[ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.) The public may address the City Council on agenda items prior to any action taken. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not engage in a discussion with members of the public during the meeting. Please complete a Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first. Members of the public are encouraged to communicate with the City Council via email at adm@cypressca.org or by calling 714-229-6699.]

ANY ACTION TAKEN. ALTHOUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY PROVIDE A BRIEF RESPONSES TO CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE MEETING. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY CLERK RECEIVES IT. FIRST UP, MR. KRAMER. FOLLOWED BY MR. COKINOS. COUNCIL. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. THANKS FOR SERVING. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ITEMS TWO AND FOUR. I THINK IT'S 3 OR 4 AND SIX AND EIGHT. ON ITEM TWO, THE MCDONALD CENTER, I THINK, SHOULD BE POSTPONED FOR THE NEW COUNCI.

AND I THINK THEY WANT AN INCREASE OF SIZE LIMIT AND, AND PURPOSE. AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BRING IN AN EIR. AND I THINK THE EIR SHOULD COVER ALL THREE BUILDINGS. THAT'S 75 TRUCK BAYS.

THE CITIZENS HAD A COMPLETE UPROAR WHEN WE TRIED TO DO THIS WITH 130 TRUCK BAYS. THEY RAN THEM OUT OF TOWN. SO I THINK THE CITIZENS WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THIS IF THEY HAD A TIME TO SEE IT. I THINK IT NEEDS A NEW EIR BECAUSE THIS IS A CHANGE, AND I THINK THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOTH DONE UNDER ONE EIR, BECAUSE THEY THEY ARGUED IT WASN'T THE SAME. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITIZENS TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALL PART OF ONE PLAN. NUMBER FOUR, PURCHASING THRESHOLD FOR THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE JUSTIFIED BY NEED, NOT BY ARBITRARY COMPARISONS TO OTHER CITIES OR WHATEVER. AND THAT ALSO SHOULD BE JUST PUSH IT OUT TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE UNDER THAT, THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THEM MORE THAN THAN YOU.

ON SIX AND EIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HOPE THAT WE CAN GAIN HARMONY AND FOCUS ON THE NEEDS AND WISHES OF THE CYPRUS CITIZENS. ALSO, THAT WE CAN

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PRESERVE OPEN SPACE AND THE HOMETOWN TEXTURE OF CYPRUS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE TRANSITIONING OFF COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO DOCTOR MARQUEZ FOR THE FRICTIONS, COST AND INCONVENIENCE IMPOSED ON HER BY THIS COUNCIL. BASICALLY FOR BEING THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO DO. SO I THINK I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND LET ME TALK. THANKS. THANK YOU SIR. MR. KOKKINOS, FOLLOWED BY WANDA JONGSMA. GOOD EVENING. PAUL KOKKINOS, LONGTIME CYPRUS RESIDENT. TONIGHT I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, KYLE CHANG AND LEO MEDRANO. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THE FOUR OF YOU AS YOU ALL OF YOU CHOOSE A NEW MAYOR AND A MAYOR PRO TEM. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO WITH AN EYE TOWARDS A FRESH START FOR THIS NEW CITY COUNCIL. A CLEAN, SLATE FREE OF THE INFLUENCES THAT COMPROMISED PRIOR CITY COUNCILS AND MAY STILL COMPROMISE OTHERS ON THE DAIS. THIS EVENING. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE GOOD ON YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES. MR. CHANG AND MR. MEDRANO, OF HELPING CREATE A MORE PROFESSIONAL, TRANSPARENT AND INVITING COUNCIL FOR ALL CYPRUS RESIDENTS. IT IS A REGRETTABLE LEGACY THAT PREVIOUS COUNCIL MAJORITIES HAVE CREATED, ONE IN WHICH SOME CYPRUS RESIDENTS ARE NOW AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS DUE TO THREATS AND BULLYING. FROM THE VERY DAIS YOU SIT AT TODAY. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF ANY UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, WHERE INSTEAD THE FULL COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND AS A RESULT WOULD BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER INCREASING PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE CURRENT PALTRY THREE MINUTES TO 4 OR 5. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WILL SUPPORT YOUR ENDEAVORS TO MAKE THESE POSITIVE CHANGES, AND I ASK YOU PLEASE, TO NOT TOLERATE A SINGLE FUTURE THREAT OR OUTBURST OR BULLYING EPISODE. SO PLEASE CONSIDER ALL OF THIS AS YOU NOMINATE NEXT YEAR'S MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE YEAR TO COME, AND I'M EAGER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF PAST COUNCIL MAJORITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS YOUNGSMA, FOLLOWED BY BOB YOUNGSMA. HELLO, WANDA YOUNGSMA, RESIDENT OF CYPRUS. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS MARQUEZ. EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE, AND THANK HER FOR THE FOUR YEARS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS, AND THANK HER FOR TRYING TO DO WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE CITY. I APPRECIATE WHAT SHE THAT SHE DUG IN HER HEELS AND DIDN'T QUIT WHILE BEING PRESSURED BY THE BULLIES SITTING ON THE COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE. THIS IS TALKING TO FRANCIS THAT WE COULD ALWAYS AGREE TO DISAGREE. WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT WE WERE TRYING TO LISTEN TO THIS RESIDENTS AND DO WHAT THEY WANTED. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AGAIN IN TWO YEARS AND WE WANT TO SEE YOU BACK UP ON THE DAIS.

WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO LISTEN TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND HOPE THAT EVERYTHING CHANGES FOR THE GOOD.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD EVENING, BOB YOUNG, RESIDENT OF CYPRUS. WELL, IT'LL BE A NICE FEW MORE YEARS TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING GOES. THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO DOWN AS TAKING A LOT OF RIGHTS AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS. A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY UPSET ON HOW YOU TOOK AWAY THE WAY THEY COULD SPEAK. I HOPE YOU CAN CORRECT IT. WE KNOW THAT YOU DON'T GO BY PROTOCOL SO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I HOPE WE DON'T DO PROTOCOL TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU GUYS CHANGED THAT DIRECTION TOO.

SO I'M HOPING THINGS CHANGE FOR THE BETTER AND WE GET SOME GOOD PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL THAT LOOKS LIKE WE PROBABLY DID. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE INVESTED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO GET PEOPLE THAT THEY WANTED AND DIDN'T GET THEM, SO I'M KIND OF HAPPY TO SEE THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'D STAY STATUS QUO. YOU KNOW, THE BULLIES AND THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO RUN IT AND TAKE THE RIGHTS AWAY FROM PEOPLE. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UP THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME. I DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. BUT WE WALK AWAY. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WALK AWAY AS ADULTS. AND WHAT I SEE MANY, MANY TIMES ON THIS COUNCIL IS NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WALK AWAY FROM THE LAST COUNCIL IN THIS COUNCIL THAT ACT LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN, AND I

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DON'T APPRECIATE IT AND I STILL DON'T APPRECIATE IT. AND I HOPE IT GETS MUCH, MUCH BETTER. AND SINCE IT'S ALL OVER WITH AND WE'RE GOING TO START NEW, LET'S NOT GO BY PROTOCOL, LET'S CHANGE IT, LET'S GET IT WHERE IT BELONGS AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HER DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT KYLE AND WE'VE GOT LEO, AND MAYBE THEY CAN STRAIGHTEN THINGS UP, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NICK, JAN, JAN OR JANE. SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. FOLLOWED BY TIM VINK. HI, EVERYONE. AS EVERYONE KNOWS, WE'RE GOING TO SELECT OR YOU'RE GOING TO SELECT A NEW MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM. AND IF WE ALL AGREE AND I THINK WE WOULD, THAT YOUR ROLE IS TO HONOR THE WILL OF THE VOTERS. I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE CHOICE, AND THAT'S DAVID BURKE. AND I SAY THAT FOR A COUPLE REASONS. I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, IF WE JUST COUNT THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT DAVID RECEIVED COMPARED TO ANY OTHER CANDIDATE, THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE VOTERS AND THE WILL OF THE VOTERS, THE MAJORITY WANT DAVID IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION.

BUT IF I GO A STEP FURTHER AND I LOOK AT THE MOST RECENT ELECTION, MISS PETE, MR. MINIKUS, YOU ENDORSED TWO CANDIDATES IN DISTRICTS THREE AND FOUR. NEITHER OF THEM WON.

TO ME, THAT SUGGESTS THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW VOICE, NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW DIRECTION, SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE CURRENT MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM OFFER. THE FINAL THING I'D SAY IS, I THINK ETHICS AND INTEGRITY MATTER. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON UP THERE THAT'S NOT INVOLVED IN LITIGATION THAT WAS ALREADY COVERED TONIGHT. THAT MEANS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHO'S STANDING UP THERE AND THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T GET DRAGGED DOWN INTO THE MUCK. AND SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU, AS YOU MAKE THIS DECISION TO SUPPORT DAVID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TIM. FOLLOWED BY PATRICIA BOGGS. THANK YOU. HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO WELL, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT THEY WILL DO WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO SERVE AND THANK EVERYONE UP HERE FOR ALSO THEIR FOR YOUR SERVICE, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN EASY JOB AND IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO WORKING FOR THE CITY AND YOUR DEDICATION. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER NINE, ELECTION OF COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING THREE THINGS CIVILITY, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION. THOSE ARE THREE, THREE THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE OUT OF THE NEXT COUNCIL. AND I THINK WE HAVE, AS A PAUL MENTIONED EARLIER, AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN AND TO START SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE A COUNCIL THAT WORKS TOGETHER AND DOES WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY. SO I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE LAST SPEAKER'S STATEMENT AND SAY THAT I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE WOULD BE A GREAT CHOICE FOR MAYOR BECAUSE HE'S CONSISTENTLY TAKEN THE POSITION OF TRANSPARENCY AND DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND I THINK HE WOULD BE HE WOULD PUT THE ETHICS OF THE POSITION FIRST AND TRY TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE THAT HAS EXISTED THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND WHATEVER THE DECISION IS, I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE NEXT COUNCIL AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR PATRICIA BOGGS, FOLLOWED BY MEGAN MARTINEZ KING. HI, MY NAME IS PATRICIA BOGGS AND I'VE LIVED IN CYPRUS FOR 45 YEARS. I'VE LIVED ON A STREET THAT HAS HAD TWO MAYORS, SO I'M IN BOTH OF THEM WOMEN AND PRETTY GOOD. I'M I'VE CHANGED MY THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY TONIGHT AFTER LISTENING TO THE PREVIOUS ONES. I DO THANK ANYBODY THAT WOULD RUN TO BE ON ANY OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S UGLY OUT THERE. BUT I, I DISAGREE THAT THE BEST PERSON TO BE ONE OF THE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. NO OFFENSE TO MR. BURKE, BUT HE CAME IN LIKE SIX MONTHS BEFORE HE, YOU KNOW, HE EVEN RAN FOR MAYOR. AND BY THE SIZE OF HIS SIGNS, I'M ONLY ASSUMING THAT THE DEMOCRATIC SOMEBODY GAVE HIM A LOT OF MONEY TO DO THAT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY SIGNS ARE THIS BIG. AND THEN BURKE'S IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. I THINK WE NEED BONNIE. BONNIE. PETE HAS SHOWN HER DEVOTION TO THE CITY. SHE'S SHE'S LIVED IN IT HER ENTIRE LIFE. SHE'S SHE'S BEEN A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE'S SHE'S BEEN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. SHE'S HELPED A LOT. HER AND HER HUSBAND WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. SHE'S HAS BEEN A LEADER WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THE WOMEN'S CLUB DOES A LOT FOR THIS CITY AND EVEN AND ONE THING THAT'S NOT BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT, SHE IS A SHE

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WAS A BUSINESS LEADER FOR MANY YEARS. THAT SHOWS HER LEVEL OF COMPETENCE. SHE WAS VICE PRESIDENT I THINK IT WAS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT LIKE SOME LITTLE JOB SHE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD TO DEAL WITH THE CUSTOMERS OF PARKER HANNIFIN, AND DID A, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, A GREAT JOB. SO I THINK WE NEED A STRONG WOMAN WITH AND LEAVING AND THE OTHERS COMING IN AND THEY'RE THEY'RE ALL NEW EXCEPT MR. BURKE. BUT IN MY MIND, MR. BURKE, AS I SAID, NO OFFENSE IS NEW TO CYPRUS, AND BONNIE HAS SHOWN HER COMMITMENT TO CYPRUS BY HER LONGEVITY AND HER AND INVOLVEMENT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MA'AM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEGAN MARTINEZ KING AND I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF CYPRUS. BUT I AM HERE ON A TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL CAPACITY AND JUST CITIZEN MEGAN. SO I FIRST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO THE INCOMING ONES. IT IS TRULY A SACRIFICE. AS WAS SAID EARLIER, IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB AND I DO NOT ENVY. I REALLY DO. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT JOB. REGARDING ITEM NUMBER NINE, I WANT TO ECHO THE SUPPORT OF BONNIE PETE AS MAYOR. SHE IS ONE OF THE KINDES, EASILY THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND LEVEL HEADED, FAIR AND JUST PERSON THAT I KNOW. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS A FELLOW LONGTIME CYPRUS RESIDENT, I THINK SHE REALLY HAS CYPRUS'S INTEREST AT HEART. AND SO WHAT? NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I TRULY HOPE FOR AN EASY, DRAMA FREE TRANSITION AND LOOK FORWARD TO FOCUSING ON CYPRUS, ITS RESIDENTS. AND I THINK BONNIE REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE SMALL TOWN THAT WE ARE IN.

AND THE BIG FISH IN A BIG POND, SORRY, OF ORANGE COUNTY AND LOVES THIS TOWN LIKE I DO. SO I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DENISE, YOU WANT TO COME BACK UP? DENISE? NO. I'M SORRY. FIRST TIME I'M SORRY.

HELLO. I AM A LONGTIME CYPRUS RESIDENT FOR OVER 37 YEARS, AND FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. AND AS I DRIVE AROUND. I'M SO SORRY. IT'S. IT'S MY FAULT. YOUR COMMENTS ARE FOR GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH WILL HAPPEN IN A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS. OH, YOU CALLED ME IN. I DID, AND MY APOLOGIES. MY APOLOGIES. OKAY. THAT'S MY FAULT, NOT YOURS. BUT I SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT. AND WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AFTERWARDS AS WELL. MR. BUTTON. MR. GLENN BUTTON, THERE YOU ARE. GOOD EVENING. I'M GLENN BUTTON, NEARLY 30 YEARS IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEW CITY COUNCIL FULFILLING THEIR CAMPAIGN PROMISES TO KEEP CYPRUS, CYPRUS.

AND I'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE THE RESULTS OF OUR GREAT CITY LEADERSHIP THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THE POINT WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE BOTH OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR CITY COUNCIL. OUR FINANCES ARE STRONG, OUR CITY HAS GENEROUS RESERVES AND ZERO EXTERNAL DEBT, WHICH I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR ROADS, OUR PLUMBING, OUR STORM DRAINS ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED OUR PARKS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GET TO SEE ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK AND ALL ITS NEW GLORY. THERE

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HAVE BEEN ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING WITH NO EVIDENCE. THOSE SOWING DIVISION IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY HAVE A DIFFICULT TASK OF CONVINCING PEOPLE TO IGNORE ALL THE THINGS WHICH MAKE OUR CITY WONDERFUL, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE GREAT CITY THAT WE HAVE. I APPLAUD AGAIN THE WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP OUR CITY HAS ENJOYED, AND I HEARTILY SUPPORT OUR MAYOR PRO TEM BEING ELEVATED TO MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? NO, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGH. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE. IF THERE'S NO MORE CARDS,

[ CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item. Council Members voting no or abstaining on a Consent Calendar item may do so without removing the item from the Consent Calendar.]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION. UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? OH YES. GO AHEAD. DAVID. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM NUMBER FIVE. APPROVE A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF CONTRACT BUILDING EXPANSION IN SECTION AND PLAN CHECK SERVICES.

WHEN I WAS READING THE AGENDA ITEM, IT SAID THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR THIS ITEM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DOING THIS EXTENSION DOESN'T IMPOSE ANY ADDITIONAL COST ON THE CITY OVER WHAT WE'D BUDGETED ALREADY FOR PLAN CHECK SERVICES IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. SO THE AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR WILL NOT WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED BY EXTENDING THIS CONTRACT FOR THE ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THAT'S ALL. AND MAYOR, IF I MAY DO ONE THING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, I UNDERSTAND ON THE FIRST READING THE ORDINANCE TITLE WASN'T READ OUT LOUD. SO THE STATUTE ALLOWS US TO DO THAT. ON SECOND READING, IF I MAY DO THAT. RIGHT. YES, PLEASE. SO ON THE CITY COUNCIL, AS PART OF THIS CONSENT ITEM, IS APPROVING ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH INCLUDES AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 21 A OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING UPDATED PURCHASING AUTHORITY LIMITS FOR CITY PERSONNEL, AND THAT WAS BEING READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVING FURTHER READING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND DAVID AND NICK, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I'LL MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND A SECOND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NEW

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BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER SIX, ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. MISS ALICIA OR MADAM CITY CLERK? I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH OF THIS YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN BOTH DISTRICTS THREE AND FOUR, AS WELL AS SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS MEASURE S TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CYPRESS TOWN CENTER AND COMMON SPECIFIC PLAN 3.0 AS PART OF THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION. THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CANVASED THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION, WHICH RESULTED IN KYLE CHANG ELECTED AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT THREE. LEO MEDRANO ELECTED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR AND MEASURE S PASSING WITH A MAJORITY YES VOTE. THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

NOPE. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I'LL MOVE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AS EXPLAINED BY OUR FANTASTIC CITY CLERK, ALICIA FARNELL. I'LL SECOND THAT. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS YOUR LAST MOTION. YES. BUT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH YOU. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO

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MOVE ON TO SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS RECOGNIZING OUR OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS YOU MAY WELL ALREADY KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. APPARENTLY, SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL, AND HOPEFULLY SHE DOESN'T HAVE WHAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND RECENTLY WITH

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THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ACTUALLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE. BUT PRAYERS TO HER AND HOPE SHE RECOVERS VERY, VERY SOON. SO BUT WITH THAT, IT'S YOUR TIME. YOU'RE KICKING ME OUT THERE, GIVING ME THE HOOK DOWN IN FRONT. WOULD YOU GUYS PLEASE JOIN ME, PLEASE? JONATHA.

OKAY, HERE YOU GO. BYE. YEAH. N. DAVID, WOULD YOU OPEN THAT UP FOR HER, PLEASE? THANK YOU. SIR.

OKAY, SO THIS IS AN AMAZING CRYSTAL BLOCK CLOCK. YOU CAN'T SEE IT. IT'S GLASS AND, MALLORY, IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE ON THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL 2020 TO 2024. WOW.

YEAH. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. SO APPARENTLY YOU GET THIS REALLY COOL PHOTO ALBUM TOO. I'VE ALWAYS ADMIRED THAT PICTURE OF YOU. THAT'S JUST A FANTASTIC PICTURE OF YOU. NO FILTERS. YEA.

OH MY GOD. SO IT'S NO SECRET THAT I THINK THAT YOU ARE JUST AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PERSON.

AND I THINK THAT IS SHE'S LIKE A FIVE YEAR OLD LOOKING AT A BOOK. YEAH. YOU'RE AMAZING. AND I THINK THAT EVERYBODY MY COLLEAGUES STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU, AS WELL AS THE CITY MANAGER, THE DIRECTORS, THE CITY STAFF, THIS PLACE IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU. AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU IMMENSELY FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR INTELLECT AND YOUR YOUR CALM AND SOOTHING DEMEANOR ACROSS THE BOARD. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? SORRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS BEEN MY GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ON THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL. CYPRESS IS A CITY THAT I LOVE. I RAISED MY CHILDREN HERE. ONE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS IS BEING RAISED HERE, AND I THINK THAT THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF CYPRESS ARE DUE IN LARGE PART TO JUST THERE'S A LOT OF FANTASTIC PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. AND MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO EACH ONE OF YOU IS TO FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE TO DO AND DO IT HERE IN CYPRESS, WHETHER IT'S DELIVERING MEALS ON WHEELS OR SERVING ON KIWANIS OR YES OR BEING ON A COMMISSION, YES. OR, YOU KNOW, JOINING ROTARY OR RUNNING FOR OFFICE OR COMING TO MEETINGS AND TELLING YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHAT YOU THINK. THIS IS HOW YOU THIS IS HOW YOU CREATE A COMMUNITY IS BY BEING IN COMMUNITY WITH ONE ANOTHER. WE REACH ACROSS THE THINGS THAT DIVIDE US TO FIND OUR COMMON GOALS, OUR COMMON LOVE FOR OUR CITY AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE, NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR TOMORRO. FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO FOLLOW US GENERATIONS TO COME.

AND I HAVE LOVED WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WONDERFUL STAFF FROM THE NEWEST PART TIME STAFFER IN THE REC DEPARTMENT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS, TO THE PEOPLE IN FINANCE AND HR, AND IN PLANNING TO ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM. JEFF, YOU JUST HOST THE BEST, FUNNEST EVENTS EVER. AND I APPRECIATE

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THE WAY YOU BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, NICK. AS ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DOUG DANCE, WHO WAS YOUR PREDECESSOR? YOU ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS SAFE ROADS AND LIGHTS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I REALLY YOU KNOW, I'VE LOOKED AT VIDEOS OF OUR SEWERS. I MEAN, JUST THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE A SAFE, STRONG, WELL PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE A GREAT COMMUNITY FOR US TO LIVE IN. I APPRECIATE YOU AND OH MY GOSH, MATT, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU. READ ALL YOUR REPORTS, YOUR AWARD WINNING REPORTS AND ASKED YOU LOTS OF QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR RUNNING SUCH A THOROUGH, EASY TO UNDERSTAND FINANCIAL PLAN AND TEAM YOU HAVE CREATED A IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM YOU'VE CREATED SUCH A SOLID FISCAL STRUCTURE FOR US. SO THANK YOU. AND ALICIA, MISS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO EXPLAIN TO US FROM THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO MASTER PLANS AND OH MY GOSH, I JUST APPRECIATE HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE PICKED UP THE PHONE TO ANSWER CALLS. AND CHIEF LAUTERBACH, I'M GLAD I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD TO CALL YOU IN YOUR OFFICIAL CAPACITY FOR AN EMERGENCY, BUT YOU ARE. YOU ARE SO AVAILABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, QUICK INQUIRIES OR COMMENTS OR THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ME BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT I, YOU KNOW, PASS ON TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND TO ALL OF YOUR ENTIRE STAFF FOR KEEPING US SO SAFE. I LOVE OUR CYPRESS POLICE. ALICIA. AND TO SARAH WHO'S NOT HERE. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SO ORGANIZED AND ON TRACK. FRED, AS OUR LEGAL COUNSELOR. WOW, YOU YOU HAVE A LOT OF. WISDOM AND BILLABLE HOURS BECAUSE. BUT, I MEAN, THE WORK THAT YOU DO AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS TRULY APPRECIATED.

AND I HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND PETE. I'M GOING TO CRY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS A REALLY AN AMAZING CITY MANAGER. AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT KNOW IT. I'M OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUT IN THE COUNTY AND. OH YEAH. PETE. OH, HE'S A GOOD GUY. YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY. YOU HAVE LIKE ONE OF THE BEST CITY MANAGERS EVER. AND I KNOW YOU'RE JUST COMPLETING YOUR TERM AS THE HEAD OF THE CITY MANAGERS IN ORANGE COUNTY, RIGHT? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GOSH, I'M TALKING A LOT I'M SORRY. YOU GUYS TO MY TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO PRECEDED ME, THANK YOU FOR PAVING THE WAY. IT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY TO STEWARD FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO KYLE AND LEO, WELCOME ABOARD. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO TALK IDEAS OR PROCESS AND. ANYWAY, I JUST, YOU KNOW, ASK GOD TO CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR COMMUNITY. EACH ONE OF YOU AND JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT. OH, OH, HEY. BONNIE REMINDED ME I SHOULD REALLY THANK MY HUSBAND, VAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BABE. YOU GOT THAT? AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY. BUT MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE, AND I THINK KIND OF JUST APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. VAL, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE? COME ON. YEAH, I WANT TO I WANT TO LET THE FOUR OF US. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. YOU STAND OFF TO THE SIDE FOR A MINUTE, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COME ON UP. THANK. YOU. THE LAB. I KNOW. NO, IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGH.

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YEAH. OKAY. NOW IT'S MY TURN. I'VE NOT TO TALK ABOUT THE AN OKAY, BUT THE OUTGOING MAYOR. SO FOR THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF BEING MAYOR PRO TEM. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN YOU GET TO COUNCIL, OR ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET TO MAYOR PRO TEM, AND EVEN MORE SO MAYOR, IS REALLY BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT IS IT IS SITTING IN THE DAIS HERE AND HEARING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I HAVE TO APPLAUD OUR MAYOR FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS STEPPED UP TO FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. AND ACTUALLY FOR THE WHOLE TIME HE'S BEEN ON COUNCIL. BUT FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS, I HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE VIDEOS THAT YOU DO ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND OCCASIONALLY I DID FILL IN, OKAY, BUT NOT THAT OFTEN. QUITE HONESTLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID FOR OUR CITY AND JUST BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S REALLY ABOUT, IS REALLY REPRESENTING OUR RESIDENTS AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THIS NICE PLAQUE. SAYS MAYOR AND CITY OF CYPRESS.

YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ANYTHING TO OUR OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS OR TO OUR OUTGOING MAYOR? I RECOGNIZE A FEW OF THOSE FACES. I EVERYONE, MY NAME IS LILY JIMENEZ. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHARON QUIRK-SILVA. GOOD EVENING. RESIDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY, WE'RE HERE TO HONOR BOTH OF YOU WHO ARE OUTGOING OFFICERS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBER AND MALLARI. IT'S NOT EASY BEING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, BEING UP THERE ON THE DAIS AND THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN REALLY WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS YOU ARE LEAVING THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHARON QUIRK-SILVA, WE LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CYPRESS. PERSONALLY, I'VE BEEN WITH THE ASSEMBLYWOMAN FOR OVER SIX YEARS NOW, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE YOU GROW FROM YOUR TRANSITIONS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO YOUR NEW NONPROFIT. SO IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU AND SEEN YOU GROW AND EVOLVE. AND WE HOPE THAT AS YOU ENTER YOUR NEXT CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE, THAT YOU WILL KEEP COMMUNITY IN YOUR HEART, AND YOU WILL REALLY CHERISH THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT ON THE COUNCIL WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND DEDICATING YOUR TIME TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST ON YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR IN YOUR LIFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, READY? ONE, TWO THREE. AND THEN. I. I ALSO HAVE I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT IT IS. YES, SENATOR.

SENATOR NGUYEN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THE RIGHT ONE HERE AS AN HONOREE. A RESOLUTION

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BY THE HONORABLE JANET NGUYEN, 36TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT RELATIVE TO THE COMMENDING HONORABLE SCOTT MINIKUS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS UNLESS. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ IT? OKAY. BUT IT IT TALKS ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR'S BACKGROUND AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR CYPRESS, HOW LONG HE'S BEEN ON THE CYPRESS, HIS VETERAN AND NAVY SERVICE, AS WELL AS EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M SURE YOU WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH OUR SENATOR TO LET HER KNOW ABOUT THIS. SO YOU TAKE ONE MORE PHOT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO GOD. I THINK THAT HE PUTS US IN PLACES WHERE WE NEED TO BE. AND PASTOR MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THE STATE OF THE CITY AND SO MANY OTHER EVENTS YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR ME, IT'S INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL, ALONG WITH I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE IS FROM COTTONWOOD CHURCH, BUT ALSO SEACOAST GRACE, JUST AN AMAZING COMMUNITY OF CHURCHES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY. AND IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO GO TO MANY OF THEM. I LIKE FOLLOWING YOU, BUT YOU STOLE A LOT OF MY THUNDER. BUT THAT'S OKAY. SO BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS SO ELOQUENT AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS ABOUT YOU, BUT JUST TO JUST TO ECHO REALLY QUICKLY, JEFF CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, GETTING UP AT 2 A.M, 4 A.M. IN THE MORNING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS GO SMOOTHLY AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY, IS REALLY A MONUMENTAL FEAT, EXCEPT FOR THE TRAFFIC AT THE SING ALONG. BUT THAT'S I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING, BUT NO NICK AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME TO WATCH YOU JUST YOUR SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THIS POSITION AND THE CITY IS GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE ALONG WITH ALL YOU'RE DOING AND WILL DO IN THE FUTURE.

MATT, WHAT CAN WE SAY? RIGHT. AND HE HATES THIS. HE'S LOOKING AT ME RIGHT NOW. HE'S LIKE LOOKING OVER HIS BROW AT ME. BUT SERIOUSLY, MY FRIEND, WE ARE THE ENVY OF SO MANY CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY HERE FOR OUR FINANCIAL AND FISCAL STABILITY. AND THAT IS IN LARGE PART TO YOU AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, MISS ALICIA. MY FAVORITE PLANNING DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AS WELL. YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS CITY LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN YOUR SHORT TIME HERE SO FAR, AND MAKING YOU BLUSH. I KNOW IT'S ON PURPOSE, BUT SERIOUSLY, TRADER JOE'S AND JUST ALL THE GREAT THINGS, YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING TO WATCH THIS CITY TO GROW. YEAH. I'LL GET TO YOU IN A MINUTE. MISS ALICIA, CITY CLERK AS ANN MENTIONED. AND I WISH SARAH WAS HERE AS WELL. BUT YOU KEPT US ON TRACK AND KEPT US TIME EFFICIENT AND RAN OUR MEETINGS WITH THE UTMOST EFFICIENCY. AND IF SARAH WAS HERE, I WOULD TELL HER THE SAME THING. AND SHE JUST, YOU KNOW, BEING MAYOR, BEING ON COUNCIL IS BUSY. IT'S IT BEING MAYOR OR MAYOR PRO TEM OR COUNCIL MEMBER.

IT'S NOT JUST CEREMONIAL. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON BEHIND THE SCENES THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM ALLUDED TO. AND SARAH IS INSTRUMENTAL IN MANY WAYS IN KEEPING OUR CALENDARS ALIGNED. AND FOLLOWING UP WITH US BECAUSE YOU GET JUST A TON OF EMAILS EVERY DAY THAT NEED TO BE FILTERED THROUGH AND NEED TO BE RESPONDED TO. CHIEF. WHAT CAN I SAY? IT'S, YOU KNOW, BEING HERE ON THE COUNCIL IS LIKE BEING A MEMBER OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN. AND SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALONG WITH YOUR YOUR COMMAND STAFF AND YOUR SERGEANT SITTING UP THERE AS WELL. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS OUT IN THE FIELD. I WATCHED YOU GUYS ON CALLS WHENEVER THAT'S APPROPRIATE. AND EVERY TIME IT'S AMAZING TO, YOU KNOW, COPS GET COMPLAINED ABOUT, RIGHT? EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT IN CYPRUS, IN COMPARISON TO THE AGENCY THAT I WORKED FOR, THEY ARE FRACTIONAL AT BEST. AND THEY ARE CLEARED VERY, VERY QUICKLY. THE PROFESSIONALISM THE OFFICERS UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR COMMAND STAFF IS LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND WE ARE BLESSED AS

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A CITY TO HAVE YOU AS OUR CHIEF MOVING FORWARD. AND EVERY RESIDENT JUST ECHOES THAT EVERY TIME I SEE THEM OR I'M OUT IN THE FIELD, I'M JUST INTERACTING WITH CITIZENS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU GUYS AS WELL. FRED, JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR US. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR LEGAL EXPERTISE IN IN NAVIGATING THROUGH THE WATERS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. EVERY CITY HAS, HAS LEGAL ISSUES THAT COME UP AND JUST THANK YOU FOR NAVIGATING THAT FOR US. MR. GRANT. AGAIN, I SING YOUR PRAISES ALL THE TIME AND IT'S IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S NEVER ENOUGH. YOUR TENURE HERE HAS BEEN REMARKABLE. YOU HAVE ELEVATED THE CITY NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY, BUT AS AS AS A KEY PLAYER IN THE COUNTY. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK TO US TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THAT'S IN LARGE PART TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RUN AS PRESIDENT OF THE CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION AND ENDING OUT THE YEAR THAT WAY. THAT'S THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO END MY TERM HERE AS MAYOR. BUT ALSO, AGAIN, JUST ELEVATING THE CITY UP ONE AND DOWN THE OTHER. AND AGAIN, IT CAN'T BE CAN'T BE STATED ENOUGH. SO DAVID, MY FRIEND, THANK YOU SINCERELY.

YOUR YOUR WORDS ARE MEANINGFUL. YOUR COMMENTS NOT ONLY FROM THE DAIS BUT IN CLOSED SESSION. YOU LEND A DEGREE THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN BEFORE. AT LEAST I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE ON COUNCIL.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO PAST COUNCILS, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. I KNOW YOU'RE JUGGLING A FAMILY RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S THAT'S A BIG TIME COMMITMENT, BUT YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO MAKE IT ON TIME OR NOT ON TIME. BUT AT OUR EVENTS AND ON TIME. ON TIME? YEAH. YOU'VE NEVER BEEN LATE.

YEAH. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT, BUT YOU SHOULD POST THAT PICTURE UP OF YOU AND FIONA FROM THE OTHER NIGHT. IT WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE PICTURE. SO. I'VE ALREADY SAID ENOUGH TO YOU KNOW, I'M JOKING. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AS MAYOR. PRO TEM. YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR YOUR MENTORSHIP FROM DAY ONE WHEN I CAME ON THE COUNCIL, IT HAS JUST BEEN INSPIRING AND I, I HOPE THAT I COULD MAKE YOU PROUD MOVING FORWARD. SO. MAYOR PRO TEM. YOU'RE SPEECHLESS. I AM, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CAPITALIZE ON EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT TO SAY ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO HAS LIVED IN THE CITY HER ENTIRE LIFE AND HAS NOT ONLY LIVED HERE, BUT ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY FROM A PROFESSIONAL, A BUSINESS PROFESSION, IN DOING ALL SHE DID THROUGHOUT HER ENTIRE CAREER AND STILL MAKING TIME FOR THE CITY. IT'S REALLY COMMENDABLE HOW YOU AND JOHN HAVE NAVIGATED LIFE WITH ITS CHALLENGES AND YOU'RE STILL HERE. YOU ARE YOUR HEART AND SOUL IS IN THIS CITY AND I JUST AM IN AWE STRUCK OF THE TWO OF YOU. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOUR SUPPORT AS MAYOR PRO TEM AND ME BEING ABLE TO BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF YOU FROM TIME TO TIME, AND YOUR BUSINESS BACKGROUND AND HOW THAT REALLY RELATES TO BEING ON COUNCIL HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO ME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT'S REALLY MEMORABLE TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. A LOT OF FRIENDLY FACES OUT THERE. COUNCILS ARE AT TIMES CONTENTIOUS. WE'RE ALL HUMANS RIGHT. WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE OUR DISAGREEMENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLEASE EVERYBODY ON EVERY ISSUE. THAT'S JUST THE HUMAN NATURE. IF YOU WILL PUSH POLITICS ASIDE. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE RECEIVED OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THIS PAST YEAR.

THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HEARTWARMING. AND YOUR SUPPORT WHEN ECHOED TO ME HAS BEEN AMAZING. THANK YOU FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB FOR BEING HERE. I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT YOU GUYS MANY, MANY TIMES AND I JUST THINK YOU'RE A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION HERE FOR THE CITY AND YOU'RE TRULY A GEM FOR US TO REFLECT UPON AND JUST MOVING FORWARD. YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A VALUE IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. WE HAVE ONE MORE TROPHY FOR YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND

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THIS WILL BE FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. REGULAR WATCHERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL KNOW THAT RECENTLY THE COUNCIL HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE AND THEN ADOPTED A GOAL TO OFFSET THE CITY'S PENSION LIABILITY BY 2030, WHICH MEANS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR RESERVES TO FULLY FUND OUR PENSION OBLIGATIONS. AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT'S DONE THAT WITHOUT ISSUING A PENSION OBLIGATION BOND. AND THAT ACTIO. DREW ATTENTION FROM THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WHICH IS A STATEWIDE BODY THAT REPRESENTS CITIES IN SACRAMENTO AND DOES EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, SO MUCH SO THAT THEY RAN A ARTICLE IN THEIR STATEWIDE MAGAZINE ABOUT IT RECENTLY. AND WE HAVE A COPY OF THAT ARTICLE ON SLATE FROM THEM FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS TROPHIES AND WE'LL BE GETTING THAT TO YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT YOU ALL MADE MENTION OF THE CITY'S STRONG FINANCIAL FOOTING. THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE STARTED IN 2017 WITH ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL, AND YOU REALLY PUT A CHERRY ON TOP OF IT AND DREW POSITIVE STATEWIDE ATTENTION TO CYPRUS. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. NOW YOU CAN GO SIT DOWN. AND. THE 100. AND FRANCIS HERE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A BRIEF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM. NOPE. YOU'RE GOING TO RECESS. RECESS.

ITEM SEVEN. OKAY. YEP. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS FOR ABOUT TEN FOLKS, IF WE COULD PLEASE TAKE OUR SEATS AGAIN, PLEASE. THANKS. IT'S KIND OF BAFFLING. YEAH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER

[ SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS (Continued)]

EIGHT, THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR OUR NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. OKAY. IF ANYONE WANTS TO TAKE PHOTOS, YOU'RE FREE TO STAND UP AND MOVE AROUND. I'LL HAVE YOU BOTH STAND HERE, AND THEN I WILL READ THE OATH AND YOU'LL REPEAT AFTER ME. SO START BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. I STATE YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE. FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION. WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO. YEAH. NO. NUMBER NINE. YEAH. CITY COUNCIL

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REORGANIZATION. MISS ALICIA? YES, MR. MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FROM THE DAIS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MAYOR PRO TEM BONNIE PETE TO MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUNTER MOTION. OKAY. THERE. MR. CITY ATTORNEY. YEAH.

AT THIS POINT, UNLESS THERE IS A SECOND, THERE HAS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND BEFORE.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY. NOW, SHOULD I PUT IN MY COUNTER MOTION FORWARD. YOU CAN MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION IF YOU SO CHOOSE. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DAVID BURKE FOR MAYOR. NOW, SECOND, THAT MOTION. OKAY. SO SINCE THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT HAS TO BE VOTED ON BEFORE ACTION. THAT HAS TO BE VOTED ON FIRST. AND IF IT DOES NOT PASS, THEN WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION. SO AT THIS POINT WE WILL BE TAKING A VOICE VOTE BECAUSE THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT PROGRAMED INTO THE SYSTEM. SO WE WILL BE DOING THE VOTE ALPHABETICALLY. SO BEAR WITH ME AS I GO THROUGH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE VOTING WITH THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, THIS IS ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CHENG. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MEDRANO. YES. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MINIKUS. NO. AND COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. NO. THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH THREE YES VOTES AND TWO NO VOTES BY COUNCIL MEMBERS MINIKUS AND PET. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. I NOMINATE LEO MEDRANO FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ONE OF THE THINGS I SHOULD ALSO SAY IS TRY AND BE OPEN ABOUT WHY I'M DOING WHAT I'M DOING. OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT YET SERVED AS MAYOR OR MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO HAD THE MOST VOTES IN THE 2024 ELECTION. SO I SECOND THE NOMINATION. OKAY, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR LEO MEDRANO AS MAYOR PRO TEM. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. SEEING NO OTHER MOTIONS, WE WILL CONDUCT A VOTE. COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. MAYOR BURKE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHANG. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MEDRANO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MINIKUS. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. NO.

THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR. YES VOTES AND ONE NO VOTE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. SO DO WE.

REORG NOW OR DO WE JUST KEEP GOING WITH THE AGENDA? YES. THE REORGANIZATION. OKAY. AT THIS TIME. WE DON'T HAVE YOU PHYSICALLY CHANGE. YES. WE'LL HANDLE THAT IN JANUARY. YOU HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF REMARKS. LET ME GRAB SOMETHING.

WOW. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR OF CYPRESS. THE SUPPORT

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THAT I'VE HAD FROM FAMILY MEMBERS, RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY CAMPAIGN TO THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON THE COUNCIL, HAS REALLY MEANT THE WORLD TO ME. I REMEMBER KNOCKING ON SO MANY DOORS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AFTER MEETINGS, AND AS MAYOR, MINIKUS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MALLORY MENTIONED DURING THEIR REMARKS, WHAT MAKES CYPRESS REALLY SPECIAL IS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, AND IT'S BEEN SO EYE OPENING AND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, I'M THE SON OF A HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT TEACHER. AND SO FOR ME, I FELT EARLY ON THAT GETTING INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS WAS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO GOOD. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY, BUT THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. FOR ME AND FOR US IS HOW CAN WE MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS. AND SO A CHANCE TO DO THAT AMONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANKS, MOM. AND DAD. THANKS, COURTNEY. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT WATCHING RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO LATER, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THE CHANCE TO DO THIS IS REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. I WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS TO KIND OF CAP THINGS OFF AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A, A CHALLENGING FEW YEARS SOMETIMES WITH THE, WITH THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO BE PROUD OF. MANY OF THEM WERE MENTIONED THIS EVENING, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS CONDUCT OURSELVES WITH THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT AND CIVILITY THAT YOU, THE RESIDENTS, DESERVE. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES AS MAYOR. IT'S JUST SETTING THAT THAT TONE. I WANT THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BE WELCOMING FOR EVERYBODY, AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE INTIMIDATED OR SCARED TO COME HERE. I WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO OFFER YOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACK, YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, WHATEVER IS ON YOUR MIND. AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS FUTURE MEETINGS WILL WILL PRIORITIZE BEING RESPECTFU.

AND LET'S GET AWAY FROM INSULTS AND ACCUSATIONS AND JUST FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, TREATING EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL VIEWS, AND KEEP OUR FOCUS ON THE ISSUES THAT REALLY MATTER TO RESIDENTS. BECAUSE IT'S NOT INFIGHTING AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN YOUR LIFE AND IN IN OUR CITY. SO I WILL TRY AND DO MY PART FOR THAT, AND I HOPE YOU WILL ALL JOIN ME IN DOING YOUR PART AS WELL. I ALSO BELIEVE IN WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL AN OPEN AND COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS, WHERE EVERYONE COUNCIL MEMBERS, RESIDENTS, STAFF MEMBERS, BRINGS FORWARD THEIR IDEAS FOR IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY AND WE DISCUSS THEM OPENLY AND CIVILLY. GIVING RESIDENTS PLENTY OF TIME TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO WEIGH IN. AND THEN WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OR DEBATE FOCUSED ON THE MERITS OF THE ISSUES, AND WE LET THE BEST IDEA WIN. AND I THINK IF WE DO THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF GOOD IN THE COMING YEAR. I KNOW I HAVE SOME PROPOSALS THAT I'M ANXIOUS TO BRING FORWARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND I HOPE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES DOES THE SAME. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR VISION FOR CYPRESS. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS, RESIDENTS. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR VISION. I WANT TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS. WE ARE JUST A CONDUIT FOR YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK COULD HELP IMPROVE OUR CITY. I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. I WANT MY COLLEAGUES TO HEAR ABOUT IT. LASTLY, I'LL. I'LL SAY 2025 IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. I HOPE WE ALL COME BACK AFTER A WINTER BREAK AND READY TO GET TO WORK. AND I THINK IF WE CAN MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT THAT WE ALL WANT TO SEE FROM EACH OTHER, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HERE IN CYPRESS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. I KNOW TRADITIONALLY THE MAYOR PRO TEM ALSO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE REMARKS.

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MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS AT THIS TIME? YES. GOOD EVENING.

CYPRESS, I SIT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH DEEP GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY. HONOR TO SERVE AS ONE OF YOUR NEWEST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF CYPRESS FOR PLACING YOUR TRUST IN ME. YOUR VOICES, YOUR CONCERNS, AND YOUR HOPES HAVE BEEN MY GUIDE THROUGHOUT THIS CAMPAIGN AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE ME AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.

CYPRESS IS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO LIVE. IT'S OUR HOME, AND I PROMISE TO WORK EVERY DAY TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE UNIQUE CHARACTER THAT MAKES CYPRESS SO SPECIAL TO MY FAMILY, SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EVERYONE WHO BELIEVED IN THIS VISION FOR CYPRESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR TIRELESS EFFORT AND YOUR BELIEF IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO THE DEDICATED CYPRESS CITY STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN EVERY DAY TO KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND THRIVING. YOUR EFFORTS OFTEN GO UNSEEN, BUT THEY ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US. I AM HUMBLED AND EXCITED TO WORK WITH SUCH A DEVOTED GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS AS WE EMBARK ON THIS NEXT CHAPTER, I AM REMINDED OF WHY I DECIDED TO RUN TO PRESERVE THE CULTURE AND CHARACTER OF CYPRESS, TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE, AND TO KEEP CYPRESS A THRIVING, WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR ALL.

THIS IS OUR CITY. THIS IS YOUR CITY, AND TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO CALL OUR HOME. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. OKAY, I BELIEVE THAT

BRINGS US TO ITEM TEN, THE CONSENT CALENDAR. APPROVE THE 2025 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SECTION. SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM.

COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OR DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL MOTION. SECOND. SORRY. DID YOU SECOND THAT OKAY. OKAY, WE'LL BE DOING A VOICE VOTE AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. SORRY. WHAT IS THIS MOTION FOR? TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MINIKUS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO. YES. MAYOR. BURKE. YES.

THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, OKAY. MOVING ALONG. WE'RE IN THE SECOND ORAL

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