CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 18, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 5938 KAUFFMAN AVENUE
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1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Chavez
2. ROLL CALL – Councilmember Chen, Man, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
3. INVOCATION
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / NATIONAL ANTHEM – SOUTHLAND YOUNG
MARINES
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS – PRESENTATION
A. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
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1) City Clerk calls for nominations for the seat of Mayor 2) Mayor calls for nominations for the seat of Mayor Pro Tem
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
All Consent Calendar items may be approved in a single motion as recommended unless removed for further discussion. If members of the City Council or persons in the audience wish to discuss any matters listed on the Consent Calendar, please address them at this time.
Recommendation: Approve Items A through E per recommendations.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 4, 2025.
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting.
B. ACCEPTANCE OF LAS TUNAS DRIVE PAVER LEVELLING AND RESETTING PROJECT, CIP NO. P24-06
The City Council is requested to accept the completion of the Las Tunas Drive Paver Replacement Project, Project No. P24-06 as performed by Onyx Paving Company, Inc.
Recommendation:
1. Accept project completion for the Las Tunas Drive Paver Levelling and Resetting Project, Project No. P24-06 as performed by Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for a total amount of $635,250.00;
2. Authorize the City Manager to file a project Notice of Completion with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to release a retention payment of $31,762.50 to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. within 35 days following recordation of the Notice of Completion.
C. BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR UNALLOCATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTANT
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SANDRA MEDRANO TO PROVIDE HOUSING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE CITY’S HOME IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS
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The City Council is requested to approve a budget amendment to the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program and approve a Fourth Amendment to the agreement for the City’s housing consultant services.
Recommendation:
1. Approve a budget amendment to increase the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $43,232 to a total of $370,492 for additional CDBG projects in FY 2024-25;
2. Approve a budget amendment to increase the City’s CDBG program revenues by $43,232 to equal the revised CDBG budget;
3. Review and approve the Fourth Amendment to the consultant services agreement (Attachment “A”) with Sandra Medrano (Medrano) to provide housing consultant services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 and increase the total compensation by $15,538 for a total of $207,778 since the original agreement beginning in FY 2021-22; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Fourth Amendment.
D. VISA CARD REPORT
The City Council is requested to review, receive, and file the Visa Card Report.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Visa Card Report.
E. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 25-5803 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 25-5803 authorizing the payment of bills for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 25-5803 authorizing the payment of bills for fiscal year.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
The City Council will now hear public comments regarding items not listed on the agenda. The procedure to address the City Council is highlighted on the first page of this agenda.
8. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
The City Council Special meeting will relocate to the Temple City Women’s Club located at 9704 Woodruff Avenue, Temple City, for City Council recognition and City Council Agenda
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ceremonial presentations. The meeting will take a brief recess to allow the City Council, staff, and members of the public to walk to the Women’s Club.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Notice: Staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business of this Agenda are available for viewing on the City’s website at www.templecity.us and are on file in the Office of the City Clerk located at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, California, and available for review during regular office hours. Written documentation submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet can be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office during regular office hours.
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ACCOMODATIONS
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I declare under penalty of perjury that I posted this notice of agenda for the meeting to be held on March 18, 2025, on the bulletin board outside the Civic Center located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, CA 91780, and on the City, website as required by law, on the date listed below.
3/12/2025 at 5:30 p.m. /S/
Date Roxana Flores, Deputy City Clerk.