Council adopts spending priorities and CDBG programs
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The City Council approved its intended priorities for revenue from the proposed Measure TC sales tax on the March 3, 2026 ballot and adopted next year’s Community Development Block Grant programs and funding levels.
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What this means
Council set its spending priorities for the proposed Measure TC tax measure and approved a resolution saying how that revenue should be used if voters pass it. The council also approved the city’s Community Development Block Grant program for 2026-27, including $252,288 for housing rehabilitation and handyworker help, $35,000 for asbestos testing and removal, and $10,000 for youth scholarships. Council asked staff to come back with options to give added priority to senior applicants and people with extreme safety needs. The meeting also included a 2025 update from Family Promise showing 15 families received rental assistance.
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- Adopted Resolution No. 26-5854 authorizing payment of bills for fiscal year 2025-26.
- Approved the minutes of the January 6, 2026 City Council meeting.
- Adopted Resolution 26-5853 establishing the FY 2026-27 Community Development Block Grant programs and allocations, including a total CDBG budget of $297,288.
- Authorized the City Manager to amend CDBG-funded program allocations up to 50 percent of the approved allocation as needed during the fiscal year.
- Authorized the City Manager to amend Home Improvement Program guidelines to raise the loan amount from $35,000 to $40,000 and the grant amount from $10,000 to $15,000.
- Received and filed the continuation of the public hearing for Ordinance No. 25-1086 to a date uncertain.
- Adopted Resolution No. 26-5855 outlining the City Council’s intended priorities for revenue from the proposed Temple City Safety, Roads, City Services Measure to be considered by voters on the March 3, 2026 ballot.
- Mayor Sternquist dissolved the Argument in Favor of the Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax Measure ad hoc committee.
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City Council Meeting Agendas Meeting on January 20, 2026
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