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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE'RE JUST RETURNING FROM OUR WORKSHOP. MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? YES, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MINIKUS. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETE. HERE. MAYOR. PRO TEM.
MEDRANO. HERE. MAYOR. BURKE. HERE. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL PASTOR NADER HANNA FROM THE KING OF NATIONS CHURCH UP TO THE FRONT FOR OUR INVOCATION. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. ALMIGHTY AND LOVING GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH HUMBLE HEARTS.
GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT OF THIS CITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IT SO FAITHFULLY. YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF WISDOM, THE GIVER OF PEACE AND THE SUSTAINER OF ALL LIFE. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR HAND AT WORK IN EVERY GOOD THING, AND WE SEEK YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US TONIGHT. LORD, I LIFT UP THE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR DEDICATED STAFF. STRENGTHEN THEM FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO, AND BLESS THEIR FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR SERVICE. MAY THEY FIND JOY AND PURPOSE IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO THIS COMMUNITY AS THEY GATHER TO DELIBERATE AND MAKE DECISIONS. GRANT THEM WISDOM THAT GOES BEYOND HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.
GUIDE THEIR CONVERSATION TO BE MARKED WITH RESPECT, HUMILITY, AND A SHARED DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD. GIVE THEM CLARITY OF THOUGHT, COMPASSION FOR EVERY RESIDENT, AND THE COURAGE TO SEEK JUSTICE AND PEACE. WE PRAY FOR THE FLOURISHING OF CYPRUS, ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC SERVICES. PROTECT THOSE WHO SERVE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CARE. MAY THIS CITY CONTINUE TO BE A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY, UNITY AND HOPE WHERE EVERY PERSON CAN THRIVE. ABOVE ALL, LORD, MAY YOUR GRACE GUIDE US TO ACT JUSTLY, LOVE MERCY, AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOU. HELP US TO REMEMBER THAT OUR SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER IS ULTIMATELY SERVICE TO YOU. WE ENTRUST THIS MEETING AND THIS CITY TO YOUR SOVEREIGN CARE. BE GLORIFIED IN ALL THAT IS SAID AND DONE HERE TONIGHT. IN YOUR HOLY AND GRACIOUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. REMAIN STANDING, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PETE WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S HONOR OUR GREAT FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED. WHICH IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, WELL, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. AND FIRST, WE HAVE OUR VETERAN RECOGNITION PRESENTATION. HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED BEFORE THE MEETING THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE. OH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. I WAS GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. PART OF OUR WORKSHOP, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, ALL THOSE PRESENT. THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A WORKSHOP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TODAY'S CURRENT SESSION. AND THE WORKSHOP WAS A DIALOG WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ON HOW TO IMPROVE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND FESTIVAL, PROMOTE VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ENSURE THE FESTIVAL'S LONG TERM VIABILITY. THAT CONCLUDES THE BRIEF REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE A VETERAN RECOGNITION PRESENTATION TONIGHT, AND I WAS INFORMED SHORTLY BEFORE THE MEETING THAT WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WAS ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED AT OUR VERY FIRST EVER VETERANS RECOGNITION PRESENTATION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AL VOIGHT. AL, WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
[ PRESENTATIONS Veteran Recognition Presentation Recognition of Cypress Level Up! Digital Marketing Program Graduates]
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FOR YOUR SERVICE. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN PAUL BOGGS.PAUL WAS DRAFTED. OH GO AHEAD. PAUL WAS DRAFTED INTO THE UNITED STATES ARMY ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 1965, SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. PAUL BEGAN HIS SERVICE AT FORT ORD INDUCTION CENTER IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEN WENT ON TO FORT HOOD IN TEXAS, FORT BRAGG IN NORTH CAROLINA, FORT JACKSON IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE HE LEARNED INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE. FORT GORDON IN GEORGIA, WHERE HE RECEIVED TRAINING IN TELETYPE. DURING HIS TENURE IN THE ARMY, PAUL WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT E-5 AND ASSIGNED TO THE HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, THIRD HOWITZER BATTALION, THREE, 16TH ARTILLERY. PAUL WAS DEPLOYED TO VIETNAM, WHERE HE WORKED TO BUILD WALLS MADE OF SANDBAGS TO KEEP THE RADIO WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BATTALION'S THREE GUN BATTERIES. ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 1971, PAUL WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER SIX YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE ARMY. PAUL, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME. COME UP FOR SOME PHOTOS AND MY COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL. CAN I BE ANNOYING? WELL, PAUL, WE HAVE THIS PLAQUE FOR YOU WITH A PHOTO, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW OLD YOU WERE. BUT VERY HANDSOME MAN. YAY! OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
OKAY, FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, THIS IS RECOGNITION OF THE CYPRESS LEVEL UP DIGITAL MARKETING PROGRAM GRADUATES. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS PRESENTATION OVER TO OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, ALICIA VELASCO. HI. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
TONIGHT, I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE FIRST GRADUATES OF CYPRESS UNIVERSITY. SO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN A ROBUST, ROBUST APPROACH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND HAS LAUNCHED SEVERAL INITIATIVES. AND ONE OF THOSE IS CYPRESS UNIVERSITY. SO CYPRESS UNIVERSITY INCLUDES TWO PROGRAMS A LEVEL UP DIGITAL MARKETING PROGRAM AND THEN A FORTHCOMING NEXT OF BUSINESS EXPANSION PROGRAM. TONIGHT, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE SEVERAL GRADUATES FROM THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE LEVEL UP PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY INLAND EMPIRE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE LEVEL UP PROGRAM
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PROVIDED SUPPORT AND STRATEGIES TO THE CITY'S SMALL BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY COULD ENHANCE THEIR ONLINE PRESENCE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED INFORMATION ON WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, PAID ONLINE ADVERTISING, AND THE USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS TO ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS. THE CLASS INCLUDED 32 CYPRESS BUSINESSES, EACH OF WHOM RECEIVED A $2,000 GRANT UPON COMPLETION TO BOLSTER THEIR NEW ONLINE CAMPAIGNS. ADDITIONALLY, THESE BUSINESSES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT NO COST. SO, IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GRADUATION. OH, SORRY. NEXT SLIDE. SORRY, I'M NOT USED TO DOING THAT.OKAY. IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GRADUATION, WE HAVE PLAQUES TO PRESENT TO THE BUSINESSES THAT CAN MAKE IT THIS EVENING. AND THEN, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO COME IN FRONT OF THE DAIS, I WILL CALL UP THE BUSINESSES THAT MADE IT HERE TONIGHT, AND WE CAN GIVE THEM THEIR PLAQUE AND HAVE A PHOTO. SOUND GOOD? CHRIS. YES. YOU WANT TO COME UP NOW? YEAH, SURE. COME UP NOW. SO I'M GOING TO READ THE BUSINESSES OFF THAT I KNOW ARE HERE. AND THEN IF I DON'T CALL YOUR NAME, JUST YANK ON ME AND WE'LL GET YOUR PLAQUE AND GET YOU UP HERE. OKAY, SO FIRST, HIS KINGDOM INSURANCE AND SERVICES. ALL RIGHT. MODERN. SELLER. SQUAD MARKS. THE CUT OFF BARBERSHOP. US METRO GROUP. AND THEN IS THERE ANYONE WHO'S WHO'S HERE THAT I MISS? OH, YES. OH, PERFECT. AND THEN LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, BASKIN-ROBBINS.
IF YOU GOT. YEAH, IF YOU GUYS CAN JUST SHIFT THIS WAY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN PINCH IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. OH, OKAY. ONE, TWO. THREE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
YES. TYPEKIT. SPECIAL DELIVERY FROM THE CITY CLERK. YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE UP THERE. ALL. COME ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO ORAL
[ 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.]
COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS. 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 OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU. TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL VIRTUALLY. SPEAKERS PROVIDING IN PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED FIRST. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS PERIOD IS FOR COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE GENERAL COMMENT PERIOD IS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST UP IS BETH CULVER. AND
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SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BOB YOUNGSMA.GOOD EVENING I'M BETH CULVER I'VE BEEN IN CYPRUS SINCE JESUS WAS A BABY. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA. NUMBER THREE. I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING. I WAS ALARMED, NOT SURPRISED BY THE APPROVED MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT. I USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF ANAHEIM IN THEIR PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT BUDGETS AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER WAS OVERPAID AND IT WAS A USELESS POSITION, THE PARTY POSITION, ANYWAY. I REMEMBER WELL BUDGETS AND THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BUDGETS AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF SHENANIGANS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN APPRIZED OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISCUSSIONS AND THEIR BUDGET SHENANIGANS, WHICH WILL MAKE YOU REALLY RUIN YOUR HEALTH. I'VE ALSO BEEN. I WAS APPRAISED OF ALL THE SPENDING THAT THEY DID IN ONE YEAR, WHICH WAS, IF YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE IT, THEIR BUDGET. OURS LOOKS LIKE NOTHING, BUT THEIRS IS 1.2 BILLION, NOT 1,000,000 BILLION. AND NONE OF THIS STUFF.
THERE WAS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT. BUT WHAT BOTHERED ME MOST ABOUT OURS IS MY SPIDEY SENSES REALLY SOARED. AND THEY ACTUALLY WENT AND STARTED WORKING OVERTIME. WHEN I SAW GENERAL FUND AND THEN THE TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THE TRANSFERS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE WE USED TO GIGGLE, BECAUSE THE GENERAL FUND MEANT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LINE YOUR POCKETS. AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY IS, BUT THAT'S WHY IT ALWAYS DROVE ME CRAZY. AND WHAT PROOF AND WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY? AND WHERE DOES THE MONEY ACTUALLY GO AND WHAT IS IT? I MEAN, HOW TO KNOW IF IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, IF YOU SPENT $500 OR $5000 OR SOMETHING INTO A GROUP, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT MONEY WAS. SO YOU ALWAYS ASK FOR MORE THE NEXT YEAR. SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT PERHAPS CYPRUS NEEDS A DOGE. OKAY. NEXT UP IS BOB YOUNGSMA. WELL, GOOD EVENING, BOB YOUNGSMA, A RESIDENT OF CYPRUS. I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT NUMBER EIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE CHARGING ME TO DO NOTHING. YOU'RE ASKING ME TO PAY A FEE FOR MY ALARM SYSTEM IN MY HOUSE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T MONITOR? THEY DO NOTHING, BUT THEY'RE JUSTIFYING IT BY HIRING A COMPANY TO BILL ME. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DISPERSE IT BACK TO THE CITY, ETC, FOR PAPERWORK. I'M TELLING YOU, THAT'S JUST A MAKE UP WAY OF GRABBING MORE MONEY FROM PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE STEALING MY MONEY. YOU DON'T MONITOR MY SYSTEM. YOU DON'T DO NOTHING WITH MY SYSTEM. MY SYSTEM GETS AHOLD OF ME THE MINUTE THEY MONITOR AND SAY, SOMETHING COMES UP AND THEY GO AND SAY, HEY, YOUR ALARM IS OFF, OR YOU'VE GOT A FIRE ALARM THAT'S OFF IN YOUR HOUSE. THEY GET ME FIRST. I DECIDE AT THAT POINT IF IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS HAVE ANY RIGHTS AT ALL TO BE TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR A PERMIT FEE EVERY YEAR, EVERY YEAR FOR YOU DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT STEALING MY MONEY. AND I'VE TALKED TO OTHER RESIDENTS THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE TAKING THEIR ALARM SYSTEMS OUT NOW AND PUTTING IN THEIR OWN PRIVATE LITTLE SYSTEM THAT YOU GUYS DON'T GET A PERMIT FEE ON. ARE YOU ASKING ME TO DO THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I FEEL. I FEEL YOU'RE STEALING MY MONEY AND DOING NOTHING FOR IT EXCEPT JUST COLLECTING MONEY. AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'D BE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY NEIGHBOR CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SAYING, HEY, GUESS WHAT? I SEE SOMEBODY CRAWLING THROUGH THIS RESIDENT'S HOUSE. ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME A BILL FOR THAT? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE CAUGHT IT. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I LOOK AT IT AS IF I GAVE YOU A FALSE ALARM AND YOU CAME. I SHOULD PAY THE BILL.
IT'S MY PROBLEM. I MADE THE MISTAKE. BUT YOU'RE MAKING ME PAY A BILL. THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM. AND IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I MEAN, I'VE HAD THAT ALARM SYSTEM IN MY HOUSE FOR OVER 20 SOMETHING YEARS. COME UP AND SHOW ME A BIG OLD LIST OF ALL MY FALSE ALARMS. BUT YOU'VE BEEN. BUT FOR YEARS YOU DIDN'T CHARGE THE RESIDENTS. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, SOME MANAGEMENT PERSON CAME ALONG AND SAID, OH, WE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. LET'S START CHARGING FOR THESE THINGS.
I THINK YOU GOT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT AND TAKE THAT BACK OUT. IT'S WRONG. AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T PART OF YOUR AGENDA ITEMS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING OUR VETS. IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM. I COULD TELL EVERYBODY THAT THE WAY IT COMES DOWN IS THE VETS ARE NUMBER ONE IN MY CATEGORY. POLICE IS NUMBER TWO IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. NUMBER THREE, IF WE DON'T HAVE VETS WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THEM. THEY ARE FANTASTIC PEOPLE. I'M A MILITARY BRAT. SO THAT'S THE WAY I WAS BROUGHT UP. AND MY FATHER WAS WORLD WAR II, KOREA AND NAM. SO IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY
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WITH ALL THAT TIME IN THE SERVICE AND HE'S GONE. BUT I FEEL THAT HE BROUGHT ME UP THE RIGHT WAY TO RESPECT THESE TYPE OF PEOPLE. THEY WORK FOR US, THEY TAKE CARE OF US. AND GUESS WHO WE DEPEND ON EVERY TIME SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THEM.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE IN-PERSON SPEAKER CARDS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE HAND RAISED AND THAT IS BY MR. EDWIN KRAMER. LET ME JUST PULL UP THAT JUST ONE MOMENT.
OKAY. MR. KRAMER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. MR. KRAMER, CAN YOU HEAR US? IT'S YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. AND SHOW THAT MR. KRAMER IS SELF MUTED. MR. KRAMER YOURSELF MUTED. WE'LL GIVE YOU A FEW SECONDS TO UNMUTE. OR YOU CAN ALSO COMMENT DURING THE SECOND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN PERSON. OH NEVER MIND MR. KRAMER, IF YOU CAN HEAR US NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO UNMUTE AND SPEAK. OKAY, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. VERY GOOD. OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT. TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS. WHY DO WE HAVE A PR FIRM FOR WATER PUMP? IS THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH OR IS THIS FOR GATHERING FUNDING? PLEASE EXPLAIN. AND WAS THERE A COMPETITIVE BID ON THE ON THIS PROJECT. AND I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THAT PUMP. BUT ANYWAY WHY DO WE HAVE A PR FIRM INVOLVED? NUMBER EIGHT ALARM PERMITTING. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE A FEE HERE. WHY ARE WE DOING A FEE? I THOUGHT I THOUGHT THIS WAS THEY WERE GOING TO BE INVOLVED SOMEHOW, BUT NOW I HEAR THERE'S THEY AREN'T INVOLVED. POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HALF OF OUR BUDGET. THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN. IN IN WHAT WE'RE ALREADY SPENDING ON POLICE SERVICES. AND, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S KEEPING PEOPLE FROM INSTALLING ALARM SYSTEMS, WHICH I THINK IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. AND THIRDLY. I'M FRUSTRATED WITH THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE HAVE BEEN OUR TWO PARKS THAT HAVE WE SPENT $70 MILLION TO CREATE SPORTS PARKS IN OUR PUBLIC USE PARKS. ARNOLD WAS 50% PUBLIC USE AND NOW IT'S 100, 100% BASEBALL FIELDS. SO THE DEDICATION PLAQUE THAT SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SEVERAL THE CITY MANAGER WAS INVOLVED IN HAVING HAVING THAT THAT CONFIGURATION IN THOSE PARKS THAT REALLY PUSHED US THROUGH. AND SO IT'S FRUSTRATING TO ME WHEN I SEE THEM ON DEDICATIONS. AND SO, SO I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEDICATION ON THE PLAQUE. I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE SPORTS FIELDS. I THINK ARNOLD SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT 50% SPORTS FIELD. YOU SHOULD HAVE REFURBISHED IT. AND I THINK LEXINGTON SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC USE PARK. AND I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT THAT WERE INVOLVED IN BASICALLY RAILROADING THAT, THAT, THAT BUILD OUT THROUGH, I THINK IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING TO ME WHEN I SEE THEM GET DEDICATED DEDICATIONS. SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR LETTING ME TALK. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE HANDS RAISED ONLINE? NO, MR. MAYOR, OKAY, THEN THAT
[ 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.]
MOVES US 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. I DO HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO. I'M GOING TO ASK ABOUT ONE OF THE ITEMS, BUT DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL OR[00:25:03]
QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK? OKAY, SEEING NONE, I WILL JUMP IN. SO, MR. BURTON, I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT ITEM THREE, THE MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE THERE'S A PROPOSAL OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPENDING $3.6 MILLION THAT IS LEFT OVER FROM THE PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND. CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THAT IS AND WHY THOSE PROPOSALS ARE IN THIS MID-YEAR UPDATE? SURE. YES. YOU'RE CORRECT. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE REPORT IS TO CLOSE OUT THE PANDEMIC RECOVERY PLAN THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL IN LATE 2021, AND IT WAS A MULTI-YEAR PLAN AT THAT TIME THAT HAD ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN IT. AND WE'VE MADE GREAT HEADWAY ON A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS. BUT NOW, WITH THE PANDEMIC YEARS BEHIND US, WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT'S TIME TO CLOSE THAT OUT. AND THE REMAINING FUNDS, WHICH ARE $3.6 MILLION, WILL BE ALLOCATED TO SIX DIFFERENT PROJECTS. MANY OF THEM ARE HOLDOVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS PANDEMIC RECOVERY PLAN. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO STRESS THAT THIS IS JUST A PLAN, SO WE'RE NOT APPROVING THOSE PROJECTS TONIGHT. THEY WILL BE INCORPORATED IN FUTURE BUDGETS, CIPS AND STRATEGIC PLANS. SO THIS IS JUST A PLAN. MUCH LIKE THE ORIGINAL PANDEMIC RECOVERY PLAN. THAT WAS JUST GUIDELINES, FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE EXPENDITURES. AND THIS IS JUST SORT OF A MINI VERSION OF THAT GOING FORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE 3.6 MILLION, IS IT RESTRICTED IN ANY WAY TO WHAT IT CAN BE SPENT ON, OR CAN IT BE SPENT ON REALLY ANY CITY BUSINESS? IT IS UNRESTRICTED. IT IS GENERAL FUND MONIES AND THERE ARE NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO THAT.OKAY. YEAH. I THINK MY MAIN CONCERN WAS JUST MAKING SURE OR MAKING IT CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY THAT WE AREN'T APPROVING THESE EXPENDITURES TONIGHT AND THAT THESE WILL COME FORWARD IN THE FUTURE EITHER, AS I GUESS, NEW BUSINESS ITEMS OR PART OF THE BUDGET DECISION PACKAGE OR BUDGET PROCESS, SO THAT THIS COUNCIL, WHICH WASN'T THE I GUESS THERE OR HERE WHEN WE INITIALLY MADE THESE PLANS, CAN SORT OF EVALUATE EACH OF THE PROPOSALS AT THAT TIME. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST CALL FOR OUR. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG.
YEAH. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO ASK THE CITY STAFF ABOUT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WHAT'S THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO REGISTER THEIR ALARM? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IT'S PRETTY COSTLY? I, I HATE THAT IF WE ARE DISSUADING PEOPLE FROM REGISTERING BECAUSE OF THE COST. YES. THE COST TO REGISTER THE ALARM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425 IS $54. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S MANAGEABLE. I, I WONDER IF IN THE FUTURE WE CAN POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT WAIVING THAT COST SO THAT THE LIKE WE WOULD THE CITY WOULD ABSORB THAT COST INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE PAY FOR THAT REGISTRATION FEE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. SO YOU'RE NOT PULLING THE ITEM. YOU'RE, I GUESS, PROVIDING SOME CONTEXT AND SUGGESTING THAT PERHAPS WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WE CAN WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD TIME TO JUST GET A GET A GENERAL HISTORY OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE AND THE REASONS AND CAN BE ASSESSED AT THAT TIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. THEN I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FULL CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT. I SECOND. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UNANIMOUSLY, WITH FOUR YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND ORAL
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COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. AND FIRST UP, LITTLE DEJA VU WILL BE BETH CULVER, FOLLOWED BY BOB[00:30:01]
YOUNGSMA.HI, BETH. AGAIN, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. THE GRASSROOTS AND COMMON SENSE, CRITICAL THINKING CITIZENS OF CYPRUS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND THESE ARE COLLECTION OF SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS AND THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ABOUT BY BECAUSE OF THE CENTRAL THEME ON WHICH THE MAYOR, IF I CAN SAY THAT, AND YOUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMPAIGNED, AND THAT WAS TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION OF TRANSPARENCY, THE BEHAVIORS WE'VE OBSERVED SINCE YOU TOOK THE THRONE DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE DICTIONARY'S DEFINITION OF TRANSPARENCY. SO HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT MY FELLOW CITIZENS HAVE ASKED ME. AND I'M PASSING THEM ON TO YOU BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. A FEW PERSONAL QUESTIONS. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF AMERICA OR IN CALIFORNIA? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS, THE FEDERALIST PAPERS? HOW ABOUT SAUL ALINSKY'S RULES FOR REVOLUTION? AND HOW ABOUT THE NAKED COMMUNISTS? IT'S A BOOK THAT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO. AND THEN, ABOVE ALL, DO YOU REMEMBER THE OATH OF OFFICE THAT YOU TOOK, THAT YOU SWORE TO ABIDE BY THE CONSTITUTION AND TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT OUR BORDERS AND EVERYTHING IN IT KIND OF CONDENSED IT. THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING YOU, SOME OF YOU SUMMARILY DISPATCHED THE DULY ELECTED PRO TEM MAYOR AND INSERTED YOURSELF AS MAYOR. THEN AN UNQUALIFIED, INEXPERIENCED, NAIVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER AS MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM. THEN YOU HAVE NOW. THEN YOU'VE BEEN PERSISTENT IN REMOVING A CLEARLY QUALIFIED, MORE EXPERIENCED COUNCIL MEMBER FROM A COMMITTEE THAT SHE HAS BEEN ON AND THAT ORGAN AND THAT ORGANIZING ORGANIZATION ALSO REQUESTED THAT SHE REMAIN ON THAT COMMITTEE. CUI BONO, MY HUSBAND'S FAVORITE, SAYING, SHAME ON YOU FOR INSERTING YOURSELF ON A COMMITTEE YOU'RE UNQUALIFIED TO ADVISE, AND FURTHER EMBARRASSING YOURSELF AND THE CITIZENS OF CYPRUS. OKAY, ANOTHER QUESTION IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT A SITTING MAYOR OR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO TROLL THE SURROUNDING CITIES.
AND I GET THIS INFORMATION FROM ALL THESE LITTLE CITIES FLOGGING THIS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AGENDA OF ELECTION REFORM. IT IS IN IN OPPOSITION TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR YOU. AND THEN RUNNING ROUGHSHOD OVER EXISTING LAWS, IT'S UP IN THE UPDATED LEVIN ACT AS OF JANUARY 2025. BUT I WANT TO MENTION TO THAT GOING AROUND TO THESE CITIES IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL AGENDA, BY THE WAY, AND I KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. EQUALLY DISTURBING IS THE INFORMATION YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR, IMPLYING THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR THE CITIZENS OF CYPRUS. SHAME ON YOU FOR STIRRING UP SUCH BOGUS NONSENSE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. OFTEN CREATING PROBLEMS WHERE THERE ARE NONE AT ALL. YOU CERTAINLY DO NOT SPEAK FOR 80% OF YOUR TIME'S UPS. IF YOU COULD PLEASE FINISH YOUR THOUGHT. IT'S NOT WELL, 80% OF CYPRUS DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOU. AND IF I MAY, MAYOR, JUST AS A REMINDER TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE'RE NOT TO DIRECT COMMENTS TO ANY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER. THE AUDIENCE SHOULD REALLY YOU'RE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO IDENTIFY A COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT WHEN YOU'RE USING THE WORD YOU, YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING YOUR COMMENTS. AND OUR RULES REQUIRE THAT THE COUNCIL BE ADDRESSED AS A BODY. SO I'VE EXPLAINED THAT DISTINCTION AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT AGAIN IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU, BOB YOUNGMAN. HE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY AMY BEHAN. WELL, THANK YOU, BOB, RESIDENT OF CYPRUS. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO BRING UP, AND I DON'T INTEND TO POINT FINGERS AT A DEDICATED PERSON. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT IS THE PLAQUE THAT WAS REMOVED FOR THE VETERANS OVER AT THE PARK. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT WHERE THAT PLAQUE IS GOING. I KNOW IT GOT REMOVED. I WAS THE ONE THAT STATED IT WAS THERE AND THEN WE REMOVED IT. BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING STATING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT PLAQUE. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT PLAQUE BACK ON. AND THE NEXT THING I WANT TO BRING UP IS THERE WAS THINGS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING I THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT TERRIBLE TO SAY. SO I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP. SOMETHING ABOUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE
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CONTRACT NEGOTIATORS. THE PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE OVERSIGHT TO EVERY CONTRACT. SO IF YOU'RE GIVING THE RIGHTS TO MANAGEMENT TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AND MAKE IT HIS AGREEMENT, YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR OVERSIGHT. YOUR JOB IS TO OVERSIGHT EVERYTHING. IF HE CHANGES THE CONTRACT, IT HAS TO COME BACK TO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO REVIEW IT. THAT'S WHAT YOUR JOB IS. THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT VOTED IN FOR. SO OVERSIGHT IS IMPORTANT. THEN ANOTHER THING WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT EXTENDING A VOTE FOR SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE SOMEBODY FELT THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL WEREN'T READY TO START MAKING VOTES. WELL, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS. THERE'S ONLY TWO REASONS FOR PEOPLE AREN'T READY TO MAKE VOTES. ONE IS EITHER OUR MANAGEMENT AND OUR CITY IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB, WHICH I DO KNOW. I FEEL WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY THAT'S NOT CORRECTLY DOING THIS JOB, AND OR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT TAKING THE TIME TO GET BACK WITH MANAGEMENT TO GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. I DO KNOW THAT VOTES HAPPENED RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE COUNCIL CHANGED BEFORE, BECAUSE EVERY TWO YEARS WE'RE CHANGING THIS COUNCIL MOST OF THE TIME. AND VOTES HAPPENED AT THAT TIME WHEN WE CHANGED THE COUNCIL WITHIN A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. BUT YET THIS COUNCIL WASN'T READY TO START VOTING ON THINGS AFTER THE THIRD MEETING.I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. AND ALSO SINCE I BROUGHT UP A FEW OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH SOMEBODY THAT SAYS 155 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION. YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING AT IT. HE DOESN'T HAVE MANY DAYS LEFT. HE'S GOT 97 DAYS LEFT. MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT TAKING CARE OF THAT CONTRACT. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
AMY. BEN FOLLOWED BY MARILYN REAMS. HI, I'M AMY. BEN, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CYPRESS GIRLS SOFTBALL, AND I'M HERE JUST TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU GUYS TO OUR OPENING DAY, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON MARCH 1ST AT OAK KNOLL PARK. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE, IT'S A REALLY BIG EVENT FOR US. IT STARTS EARLY WITH CYPRESS KIWANIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST. I HAVE INVITATIONS FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS. I HOPE YOU CAN BRING YOUR FAMILIES. COME OUT. IT'S AN ALL DAY THING. THE CEREMONY STARTS AT ONE, BUT WE START AT 738, 8:00 IN THE MORNING. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU GUYS. SO THANKS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THOSE WITH THE.
YEAH. THERE YOU GO. MARILYN REAMS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL AND CITY OFFICIALS. I'M MARILYN REAMS. I'M A CYPRESS RESIDENT. WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK, BUT COMPELLED TO SPEAK WHEN I AM SO SICK. I AM SO SICK OF THIS NEGATIVE CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE NONSENSE SPEWED FROM THIS PODIUM AND OTHER PLACES. I WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU SITTING ON THAT DAIS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONALISM. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR IN PARTICULAR, FOR YOUR MESSAGE THAT WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT HORRIFIC ACT OF HATRED, AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF STUFF WITH THE KIND OF VITRIOL THAT WE ARE SEEING, EVEN IN THIS CHAMBER TONIGHT, DIRECTED TOWARDS HUMAN BEINGS.
WE ARE ALL GOD'S CHILDREN AND WE ALL ARE DESERVING OF RESPECT. YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY. I CAN DISAGREE VEHEMENTLY WITH A POLITICAL POSITION OR A POSITION THAT THE CITY TAKES ON AN ISSUE, BUT I MUST ALWAYS REMAIN RESPECTFUL OF EACH ONE OF YOU. EVERY ONE OF YOU SITTING UP THERE BRINGS SUCH A WEALTH OF INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WAY. AND I IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ME. I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND BE UP THERE AND SIT IN THOSE SEATS AND TAKE THIS KIND OF RIDICULOUS CRITICISM FROM PEOPLE. IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL, IT'S UNKIND, AND I IT RIPS MY HEART OUT AND I CAN'T STAND IT. I JUST I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. JUST KNOW THAT. AND THERE IS A HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF CYPRESS THAT ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE DOING. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. AND THEY IN MY
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LITTLE, TINY LITTLE WORLD, I GUARANTEE YOU THEY'RE LETTING ME KNOW. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS. THANK YOU[ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS]
EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THAT TAKES US TO COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CELIA CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, WILL YOU START US OFF? SURE. GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS EAGLE SCOUT INTERVIEWS. SO THEY'RE REALLY PICKING UP RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY AS A LOT OF THE 17 YEAR OLDS ARE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING 18. AND THEY HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE TIME THEY'RE 18. SO IT'S FUN. AND AGAIN, THE SAME THING I'VE SAID EVERY TIME, IT'S AN HONOR TO DO IT, AND IT IS A REAL PRIVILEGE TO SEE. I CAN'T BE ENCOURAGED ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION THAT'S COMING, COMING INTO COLLEGE AND GOING INTO THE WORKFORCE. I ALSO PARTICIPATED ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER MINIKUS, THE OC OPERATION SAND MEETING, AND THEN FRIDAY EVENING, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB LOCALLY PARTICIPATED WITH ALL THE OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND HAD WHAT THEY CALL THE EDDIE AWARDS. SO SOME OF YOU WHO ARE MY AGE RECOGNIZE WHO WHO EDDIE IS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S A LONGTIME PERSON OF CHANNEL FIVE AND WAS A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MEMBER. AND REALLY TOUTS THE CLUB AND WHAT IT DID FOR HIM PERSONALLY. AND THE GREAT THING IS DAVE SCHAPANSKY, SOME OF YOU KNOW HIM MARRIED TO A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, GINGER WAS HONORED THAT EVENING FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR LOCAL CLUB HERE IN CYPRESS. SO IT WAS A REAL HONOR. I GOT TO SEE DAVE IN LONG PANTS. I DON'T GET TO SEE DAVE IN LONG PANTS THAT MUCH, BUT IT WAS A REAL HONOR TO HONOR HIM AND IT WAS WELL DESERVED.SO. AND THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHIANG. YEAH, I JUST HAD A THREE DAY TRAINING WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO AND OUR OUR CITY MANAGER, PETER GRANT. THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, I THAT WAS GREAT TRAINING. WE HAD THREE DAYS DOWN IN GARDEN GROVE WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ACADEMY FROM THE 29TH TO THE 31ST. I'D LIKE TO REPORT THAT I'LL BE HAVING OFFICE HOURS ON FEBRUARY 25TH, FROM 9 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AT GOODFELLOW'S COFFEE, AND THERE IS A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THIS FRIDAY THE 14TH FOR THE ORIGINAL RAINBOW CONE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, A NEW PLACE THAT'S OPENING UP NEXT TO BIOLOGY. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FEW REPORTS. FIRST, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND THE SOLIDARITY WALK IN PRAYER VIGIL TO HONOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT OUR LOCAL SAINT IRENAEUS CHURCH. THE ORGANIZERS AND PARTICIPANTS REALLY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF EDUCATING EVERYBODY THERE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE DIFFERENT FORMS IT TAKES PROVIDING RESOURCES ABOUT HOW PEOPLE, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM KIND OF ONLINE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN LEAD TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS ALREADY, ANY RESIDENTS, I'D SUGGEST JUST SPEND A LITTLE TIME. EDUCATE YOURSELF ONLINE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT INDICATORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THE DIFFERENT FORMS THAT IT TAKES, SIGNS AND SOMEONE WHO MAY BE A VICTIM. HOW YOU CAN BE A CONSCIENTIOUS CONSUMER AND NOT SUPPORT BUSINESSES THAT PROFIT FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT I LOOKED AT. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER WEBSITES. ONE IS CALLED HUMAN TRAFFICKING SEARCH.ORG.
THERE'S ANOTHER CALLED WAIT UNTIL EIGHTH AUG, WHICH IS ABOUT A CAMPAIGN TO FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO WAIT UNTIL EIGHTH GRADE UNTIL THEY GET A SMARTPHONE, WHICH HAS BEEN PURPORTEDLY SHOWN TO HAVE A LOT OF BENEFITS. AND IT WAS IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO GIVE SOME REMARKS AT THE VIGIL. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE ORGANIZERS. I ALSO ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF STRETCH LAB, WHICH IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO OUR TRADER JOE'S RIGHT HERE IN CYPRUS. STRETCH LAB HAS OVER 500 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE, SO IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THAT WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT MANAGER THERE NAMED STEPHANIE, WHO I MET AND TEAM MEMBERS, AND THEY TALKED TO ME ABOUT WHAT
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THEY DO THERE, HOW WHEN THEY'RE HELPING YOU STRETCH OUT, YOUR BODY CAN ACTUALLY GO FURTHER AND RELAX MORE THAN IF YOU'RE STRETCHING ON YOUR OWN. AND REALLY, THE WAY THAT THE SQUARES COME TOGETHER, YOU CAN PUT TOGETHER QUITE A MORNING OR AFTERNOON, JUST ENJOYING DIFFERENT FOOD AND DINING AND ACTIVITY OPTIONS THERE. AND I WISH STRETCH LAB A LOT OF SUCCESS HERE. I'M ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS MAYOR THIS YEAR, I'M GOING TO BE CONDUCTING A CITYWIDE LISTENING TOUR, AND THIS IS PART OF MY COMMITMENT TO BEING OPEN AND RESPONSIVE. I'LL BE DOING MULTIPLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE RESIDENTS ANYONE CAN COME ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER FEEDBACK, TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S ON YOUR MIND. RELATED TO CYPRUS. KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DETAILS ABOUT A FUTURE TOWN HALL, AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL. I'LL BE POPPING UP AT OTHER EVENTS IN THE CITY, AND THEN THIS WEDNESDAY, I WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER FROM AT LEAST 11 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M, CONNECTING WITH OUR LOCAL SENIORS DURING THEIR VALENTINE'S DAY LUNCH. BUT IF YOU'RE EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A LOCAL SENIOR AT THE LUNCH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BY AND I'LL MAKE SOME TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU. SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS. I HOPE TO CONNECT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS WAY. AND AS A REMINDER, IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT VIA EMAIL AT D BURKE AT CYPRUS,[ COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION]
COORG. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING? I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AS ALL YOU KNOW, I'M A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CYPRUS AND VERY PROUD TO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS THERE. AND WE HAVE A MEMBER, KATHY MCGRAW, WHO IS CELEBRATING HER 50TH YEAR WITH THE CLUB. AND NEXT MONTH IS THE CLUB'S WHAT IS IT, 59TH BIRTHDAY. AND SO AT THAT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, WE WANT TO HONOR HER FOR HER 50 YEARS. SHE IS NOW THE LONGEST TERM MEMBER OF THE CLUB, WHICH IS A WHICH IS QUITE A THING. AND SHE'S BEEN PRESIDENT OF LOCALLY, PRESIDENT OF ORANGE DISTRICT AND PRESIDENT OF THE STATE. SO SHE'S HAD A TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE CLUB. SO I AM PROPOSING TO HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO HER FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS, AGAIN, THE WOMEN'S CLUB IS A IS ONE OF THE MORE SUCCESSFUL NONPROFITS SUPPORTED BY THE CITY. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER FOR ALL HER GREAT EFFORTS AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE WITHIN THE CITY, WITH EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE FOR DIFFERENT PHILANTHROPIC TYPE OF ACTIVITIES IS AS WELL AS JUST PERSONALLY. SHE'S BEEN A GREAT MENTOR FOR MANY. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A RESOLUTION PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR OUR FEBRUARY 24TH MEETING. IT WOULD JUST BE A REQUEST AND REQUEST, SORRY. SUPPORTED BY ONE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER, IT WOULD COME BACK. DOES ANYBODY ELSE SUPPORT OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS I WAS GOING TO MENTION. SO FIRST FOR OUR FEBRUARY 24TH MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER CREATING AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK WITH OUR RECREATION STAFF TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SHADE STRUCTURES, EXISTING PLANS FOR UPGRADES OR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PARK STRUCTURES IN THE LONG TERM, AND POTENTIALLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ANY FUTURE PLANS IN THAT AREA. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR OPEN TO SECONDING THAT MOTION, BUT THAT'S MY PROPOSAL. YEAH. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I, I KNOW PARKS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST DRAWS. IT'S ONE OF THE, THE ONE OF THE BIG REASONS WHY WE WANTED TO SETTLE IN CYPRUS, YOU KNOW, JUST THE, JUST THE GREAT NUMBER OF JUST PARKS AROUND EVERY SINGLE CORNER. AND SO BUT I DO NOTICE THAT A LOT OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IS STARTING TO WEAR DOWN. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD OF, OF TAKING A LOOK OF WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE CAN START REPLACING. THANK YOU.COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, JUST A POINT OF CLARITY. WE HAVE A COMMISSION AND I HEARD PARKS AND REC. I DIDN'T HEAR COMMISSION. SO IS THE THOUGHT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE COMMISSION THAT GOES AROUND TO ALL THE PARKS TO LOOK AT WHAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, WHAT'S OUT OF PLACE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. IS THAT KIND OF THE THOUGHT YOU WORK WITH THE COMMISSION? YEAH.
WELL, WE SORT OF FINALIZE EXACTLY WHAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD DO, I THINK AT THE NEXT MEETING.
BUT I THINK MY GENERAL THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF HAVE AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE OF
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COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT LOOKS AT THIS INFORMATION THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO GETS, PERHAPS SOLICITS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR COMMISSION AS WELL. OKAY. AND THAT WAY IT'S JUST SORT OF THE COMMISSION AND THIS AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO TAKE A IT'S KIND OF A DEEPER DIVE AT THE PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SHADE STRUCTURES. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR APPROVAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION, WHICH THIS IS KIND OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, THAT THEY REALLY HELP PARTICIPATE AND LEAD IT AND WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT. SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO DOES THAT IS THAT SUFFICIENT CLARITY FOR MR. CITY ATTORNEY. INTERPRET THE MOTION. AND THE SECOND I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING TO TAKE AWAY FOR YOUR MEETING ON THE 24TH WILL BE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES, IN ADDITION TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP, REQUIRE A DISCRETE SCOPE OF WORK AND A DUE DATE. SO THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO DEVELOP THAT AS PART OF CREATING THE COMMITTEE AT THE NEXT MEETING, IF THAT'S WHAT THE MAJORITY DECIDES TO DO. AND THAT CERTAINLY CAN COME UP AT THE MEETING. BUT IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTED, YOU KNOW, BULLET POINTS FOR STAFF TO IDENTIFY ON THE AGENDA, THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE HELPFUL. SO WOULD YOU PREFER TO? SO I COULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU SOME ON THE FLY, BUT I ALSO WOULDN'T MIND TAKING A LITTLE MORE TIME AND JUST PROVIDING THOSE. AND THEN THEY CAN BE PERHAPS PART OF THE AGENDA AND EVERYONE CAN LOOK THEM OVER BEFORE NEXT MEETING. YEAH, WE'LL USE THE COMMENTS YOU MADE THIS EVENING AS A JUMPING OFF POINT FROM THAT. YOUR INTRODUCTION, I THINK, INCLUDED A COUPLE OF THREE AND ONE MORE CAME UP IN THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNSEL. WE CAN USE THAT AS AS A FRAMEWORK FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, DO YOU MIND SUMMARIZING THAT AGENDA ITEM OR WHAT WE'RE POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE? THAT'D BE A QUESTION FOR THE MAYOR. I'LL SUMMARIZE WHAT I HAD READ. SO THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS THAT AT THAT MEETING, WE CONSIDER AND DISCUSS WHETHER TO CREATE AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WOULD REVIEW OUR CURRENT WORK WITH RECREATION STAFF TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SHADE STRUCTURES IN OUR PARKS, LOOK AT OUR EXISTING PLAN TO REPLACE THOSE IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN POTENTIALLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, ALTERING THAT PLAN, ACCELERATING THAT PLAN, JUST KEEPING IT AS IS. I KIND OF JUST WANT TO DO A TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT AND FOUGHT AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO IT. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT. THERE IS NO MOTION OR SECOND REQUIRED. AS LONG AS YOU GET APPROVAL FROM ONE OTHER MEMBER IT WILL COME BACK. OKAY. YEAH. AND I KNOW IT'S OUR COMMON PARLANCE. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU NOT TO USE THE PHRASE MOTION. AND SECOND, BECAUSE IT CREATES A PROCESS THAT'S YOU HAVE A SUGGESTION AND YOU NEED SUPPORT FROM ONE OTHER PERSON. SOMETHING LIKE THAT WILL ALARM ME. FRIEND ALICIA LESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM I WANTED TO PROPOSE. SO I WAS THINKING THIS POTENTIALLY MORE FOR OUR MARCH 10TH MEETING.AND SO THIS IS RELATED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING. SO WE HAVE STRATEGIC PLANNING A WORKSHOP SET FOR APRIL 16TH. BEFORE THAT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY DURING A COUNCIL MEETING TO PROPOSE ANY IDEAS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THEN SO AT THE MARCH 10TH MEETING, IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PROPOSE THOSE, AND THEN THE COUNCIL CAN DISCUSS AND VOTE ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THOSE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND MY QUESTION I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THIS. DOES THIS NEED TO BE ONE MEETING OR TWO? IN OTHER WORDS, SHOULD IT BE ONE MEETING WHERE THIS IS ALL DONE, OR SHOULD IT BE ONE MEETING WHERE THE IDEAS ARE PROPOSED AND THE SECOND MEETING WHERE THEY'RE VOTED ON? SO IF THE SUGGESTION IS TO JUST SIMPLY ADD TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AT THE WORKSHOP, YOU COULD DO IT EVEN TONIGHT, OR CERTAINLY TO GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT TOPICS YOU COULD ADD IT TO, OR SUGGEST AN AGENDA ITEM FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING OR WHENEVER. AND THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN COME UP AND SUGGEST TOPICS FOR INCLUSION. IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT ITEMS TO BE APPROVED, THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE DISCUSSION AT THE WORKSHOP. SO I SUSPECT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, RIGHT, MAYOR? YOU JUST WANT TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE STRATEGIC WORKSHOP. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS OR MAYBE SOLVE IS JUST IN THE PAST, SOMETIMES
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ITEMS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN HAVE KIND OF COME UP DURING THE WORKSHOP. SOMETIMES THEY'VE COME UP AFTER THE WORKSHOP, DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING. AND WHAT I REALLY WANT IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE ALL KNOW, HEY, THIS IS A CHANCE TO PROPOSE ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THAT AND DECIDE, YES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO INCLUDE OR NO, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO INCLUDE. SO WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND. SO THAT GOES TO MY FIRST EXAMPLE. YOU COULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE AS PART OF YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING. JUST SUGGESTED TOPICS. OR AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL, YOUR COLLEAGUES THINK ABOUT OTHER TOPICS TO BRING UP. YOU CAN SUGGEST THEM BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO ACTION TAKEN, YOU'RE JUST INCLUDING THEM IN A LIST OF DISCUSSION TOPICS AT THE AT THE WORKSHOP. OKAY, AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL THEN DELIBERATES AND HAS A DISCUSSION AND THEN BRINGS THAT TO THE FULL COUNCIL AT A LATER. WELL, IT IS A FULL COUNCIL AT THE WORKSHOP, BUT TO THE COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING FOR ACTION. OKAY. SO THEN WHAT I THINK I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THAT DURING THE MARCH 10TH MEETING, AND THIS GIVES EVERYBODY SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, WE CAN EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER CAN SUGGEST TOPICS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO POTENTIALLY BE INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, OR FOR DISCUSSION TO BE IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THAT WAY, WE ALL KNOW GOING INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THIS TOPIC IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED OR INCLUDED. DOES DOES THAT SOUND LIKE IT WORKS WITH YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? OKAY, YES. ESSENTIALLY IT'S SOLICITING A TOPIC TOPICS FOR INCLUSION IN THE DISCUSSION AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP. SO THAT WORKS AND I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION. OKAY. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO SUGGEST IT. AND IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SUGGESTION, IT'D BE APPRECIATED. BUT IT'S BY NO MEANS MANDATORY.YES, I'LL APPROVE OR I'LL SECON. I'LL SUPPORT IT. SUPPORT, SUPPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER CHAN. OKAY. ANY ANY OTHER IDEAS OR PROPOSALS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT.
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THAT TAKES US TO CITY MANAGER REMARKS. CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE CLOSED MONDAY FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY. BUT BEYOND THAT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I DON'T WANT TO FORGET YOU FOR A THIRD TIME IN TWO WEEKS. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS NOW THAT YOU REMEMBER? NO. I'M TEASING. I ACTUALLY HAVE NO REPORT. I JUST WANTED TO SEND MY GOOD THOUGHTS AND CONDOLENCES TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025, BEGINNING AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.