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Temple City wins state parks planning award; receives roughly $800,000 federal grant for repaving
Summary
City Manager Brian Cook told the council Live Oak Park playground won a California Parks and Recreation Society planning award and that Congresswoman Judy Chu secured about $800,000 toward repaving the Lower Azusa arterial; the city manager said the grant is partial for a multi‑million project and staff will pursue additional funding and intercity coordination.
City Manager Brian Cook told the Temple City Council on Feb. 17 that Live Oak Park’s recently completed playground has earned the California Parks and Recreation Society’s Park Planning Award of Excellence.
Cook credited SWA Architects and an extensive community‑engagement process for the playground’s design and said a recent social media post about the park “blew up.” “The product you see today is the accumulation and the total effort of everybody working together,” Cook told the council.
Cook also said the city received word from Congresswoman Judy Chu that Temple City will receive “a little over $800,000” toward repaving Lower Azusa (referred to in the meeting transcript as “Lower Isuza”), one of the city’s major arterials. He cautioned that the grant covers only part of the work, describing the repaving as a multi‑million‑dollar project that will require piecing together funding from local measures (Measure M and Measure R), previously reserved Prop C funds and potential coordination with the adjacent city of El Monte.
When council members asked whether the grant carries a deadline or sunset, Cook said that such grants generally do have an expiration but that the specific term was “not specified” and staff will determine the exact requirements.
Why it matters: The park award provides recognition of Temple City’s parks planning and could increase community attention to the playground. The federal grant reduces the city’s funding gap for repaving a major arterial but will not cover the full cost; the project will require additional funding and interjurisdictional coordination.
Next steps: Staff will confirm grant‑term requirements, coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions on project boundaries and begin assembling additional funding sources to complete the repaving.
