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CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, C ALIF ORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 28, 2020
1. C ALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chavez called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
telephonically using gotomeeting app.
2. ROLL C ALL
PRESENT: Councilmember – Man, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
ABSENT: Councilmember - None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, City Clerk Kuo,
Deputy City Clerk Nunez
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, email public comment read by City
Clerk Kuo, spoke in favor of Council making an appointment to fill the vacant
councilmember seat versus calling a special election.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS FOR FILLING VACANT COUNCIL SEAT
On April 21, 2020, Councilmember Fish resigned from her position on the City
Council effective immediately. Per Section 602 of the City’s Charter, within 30 days
of a vacancy, City Council can appoint a new member or decide to fill the vacancy
by election.
City Attorney Murphy gave a summary of the staff report.
City Council asked questions regarding the process to fill the vacant councilmember
seat.
Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor
Chavez closed public comment.
City Council made comments regarding the process to fill the vacant councilmember
seat.
Councilmember Sternquist made a motion for each Councilmembers to nominate
no more than 2 candidates for interview to fill the one vacant councilmember seat.
City Council Agenda
April 28, 2020
Page 2 of 2
The process will be discussed at the next Regular Council meeting. Seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Yu and approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember – Man, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Councilmember – None
ABSENT: Councilmember – None
ABSTAINED: Councilmember – None
5. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Special Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Tom Chavez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk