[ CALL TO ORDER 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers]
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TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. CAN WE START WITH THE ROLL CALL? COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN.
PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. BURKE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG HERE. AND MAYOR MEDRANO PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. GREAT. THANKS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS AN INVOCATION.
WE'D LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR KEVIN OVERTON TO THE FRONT FROM THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. PLEASE STAND.
FOR THE 2022. CONCLUSION. OF THE. DOESN'T HAVE ANY. ORDINANCES LIKE THIS AND ALL THE HELP AND ALSO I THINK THAT THIS CONTINUES TO. MUTED. FOR A LONG TIME AND. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AND THANK ADMINISTRATION. NOW WE ARE READY AGAIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOUR SEATS.
[ PRESENTATIONS Recognition of 2025 Mayor of Cypress, David Burke]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION TO RECOGNITION OF 2025. MAYOR OF CYPRUS DAVID BURKE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT THIS. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY A FEW WORDS THE PAST, PAST YEAR AND WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE MAYOR'S TERM. FIRST IS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. WE SAW OVERALL CRIME REDUCTION OF 18% IN CYPRUS. WE HIRED A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, HAD FIVE PROMOTIONS, AND WE HAD THREE NEW ACADEMY GRADUATES. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OFFICER NGUYEN, OFFICER REYNOLDS AND OFFICER SHOCKNEY TO THE FORCE. E-BIKE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT BOTH LEXINGTON JUNIOR HIGH AND CYPRESS HIGH. IN ADDITION, CYPRESS PD CONDUCTED CHECKPOINT SCREENINGS FOR OVER 2000 PLUS VEHICLES, DUI ENFORCEMENT, AND ONGOING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. THE CYPRESS FOUNDATION POLICE FOUNDATION DONATED A VAN AND EIGHT AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS, AND THE OC FIRE AUTHORITY RATED CYPRESS QUOTE THE BEST METROPOLITAN SERVICE METRICS IN FIVE YEARS UNDER DAVID BURKE. ALL OF THESE ACTIONS HELP TO MAKE CYPRESS ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY WITH RESPECT TO INFRASTRUCTURE. 41 MILES OF ROADWAY RESURFACED. 10,000 PLUS SQUARE FEET OF SIDEWALKS WERE REPLACED, AND MULTIPLE BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS. 61 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLERS WERE UPGRADED, AND CYPRESS PARTNERED WITH OC SANITATION DISTRICT ON SEWER SYSTEM REHABILITATION TO EXTEND PIPE LIFE BY 50 PLUS YEARS, AND ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL AWARDED CYPRESS AS BEING THE MOST SUPPORTIVE MEDIUM CITY WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. CITY RESERVES REMAIN OVER THREE TIMES THE GENERAL FUNDS ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. WE MAINTAINED A BALANCED BUDGET WHILE INVESTING IN SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. CYPRESS IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG FINANCIAL HEALTH, ROBUST RESERVES, PROACTIVE DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATIVE FISCAL PLANNING, MAKING IT A MODEL FOR OTHER CALIFORNIA CITIES. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE THE LOWEST TAXES IN ORANGE COUNTY. AS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BOTH THE MURRAY COMPANY AND RAYMOND WEST HANDLING RELOCATED THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO CYPRESS, BRINGING WITH THEM 663 NEW EMPLOYEES TO CYPRESS. MITSUWA MARKETPLACE OPENED AND WE CELEBRATED COSTCO'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN CYPRESS, 32 BUSINESSES JOINED THE LEVEL UP DIGITAL MARKETING PROGRAM AND 30 BUSINESSES JOINED THE NEXT UP BUSINESS GROWTH PROGRAM. CYPRESS AWARDED $364,000 IN GRANTS TO PARTICIPATING[00:05:03]
BUSINESSES TO SHOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE SUPPORT WITH RESPECT TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, HOUSING EXPANDED. WE PARTNERED WITH OLSEN GROUP ON A NEW 20 UNIT DEVELOPMENT. 65 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WERE ADDED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. WITH RESPECT TO EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS. CYPRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT LAUNCHED SCRATCH COOKING INITIATIVE, A FARM TO TABLE MEALS, AND LAST YEAR, ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR FIRST NATION GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATE PARTNERSHIP AND CYPRESS COLLEGE IS NOW OFFERING FREE FIRST YEAR TUITION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK COMPLETED A FULL RENOVATION CITYWIDE PARK REVIEW INITIATIVE STARTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH RECREATION COMMISSIONER'S SENIOR COMMISSIONERS LAUNCHED SENIOR ALERTS INDEPENDENT LIVING SAFELY PROGRAM TO ADDRESS FRAUD PREVENTION, SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. CYPRESS, IN ADDITION TO THIS, CONTINUE TO HOLD MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS SPRING EGG HUNT, SALUTE TO AMERICA COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, SUMMER CONCERTS, CYPRESS CITY PRAYER BREAKFAST AND INTRODUCED A NEW EVENT TITLED INTERFAITH CELEBRATION. LIBRARY OF THINGS LAUNCHED IN 2024 WITH OVER 400 ITEMS CHECKED OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR, LEADING CYPRESS TO NOW HAVE THE LARGEST LIBRARY OF THINGS IN ORANGE COUNTY WITH RESPECT TO CITY GOVERNANCE.UNDER MAYOR'S TERM, WE MADE IT EASIER FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PLACE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, PASSED A SECOND HAND SMOKE ORDINANCE PROTECTING CHILDREN NEAR PARKS AND DAYCARE CENTERS, AND WE EXPANDED THE PUBLIC COMMENT ACCESSIBILITY FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ATTENDEES FOR ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS. EVERY RESIDENT SHOULD BE PROUD. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK MAYOR TERMS. I'M SORRY. MAYOR BURKE'S TERM FOR A GREAT AND SUCCESSFUL 2025. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR MEDRANO, I I'M NOT GOING TO TALK MUCH. I SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING AT THE END IN DECEMBER ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WE COULD LOOK BACK ON POSITIVELY IN 2025.
MOST OF WHAT HE HE LISTED WAS NOT ANY ACHIEVEMENT OF MINE. IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN PAST AND CURRENT COUNCIL AND PAST AND CURRENT STAFF. I THINK OVERALL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT LAST YEAR AND AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, I'M EVEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR, SO I'M EXCITED TO GET TO WORK. THANK YOU. I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PHOTO OP, I REALLY DO. I THINK YOU'VE GOT IT IN YOU. IF I CAN ASK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME INTO THE WELL, WE'VE GOT A GAVEL. DON'T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD. BUT WE'LL GET A GOOD PHOTO OP OUT OF IT. DO YOU WANT THE MICROPHONE? ANYTHING YOU SAY WON'T GET OFF IF YOU DON'T USE THIS. JUST IF YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL. THANK YOU. IT WAS AN HONOR TO HOLD THE GAVEL FOR A YEAR, BUT I WAS MORE THAN EAGER TO PASS IT ON TO MAYOR MEDRANO THIS YEAR. AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY CHERISHED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR OF CYPRESS. WOULD YOU WANT TO? THANK YOU? GREAT. AS WE TAKE A TAKE OUR SEATS, WE'LL GO AND PROCEED TO THE NEXT PART,
[ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is set aside for public comments regarding any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Comments on non-agenda items will be heard at this time. Comments related to a specific agenda item will be heard following the staff report for that item and prior to the City Council action, unless the speaker prefers to make the comment during the general public comment period. The City Council cannot discuss or take action on matters not on the agenda for this meeting, but Council members may provide brief responses. Please complete a Speaker’s Card to address the City Council in-person. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first. Time allotted for public comment (subject to change by the presiding officer). General Public Comment (not on agenda): 3 minutes Consent Calendar (any or all items): 3 minutes Agenda Items (not on consent calendar): 3 minutes per item]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON THE AGENDA. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. COMMENTS RELATED TO SPECIFIC TO A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM WILL BE HEARD FOLLOWING THE STAFF REPORT FOR THAT ITEM AND PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION. UNLESS THE SPEAKER PREFERS TO MAKE COMMENT DURING THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY PROVIDE BRIEF RESPONSES. PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN PERSON. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND WAIT FOR THE MAYOR OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU. TO ADDRESS THE CITY[00:10:02]
COUNCIL VIRTUALLY. SPEAKERS PROVIDING IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED. FIRST TIME ALLOTTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. EACH. FIRST CARD I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME IS TEDDY LLOYD.PLEASE COME DOWN, FOLLOWED BY MARILYN REAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND COUNCILMAN BURKE, GO, BRUINS. UCLA BRUINS, FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING. AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MEAN AND MR. MAYOR, HAPPY NEW YEAR. OKAY. WHAT I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY IS TO REALLY THANK THE CITY OF CYPRESS FOR CREATING CYPRESS PARK OR CYPRESS PARK. AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMMENT BY SAYING THAT IT IS THE BEST ONE I HAVE SEEN. I MYSELF HAVE CHECKED OUT A LOT OF THE PARKS AND THEN AND THEN I THINK THE CITY OF CYPRESS DID A GREAT JOB. ALSO OVER THE THANKSGIVING. THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS, I NOTICED THAT YOU ARE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS PUSHING FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND I NOTICED THAT THE GROWTH OF THE SPORT HAD MADE IT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE ARNOLD PARK, THAT THEY MADE IT FOR SOCIAL EVENTS. AND COUPLE TIMES I SAW THAT A WEEK AGO, TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY HAD LIKE THE CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW, POTLUCK PARTY AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THEY SHOW UP. AND THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. AND I SAY, WOW, THIS IS GREAT. AND MAINLY BECAUSE THE CITY OF CYPRESS CREATED THAT ARNOLD PARK AND NO OTHER REGIONAL PARKS, I CAN SAY EVEN MATCH. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST FOR THE CITY OF CYPRESS TO CONSIDER. HOW ABOUT EXPAND ON THAT AND THEN MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR GROUPS TO HAVE THESE SO-CALLED SOCIAL EVENTS? AND PICKLEBALL IS THE ONLY SPORT THAT IT'S NOT JUST PLAYING BUT THE SOCIALIZING. AND THEN AND IT'S ALL VERY, VERY HEALTHY. AND YOU TALK TO ANYONE, THEY SAY, I HAD A GOOD TIME. THEY'RE SMILING, THEY'RE ENJOYING. AND THE NICE THING IS THAT THE ARNOLD CYPRESS ARNOLD PARK BUILT IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE. YOU GOT THE SEATING THERE, YOU GOT THE LIGHTING, AND THEN YOU THE WAY IT'S SET UP. AND LIKE I SAID, IF THERE'S ANOTHER PARK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAN MATCH IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHERE I DON'T GO. CHECK THAT OUT. I DON'T THINK THEY CAN MATCH US. YOU KNOW ARNOLD PARK THERE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I WISH THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD GIVE SOME SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. OKAY, NOW, ONE SUGGESTION WOULD BE HOW ABOUT MAKE IT SO THAT IT'S GROUP? THEY MAY BE ABLE TO RESERVE THE COURSE FOR 3 OR 4 HOURS, LET'S SAY ON A SATURDAY, AND THEN WE'RE NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OTHER PLAYERS AND THAT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE. SO FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO THESE EVENTS, THEY DEFINITELY GOING TO BE HAPPY. AND THEY MAY BE SPENDING MONEY TO, YOU KNOW, GO TO THE RESTAURANTS IN NEARBY IN IN CYPRESS THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP THE CITY OF CYPRESS GENERATE, YOU KNOW, REVENUE. SO IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, MARILYN REAMES. GOOD EVENING.
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO READ SOMETHING SO I DON'T WANDER TOO FAR TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. I'M COMING THIS EVENING. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TIME TO IMPLORE YOU TO REVERSE THE DECISION THAT YOU HAVE MADE ABOUT CHANGING THE COUNCIL DAY FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY. AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE UTTERLY RETALIATORY. IT SEEMS TO BE WITHOUT MERIT. IT SEEMS UNKIND AND QUITE FRANKLY, REALLY DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRUS THAT HAVE STOOD HERE AT THIS PODIUM AND TOLD YOU HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WOMAN OF MY WORD. I HAVE SUPPORTED EACH ONE OF YOU THAT SIT ON THIS DAIS. WHETHER SUPPORTING YOUR CANDIDACY OR OFFERING HEARTFELT AND TANGIBLE SUPPORT. WHEN I FELT THAT YOU WERE WRONGED, WRONGLY ACCUSED OR INAPPROPRIATELY ATTACKED MANY OF YOU ON THERE, I HAVE DEFENDED YOU BOTH PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY. WE ARE LIVING IN A DAY AND TIME WHEN THE NATIONAL
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DIALOG IS COMPRISED OF RETRIBUTION AND PAYBACK. IT IS EXHAUSTING. IT IS UNBECOMING AND IT IS WRONG. I'M GOING TO REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REVERSE THIS DECISION TONIGHT, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU CLAIM ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICES THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR, AND LEAVE THE COUNCIL MEETINGS ON MONDAYS, AS THEY'VE BEEN SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CITY. THE MOST DISAPPOINTING PART OF ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN THAT YOU HAD NO PROBLEM LISTENING TO DOCTOR CHANG INABILITY TO COME ON A WEDNESDAY. THAT WAS DONE WITH A SIMPLE PHONE CALL TO A FAMILY MEMBER AT HOME. THERE WAS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. NO QUESTION. FULL RESPECT FOR DOCTOR CHANG'S PERSONAL FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCE. YOU HAD NO PROBLEM DOING THAT, AND I APPLAUDED THAT. BUT YOU HAVE BLATANTLY IGNORED COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S PLEADINGS WITH YOU, TELLING YOU SHE WOULD LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND SOME MEETINGS DUE TO OBLIGATIONS THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD. THE ORIGINAL. AND I KNOW I'VE GOT TO HURRY UP HERE, BUT MAYOR MEDRANO IS THE FIRST PERSON TO BRING THIS ITEM UP, AND HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME FROM GETTING THE AGENDAS ON FRIDAYS. SO OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER SPOKE UP IMMEDIATELY AND GRACEFULLY SAID, NO PROBLEM, WE WILL GET THAT AGENDA OUT SOONER. IT'S BEEN THREE MINUTES. OKAY, LET ME JUST CLOSE WITH THIS. I WILL REMIND YOU ALL THAT EVERYONE ON THIS DAIS RAN FOR COUNCIL, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT MEETINGS OCCUR ON MONDAY WITH VERY RARE OCCASIONS WHEN THEY SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT DAY FOR A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. I AM A WOMAN WHO BELIEVES IN THREE MINUTES 30S. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FORGIVENESS. I URGE YOU TO PRACTICE WHAT YOU HAVE PREACHED WHEN YOU RAN FOR OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER? AND THEN IS THERE ANY OTHER ONLINE? I DON'T HAVE ANY CALLERS ONLINE AT THIS TIME WITH A REQUEST TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING. AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ETC. BUT I HAVE A COUPLE REMINDERS WHICH YOU SEEM TO FORGET SOMETIMES, AND I LIKE BEING REMINDED OF IMPORTANT THINGS. HERE'S A COUPLE OF REMINDERS AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIRM WHAT SHE SAYS. BUT MARILYN SAID THAT YOU ARE ELECTED BY US TO SERVE US IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR US. YOU TOOK AN OATH AND YOU SIGNED THAT OATH TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, LEGAL AND ILLEGAL.THIS ASSUMES THAT YOU KNOW THE CONSTITUTION. AND I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU. YOU READ IT, YOU LEARN IT, AND YOU STUDY IT AND YOU PASS IT ON. NOWHERE IN THE OATH DOES IT SAY THAT YOU MIGHT YOU MAY ABIDE BY YOUR OWN AGENDA, BY CHANGING MEETING DATES TO SUIT YOU. NOR CAN YOU SUCCUMB TO THE DEEP ABYSS OF ILLOGICAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL RHETORIC TO SABOTAGE AMERICA OR CYPRUS WITH AN EVIL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL RHETORIC TO SABOTAGE AMERICA OR CYPRUS WITH EVIL AGENDA SUCH AS THE DSA, THE CTA, CTA, AND THE LIES AND INSULTING THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE CITIZENS THAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO DEFEND. AMERICA IS 250 YEARS OLD. IT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, NOT A DEMOCRATIC, MARXIST, SOCIALIST, PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY LIKE VENEZUELA. OUR CONSTITUTION IS THE OLDEST AND THE LONGEST EXISTING ON THE PLANET FOR A REASON. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, AND I'VE LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SAY THAT AMERICA HAS.
FINALLY, SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON HAS A MAN AS PRESIDENT WHO UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS THE CONSTITUTION LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND AND THE COUNTIES THAT LEAD, AND TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, NOT TO REWRITE IT BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE, EVIL, OR EAGLE OR AN ENTITLEMENT. OH, AND BY THE WAY, IF ANYONE IS WHINING BECAUSE OF ICE OR TARIFFS, CONSIDER YOURSELF IGNORANT. YOU ARE NOT FIT TO HOLD OFFICE IN ANY AMERICA, ANY PLACE IN AMERICA.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE? I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ONLINE. VERY
[ 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.]
WELL. THEN WE'LL PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER[00:20:05]
REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON NUMBER SIX. WE WERE VERY EFFECTIVELY ABLE TO REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MYRA PUMP STATION. I HAVE TO GIVE ACCOLADES TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH WORKING WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL, HE WAS ABLE TO SAVE APPROXIMATELY 7.4 MILLION, AND IN ADDITION TO HIS ACTIONS, REPRESENTATIVE DEREK TRAN WAS ABLE TO FIND AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL OVER $1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING IT CLOSE TO ALMOST $9 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SAVINGS. THAT, THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF TWO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR STAFF, A $9 MILLION WITH RESPECT TO MYRA PUMP STATION NUMBER ONE, LET ME RETURN NOW TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE ANYTHING WE WANT TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? VERY WELL THEN, MR. MAYOR, MAY I MAKE A CLARIFICATION ON A SET OF MINUTES, PLEASE, BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOTION? AS IT PERTAINS TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, YOU HAVE A SET OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 10TH UNDER ITEM NUMBER 12. THAT ITEM HAD TO DO WITH CHANGING THE DATE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE THERE WAS DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I STATE IN THE DRAFT MINUTES THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG MADE DISCUSSIONS, AND IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I SHOULD BE MORE DETAILED IN THAT DISCUSSION. AND IT WAS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG MENTIONED THAT WEDNESDAYS WERE NOT GOOD FOR HIM, AND THAT MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS WERE AN OPTION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT TO THE MINUTES THAT ARE ON THE FLOOR FOR YOU TO ADOPT THIS EVENING. NO. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO REMOVE? ANY COUNCIL MEMBER? IF NOT, THEN WE'LL PROCEED TO A VOTE. SO YOU'D WANT A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE AMENDED MINUTES I WILL I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT. I WILL SECOND IT.AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GREAT. THANK YOU. THEN WE'LL PROCEED TO NEW
[11. Approve Mayor's Suggested Appointments to Organizations and Committees Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk Recommendation: Approve appointments to organizations and committees.]
BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER 11. APPROVED. MAYOR SUGGESTED APPOINTMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES. WITH RESPECT TO THAT ITEM. I SAT DOWN WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WE COMPILED THE LIST OF NAMES AND WANTED TO TURN. NOW OPEN IT UP TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE COMMITTEES THAT I'M APPOINTED TO IS THE WEST CITY'S POLICE COMMISSION. SORRY, WEST CITY'S POLICE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. AND I READ THROUGH THE DETAIL OF ALL THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T STATE WHEN THE MEETINGS TAKE PLACE. SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE. THEY ARE ON TUESDAYS LIKE EVERY SIX MONTHS. SO THEY'RE NOT FREQUENT. SO IT COULD BE MORE FREQUENT IF THEY HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. BUT IT'S USUALLY BETWEEN I THINK FOUR AND FIVE IS WHEN THE MEETING IS. THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. THEY MEET THE THIRD TUESDAY IN MAY AND NOVEMBER. THEY START AT 430 AND THEY'RE USUALLY DONE WITHIN FROM THE PRIOR MEETINGS AROUND 455. AND THERE ARE ABOUT 20 MINUTE DRIVE THERE TO HELP SEAL BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM HERE. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? I WAS GOING TO SAY I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS, BUT DON'T WE HAVE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OR WE DON'T HAVE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE EACH ITEM? I HAVE NO SPEAKERS CUED UP. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION IN THE STAFF REPORT, IF I MAY. OKAY. AS IT RELATES TO THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL CONTROL DISTRICT, MAYOR MEDRANO HAS FINISHED HIS TWO YEAR TERM. IT ENDS THIS MONTH, 2026. SO, UNLIKE IT SAYS IN THE STAFF REPORT, WE WILL NEED AN APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL TONIGHT TO THAT ENTITY AND IT NEEDS TO BE EITHER A TWO YEAR TERM OR A FOUR YEAR TERM. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK OR. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH I HAVE A[00:25:03]
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. AS I WENT THROUGH IT, I THINK AND I THINK LISA JUST COMMENTED TO IT, I THINK THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO VECTOR IS A TWO YEAR TERM, AS YOU SAID. SO THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FROM 26 TO 28. SO UNDERSTANDABLY, THE NEXT ONE IS THE OC SANITATION DISTRICT. AND AND I APPRECIATE, MR. MAYOR. I HAD PROVIDED HIM MY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMMITTEES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF. AND ONE OF THE I GUESS I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED HERE IS I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG AS THE ALTERNATE, BUT AS YOU JUST READ, COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG IS NOT AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAYS OR THAT'S NOT THE BEST DAY FOR HIM. AND THEY MEET ON WEDNESDAYS. SO IS THAT AS SOMETHING CHANGED? AND I GUESS THE QUESTION IS FOR COUNCILMEMBER CHANG. YEAH, I HAVE A SIMILAR CONCERN. AND I I'M I'D BE GLAD TO I'D BE GLAD TO STEP ASIDE FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE THAT AS THE ALTERNATE POSITION. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OC SANITATION. SO RACHEL OR DAVID OR LEO, ANY OF YOU GUYS. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE OFFICES FOR THE VARIOUS ONES. AND MR. MAYOR, IT'S HONESTLY YOUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THAT. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, THAT WORKS FOR ME. AND ALSO I'M TAKING JUST FOR THE INFORMATION OF EVERYONE OUT THERE. THERE IS OC SANITATION, OC SANITATION DEPARTMENT IS HAVING A WASTEWATER 101 CITIZENS ACADEMY. IT'S A FOUR WEEK COURSE. I'M GOING TO BE TAKING THAT. SO IN ADDITION TO TAKING THAT, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO BE THE ALTERNATE. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THEN GOING DOWN AS AS WE ALL SAW, THERE ARE CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS WHERE WE GET KIND OF GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF WHO SHOULD GO IN THOSE OFFICES AND THERE. AND I AND I SPECIFICALLY MARKED THREE, BUT TWO I'LL, I'LL TALK ABOUT FIRST ONE IS THE ORANGE COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND OC DIVISION. I RECOGNIZE I KNOW OUR CITY CLERK WENT OUT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY PREFERENCE OR REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY DON'T. AND ALL THEY WANT IS A VOTING BODY IN MOST CASES. SO I GET THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, IS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN ROLES THAT WE LIKE OUR MAYOR TO PARTICIPATE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY. AND SO FOR THE TWO OF THE LEAGUE OF CITY, AS WELL AS THE CITY SELECTION, THE STATEMENT SAYS THE MAYOR IS DESIGNATED AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM TRADITIONALLY SERVES AS THE ALTERNATE. SO. AND MR. MAYOR, I KNOW THIS THESE ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I'D LIKE TO MAYBE BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DIDN'T PUT YOURSELF AS THE REPRESENTATIVE. DO YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OR IS THERE ANOTHER ISSUE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. LET ME CLARIFY. THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES MEETS ONCE PER YEAR, AND THEN ORANGE COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETS TWICE PER YEAR. I ATTENDED THE MEETING IN APRIL 3RD AS AN ALTERNATE LAST YEAR, AND I BELIEVE THE MEETING LASTED NOT TOO LONG. I WAS FINE WITH KEEPING THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE. IF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT, I'M FINE WITH THAT. OTHERWISE I JUST WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND BE MINDFUL OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AND CONTINUE SOME CONTINUITY ON THIS.
HOWEVER, I'M OPEN TO. IF THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CHANGE, PLEASE WEIGH IN. YES. SO I DON'T THINK CONTINUITY AS IS AS CRITICAL HERE. I THINK IT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT HAVING THE MAYOR PARTICIPATE IS FROM A LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY, TYPICALLY IN A SPECIFICALLY ON THE THE COUNTY, THE CITY SELECTION. IT'S FOR COUNTY ROLES AND THEY TYPICALLY HAVE IF YOU HAVE 2 OR 3 RUNNING, THEY TYPICALLY WILL TALK TO EACH CITY KIND OF VYING FOR A POSITION LIKE VOTE FOR ME TYPE OF THING. AND I THINK IT'S FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE ALWAYS MOSTLY FOLLOWED THE GUIDANCE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT FOR THOSE TWO, SPECIFICALLY THE LEAGUE OF CITY, AS WELL AS THE ORANGE COUNTY CITY SELECTION, THAT MAYOR MEDRANO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG BE THE ALTERNATE FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE PER WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS, BUT I IF IF NOT, THEN I'D LIKE TO HEAR SOME FEEDBACK AS TO MAYBE. WHY NOT? DAVID BURKE. YEAH, I GUESS
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PERSONALLY THIS JUST FEELS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE ME OFF OF COMMITTEES. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T ASK MAYOR MEDRANO TO PUT ME ON THESE COMMITTEES OR KEEP ME ON THEM.AS THE CLERK SAID, WHEN YOU TRIED TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT THIS, THE COMMITTEES THAT YOU MENTIONED DON'T REQUEST THAT THE MAYOR SERVE IN THAT ROLE. AND SO WHEN YOU KEEP SAYING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE DO OR THAT'S OUR POSITION OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW WHO WE IS IN THAT SENTENCE. THE THE COMMITTEES, THE COMMITTEES MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T DON'T REQUEST THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR PRO TEM IN SPECIFIC ROLES. I EXPRESSED TO MAYOR MODIANO THAT I'M THAT IF HE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN THOSE ROLES, HE'S WELCOME TO. SO I TOLD HIM I'M HAPPY TO DO IT, BUT IF HE WANTS TO DO IT, I TOLD HIM TO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND DO IT, BUT I JUST I DON'T WANT TO START THINGS OFF WITH, YOU KNOW, TURNING THESE MINOR THINGS INTO ANOTHER CONFLICT. I'M JUST I'M REALLY TIRED OF THIS KIND OF THING. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. SO I THINK, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST FOLLOW WHATEVER MAYOR MEDRANO'S RECOMMENDATION IS. OKAY. MAY I RESPOND? YES. SO I'M NOT NITPICKING AT ALL. BE HONEST WITH YOU. I'M FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES THAT WE RECOMMENDED AND THAT'S BEEN THE RECOMMENDATION. I'VE GONE BACK AND LOOKED AT YEAR OVER YEAR IN EVERY CHANGE OF MAYOR IS TYPICALLY WHEN THE MAYOR TAKES LEAD OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES, AND THAT IS THERE'S THERE'S A REASON. OKAY. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMITTEES DON'T NECESSARILY ASK FOR IT. AND I HONESTLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE OFFENDED. OKAY. BUT THAT WE SPECIFICALLY LIST THOSE TWO. AND I'M GOING TO RESPECT THAT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. AND I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT WE DO, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR AND IF NOT THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR PRO TEM. AND JUST IN RESPECT FOR THE COMMITTEES, MAYOR BURKE, YOU'RE NOT OR COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, YOU'RE NOT LEFT OUT. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SEVEN COMMITTEES AS COMPARED TO THE ONE THAT HAS THE MOST, WHICH IS FOUR. SO IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING AWAY SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. I'M TRYING TO RESPECT WHAT WAS PUT TOGETHER. I'M NOT GOING TO DISREGARD THIS. YOU CAN TELL ME TO DISREGARD THIS. I'M NOT GOING TO DISREGARD THIS. THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER AS GUIDANCE FOR THE COUNCIL TO FOLLOW AS THEY PUT THE OFFICES TOGETHER. AND THE ONLY TWO, OKAY, THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY REFER TO FOR THAT ARE THOSE TWO. AND I HAVE REPRESENTED THE CITY WHEN WHEN THE MAYOR COULDN'T GO. I DID REPRESENT THE CITY. I JUST HAVE A STRONG PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR IS AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM. AND SO I FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD ASK OUR MAYOR, OUR MAYOR MEDRANO, AS WELL AS OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THOSE TWO OFFICES SPECIFICALLY. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. I SEE AND I SEE DAVID BURKE, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YEAH. TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T CARE WHETHER I OR MAYOR MEDRANO SERVES ON THESE COMMITTEES, BUT YOU KEEP CITING THIS GUIDANCE. WHO'S GUIDANCE? THE COMMITTEES DON'T REQUEST ANY SPECIFIC PERSON SERVE IN THE ROLE. SO WHAT GUIDANCE? WHO'S GUIDANCE ARE YOU FOLLOWING? IT'S THE CITY'S GUIDANCE OF WHERE THE ROLE. WHO COMES UP WITH THE CITY'S. THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO LISA PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER. AND YOU COULD SAY, WELL, THEY'RE BOTH GONE. SO WE DON'T CARE. I DO CARE. THEY PUT IT TOGETHER FOR A REASON, FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT? WHAT THE CITY. AND THERE WAS PROBABLY A DISCUSSION AT ONE TIME, I DON'T KNOW, BUT A DISCUSSION. AND IT'S STILL IN OUR PROCESS. IT'S ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM. IF IT'S NOT A VALID DOCUMENT, LISA WOULD NOT HAVE PUT IT AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE FOLLOWED IN THE PAST. I'M JUST ASKING TO FOLLOW IT FOR THE FUTURE. AND SO IF YOU DON'T CARE, MY RECOMMENDATION IS LET'S JUST MAKE THAT CHANGE FOR THOSE TWO. OKAY? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING HERE. AND PLEASE, CITY ATTORNEY, WEIGH IN ON THIS. ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS, YOU ARE THE PARLIAMENTARIAN, CORRECT? CORRECT. AS SUCH, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO START THIS YEAR OFF BY ENSURING THAT WE FOLLOW THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. I WOULD LIKE ONLY THE SPEAKER THAT IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK, AND WHEN THEY ARE DONE SPEAKING, THEY FINISH. AND IT'S NOT UNTIL THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CALLED ON TO SPEAK. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE CLARIFY ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS, WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1876, 150 YEARS AGO. WHAT IS THE GUIDANCE ON THAT PROCESS, PLEASE? SO IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND ESTABLISH A CLEAR RECORD OF THE COUNCIL'S PROCEEDINGS, YOU HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK BUTTON.
AND I THINK THE MAYOR HAS CONTROL OVER THAT. AND ONCE THERE'S BEEN A FIRST SPEAKER, THEN YOU MOVE TO THE SECOND SPEAKER AND TO THE THIRD SPEAKER. EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL IS FREE TO SPEAK AS MANY TIMES AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER RECOGNIZES THEM. AND I, YOU KNOW, IN FOR PURPOSES OF DECORUM, WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF EACH
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PERSON'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK VERY WELL. CITY ATTORNEY, I'D ASK THE CITY MANAGER, DO YOU CONCUR WITH HIS ASSESSMENT? I'LL DEFER TO HIS ASSESSMENT. VERY WELL. THAT IS HOW I UNDERSTAND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER TO PROCEED. NO ONE IS TO SPEAK UNLESS THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS SUCH. I KINDLY ASK THE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FOLLOW THE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS. SO I'M NOW GOING TO LOOK HERE AND SEE WHO'S NEXT ON THE SPEAKER QUEUE. AND PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS. I'M SEEING HERE CLERK BONNIE PETE, DAVID BURKE. AND SO EVERYONE HAS SPOKEN. I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NO FURTHER. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD. AND UNLESS SOMETHING. OKAY, I JUST SEE DOCTOR KYLE CHANG HAS REQUESTED TO SPEAK.YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, DOCTOR CHANG. THANK YOU. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE THIS LIST OF COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, THERE'S GENERALLY THREE COMMITTEES THAT ARE SEEN AS BEING VERY PRESTIGIOUS OC FIRE AUTHORITY, OC MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL AND OC SANITATION. SO YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY MAYOR THAT PUTS THEMSELVES IN THESE THREE POSITIONS. USUALLY THESE THREE POSITIONS ARE SEEN AS A STEPPING STONE TO EITHER HIGHER OFFICE OR OR GREATER POLITICAL, YOU KNOW, DESIRES. BUT I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE MAYOR MEDRANO NOT LISTED IN ANY OF THESE THREE. AND ALSO, HE DIDN'T HE DIDN'T LIST HIMSELF AS THE FOR AS MENTIONED, THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE. THE WAY I SAW THIS IS MORE OF A COMMITMENT TO SERVICE INSTEAD OF A DESIRE FOR PRESTIGE OR HIGHER OFFICE. AND I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, COMMEND MAYOR MEDRANO FOR MAKING THIS. I CONSIDER IT A SACRIFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD DO THAT IN HIS POSITION, BUT IT DOES SET THE PRECEDENCE FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A MAYOR IN THIS POSITION.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK MAYOR MEDRANO FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE WORK IN AND WORKING WITH STAFF TO COME UP WITH THIS LIST. I JUST HAD A MINOR COMMENT. I THINK IT'S STRANGE THAT THE OC MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT, IT'S KIND OF ONE YEAR OFF FROM THE TYPICAL TWO YEAR AND FOUR YEAR CYCLE OF THE ELECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE OR IF THAT'S JUST A LEGACY OF MAYBE, YOU KNOW, US SWITCHING AROUND SEATS. SO YOU THINK WE SHOULD GET BACK ON THIS AT THE NORMAL ELECTION YEAR CYCLE, OR ARE WE OKAY WITH TWO AND FOUR YEAR CYCLE? I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE I SEE, AND I GUESS THAT'S JUST A QUESTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. DO YOU THINK THERE'S IS THERE A BENEFIT FOR HAVING SOMEBODY BE ESTABLISHED AND STAYING ON A COMMITTEE FOR A LONG TERM, TWO YEARS, FOUR YEARS, SIX YEARS? OR DO YOU THINK THERE'S MORE BENEFIT TO HAVING THESE COMMITTEES ROTATE SO EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO BE ON THESE COMMITTEES? AND THAT'S JUST MORE OF A PHILOSOPHY THAN THAN A REAL CHOICE RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SO I SEE NEXT IS COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID BURKE. WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, YOU RAISED A FEW THINGS. I WANT TO KIND OF KEEP IT ON THE ORIGINAL TOPIC, WHICH IS JUST I AGREE, MAYOR MEDRANO, I COMMEND MAYOR MEDRANO FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A LIST OF WHAT I CONSIDERED PRETTY SELFLESS APPOINTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I I'M JUST INCLINED TO TO TRY AND FOLLOW HIS RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE I KNOW HE PUT THOUGHT INTO IT. REGARDING THE COMMITTEES THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PETE SORT OF HAGGLING ABOUT MY PERSPECTIVE IS WE SHOULDN'T WE DON'T NEED TO FOLLOW A DOCUMENT PUT TOGETHER BY TWO FORMER EMPLOYEES THAT HAS INCORRECT INFORMATION. I THINK I'M HAPPY TO IF MAYOR MEDRANO WANTS TO SERVE ON THOSE COMMITTEES, I'D SUPPORT A MOTION BY HIM TO DO THAT. IF HE WANTS ME TO SERVE ON THOSE COMMITTEES, I'D SUPPORT A MOTION BY HIM OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY HIM TO DO THAT. BUT I THINK HE PUT TOGETHER A THOUGHTFUL LIST OF APPOINTMENTS. AND GENERALLY I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT VERY WELL. NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER HAS THE FLOOR. YEAH. SO JUST TWO COMMENTS. I UNDERSTAND AGAIN THE COMMENT RELATED TO WHAT THEY DON'T CARE. THEY WANT A VOTING PERSON. RIGHT. SO JUST TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE A LACK OF A QUORUM WHERE THEY CAN'T VOTE, RIGHT. THEY CAN'T GO FORWARD BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE. SECONDLY IS THIS IS A CITY DOCUMENT, NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING FOR THE THING. SO I AM RESPECTING IT AS A CITY DOCUMENT. AND I BELIEVE I GO BACK TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. AND IF I LOOKED AT THREE OF THEM, ACTUALLY, BUT IF I LOOKED AT THE TWO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THERE ARE SPECIFIC WORDING FOR THAT, I BELIEVE
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THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD REPRESENT US IN THAT. AND SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE JUST FLOP REPRESENTATIVE AND THE ALTERNATE SO MR. BURKE CAN CONTINUE ON BEING ON THAT IF NEEDED. BUT THE PRIMARY PERSON IS THE MAYOR OF OUR CITY WHO REPRESENTS US AT THESE PARTICULAR EVENTS. SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? IF NOT, THE FOUR WILL BE CLOSED AND I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATE TO MAYOR MEDRANO, MAKE THE CHANGE ON THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL FOR THE TERM ENDING IN JANUARY OF 2028. AND THEN I KNOW THIS MAY COMPLICATE, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DIVISION AND THE ORANGE COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE, THAT THE TWO ROLES BE FLOPPED AND MAYOR MEDRANO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE AND COUNCIL MEMBER. BURKE BE THE ALTERNATE. I SEE THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK OR DOES ANYONE WANT TO SECOND THAT MOTION? IF THERE'S NO SECOND THE MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND. I SEE DAVID BURKE WANTS TO SPEAK. HE HAS THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, MAYOR MEDRANO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THOSE COMMITTEES, AND INSTEAD OF ME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO SO. IF YOU. FAILING THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AS IS WITH OR AS RECOMMENDED. WITH THE CHANGES OF PUTTING MAYOR MEDRANO IN AS THE ALTERNATE FOR ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT RATHER THAN COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY, THAT MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND. THE MOTION. OH, YOU DID OKAY, OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION, AND IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WITH THE CITY CLERK, YOU HAVE THAT CLEARLY OF HOW THAT IS. YES. THANK YOU. SO CAN YOU PLEASE READ BACK THE MOTION JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BEFORE WE VOTE, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE TO APPROVE THE LIST AS IS. IN ADDITION ADDING MAYOR MEDRANO AS THE ALTERNATE FOR THE SAND DISTRICT. EVERYONE PLEASE VOTE. REMEMBER TO LOCK YOUR VOTES.THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY WELL. NOW ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12. ADOPT ORDINANCE
[12. Adopt Ordinance No. 1223 Changing the City Council Meeting Day from Monday to Tuesday Prepared by: Sean Joyce, Interim City Manager Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1223, changing the day of regular City Council meetings from the second and fourth Mondays to the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.]
NUMBER 1223, CHANGING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DAY FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY. I WOULD NOW LIKE THE STAFF TO PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ON OCTOBER 27TH, CITY COUNCIL FIRST CONSIDERED AN ITEM MOVED BY THEN MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO TO CHANGE THE DAY OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY, AGAIN FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. ON THAT DATE, COUNCIL WAS UNABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AVAILABILITY THAT WOULD HAVE ACCOMMODATED CHANGE CHANGING MEETING DAY. THE MATTER WAS THEN TAKEN UP AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 10TH. FOLLOWING ITS NOVEMBER 10TH DISCUSSION, THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY CHANGING THE DAY OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS TO THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. ACCORDINGLY, BEFORE YOU IS SUCH AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING? IF APPROVED BY FIRST READING TONIGHT AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING ON JANUARY 26TH, THE MEASURE WOULD TAKE WOULD TAKE EFFECT AT THE AT THE TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH MEETING. IT IS NOTED THAT CITY ATTORNEY FRED GALANTE HAS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED AT A COUNCIL MEETING, HE HAS ADVISED CITY COUNCIL THAT HE IS UNAVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A TUESDAY MEETING CHANGE DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE CONTACT CONFLICTS AND HIS SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL CLIENTS. AS A RESULT, HE'S OFFERED TO IDENTIFY A PARTNER AT HIS FIRM TO REPLACE HIM IN SERVICE TO CYPRUS. ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED MEETING DAY WOULD HAVE A CORRESPONDING IMPACT ON PUBLICATION DEADLINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROWN ACT, MEETING NOTICES, AS WAS AN EXPRESSED INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL. PREVIOUSLY, STAFF WOULD STILL WORK TOWARD[00:45:06]
PUBLISHING YOUR AGENDA AND ACCOMPANYING STAFF MATERIAL BY END OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAYS.THE THE BROWN ACT WOULD REQUIRE THAT AGENDAS BE POSTED EFFECTIVELY ON FRIDAY, BUT WE WOULD TO MEET THE EXPRESSED INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.
BUT I THINK IT WAS A SHARED INTEREST THAT WE GET THE PACKETS OUT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REVIEW, THE PUBLIC REVIEW, AND MAKE SURE THAT STAFF HAS TIME TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ALONG THE WAY. BETWEEN POSTING AND MEETING DATE. WE WILL WORK TOWARD THAT WEDNESDAY. UNDOUBTEDLY, THERE WILL BE SOME EXCEPTIONS, BUT WE'VE WE'RE I THINK WE'RE BATTING A THOUSAND SO FAR, GETTING THEM OUT ON WEDNESDAYS. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENDEAVOR TO DO JUST THAT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ENTERTAIN ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1223, AMENDING SECTION 2-1 OF THE CYPRUS MUNICIPAL CODE, CHANGING THE DAY OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS TO THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR THE STAFF REPORT. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. BONNIE. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE WHAT I'VE SAID BEFORE. TUESDAY IS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR ME, SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THOSE THAT I REPRESENT, THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE ON CERTAIN TIMES. SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU KNOW, AS AS I APPRECIATE THE THE RESIDENTS SAID IS THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER EVERYBODY OR, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOK AT EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE. SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, I DO I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT I CAN TO BE HERE AS MANY MEETINGS AS I CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? IF NOT, THEN I PROCEED TO I CALL FOR A MOTION. WELL, WE WANT TO INVITE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE IS ANY. PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE CITY CLERK? I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK. WE'RE JUST GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK. OKAY. I'M A BIT CONFUSED. I THOUGHT WE MOVED THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. YOU CAN DO IT BOTH TIMES. YOU CAN DO IT AT EACH AGENDA ITEM. NEW RULES. IF GLENN CAN PLEASE COME UP. GOOD EVENING. IT'S REFRESHING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SHAKE UP ON THE DAIS AND PEOPLE IN NEW CHAIRS. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE THIS TOPIC CAME UP OF THE MOVING THE THE DATE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THERE HAVE BEEN OBJECTIONS FROM PEOPLE ON ALL SIDES OF THE POLITICAL AISLE THAT PUSHED BACK STRONGLY AGAINST MAKING THIS CHANGE. IT HAS SERVED OUR CITY WELL. IT'S THE THE DATE THAT EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WAS AWARE WHEN THEY CHOSE TO BE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OTHER CALENDARS AROUND THE CITY HAVE BEEN WORKED AROUND THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE OF MONDAY. AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT THE THE COUNCIL DO LISTEN TO NOT JUST THEIR OWN INTERESTS, BUT TO THOSE OF THE RESIDENTS, THOSE OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL. NO, MR. MAYOR? OH, YES WE DO. MAY AND YOU HAVE THE YOU HAVE THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU. I'VE SPOKEN ON THIS ISSUE ONCE, AND I'LL REITERATE AND VALIDATE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID HERE
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TONIGHT. WHEN YOU'RE ELECTED. YOU'RE ELECTED INTO A COUNCIL THAT MET ON MONDAYS. AND YOUR CHANGE IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE ABILITY OF COUNCIL MEMBER PETE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN HER ELECTED ROLE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO BY VIRTUE OF CHANGING THE MEETING DATE. YOU ARE NOT ONLY NEGATIVELY IMPACTING COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, BUT YOU'RE NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE DESIRES OF THOSE WHO VOTED FOR HER AND THAT WANT HER ON THE DAIS TO REPRESENT THEM. SO I CAUTION YOU AGAINST MAKING THE CHANGE. IT'S NOT WHAT'S GOOD FOR CYPRUS. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU AGREED TO WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED. AND I HOPE THAT YOU DECIDE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND KEEP THE DATE THE WAY IT IS. IT'S COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY TO DO THIS, AND THE ONLY REASON THAT I SEE FOR DOING IT. THE ONLY OBSERVATION I CAN MAKE IS THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NO ADDITIONAL CALLERS ONLINE. AND I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR I'M SORRY, HANDS RAISED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR DID YOU? COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SHIFTING THE MEETING DAY FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS. IT REDUCES THE NUMBER OF TIMES MEETINGS CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL, STATE OR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. IT GIVES RESIDENTS, STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LEAST ONE BUSINESS DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING A MEETING, TO REVIEW THE AGENDA AND PREPARE. BOTH OF THOSE BENEFITS SHOULD IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CITY EMPLOYEES, AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW THE ISSUES. IT ALSO ALIGNS US WITH THE MAJORITY OF CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, 75% OF WHICH MEET ON TUESDAYS. THAT SHOULD HELP COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND MORE OUTSIDE BOARDS OR INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COUNTYWIDE ISSUES OR STATE LAW CHANGES THAT MAY IMPACT CYPRUS. YOU KNOW, IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WITH AN OPEN MIND, IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING HOW CITIES CHOOSE TO PICK THEIR MEETING DATES. I STUMBLED ACROSS A STUDY THAT ONE COUNTY HAD CONDUCTED YEARS AGO, AND THEY STUDIED 20 CITIES IN CALIFORNIA. AND WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THAT STUDY, 80% OF THE CITIES MET ON TUESDAY AND ONLY THREE MET ON MONDAY. AND THE STUDY SUGGESTED THAT MONDAY WAS THE LEAST EFFICIENT DAY OF THE WEEK TO HAVE A MEETING, AND THAT COUNCILS THAT MET ON MONDAYS HAD THE LONGEST MEETINGS. INTERESTINGLY, SINCE THAT STUDY WAS DONE, THE THREE CITIES THAT MET ON MONDAY ALL CHANGED THEIR MEETINGS TO TUESDAYS. THE KIND OF NARRATIVE SOME PEOPLE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE THAT THIS WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED IS COMPLETELY ABSURD. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY UNBREAKABLE COMMITMENT THAT WOULD PREVENT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM ATTENDING MEETINGS ON TUESDAYS. I KNOW ONE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID THAT THEY PREFERRED MEANING START NO EARLIER THAN 5:30 P.M. THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. IF WE EVER NEEDED TO SCHEDULE A CLOSED SESSION OR WORKSHOP AFTER A MEETING, RATHER THAN BEFORE TO ACCOMMODATE A COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'VE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. AND SO, GIVEN THAT MOST CITY COUNCILS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA MEET ON TUESDAYS, I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL WORK OUT WELL HERE IN CYPRUS. AND SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED. NO. SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. I HAVE A WORD, PLEASE. SO, YES, COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. SO I HEAR WHAT YOU SAID. OKAY. I DID THE SAME STUDY THE SURROUNDING CITIES THAT WE HAVE ALL MEET ON MONDAY, AND I KNOW OF ANOTHER ONE THAT'S SWITCHED FROM TUESDAY TO MONDAY. SO I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. WHEN I TALK TO EACH OF THE STAFF ABOUT WHAT PREFERENCE THEY HAVE, THEY WERE VERY GUARDED. HOWEVER, THE ONES THAT WERE MORE OPEN DID SAY THAT THEY'RE USED TO HAVING MEETINGS ON MONDAY AND APPRECIATE THE TIMING OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE WORK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. SO I RESPECT THAT AND I RESPECT THAT. MR. BURKE, YOU DON'T HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE DURING THE[00:55:03]
WEEK, SO YOU ARE REALLY UNABLE TO SPEAK ON MY BEHALF OF WHAT HAPPENS ON TUESDAYS. SO. SO THANK YOU. I YIELD THE FLOOR NOW TO I'M SORRY, RACHEL STRONG, COUNCIL MEMBER. RACHEL STRONG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY STAFF AND WHAT THEIR PREFERENCES ARE? HAS THAT BEEN PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY IN SOME SORT OF FORMAL WAY, OR IS IT. IS THAT NOT AVAILABLE? I RECOGNIZE DAVID BURKE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. IT'S A LITTLE DICEY. OKAY. YOU KIND OF DON'T WANT TO. YES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO. BUT I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO PUT. STAFF IN THAT POSITION. AND SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY ON THAT. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THE CURRENT STATUS IS WE HAVE A MOTION. IT HAS BEEN SECONDED. I BELIEVE IT IS NOW TIME FOR US TO VOTE. WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR AND I'LL VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FOUR YES VOTES AND ONE DISSENTING VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. VERY WELL.NEXT IS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE ARE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO NEXT IS CONTINUED ITEMS WHICH I BELIEVE THERE ARE NONE. NEXT IS ITEMS FROM CITY
[ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS]
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHICH THERE ARE NONE. AND NOW COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS. AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RACHEL STRONG.SO THIS IS WHERE WE DISCUSS OUR WHAT WE'VE APPEARED AT IN RECENT WEEKS IN SERVICE TO THE CITY. SO THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT'S KIND OF A BLUR WITH THE HOLIDAYS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE ATTENDED THE THE RALPH'S GRAND OPENING. IS THAT AM I RIGHT? AM I DOING THIS RIGHT? AND THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. NOT ONLY IS THAT AN INCREDIBLE STORE, THE STAFF WAS THERE, AND THE AMOUNT OF PRIDE THEY HAD IN THE WORK THAT WAS DONE WAS CONSIDERABLE. SO I WAS REALLY HONORED THAT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS THERE TO START. SORRY TO STEAL THUNDER, BUT IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE THAT EVERYBODY GAVE THAT THE RESPECT AND THE CONSIDERATION THAT IT DESERVED. I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE CITY. OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS JUST A PRETTY PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON FOR ME. I'M RECOVERING FROM A PRETTY SERIOUS COLD, SO I DIDN'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER EVENTS. BUT I'M EXCITED TO BE NOMINATED TO BE ON A COMMITTEE OR TWO, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MORE SERVICE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU. GREAT. VERY WELL. NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, I ATTENDED THE PACE POLICE PACE GRADUATION AT HOLDER ELEMENTARY. THE RALPH'S GRAND REOPENING SUPERVISOR WIN OPEN HOUSE CYPRUS POLICE CADET GRADUATION. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW CADETS THAT GRADUATED, AS WELL AS THE ONE THAT JUST CAME IN THE WOMEN'S CLUB BLOCK PARTY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED AND WAS PART OF THE COMMUNITY EVENT. THE REFORM HOUSE GRAND OPENING, WHICH IS A NEW PILATES PLACE OVER OFF OF LINCOLN. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GO CHECK IT OUT. IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY COOL. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I AM ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR EAGLE SCOUTS, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTERVIEWING MANY CYPRUS EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATES.
AND SO I'VE DONE THAT FOR THE LAST YEAR, AND WE HAD A BIT OF A GATHERING OF THE YBOR IS WHAT THEY CALL IT, THE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LAST YEAR, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE STATS FOR LAST YEAR OVERALL, NOT JUST FOR CYPRUS. THEY THERE WERE 72 EAGLE SCOUTS THAT BECAME EAGLE SCOUTS. AND IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING AS MUCH AS I CAN THIS YEAR AS WELL. AND THAT ENDS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE. I ATTENDED MANY OF THE SAME EVENTS AS MY COLLEAGUES, AND SO I'LL THEY SANG THE PRAISES OF THE GRAND OPENING AND PACE GRADUATION, SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR PRO TEM CHING, THANK YOU. I ALSO WENT TO MANY OF THE SAME EVENTS. THE GRAND OPENING, THE PACE ACADEMY, THE REFORM HOUSE GRAND OPENING, AND I ALSO GOT TO CHAPERON A GROUP OF STUDENTS TO THE LA ZOO. AND THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR SCHOOL PTA
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PAYS FOR A LOT OF OUR EVENTS. SO MAJORITY OF EVENTS, ANY TIME STUDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOLS OR ANY ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS AT SCHOOL, THOSE ARE USUALLY PAID FOR BY YOUR SCHOOL PTA. SO IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR SCHOOL PTAS. THANK YOU.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS FOR MY REPORT, ON DECEMBER 10TH, I ATTENDED THE AKOK HOLIDAY PARTY HOLIDAY EVENT. ALSO ATTENDED TONY STRICKLAND'S OPEN HOUSE. SENATOR, STATE SENATOR TONY STRICKLAND'S OPEN HOUSE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH ALSO ATTENDED RALPH'S GRAND OPENING ON THE 10TH DECEMBER 11TH. ATTENDED THE POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE THREE GRADUATES. ALSO ON DECEMBER 11TH, I ATTENDED THE CYPRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT TANAKA AS HE PASSED THE GAVEL ON TO DOCTOR LYDIA SUNDAY. ON THE 18TH, I ATTENDED THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. AND ON JANUARY 10TH, I ATTENDED THE 123RD KOREAN AMERICAN DAY CELEBRATION. AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY 123 YEARS AGO, KOREAN AMERICANS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY, AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR SOCIETY AND DEFINITELY MADE CYPRUS A BETTER PLACE. AND I WANT TO WISH HIM CONGRATULATIONS ON 123RD ANNIVERSARY. AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE REFORM HOUSE PILATES RIBBON CUTTING. AND I THINK I CAN MENTION THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE IF I HAVE MY NUMBERS RIGHT. THAT IS HAPPENING. SORT OF LOOKED US UP AHEAD OF TIME FROM 10 TO 4:00 AT THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY CENTER, AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN THE AREA AND HAVE SOME TIME, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GIVE BLOOD IF YOU CAN. AND THAT IS ALL. NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. GO AHEAD AND FEEL FREE TO. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A MOMENT OF EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO BRING UP A MATTER THAT WOULD PROTECT COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CIVIL RIGHTS WITH RELATION TO ICE ENFORCEMENT. THIS ITEM IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NOT ABOUT IMMIGRATION POLICY, WHICH IS OF COURSE, FEDERAL LAW. BUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY COUNCIL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN SAFELY ATTEND SCHOOL, GO TO WORK, WORSHIP, SEEK MEDICAL CARE, AND PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE WITHOUT FEAR OF VIOLENCE OR ABUSE. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE REPORTING AGGRESSIVE AND MILITARIZED ICE ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING A RECENT FATALITY. THEY ARE SEEING USE OF FORCE DISPROPORTIONATE TO THREAT, LACK OF CLEAR IDENTIFICATION, DETENTIONS WITHOUT JUDICIAL WARRANTS, AND OPERATIONS THAT CREATE WIDESPREAD FEAR BEYOND THE INDIVIDUALS TARGETED. IN THIS CLIMATE OF FEAR, THE COMMUNITY IS HARMED BY PARENTS KEEPING THEIR CHILDREN HOME FROM SCHOOL, WORKERS AVOIDING JOBS AT PEOPLE, AVOIDING PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND NOT SEEKING IMPORTANT MEDICAL CARE. THESE HAVE BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES. WHILE WE AS A CITY CANNOT CONTROL FEDERAL AGENCIES, WE CAN CONTROL OUR OUR POLICIES, RESOURCES AND VALUES. WHEN WE SEE SPIKES LIKE THIS, THERE IS THE CONFUSION THAT ICE MAY BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS NOT TRUE, AND IT CAN LEAD RESIDENTS TO BE RELUCTANT TO REACH OUT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ITEMS THAT WOULD PROTECT EVERYONE'S PUBLIC SAFETY. CRIME OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED IN THOSE CASES, AND VIOLENCE CAN TEND TO INCREASE. SO POLICIES TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND CONSTITUENTS WOULD MAKE OUR CITY SAFER, NOT LESS LAWFUL. I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR, IF IT COULD BE CONSIDERED AT A FUTURE MEETING AS SOME SORT OF A COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE PROTECTION OF OUR CONSTITUENT CIVIL RIGHTS, TO CONDEMN THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BY FEDERAL AND IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A MOMENT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PROCESS RIGHT HERE IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION, SO FORTH. I BELIEVE THE PROCESS IS THERE NEEDS TO BE A SECOND FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE ANYTHING PROCEEDS. CORRECT. AND ALL WE ALSO WE COULD BRING THIS UP DURING THE STRAPLINE. RIGHT. OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS OFF? YOU CAN OKAY. SO THERE'S TWO OPPORTUNITIES. THERE CAN BE A SECOND HERE WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH A POTENTIAL DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTION, OR WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE THIS MORE TIME IN A
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DISCUSSION AT THE STRAPLINE BOTH ARE TRUE. THANK YOU CITY MANAGER. RIGHT NOW I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE RAISING THEIR HAND. OKAY I RECOGNIZE DOCTOR. THANK YOU. AND I'LL SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER RACHEL STRONG'S SUGGESTIONS. AND I'D ACTUALLY BE IN FAVOR OF US DISCUSSING THIS IN A COUNCIL MEETING. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS IN AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO I DON'T MIND DISCUSSING THIS IN PUBLIC VERSUS WAITING FOR THE SIX MONTH PLAN, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD YOU PREFER.SORRY IF THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S SUFFICIENT FOR US TO RETURN FOR THIS TO BE THE MATTER. A MATTER OF DISCUSSION AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, I WOULD STAND CORRECTED, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE NORM IS AND IF NOT, WHAT YOUR POLICY IS. OKAY, OKAY, SO THERE'S THIS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S A POTENTIAL RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN TALK AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND THERE'S ALSO DISCUSSION POSSIBLE AT THE STRAT PLAN, WHICH IS ON JANUARY 27TH. AND WHEN IS THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING? THAT'S JANUARY 24TH. NO, THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S THE 26TH. I'M SORRY, IN FRONT OF ME.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH. OKAY. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, IT WOULD BE ON THE 26TH, AT WHICH TIME YOU WOULD DISCUSS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD WISH TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE SUCH A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT AN UPCOMING MEETING, PRESUMABLY THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE CAN GO AND TALK ABOUT RESOLUTION, OR WE CAN GO AND TALK ABOUT AT THE STRAT PLAN EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY. WHAT WOULD SINCE YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? I WOULD SAY THE SOONER THE BETTER. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THAT CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED? I DO SO WHILE AGENDA. I WILL AGENDIZE IT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOUR POLICY HAS BEEN. I'LL AGENDIZE IT FOR DISCUSSION. AT WHICH TIME, IF THERE WAS CONCURRENCE AMONG A MAJORITY OF YOU, WE WOULD THEN BE DIRECTED TO PREPARE SUCH A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD RETURN TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT AT YOUR 1ST FEBRUARY MEETING, WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE THE FIRST TUESDAY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. IF FORM HOLDS TRUE, GREAT AND VERY WELL. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION? I'M
[ CITY MANAGER REMARKS]
GOING TO CLEAR THE QUEUE HERE AND WITHOUT ANY HANDS, AND WE'LL PROCEED TO CITY MANAGER REMARKS. I'D LIKE TO ASK CITY CLERK TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION TO FAMILIARIZE FOLKS WITH A NEW FACE THAT JOINS US THIS EVENING. YES, I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME RUTHY MARROQUIN TO THE CITY OF CYPRUS.SHE'S SITTING TO MY RIGHT. RUTHY COMES TO US BY WAY OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, WHERE SHE WAS A CERTIFIED PASSPORT AGENT AND ALSO ASSISTED WITH OPENING UP A PASSPORT AGENT IN THE CITY HALL OFFICE. SHE IS ALSO PREPARED CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS AND WORKED WITH THE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE IN CYPRUS. SO PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO RUTHY MARROQUIN. THANK YOU. AND THIS ADJOURNS THE MEETING. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED. REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH, BEGINNING AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM. AND AS A KIND REMINDER, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD PROMPTLY EXIT THE MEETING ROOM FOLLOWING
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