Temple City — 2023-02-07

A. CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD TO SWA LANDSCAPE\nARCHITECTS FOR PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS AT LIVE OAK PARK AND\nTEMPLE CITY PARK\nCity Council is requested to award consultant services contract for the playground\nrenovations at Live Oak Park and Temple City Park.\nPresenter: Parks and Recreation Director\nRecommendation:\n1. The City Council is requested to consider awarding Consultant Services\nContract to the SWA Landscape Architects for the playground renovations at\nLive Oak Park and Temple City Park and authorize the City Manager to enter into\na Contract once reviewed and approved as to form by City Attorney;\n2. Approve a budget amendment in the amount $236,000 from the American\nRescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Fund 14; and\n3. Find that the Playground Renovation project is not subject to CEQA review\npursuant to 15302(b), which exempts from CEQA review projects that replace\nan existing structure with a new structure that is substantially the same size,\npurpose and capacity. This agenda item meets the criteria for this exemption\nbecause the playground structure will replace the same existing feature at Live\nOak Park and Temple City Park.

A. SCHOOL DISTRICT/CITY STANDING COMMITTEE\n(Councilmember Man and Councilmember Chavez) – Formed 1/3/2012

B. AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE\n(Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu) – Formed 7/15/2014

C. FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING\nCOMMITTEE\n(Councilmember Yu and Councilmember Man) – Formed 4/4/2017

D. PRIMROSE PARK ART ELEMENT AD HOC\n(Councilmember Vizcarra and Councilmember Yu) – Formed 5/19/20

E. CITY BASED HOMELESS PLAN STANDING COMMITTEE\n(Councilmember Vizcarra and Mayor Sternquist) – Formed 3/16/21

F. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY AT 9050 LAS TUNAS DRIVE\n(Mayor Pro Tem Man and Mayor Sternquist) – Formed 5/17/22

A. COUNCILMEMBER YU

B. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ

C. COUNCILMEMBER VIZCARRA

D. MAYOR PRO TEM MAN

E. MAYOR STERNQUIST

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\nThe City Council is requested to review and approve:\n1. The Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of January 10, 2023;\n2. The Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of January 17, 2023;\n3. The Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 17, 2023; and\n4. The Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of January 25, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meetings; and\n2. Find that approval of the City Council Minutes is not a “Project” as defined\nunder Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State\nGuidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no\nenvironmental review is required.

B. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS\nThe City Council is requested to receive and file the actions of the Planning\nCommission Regular Meeting of December 13, 2022.\nRecommendation:\n1. Receive and file the Parks and Recreation Commission Actions; and\n2. Find that approval of the Commission Actions is not a “Project” as defined\nunder Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State\nGuidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no\nenvironmental review is required.

C. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO ALLOW CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BE\nHELD REMOTELY PURSUANT TO AB 361\nCity Council is requested to consider the safety and procedural issues involved in\nholding remote meetings pursuant to AB 361 and to adopt Resolution No. 23-\n5654 to authorize the Council and Commissions to meet virtually or via a hybrid of\nin-person and virtual attendance through February 28, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Review use of teleconferencing or videoconferencing for Brown Act-covered\npublic meetings of the City Council and City commissions;\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 23-5654 to authorize the use of such technology for\nmeetings until February 28, 2023; and\n3. Find that adoption of Resolution 23-5654 authorizing the use of such\ntechnology for meetings until February 28, 2023 is not a “Project” as defined\nunder Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State\nGuidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no\nenvironmental review is required.

D. AFFIRMATION OF CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION DATE\nThe City Council is requested to affirm Council reorganization on March 7, 2023.\nRecommendation:\n1. Affirm Council reorganization on March 7, 2023; and\n2. Find that affirming Council reorganization date is not a “Project” as defined\nunder Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State\nGuidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no\nenvironmental review is required.

E. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-5652 APPROVING PAYMENT OF BILLS\nFOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23\nThe City Council is requested to adopt Resolution No. 23-5652 authorizing the\npayment of bills.\nRecommendation:\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-5652; and\n2. Find that adoption of the resolution authorizing the payment of bills is not a\n“Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental\nQuality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section\n15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.

A. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 23-1069, SERIES\nC CODE AMENDMENTS OF TITLE 9 (ZONING REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 1\n(ZONING CODE) AND AN AMENDMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE\nELEMENT TO CLARIFY MIXED-USE AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES\nThe City Council is requested to continue the public hearing regarding the\nproposed amendments to Series C Code Amendments of Title 9 (Zoning\nRegulations), Chapter 1 (Zoning Code).\nPresenter: Community Development Director\nRecommendation:\n1. Open the public hearing to receive public comments for the introduction of\nOrdinance No. 23-1069 and Resolution No. 23-5653;\n2. Continue the public hearing to the next City Council meeting on February 21,\n2023;\n3. Find that this project is exempt from environmental review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA\nGuidelines pertaining to minor alterations to land use limitations and Section\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the project is not a project as\ndefined in Section 15378 and it can be seen with certainty to have no\npossibility of a significant effect on the environment.

B. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXPEDITED, NON-DISCRETIONARY MULTI-FAMILY\nREVIEW PROCESS AND A LIBRARY OF PROTOTYPE ARCHITECTURAL\nDESIGNS FOR MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS\nThe City Council is requested to continue the public hearing regarding expedited,\nnon-discretionary multi-family review process and a library of prototype\narchitectural designs for multi-family projects.\nPresenter: Community Development Director\nRecommendation:\n1. Open the public hearing to receive public comments for the introduction of\nOrdinance No. Ordinance No. 22-1068 and Resolution 22-5639; and\n2. Continue the public hearing to another City Council meeting uncertain; and\n3. Find that this project is exempt from environmental review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA\nGuidelines pertaining to minor alterations to land use limitations and Section\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the project is not a project as\ndefined in Section 15378 and it can be seen with certainty to have no\npossibility of a significant effect on the environment.