROM CITY
ATTORNEY
—None
13.
COUNCIL REPORTS
REGARDING
AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE
(Councilmember Man and Mayor Chavez) —Formed 1/3/2012
No report
B. LAS TUNAS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Chavez and Mayor Pro Tem Yu) —Formed 2/18/2014
No report.
C. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
OF CITY
PROPERTIES
STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Pro Tem Yu
and Councilmember Man)
—Formed
2/18/2014
Yu) —Formed 7/15/2014
No report.
D. AUDIT
STANDING
COMMITTEE
(Mayor
Chavez and
Mayor Pro Tem
Yu) —Formed 7/15/2014
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No report.
E. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE
(Mayor Pro Tem Yu and Councilmember Man) – Formed 4/4/2017
No report.
Mayor Chavez appointed Councilmember Vizcarra to the following seats: City's liaison to the Camellia
Festival, City's Delegate to Contract Cities Association, City's Director to the Clean Power Alliance, and
City's Delegate to the Foothill Transit Zone
Mayor Chavez appointed Councilmember Man to serve as the City's liaison to the San Gabriel Valley
Humane Society.
Mayor Chavez appointed himself to the following seats: City's Delegate to the Upper San Gabriel Valley
Water District, City's Alternate Delegate to the Southern California Association of Government, and City's
Alternate Delegate to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government.
Mayor Chavez established an Ad Hoc Committee to address possibly adding art elements to the Primrose
Park Project and appointed Councilmember Vizcarra and Mayor Pro Tem Yu to the committee.
14. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S REGULAR AGENDA
A. COUNCILMEMBER MAN —shared
that the City
received
a donation of masks from the I -Chinese
American Political Action Committee (IAPAC),
that the
Chamber of Commerce added 4 new
members this month, commented
about food
delivery
services, and acknowledged the first
responders and staff for all that they do.
B. COUNCILMEMBERSTERNQUIST— recused
C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA – thanked staff for their support and prepping him for the
meetings.
D. MAYOR PRO TEM YU – welcomed back Councilmember Vizcarra to the Council and commented
on the City budget and the Primrose Park Project.
E. MAYOR CHAVEZ – thanked IAPAC for the donation of the masks and commented on the masks
for seniors in the community.
15. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA – None
16. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 10:42 p.r
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