[ 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. I'M NOT SURE I ACTUALLY HAVE ANY CARDS FOR AGENDA ITEMS, BUT. AND JUST FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE, THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS PRIOR TO ACTION TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY PROVIDE BRIEF RESPONSES, BUT NOT ENGAGE IN A PROTRACTED DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THERE SPEAKER CARDS AT THE BACK TO COMPLETE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, OR FOR OUR LISTENERS ONLINE, YOU CAN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND WAIT FOR THE MAYOR OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU, AND OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED FIRST. SO GIVE ME A MOMENT TO GATHER THE CARDS.

LINDA STOCK, ARE YOU FOR THE GENERAL OR FOR AGENDA ITEMS? GENERAL? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO I HAVE GOT FOR AGENDA ITEMS, DOCTOR FRANCIS MARQUEZ, FOLLOWED BY BOB YOUNGSMA. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I WAS CAME TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER THREE AND THE STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLANNING. AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU RELATED TO THIS TOPIC TO BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET A REPORT ON JULY 10TH FROM THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, GET A REPORT ON PROGRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PARK AMENITIES TO THE COUNCIL.

AND I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER FIXING THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT MAPLE GROVE NORTH AND MAPLE GROVE SOUTH PARKS. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR BURKE FOR TAKING PICTURES OF THE PARKS. AND AFTER LAST WEEK'S MEETING, I WAS WALKING AT THE PARK THE NEXT DAY WITH MY DOG AND DECIDED TO CLIMB

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UP ONTO THE SLIDE AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE, AND I GOT UP THERE. I PRESSED THE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS CRACKED AND IT PUSHED DOWN LIKE TWO INCHES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, WE'RE LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO A CHILD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO PLEASE RECONSIDER FIXING THAT EQUIPMENT. I DID IMMEDIATELY CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY'RE GREAT. THEY CAME OUT AND TAPED IT UP, AND I HAD WENT HOME AND GOT A PIECE OF GOT PACKING TAPE AND COVERED IT UP AND PUT A SIGN THERE, PLEASE DO NOT USE AND PUBLIC WORKS SHOWED UP RIGHT AFTER THAT AND KEPT MY SIGN UP THERE. BUT IT'S GONE NOW. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER FIXING BOTH OF THOSE PARKS. AND I DID LISTEN TO THE AUDIO FROM THE CONFERENCE ROOM RENOVATION, AND I WAS KIND OF TAKEN BACK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. AND I LISTENED TO THE WHOLE AUDIO, AND THE COUNCIL MAJORITY PICKED THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPTION TO RENOVATE THE CONFERENCE ROOM. THERE WAS A $600,000 BUDGET, AND I JUST EVERYBODY DECIDED TO GO FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING, BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY GOING TO DO THIS EVERY 25 TO 35 YEARS. BUT I THINK THE PRIORITY IS NOT WHEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS COME OR OTHER PEOPLE COME TO SIT IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. THE PRIORITY IS THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE THE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS SYSTEM AND WANT GOOD SERVICES. SO I REALLY WANT YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER FIXING BOTH OF THOSE PARKS IMMEDIATELY. WE'VE HAD EMERGENCIES. WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, THINGS GOT FIXED AND I I'M JUST REALLY ASKING YOU TO DO THAT. I THINK IT'S CRITICAL. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, LEAVE A FLIER AT EVERY NEIGHBOR'S DOOR ON BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS TO HAVE THEM COME HERE WITH THEIR CHILDREN. I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THIS AHEAD OF TIME, BECAUSE WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT KIDDING. WHEN I PUSHED THE PIECE OF PLASTIC DOWN, I THOUGHT A LITTLE KID'S LEG COULD STICK IN THERE AND GET STUCK AND THEY COULD GO FORWARD ON THE SLIDE. SO I HOPE YOU RECONSIDER THAT AND JUST PLEASE MAKE IT A PRIORITY. THE RESIDENTS ARE THE PRIORITY. THANK YOU, MR. SO I'M GOING TO ASK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. SO I BELIEVE, MR. MANGALA, THAT WE HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SLIDE AT MAPLE GROVE NORTH. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT THAT IT IS ON ORDER. AND THEN DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIMELINE FOR WHEN YOU EXPECT THAT WOULD BE RECEIVED AND INSTALLED? THE LAST WE HEARD WAS THREE WEEKS WAS THE LEAD TIME. BUT WE'LL KEEP CHECKING ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET ME SAY ONE MORE THING REAL QUICK. SORRY. IS THERE ANY WAY THEY COULD JUST BLOCK OFF THE PIECE RIGHT NOW SO NOBODY GETS HURT? BECAUSE THE SOMEBODY TORE THE TAPE OFF AND SO IT'S NOT BLOCKED. AND SO KIDS ARE USING IT. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD DO THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

NEXT UP IS BOB YOUNGSMA. GOOD EVENING. BOB YOUNGSMA. YOU GOT TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT YOU'RE AGAIN APPROVING MINUTES FOR DIFFERENT TIMES. THAT'S JUST NOT A GOOD THING TO DO. I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY WANTS TO CONVINCE ME OF. IF YOU GOT FOUR DIFFERENT MEETINGS, YOU SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. AT THE VERY NEXT MEETING, YOU DON'T DO FOUR BECAUSE FOUR MEANS YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST ONE. YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT IT ANYMORE. SO YOU'RE APPROVING A MINUTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE FORGOT AND IT MAY BE PUT DOWN INCORRECTLY OR NOT, THE WAY YOU UNDERSTOOD IT OR SOMETHING, AND YET YOU'RE APPROVING IT AND IT'S JUST NOT THE CORRECT PROCEDURE. LIKE I SAID, I WAS ON MANY, MANY BOARDS THROUGH MY CAREER. NEVER. NOT ANY TIME EVER. DID WE APPROVE MINUTES A MONTH LATER. IT WAS ALWAYS BASED ON THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING BEFORE. SO I RECOMMEND YOU TO CORRECT THAT AND CHANGE THAT SO YOU CAN STAY ON TOP OF THAT AND MAKE SURE THE MINUTES ARE CORRECT. BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS CORRECT, EVEN THOUGH YOU THINK THEY ARE TWO. I DO WANT TO BRING UP THE PARKS. YOU KNOW, FRANCIS WAS CORRECT. THE PARKS ARE YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS, SO I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE PARKS TOO MUCH. THEY DON'T INTEREST ME. BUT I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM. WHEN I THINK A KID CAN GET HURT, I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM. AND YOU'VE ALREADY ADMITTED THE PARKS ARE PAST FIVE YEARS OF THEIR LIFETIME, AND YET YOU DON'T LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THIS IS A PRIORITY. FIRST, IT IS A PRIORITY FIRST. YOU DON'T WAIT FIVE YEARS AND HOPE TO STRETCH ANOTHER YEAR AND SAY, WELL, WE'LL BUMP SOMETHING IF WE GO FIX THEM. NOW, IF SOMEBODY GETS HURT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THEN? WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU SAVED BY STRETCHING THE TIME IS PROBABLY GOING TO COST YOU TEN TIMES THE FOLD. IT'S SILLY. FIX THE. FIX THEM ALL. MAKE THEM ALL CORRECT. LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE, MULTIPLE TIMES YOU BUILT THESE TAJ MAHAL PARKS AND YOU LET THE LITTLE PARKS ALL RUN DOWN THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. IT'S RUN DOWN. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS IN THERE FOREVER. IT'S STILL RUN

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DOWN. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE FUNDS AREN'T THERE. WELL, YOU DON'T NEED THEN TO BUILD A $600,000 OFFICE OVER HERE AND RAISE THE ROOF UP AND PAY A ROOFER DOUBLE WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST SO YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS PRETTY AND TAKE THE CHANCE SOMEBODY MAY GET HURT. I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM WANTS TO SEE A CHILD GET HURT. I KNOW, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE ANYBODY WOULD THINK THAT WAY, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO BUILD A TAJ MAHAL OR A FANCY OFFICE BEFORE WE TAKE CARE OF SAFETY AND THE PARKS. THEIR SAFETY. THAT'S BOTTOM LINE. THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THEM ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE USE THEM FOR PICNICS AND FAMILIES AND BIRTHDAYS. JUST WEEKENDS. AND WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF THEM FIRST. THEY BETTER BE PRIORITY.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT, THAT MEANS YOU GOT POOR MANAGEMENT GIVING YOU POOR ADVICE. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO? OKAY. THANK YOU. GLENN BUTTON FOLLOWED BY LINDA STOCK.

I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO WRITE MY NOTES. SO I'M GLENN BUTTON, 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF OUR WONDERFUL CITY. AND I ACTUALLY WANTED TO APPLAUD OUR COUNCIL, OUR OUR FINE CITY STAFF ON TWO THINGS.

ONE, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE GOOD GOVERNANCE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. THE FOLLOWING GOOD PROCESSES IS NOT FANCY, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT AND GET EXCITED ABOUT, BUT IT'S HOW WE KEEP OUR CITY WELL RUN. IT'S HOW WE KEEP OUR FINANCES STRONG. IT'S HOW WE KEEP OUR CITY THE WONDERFUL PLACE THAT IT IS. SO I THANK YOU FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND FOR FOLLOWING THE GOOD PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PROCESS TO NOT ALWAYS SAY YES TO EVERYTHING, NOT ALWAYS SAY, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT NOW, BUT TO FOLLOW A STRUCTURED PROCESS TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE OBJECTIVES IN A AN ORDERLY WAY. AND SECOND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA IS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ZERO EXTERNAL DEBT IN OUR CITY, WE'VE GOT GENERAL FINANCIAL RESERVES, BUT WE'RE MAKING FABULOUS STRIDES TO REPAY THE LEXINGTON PARK OBLIGATION FROM ONE PART OF OUR CITY TO ANOTHER PART OF OUR CITY, AND JUST DOING A FABULOUS JOB ON THAT. AND I COMMEND OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, JUST DOING A FABULOUS JOB OF KEEPING OUR CITY FINANCIALLY WELL RUN. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. OKAY LINDA STOCK. I'M GOING TO BE REAL BRIEF. OH THANK YOU, THANK YOU CHRISTINA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN I HEARD. FRANCIS TALKING, I RECALLED THAT MY DAUGHTER LAST TIME SHE WAS OVER THERE. SHE LIVES AT MAPLE BY MAPLE GROVE, SOUTH PARK. AND HER SON, KEITH, HER SON, HER HUSBAND, KEITH KIRA'S WAS THERE WITH THEIR SON AND ON THE SLIDE. AND IT WAS BROKEN. AND HE MADE SURE, YOU KNOW, HE LEFT THE SLIDE. HE CALLED THE CITY OF CYPRUS AND THE CITY OF CYPRUS CAME OUT AND DID SOMETHING THAT SATISFIED HIM. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. AND SHE JUST MENTIONED THIS IN TALKING AFTER ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SHE SAID, HEY, WE'VE GOT THAT TOO. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE I JUST HAPPENED ON THAT. JUST HAPPENSTANCE. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE AT OTHER PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME THING, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T EVER GO ANYWHERE. AT THE VERY LEAST, YOU NEED TO HAVE AN INSPECTION. AS HER HUSBAND SAID, HE'S A COP. HE SAID EITHER YOU PAY NOW OR YOU PAY LATER. AND I THINK THAT MAY BE TRUE. SO I HADN'T PLANNED ON SPEAKING ABOUT THIS TONIGHT, BUT WHEN SHE SAID THAT, I THOUGHT, WELL, I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO HEAR ABOUT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE HAND RAISED BY JOSE CASTANEDA. OKAY, MR. CASTANEDA, IF YOU CAN HEAR

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ME, YOU'RE FREE TO COMMENT. THERE WE ARE. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOSE TRINIDAD CASTANEDA. I'M CALLING IN TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA.

ONE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SIX MONTHS OBJECTIVES. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT HOW. VERY UNIQUE IT IS TO HAVE A SIX MONTH OBJECTIVE STRATEGIC PLAN FORMAT. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF OTHER CITIES DO A STRATEGIC PLAN ONCE EVERY YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR, BUT TO HAVE IT EVERY SIX MONTHS CAN LEAD, CAN LEAD THE COUNCIL TO ASSUME THAT WORK IS BEING DONE AT A SOLID PACE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE LONG TERM VIEW OF WHAT DIRECTION THE CITY IS HEADING TOWARDS. SO I WOULD URGE YOU ALL TO MAYBE LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST. SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE A MULTIPLE CITY CROSS FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS TO GLEAN OFF OF. SECOND, I JUST NEED TO POINT OUT THAT YOUR MASTER FEE SCHEDULE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ON THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE IT'S INCORPORATING AN ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY AND PARK DISTRICT USER FEES. YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY TAKE A LOOK LINE BY LINE AND SEE SHOULD SOME OF THESE ITEMS, SOME OF THESE SERVICES OR PERMITS OR WHATEVER THE FEE IS PER DEPARTMENT BE RAISED ACCORDING TO THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT EVERY SINGLE YEAR? DOES THAT INCREASE COST UNNECESSARILY AND PUT A BURDEN ON YOUR RESIDENTS? SO THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH THE CONSENT CALENDAR. LAST, I NEED TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A RECEIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON EMPLOYEE VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. IT'S A STANDARD ITEM SEEN ACROSS MANY CITIES, BUT WHAT YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS, ARE YOU HIRING ENOUGH YOUNG TALENT THAT ARE COMMITTED TO STAYING AND NOT LATERAL TRANSFERS COMING FROM OTHER CITIES? THE LATTER TACTIC AND STRATEGY IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE ONE FOR ANY CITY, AND YOU DO NEED TO HAVE PROGRAMS, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS, AND JUST MORE LONG TERM THINGS AND BENEFITS TO ATTRACT NEW, YOUNG, BRIGHT TALENT. SO QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELVES. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED ONLINE? NO, MR. MAYOR OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL

[ 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.]

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 CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AN ITEM THEY'D LIKE TO REMOVE, OR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH TEN I SECOND THAT. THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH

[11. Receive a Report on the Status of Vacant Positions and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation: Receive the Annual Report on Employee Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts.]

FOUR YES VOTES. MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS, RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF VACANT POSITIONS AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MATT BURTON. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR REGINA NGUYEN, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, WILL MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. REGINA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT, WE'LL BE PRESENTING THE CITY'S ANNUAL EMPLOYEE VACANCY REPORT.

ASSEMBLY BILL 2561, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, REQUIRES PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ANNUALLY REPORT ON VACANCIES FOR ALL ITS BARGAINING UNITS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

THE BILL AIMS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY ON STAFFING ISSUES AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PERSISTENT VACANCIES IN PUBLIC AGENCIES. IF A BARGAINING UNIT HAS A VACANCY RATE HIGHER THAN

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20%, ADDITIONAL REPORTING IS REQUIRED. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE, THERE ARE FOUR BARGAINING UNITS, EACH WITH A VACANCY RATE UNDER 10%. WHEN COMBINED, THE AVERAGE VACANCY RATE IS 6.7% ACROSS ALL OUR BARGAINING UNITS. ONE LAST POINT ON THIS TABLE RELATES TO THE PO, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST EMPLOYEE GROUP. IT IS TYPICAL TO HAVE VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT WE'RE PERPETUALLY TRYING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. AND EVEN WITH THESE VACANCIES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THE CITY HAS FACED ITS SHARE OF CHALLENGES WITH RECRUITMENT. IN RECENT YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE DECLINE IN INTEREST IN PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS, WHICH IS EVIDENT IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICANT APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE. THE MARKET HAS BECOME HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, WITH NEIGHBORING AGENCIES VYING FOR THE SAME CANDIDATES. APPLICANTS ARE SEEKING FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES THAT THE CITY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE, AND THERE'S AN OVERALL SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS, RANGING FROM ACCOUNTANTS TO POLICE OFFICERS. TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES, THE CITY HAS DONE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WORKING WITH NEARBY COLLEGES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE OPEN POSITIONS. WHEN POSITIONS BECOME VACANT, THE CITY STRIVES TO OPEN RECRUITMENTS IMMEDIATELY AND FILL THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CYPRUS HAS LARGELY BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES, AND MUCH OF THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCIL ENSURING OUR COMPENSATION REMAINS COMPETITIVE. DUE TO THESE CHALLENGES, WE'RE USING OUR SUCCESSION PLAN TO PUT US IN A POSITION TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN WHEN POSSIBLE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE VACANCY REPORT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT, BUT WE HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T SEEN AN UPDATE ON THAT. I'M TRYING TO RESOLVE THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHAT I HEAR, YOU KNOW, ONLINE THROUGH YOU KNOW, THROUGH REDDIT AND OTHER ONLINE WEBSITES HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO FIND A JOB. BUT THEN AT THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE THESE VACANCIES. CAN YOU DESCRIBE MORE WHAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING ESPECIALLY YOU SAID THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO OUTREACH TO THOSE, TO THOSE, TO THOSE KIND OF GROUPS. YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON THE POSITIONS. WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE UNIVERSITIES FOR LIKE INTERNSHIPS, YOU KNOW, GET THE WORD OF MOUTH FOR LIKE MORE ENTRY LEVEL OR POSITIONS THAT DON'T REQUIRE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE. WE DO POST ALL OF OUR POSITIONS ON WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. IT'S A LOT OF IT IS ALSO WORD OF MOUTH. AND IT DOES HELP THAT A LOT OF PUBLIC AGENCIES DO USE THE SAME LIKE APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM. SO ALL OF OUR POSITIONS ARE POSTED ON GOVERNMENT JOBS. SO THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SECTOR POSITIONS, YOU KNOW, THEY TEND TO FIND OUT WHAT POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HELPED US WITH OUR TRACK RECORD IS REALLY JUST OUR REPUTATION. YOU KNOW, EMPLOYEES ARE VERY HAPPY WORKING HERE, AND IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO ATTRACT NEW CANDIDATES AND REALLY TO RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES. DO YOU HAVE ANY INTERNSHIPS? DO WE HAVE ANY INTERNSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLEGES COLLEGE STUDENTS? CURRENTLY, WE'RE ACTUALLY RECRUITING FOR INTERN IN PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING SPECIFICALLY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. ONE THING I WAS GOING TO ASK IS I KNOW THAT THERE CAN BE A BIT OF MAYBE DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS AMONG DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OR PRIORITIES. AND I THINK YOU HEAR THAT THE YOUNGER GENERATION TENDS TO BE MAYBE A LITTLE LESS FOCUSED ON COMPENSATION, BUT MORE FOCUSED ON QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS LIKE PTO ARRANGEMENTS OR HOLIDAYS OR REMOTE WORK OR THINGS LIKE THAT. IS THAT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE KIND OF YOU'RE MINDFUL OF AND CONSIDER HOW HOW TO ADAPT TO THOSE CHANGING DESIRES OF, I THINK OF APPLICANT POOLS. EITHER ONE OF YOU. IT DOES, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SECTOR WORKING IN PUBLIC SECTOR. WE DO WORK WITH MORE STRICTER PARAMETERS. SO IT IS HARDER TO KIND OF BE MORE FLEXIBLE. OR, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO BE CREATIVE AND YOU KNOW, WE

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DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO ADDRESS SUCCESSION PLANNING, RIGHT. AND THAT IS LOOKING TO WHO WHO IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE FUTURE.

BUT WE DO WORK WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE CREATIVE. WE DO HAVE MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES THAN WE DID. AND THAT'S REALLY LIKE POST COVID. BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF AND WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I IMAGINE IT'S MAYBE BOTH A COMBINATION OF CERTAIN LEGAL LIMITATIONS AND JUST THE NATURE OF THE WORK. BEING MORE PHYSICALLY ORIENTED IN A SPECIFIC SPACE. IS THAT REASONABLE TO SAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE FOR THE PRESENTATION. OH, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER PETE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. YEAH. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY MORE OF A GENERAL COMMENT. AND I CHUCKLED WHEN I SAW IT. THERE WAS A SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT WAS DONE, BUT IT WAS FOR POLICE AND IT WAS A CHASE FOR THE THEY SHOWED A CHASE OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CUTTING THEM OFF VEHICLES. I CAN'T THINK OF WHAT THEY ARE. THANK YOU. CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. AND IT WAS ONE RECENTLY AND THEY WERE DOING THIS CHASE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE SAW IT, BUT BUT THE FUNNY I HA HA THAT I HAD IS I WAS WATCHING IT AND SAYING OH OKAY. THEY HAVE CAMERAS ON THEIR CARS NOW, RIGHT? SO THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND LIKE, OH, THEY GOT THEIR BODY CAMS UP, THEY GET ALL THE STUFF WE APPROVED. RIGHT. AND BUT THE FINAL THING WHICH JUST MADE ME SMILE WAS AFTER THE WHOLE CHASE, THEY CAUGHT HIM. THEY ARRESTED HIM, DID THAT. THEN THEY HAD AT THE VERY END SAYING NOW HIRING ALL CYPRESS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I AND I AND IT JUST MADE ME SMILE, OKAY. BECAUSE I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S A UNIQUE WAY OF, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY DOING A DIFFERENT WAY OF ATTRACTING POLICE OFFICERS AND SHOWING WHAT YOU CAN DO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CONSCIOUS OR NOT, BUT IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. SO.

ACTUALLY THAT WAS DONE CONSCIOUSLY, AND THAT WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF OUR YOUNGER OFFICERS WHO WERE ACTUALLY USING TO SAY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING TO BRING YOU, WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE AND WHAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS HERE? YEAH. AND THAT'S I, I WISH WE COULD TAKE. YOU KNOW, I WISH THAT COULD, I COULD SAY THAT THAT WAS MY IDEA OR IT WAS THE IDEA OF THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY THE IDEA OF OUR YOUNGER OFFICERS. AND THEY'RE HELPING US RECRUIT AND BRING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF OFFICERS. SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT THAT GET ALL THE CREDIT FOR THAT. YEAH. AND WHOEVER GETS THE CREDIT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT IT WAS REALLY IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE SEEING OUR POLICE IN ACTION AND THEN SEEING KIND OF LIKE A OH, OKAY. IF YOU WANT A JOB IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND IN, YOU KNOW, BEING AN OFFICER, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE. SO, SO NICE WORK. SO NICE WORK. WHOEVER THOUGHT OF IT. AND YOU ALL GET THE CREDIT BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE YOUNGER GROUP'S IDEA AND THE OLDER GROUP'S BEING RECEPTIVE TO THE IDEA. SO WELL DONE. OKAY. AND SO DO WE. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE IT OR HAS IT BEEN RECEIVED? IT'S JUST PRESENTED AND RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL ALREADY. NO ACTION REQUIRED. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY

[12. Discuss and Potentially Provide Direction Regarding the Composition of the Traffic Commission Agendized by: David Burke, Mayor Recommendation: Discuss and potentially provide direction regarding the composition of the Traffic Commission.]

MUCH. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. DISCUSS AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I AGENDIZED. SO WE JUST HAD OUR COMMISSIONER. APPLICANT INTERVIEWS AS A COUNCIL. AND I GUESS COUNCIL MEMBER PETE AND I HAVE NOW DONE THIS THREE TIMES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHANG AND MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR AND WE HAVE OUR THREE COMMISSIONS TRAFFIC, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE SENIOR COMMISSION. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT APPLICANTS AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH SPOTS FOR ALL THOSE APPLICANTS. AND AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO MAKE THOSE CHOICES AND TO FEEL LIKE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE VERY TALENTED, INTELLIGENT, CIVICALLY MINDED INDIVIDUALS. AND SO ONE THING I DID NOTICE IS THAT THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION CURRENTLY HAS JUST FIVE MEMBERS, WHEREAS THE RECREATION AND SENIOR COMMISSIONS HAVE SEVEN. AND SO I THOUGHT PERHAPS A WAY TO BRING MORE RESIDENTS INTO THOSE ROLES WOULD BE TO EXPAND THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION TO SEVEN MEMBERS AS WELL. AND THAT WAY WE'VE GOT TWO MORE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONERS AND CONTRIBUTE IN THAT WAY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN CHANGE THROUGH MUNICIPAL CODE, AND SO I'M BRINGING IT FORWARD TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO THAT AND ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO POTENTIALLY RETURN WITH LANGUAGE TO UPDATE THE MUNICIPAL CODE WHENEVER IT'S

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FEASIBLE TO DO SO, TO REFLECT THAT THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION WOULD HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS RATHER THAN FIVE. BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT. AND SO I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL MEMBER PIECE. OKAY, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAS WITH YOU GUYS IN THE CONVERSATION ON THIS. SO OTHER THAN OPENING THE DOOR, DO YOU SEE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT WHAT ELSE? WHAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE FOR EXPANDING. AND DO YOU THINK THAT COULD HELP THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION A BIT? I MEAN, THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION, THEY SEE THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE. AND NICK, I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SOME REALLY GREAT WORK AND APPROVE CHANGES. AND THEY HAVE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER THAT DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. SO DO YOU SEE MAYBE GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITY, POSSIBLY IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THIS YEAR HAPPEN TO HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD, GOOD APPLICANTS. SO ANY ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? WELL, I THINK TO ONE OF THE POINTS YOU RAISED. SO WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE INTERVIEWS, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS IMPARTED TO US WAS THAT THEY VIEW IT AS THEIR ROLE TO BE SORT OF A AN EAR FOR US, OR EYES, SET OF EYES AND EARS FOR US WITH RESIDENTS.

AND SO JUST FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, I SORT OF FIGURED, WELL, IF WE'VE GOT TWO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS, THEN THAT'S TWO MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEARING FROM RESIDENTS AND MAYBE NOTICING, OH, THIS IS A CHALLENGING INTERSECTION, OR THIS IS A WHERE WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER A BIKE LANE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT WAS THE MAIN ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS FOR ME. BUT IN TERMS OF KIND OF ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR INVOLVEMENT, DID YOU MEAN IN WITH THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION OR ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED OUTSIDE OF COMMISSION, REALLY GET INVOLVED IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS, AS WE DID THE COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS IS JUST WHAT YOU LEARNED ON WHATEVER COMMISSION YOU'RE ON, RIGHT? THERE'S ALWAYS A LEARNING OF, OH, WHAT WE DO FOR THE SENIORS OR WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPACT AND, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE CITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY. THE ONE COMMENT I GUESS I HAVE IS I DIDN'T HEAR THAT WE REALLY HAD AN ISSUE OTHER THAN MAYBE TIMING OF GETTING EVERYTHING DONE, BUT CAN WE ALSO AND MAYBE THIS IS A CITY MANAGER COMMENT, CAN WE ALSO KIND OF LOOK AT THE TERMS SO THAT WE DON'T END UP WHERE EVERYBODY'S AT THE SAME TIME? OKAY. COULD THAT BE PART OF THE PROCESS IF WE WERE TO DO THIS? SURE. IF THE COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD, I THINK THE TWO THINGS THAT YOU'D HAVE TO CONSIDER IS WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS, BECAUSE THE MUNI CODE CHANGES. IF THEY CAME BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WERE APPROVED, THEN THERE'S A SECOND READING, THEN THEY'RE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THAT. AND THEN IN THE COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS, THE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE IS TWO COMMISSION VACANCIES IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND THEN ONE IN THE FOURTH YEAR. TRAFFIC COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE THE TERMS OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED SLIGHTLY, AT LEAST ONE OF THEM, TO PROVIDE THAT SAME SYNCHRONICITY. WE DID A MASSIVE EXERCISE LIKE THAT A FEW YEARS AGO TO NORMALIZE THE RECRUITMENT AND RESULT IN THE HIGHER NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. I DON'T THINK EITHER OF THOSE IS A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT, AND WE COULD SHOW YOU A COUPLE OPTIONS WHEN THE ITEM CAME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE COULD DO THAT. AND THEN TALKING ABOUT TIMING. SO IF WE DID APPROVE TODAY AND WE DID OUR FIRST READING AT THE END OF JUNE, THE SECOND READING, THE 2ND OF JULY, LET'S JUST SAY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HONESTLY FILL THOSE, PROBABLY UNTIL WE GET BACK TOWARD THE END OF AUGUST. RIGHT. AND SO THAT WOULD MAYBE BE A SLIGHT DELAY, BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'D BE SIGNIFICANT FOR ANYBODY COMING IN. WOULD THAT I THINK A SLIGHT DELAY. YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE TIMING. THE CHANGES WOULD BE EFFECTIVE BY THE TIME YOU CAME BACK FROM SUMMER BREAK, WHICH I THINK IS AUGUST 25TH. YEAH. SO THEY'D BE A COUPLE MONTHS BEHIND COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE APPOINTED AT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 30TH, 23RD. IF YOU IF YOU PROCEED THAT WAY. I THINK THE OTHER QUESTION THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO ASK ITSELF IS. DOES HAVING TWO ADDITIONAL VACANCIES CHANGE YOUR APPLICANT POOL? IN THIS PARTICULAR RECRUITMENT CYCLE, THERE WAS JUST ONE VACANT OR ONE SEAT UP ON THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION, AND THERE WAS A SITTING COMMISSIONER APPLYING FOR THAT RIGHT. THAT MAY WELL HAVE IMPACTED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO APPLIED.

AND SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO EITHER RUN ANOTHER RECRUITMENT OR CREATE THE POSITIONS NOW AND

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FILL THEM AS PART OF YOUR 2026 RECRUITMENT. AGAIN, ALL OPTIONS THAT WE COULD INCLUDE FOR YOU TO DISCUSS IF THE ITEM COMES BACK AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. YEAH. OKAY. I'LL JUST SAY AS A GENERAL, YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE LOOK AT, BUT WHEN WE HAVE THE COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS, WE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY ASK OF THE LEVEL OF INTEREST. AND I GO BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER COMMENT. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY SAY TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE'S ONE OR THEY DON'T SAY TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE'S ONE. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THAT VISIBILITY. BUT TYPICALLY PEOPLE THAT ARE APPLYING HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC AREA THEY THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN. AND THEN THE FIRST TIMERS ARE PROBABLY MORE BROAD IN SAYING, I DON'T REALLY CARE, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO SERVE AND BE ON A COMMISSION. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. YEAH. BONNIE, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT OTHER AVENUES THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS, TO THE CITY, I WAS THINKING THAT YOU WERE GOING IN A DIRECTION OF, DO WE WANT TO OPEN UP IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMISSIONS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT? AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE DIRECTION THAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GO WITH, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AT SOME POINT. ONE THING I'D BE INTERESTED, OF COURSE, IS ALWAYS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH TWO KIDS, I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN AFTER SCHOOL CARE OR, OR BEFORE PRESCHOOL CARE. SO. BUT YOU WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT THAT DIRECTION, RIGHT? NO, I WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT AT TRAFFIC AND SAYING, IN ADDITION TO HAVING A GOOD CANDIDATE POOL THIS TIME, IS THERE OTHER REASONS THAT WE'D WANT TO DO THIS IS TO OPEN UP POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, FURTHER ENGAGEMENT IN THE CITY. SO I WAS SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION BECAUSE I THINK IF WE LOOK AT ANY OTHER COMMISSIONS, I THINK THEY REALLY WOULD HAVE TO BE STUDIED AS TO THE VALUE AND WHAT WE WOULD DO. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK FOR NOW WE CAN JUST STICK WITH THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION AND WE GET TONS OF REALLY GREAT APPLICANTS. AND I WAS I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST TRULY INTERESTED IN TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC ALONE, LIKE USUALLY I SEE THAT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS LIKE A BACKUP. BUT WE GET LIKE A I THINK SOME OF OUR I THINK SOME OF OUR BETTER APPLICANTS ARE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, REALLY INSISTED. AND WHEN I SAY BETTER, I MEAN LIKE MORE SCIENTIFICALLY MINDED, YOU KNOW, INTERESTED IN THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. SO I YEAH, I'M IN FAVOR OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SUGGESTING. OKAY. WELL, I THINK I MEAN, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY COME BACK WITH LANGUAGE THAT COULD EXPAND THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION TO SEVEN MEMBERS. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE CAN ASK THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY ATTORNEY TO COME BACK WITH OPTION OR TWO ON THE STAGGERING OF TERMS SO THAT WE COULD IF WE WANTED TO DO THE EXPANSION, IT COULD BE DONE IN A WAY TO KIND OF ALIGN IT WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONS. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING OPTIONS FOR, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK. BUT I THINK THOSE SEEM TO BE THE MAIN TWO ISSUES. AND THEN WE CAN AS A GROUP, WE CAN SORT OF THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD WE WANT TO FILL THOSE SEATS IMMEDIATELY, WOULD WE WANT TO FILL ONE THIS YEAR AND ONE THE FOLLOWING YEAR? BUT I THINK FOR NOW, JUST GETTING THE LANGUAGE AND THE OPTIONS WOULD MAKE SENSE. BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, I'D LIKE TO. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, SHOULD I MAKE A MOTION IN THAT REGARD THEN. YES. THAT WOULD CLARIFY THE ISSUE AND THE DIRECTION. I DO BELIEVE THAT FROM THE ORDINANCE PERSPECTIVE, JUST LOOKING AT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO, DASH 70 AND THE OTHER PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA, THAT IT WOULD REALLY JUST BE THE CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS. AND AS FAR AS STAGGERING THE TERMS, I JUST BRIEFLY CHATTED WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER AND WE COULD THAT COULD LIKELY BE ADDRESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY. OBVIOUSLY. WE'LL CONFIRM ON THAT. OKAY. WELL, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION TO SEVEN MEMBERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OR OPTIONS FOR STAGGERED TERMS. AND DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE FEASIBLE BY THE NEXT MEETING OR. YES. OKAY. THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT BY THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. THAT MOTION CARRIES WITH FOUR YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THAT

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BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD FOR GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE BETH FOLLOWED BY LINDA STOCK. AND.

THANKS. GREETINGS. TOMORROW, BRAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION, GIVING ITS CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE AND VOICE THE MORAL OBJECTIONS ON MEASURES A AND B. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS WHY ISN'T CYPRUS ON BOARD? SUPPORTING HUNTINGTON BEACH TO PUT ADULT BOOKS IN ADULT LIBRARIES AND ADULT SECTION OF THE LIBRARY, INSTEAD OF IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION? SECOND QUESTION HAVE YOU BEEN TO POMPEII, HERCULANEUM? BAHIA? WELL, I HAVE, AND ONCE I EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I BRING IT UP. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, I'LL SPARE YOU THE EXPENSE OF EXPENSIVE TRIP TO ITALY, TO ITALY, TO SOUTHERN ITALY. WITHIN THESE ANCIENT RUINS ARE CARVED IMAGES, PAINTINGS AND FRESCOES ON THE WALLS AND TESSERAE IN THE FLOORS. TESSERAE, TILES. THOSE ARE THE LITTLE TEENY TILES OF PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ANY FURTHER THAN A FEW YARDS TO SEE SIMILAR IMAGES RIGHT OVER THERE OR THERE ON THAT SIDE. YEP. ARE THESE IMAGES ARE IN THE BOOKS IN OUR CYPRUS PUBLIC LIBRARY, IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTION, THE BOOKS WITH THE CARTOONIST IMAGE ON THE SHELVES ARE AT YOUR CHILDREN'S EYE LEVEL, AND THEY'RE COLORFULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COMIC BOOK STYLE. AND THE TITLES ARE ALSO DECEPTIVE. SOMETHING LIKE IT'S PERFECTLY NATURAL. HOW DO I KNOW? BECAUSE I'VE GOT THEM RIGHT HERE. SOME OF THE BOOKS I WENT TO THE LIBRARY THIS PAST WEEK. ONCE YOU HAVE SEEN THESE IMAGES, REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE, YOU CANNOT UNSEE THEM. WELL, UNLESS YOU'RE REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE, UNLESS YOU ARE BRAIN DEAD, HAVE NO MORAL COMPASS, NO BOUNDARIES, OR ARE A PEDOPHILE.