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Home My Public Portal About03) 7A_CCM - 2020-10-06 RegularCITY COUNCIL TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 6, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Chavez called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:38 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, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager/City Council Flores, Administrative Services Director Paragas, Interim Community Development Director Reimers, Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto, and Public Safety Supervisor Ariizumi 3. INVOCATION – Jerry Jambazian, Temple City business owner, provided the invocation. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Chavez led the pledge of allegiance. 5.CEREMONIAL MATTERS – PRESENTATIONS – None 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Emily Mason, Ashley Owen, and Gary Yeung, emailed comment read by City Clerk Kuo, regarding State Measure 16. 7.CONSENT CALEND AR Mayor Pro Tem Yu made a motion to approve 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 AGENDA ITEM 7.A. City Council Minutes October 6, 2020 Page 2 of 6 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The City Council is requested to review and approve: 1. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of September 11, 2020; 2. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of September 15, 2020; 3. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 15, 2020; and 4. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of September 24, 2020. Action: Approved. B. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ACTIONS The City Council is requested to receive and file actions of the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of September 8, 2020. Action: Received and filed. C. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING ACTIONS The City Council is requested to receive and file actions of the Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of September 16, 2020. Action: Received and filed. D. COVID-19 CONTINUITY PLAN UPDATE The COVID-19 Continuity Plan update provides a status report on the City’s identified service goals and priority initiatives during the pandemic. Action: Receive and filed update. E. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-5493 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 20-5493 authorizing the payment of bills. Action: Adopted Resolution No. 20-5493. 8. PUBLIC HEARING A. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-1047, SERIES A CODE AMENDMENT OF TITLE 9 (ZONING REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 1 (ZONING CODE) City Council Minutes October 6, 2020 Page 3 of 6 City Council is requested to adopt the proposed ordinance to amend definitions and sections that contain ambiguities, omissions, or reference errors in Series A, Title 9 Chapter 1 of zoning code regulations. Management Analyst Coyne gave a brief summary of the staff report. City Council asked questions regarding the proposed ordinance. Mayor Chavez opened Public Hearing. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public hearing. City Council made final comments regarding the proposed ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Yu introduced for first reading by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 20-1047, Series A Code Amendments of Title 9 (Zoning Regulations), Chapter 1 (Zoning Code) and scheduled the second reading of Ordinance 20-1047 for October 20, 2020.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 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None 10. NEW BUSINESS A. PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDING New state funding is being made available to the City under Senate Bill 2, with the goal to increase affordable housing across the state. Los Angeles County has asked each city to determine how they would like to use their allocation. Staff has provided City Council with an analysis of each possible eligible activity and recommendations on how this funding should be used. City Manager Cook provided a brief overview of the funding provided by Senate Bill 2. Management Analyst Chan gave a summary of the staff report. City Council asked questions regarding eligible activities and discussed how the Permanent Local Housing Allocation funding should be used. Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public comment. City Council Minutes October 6, 2020 Page 4 of 6 City Council made final comments on the use of the permanent local housing allocation funding. Councilmember Vizcarra made a motion to use the permanent local housing allocation funding to fund accessibility modifications in lower-income, owner occupied housing and adopt Resolution No. 20-5492 approving City’s participation in the Los Angeles Urban County Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program. Seconded by Councilmember Sternquist and approved by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember – Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez NOES: Councilmember – None ABSENT: Councilmember – None ABSTAINED: Councilmember – None City Council recessed at 9:35 p.m. and returned at 9:46 p.m. with all members present. B. TEMPLE CITY SIXTH CYCLE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RHNA) ALLOCATION Every eight years the City must update its Housing Element to demonstrate the City has capacity to meet the City’s RHNA allocation. Staff is seeking the City Council’s direction on submitting an appeal of the City’s RHNA allocation. City Manager Cook provided an overview of regional housing needs assessment allocation. Interim Community Development Director Reimers gave a summary of the staff report. City Council asked questions regarding City’s regional housing needs assessment allocation. Mayor Chavez opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Chavez closed public comment. City Council made final comments regarding the City’s RHNA allocation. Councilmember Sternquist made a motion directing staff to file an appeal with the Southern California Association of Governments for Temple City’s Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) RHNA Allocation. Seconded by Councilmember Man and approved by the following votes: AYES: Councilmember – Man, Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez NOES: Councilmember – None City Council Minutes October 6, 2020 Page 5 of 6 ABSENT: Councilmember – None ABSTAINED: Councilmember – None 11. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER – shared that more housing items will be brought to Council for consideration in upcoming meetings, stated that staff followed up regarding COVID anomalies in the City and confirmed there was none, announced that the Las Tunas Drive re-pavement will begin shortly. 12. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY – no report. 13. COUNCIL REPORTS REG ARDING AD HOC OR ST ANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE (Councilmember Man and Mayor Chavez) – Formed 1/3/2012 No report. B. LAS TUNAS DOW NTOW N 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 No report. D. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Chavez and Mayor Pro Tem Yu) – Formed 7/15/2014 No report. E. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE (Mayor Pro Tem Yu and Councilmember Man) – Formed 4/4/2017 No report. F. PRIMROSE PARK ART ELEMENT AD HOC (Councilmember Vizcarra and Mayor Pro Tem Yu) – Formed 5/19/20 No report. 14. COUNCIL ITEMS SEP AR ATE FROM T HE CITY M AN AGE R’S REGULAR AG END A City Council Minutes October 6, 2020 Page 6 of 6 A. COUNCILMEMBER MAN – wished everyone a happy and safe mid-autumn fall festival. B. COUNCILMEMBER STERNQUIST – reminded everyone to be mindful of standing water which can breed mosquito that can carry the West Nile Virus and asked if The Dive is offering outdoor dining. C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA – commented on businesses reopening and closing due to COVID-19 and Halloween Trick-o-Treat activities. D. MAYOR PRO TEM YU – commented on Consent Calendar Item regarding City’s Continuity Plan and acknowledged Mr. Haworth for his service to the City. E. MAYOR CHAVEZ – recognized parks and recreation staff for the work and programs that they continue to provide during the pandemic, wished Mr. Haworth well on his new position with another City, and acknowledged Public Safety Supervisor Ariizumi for all that he is doing during the pandemic and his assistance to neighboring communities dealing with the fire. 15. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA – None 16. ADJOURNMENT The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 10:36 p.m. Tom Chavez, Mayor ATTEST: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk