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Temple City council approves consent calendar, excuses two officials; city attorney briefs SB 79
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Temple City Council moved to excuse Mayor Sternquist and Council member Chavez, approved the consent calendar by roll call, heard a city manager update on the autumn festival and received a city attorney briefing that Senate Bill 79 likely does not apply to Temple City.
The Temple City Council approved its consent calendar and agreed to excuse two absent officials during its Sept. 16 meeting.
City Clerk roll call noted Council member Chavez and Mayor Sternquist were absent. The Mayor Pro Tem moved to excuse the two absences; the motion was seconded and carried without objection.
The council then approved the consent calendar by roll call. Council member Chen, Council member Yu and the Mayor Pro Tem voted yes; the clerk announced the consent calendar was approved.
City manager update: the city manager briefed the council on the upcoming autumn festival with World Journal, noting opening ceremonies at about 2 p.m. on Saturday and that staff were monitoring weather conditions.
City attorney briefing: the city attorney summarized the provisions of Senate Bill 79, a state housing bill, and told the council that SB 79 would allow denser development near specific major transit stops under defined conditions (heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail or bus with physically separated lanes plus additional criteria). He stated that, based on those definitions and the city's current conditions, SB 79 did not appear to apply to Temple City at this time.
Public comment: resident Jerry Jambasian used the public comment period to invite the community to a neighborhood watch meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and to promote a fall festival and classic car show the following weekend.
Adjournment: with no further comments the council adjourned the meeting.
