[ 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 citycouncil@cypressca.org or by calling 714-229-6699.]

PARADE. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO OUR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS. AND THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGENDA ITEMS PRIOR TO ACTION TAKEN. ALTHOUGH COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY PROVIDE BRIEF RESPONSES, THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE MEETING. PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IN PERSON, OR 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 PROVIDING IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED ON FIRST, AND I'VE GOT A FEW OF THOSE. FIRST UP WILL BE BROOKE, FOLLOWED BY PEARL BOLTER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BOURKE, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. THIS EVENING I DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. SINCE OUR MEETINGS ARE ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY IN 2025, THERE WAS ONLY TWO MEMORIAL DAY, AND SO COUNCIL MEETING WAS MOVED TO THE 27TH OF TUESDAY AND COLUMBUS DAY, OCTOBER 13TH. WE HELD A COUNCIL MEETING ON THAT DAY. THERE'S ONE TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS THAT ARE ON A MONDAY, AND ONLY TWO OF THEM OCCUR ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY. SO THAT'S JUST AN FYI. AND I HAD ANOTHER PROJECT THAT REALLY LOOKED ACROSS THE CITY AT HAPPENINGS, THINGS ON THE CALENDAR, NOT JUST THINGS ON THE CITY WEBSITE, BUT VARIOUS NONPROFITS AND OTHER KIND OF STUFF. AND ONE OF THE TRENDS THAT I NOTICED IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ON TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS ARE TEND TO BE SUPER BUSY. AND I'M JUST TALKING THAT IN THE BIG, BROAD SENSE OF THE WORD. COUNCIL MEETINGS BEEN ON MONDAYS FOR 38 YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS AND SOME ODD DAYS, AND THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME. I WOULD LOOK AT MAYBE ADJUSTING THE STAFF PROCESS BACKWARDS BY ONE DAY AND THE OTHER. THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND TOWN THAT THIS IS A BACK DOOR WAY TO TRY TO CHANGE CITY LAW FIRMS AND AND THAT I WOULD SAY I'M PROBABLY IN THAT CAMP THAT STARTING TO FEEL THAT WAY. OUR CURRENT LAW FIRM HAS BEEN WITH US, I THINK, OVER 20 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT YEARS, BUT IT'S OVER OVER 20. AND THE OTHER THING IS, IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF CURRENT LITIGATION? THERE SHOULD BE A CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE THERE.

SO AND I'M NOT EVEN TALKING THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAYS JUST SEEM TO BE A BIT MORE BUSIER. I KNOW NO ONE LIKES MONDAYS, BUT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE MONDAYS, THEN NO ONE WOULD LIKE TUESDAYS. AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TUESDAYS AND NO ONE WOULD LIKE WEDNESDAYS. SO I THINK MAYBE IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO STEP BACK AND MAYBE LISTEN TO WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER RESIDENTS HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PEARL BOLTER, FOLLOWED BY JIMMY FULLER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN, AND I WILL ECHO MANY OF THE THINGS THAT THE PRIOR SPEAKER SAID. AS YOU KNOW, THE MEETING'S BEEN ON MONDAY FOR 38 YEARS, AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT BIG OF A DEAL. ALSO, THE CONFLICT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS WITH TUESDAYS IS REASON ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE THE MEETING ON TUESDAY. AND FINALLY, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT CYPRUS RESIDENTS CAN ATTEND AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON CITY COUNCIL, BUSINESS, MONDAYS ARE USUALLY A BETTER DAY SINCE MANY OF THE OTHER, LIKE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAYS, HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL CHURCH THAT OCCUR ON THOSE DAYS.

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AND SO I AM COMPLETELY SUPPORTING KEEPING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON MONDAY.

THANK YOU, JIMMY FULLER, FOLLOWED BY MARILYN REAMS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM. GOT THE TIMER. OKAY. I DON'T NEED THREE MINUTES. IT'LL BE QUICK. YOU KNOW, I DON'T NORMALLY TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS, BUT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ON MONDAY FOR SO LONG, AND I THINK MOST OF US HAVE REARRANGED OUR SCHEDULES FOR A MONDAY NIGHT MEETING. TO ME, TUESDAYS ARE FOR TACOS AND MARGARITAS, NOT FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO IF I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THE REASONING, I'M SURE THERE'S A GOOD REASON BEHIND IT. BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW FOR A LOT OF US THAT HAVE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, TUESDAYS JUST AREN'T REALLY A MEETING HEAVY DAY. YOU KNOW, MONDAYS IS LIKE THE MEETING DAY RIGHT IN TOWN. SO I'D BE CURIOUS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, SELFISHLY, IT'D BE NICE IF IT STUCK TO MONDAYS, THAT'S ALL. MARILYN REAMS. HI. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. I'M MARILYN REAMS, PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS. I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON ITEM TEN COMPLETE. I WILL SAY COMPLETELY SELFISH REASONS.

PLEASE DON'T CHANGE THE MEETING. I'VE BEEN A BEEN ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS FOR. I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS NOW, I THINK. BUT I DO IT FAITHFULLY AND IT'S ON MY CALENDAR. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT OCCUR TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY CAN'T DO TUESDAY. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE A TUESDAY, BUT THE FACT THAT HE CANNOT DO A TUESDAY IS VERY CONCERNING. I JUST, I IT'S PART OF MY CALENDAR AND THERE'S SO MANY, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US THAT MIGHT BE DOING CHURCH THINGS. SO MANY THINGS OCCUR ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS. SO PLEASE, I URGE YOU, PLEASE KEEP THE MEETING ON MONDAY. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK IF WE HAVE ANY NEW SPEAKER CARDS ON AGENDA ITEMS? ANY ONLINE? OKAY. AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. BARBARA LAURA IS YOURS. ABOUT THE COUNCIL MEMBER FILLING THE COUNCIL MEMBER SEAT.

YES. OKAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO COME DURING THE NEXT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. ONE HAND RAISED. YES. OKAY. SO WHO WHO'S THE ONLINE SPEAKER? ANNE. MALLORY OKAY. AND MALLORY, MISS MALLORY, PLEASE GO AHEAD IF YOU CAN HEAR US. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BURKE. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CHIANG AND PETE.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU TO PAUSE. CHANGING THE DATE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY VERY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. BECAUSE THE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ON MONDAYS FOR SO LONG, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY OF THESE OTHER AGENCIES HAVE ADAPTED THEIR CALENDARS SO THAT THEIR PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT HAVING TO MAKE A CHOICE. THEY AVOID SCHEDULING THEIR MEETINGS ON MONDAYS, KNOWING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE A LONG STANDING MONDAY NIGHT COMMITMENT FOR MANY, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT CHANGING THE DATE WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT MANY RESIDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND AS A VOICES HELPING TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS, AS WELL AS BEING ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO CHANGE THE DATE, WHICH I YOU KNOW I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF, BUT IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO DO THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE A LONG LEAD TIME SO THAT AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN ADAPT THEIR CALENDARS. IN MANY INSTANCES, THEY'RE RUNNING LIKE A JULY TO TO JUNE CALENDAR. AND SO IF YOU ARE TO MAKE A CHANGE, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT

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IT NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO ADAPT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT AND GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE

[ 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.]

SPEAKERS ONLINE? OKAY. THEN THAT MOVES US TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. JOINING.

MY COLLEAGUES HAVE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR ITEMS THEY'D LIKE TO PULL. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I DON'T WANT TO PULL, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A REQUEST ON ITEM TWO, WHICH IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SIX MONTH OBJECTIVES. I LOVE THIS THIS REVIEW. IT GIVES US GOOD INSIGHT. WE MEET TWICE A YEAR TO KIND OF GO THROUGH AND ESTABLISH A JOINT OBJECTIVES. THE THING THAT I THINK MAY BE MISSING FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS WE DO GOOD WORK.

WE CLOSE ITEMS, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB OF DOCUMENTING THE CLOSURE. SO. SO WHAT MY REQUEST IS, IS WHEN AN ITEM IS CLOSED, PUT IN THERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON TEN, 27, 2025 OR SUBMITTED REPORT TO THIS, WHATEVER THAT ACTION MAY BE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU SEE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD MEMORY, YOU'LL SEE CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE, DONE. BUT YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THAT ACTION WAS. SO I JUST ASK FOR SOME CLOSURE INFORMATION ON THERE AND IT COULD BE FIVE WORDS. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE A LOT, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON THAT'S LEADING THAT PROJECT KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS. AND IF YOU START GOING FORWARD, NOT BACKWARDS, IF YOU START GOING FORWARD, IT'LL BE AN EASY THING TO DO. SO THAT'S MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR REFERENCE, I KNOW A NUMBER OF MONTHS BACK I HAD PROPOSED, I BELIEVE, A AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE COULD DISCUSS KIND OF HOW THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES WERE REPORTED AND MAYBE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION. AND SO THAT WAS SORT OF PUT ON HIATUS. BUT I GUESS IN LIGHT OF YOUR COMMENT, AND OBVIOUSLY I AGREED THAT SOME CHANGES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, I THINK MAYBE WE CAN BRING THIS BACK AS EITHER AN AGENDA ITEM OR AS PART OF THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLANNING, MAYBE TO JUST DISCUSS, HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN REPORTING.

YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIMING BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE DOING IT IN JANUARY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. SO YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GOOD TIMING. GREAT. OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN I WASN'T GOING TO PULL THIS ITEM, BUT I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON NUMBER EIGHT. THE VETERANS PARK RESTROOM RENOVATIONS. AND I KNOW I SO I'M EXCITED THAT THE VETERANS PARK RESTROOM RENOVATION IS MOVING FORWARD. THERE'S ONE QUESTION I HAD, WHICH WAS I NOTICED THAT IN THE DESIGN, THE DOORS THAT ARE WILL BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RESTROOM ARE SORT OF LIKE OPEN AIR, GREAT DOORS, AND I CAN'T RECALL HAVING DOORS LIKE THAT AT ANY OF OUR OTHER PARK RESTROOMS. I THOUGHT WE SORT OF HAD LIKE SOLID DOORS ON OUR OTHER PARK RESTROOMS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IS THERE LIKE A REASON THAT WE MADE THAT CHOICE, OR IS IT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO CHANGE TO THE SOLID DOORS SO THAT WE HAVE KIND OF CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE CITY? SO PLEASE. YEAH, FILL US IN TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN. YES.

SO THAT RESTROOM WAS BUILT IN 1996. IT WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE THE METAL GATE AS A DOOR. WHEN THE PARK IS OPEN, THE DOORS JUST LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION, AND WHEN IT'S CLOSED, IT'S LOCKED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE NEWER PARKS DO HAVE THE PREFAB RESTROOM STRUCTURES THAT HAVE THE SINGLE USE STALLS, SO THEY DO HAVE SOLID DOORS. LEXINGTON PARK AND ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK HAVE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM ALSO, BUT THOSE DO HAVE THE SOLID DOORS, TRADITIONAL DOORS, AND SPEAKING WITH JEFF AND HIS TEAM AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE, WE BELIEVE THAT THE METAL GATES WERE PLACED THERE BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, JUST FOR BETTER VENTILATION, AIR FLOW, AND ALSO NUMBER TWO, POTENTIALLY FOR BETTER SECURITY, IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE LOITERING INSIDE THAT SHOULDN'T BE. AND ALSO BEING VETERANS PARK, WHICH IS MORE OF A FAMILY FRIENDLY DESTINATION, IT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER GO TO THE RESTROOM.

AND YOU CAN ALSO KIND OF JUST AUDIBLY CHECK AND SAY, HEY, ARE YOU OKAY IN THERE? VERSUS HAVING TO PUSH A DOOR OPEN AND PEEK INSIDE AND YELL IN THERE. WITH THAT SAID, THE RESTROOM BUILDING ITSELF WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HAVE A DOOR. THERE IS NO DOOR FRAME THERE. HOWEVER,

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WE DO HAVE A $32,000 CONTINGENCY IN PLACE FOR THIS PROJECT. IF THERE IS CONSENSUS ON THE COUNCIL TO TO EXPLORE PUTTING IN A TRADITIONAL DOOR IN THERE, IF WE CAN GET A COST FROM THE CONTRACTOR, IF IT LOOKS LIKE THE CONTINGENCY IS STILL INTACT AND NOT NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, THEN WE CAN APPROVE THAT CHANGE ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY AS WELL. THANK YOU. WOULD DOING THAT DELAY THE PROJECT AT ALL? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, NO. OKAY. WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COLLEAGUES FEEL. I JUST I BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD TO HAVE NOT HAVE THE GRATED DOORS AT ONE RESTROOM IN THE CITY, BUT NOT ANY OTHERS. AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER FOR PRIVACY SAKE TO HAVE SOLID DOORS. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ASK THE STAFF TO EXPLORE WHAT IT WOULD COST TO HAVE THE SOLID DOORS. BUT IF NOBODY ELSE FEELS THAT WAY, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. SO INVITE. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. YES. SO NICK AND I TALKED EARLIER TODAY BECAUSE I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE PREFAB ONES THAT WE'VE RETROFITTED A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT PARKS WITH, WHICH ARE REALLY NICE. AND I KIND OF ASKED WHY WE WEREN'T GOING THAT DIRECTION. AND HE HAD A GOOD ANSWER BECAUSE IT WAS IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO COST, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS BRICK STRUCTURE THERE. AND I DID MENTION THAT THE GATE THING, I THOUGHT, OKAY, YEAH, I KNOW IT DOES HAVE A GATE. I, I'M, I'M OPEN. IF IT MADE SENSE.

AND WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THE COST TO, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, THEN I WOULD BE I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. SO IF I MAY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS ITEM SHOULD BE PULLED, IS THIS SUGGESTION, NICK, THAT THIS CHANGE ORDER COULD COME AT A LATER TIME AFTER THE COUNCIL APPROVES THESE PLANS AND SPECS. WE WITHIN OUR CHANGE ORDER POLICY, WE ARE ABLE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER IF IT IS WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT.

SO IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL. I GUESS IF WE COULD APPROVE THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY, IF WE DETERMINE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUNDS REMAINING IN THE CONTINGENCY TO COMPLETE THIS. BUT YOU WOULD, WOULD IT BE PREFERABLE IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO GET THAT DIRECTION? NOW, ON SOME REVISIONS TO THE PLANS AND SPECS? YES. IF WE CAN GET THAT DIRECTION NOW, THEN THAT WOULD WOULD NOT DELAY THE PROJECT. SO PERHAPS IF THERE'S A WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECTION, YOU MAY WANT TO PULL THAT AND HAVE THE FULL DIALOG.

SO I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. THAT WILL COME UP IMMEDIATELY NEXT. SO BUT I'M HAPPY. SO I'LL PULL ITEM EIGHT AND THEN I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. I'LL SECOND. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY OKAY. SO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT

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CALENDAR. SO I SEE MR. JOYCE. WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT ONE WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO CONTEMPLATE THAT THE COST MIGHT EXCEED THE $32,000 AND DIRECTION SHOULD SHOULD CONSIDER THAT. SO IT IS UNLESS THE INTEREST IS LET'S DO THE SOLID DOORS. IF THEY CAN COME IN WITH UNDER THE $32,000. BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO CONTEMPLATE WHAT IF IT COMES OVER? BECAUSE I WAS HERE AT A MEETING WHERE DOORS WERE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, SO PARDON ME FOR THAT. AND IF I MAY ADD TO MR. JOYCE'S COMMENT, THAT ESSENTIALLY COULD DRY UP THE CONTINGENCY IF EVEN IF IT WAS EFFICIENT, WHICH DEFEATS, I SUSPECT, DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A CONTINGENCY. YEAH. WELL, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO IF IF MAYOR PRO TEM OR COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, YOU THINK THE SOLID DOORS ARE AN UPGRADE TO GIVE DIRECTION ALONG THE LINES OF IF IT FALLS WITHIN WHATEVER WE WANT TO SAY, 25, $30,000 LESS, MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. IF NOT, DON'T. BUT MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, GO AHEAD. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KEEP THEM THE WAY THEY ARE. THE WAY YOU HAVE IT IN THERE IS FINE. AND WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS THEN WE GET SCOPE CREEP. HEY, LET'S CHANGE THE DOORS. HEY, LET'S CHANGE THIS. AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE HAVE OVER $1 MILLION IN THIS CHANGE. SO JUST KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. YEAH. MY MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT I THINK, ALONG WITH MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, WE'D RATHER HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL USE, YOU KNOW, THE THE ONES FOR ONE DOOR FOR EACH ROOM. AND, YOU KNOW,

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ANYBODY CAN USE. BUT IF I AND THAT'S, THAT'S TOTALLY OUT OF THE THAT'S TOTALLY OUT OF THE BALLPARK OF HOW MUCH WE WANT TO SPEND, RIGHT? YES. THAT WOULD COMPLETELY CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. YES. OKAY. THEN I'M WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MEAD. I'M I'M FINE WITH THE DOORS THE WAY THEY ARE. OKAY. SO DOES THAT A MOTION? YEAH. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESTROOMS AS THEY ARE AS SUGGESTED BY THE STAFF. SECOND. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

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CONTINUED ITEMS, REVISED CITY LOGO DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH SOME VISUALS. GO AHEAD. MR. MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MR. CITY MANAGER. YES, WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY FAR. I'VE SCOPED THIS DOWN SO THAT WE CAN GO QUICKLY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME. BUT WHEN WE PRESENTED LAST WEEK, WE SHOWED YOU WHAT THE YOUR RESIDENTS HAD CHOSEN AS PART OF THE SURVEY.

WE HAD GOTTEN DOWN TO THE LAST TWO FEATURES THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. THE SEAL HAD BEEN SETTLED IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WERE MOVING ON, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER PETE HAD NOTED THAT WE HAD LEFT OFF THE WORD CALIFORNIA. SO WHAT? WE'VE BROUGHT YOU BACK AND YOU SHOULD HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU, BECAUSE I WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT UP CLOSE IS IF WE CAN JUST GO, OH, DO YOU WANT ME TO? SO LET'S SEE. SO THIS IS WHERE WE LEFT IT OFF LAST AT THE LAST MEETING. AND THEN WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU IS SOME VARIATION SHOWING WITH CALIFORNIA AT IT.

SO THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT VARIATIONS, LARGER OR SMALLER IN WRAPPED AND NOT ENWRAPPED.

THEN WHAT I'VE GIVEN YOU TO LOOK AT IS HOW IT LOOKS IN THE VARIATIONS AND MONOCHROMATIC AND SINGLE COLOR, JUST TWO COLOR. SO THE CHOICE IS WHICH OF THESE FOUR DO YOU LIKE. AND THEN THAT WILL KIND OF SETTLE THE ISSUE. AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. AND WE WOULD HOPE TO HAVE FOR YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SOME VERY FINE SHIRTS FOR YOU ALL TO WEAR. SO BUT THAT IS WHAT THE REST OF THESE LOOK LIKE, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT LIVES AND BREATHES IN THE VARIATIONS. NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT VARIATION ONE THAT ADDED CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA TO ME FROM A GRAPHIC DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THIS LOOKS A LITTLE TOO CROWDED, SO IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HARD TO PRINT WHEN IT GOES SMALLER, WHETHER IT'S ON LETTERHEAD OR IN ANY TYPE OF SCREEN PRINTING OR DESIGN IN THAT MANNER. SO I THINK A STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT ONE WOULD BE BETTER. SO THERE'S TWO ITERATIONS, ONE ENCLOSED, ONE NOT ENCLOSED FOR CALIFORNIA.

BUT IF YOU WERE ASKING MY OPINION FROM A GRAPHIC DESIGN STANDARD, THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STRONGEST BET, WHICH IS VARIATION THREE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE PUT THE FOUR BACK TOGETHER. YES. FOUR OPTIONS. AND THEN I'LL INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO TELL US WHICH HORSE THEY'D LIKE TO WIN THE RACE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG I'M SOLD ON VARIATION THREE.

THAT'S THE ONE I'M GOING TO BACK. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY RESIDENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JUST HOLD UP FINGERS AND WE CAN TAKE A LOOK. THAT OKAY. NOT ACCEPTABLE BACK THEN. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. YEAH I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT ON THE CITY OF IT DOES MAKE IT TOO BUSY. SO I TOO WENT TO MY EYES, WENT TO ITEM THREE, LOGO THREE. THE QUESTION I HAD ON ON ANY ONE OF THESE YOU HAD SOME LIKE DIFFERENCES FOR PRINTING, RIGHT? IN OTHER WORDS, BE ABLE TO DO LOGOS. DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY IT IS NOW TO BE ABLE TO TO BE ABLE TO DO A DEFINED ON A T-SHIRT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT ALL? OKAY. AND THAT'S WHY WE SHOWED YOU ALL THE VARIATIONS.

YOU COULD SEE IT IN MONOCHROMATIC STYLE, WHICH WOULD BE WHAT YOU WOULD USE FOR, SAY, EMBROIDERY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. MY MY VOTE IS THREE. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO.

SURE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF. YOU CAN PUT UP YOUR FINGERS TO WHETHER YOU PREFER IF YOU HAVE ANY. MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY OR FAVORITE ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE ONE. WE LOVE THAT ONE. OKAY, SO UNLESS. OKAY, I'M SAYING THREE. IT IS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHICH

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ONE I LIKED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER. SO. TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CHOOSE VARIATION NUMBER THREE AS THE OFFICIAL CITY LOGO I SECOND. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND PATIENCE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

[10. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding Changing the Day of City Council Meetings Agendized by: Leo Medrano, Mayor Pro Tem Recommendation: Provide direction to staff regarding changing the day of regular City Council meetings.]

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN NOW. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP, ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER TEN DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING CHANGING THE DAY OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AGENDIZED BY MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO. THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUBLISH THE AGENDA PACKET ON THE SCHEDULE THAT IT'S CURRENTLY ON. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND EXPLORE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY TO GIVE RESIDENTS MORE TIME TO CONTACT AND DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS, AND IT'S A COMPROMISE. I, I KNOW THERE'S TUESDAY. SOME PEOPLE WANT SOME PEOPLE WANT WEDNESDAY. I KNOW WE HAVE A CONFLICT WITH TUESDAY. I PREFER TUESDAY. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO COMPROMISE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026, HAVE COUNCIL MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE ALL RIGHT. YEAH I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT. AND WHAT WHAT CAME TO AND MAYBE I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE WE HAVE A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM I DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SOLUTION RECOMMENDATION? I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS, BUT NO, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM LEO MEDRANO, PLEASE. WELL, PROCEDURALLY, I PUT A MOTION FORWARD. RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE TO SECOND IT OR WHAT? WHAT GOES THROUGH. CAN YOU IF YOU WANT TO YOU CAN IS APPROPRIATE. DISCUSSION IS APPROPRIATE OKAY. HAVE A DISCUSSION I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION. SURE, SURE OKAY I SPOKE TO DIRECTORS I SPOKE TO STAFF, I SPOKE TO RESIDENTS. AND THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH CURRENTLY HAVING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON MONDAY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING IT A CERTAIN WAY FOR SO MANY YEARS.

WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING IT ANOTHER DAY OF THE WEEK, EITHER TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. I LOOK AROUND AT OTHER CITIES AND THEY ALSO ADOPT A SIMILAR TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY. THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICTS WITH MONDAY CURRENTLY, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I FEEL AS IF, THOUGH, BOTH FOR STAFFING REASONS AND ALSO FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GET THE AGENDA MORE OR LESS ON FRIDAY. THEN WE HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO WORK ON IT, AND THAT REALLY DOESN'T GIVE RESIDENTS THE AMOUNT OF TIME. AND THEN WE COME IN ON MONDAY. MONDAY IS THE BUSIEST DAY, USUALLY OF THE WEEK, WORK WEEK, BECAUSE STAFF HAS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED OVER FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WHICH FOR SOME GROUPS IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE WEEK FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS. AND THEY COME IN MONDAY AND WE HAVE TO NOW ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS, GET OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE STAFF, THE STAFF, IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING DOING THEIR JOB. THEY HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND ANSWER QUESTIONS, OUR QUESTIONS AND REPLY IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT ARE GENERATED BY RESIDENTS THAT THEY SEND US, SEND IT TO US ON NOONTIME OR 1:00 OR 2:00 ON MONDAY, IT ALLOWS VERY INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND CONTACT THE RELEVANT STAFF MEMBER, GET AN UPDATE AND PROVIDE A REPLY BACK TO TO A RESIDENT, OR GET THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY ASSESS AND EVALUATE AN AGENDA ITEM OR DISCUSSION TOPIC. SO I THINK AN ADDITIONAL 24 HOURS WOULD CREATE LESS STRESS FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS, CREATE LESS STRESS FOR RESIDENTS, AND ADDITIONALLY CREATE LESS STRESS IN GENERAL. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, MONDAY HISTORICALLY HAS USUALLY BEEN THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE WEEK FOR MOST ORGANIZATIONS. THAT'S USUALLY WHEN MOST HEART ATTACKS OCCUR IS ON MONDAY AS OPPOSED TO OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK. SO TRYING TO GIVE 24 TO 48 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TIME, I BELIEVE, WOULD GIVE RESIDENTS A PUT THEM IN A BETTER SITUATION TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND ALSO HOPEFULLY REDUCE SOME OF THE STRESS ON STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. OKAY, AND I GUESS THIS IS. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE THIS PAST WEEK, THE AGENDA WAS RELEASED EARLY WEDNESDAY. I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED. I WENT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND I SAID, HEY, I'M I

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WANT TO KEEP THIS TO MONDAY AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY. SO CAN WE GET IT RELEASED ON TUESDAY? AT LEAST HAVE A DRAFT MEET WITH YOU ON WEDNESDAY SO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SENSE ON WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA, WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE, AND THEN WE CAN GO TO STAFF EITHER THAT AFTERNOON OR THE NEXT DAY TO BE ABLE TO REALLY KIND OF UNDERSTAND, SO THAT WHEN WE REVIEW, WE DO OUR FINAL REVIEW, WE'RE READY TO KIND OF COME IN ON MONDAY MORNING AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY FOLLOW UP THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, THEN WE CAN ASK I, I HONESTLY, I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STAFF ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS ON MONDAY. I USUALLY WILL GIVE THEM A HEADS UP IF I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING DURING THE MEETING. SO I PERSONALLY I DON'T SEE IT AS THE BUSIEST DAY. I ACTUALLY FOR ME IT'S ONE OF. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ALL ABOUT ME, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE LOWEST TIME BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T PUT MEETINGS ON MONDAY BECAUSE IT IS A MONDAY. AND SO I, I, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MANAGER SAID, AND MAYBE I'LL HAVE YOU, SEAN, CAN YOU GIVE SOME FEEDBACK? WHEN I SAID, HEY, CAN YOU PULL IT BACK TO TUESDAY, POSSIBLY AT LEAST TO GET A DRAFT OF WHAT THE AGENDA LOOKS LIKE WITH ALL THE ATTACHMENTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAYBE CITY STAFF WILL DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU SET THIS EVENING. WE'LL MAKE WE'LL MAKE IT WORK. IF WE LOSE A DAY, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT THE ITEM GOES OUT TILL THE NEXT MEETING. BUT THAT HAPPENS TODAY. THAT HAPPENS NOW. STAFF IS YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH FROM OUR COLLEGE DAYS WHERE THE STAFF REPORTS OCCASIONALLY COME IN AT THE LAST MINUTE, JUST LIKE OUR TERM PAPERS WENT IN AT THE LAST MINUTE. SO I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH. STAFF IS HERE FOR YOU. WE WILL MAKE WHATEVER DAY YOU SET WORK FOR YOU. OKAY, LET ME LET ME KEEP GOING. SO MONDAY IS DEFINITELY MY PREFERRED. I'VE PLANNED FOR IT. I'VE SCHEDULED MY SCHEDULE AROUND AND I. I THINK I'M ALWAYS PREPARED WHEN THE THE CITY STAFF CALLS ME AT ANY TIME ON MONDAY TO ASK ME IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO I VERY, VERY RARELY WILL WILL STUMP THEM WITH THE QUESTION WITH ANYTHING.

NOW THAT SAID, THE CONCERNS I'VE GOT IS OR THE BENEFITS OF HAVING IT ON MONDAY IS A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS FOR BOTH US AS WELL AS THE STAFF. YOU FINISH THE MEETING ON MONDAY.

YOU'VE GOT THE REST OF THE WEEK TO TO IMPLEMENT AND DO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT DURING THE MEETING. IF YOU MOVE THE MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A WEEKEND IN THE MIDDLE, AND TO ME, IT BECOMES UNPRODUCTIVE TO ADD TWO DAYS THAT ARE DOWNTIME, YOU KNOW, VERSUS HAVING A, A ALMOST A COMPLETE WEEK TO BE ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE. THE SECOND THING IS I LOOKED AT WHAT OTHER MEETINGS HAPPEN THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. CLEARLY, WEDNESDAY IS PROBABLY WEDNESDAY. THURSDAYS ARE PROBABLY TWO OF THE BUSIEST DAYS, BUT TUESDAY THERE ARE TWO THAT HAPPEN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ONE IS OUR MAC AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE WEST COMM, AND THEY HAPPEN ON TUESDAYS. SO TO ME IS WHEN I LOOKED AT THE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN WEST COMM AND THAT ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN OUR MAC, ALL OF THEM HAVE THEIR MEETINGS ON MONDAY, AND THAT WAS PURPOSEFUL, OKAY. SO THAT THEY COULD FREE THEIR TIME AND NOT BE TIED UP WITH HAVING SOMETHING ON TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO A MEETING BECAUSE ANOTHER MEETING RUNNING OVER. SO I LOOKED AT THAT. I ALSO LOOKED AT ALL THE OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. AND CLEARLY THERE'S OTHER BOARDS THAT WE'RE ON AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO MONDAY TO ME JUST ENDS UP TO BE THE BEST. WHAT I WILL ALSO SAY IS FOR ME PERSONALLY, I PLAN ON THE MEETING MEETINGS DURING BEING ON MONDAY. IT GIVES ME TIME, JUST AS I SAID WITH STAFF. IT GIVES ME TIME TO WORK ANY ACTIONS THAT I MAY HAVE OR CALLS, BUT I ALSO HAVE OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT I SIGN UP FOR PERSONALLY, AND THEY HAPPEN ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAY EVENINGS TYPICALLY, AND SOME WEDNESDAYS, BUT USUALLY TUESDAY THURSDAYS. SO I'M STRUGGLING WITH WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS. AND I HONESTLY HAVE NEVER HAD STAFF TELL ME THAT THEY COULDN'T GET BACK WITH ME. SO I'M NOT SEEING MAYBE WHAT OUR MAYOR PRO TEM IS, BUT I, I WOULD SAY. I WOULD SAY,

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LET'S STICK WITH MONDAY AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE MAKE IT WORK, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE'S SCHEDULES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER TO BE ON MONDAY. IT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT HAPPEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAYS, PRETTY MUCH TUESDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS IN OTHER CITIES. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE MOVE. I ALSO ASKED BECAUSE I SEE THAT ON WEDNESDAYS WE ALSO HAVE SOME COMMISSION MEETINGS AND ONE THAT IS LATE THAT IS ATTENDED BY SOME OF OUR STAFF. AND OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE A CONFLICT, SO THEY MAY END UP HAVING TO CHANGE THEIR MEETING. SO I JUST THINK IT'S A WATERFALL EFFECT AND MAKES SO MANY CHANGES THAT I THINK WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE CHANGES UP FRONT, TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR US AND BASICALLY AND HELPS THE STAFF OUT AS WELL. AND I THINK HAVING IT ON MONDAY HELPS THE STAFF BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM THE WHOLE WEEK TO DO THE MEETING. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. OH, GO AHEAD MAYOR PRO TEM. SO GREAT POINTS. I SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION WEDNESDAY IS THE SENIOR COMMISSION, SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION MEETING. RIGHT. AND WILL YOU HAVE A CONFLICT WITH BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WEDNESDAYS? AGAIN? WE'RE WE'RE AT CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION. YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE I THOUGHT YEAH, WHEN WE SPOKE, I THOUGHT IT WOULD FINISH UP IN TIME SO THAT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE A 5:00, 6:00 START TIME, BUT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL, LISTEN, SO I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, CHANGE CAN BE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU GET ACCUSTOM TO THINGS. AND SO I HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER PETE MAKES GOOD POINTS. I HEAR A NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS SAYING KEEP THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE OR EXPRESSING WHY. WHAT'S WRONG WITH MONDAYS? I GUESS THE WAY I THINK OF IT IS IF WE WERE JUST STARTING CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN 2026 FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT DAY WOULD WE PICK? AND TO ME, THE MOST OBVIOUS DAYS OF THE WEEK YOU WOULDN'T PICK ARE FRIDAY AND MONDAY. MONDAY BECAUSE THE AGENDA COMES OUT 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. THAT'S THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT AND WHAT WE'VE HAD A LOT DURING MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL IS AN AGENDA. COME OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FOR A COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK ARE GOING TO LOOK AT AN AGENDA THAT COMES OUT AT 5 P.M. ON A FRIDAY BEFORE A MONDAY MEETING? PEOPLE'S WEEKENDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR, I THINK, A BREAK FROM WORK, NOT TO BE SPENDING THEIR TIME PREPARING FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND I THINK MAYBE THERE'S A LITTLE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN. PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE. THE IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY OF HAVING AN AGENDA COME OUT ON FRIDAY AND HAVING ANOTHER DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE MEETING, WHERE THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT AND REVIEW IT IS ONE BENEFIT, BUT I ALSO THINK QUALITY OF LIFE IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF HOLIDAYS, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT FEDERAL HOLIDAYS, THERE'S SCHOOL HOLIDAYS THAT FALL ON MONDAYS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE KIDS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT FAMILY VACATIONS DON'T HAPPEN OR GET CUT SHORT, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER IS OFF SCHOOL, YOU HAVE TO GO TO A COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF SUNDAYS IN CALLS WITH CITY STAFF MEMBERS BECAUSE IF I DON'T DO IT SUNDAY, I'M NOT GOING TO GET IT DONE BEFORE MONDAY MEETING. AND SO I THINK TRYING TO IMPROVE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT A LITTLE BIT HERE, SUCH THAT WEEKENDS CAN REMAIN WEEKENDS, AND THEN WE HAVE MAYBE A MONDAY OR A TUESDAY TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT, AND IT'S MAYBE SOMETHING YOU DON'T REALIZE IF YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. BUT IF YOU DO, THEN I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY REAL. I LOOKED AT THE CONFLICTS AS WELL. I BELIEVE THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAYS WOULD HAVE TO BE OUT, BECAUSE THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT HAS THEIR MEETINGS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEDNESDAYS. TUESDAYS. I KNOW OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS SAID HE HAS A CONFLICT. YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IF WE CHOSE THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAYS, ANOTHER ATTORNEY FROM THE FIRM COULD POTENTIALLY COVER OUR MEETINGS. SO IT WOULDN'T BE AS IF WE'RE COMPLETELY CHANGING CITY LAW

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FIRMS. I THOUGHT MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO OFFERED A GOOD COMPROMISE OF WEDNESDAYS, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE REQUIRES ANY OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO CHANGE HIS SCHEDULE OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE DAIS TO KIND OF HAVE TO MISS ONE OF THEIR OUTSIDE BOARD MEETINGS. AND I BELIEVE GIVING TWO AND A HALF, THREE MONTHS OF LEAD TIME ON THIS IS IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF LEAD TIME. AND SO I I'LL KIND OF SUGGEST I'LL SECOND OR SUGGEST SECOND AND AMENDING THE MOTION TO JUST CLARIFY THAT IT WOULD BE THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH SO THAT IT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT MEETINGS. BUT THEN I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER PETE AND CHANG. SO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH. AND AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND YOU'VE JUST ADDED TWO MORE DAYS OF WORK TO THE STAFF. THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT IS TRUE. YOU ARE GOING TO, FOR THREE DAYS HAVE THEM MADE AVAILABLE THAT THEY CAN TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS OR IF THERE'S RESIDENTS, I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO BE AVAILABLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD, AND I'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH THAT. IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THAT MUCH TIME, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND WE DON'T REVIEW ON THE WEEKEND, LET'S JUST MOVE THE AGENDA TO BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY, BECAUSE WHY? WHY GET IT RELEASED SO SOON AND NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT? BECAUSE WHAT I WAS HOPEFUL FOR IS THAT WE PUT MORE TIME UP FRONT. YOU HAVE THE TIME UP FRONT, AND THEN LET'S JUST SAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING OVER THE WEEKEND. THEN YOU COME IN MONDAY MORNING AND YOU SAY, HEY, MATT, YOU KNOW, I HAD AN ABOUT THIS. CAN YOU HELP ME ANSWER THIS QUESTION? SO I THINK IT'S FOOLISH TO PUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME UP FRONT, BUT ADD 2 OR 3 DAYS AT THE BACK. I JUST THINK IT ADDS 2 OR 3 DAYS MORE WORK FOR STAFF. MY OPINION.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WAS PREPARED. I, I THOUGHT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT TUESDAY. SO FOR WEDNESDAY I GOTTA I GOTTA ASK MY WIFE. IT'S A IT'S OKAY. SO IF WE HAVE TO IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR WEDNESDAY, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS TABLE IT UNTIL I CAN GET PERMISSION FIRST. SURE. MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO SO THIS BRINGS UP A FEW THINGS. ONE IS PROCEDURALLY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT'S BEEN AMENDED AND SECONDED. SO THEN DO WE VOTE ON THAT OR DO WE ENTERTAIN A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. AND THEN THAT'S ONE THING. THE SECOND THING IS SORRY. YEAH YEAH. AND PROCEDURALLY CAN WE BREAK FOR FIVE MINUTES SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE A CALL. AND THEN SO JUST TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THERE IS A FIRST A SECOND, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. BUT TAKING A QUICK BREAK TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT WORKS IS APPROPRIATE. THE FIRST AND THE SECOND REMAIN. WELL. IS THERE A REASON WE CAN'T JUST MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY IF I HAVE TO GET THIS DONE NOW, CAN WE JUST MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING AND HAVE THAT DECISION AT THE 1ST NOVEMBER MEETING? SORRY, I DON'T I DON'T THINK ANYONE SAID IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION, BUT. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING IS YOU'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, CALL HOME, TALK TO YOUR WIFE. DO THIS. I DON'T WANT TO. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULDN'T PUT HER ON THE SPOT, OKAY? AND I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR HIM, BUT I SURE WOULDN'T PUT MY HUSBAND ON THE SPOT TO DO THAT. SO I'M JUST GIVING. LET'S GIVE HIM TIME TO LOOK AT IT. I'M GOING TO SAY NO TO WEDNESDAY. OKAY? SO I ALREADY KNOW WHERE MY VOTE IS BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TOO MANY THINGS, OTHER THINGS GOING ON. SO MY PREFERENCE IS ALWAYS MONDAY. BUT IF HE NEEDS MORE TIME THEN JUST SAY MOVE THE MOVE THE MOVE TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, IT'S REALLY IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE LONGER THAN THAT AND BRING IT BACK NEXT. WHATEVER YOU THINK WORKS FOR YOU. I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE INFORMED AND PREPARED. OKAY. MY PREFERENCE IS THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING OF NOVEMBER. OKAY.

AND SO I WILL. OH, MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO, GO AHEAD. NO. SO. PROCEDURALLY, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST, CITY ATTORNEY? JUST SIMPLY, YOU CAN WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. BECAUSE YOU DID THE CALENDAR. SURE. THEN I'M I'M FINE MAKING A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, AND THEN WITHDRAWING THE LAST MOTION AND WITHDRAW THE CURRENT MOTION. THERE A SECOND. SO A

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SECOND TO WITHDRAW AND POSTPONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL REVISIT THAT

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ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD. AND I HAVE BARBARA, LAURA, FOLLOWED BY DAVID SUE. THANKS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS BARBARA LAURA, AND I'M A 68 YEAR OLD LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CYPRESS AND ALUMNI OF CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF 1975. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO RECOMMEND DOCTOR FRANCIS MARQUEZ TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR THE COUNCIL. DISTRICT FIVE. MY HUSBAND AND I AND MY NIECE SAMANTHA, WHO WERE RAISING MET AT THE COMMUNITY CONCERT ON THE PARK IN 2022.

WE'D BEEN READING ON THE COMMUNITY FACEBOOK PAGE OF HOW SHE WAS ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS. WE APPROACHED HER AND WE THANKED HER FOR MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER. WE SHE TOLD US THAT SHE WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN CYPRESS BY COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTED AND PROVIDED A HEALTHY FOUNDATION FOR HER TO BECOME WELL EDUCATED, AND THAT'S WHY SHE USES HER SKILLS TO GIVE BACK TO US, THE RESIDENTS. NOW MORE THAN EVER, THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR OUR CITY TO RESTORE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST. WE, THE RESIDENTS, BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR DOCTOR MARQUEZ TO CONTINUE CARRYING OUT HER WORK, SEEKING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITH OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY. FRANCIS HAS PROVEN A PROBLEM SOLVER AND USES HER CREDENTIALS AND LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE TO MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER. EVEN BEFORE SHE SERVED OUR COUNCIL, SHE WORKED DAY AND NIGHT AT THE US CAPITOL AND WAS ABLE TO APPROPRIATE $50 MILLION TO STARGATE SCIENCE STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM HERE AT THE LOS ALAMITOS AIR BASE, WHICH OUR DAUGHTER SAMANTHA WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE LAST YEAR IN FIFTH GRADE. IN HER FOUR YEARS ON THE COUNCIL, SHE'S NOT BEEN AFRAID TO BE HONEST AND STAND UP FOR US, THE RESIDENTS, EVEN THOUGH SHE KNEW IT WAS NOT THE POPULAR THING TO DO. IT'S REFRESHING TO SEE HER SPEAKING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING US AWARE ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CITY. BEFORE VOTING ON SPENDING A CITY BUDGET AND REDISTRICTING LAWS, OR THE TRASH SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY AND COMMITMENT AND LOVE FOR HER COMMUNITY, FRANCIS COURAGEOUSLY ASKED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I TRUST THAT YOU WILL VIEW HER WORK THROUGH THAT LENS. HOLDING OTHERS ACCOUNTABLE SHOULD NOT BE MISCONSTRUED AS ANYTHING ELSE BUT DOING YOUR JOB AS A COMMUNITY LEADER. SHE BROUGHT ACCOUNTABILITY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND EVEN AS A RESIDENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR, I TRUST YOU WILL CAREFULLY REVIEW HER RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND GIVE HER CANDIDACY EVERY CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DAVID SUE FOLLOWED BY DAVID AVILA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BURKE AND CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID SUE, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CYPRESS FOR OVER 13 YEARS. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF DOCTOR FRANCIS MARQUEZ FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL. DOCTOR MARQUEZ HAS PROVEN HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS. SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN ELECTED TO CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL IN 2020 BY THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS. SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN. SHE BRINGS DECADES OF GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCED GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE AND A PHD IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. SHE HAS WORKED FOR FOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, INCLUDING SERVING AS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR RETIRED CONGRESSMAN ALAN LOWENTHAL. SHE TAUGHT DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAS A DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF CYPRESS CITY GOVERNMENT. DURING HER TIME ON CITY COUNCIL, DOCTOR MARQUEZ DEMONSTRATED THE COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR RESIDENTS. SHE OPPOSED A TEN YEAR TRASH CONTRACT THAT RAISED RATES ON RESIDENTS BY MORE THAN 30%. SHE STOPPED A GARBAGE TRUCK FUELING STATION IN A TRASH TRANSFER STATION FROM BEING BUILT NEAR A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE CALLED ATTENTION TO IMPROPER TRASH DUMPING AT THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS YARD. SHE'S BEEN A WATCHDOG FOR TAXPAYERS, ALWAYS DEMANDING OPEN PROCESSES AND