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TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
JULY 11, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Man called the City Council Special Meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. in the Council
Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmember — Sternquist, Vizcarra, Yu, Chavez, Man
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, City Clerk Kuo, and
Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto
3. PUBLIC COMMENT — Steve Stafford, Temple City resident, complained about
construction that is currently going on behind his property.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. SELECTION OF PLAYGROUND RENOVATION PROJECT THEMES AND
REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION BUDGET ESTIMATE
The City Council is requested to review the themes for both Temple City Park and
Live Oak Park locations and provide SWA, landscape architect, with feedback
and selection of one theme for each park.
City Manager Cook gave an overview of the playground renovation budget and
timeline. City Manager Cook pulled New Business Item 4B to be brought back to
Council in September.
Parks and Recreation Director Matsumoto gave a summary of the community's
feedback for the playground themes, project construction schedule, and cost for the
playground renovation.
Ying-Yu Hung and Brian McKary, SWA Group, City's playground renovation
landscape architect, presented the proposed park theme designs for Live Oak Park
and Temple City Park.
City Council asked questions and made comments regarding the preliminary
playground themes.
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Mayor Pro Tem Chavez left the meeting at 7:33 p.m. and returned at 7:35 p.m.
City Council spoke in favor of the Space Station theme for Live Oak Park and
directed staff to revise the design incorporating the following: colorful shade
cover, full use of the space rocket for children to play in, lights for the playground,
and more trees for additional shade at the playground. City Council also directed
staff to provide a 3D perspective of the design.
City Council recessed to a break at 8:18 p.m. and reconvened at 8:30 p.m.
Mayor Man opened public comment. Hearing no request to speak, Mayor Man
closed public comment.
City Council spoke in favor of the Bamboo Forest theme for Temple City Park and
directed staff to revise the design incorporating the following: remove the
exercise equipment and reduce or remove the buffer between playground to the
parking lot.
City Council also directed staff to seek additional funding option for the
playground renovation project.
Mayor Man formed a Playground Renovation Ad Hoc Committee and appointed
Councilmember Sternquist and himself to the committee to assist staff finalize the
playgrounds design by September.
B. APPROVE PHASE 2 OF SWA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CONSULTANT
SERVICES CONTRACT
The City Council is requested to approve Phase 2 of the consultant services
contract with SWA Landscape Architect to prepare construction plans, cost
estimator, civil, surveying, responding to design related questions during bidding
and construction phase support services.
City Council approved City Manager Cook's request to continue this item to a
meeting in September.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Special Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
William Man, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk