CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 4, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Sternquist
Mayor Sternquist called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7: 00 p. m. in the Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City.
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2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Councilmember — Chavez, Chen ( arrived at 7: 01) Yu, Man, Sternquist Councilmember — None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook, City Attorney Murphy, and City Clerk Kuo
3. INVOCATION — Jerry Jambazian, owner of Wonder Cleaners and Draperies, provided the invocation.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Mayor Pro Tem Man lead the pledge of allegiance.
5. CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATION — None
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA — None
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Chavez made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar Items. Seconded by Councilmember Yu and approved by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmember — Chavez, Chen, Yu, Man, Sternquist NOES: Councilmember — None
ABSTAINED: Councilmember— None
ABSENT: Councilmember — None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The City Council is requested to review and approve the:
1. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of February 4, 2026;
2. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of February 17, 2026;
3. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of February 24, 2026; and
3. Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of February 25, 2026.
Action: Approved the Minutes of the City Council Meetings.
B. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 26- 5860 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-6
The City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 26- 5860 authorizing the payment of bills for fiscal year 2025-6.
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Action:
8. PUBLIC HEARING - None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
10. NEW BUSINESS — None
Adopted Resolution No. 26- 5860 authorizing the payment of bills for fiscal year 2025-6.
11. UPDATE FROM CITY MANAGER — commented on the Camellia Festival and expressed appreciation to all the volunteers and those involved in bringing the Camellia Festival to the community, commented on the City' s General Municipal Election.
12. UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY — shared that City of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County is looking into ways to collect sales tax owed by the retail cannabis businesses. Informed Council that staff will brining reports to Council for consideration regarding General Plan update, Assembly Bill 1899 Room to Roam" bill) which says that the city' s conservation element has to take into account wildlife connectivity, and Assembly Bill 2684 which says the city' s safety element has to include plans to deal with extreme heat hazards.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS REGARDING AD HOC OR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/ CITY STANDING COMMITTEE
Mayor Pro Tem Man and Councilmember Chavez) — Formed 1/ 3/ 2012 No report.
amin B. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE
Councilmember Yu and Councilmember Chavez) — Formed 7/ 15/ 2014 No report.
C. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE Mayor Pro Tem Man and Councilmember Yu) — Formed 4/ 2017 No report.
D. CITY BASED HOMELESS PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE
Mayor Sternquist and Councilmember Chavez) — Formed 3/ 16/ 21 No report.
E. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY AT 9050 LAS TUNAS DRIVE AD HOC
COMMITTEE
Mayor Sternquist and Mayor Pro Man) — Formed 5/ 17/ 22
No report.
F. LAS TUNAS DRIVE STREETSCAPE AD HOC COMMITTEE
Councilmember Chen and Councilmember Yu) — Formed 5/ 16/ 23 No report.
G. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY AT 5003 SERENO DRIVE AD HOC COMMITTEE Mayor Sternquist and Mayor Pro Tem Man) — Formed 11/ 6/ 22 City Council Minutes
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Mayor Pro Tem Man reported that the Ad Hoc Committee met with city staff and SWA Landscaping Architect to review and give feedback on the conceptual design for the Sereno Drive lot. Staff will bring a report with the conceptual design to council for discussion soon.
14. COUNCIL ITEMS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER' S REGULAR AGENDA A. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ — commented on the city' s general municipal election, thanked his colleagues for their support during the election period. He also expressed appreciation to staff and the constituent for their support. He mentioned the beautification of Historical Museum' sfront lawn, shared that he is participating in Read Across American and will be reading to students at Granada Elementary in Alhambra, La Rosa Elementary in Temple City, and Cleminson School in El Monte.
He shared the upcoming opening day for little league baseball and wished the players a good season. Reported on the first Neighborhood Watch for this year at Emperor Elementary School. He noticed the improvements that park staff made to the pickle ball court. Invited the public to the first baseball game at Temple City High School this Saturday night at 6 p. m.
B. COUNCILMEMBER CHEN — acknowledged the many special events in the City during the month of February and commented on the city' s general municipal election.
C. COUNCILMEMBER YU — congratulated Mayor Sternquist on a successful State of the City, commented on the city' s general municipal election and thanked city staff, city attorney, and constituent for their support. Commented on the State of Public Safety meeting and thanked the sheriff' s
department for their attention to the community' spublic safety.
D. MAYOR PRO TEM MAN — noted that it has been a very busy February. Commented on the State of tl the city and expressed appreciation that the focus has been on the collective efforts of everyone.
Remarked on the State of Public Safety from Sheriff Luna and the continuous challenge for recruiting law enforcement nationwide. He expressed appreciation for Council taking action to convert staff positions to Community Service Officer and requested the City Manager to report back on the new public safety program. Congratulated Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu on the most recent election and is looking forward to continuing working with them.
E. MAYOR STERNQUIST — expressed thanks to her colleagues and staff for their support and teamwork for a successful State of the City. She commented on the pickleball tournament, thanked staff for all that they did to support the tournament and Jerry for taking pictures of the event.
15. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Jerry Jambazian, shared that the pickleball tournament photos are available on Temple City Photos. com, commented on the little league baseball and softball opening. Commented on the city' s general municipal election. Reminded everyone that day light savings is this weekend.
16. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sternquist announced that City council will reorganize at the next council meeting and the elected councilmembers will be sworn in.
The City Council Regular Meeting was adjourned at 7: 30 p. m.
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InO ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo, ity Ier