[ 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.]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I WILL BRING US INTO OUR FIRST ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. 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 CARD AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM TO ADDRESS THE 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 COUNCIL VIRTUALLY. SPEAKERS WITH IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED ON FIRST. I'VE GOT CONNERY NICKERSON, FOLLOWED BY JOHN PETE. HI. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING TO THE CYPRESS COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CONNERY NICKERSON. I LIVE IN CYPRESS DISTRICT TWO. I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM WITH CLEAN AIR OC COALITION, TO SPEAK ON MY DESIRE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER FOR NONSMOKING POLICIES IN CYPRESS. WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I LIVED WITH THE PRESENCE OF CIGARETTES, AND I WOULD NOTICE HOW THE AIR AROUND ME WOULD START TO TASTE STRANGE AND HEAVY. CONSTANT EXPOSURE HARMED MY LONG TERM HEALTH, LEAVING ME WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS FROM CIGARETTE SMOKE. I DID NOT CHOOSE THIS EXPOSURE. I WORRY FOR THE CHILDREN, MY COMMUNITY.

WHEN THEY'RE EXPOSED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE. THEY DON'T GET TO CHOOSE THEIR RIGHT TO SMOKE FREE. LIFE IS BEING DENIED. PART OF THE NEW SMOKING REGULATIONS THAT WE SAW PROPOSED WOULD BE FOR NO SMOKING IN PARKS, NO SMOKING IN OUTDOOR DINING, NO SMOKING IN

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MULTI-UNIT HOUSING AND EXPANDING THE NO SMOKING ZONE AROUND SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES. AS A RESIDENT OF CYPRESS, I HIGHLY SUPPORT THESE NEW REGULATIONS AND I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROPOSALS TO THE CURRENT CITY ORDINANCES. I'VE SEEN THE STUDIES THAT SHOW HOW THESE SPACES IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF SECONDHAND SMOKE PREVALENT, AND THE DATA IS CLEAR THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE, WITH THOSE MOST AT RISK BEING OUR MOST VULNERABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. JOHN. PETE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN PETE. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP VERSUS WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN CYPRESS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. GOOD LEADERSHIP INCLUDES SELF-AWARENESS, RESPECT, VISION, COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY. SORRY, MR. PETE, CAN I ASK, DOES THIS PERTAIN TO AN AGENDA ITEM OR A GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATION? I'M I'M GOING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER WHO WAS, YOU KNOW, THE DECISION IN THE FIRST SESSION. IF THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE, I'LL WAIT TILL THE TO THE SECOND ONE. OKAY. I THINK THE GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WOULD BE A BETTER FIT FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

VERY WELL. YOU'LL BE FIRST UP IN THAT PERIOD. MADAM CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN PERSON FOR AGENDA ITEMS? GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WERE INITIATED BY PRIOR COUNCIL. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER NINE, THE FINAL TRACT MAP FOR 5732 LINCOLN AVENUE. AND ALSO, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING AS RECOMMENDED IN ITEM NUMBER TEN TO ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY THE RESIDENTS. AND I'LL HOLD MY COMMENTS ON THE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON AGENDA

[ 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.]

ITEMS, I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS 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. DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL OR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS I WANTED TO ASK BEFORE WE MOVE THE ITEMS FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES REGARDING THE MYRA PUMP STATION PHASING OPTIONS WAS PUSHED BACK, AND I JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF WHY THAT WAS PUSHED BACK AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT IT TO COME FORWARD. YES, THE INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION FOR THE PHASING AND OPTIONS. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT ON THIS. WE ARE A FEW WEEKS BEHIND, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO COME BACK POTENTIALLY IN OCTOBER NOVEMBER AT THE LATEST. OKAY, SO I GUESS IT'S MAYBE A MONTH OR SIX WEEKS. PUSH BACK. YES. CORRECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN SIMILAR QUESTION ON THE RECOMMENDED AGREEMENT TO UPDATE THE SEWER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN. I KNOW IT SAYS THAT WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE. DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN THAT WOULD IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE? YES, WE ARE LOOKING. WE DO HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM THE CONSULTANT. WE ARE LOOKING TO BEGIN THAT WORK POTENTIALLY IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, IN TIME TO DO SOME FLOW MONITORING OF THE SEWER LINES IN TIME FOR THE WET SEASON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE ARE NO OTHER. OH, SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MINIKUS. THANK YOU. ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. THE WARRANT REGISTER INCLUDES ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER 17425, IN THE AMOUNT OF $341.78 AND ITEM NUMBER 17618 IN THE ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $341.78 AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE I'M ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNDER. AS A CALPERS ANNUITANT. I'M VOTING FOR ANY OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE WARRANT REGISTER. I'M NOT VOTING ON ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS 17425 AND 17618 FOR THE REASONS I'VE JUST DISCLOSED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE

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THROUGH 13. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG

[14. Approve First Reading of an Ordinance Updating Municipal Code Section 17 Relating to Smoking Regulations and Potentially Provide Direction for Additional Regulations Prepared by: Fred Galante, City Attorney Recommendation: 1. Approve the first reading of an Ordinance, by title only, updating Municipal Code Section 17 to align smoking regulations to State law; and 2. Potentially provide direction for additional regulations.]

TO NEW BUSINESS. ITEM 14 APPROVED. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE UPDATING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17 RELATING TO SMOKING REGULATIONS AND POTENTIALLY PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS PREPARED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, FRED GALANTE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU IS A PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AS THE MAYOR HAS ANNOUNCED. RELATED. TIGHTENING UP SMOKING REGULATIONS AS EXIST IN THE CITY IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. THERE ARE SOME CONSISTENCY ISSUES WE NEED TO ACTUALLY WORK OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT OR POLICE. SO ACTUALLY THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO POSTPONE THIS SO WE CAN CLEAN UP A COUPLE ISSUES IN THE ORDINANCE. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME DIRECTION BY THE COUNCIL AS FAR AS WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE, I HAVE DRAFTED IT TO BE THE MOST RESTRICTIVE. SO LIKE AN AND I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE, AND I ALSO SURVEYED SEVERAL CITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED ORDINANCES, AND I KNOW SEVERAL HAVE DONE SO IN THE MOST RESTRICTIVE MEANS. OTHERS PROVIDE SOME VARIATIONS. AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL ON THAT. THE THE EXAMPLE THAT I THINK IS THE MOST RELEVANT IS THE CURRENT ORDINANCE PROHIBITS SMOKING IN PUBLIC SIDEWALKS AND STREETS. I KNOW SOME CITIES HAVE DONE THAT. IN LOOKING AT EXAMPLES, ONE EXAMPLE STRUCK ME IS AS A VERY ALTERNATIVE. THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS HAS A PROHIBITION ON SMOKING ON SIDEWALKS AND STREETS. UNLESS A PERSON IS WALKING OR MOVING. I SUSPECT THE THEORY BEING THAT YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE AND SMOKE IN A WAY THAT JUST CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS OR RESIDENTS OR WHATEVER, WHETHER IT'S A PARK, ETCETERA. BUT IF SOMEONE IS SIMPLY WALKING BY.

APPARENTLY IN BEVERLY HILLS, THEY BELIEVE THAT'S A RIGHT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE. SINCE YOU ARE LIMITING PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN SMOKE. SO THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF DIRECTION THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN WE COME BACK WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT ADDRESSES THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND SOME OF THE CITATIONS TO EXISTING PROVISIONS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET FROM THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, THANK YOU. A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER TODAY. SO I GOT A MASK ON. SO YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME. YOU PROBABLY REALIZED THAT BY NOW THAT I'VE HAD AN AGENDA COMING INTO THIS COUNCIL. ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES HAS BEEN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS. I WANT TO TURN CYPRUS INTO A BLUE ZONE AND HAVE ALL OF YOU, ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, LIVE TO 100 YEARS OLD. THAT MEANS CREATING MORE WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE AREAS, MORE HEALTHY EATING OPTIONS, CLEAN AND USABLE PARKS, THIRD SPACES TO SOCIALIZE AND ESTABLISH BONDS, AND OF COURSE, A SMOKE FREE CYPRUS. I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU HOW BAD SMOKING IS OR HOW IT'S RELATED TO LUNG AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. I'M ALSO WILLING TO BET THERE'S NOT A PERSON IN THIS ROOM THAT HASN'T BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ALL ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND GET THIS DONE. SO THERE'S REALLY TWO PARTS TO THIS AGENDA. ITEM. ONE IS UPDATING THE EXISTING CODE. I THINK I MENTIONED LAST TIME HOW OUTDATED OUR EXISTING CODE WAS, RIGHT? WHERE THERE'S ALLOWANCES FOR SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, IF THERE'S UNDER 49 PEOPLE, HOW YOU CAN SMOKE IN PLACES OF BUSINESS AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT SMOKING IN AN AREA THAT DOESN'T HAVE CUSTOMERS. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO UPDATE OUR EXISTING CITY CODE WITH THAT OF STATE CODE. AND THE SECOND PART IS PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR NEW AREAS THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR EXISTING SIX MONTH STRATEGIC PLAN THAT

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WE STARTED LAST SPRING. AND THIS AGENDA ITEM IS PART OF THAT PROCESS. I WANT TO FIRST THANK SEVERAL PEOPLE FOR SPEAKING WITH ME ABOUT THIS. THAT INCLUDES AND ALSO DIRECTING ME, ESPECIALLY PETER GRANT, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CANCER ACTION NETWORK, THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LGBTQ CENTER, OC TOBACCO USE PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH CARE AGENCY, INCLUDING THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER AND DEPUTY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER.

WE ON THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A PACKET THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE RESEARCH CONCERNING SMOKING IN CYPRUS, AND I WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELPED WORK TO PUT THIS PACKET TOGETHER.

IT'S A THICK PACKET OF OVER ABOUT 100 PAGES AND WE GOT HELP. THEY GOT HELP FROM LEXINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND OXFORD ACADEMY STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF. THE CYPRUS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CYPRUS AND ALSO THE CYPRUS CALLERS COLLEGE HONORS CLUB.

THE SMOKE FREE PACKET INCLUDES A MODEL ORDINANCE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER AND THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. THE LIST OF SMOKE FREE AREAS IS ON PAGE 12 OF THE MODEL ORDINANCE, OR PAGE 57 OF THE PACKET. THE AREAS I'M RECOMMENDING ARE RECREATION AREAS, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR PARKS. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR BATHROOMS AND PARKING LOTS IS INCLUDED IN THAT. RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SMOKE IN OUR PARKS, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABOUT 25FT AWAY FROM OUR PLAY AREAS. AND I WANT THAT TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE PARKS, ESPECIALLY I'VE HAD RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE WALKING AROUND VETERANS PARK AND THEY'RE WALKING BY THE PARKING LOT. THERE'S PEOPLE SMOKING IN THE PARKING LOTS, OUTDOOR DINING, PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EVENTS AREAS AND ALSO MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES.

THAT INCLUDES CONDOMINIUMS, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, INCLUDING PRIVATE BALCONIES OR PATIOS, LOBBIES, SWIMMING POOLS, OUTDOOR EATING AREAS, PLAY AREAS, LAUNDRY ROOMS. AND THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IN THE BUENA PARK CITY ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED IN JULY 2023. AND, SCOTT, I THINK YOU BROUGHT THIS UP. WILL THERE BE AN EXCEPTION FOR DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS? AND YES, WE'LL HAVE A WE'LL HAVE THAT EXCEPTION. SO THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS, THEY CAN PUT UP DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE DO WANT TO SMOKE, THEY CAN GO TO THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS. THERE'S ALSO TWO OTHER AREAS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT I WANT TO INCLUDE, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THEM. ONE IS 100FT FROM SCHOOLS AND DAYCARE CENTERS, AND THIS WAS PASSED IN ANAHEIM IN OCTOBER OF 2024. SO MOST SCHOOLS IN OUR ESPECIALLY IN CYPRUS, WE HAVE MULTIPLE ENTRANCES AND EXITS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE DURING PICKUP TIMES WE HAVE LIKE FIVE DIFFERENT ZONES WHERE KIDS CAN COME AND GO. SO THERE'S USUALLY PARENTS AND KIDS JUST HANGING OUT ALL, ALL AROUND THE SCHOOLS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT INHALING SMOKE WHILE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR KIDS. AND ALSO 25FT FROM PUBLIC BUS STOPS OR TRANSIT STOPS. AND THEY HAVE THIS IN ANAHEIM AND BUENA PARK, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE MANY BUS STOPS, I DO THINK THAT IF YOU'RE AT A BUS STOP THAT YOU WOULDN'T YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOMEBODY'S SMOKING NEXT TO YOU SOME. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT PARKING STRUCTURES I THINK WE MIGHT LEAVE OUT. THERE'S I KNOW THERE'S ONLY I HEARD THERE'S ONLY TWO PARKING STRUCTURES IN CYPRUS, THE MEDICAL BUILDING AND THE LUXURY APARTMENTS. AND I'M ACTUALLY NOT SURE ABOUT IF WE WANT TO INCLUDE SIDEWALKS. SO I'M UP FOR I'M FINE WITH THAT BEING UP FOR DISCUSSION. AND ALSO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN OUR CITY ORDINANCE, BUT THIS ALL ALREADY INCLUDES SMOKING MARIJUANA, E-CIGS AND VAPING, SO THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. YEAH, I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A COMMITMENT TO FOCUSING ON HEALTH ISSUES SINCE YOU JOINED THE COUNCIL, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. IT'S NICE TO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WHEN COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SORT OF A PASSION AREA OF INTEREST. AND SO YEAH, I THINK IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO CONSIDER IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WERE MAYBE THREE DIFFERENT AREAS WE WANTED TO DISCUSS BEFORE GIVING DIRECTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. BUT FIRST, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M USUALLY MORE INCLINED TO GO WITH WHAT STATE REQUIREMENTS ARE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, AND IT ADDS MORE COMPLEXITY IF WE ADD MORE DETAIL TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT, ETC. SO AS I READ THROUGH IT, I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS. BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. HOW DO WE ENFORCE THIS? BECAUSE IS IT IT'S A MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGE. SO IS IT A CODE ENFORCEMENT OR IS IT A

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POLICE ENFORCEMENT? ANY IDEA ON THAT FROM ANYBODY. SO I WOULD DEFER TO YOUR STAFF. I THINK THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS WE ACTUALLY NEED TO COORDINATE. OKAY. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE AGENDA REVIEW THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THAT DIALOG. YEAH. BECAUSE MY MY CONCERN BEING THAT IT ADDS MORE COMPLEXITY TO HOW WE DO IT AND THE MORE DETAIL AND IN DOING THAT, IT ADDS. MAYBE I'M SAYING THIS WRONG. MORE RISK ON THE CITY THAT IF WE DON'T RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN DOWN IN AN ORDINANCE, IF WE DON'T RESPOND BY, YOU KNOW, AFTER 2 OR 3 VIOLATIONS, WHAT HAPPENS? RIGHT? DO WE DOES IT PUT THE CITY AT RISK IF WE DO THAT? SO THAT'S A QUESTION I'D LIKE ANSWERED AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO ADD RIGHT NOW, IF WE HAVE STATE, WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE ARE.

WE'VE GOT THE 25FT REQUIREMENT, ETC. SO I'D LIKE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT LIABILITY MIGHT BE PUT ON THE CITY IF WE PUT IT MORE RESTRICTIVE EVEN TODAY WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OKAY. THE SECOND QUESTION IS, AND MAYBE THIS IS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. THERE WAS A CLEANUP DAY AT OAK KNOLL PARK. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. HOW DID THAT GO? AND DID YOU FIND A LOT OF RESIDUE AND THINGS LIKE THAT? THAT'S DRIVING KIND OF SOME CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE PARK. I GUESS MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY NOT SURE ABOUT THE MOST RECENT ONE, BUT USUALLY I WANT TO SAY, GOSH, DO YOU GUYS KNOW BACK THERE, OH, OVER THERE, I COULD ASK JEFF, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, OH, I THINK YOU GUYS BACK THERE ACTUALLY DID THE I KNOW ONE OF THE AUDIENCE, I KNOW ONE OF THE SPEAKERS I BELIEVE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE CLEANUP DAYS. IF YOU WANTED TO COME FORWARD AND SHARE YOUR RESULTS, THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU INVITING ME UP AGAIN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. CLEAN ROCK HAS BEEN DOING SOME CLEANUPS AT THE PARK, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY FOUND AN INCREASE IN SOME OF THE SPECIFIC TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS, LIKE WASTE THAT'S OUT THERE. WE'VE ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE IT AT THE BRAND NEW PARK, WHICH WE WERE SO EXCITED TO SEE GET IMPLEMENTED. THAT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO THE CITY.

AND IN THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, VERY, VERY MINIMAL. THERE IS SIGNAGE OUT THERE ON SOME OF THE CENTER BUILDINGS THAT SAYS NO SMOKING, AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A PRETTY MASSIVE INCREASE SPECIFICALLY BY THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, WHICH BROUGHT UP SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE LIKE BROUGHT TODAY. SO HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS ANSWER THE WELL, WHEN YOU SAY MASSIVE, IS IT LIKE WE FOUND ONE BEFORE AND NOW WE FOUND 100, I WOULD SAY CLOSER THAT YOU WOULD FIND MAYBE ONE BEFORE, AND NOW IT'S GONE UP TO LIKE 10 OR 12 THAT YOU COULD FIND IN A DAY AT A GIVEN TIME. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, I STARTED DOING A CROSS OUT BECAUSE I HAD AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ALREADY KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT WAS THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. IT JUST SEEMED SO RESTRICTIVE THAT I THINK I'LL LOOK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO POSSIBLY GIVE US AN OPTION TO LOOK AT A REWRITE ON HOW A MOVING PERSON, YOU KNOW, WALKING PERSON VERSUS BECAUSE IT SEEMED VERY RESTRICTIVE. AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, NOW HOW DO WE HOW DO WE MANAGE THAT? IT JUST IT SEEMED TOO RESTRICTIVE FOR ME. SO BUT I'LL WAIT TILL THE NEXT THING AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. THANKS. AND IF I MAY CHIME IN, I DIDN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE STREETS PART, BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE IF SOMEBODY'S SMOKING IN A VEHICLE. AND SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THE COUNCIL MAY WISH TO CONSIDER. AND MAYBE ENFORCEMENT QUESTIONS TO YOUR POLICE OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ABOUT THOSE KIND OF ISSUES. YEAH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO RIGHT OFF THE TOP, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS AT ALL. I THINK IT'S WORKABLE. I THINK THE STATE HAS LAWS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS THAT ARE FAR MORE EFFECTIVE AND CARRY MORE WEIGHT AND PUNISHMENT THAN MUNICIPAL CODE WOULD. TYPICALLY, A MUNICIPAL CODE IS MORE OF AN INFRACTION. MAYBE IT MAY RISE TO A MISDEMEANOR, BUT RARELY IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S MORE OF AN INFRACTION. THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE, AND JUST PLAY THIS SCENARIO OUT IS SOMEBODY AT A PARK, SOMEBODY'S SMOKING, A WITNESS CALLS THE POLICE. THE POLICE SHOW UP AND CITE THAT PERSON. SO THERE'S A A PROPOSITION THAT WAS PASSED MANY YEARS AGO CALLED PROP 115 AND PROP 115. WHAT IT DID WAS ALLOW AN OFFICER TO BE THE WITNESS FOR THE STATE IN TESTIFYING, THEREFORE ALLEVIATING A VICTIM OR A WITNESS TO TESTIFY IN COURT.

HOWEVER. AND CHIEF, I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE GAME A LITTLE BIT ON THIS, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M

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WRONG. A DEFENDANT HAS A RIGHT TO FACE THEIR ACCUSER. SO IF SOMEBODY DEMANDS A POLICE OFFICER TO WRITE THIS PERSON A CITATION FOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC AND THEY REFUSE TO BE A WITNESS, THERE IS NO CRIME. IN ORDER TO HAVE A CRIME, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WITNESS OR A VICTIM. I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VICTIM. NO VICTIM, NO CRIME. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENFORCING LAWS AND ALBEIT CONTROVERSIAL, INFRINGING ON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS TO SMOKE IN CERTAIN AREAS, SOMEBODY'S WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK OR WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I THINK THAT'S A HARD PUSH. SO, CHIEF, WOULD YOU CARE TO CHIME IN ON THAT, OR AM I OFF BASE? NO, YOU'RE 100% RIGHT. IT'S IT'S TOUGH FOR US TO ENFORCE A MUNICIPAL CODE THAT IS BEING OUT IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN THE NON WHEN THE SMOKING ORDINANCES AND THE SMOKING LAW CAME INTO EFFECT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THEY COVER THE INSIDE OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH MADE IT A LOT EASIER FOR US. BUT GETTING A RADIO CALL TO SOMEBODY, SMOKING A CIGARETTE, CIGARETTE IN A PARKING LOT OR WALKING DOWN THE STREET SMOKING A CIGARETTE WITH THE RESPONSE TIMES AND THE AMOUNT OF CALL VOLUME THAT GOES ON. BY THE TIME WE WOULD GET THERE, I WOULD SAY THERE'S A 99% CHANCE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT PERSON SMOKING. AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WHEN YOU SAY THAT A REPORTING PARTY CALLS IN AND SAYS, HEY, I SEE X, Y, AND Z, SMOKING IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO GO BACK TO USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN WE WERE IN COVID, PEOPLE WOULD CALL UP AND TALK ABOUT PEOPLE CONGREGATING IN AREAS IN MORE THAN THAN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, AND WE WOULD SHOW UP. WE'D SPEND TIME SENDING OFFICERS THERE AND THEY WOULD BE GONE. SO IT WOULD BE IT'D BE TOUGH FOR US TO TO ENFORCE. IT WOULDN'T BE IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT WOULD BE A LOT OF TIME, RESOURCE WASTED EFFORT ON TRYING TO ENFORCE THIS IN AN OPEN AREA, SUCH AS A SIDEWALK AND CAL. TO BE CLEAR, I SUPPORT YOUR PLATFORM AND EVERYTHING YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. I THINK IT HAS A LOT OF VALUE. I JUST THINK THAT IF AS A CITY WE LEAN ON THE STATE LAW, I THINK THAT'S A BETTER PATH FOR US TO GO DOWN INSTEAD OF ADDING SOMETHING TO OUR OWN CITY. THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO I, I DIDN'T THINK THE STATE LAW WAS RESTRICTED ENOUGH. SO THAT WOULD STILL ALLOW SMOKING IN PARKS, OUTDOOR DINING. SURPRISINGLY, THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT. THAT'S ACTUALLY A PLACE YOU CAN SMOKE, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT WAS ON THEIR PUBLIC EVENT AREAS AND ALSO MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES. AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CITIES ABOUT THIS, AND I HAVE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. LIKE, DO YOU, YOU KNOW, DO YOU CALL A POLICE OFFICER WENT OUT. BUT MOST OF THIS IS ACTUALLY HANDLED THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO RESIDENCES, ENTERTAINMENT AREAS, OUTDOOR DINING AND RESTAURANTS. AND THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S AS SIMPLE AS JUST PUTTING A NO SMOKING SIGN OUT OR, YOU KNOW, NO SMOKING SIGNAGE OUT THAT'S VISIBLE. AND I'VE HAD A, YOU KNOW, I HAVE ASKED PEOPLE TO NOT SMOKE. I WAS AT ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK AND THERE WAS A MOM JUST SMOKING IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK, IT'S GOT A BIG PLAYGROUND AREA. AND IN THE MIDDLE THERE'S LIKE A NICE COVERED SPACE. AND SHE WAS JUST SMOKING THERE. AND I ASKED HER, OH, YOU ACTUALLY CAN'T SMOKE HERE? AND SHE'S LIKE, OH, OKAY. AND SHE JUST WALKED OFF, YOU KNOW. AND SO I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T NEED TO CALL THE POLICE ON THIS. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THESE CITY ORDINANCE IN PLACE AND THEN JUST ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO SMOKE OR MOVE SOMEWHERE, OR JUST HAVING A CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO IT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH LIKE AN APARTMENT BUILDING COMPLEX.

IT WOULD, THEY WOULD HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN IN THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, STARTING 2025, YOU WOULD NOT YOU CANNOT SMOKE IN THESE AREAS. SO. ALL RIGHT. AND SO AS KIND OF A REFRESHER OR A BIG PICTURE WHERE WE'RE AT IS THERE NEED TO BE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE AND CONSIDERATIONS ANYWAY. AND SO IT'LL BE COMING BACK TO US IN THE FUTURE.

HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, PERHAPS IT MAKES SENSE TO TRY AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE ON THESE EITHER OR DECISIONS SO THAT WHEN THE ORDINANCE DOES COME BACK, IT LARGELY REFLECTS THE DIRECTION WE THINK WE WANT TO GO. AND SO I WROTE DOWN FOUR OF THEM, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TOSS THEM OUT. AND ANYONE WHO OBJECTS TO THEM BEING INCLUDED OR THINGS THEY SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED CAN LET ME KNOW, CAN REQUEST TO SPEAK. ONE WAS WOULD ANYONE OBJECT TO THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, INCLUDING LANGUAGE PROHIBITING SMOKING 25FT FROM PUBLIC BUS STOPS AND TRANSIT

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STOPS? OKAY, SO WE'LL INCLUDE THAT IN THE DRAFT. HOW ABOUT 100FT FROM SCHOOLS AND DAYCARE CENTERS? NO OPPOSITION. OKAY, NOW THE TRICKIER ONES, THE ONE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED, I GUESS, REGARDING SIDEWALKS. SORRY. AND I WOULD ADD STREETS TO THAT. AND WHETHER YOU AND MAYBE THAT'S A SEPARATE CATEGORY. BUT STREETS IS DEFINITELY A QUESTION AND I'M OKAY IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE THIS OUT. I DIDN'T FIND THIS AT VERY MANY CITIES. I THINK LIKE ONLY GLOBALLY, GLOBAL CITIES THAT BAN SMOKING LIKE IRVINE REALLY HAD LIKE SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALKS, STREET SIDE. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT AT ALL. YEAH, YEAH. I WOULD SUGGEST WE REMOVE THAT ONE. OKAY. I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. SO I THINK REMOVING THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND KEEPING THE 25FT FROM THE BUS STOPS AND 100 FROM THE SCHOOLS, WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I MISSED THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE GUIDANCE ON? HOW ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS WAS THAT I THINK THAT WAS ALREADY IN THERE. OKAY. OUTDOOR DINING, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EVENT AREAS AND MULTI-UNIT HOUSING, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENCES. STATE LAW ALREADY COVER RESTAURANTS AND OUTDOOR DINING. NO IT DOESN'T. YEAH. IT'S REALLY STRANGE. YEAH. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE READ THAT LAW, SO. I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T WITNESSED ANYBODY SMOKING OUTDOOR DINING. CHIEF, CAN YOU OPINE ON THAT? YEAH, IT DOES COVER INDOOR DINING. BUT SINCE THE MASSES, SINCE COVID DEVELOPED A LOT OF OUTDOOR DINING NOW I'M NOT SURE IF IT COVERS THE OUTDOOR DINING OR SO MANY FEET FROM THE DOOR OPENING OF AN ESTABLISHMENT. SO I'M LOOKING THAT UP RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S GENERALLY 20FT FROM ANY BUILDING, AND AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, INDOOR SPACES. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I FIND IT INTERESTING. AND SOME OF THE OUTDOOR RESTAURANTS, THEY ALLOW DOGS, BUT THEY DON'T ALLOW SMOKING. I MEAN, I'M BEING I'M BEING SARCASTIC A LITTLE BIT, BUT THERE THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT HERE THAT THEY ALLOW DOGS WHERE FOOD IS BEING SERVED, AND THAT IF A RESTAURANT WANTS TO DO SMOKING AND OUTDOOR PEOPLE KNOW THEY COULD DO SMOKING. I MEAN, YOU COULD JUST SAY THERE'S SMOKING OUT THERE. IF YOU WANT TO SIT INSIDE, YOU COULD DO THAT. SO IT GIVES PEOPLE OPTIONS. I THINK A LOT OF RESTAURANTS KIND OF CHANGE SOME OF THEIR, THEIR METHODS TO KIND OF ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SMOKING I AGREE WITH WITH SCOTT HERE, BUT I HAVE SEEN ANIMALS, WHICH ALWAYS KIND OF SURPRISES ME. BUT I'VE SEEN ANIMALS. SO ANYWAY, SO I THINK OUTDOOR DINING, JUST RESTAURANT PROVIDED RESTAURANTS A LOT MORE OPTIONS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THOSE AREAS WERE IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE ALREADY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT LARGELY WRAPS UP THE DISCUSSION AND PROVIDES THE DIRECTION THAT YOU NEED. IS THAT RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS HELPFUL FEEDBACK. AND WE DEFINITELY WILL INCLUDE THAT IN THE REVISED DRAFT AND ADDRESS ANY OF THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES I MENTIONED. WE NEED TO COORDINATE BETWEEN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

[15. Receive a Report from the Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Consider Options to Ensure the Future Sustainability of the Cypress Community Festival Prepared by: Ad Hoc Subcommittee, Mayor Burke and Council Member Peat Recommendation: Receive a report from the ad hoc subcommittee to consider options to ensure the future sustainability of the Cypress Community Festival.]

THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 15. RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER OPTIONS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. AND THIS ITEM WAS. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE AND I ARE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION TO TRY AND DEVELOP A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP AND BETTER LINES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE ORGANIZATION. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES IN THE PAST, AND I THINK WE'VE WE'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF REPORT. I THINK THAT WE'VE MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS. WE'VE MADE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN A TIMELY FASHION, TRYING TO CLARIFY THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FESTIVAL VERSUS THE ROLES OF THE CITY. SINCE THERE IS SOMETHING OF A PARTNERSHIP ON THE EVENT. AND IN ADDITION, THE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION HAS REQUESTED AN INCREASE TO THEIR NONPROFIT GRANT REQUEST IN ORDER TO COVER THE ACTUAL COSTS OF THEIR INSURANCE AND THE WAIT, AND A WAIVER OF STORAGE FEES FROM THE CITY. AND SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS GOING TO RECOMMEND BRINGING THAT TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE FULL COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING, WHICH I'LL PROPOSE AGENDIZING LATER. BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT OUR

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SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS? YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN GOOD, ACTUALLY. AND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED. ONE IS HAVING MORE DISCIPLINE ON THE BUDGET. SO IT REALLY HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHERE SOME OF THEIR THEIR MAJOR INCOME THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS WELL AS WHAT SOME OF THEIR MAJOR EXPENSES WERE. AND INSURANCE BY FAR WAS ONE OF THEIR MAJOR EXPENSES. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA. THE OTHER THING IS SCHEDULE AS WELL, BECAUSE FOR MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE COMMUNITY PLANNING HAPPENS PROBABLY NINE MONTHS AHEAD, RIGHT? THE DATE MAY NOT BE SET NINE MONTHS AHEAD, BUT THERE'S THE PLANNING PROCESS. AND SO I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, BOTH THE THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL MEMBERS, BUT AS WELL AS JEFF DRAPER AND HIS TEAM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE SALUTE TO AMERICA AND EVERYTHING AND KIND OF HELP LAY OUT A TEMPLATE OF PUTTING A SCHEDULE TOGETHER AND, AND WHAT SOME OF THE KEY MILESTONES OF DECISION POINTS WERE. SO I THINK THOSE ARE MY ADDED THINGS.

AND THEN WE AGREED TO GET TOGETHER AFTER THE FESTIVAL TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON A GO FORWARD. SO AND KIND OF A DEBRIEF. BUT YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO MENTION? THAT WAS MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. AND YES, I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK OUR RECREATION TEAM AS WELL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THE FESTIVAL REPRESENTATIVES. AND FROM EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD, THE COMMUNICATION HAS LARGELY GONE VERY WELL THIS YEAR AND PEOPLE ARE ON ALL SIDES, ARE HAPPY WITH WITH THE NO SURPRISES AND GETTING MORE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT. AND THEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE CURIOUS AND ACTUALLY ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL, THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR WILL BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH FROM 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ADMISSION IS FREE, SO THE PRICE IS RIGHT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING THE HITS YOU LOVE, INCLUDING THE CHILI AND SALSA CONTEST, LIVE

[ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.) The public may address the City Council on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss nor take action on items that are not on the agenda. Please complete a Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Members of the public are encouraged to communicate with the City Council via email at adm@cypressca.org or by calling 714-229-6699.]

MUSIC, THE CAR SHOW. SO IT SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME. AND ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. SO I HAVE JOHN PETE, FOLLOWED BY ANNE MALLORY. AND AS A REMINDER, SPEAKER CARDS ARE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FILL ONE OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS JOHN PETE. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP VERSUS WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN CYPRESS RECENTLY. CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP INCLUDE SELF-AWARENESS, RESPECT, VISION. COMMUNICATION. COLLABORATION.

INTEGRITY, COURAGE, HUMILITY, AND THE ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT A GOOD LEADER POSSESSES. THE QUESTION I WOULD I WOULD ASK IS, HAVE WE SEEN ANY OF THESE QUALITIES FROM THE COUNCIL MAJORITY THIS YEAR? I'M SORRY TO SAY I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE. INSTEAD OF HAVING GOOD LEADERS FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS, WE'VE WATCHED THE MAYOR TURN CYPRESS FROM A COLLABORATIVE, RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE INTO A HOSTILE AND TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT. MEETING AFTER MEETING, THE MAYOR HAS QUESTIONED THE CREDIBILITY AND CAPABILITY OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS. HE'S DEMANDED TO SEE THE DATA THEY USE TO ARRIVE AT WELL-REASONED DECISIONS. HE'S CREATED AD HOC COMMITTEES TO SUPERSEDE THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMISSIONERS, AND FAILED TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO SET THE DIRECTION FOR THE CITY. HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE MAJORITY HAVE SUPPORTED THE MAYOR'S EFFORTS, RARELY CHALLENGING HIS DIRECTION AND NEVER STANDING UP FOR OR DEFENDING CITY STAFF. DID ANY OF THE COUNCIL MAJORITY EVER MEET WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO MAKE CHANGES TO ELIMINATE THOSE CONCERNS? IN PLACE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP, WE'VE BEEN SUBJECTED TO GROTESQUE POLITICAL THEATER DESIGNED TO CRAFT A RATIONALE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER FROM HIS POSITION, A MEETING THAT BEGAN BY HONORING THE CITY MANAGER FOR HIS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS ENDED WITH THE STAGED APPEARANCE OF A FORMER EMPLOYEE WHO MADE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER. AMAZINGLY, THERE WAS A REPORTER AND A PHOTOGRAPHER FROM THE LA TIMES AT THE MEETING READY TO BRING THE SENSATIONAL ACCUSATIONS OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SPHERE. LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE DUTIFULLY REPORTED ON THE ALLEGATIONS TO CREATE THE APPEARANCE OF CORRUPTION AND JUSTIFY CALLS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE'VE HELD THREE SPECIAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE NEED TO RELEASE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT A CLOSED CASE, AND TO CONDUCT AND TO CONDUCT A NEVER ENDING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE REVIEW. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS ON THIS ISSUE, AND WE SHOWED UP IN LARGE NUMBERS. PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED AND WORKED TO BUILD CYPRUS INTO THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT WE LOVE. WE SHOWED UP BY A MARGIN OF 6 TO 1. WE SHOWED UP TO SUPPORT THE CITY MANAGER. AND WHAT DID THE COUNCIL MAJORITY TELL US? POUND SAND. RATHER THAN ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORTED THE CITY MANAGER, THE COUNCIL MAJORITY SUPPORTED EXCUSE ME.

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THE COUNCIL MAJORITY SIDED WITH A SMALL GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE ANGRY WITH THE CITY MANAGER RESIDENTS, WHO RARELY HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THE CITY OF CYPRUS, RESIDENTS WHO HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY. THAT'S WHO THE COUNCIL MAJORITY CHOSE TO SIDE WITH IN THEIR DECISION ON THE CITY MANAGER. AND MALLORY, FOLLOWED BY BETH.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANN MALLORY AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE WAY THE CITY MANAGER'S RESIGNATION WAS HANDLED AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF SUCCESSFUL SERVICE. HE DESERVED A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS. INSTEAD, HIS RESIGNATION CAME UNDER PRESSURE WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND WITHOUT A PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM THE CITY.

THE MAYOR'S REFUSAL TO MEET WITH THE CITY MANAGER FOR MONTHS, THE LACK OF A JOINT TRANSITION STATEMENT, AND THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES MAKE THIS CHANGE LOOK PERSONAL AND POLITICAL, RATHER THAN PROFESSIONAL. AND IN FACT, I BELIEVE IT IS PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. THE MAYOR KNOWS THE CITY MANAGER DID NOTHING UNLAWFUL, AND BASED ON INFORMATION SHARED RECENTLY WITH ME BY A LOCAL RESIDENT, IT APPEARS THAT THE MAYOR MAY ACTUALLY HAVE ORCHESTRATED THE SURPRISE APPEARANCE OF FORMER DIRECTOR DANCE AND THE PRESS AT THE APRIL MEETING. JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE SOMEBODY DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT GOOD AT THEIR JOB. WE CANNOT HAVE A CITY GOVERNMENT WHERE THE CITY MANAGER'S JOB IS TO SIMPLY AGREE WITH THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. A PROFESSIONAL CITY MANAGER MUST SOMETIMES SAY NO TO PROTECT THE CITY, ITS EMPLOYEES AND ITS RESIDENTS. IF THE MAYOR CAN'T WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER WHO UPHOLDS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CITY MANAGER. IT'S THE MAYOR'S UNWILLINGNESS TO LEAD COLLABORATIVELY. AND HERE'S THE DEEPER RESONANCE, THE DEEPER PROBLEM THAT I WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF. WHEN WE ELECT PEOPLE WHO LACK MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, AND WHO DO NOT KNOW THIS COMMUNITY WELL, AND WHO REFUSE TO LISTEN TO OR FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF SEASONED PROFESSIONALS, WE END UP WITH THIS, A HIGHLY INEFFECTIVE COUNCIL THAT DESTABILIZES STAFF, POTENTIALLY DERAILS PROJECTS, UNDERMINES THE CITY, AND ULTIMATELY PUTS OUR FINANCIAL SECURITY AT RISK. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE MESSAGE THAT THIS SENDS TO STAFF, TO PARTNERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR RESIDENTS, AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE REAL STEPS TO RESTORE TRANSPARENCY, PROFESSIONALISM AND TRUST GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. BETH, FOLLOWED BY THOMAS MORE. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT 6 TO 1 AGREE WITH ANN AND WITH MISTER MISTER PETE. IT WAS UNDERHANDED AND UNCALLED FOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TONIGHT. MY NAME IS BETH. I'VE LIVED IN CYPRUS SINCE 1979 WHEN IT WAS ALL DAIRY AND LITTLE TEENY ROADS. I WAS THINKING TONIGHT, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT TIGHTENING SMOKING REGULATIONS, HOW WHAT A RIDICULOUS WASTE OF OUR TIME. YOU INSULT PEOPLE'S IMAGINATION, THEIR OWN COMMON SENSE. I HAVE A NEIGHBOR THAT SMOKES. HE GOES OUTSIDE TO SMOKE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT SMOKE IN HIS HOUSE. AM I SUPPOSED TO CALL THE POLICE? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON THE SMOKING BAN, YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE E-BIKES. I'VE NEARLY BEEN RUN OVER. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES MY FRIENDS WHO WALKS HER DOG IS GOING CRAZY. BECAUSE THESE KIDS DO WHEELIES UP AND DOWN ON THE CURB. THEY NEVER GO IN THE STREET. OR WILL THEY? DO THEY GO DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET? OR THEY DO LITTLE THINGIES ACROSS THE SIDEWALKS AND INTO THE DRIVEWAYS AND THINGS. SO I KNOW THERE'S REGULATIONS FOR SKATEBOARDS, BUT YOU'RE CONCENTRATING ON SMOKING. I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THAT. AND ALSO WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT AFTER THE MEETING ON THE 11TH, WE WERE LITERALLY BULLIED BY A CERTAIN COUNCILMAN, PREVIOUS COUNCILMAN WHO GOT IN OUR FACE AND WAS HARASSING US. THEN I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER AN ARTICLE BY LOCAL AUTHOR, AND I WASN'T THAT THAT MEETING WAS I AT THAT MEETING? WELL, I WAS IT WAS THE SAME MEETING, BUT NOTHING

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APPEARED IN THAT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT RESEMBLED THAT MEETING, ESPECIALLY ABOUT HOW WE WERE HARANGUED. AFTER THE MEETING. WE WERE BULLIED AND HARASSED. PEOPLE GOT A CERTAIN PERSON GOT IN OUR FACE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ENCOURAGE IT AND YOU ALLOW IT BECAUSE YOU ALLOW IT IN HERE AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THERE'S A I'M GOING TO READ YOU A DEFINITION. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DEFINITIONS. IT'S ABOUT WHAT IS SEDITION. SEDITION IS A CONSPIRACY AS IT IS DEFINED TWO OR MORE PEOPLE CARRYING OUT CONSPIRING TO THROW OR THROW OR PUT DOWN OR DESTROY BY FORCE THE US GOVERNMENT OR ITS CONSTITUTION BY CARRYING OUT WHATEVER LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL RESPONSE ABILITIES THEY WISH. AND THAT'S A CONCERN. WE'RE BEING KIND OF BULLIED IN LITTLE INCREMENTS ALL OVER THE CITY, AND IT'S NOT FUN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BETH, I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WERE PRESENT FOR IT, BUT WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING WITH AN AGENDA ITEM SPECIFICALLY ON E-BIKES THAT INCLUDED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE TAKING THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY. THOMAS MORE, FOLLOWED BY PETER PARKER. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. WITH THE RESIGNATION OF FORMER CITY MANAGER PETER GRANT, I'M CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY AT CITY HALL. BUT BEFORE MOVING ON, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXAMINE WHAT EXACTLY TRANSPIRED. WHILE THE EXACT REASON MR. GRANT WALKED AWAY FROM 175,000 JOBS REMAINS A MYSTERY, HIS VORACIOUS APPETITE FOR POWER AT THE EXPENSE OF DEMOCRACY IS WELL DOCUMENTED, AND GRANT'S SELF-SERVING ACTIONS DIDN'T EXIST IN A VACUUM. IT TOOK THE COMPLICITY OF AT LEAST SIX FORMER AND CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ALLOW GRANT TO ACT WITH IMPUNITY. WHAT IS BAFFLING IS THEY TRADED THEIR INTEGRITY FOR SO LITTLE, A MISSION INTO A CLUB THAT VALUES PERSONAL GAIN AND POWER OVER THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. THE STORY IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE ROB JOHNSON, MARY ELLEN, MARK, JOHN AND BONNIE, PETE, PAOLO MORALES AND SCOTT MINIKUS LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND IN FACT OFTEN ACTED IN CONCERT AS IF MR. GRANT WAS UNTOUCHABLE. THE GREATEST HITS GRANT'S ROLE IN RESTRICTING CITIZENS ABILITY TO SPEAK AT THE BEGINNING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS. RESTRICTING RESTRICTING THE ABILITY OF COUNCIL TO AGENDIZED ITEMS, AND GRANTS. LACK OF EMPATHY REGARDING THE IMPACT OF ALLOWING A TRASH TRANSFER STATION NEXT TO OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOMES. AND CERTAINLY MOST TROUBLING, GRANT AND CITY ATTORNEY FRED GALANTE'S WILLINGNESS TO THREATEN A CYBER CITIZEN WITH A LIBEL LAWSUIT FOR SIMPLY EXERCISING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. MY SON IS A LAWYER, MY BROTHER IS A LAWYER, AND MY FATHER WAS A JUDGE. THEY WERE HORRIFIED BY MR. GALANTE'S DISREGARD FOR THE US BILL OF RIGHTS, BUT IT ULTIMATELY COMES BACK TO THE BLIGHT OF DARK MONEY. THESE FORMER MAYORS AWARDED VALLEY VISTA MULTIPLE RATE INCREASES, SERVICE REDUCTIONS AND AGREED TO AN ABSURD CONTRACT EXTENSION UNTIL 2037, ALL NEGOTIATED BY GRANT. IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT FROM 2014 TO 2022, THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY BENEFITED FROM OVER $100,000 IN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES FUNNELED THROUGH VARIOUS PACS TO SUPPORT THEIR CAMPAIGNS? UNLIKELY. ASTONISHINGLY, ASTONISHINGLY, MR. JOHNSON AND MISS YORK'S CAMPAIGNS BENEFITED FROM MONEY LAUNDERED BY GEORGE BRIDGMAN, AND YET THEY WERE UNWILLING TO COMMENT ON THE ISSUE OR TO APOLOGIZE TO VOTERS.

PARTICULARLY DISTURBING IS FORMER MAYOR JOHN PETE, A MAN SO DESPERATE TO CLING TO THE POWER MR. GRANT AFFORDED HIM, HE IS WILLING TO INTIMIDATE CYPRUS CITIZENS. JUST THIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING, MR. PETE ANGRILY POINTED HIS FINGER AT A SPEAKER, CALLING HIM A LIAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SIMPLY REFERENCING THE $35,000 PETE'S CAMPAIGN BENEFITED PAC MONEY.

MR. PETE TALKED ABOUT GOOD LEADERSHIP. TONIGHT I LEAVE IT TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF IF THIS IS GOOD LEADERSHIP AND THIS IS THE SORT OF AND THIS SORT OF BULLYING BEHAVIOR IS WHAT WE WANT FROM CYPRUS MAYORS. BLIND FAITH IN OUR LEADERS IS A DANGEROUS THING, AND IT TAKES THE VIGILANCE OF CITIZENS LIKE MARILYN REAMS, BOB YOUNGSMA, KATIE SHAPIRO, MELINA NAGPAUL, GEORGE PARDON, FRANCES MARQUEZ AND PAUL KOKKINOS TO ENSURE DEMOCRACY IN OUR FAIR CITY, I WANT TO THANK THESE ALL FOR THEIR COURAGE IN SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER, AND I'M IN AWE OF THEIR ACTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PETER PARKER, FOLLOWED BY GLENN BUTTON. HI, MY NAME IS PETER PARKER. I LIVED IN CYPRUS FOR 45 YEARS, MORE THAN 45 YEARS. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THIS TOWN, ONE OF WHICH WAS A REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL COMPANY FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. SO I UNDERSTAND HOW NEIGHBORHOODS CAN DETERIORATE AND HOW THEY APPRECIATE. I RECEIVED A LETTER THE OTHER DAY TALKING ABOUT QUALITY NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BROKEN WINDOW POLICY. THAT'S VERY GOOD. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I TOTALLY AGREE

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WITH THAT. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS AND I'VE BEEN TO THE CITY ABOUT THIS. I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HERBERT MAGILLA OVER AT THE ZONING DEPARTMENT. VERY NICE GUY. TRIES TO BE VERY HELPFUL. IT'S A LARGE RV. THE PARKS AND THE STATER BROTHERS, MCDONALD'S, HOBBY LOBBY PARKING LOT, AND HE PARKS THERE ALL THE TIME. HE LIVES THERE ESSENTIALLY. HE HAS LITTLE SATELLITE CARS THAT COME AROUND AND VISIT HIM, AND THEY TRANSFER GOODS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CARS. BUT HE SITS RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS AN OPEN ADVERTISEMENT FOR ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO PARK THEIR RV THERE AND JUST SET UP CAMP. THAT CAN'T BE TOLERATED. AND AS MUCH AS I TRY, I'VE TRIED TO GO THROUGH THE CHANNELS AND THEY SAY, WELL, THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY. THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT OWNERS. WELL THAT'S FINE, MY HOUSE IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. IF I WANTED TO OPEN A GAMBLING CASINO THERE, HOW QUICKLY DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD SHUT THAT DOWN? SO ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT HE PARKS RIGHT THERE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN SEE HIM JUST BRAZENLY, OPENLY. IT'S LIKE A BIG NEON SIGN SAYING, PLEASE COME HERE AND PARK YOUR RV HERE AND YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS ALL OVER TOWN. WHEN THAT HAPPENS OVER, YOU GO TO OVER BY THE SAM'S CLUB GAS STATION OR WALMART GAS STATION OVER IN LONG BEACH. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CITY OVER THERE, THESE THINGS, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF THOSE PLACES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO I'M JUST HERE TO ASK YOU, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, TO PLEASE TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO FURTHER THIS AND OR TELL ME WHO I CAN TALK TO OR WHAT THE PROPER PROCEDURE WOULD BE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND MAKE THIS GUY MOVE ON. I HAVE PICTURES OF IT ALSO, IF YOU WANT ANY OF THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PASS THOSE THROUGH TO OUR CITY CLERK, YOU CAN. SURE.

THANK YOU. AND THEN PLEASE FEEL FREE. MY CARD IS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO GRAB IT AND EMAIL ME OR CALL ME IF YOU LIKE. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

GLENN BUTTON FOLLOWED BY NORMA STEIN. GOOD EVENING. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, A QUICK ASIDE.

SOME MAY BE AWARE. SOME MAY NOT BE AWARE WHEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THIS COUNTRY WAS GOING ON AND THE DELEGATES WERE COMING OUT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, AND SOMEONE ASKED THEM, SO WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DO WE HAVE? AND IT WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THAT SAID, A REPUBLIC. IF YOU CAN KEEP IT. AND SO AS WE STARTED THE MEETING THIS THIS EVENING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE AWARE THAT THE OUR NATION'S FOUNDERS HAD SOME STERN WARNINGS AGAINST DEGENERATING INTO A DEMOCRACY, WHICH IS CAN BE JUST MOB RULE.

SO WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RULE OF LAW, DOING THINGS DELIBERATIVELY IT WAS ABOUT GETTING TO MY PRIMARY COMMENTS HERE. IT WAS ABOUT 12 OR 15 YEARS AGO THAT I ATTENDED THE NMA, THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. THEY HAD A NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AN ESTEEMED, INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AND RESPECTED MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT NAMED MARCUS BUCKINGHAM WAS THERE, AND HE MADE THE OBSERVATION PEOPLE JOIN COMPANIES, BUT THEY LEAVE BOSSES AND YOU COULD TRANSLATE THAT AS PEOPLE JOIN ORGANIZATIONS. PEOPLE JOIN GOVERNMENT BODIES, BUT STILL THEY LEAVE BOSSES. AND WHAT I'VE OBSERVED IS JUST IN THE THE NINE MONTHS OF THE THE NEW COUNCIL MAJORITY. WE'VE TRANSFORMED OUR WELL-RUN CITY.

WE'VE HAD EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES, WHICH IS VALIDATED BY ALL THE SURVEYS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS. BUT OUR CITY, THROUGH THE EXCELLENT AND AWARD WINNING STAFF AND LEADERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD IN THIS CITY, WE'VE PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND WE TOOK THAT HIGH FUNCTIONING ORGANIZATION. AND IN LESS THAN NINE MONTHS, WE TURNED THAT INTO A ORGANIZATION THAT EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEES CHOOSE TO LEAVE. THERE WAS A A WISE FELLOW, A PROPHET, MANY, MANY, WELL, CENTURIES AGO NAMED HAGGAI. AND HIS MESSAGE

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CONSIDER YOUR WAYS. THANK YOU. NORMA STEIN, FOLLOWED BY BILL ROSENBERG. HELLO, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I JUST JOTTED DOWN SOME NOTES WHILE I WAS STANDING BACK THERE.

SO MY NAME IS NORMA STEIN. I'M A RETIRED HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT WAS WHAT HAD OCCURRED WITH REGARD TO THE SEVERANCE. HAVING DONE NUMEROUS SEVERANCES OVER MY CAREER, I WILL SAY THAT TYPICALLY THE SEVERANCE, I DIDN'T HEAR THE WORD, BUT IT'S ACCOMPANIED BY A RELEASE. AND SO I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE WAS A SEVERANCE AND RELEASE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE CITY. I WILL SAY THAT NOBODY FORCES AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACCEPT A SEVERANCE. IT IS DONE SO WILLINGLY. THE DOCUMENT TYPICALLY HAS LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT STIPULATES, OR RATHER SUGGESTS, THAT THE PERSON HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEW IT ON THEIR BEHALF. SO I ASSUME MR. GRANT DID THAT AS WELL. AND THE CITY HAD THEIR ATTORNEY REVIEW IT. HE ACCEPTED IT. AND IN EXCHANGE, CERTAIN THINGS WERE WERE PROBABLY PROMISED TO THE CITY AS WELL AS MR. GRANT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SPECIFICS OF THAT ARE, BUT WE NEED TO ACCEPT HIS DECISION AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT THE DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE STOP CASTING ASPERSIONS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND WE STOP. PRETTY MUCH THAT. I WILL ALSO SAY THAT AN ALLEGATION WAS MADE AGAINST MR. BURKE. I HEARD IT RIGHT NOW THAT PERHAPS HE HAD KNOWN SOMETHING THAT ADVANCE ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. THE FORMER EMPLOYEE. I'VE FORGOTTEN HIS NAME. THE FORMER EMPLOYEE WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT MR. GRAHAM.

I AM AWARE OF WHAT THIS PERSON HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD BEEN DOCUMENTING THEIR CONCERNS THAT HE HAD WITH REGARD TO MR. GRANT AND THE CITY. SO WHOEVER SAID THAT DAVID PUT THIS TOGETHER, THE MAYOR, THAT NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER THAN THAN WHAT I'M TELLING YOU NOW THAT I DO KNOW THAT THIS PERSON FULLY INTENDED ON DOING THIS FOR SOME TIME. SO WITH THAT, I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER, FOCUS ON MORE POSITIVE THINGS, AND STOP BEING NEGATIVE WITH EACH OTHER AND STOP SLANDERING EACH OTHER AND STOP ADMONISHING THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. BILL ROSENBERG, FOLLOWED BY BROOKE. GOOD EVENING, I'M BILL ROSENBERG.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WASN'T PLANNING TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST AND ONE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING. LET ME START OFF WITH SAYING LETTING YOU WITH KNOW I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CYPRUS ESSENTIALLY SINCE 1968, SO I WOULD BET THERE'S A FEW OF YOU THAT HAVE LIVED IN THE CITY LONGER THAN ME. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CITY ACTIVITIES TO IN A VARIETY OF DEGREES. I WAS ACTIVE IN A ANTI CARD CLUB CAMPAIGN, THE COSTCO COTTONWOOD DISPUTE. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER CAMPAIGNS. I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. BEFORE I GO INTO MY MAIN TOPIC OF CONCERN, I WANT TO CAUTION THE COUNCIL ABOUT ESTABLISHING FURTHER RESTRICTIONS IN THE CITY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION. HOWEVER, YOU CAUGHT MY ATTENTION TRYING TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STATE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ENFORCED. I CAN GIVE YOU A LOT OF EXAMPLES RIGHT NOW OF ISSUES I'VE BEEN ADDRESSING WITH PD, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS SINCE 2018, AND JUST TRYING TO GET EXISTING LAWS AND CODES ENFORCED. IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES.

ANYWAY, AGAIN, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1968. I PRETTY MUCH BET I'LL BE A RESIDENT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. MY WIFE SAYS WE ARE IN OUR FOREVER HOME AND WE'RE NOT MOVING, SO I HAVE A

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VESTED INTEREST. I WILL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS. MY CONCERN AND MY OBSERVATION THIS EVENING IS ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT JUST THIS EVENING. I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE NEWS.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, BOTH LIVE AND VIDEO, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONFLICTS. NOW, GRANTED, I COULD TELL YOU THERE'S BEEN AN EBB AND A FLOW THROUGH THE DECADES WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY MINORITY NOT GETTING ALONG. AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THERE'S BEEN CONFLICT, BUT CERTAINLY I HAVE NOT SEEN THE LEVEL OF CONFLICT THAT I SEE NOW. AND CERTAINLY SOCIAL MEDIA HAS NOT HELPED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS ANYONE TO MAKE COMMENTS WITHOUT ANY REPERCUSSIONS. I THINK I WOULD HOPE THAT I GUESS MY WISH IS LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EACH ONE OF US IS INTERESTED IN WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY. WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN COMMON, SOME THINGS WE DON'T. MAYBE WHAT WE NEED IS A MEDIATOR TO COME IN AND WORK THINGS OUT. IN A WORKSHOP BETWEEN THOSE ON COUNCIL AND THOSE THAT USED TO BE ON COUNCIL ANYWAY, YOU KNOW ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BROOKE. FOLLOWED BY PAUL KOKKINOS. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING TONIGHT, BUT I'VE HEARD A COUPLE COMMENTS THAT HAVE ME CONCERNED. FIRST, THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS REALLY SUCKS.

IT'S VERY, VERY SUCKY. BUT A RESIDENT CAME UP HERE TONIGHT MAKING ACCUSATIONS OF IMPROPRIETY IN REGARDS TO CAMPAIGNS AND PAC MONEY AND THAT PERCEPTION IS COMPLETELY WRONG. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT AN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE IS. A CANDIDATE HAS NO CONTROL OVER A PAC THAT MAKES AN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE FOR LITERATURE AND MAILERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THIS PRIOR RESIDENT, MR. MOORE, IS WANTING TO GIVE THAT PERCEPTION. THE OTHER THING THAT HE'S NOT TELLING YOU OR PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, I'VE GONE BACK THROUGH THE FOUR 60S GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO, I BELIEVE, 2012, AND NOBODY MENTIONS THAT. PRIOR TO VALLEY VISTA, THE CITY OF CYPRUS WAS CONTRACTED, I BELIEVE WITH REPUBLIC AND REPUBLIC MADE A DONATION. AND GUESS WHAT? THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED AGAINST THEM. SO I THINK BOTH SIDES HERE NEED TO BE PRESENTED AND I'M GETTING REALLY EXHAUSTED LISTENING TO MR. MOORE AND MR. KOKKINOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRY TO GIVE A PERCEPTION OF IMPROPRIETY. I WILL SAY IF I WAS AWARE OF ANY IMPROPRIETY, I WOULDN'T BE SUPPORTING THEM AND I WOULD BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT. I'VE STOOD UP HERE NUMEROUS TIMES AND SAID I'M AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CRITICIZER, AND I IMPLORE THOSE PEOPLE TO POST THE TRUTH, POST THE FOUR 60S, POST YOUR DETAILED SPREADSHEETS SO YOU CAN SHOW THE CITIZENS WHAT THAT IS. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES CANNOT HAVE ANY COORDINATION. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES ARE LAWFUL. ACCORDING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, UNDER THE CITIZENS UNITED DECISION. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PAUL KOKKINOS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT EITHER. I WILL SAY ONE THING IN REGARDS TO BROOKE'S COMMENTS ABOUT INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. THERE ARE ABOUT AS INDEPENDENT, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, AS THE EASTER BUNNY AND SANTA CLAUS. SO IF YOU WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE INDEPENDENT BY ALL DUE MEANS, BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE INDEPENDENT. I PERSONALLY DO NOT. I THINK THAT IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. AND WHAT'S THE OLD ADAGE? YOU FOLLOW THE MONEY. SO ENOUGH OF THAT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK CYPRUS IS AN AWESOME CITY AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO LIVE IN IT. I'VE LIVED IN IT A VERY LONG TIME, TOO. MY PARENTS MOVED HERE IN 1966. DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VALUE OF MY OPINION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. IN ALL DUE RESPECT TO EVERYBODY WHO'S LIVED HERE A LONG TIME OR LIVED HERE A SHORT TIME, IT'S JUST CHATTER. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, AS FAR AS A MESSAGE TO THE RESIDENTS, I THINK THAT WE WOULD BE. REMISS TO NOT.

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ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PREVIOUS COUNCIL MAJORITIES HAVE LACKED TRANSPARENCY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I NOTICED FROM THE VERY FIRST COUNCIL MEETING I CAME TO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. YOU KNOW, SO AGAIN, TO TALK ABOUT THINGS NOW, SOME OF IT, IT JUST GETS DONE IN AN UNTRANSPARENT WAY, IN AN OPAQUE WAY BECAUSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, AND THAT'S THAT THIS CURRENT COUNCIL MAKEUP IS MUCH STRONGER AND MORE DIVERSE THAN ANY COUNCIL I CAN SEE GOING BACK. AND I THINK THAT IS ITS STRENGTH GOING FORWARD. AND I WANT TO CALL ON THE FIVE OF YOU TO KEEP THAT STRENGTH IN MIND. AND WHILE THERE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF DIVERSITY IN AT LEAST SINCE I STARTED COMING IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR, I THINK THAT NOW IS A GOOD TIME.

AND I AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SAID, LET'S MOVE FORWARD, LET'S MAKE THE CITY OF CYPRUS THE FOCUS OF EVERYTHING WE DO AND TO ITS BENEFIT, EVERYTHING WE DO GOING FORWARD. SO, YOU KNOW, I ASK YOU WORK TOGETHER AGAIN, UTILIZE THAT DIVERSITY THAT YOU HAVE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS UP THERE, AND MAKE CYPRUS AN EVEN BETTER PLACE THAN IT ALREADY IS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS MY LAST SPEAKER CARD. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER RESIDENTS WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD SIR. MAYOR, AS THE SPEAKER IS COMING UP, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. I TAKE MY 30 YEAR REPUTATION AS AN ATTORNEY VERY SERIOUSLY. I'M VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT IT, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INVITE MR. MOORE TO MEET WITH ME, BECAUSE I KNOW HE MAKES HE HAS MADE SOME COMMENTS THAT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO, AND I EXTEND AN OFFER TO MEET WITH HIM SO WE CAN CHAT ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND JUST MY GENERAL PERSPECTIVE IS IT'S NEVER A BAD IDEA TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH SOMEONE YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH AND FIND OUT THAT PERHAPS YOU HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU KNOW, OR SOME OF THE THINGS YOU THOUGHT ABOUT. THAT PERSON MAY NOT BE THE CASE.

SO AS I'VE SAID, MY CARDS RIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND ANYONE CAN FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. IF I CAN SAY I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO MEET WITH. THE ATTORNEY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WELL DONE, TIMOTHY YARIAN. YES, SIR. MY NAME IS TIMOTHY URIAN. I'VE LIVED HERE LONGER THAN FIVE DECADES. WAS HERE AS A CHILD, INVOLVED WITH GRANDPA VESSELS. MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT WORK AFTER WORLD WAR TWO TO INTRODUCE HIM TO GRANDPA VESSELS, WHICH WENT AHEAD AND BUILT THE RACETRACK. BUT WHAT I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT IS I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY. WE WAITED QUITE A FEW YEARS AND WE GOT TO WAIT HERE. LINE PUT OUT OUR MOODY, ALL THE CARS BACKING UP, YOU KNOW, FROM KING SCHOOL. AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT LADY RIGHT THERE. ALICIA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE. A LOT GOING ON. I'M NOT THAT INVOLVED VERY OFTEN HERE, BUT. I'VE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENCES ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT COSTCO, WE'VE GOT HOME DEPOT, WE'VE GOT TRADER JOE'S, WE'VE GOT FABULOUS RESTAURANTS, GREAT STREETS. OUR CITY IS, WHAT, 60,000 PEOPLE, YOU NAME ANOTHER CITY. IT'S GOT THOSE FRANCHISES IN THIS CITY. SO WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL. FOLKS DON'T GET UP HERE TOO OFTEN. ONCE IN A WHILE I DISAGREE, AND I EVEN GOT ON TELEVISION TO MAKE MY POINT, SO WELL DOCUMENTED. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GETTING THAT DONE AND APPRECIATE IT. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK EVERY RESIDENT WHO SPOKE TONIGHT, NOT JUST FOR SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I CAN REMEMBER IN A LONG TIME WHERE NOT A SINGLE PERSON WENT OVER THE THREE MINUTES. SO I APPRECIATE KEEPING IT, KEEPING IT IN UNDER TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL MEMBER

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REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL RIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE TOO LONG. BUT JUST A QUICK RECAP. I TRAVELED A LOT, MOSTLY FOR WORK, BUT I GOT A LITTLE VACATION IN DURING OUR TIME OFF. THAT WAS GOOD.

BUT LAST SATURDAY I ATTENDED A CUB SCOUTS BE PREPARED OVER AT OAK KNOLL PARK WAS AN AMAZING EVENT PUT ON BY JOE LUM AND ALL THE BOY SCOUTS AND THEIR TROOP LEADERS. THEY LEARNED HOW TO REACT IN AN EARTHQUAKE. BASICALLY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONE AND THEY HAVE GOT A A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE JUST DOING FANTASTIC THINGS AND WHO WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US IF WE NEED THEM. ATTENDED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. I MET WITH THE CYPRUS POLICE FOUNDATION. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M STILL DEALING WITH THIS COUGH, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I MENTIONED I WAS OUT OF TOWN A LOT AND A LOT OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT UNFOLDED IN MY ABSENCE. AND AS A COP, MY NATURAL, MY NATURAL INCLINATION IS TO LOOK AT MOTIVES AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY HAPPEN. AND. I'LL LET YOU DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. I'M JUST GOING TO PRESENT THE FACTS FROM AN EMAIL, AND THEN ALSO WHAT I WITNESSED PERSONALLY. SO ON JULY 5TH, WHICH WAS A SATURDAY. OUR CITY MANAGER, PETER GRANT, RECEIVED AN EMAIL. AND THAT EMAIL WAS QUITE ALARMING. IT WAS ALARMING BECAUSE IT INVOLVED ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. PETE, AND HIS PROFESSIONALISM. CALLED THAT COUNCIL MEMBER INTO HIS OFFICE TO LET HIM KNOW ABOUT THE EMAIL OF ITS EXISTENCE. THE ACCUSATIONS THAT WERE MADE AND THE SEVERITY OF THEM. AND HE DID THIS AS A PROFESSIONAL COURTESY SO THE COUNCIL MEMBER COULD GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT. BUT EVEN TO THIS DATE, HE HAS NOT. SO. WHEN THE COUNCIL MEMBER LEFT PETE'S OFFICE. I SAW THE LOOK ON HIS FACE. THIS WAS HE WAS OFF. AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S INTERESTING. PRIOR TO THAT, I HADN'T REALLY SEEN THE EMAIL. I HEARD LITTLE BITS AND PIECES OF IT, BUT WHEN I READ IT, I WAS EQUALLY AS SHOCKED.