Feb 23, 2026 City Council Regular

[ ROLL CALL Cypress City Council, also acting as the Ex-Officio Governing Board of Directors of the Cypress Recreation and Park District. Mayor Leo Medrano Mayor Pro Tem Kyle Chang Council Member Bonnie Peat Council Member David Burke Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan]

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EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'D LIKE TO RECONVENE THIS MEETING. CITY CLERK, IF YOU CAN DO ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG HERE. AND MAYOR MEDRANO PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. THANK YOU. EVERYONE CAN PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. FATHER ROMEO FROM SAINT ANNA IS GOING TO. THE FATHER, THE SON, THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. GOOD AND LOVING GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER TODAY. AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS AND RESPECTFUL HEARTS. TEACH US TO SPEAK KINDLY, THINK CLEARLY AND DECIDE FAIRLY. MAY YOUR DISCUSSION BE FILLED WITH UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION. HELP US TO WORK NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE WE SERVE. BLESS THIS PERSON HERE AND BLESS THE WORK WE ARE ABOUT TO DO. WE BLESS THIS MEETING IN YOUR LOVING HANDS. AMEN. HIS RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. 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. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE PROVIDE A REPORT. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE PRESENT. THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION AND HELD A DISCUSSION AS TO THE SINGLE ITEM LISTED ON THE CLOSED SESSION PORTION OF THE AGENDA, NAMELY CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ONE ITEM OF EXISTING LITIGATION, THE MATTER OF FRANCIS MARQUEZ VERSUS CITY OF CYPRUS AND ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS. CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED AN UPDATE. THE STATUS OF THAT LITIGATION AND NO FURTHER PROVIDED DIRECTION AND NO FURTHER REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY ATTORNEY. NOW, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT FROM THE CYPRUS FOUNDATION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE UPCOMING AWARDS BANQUET CALLED THE AMERICANA AWARDS. IT'S THE 51ST AMERICANA AWARDS GALA, AND IT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST. THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT AMERICANA, ABOUT OUR HONOREE, AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CYPRUS COLLEGE AS WELL. I KNOW WE'VE GOT SLIDES COMING UP THERE. OKAY, WELL, I'LL START TALKING ANYWAY. SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AMERICANA, BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. AND MANY DON'T REALIZE THAT AMERICANA STARTED IN 1976 WHEN THEN PRESIDENT FORD PUT OUT A CHALLENGE TO THE COMMUNITY TO PUT ON EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE BICENTENNIAL, AND CYPRUS COLLEGE MET THAT CHALLENGE BY CREATING AN EVENT TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL CITIZENS FOR THEIR IMPACT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS A VERY SMALL EVENT IN THE CYPRUS COLLEGE THEATER, AND THAT HAS NOW GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGE EVENT THAT WE HAVE TODAY, WHERE WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE ATTENDING AMERICANA, HELPING US TO RAISE MORE THAN $600,000 FOR OUR PROGRAMS. THE THREE REASONS THAT WE PUT ON THIS EVENT ARE TO RAISE MONEY, OF COURSE, FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS. IT'S ALSO TO BRING NOTORIETY ABOUT THE THE COLLEGE AND THE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS AND THE IMPACT THAT WE MAKE ON THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IMPORTANTLY, TO HONOR THE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR FROM THE EIGHT CITIES THAT WE WORK IN AND A PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR ORANGE COUNTY. NOW, LAST YEAR, WE ALSO CREATED OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK. AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AFTER WE FINISH, I'M GOING TO PRESENT, GIVE A COPY TO THE MAYOR AND THEN A COPY FOR THE LIBRARY OF OUR OF OUR BOOK THAT CELEBRATES OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS WE MOVE INTO OUR 51ST YEAR. NEXT SLIDE.

ACTUALLY TWO SLIDES. NOW, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE'RE STILL IN THE BACK ONE. ONE MORE. THERE WE GO. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR YOUR LONG TIME COMMITMENT FOR AMERICANA, AND REALLY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO HELP US. AS YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE SLIDE, MORE THAN 2300 STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING CYPRESS COLLEGE. AND AND REALIZING THAT IMPACT THAT WE HAVE A MIX OF PROGRAMS THAT HELP TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO GRADUATE AND

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RIGHT. MARY ELLEN GREW UP IN A WORKING CLASS HOUSEHOLD, FIRST BECOMING THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND WENT ON TO EARN HER LAW DEGREE, PRACTICING FAMILY LAW FOR OVER THREE DECADES. IN 1989, MARY ELLEN AND HER HUSBAND PAUL, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, MADE CYPRUS THEIR HOME. WHAT BEGAN AS AN INTEREST IN KNOWING HER NEIGHBORS LED TO A LIFETIME OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SHE BECAME ACTIVE IN THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CYPRUS, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TONIGHT, WHERE SHE SERVED IN NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ROLES, INCLUDING TWO TERMS AS PRESIDENT AND HER CURRENT ROLE AS CO-PRESIDENT THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. SHE ALSO ROSE TO THE DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND WAS SELECTED AS CALIFORNIA'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. MARY ELLEN'S PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDES ROLES ON THE CYPRUS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, THE CYPRUS SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION, AND THE BOARD OF THE CYPRUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SHE SERVED THE CITY CYPRUS CITY COUNCIL FROM 2012 TO 2020, INCLUDING TERMS AS MAYOR, PRO TEM AND MAYOR. DURING HER TIME ON THE COUNCIL, SHE LAUNCHED THE CYPRUS WOMEN'S CONFERENCE AND THE CITY OF CYPRUS VETERANS RECOGNITION PROGRAM, INITIATIVES THAT CONTINUE TO THRIVE TODAY AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF OUR ADVOCACY FOR THOSE WHOSE VOICES MAY NOT ALWAYS BE HEARD. AND HERE'S JUST A SHORT VIDEO WITH MARY ELLEN. HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY ELLEN YORK, AMERICAN CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS. PLEASE JOIN ME ON MARCH 21ST FOR THE CYPRUS COLLEGE FOUNDATION AMERICANA AWARDS GALA. IT IS FUN. I LOVE WHEN SHE SAYS AT THE END IT IS FUN BECAUSE WE FORGET ABOUT THAT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS ABOUT AMERICANA. BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS PEOPLE COME TO AMERICANA IS BECAUSE IT'S FUN. WE HAVE A GREAT AUCTION. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY DRAWING. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE THAT THAT TAKE PLACE THAT MAKE IT A GREAT EVENT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MARY ELLEN TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOU ABOUT THIS AWARD. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. MARY ELLEN, THANK YOU. AND I OBVIOUSLY LOVE THIS TOP. DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S COINCIDENTAL? ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COLLEGE. IT'S IT REALLY IS A NICE HONOR. AND FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HELPED ME GET HERE. YOU FOOLS KNOW I REALLY AM HONORED. I LOVE THE CITY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. UP HERE. THANK YOU. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU. WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN US ON MARCH 21ST FOR THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT. AND I HOPE THAT MAYBE WE CAN COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COUNCIL. IS THAT OKAY? ALL RIGHT, I LOVE PICTURES. WE ALSO PROVIDED THESE PROMO CARDS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE UP THERE AS WELL TO HELP OUT. CAN WE COME IN TO THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ZONE? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SHOULD LET HIM. MAYBE NOT. YEAH, ESPECIALLY SINCE I CAN'T OPEN THE CHILDPROOF DOOR. WELL, THANK YOU, SIR. THANKS. OH. OH, THAT'S A NICE IDEA LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, ONE, TWO THREE. I'LL LET YOU GO. OKAY. FIRST ONE. BEAUTIFUL. GOOD LOOKING GUYS. GIRLS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Y'ALL LOOKING SMART.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES.

[ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.) 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]

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UNLESS THE SPEAKER PREFERS TO MAKE THE COMMENTS 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 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 IS AS FOLLOWS. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT NOT ON THE AGENDA THREE MINUTES CALENDL ITEMS THREE MINUTES AGENDA ITEMS NON CONSENT THREE MINUTES PER ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT. OKAY. I HAVE ABOUT HALF A DOZEN CARDS HERE. SO FIRST IS VERONICA MAGGIO, FOLLOWED BY BROOKE. EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR, HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CYPRESS COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS VERONICA MEJIA AND I AM MIA MIA MEJIA'S MOM, MIA TEN, LEXINGTON JUNIOR HIGH HERE IN CITY OF CYPRESS, LEXINGTON DROVE MY CHILD TO TAKE HER LIFE ON MARCH 17TH, 2025. DUE TO THE DURING THE SHORT 13 YEARS MY DAUGHTER WAS ALIVE, SHE WAS KIND. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE NOTES, TEACHERS, CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS, WROTE MIA, YOU WILL SEE THE WORD THEY ALWAYS USED TO DESCRIBE HER IS KIND. MY DAUGHTER DID NOT DESERVE CRUELTY. I AM LIVING A NIGHTMARE. SINCE LOSING MIA, I HAD TRIED TO GET LEXINGTON TO BRING RESOURCES TO MIA'S CLASSMATES. I HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. MY FRIENDS ARE ARE CYPRESS CHILDREN'S. THEY NEED HELP. I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR KINDNESS. PLEASE DO MORE FOR CYPRESS YOUTH AND PARENTS.

PLEASE OFFER MORE ANTI-BULLYING AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES. I DO NOT WISH THIS PAIN TO ANYONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS BROOKE. FOLLOWED BY BIANCA GARCIA. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I JUST THE GENERAL COMMENT. OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I PUT TWO CARDS IN.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING THAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO WATCH THE NEXT TIME. I KNOW IT'S ONLY TWICE A YEAR. I DIDN'T REALIZE LIKE WHAT ALL WAS INVOLVED IN THAT MAYBE PROMOTE IT TO RESIDENTS SINCE YOU'RE HAVING INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL, BUT YOUR AGENDA IS DRIVEN OFF OF WHAT HAPPENS THERE. SO THAT WAY RESIDENTS CAN MAYBE WRITE IN IF THEY CAN'T ATTEND, MAYBE RECORD ONE SESSION TO BE USED IN FUTURE CITIZEN ACADEMIES FOR THAT DOWNTIME WEEK AND MAYBE MOVING FORWARD, MAYBE AUDIO ONLY. I KNOW THAT THE ROOM WHERE IT'S AT, AND ACTUALLY NOW THAT I'VE SEEN IT, IT WOULDN'T WORK HERE. THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT MAYBE AUDIO COULD BE RECORDED. AND IS IT POSSIBLE AT THE END OF THE SESSION TO JUST HAVE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE ORAL? BECAUSE I KNOW WHY THE ORAL IS NORMALLY AT THE BEGINNING, BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER PETE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE YOU'RE NOT ALONE PROGRAM, I HAD AN IDEA, BUT I COULDN'T VOICE IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO. I COULDN'T RAISE MY HAND OR ANYTHING. SO THAT'S WHY I KIND OF CAME TONIGHT. AND THAT IDEA WAS A WELCOME PACKET FOR NEW RESIDENTS OF CYPRUS. I

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, TEDDY LLOYD. MISTER MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND LUNAR NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. LAST WEEK I WAS VERY SURPRISED AND THEN HAPPILY SHOCKED THAT I FOUND CITY OF CYPRUS GOING TO HAVE A PICKLEBALL SPRING TOURNAMENT. AND IT'S SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 11TH AND I START GETTING SO EXCITED. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S GREAT FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS. AND I'VE ALWAYS SUGGESTED IT'S A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. I SAID, THAT'S GREAT FOR THE CITY TO GENERATE REVENUE. BUT THEN I NOTICED THERE'S A LITTLE WORDING. IT SAYS EACH TEAM SHOULD HAVE ONE. CYPRUS RESIDENT TO BE ON THE TEAM. WELL, I'D LIKE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER IDEA IN ORDER TO GENERATE MORE REVENUE, BECAUSE A LOT OF PLAYERS COME TO ARNOLD PARK, CYPRUS, ARNOLD PARK, THEY ALL COME FROM THE SURROUNDING CITIES, INCLUDING MYSELF. I LIVE IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS, AND I ALWAYS TREATED CYPRUS AS MY LIKE A SISTER CITY. WELL, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS TO CONSIDER THIS OTHER OPTION, TO MAKE IT A SOMEWHAT OF A DISCOUNT FOR CYPRUS RESIDENTS AND MOST OTHER CITIES. THEY DO THAT IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN SOME ANY OF THE CITY ACTIVITIES. AND THEN FOR NONRESIDENTS, WELL PAY A LITTLE EXTRA. WHAT IF YOU DO THAT? DEFINITELY. THE CITY OF CYPRUS WOULD GENERATE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT. IF YOU JUST GO OVER TO ARNOLD PARK, YOU SEE, THE WHOLE PARK IS PACKED WHERE ALL THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. AND BUT IT DOES REQUIRE CITY

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AND THEN AFTER ALL, THE ANNOUNCEMENT JUST CAME OUT LAST WEEK. SO YOU STILL HAVE ABOUT CLOSE TO TWO MONTHS FOR THE EVENT. AND BECAUSE THIS CITY HAS A TOTAL OF LIKE EIGHT COURTS AND THAT'S REALLY A GOOD SIZE. OKAY. AND THEN RIGHT NOW, BASED ON WHAT I KNOW, IS THAT THE CITY OF CYPRUS IS THE FIRST CITY TO ORGANIZE TO HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THAT. OKAY. I'M MOST OF THE OTHERS ARE PRETTY MUCH LIKE A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. WORKING WITH THE CITY AND TRYING TO GET, YOU KNOW, AN EVENT SORT OF LIKE THAT. SO IN ANY CASE, I'M HOPING THAT THE CITY WILL MAKE THAT CHANGE SO THAT OUR ALREADY RUN INTO QUITE A FEW PLAYERS. OH, I CAN'T FIND ANYBODY. THE CITY OF CYPRUS, I SAID, WELL, IF THE CITY OF CYPRUS WILL MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGE, THAT CAN DEFINITELY BE VERY HELPFUL AND IT DEFINITELY WILL GENERATE A LOT OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY. AND I ALWAYS THINK THAT'S GREAT FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A NICE EVENING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE OR ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS? OKAY.

BEFORE WE MOVE AHEAD WITH THE WITH THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE ONLINE, I DO HAVE ONE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED. HIS NAME IS COREY WELLS. I ASK THAT IF YOU HAVE TELEVISION OR STREAMING SERVICE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS MEETING, THAT YOU PLEASE MUTE THAT MEETING BEFORE YOU START YOUR COMMENTS. COREY WELLS, YOU ARE UNMUTED, SO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES WE CAN. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. YEAH. MY NAME IS COREY WELLS. I AM A PROFESSIONAL CAMPAIGN TREASURER.

I WORK PRIMARILY FOR SMALL AND LOCAL CANDIDATES ACROSS THE STATE, FOCUSING ON PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF TO NEW CANDIDATES THROUGH HAVING TO NAVIGATE THE BYZANTINE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING A NEW ORDINANCE ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE, AND I KNOW AT THE LAST MEETING THAT THERE WERE SOME CONSENSUS TO MEET AT 1250. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE STATE HAS ALREADY DONE ITS JOB IN SETTING A REASONABLE LIMIT NOT JUST FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES, BUT ALSO FOR THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND THE PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO REPORT. WHAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DOES GOES FAR BEYOND THAN JUST SETTING A CONTRIBUTION LIMIT. IT GOES FAR BEYOND THAN WHAT THE STATE STANDARDS ARE. IN FACT, IT'S EVEN MORE STRINGENT ON CANDIDATES THAN EVEN SOME OF THE MORE STRINGENT JURISDICTIONS, SUCH AS SAN FRANCISCO OR SAN DIEGO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FALSEHOODS THAT WERE STATED AT THE I BELIEVE, FEBRUARY 9TH MEETING BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, BURKE, AND I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS A FEW OF THOSE NUMBER ONE PUBLIC FUNDS GOING TO CAMPAIGN, GOING TO CAMPAIGNS. CONTROLLING LAW ALREADY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR PUBLIC FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. IF THERE ARE CONCERNS OF A CITY CONTRACTOR TAKING THEIR PERSONAL INCOME THAT THEY RECEIVE OFF OF A CITY CONTRACT, THIS COUNCIL CAN MAKE NARROW LANGUAGE THAT PROHIBITS CANDIDATES FROM BEING ABLE TO TAKE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THEM. THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT DO THAT. NUMBER TWO, FOR CONCERNS ABOUT PAY TO PLAY POLITICS, WHERE SPECIAL INTERESTS ARE GIVING MONEY TO CANDIDATES SO THAT THEY MAY GET FAVORS AND ZONING UPDATES OR CHANGES AND SO ON. THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTING LAW. THERE'S EXISTING LAW THAT PROHIBITS THIS. IT'S CALLED THE LEVINE ACT. NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE MENTIONED THAT THESE PACKS THAT THESE LIMITS WOULD NOT, WOULD, WOULD APPLY TO PACKS. AND THAT'S ONLY A HALF TRUTH. THE CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD APPLY TO PACK ACCOUNTS THAT GIVE THE CANDIDATES, BUT THEY DO NOT APPLY TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE, ONLY PACKS THAT DO NOT GIVE THE CANDIDATES. COMICALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE STATED RIGHT AFTER THAT HE IS A-OKAY WITH INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE ONLY COMMITTEES SPENDING HOWEVER MUCH THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ATTORNEYS AND PROFESSIONALS. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CAN ALSO HAVE I.E. ONLY PACS. SO IT MAKES SENSE WHY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DEEP ON THIS. UNDER THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT, CITIZENS UNITED, THESE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE ONLY COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE ANY LIMITS ON HOW MUCH MONEY THEY RAISE AND DO NOT HAVE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH THEY SPEND SUPPORTING A CANDIDATE. AS WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE STATE, THIS CREATES AN ECOSYSTEM OF QUID PRO QUO.

THESE LOW CONTRIBUTION LIMITS ONLY BENEFIT CANDIDATES WHO ARE POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO

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[ 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.]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AT THIS MOMENT, I'M GOING TO INVITE BROOKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON NUMBER FIVE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO, BEFORE WE VOTE? GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE. I HAD HOPED TO SEE IN ALL OF THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, SOME CHANGES TO THE 460 REPORTING AS A CITIZEN AND A PERSON THAT CAST MY VOTE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I COULD SEE ALL THE MONEY THAT THE CANDIDATES TAKEN BEFORE I DECIDE WHO I WANT TO CAST MY VOTE FOR, SO THAT WOULD MEAN SOMETHING LIKE 460. I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER FORM NUMBERS, BUT 460 FORMS ARE DUE TO THE CLERK THE DAY BEFORE EARLY VOTING STARTS, AND THEN ONCE AGAIN THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION. SO THAT'D BE TWO BECAUSE THERE'S A SPREAD IN BETWEEN THERE. SO THAT WOULD ALLOW THE VOTERS TO ACTUALLY SEE THE MONEY COMING IN. THE WAY IT WORKS NOW IS YOU DON'T SEE THE WHOLE BULK OF IT UNTIL LONG AFTER YOU CAST YOUR VOTE.

SO THAT'S POINT NUMBER ONE. POINT NUMBER TWO IS DURING THE LAST ELECTION, THERE WAS A LOT OF CRAZY WITH ALL THE CAMPAIGN SIGNS. IF THERE'S A WAY TO FIX THAT AND MAYBE HAVE A CAMPAIGN SIGNAGE MAP FOR THE CANDIDATES WHERE THEY PLACE THEIR SIGNS, I THINK THAT'S LIKE, YES, YOU CAN HEAR, NO, YOU CAN'T. THERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND CLARIFICATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS ON THE DATE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. AND THEN THE THIRD THING IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE. I'M TRYING TO SAY THIS. I'M A PRO-UNION PERSON. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IN A UNION. AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE, THE, THE LONG CONVERSATIONS AND THE ORDINANCE HAS DRIVEN MORE TOWARDS SPECIFIC PACTS AND THINGS THAT HAPPEN A LONG TIME AGO, AND THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER CONVERSATION. BUT IF A UNION EITHER IS DOES AN INDIRECT CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ADS OR A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION, AND THEN THAT UNION COMES UP TO THE CITY FOR A PROJECT AND YOU PROBABLY SAY, OH, THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED.

WELL, IT HAS. IT HAPPENED WITH THE AMAZON PROJECT. THE NOVEMBER BEFORE THAT WAS APPROVED, THREE UNION MEMBERS SPOKE. AND UNIONS GET A LITTLE COMPLICATED WITH THE DIFFERENT LOCALS AND HOW THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS GO. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE CLARIFICATION OR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE ON THAT POINT, BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY MUDDY ISSUE. BUT I THINK THE 460 IS A WIN ALL I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD DISAGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, TWO MORE REPORTING PERIODS, MAKING IT BETTER AND MORE. WE LIKE THAT WORD TRANSPARENCY HERE. AND SO THAT MAKES IT MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE VOTERS. SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY PULL THOSE FORMS AND SEE WHERE THE CANDIDATE'S MONEY COMES FROM BEFORE THEY CAST THEIR VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY NUMBER FIVE. PLEASE. YES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE MINUTES. OKAY. WE'LL COME BACK AND REVISIT ITEM THREE LATER ON IN THE AGENDA. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC

[11. Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-03 for a Convenience Store with Alcoholic Beverage Sales at 5362 Lincoln Avenue Prepared by: Christopher Wong, Business Development Manager Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-03 and Confirm the Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).]

AT THAT TIME, I'LL INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. AT THIS MOMENT, I HAVE TWO CARDS FOR THAT. THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE. SO GOING BACK TO PRESENTATION OF STAFF REPORT AT THIS TIME, PLEASE. AND ACTUALLY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE STAFF PRESENTATION IS A BETTER PRACTICE. SO IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW. VERY WELL.

LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PRESENTATION STAFF. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CHRISTOPHER WONG BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2020 5-03 FOR THE OC BOTTLE SHOP, LOCATED AT 5362 LINCOLN AVENUE. THE PROJECT INVOLVES A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXPAND AN EXISTING NON-CONFORMING CONVENIENCE STORE AND FORMAL AUTHORIZATION OF ALCOHOL SALES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY OCCURRED ON THE SITE. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO EXPAND THE EXISTING STORE FROM ABOUT 1100 SQUARE FEET TO ABOUT 2000FT■!S, AND AS PART OF THE EXPANSION, THE APPLICANT ALSO MODERNIZED THE BUILDING FACADE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE DESIGN INTRODUCES UPDATED MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT BETTER ALIGN WITH THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE SITE. OVERALL, THE PROPOSAL IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING THE LAND USE AND PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS. THE PROJECT ALSO IMPROVES THE PARKING AREAS AND CIRCULATION ON SITE BY RESURFACING THE PARKING AREAS AND RECONFIGURING THE PARKING LAYOUT, REALIGNING THE DRIVE AISLES WITH THE DRIVE APPROACH FOR SAFETY, AND ADDING A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE. IT ALSO INCLUDES LANDSCAPING UPGRADES AND A NEW TRASH ENCLOSURE AT THE REAR OF THE SITE, WHICH ARE ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LINCOLN AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN. NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THE OVERALL OPERATIONS. THE STORE CURRENTLY SELLS SNACKS, BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL, AND A LIMITED SELECTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. OPERATING HOURS ARE FROM 8 A.M. TO 10 P.M. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND UNTIL 11 P.M. ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IS INCLUDED, WHICH MAINTAINS THOSE HOURS AND GIVES THE CITY THE CITY, EXCUSE ME, THE CITY, THE ABILITY TO REVISIT THEM IF ISSUES ARISE. THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1968, ACCORDING TO BUILDING PERMIT RECORDS, AND ALCOHOL SALES HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS SITE SINCE AT LEAST 1981, ACCORDING TO ABC RECORDS. HOWEVER, CITY RECORDS DO NOT SHOW THAT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS EVER APPROVED, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BUSINESS CURRENTLY OPERATES AS

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ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO DENY THE PROJECT AND ADOPT FINDINGS FOR DENIAL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE USE ALREADY EXISTS LEGALLY AS A NON-CONFORMING USE, SO DENIAL TONIGHT WOULDN'T MAKE THE USE GO AWAY. IT WOULD SIMPLY CONTINUE OPERATING AS IT CURRENTLY DOES TODAY. AND THAT'S IT. IN THAT SITUATION, THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE LESS ABILITY TO REGULATE THE USE, SINCE THERE WOULD BE NO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN PLACE. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE BUSINESS OWNER AND THE ARCHITECT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO SEE IF ANYONE ON THE CITY COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF. OKAY, DOCTOR CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. YEAH, I HAD ASKED THIS QUESTION TO ALICIA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, CHRIS. HOW MANY OF THESE LIQUOR STORES HAVE. THESE ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION, SAME SITUATION AS THIS, OF HAVING NOT HAVING A CUP, BUT HAVING THAT ABC LICENSE. IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? YEAH, RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE WOULD NEED TO INTO EACH CONVENIENT MART CONVENIENCE MARKET ADDRESS AND DO RESEARCH TO SEE IF WE HAVE A CUP. WE DO NOT KEEP A RUNNING LIST OKAY. AND IF THEY ARE ABLE TO EXPAND ARE WE IS THERE AN OPTION FOR US TO COMPEL THEM TO SELL MORE, MORE HEALTHY FOODS OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES? WE CAN COMPEL THEM TO SELL MORE FOOD. I WE CAN'T DELINEATE THE TYPE OF FOOD. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT WHO IS THE BUSINESS OWNER IS HERE. AND SO I THINK THAT QUESTION WOULD BE BEST ADDRESSED TO THE APPLICANT. OKAY. IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. DO YOU MIND COMING UP? I WAS GOING TO SAY HOLD ON ONE SECOND. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I'M GOING TO FIRST MAKE SURE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE STAFF. AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD. APPLICANT. YOU DON'T MIND? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF THERE. YEAH. YEAH. GREAT. DOES ANYONE ELSE ON THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF? GREAT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE. AND ASK IF YOU AGREE WITH. I'M

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OKAY, I'VE REVIEWED THE CONDITIONS THAT REQUESTED. I HAVE NO COMMENTS. I AGREE TO ALL CONDITIONS. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS TIME, IF ANY OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, PLEASE FEEL FREE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. IF IF YOU'RE THE PUBLIC YOU WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS AFTERWARDS, WE'LL HAVE A MOTION. I'M SORRY. WE'LL HAVE A SESSION WHERE YOU CAN GO AND MAKE COMMENTS. SO IF YOU CAN HOLD ON ONE SECOND, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST ASK THEIR QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO SEE IF INVITE THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. GREAT. YEAH. I WOULDN'T MIND IF YOU TOLD US WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE FOR EXPANSION IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD GO IN, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO SELL MORE OF. OF COURSE. SO MY NAME IS ISMAEL. I'M THE NEW OWNER OF OAK BOTTLE SHOP. I'VE BEEN OPERATING SINCE MARCH 2025. NOW I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PLANS FOR THE STORE AND WHAT I. WHAT I INTEND TO DO WITH THE STORE. I INTEND TO EXPAND THE INVENTORY TO INCLUDE MORE FOOD, BEVERAGES, HOME GOODS, AND HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY FRESH PRODUCE. I ALSO PLAN TO CHANGE THE NAME TO SOMETHING MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE BUSINESS MODEL. THANK YOU. I ALSO PLAN TO CHANGE THE NAME TO SOMETHING MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE BUSINESS MODEL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT. I BELIEVE THE RENOVATIONS WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE OAK BOTTLE SHOP, BUT THE CITY OF CYPRESS AND THE RESIDENTS IN IT. AS FAR AS THE ITEMS I I PLAN ON SELLING, I'VE ALREADY ADDED MILK, BREAD, HEALTHIER SNACKS AND FOODS. I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO ACCEPT EBT, SO I'M GOING FOR MORE OF THE ROUTE OF A JUNIOR MARKET.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT AS BIG AS STATER BROS. BUT A JUNIOR MARKET FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OVERALL, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE RENOVATIONS WILL ENHANCE THE ESTHETIC APPEAL OF DOWNTOWN CYPRESS, AND I THINK IT'LL BE A LOT NICER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL PASS THE FLOOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS IN CYPRUS? CAN I ASSUME FIRST BUSINESS IN CYPRUS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN YOU SEE THE VISUAL, THE PICTURES THEY SHOWED THIS EVENING, I DRIVE PAST THAT. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE VISUALS, IT'S IT'S QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT IMPROVEMENT TO THE CITY. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAD AND I'LL JUST RESTATE THEM THAT I HAD ASKED ALICIA SPECIFICALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO IMPROVE AND YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE YOUR SQUARE FOOTAGE, WHAT ABOUT THE PARKING? IT LOOKS LIKE THE PARKING IS IS MAYBE GOING TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT, BUT WHAT WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS THERE? THE PARKING I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP AS MANY PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY TO KEEP AS MUCH AVAILABLE AS POSSIBLE. OKAY, I BELIEVE EIGHT SPACES WERE THE NUMBER WE CAN. ACTUALLY, I THINK EIGHT IS WHAT I SAW ON THE DRAWING. YEAH, YEAH, I'M NOT MISTAKEN, BUT I DO PLAN ON IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT, PUTTING NEW ASPHALT ON THERE, MAKING IT LOOK A LOT MORE PRESENTABLE. OKAY, OKAY. AND I DID SEE YOU HAD A ONE HANDICAP AS WELL, WHICH IS, WHICH IS EXCELLENT. AND ALSO I THINK THE DOORWAYS AND EVERYTHING LOOK LIKE THEY WERE ACCOMMODATING THAT THAT'S A DOUBLE DOOR. YEAH. SO WELL I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN EYESORE FOR MANY YEARS. AND AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING INTO CYPRUS AND WORKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I SEE NO OTHER REQUESTS BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO ASK QUESTIONS.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INVITE THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO DO I HAVE TWO CARDS HERE. SO I'M GOING TO CALL ONE. THE FIRST ONE IS ISMAIL. OH THAT'S YOU. YES.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT WAS FAST. THE SECOND ONE IS DAVID JACOBO. YOU CAN PLEASE COME UP AND IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FILL OUT A CARD AND PASS IT TO CITY CLERK. BUT WE'LL DO IT ONE AT A TIME. DAVID, YOU HAVE THE MIC AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE. BASICALLY AND DESIGNER ENGINEER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND I'M HERE JUST TO SEE IF YOU GUYS GOT ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN THAT I GUESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT, ESPECIALLY TO CHRIS, BECAUSE WITHOUT HIS HELP, THIS THING WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? IF YOU NEED A PEN, FEEL FREE TO. JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE RECORD. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN FILL IT OUT AFTERWARDS. YOU CAN JUST GO AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. PLEASE. NO

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AND I PREVIOUSLY OPERATED THE THE STORE AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING THE STORE BACK TO LIFE. AND THEN NOW DOING THE RECONSTRUCTION. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN ASK THE OR ANSWER IT, BUT IF WHEN YOU GUYS VOTE AND IF IT'S YES, DOES THAT MEAN WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE NEW STANDARDS? EVEN IF THE CONSTRUCTION DOESN'T FINISH? SO WHATEVER THE NEW STANDARDS ARE OF TODAY, IF YOU GUYS AGREE, YES. BUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DOESN'T COMPLETE FOR WHATEVER REASON. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US IN TERMS OF THE, I GUESS, THE STANDARDS? I CAN ANSWER THAT. SO TECHNICALLY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL, THE EXPANSION, THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE DID TRIGGER THE CUP, BUT THE CUP WILL GO INTO EFFECT I BELIEVE REGARDLESS. RIGHT. SO EVEN IF THE CONSTRUCTION, WE WILL HANDLE YOUR BUILDING PERMIT SEPARATELY. OKAY. FOR THE ADDITION. RIGHT.

AND JUST TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY, THE BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH STAFF. THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE RIGHT TO SELL ALCOHOL IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PARTICULAR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SO THEY SORT OF RUN IN PARALLEL TRACKS. BUT STAFF WILL HANDLE THE THE PERMITS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE. FROM THE PUBLIC. I SHOW NO HANDS RAISED OKAY. VERY WELL. THIS AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK IF THE APPLICANT HAS ANY FINAL COMMENTS. NO COMMENTS. VERY WELL. THIS AT THIS TIME WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER NOW TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SEEING. NO. OKAY. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

DOCTOR HAL CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A VOCAL CRITIC OF THE NUMBER OF LIQUOR STORES IN CYPRUS. IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S ONE AT EVERY CORNER AND WE HAVE QUITE A BIT NOT INCLUDING THE LARGER GROCERY STORES AND LARGER STORES THAT SELL ALCOHOL, LIKE TRADER JOE'S OR BEVMO OR 7-ELEVEN. WE HAVE ABOUT 10 OR 11 LIQUOR STORES.

THAT'S ABOUT ONE LIQUOR STORE FOR EVERY 5000 RESTAURANTS AND COMPARISON. AND I'M ALSO HAS ABOUT 1 TO 5000. BUENA PARK HAS ONE TO EVERY 13,900. CERRITOS HAS ONE FOR EVERY 12,500.

STAUNTON HAS ONE FOR EVERY 9700. GARDEN GROVE HAS ONE FOR EVERY 4100. IRVINE HAS ONE FOR EVERY 42,008 HUNDRED. AND IT'S A PROBLEM ALONG THIS CORRIDOR TO ON LINCOLN AVENUE. IT'S THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF LIQUOR STORES THAT ALREADY EXIST, EVEN WITHIN A HALF MILE OF THIS LOCATION.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET A FACELIFT ON THIS LOCATION.

I THINK EXPANDING IT MIGHT GIVE SOME MORE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO OFFER.

AND THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE FOR ME. SO GIVEN THAT THIS I AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO POTENTIALLY CAP THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFF SALE LICENSES FOR STANDALONE LIQUOR STORES. BUT THAT WOULD BE AT ANOTHER TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY LOOK AT SOME OTHER WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE THE OFFERINGS OF THESE LIQUOR STORES TO OFFER MORE HEALTHY OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, MORE SNACKS, MORE THINGS THAT ARE FRIENDLY FOR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, MORE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE WALKABLE TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. BUT I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION. BUT I DO LIKE THE OPTION THAT IF WE DO GET THIS PASSED, WE WILL HAVE THAT OPTION OF POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT SOME OTHER WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS IN OUR CITY, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY ADDING SOME KIND OF GRANT, A BUSINESS GRANT FOR THESE LIQUOR STORES TO SELL MORE HEALTHY OPTIONS. SO I'M GOING TO BE A YES ON THIS, BUT I'M OPEN TO HEARING WHATEVER ELSE YOU GUYS HAVE TO TALK ABOUT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BURKE. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I WASN'T NECESSARILY PLANNING TO SPEAK, BUT JUST IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS. FIRST, TO THE APPLICANT, I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE AN ESTHETIC IMPROVEMENT TO THE STORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK THANKS FOR THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION CLARIFYING WHAT IS CHANGING AND WHAT ISN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL LARGELY BE A SIMILAR OPERATION TO WHAT IT ALREADY IS, BUT YOU KNOW BETTER LOOKING MORE ACCESSIBLE, MAYBE

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AND I, I DO THINK AT A CERTAIN POINT IT'S BENEFICIAL TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND CONSIDER WHAT WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES AND WHAT DO YOU WANT THE CHARACTER OF YOUR COMMUNITY TO BE IN TERMS OF THE STORES AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS? AND SO I PLAN ON VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS WELL. BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHANG FOR KIND OF BRINGING OUR MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG, FOR BRINGING THE IDEA TO OUR ATTENTION AND KIND OF KEEPING IT IN THE FOURTH IN THE OUR FORETHOUGHT. AND MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD EVEN DO, LIKE A WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES ABOUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME ON THE ITEM. SURE, I'LL MOVE IT. SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. DO YOU NEED ME TO READ THE TITLE IN THE MOTION? OKAY, JUST IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, THAT SUFFICES. THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS NEW BUSINESS ITEM 12, CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT

[12. City Manager Employment Agreement Prepared by: Fred Galante, City Attorney Recommendation: Approve the City Manager Employment Agreement with Shannon DeLong, and Authorize the Mayor to Execute the Agreement.]

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WITH THAT, THAT ESSENTIALLY OUTLINES THE KEY TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE THREE CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO UNLESS THE COUNCIL THINKS OTHERWISE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE SPEAKER SPEAK AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS. IT'S GOOD TO GREAT. VERY WELL. FIRST UP IS GLENN BUTTON, FOLLOWED BY BROOKE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL GLENN BUTTON, 31 YEAR RESIDENT. IT'S NOW OFFICIALLY 31 YEARS WITH THIS FINE CITY AND DELIGHTED TO BE HERE. AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A HISTORIC DAY. THIS IS THE LAST MONDAY MEETING OF THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAS STOOD US WELL FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT CYPRESS HAS EXISTED. AND NEXT MONTH WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT. SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING SHANNON DELONG COMING INTO THIS EVENING'S MEETING, AND IT WILL BE GOOD TO GET CYPRESS BACK ON AN EVEN KEEL. HAVING A PERMANENT, MORE OR LESS CITY MANAGER. BUT. OUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT A YEAR AGO WAS OR MAYBE LESS THAN A YEAR WAS ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE BY THIS COUNCIL. AND KNOWING THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMPAIGNED ON TRANSPARENCY. WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS THE METRICS WHICH WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO THE CYPRESS CITY RESIDENTS FOR THIS TRANSITION. IS IT GOING TO BE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? ARE WE GOING TO RECOUP ALL THE MONEY THAT WE'VE SPENT ON THE SEARCH, ON THE SEVERANCE? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE UNTIL WE BREAK EVEN FINANCIALLY, OR WILL IT BE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR AWARD WINNING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE? OR WILL THERE BE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR WIDELY RESPECTED CITY SERVICES, OR WILL THERE BE OTHER METRICS THAT GET USED FOR IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO WE, THE RESIDENTS OF THIS? TRANSITION THAT'S BEEN IMPOSED UPON US? SO, SHANNON, YOU'VE GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL. OUR OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED IN HIS FIELD. AND YOUR BELINDA IS DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM NOW AS THEIR CITY MANAGER. BUT. WE, THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS CITY COUNCIL IMPOSED DISRUPTION ENDS UP BEING BENEFICIAL TO US GOING FORWARD. AND THESE WERE DECISIONS BEFORE YOU WERE SELECTED, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NOW IS BROOKE, FOLLOWED BY ANNE MALLORY. MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12, I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME THE NEW CITY MANAGER TO CYPRESS, AND SOMETHING ELSE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST CONTRACT OUR CITY MANAGER, I MEAN, OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL HAVE DONE. HE'S LEAVING US. I GUESS THIS IS YOUR LAST NIGHT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK ON IT. MAYBE THAT GOT LEFT OFF THE AGENDA SOMEHOW, BUT YOU'VE BEEN HERE SOME TIME, SO. AND TONIGHT DOES BRING TO AN END 70 YEARS OF TRADITION OF MONDAY MEETINGS IN THE CITY OF CYPRESS. SO THAT'S IT. WELCOME ABOARD. WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS AN MALLORY. GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO THANK SEAN FOR FILLING IN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS OUR

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LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU. BUT I REALLY BASICALLY AM STEALING THIS ITEM TO THANK FRED. FRED, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOU AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS MAYOR AND AS A NONPROFIT LEADER BEFORE I EVEN GOT INVOLVED IN THE POLITICS. AND I HAVE. SUCH RESPECT AND, YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR CITY, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR WISE COUNSEL, YOUR DETAILED CONTRACTS AND POLICIES AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND YOUR SKILL AT COMMUNICATING THAT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LEGAL AUTHORITIES. RIGHT. I'VE SAT IN MANY MEETINGS WITH YOU WHERE YOU WOULD TAKE BIG ITEMS AND REALLY NARROW IT DOWN AND HELP ALL OF THOSE WHO NEEDED TO MAKE DECISIONS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE GRANULAR INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE BIG IMPACT. YOU ARE. YOU'RE A CLASS ACT, MY FRIEND, AND YOU BROUGHT SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME BILL WINDER. BUT WE DO THAT WITH DEFINITELY SOME SADNESS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE YOU ON MONDAY NIGHTS. SO THANK YOU, FRED, AND WISH YOU JUST ALL THE BEST IN ALL OF YOUR ENDEAVORS AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE A STRANGER AND THAT YOU WILL COME TO AT LEAST SOME OF THE CITY EVENTS OR, YOU KNOW, CALL IN. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO, ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY WHO'S HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. I AND NOW, AFTER GETTING THOSE ACCOLADES, I'LL ADMIT THAT I FORGOT TO PROVIDE SOME OF SHANNON DELONG'S BACKGROUND IN MY PRESENTATION.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO CHANGE YOUR YOUR STATEMENTS, BUT I SHOULD STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT MISS DELONG HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CITY MANAGEMENT. FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, SHE SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY OF OF WHITTIER, AND PRIOR TO WHITTIER, MR. LONG WORKED FOR THE CITY OF DOWNEY AS AN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. SHE POSSESSES A BACHELOR OF ARTS AND MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. AS AN ALUMNI OF UCLA AND CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS, SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE THAT IN MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT PRESENTING THAT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ANYTHING RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER 12. I SEE. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SO I HOLD ON BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS. YES, I DID RECEIVE ANOTHER CARD AND IT'S FOR GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT TO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND PUT IT UNDER THERE. ITEM NUMBER TWO TO COMMENT ON THAT AT THAT TIME.

SO LET'S CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM NUMBER 12. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WELL, I KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY GET THIS SENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. WHEN WE INTERVIEWED YOU, IT WAS INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, IT WAS.

SO WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, AND YOU DEFINITELY SET THE BAR HIGH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT YOU, WHICH YOU MAY NOT KNOW, IS YOUR GETTING THE FEEL OF CYPRUS BEFORE YOU EVEN RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.

LIKE COMING TO OUR PARKS, COMING TO OUR RESTAURANTS, AND TO ME THAT THAT SAID A LOT ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN THE CITY, AS WELL AS REALLY GETTING TO KNOW THE CULTURE OF THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE CITY. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US. RIGHT. YEAH, THE FLORIDA THING, I DID WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED. IT'S JUST THAT WE HAD A JUST AN UNUSUALLY GOOD CROP OF WELL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. AND ONCE, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GOT PAST THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE ON FIT, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY WELL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. AND I JUST FELT I THINK WE FELT THAT WAS JUST A GREAT FIT FOR THE CITY AND ALSO A GREAT FIT FOR THE STAFF AND, AND COULD REALLY, YOU KNOW, GUIDE CYPRUS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY

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WELCOME. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MAYOR.

YEAH. SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME SHANNON DELONG AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER. AND WHEN THERE WAS A CITY MANAGER OPENING, I THINK WE WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT WAS GOING TO GO.

WHAT TALENT POOL WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO US. YOU KNOW I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH HIRING MARKET OUT THERE FOR A LOT OF JOBS. BUT TO ECHO WHAT MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG SAID, WE HAD ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC CANDIDATES. I THINK WE WERE FLOORED BY THE CALIBER OF APPLICANTS THAT WE HAD. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT BEING IN CYPRUS IS A VERY DESIRABLE JOB. BUT THE PERSON WHO EMERGED THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT FIT FOR OUR CITY IS SITTING RIGHT THERE.

SHANNON. SHE BRINGS FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE, POSITIVE ENERGY. I'M CONFIDENT SHE'LL BRING THE LEVEL OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY TO THE POSITION THAT OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE. AND I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE IN THE WEEDS, BUT REGARDING LIKE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF CHALLENGING TO NEGOTIATE WITH SOMEONE YOU'RE TRYING TO HIRE. YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIL. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THE AGREEMENT IS NOT JUST FAIR TO SHANNON, BUT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY AS WELL. I THINK THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS.

THERE ARE SOME LITTLE CHANGES IN THERE THAT PROBABLY ALMOST NOBODY CARES ABOUT. BUT LIKE ONE THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS WE HAVE AN ANNUAL GOAL SETTING IN THERE, AND IT'S SCHEDULED FOR BEFORE MARCH 15TH OF EVERY YEAR. AND THE REASON I WANTED THAT IN THERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR ANNUAL GOAL SETTING BEFORE THE BUDGET PROCESS IS REALLY UNDERWAY, AND THAT WAY THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND THE COUNCIL IS YOUR VOICE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE CREATING AND THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING AS A CITY. I WON'T BORE YOU WITH THE OTHER DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT, BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT'S FAIR AND I THINK IT PROTECTS THE CITY'S INTERESTS AND AND ALLOWED US TO HIRE AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE LIKE SHANNON. AND I'M OBVIOUSLY VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HER FUTURE HERE. AND TO OUR STAFF, I WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN AN EVENTFUL STRETCH, BUT AND I KNOW IT'S NOT OUR JOB AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE YOUR DIRECT SUPERVISORS, BUT WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT. WE WANT YOU TO COME TO WORK HAPPY, EXCITED TO BE HERE. WE WANT YOU TO STAY HERE. WE WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS YOURSELVES BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH COLLECTIVE BRAINPOWER AND GOODNESS AND TALENT IN OUR CITY STAFF. AND I'M JUST OVER THE MOON FOR OUR FUTURE HERE. AND SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME SHANNON ABOARD. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS OR REQUESTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO FOR ITEM NUMBER 12, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12. I'LL SECOND. VERY WELL. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ON THE

[13. Receive the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Mid-Year Update Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: Receive the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Mid-Year Update; and Provide direction for the development of the FYE 2027-2033 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program.]

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AND FINALLY, WE FOCUS ON COORDINATION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR UTILITIES, OUR DEVELOPERS, AND OTHER AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE OUR PROJECTS ALIGN INSTEAD OF CONFLICT. BY CONSIDERING THESE FACTORS, WE ENSURE PROJECTS ARE WELL PLANNED RATHER THAN REACTING TO ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE SEVERAL MAJOR PROJECTS UNDERWAY, WITH INVESTMENTS OF JUST UNDER $37 MILLION THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR OUR ROADWAYS, FACILITY UPGRADES, PARKS, TRAFFIC, AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. OF COURSE, A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT IS A $27 MILLION EARMARKED FOR THE MYRA AVENUE PUMP STATION NUMBER ONE PROJECT FOR OUR ROADWAYS. ONE PROJECT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND WILL PAVE OVER 14 LANE MILES OF PAVEMENT ALONG PORTIONS OF VALLEY VIEW STREET, NORTH AVENUE AND WALKER STREET. THE RESIDENTIAL STREET RESURFACING PROJECT WILL ALSO BEGIN IN APRIL AND WILL RESURFACE 33 CENTERLINE MILES. FOR OUR PARKWAYS, WE REPLACED OVER 12,000FT■!S OF SIDEWALKS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS, AND WE ALSO REPLACED NEARLY A QUARTER MILE OF CURB AND GUTTER TO ALLEVIATE PONDING ISSUES. AND LASTLY, WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH OUR TREE REPLANTING PROJECT AND HOPE TO PLANT OVER 150 NEW TREES BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR SEWER PROJECTS. A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO OUR SEWER MASTER PLAN IS UNDERWAY, WHICH WILL UPDATE A STUDY THAT WAS LAST DONE IN 2007 AND DESIGNED FOR THE MYRA AVENUE PUMP. STATION. NUMBER ONE IS NEARING COMPLETION, WITH EQUIPMENT PURCHASES PLANNED FOR SPRING AND FALL AND CONSTRUCTION EARLY NEXT YEAR. FOR OUR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.

WORK IS UNDERWAY TO INSTALL ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AT INTERSECTIONS CITYWIDE.

THESE ACCESSIBLE SIGNALS PROVIDE VIBROTACTILE FEEDBACK TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR OUR FACILITIES. THE HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS WRAPPING UP AT CITY HALL. CONSTRUCTION WILL SOON BEGIN FOR THE EV CHARGING STATIONS AT THE MAINTENANCE YARD, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOOTING RANGE WILL BEGIN IN THE COMING MONTHS. LASTLY, FOR OUR PARKS, WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING PROPOSALS FOR THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DESIGN FOR THE EXPANSION OF SYCAMORE PARK, AND ARE FINALIZING PLANS TO RETROFIT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT VARIOUS PARK FACILITIES. THE PARKING LOTS OF THE SENIOR CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER WERE RECENTLY RESEALED, AND CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING AT THE VETERANS PARK RESTROOM NOW, I'M EXCITED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE CIP STREAMLINING PILOT PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST SUMMER. THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TEST NEW WAYS TO DELIVER PROJECTS MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE. OF THE EIGHT PILOT PROJECTS, ONE IS COMPLETE, FIVE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION AND TWO ARE IN DESIGN. THE FIVE IN CONSTRUCTION, THREE WERE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, WHILE TWO RETURNED TO CITY COUNCIL DUE TO BUDGET CONSIDERATION. EARLY RESULTS ARE VERY ENCOURAGING. PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION ARE AVERAGING ABOUT FIVE WEEKS FASTER THAN TYPICAL TIMELINES, AND BASED ON CURRENT PROGRESS, WE ANTICIPATE REDUCING OVERALL SCHEDULES BY UP TO EIGHT WEEKS UPON COMPLETION. THIS PILOT PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO DELIVER PROJECTS FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY AND OVERSIGHT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE UPDATES AS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS. NEXT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHERE OUR CIP PROJECT STAND.

THIS YEAR. WE HAVE 22 NEW PROJECTS, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON AN ADDITIONAL 18 CARRYOVER PROJECTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. SINCE MOST PROJECTS CAN'T BE COMPLETED WITHIN A 12 MONTH TIMEFRAME. THE 40 PROJECTS WE HAVE ON OUR PLATE, ABOUT 10% ARE COMPLETE.

80% ARE EITHER IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION, AND THE REMAINING 10% ARE IN THE PIPELINE. BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE HOPE TO HAVE 90% OF ALL PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETE.

IT'S A BIG WORKLOAD, BUT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB KEEPING EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD. THAT WRAPS UP MY UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CIP, AND TONIGHT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THIS UPDATE AND PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT SEVEN YEAR CIP. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INVESTMENTS TO HELP MAINTAIN

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THANK YOU. NICK. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO YOU MENTIONED THE TREE PLANTING AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR IT, BUT I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED KIND OF INCREASING OUR TREE PLANTING OR REPLANTING BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN GET TO MORE SPOTS IN THE COURSE OF A YEAR. IS THAT REFLECTED IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE CHANGE THAT'S BEEN MADE? YES. SO CURRENTLY WE ARE ON TRACK TO PLANT ABOUT 150 TREES BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S PART OF OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE CITY'S URBAN FOREST. LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE PLANNING TO RAMP UP OUR EFFORTS AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 100,000 BUDGETED EACH YEAR. WE'RE LOOKING TO UP THAT TO 150,000 EACH YEAR. TO FURTHER ADDRESS VACANT TREE WALLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OKAY. AND THEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO ANSWER THIS AT THIS TIME, BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, LIKE OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, IS THERE LIKE A BACKLOG OR DEFICIT OF VACANT TREE WELLS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, OR IS IT JUST A THIS IS A THING WHERE WE'RE INCREASING THE BUDGET AND IT SHOULD JUST ALLOW US TO STAY MORE ON TOP OF THINGS. THERE IS A SMALL BACKLOG JUST DUE TO SOME VACANCIES IN OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISION, BUT THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERTAKE TO INCREASE THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOWARDS THE TREES AND JUST REALLY ADDRESSING AND IMPROVING OUR URBAN FOREST. OKAY. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO ASK, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT NOT JUST AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT AT BRIEFINGS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, STEPS TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT GOES ON AT SOME LOCATIONS IN THE CITY. AND SOME OF THAT IS NOT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. IT'S LIKE NEW ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS OR CHANGING LAWS. BUT ARE THERE ANY THINGS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN DIRECTED AT THE ILLEGAL DUMPING? YES. SO AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE TAKING A PHASED, PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO REALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN A THOUGHTFUL AND EFFECTIVE MANNER.

LIKE YOU SAID, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CIP.

THAT INCLUDES INCREASED EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS, INTRODUCING NEW ORDINANCES TO REALLY GIVE US THE TEETH, TO HOLD THOSE RESPONSIBLE. WE ARE PURCHASING SOME MOBILE CAMERA TRAILERS TO IMPROVE OUR ENFORCEMENT. AND ALSO, IF THESE MEASURES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH, THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO INCLUDE SOME LONGER TERM SOLUTIONS IN THE SEVEN YEAR CIP, SUCH AS IMPROVED LANDSCAPING BARRIERS, WALLS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE CAN HELP FURTHER PREVENT ILLEGAL DUMPING. SO IT'S WE'RE GOING TO BE CAPABLE OF DOING THAT SHOULD WE NEED TO DO THAT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN THE I KNOW WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SHADE SAIL REPLACEMENTS, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY ACCELERATING THE ONE PER YEAR PLAN. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S IN THIS WILL BE IN THIS UPDATE OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD IN THE FUTURE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? WE ARE KEEPING IT AS SCHEDULED. WE DO HAVE IN YEAR ONE, TWO PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR DESIGN IN YEAR ONE. THEY WILL BOTH BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN YEAR TWO. YEAR TWO IS ALSO WHEN SYCAMORE PARK WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT UNDERTAKING. SO GIVEN THE NUMBER AND SCALE OF PROJECTS PLANNED, WE ARE KEEPING IT AS SCHEDULED SO WE CAN KIND OF SEE HOW WORKLOADS, RESOURCES AND THE TIMELINES EVOLVE. ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER AND A CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE, THEN WE CAN REVISIT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPEDITE THE PROJECTS. OKAY, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE A FAIR AMOUNT MIGHT DEPEND ON THE SYCAMORE PARK. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU.

NICK AND CITY MANAGER. I'M REALLY I'M REALLY HEARTENED TO SEE SOME OF THESE KIND OF LINGERING RESIDENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE TREE WELLS OR THE ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT ARE KIND OF IN THE PLAN NOW AND TAKING THESE PROACTIVE STEPS. SO THANK YOU FOR THE BRIEFINGS AND FOR INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE INTO THE PLAN. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AS I HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO WHEN WE DO THE SURVEY TO THE RESIDENTS ON BARALDI, THAT'S THAT'S TO PROBABLY THE LOCAL ONES RIGHT AROUND THERE, RIGHT. IS IT GO INTO WHAT AMENITIES THEY LOOK FOR OR WHAT TYPE OF THINGS WOULD BE IN THAT SURVEY? I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T ASK YOU THIS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT WHAT DO WE TYPICALLY ASK? OH, SORRY. MAYBE I SHOULD GO BEHIND YOU, BUT WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO WE

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PLEASE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE ITEM. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS

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HOWEVER, WE I RECEIVED WE RECEIVED A SPEAKER CARD. SOMEONE WANTED TO SPEAK DURING THE GENERAL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND I JUST RECEIVED A CARD. SO I'M INVITING UP MARILYN REEMS TO SPEAK ON. TO SPEAK NOW. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. EVENING COUNCIL MARILYN REEMS, CYPRESS RESIDENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANNON. I AM SO GLAD TO SEE A POWERFUL WOMAN COMING IN AND LEADING THE CITY. I THINK THAT'S SO EXCITING. SO ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER I'M SO GLAD THAT THE CITY IS AGAIN DOING THE CITIZENS ACADEMY AND AND THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP IN THIS MESS. AND BEING COMING HERE AND LEARNING ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT THAT I HAD NEVER BEEN IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE BEFORE I AND SEVERAL OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE I LIVE CAME OVER HERE LOOKING TO TRY AND GET HELP ON GETTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WHICH HAS YET TO BE DONE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CITY OF CYPRESS FAULT. I JUST IT WAS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR ME.

I LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT IN THAT CITIZEN'S ACADEMY, AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE OPENING IT UP AGAIN. I, I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FRED FOR ALL THESE YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN SO KIND TO ME, SO PATIENT, PUTTING YOUR HAND ON MY SHOULDER AND TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN I WAS SO WORKED UP OVER STUFF. I AM JUST. THAT'S THE WAY GOD MADE ME. I GET WORKED UP OVER STUFF WHEN I THINK STUFF'S NOT. PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER.

THEY'RE NOT BEING KIND. THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT I'VE SPOKE TO FROM THIS PODIUM, THIS ISSUE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN TO SO FREQUENTLY. I, I REALLY WANT TO SAY TO YOU AGAIN, I AM STRUCK, EVEN IN THE WORDING ON THE CITIZEN'S ACADEMY, ABOUT TRANSPARENCY BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF GETTING PEOPLE IN AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND JUST, JUST IN WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT AS A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY AND HAS PASSIONATELY GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THIS CITY, THAT MY VOICE WAS IGNORED, ALONG WITH COUNTLESS RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS THAT HAVE FAITHFULLY COME HERE AND SPOKEN BEFORE THIS COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU AGAIN, I'M DISAPPOINTED. I WISH YOU HADN'T DONE THAT. DISAPPOINTED ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S DIFFICULTY IN BEING ABLE TO ATTEND TUESDAY MEETINGS. I, I IT IS JUST SAD TO ME. SO I HOPE THAT THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU MOVING FORWARD. I'M GOING TO TRY AND COME TO AS MANY MEETINGS AS I CAN ON TUESDAYS, BUT MAKE BEING TRANSPARENT ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING. BECAUSE I LOVE THIS CITY AND I CARE ABOUT EACH ONE OF YOU AND RESPECT EACH ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE

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SO NOT COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, NOT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND THEN I KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S COME UP IN THE PAST HERE, BUT WE NEVER WANT TO PREVENT COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM FREELY EXPRESSING THEIR OPINION TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, TO A MEMBER OF THE PRESS, TO WHOMEVER. THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT PREVENTS THAT KIND OF EXPRESSION, IS THERE? AND I DON'T KNOW MR. JOYCE OR MR. GALANTE, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK FREELY. THE THE DRAFT POLICY CONTEMPLATES THAT BY WHEN IT SAYS TOP OF PAGE TWO THIRD LINE COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE CLEAR ABOUT WHETHER THEIR COMMENTS REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL CITY POSITION OR PERSONAL VIEWPOINT. I WILL CONCEDE I, I PROBABLY COULD HAVE ADDED A SENTENCE THAT'S MORE DIRECT THAN THAT, BUT THIS THIS CONTEMPLATES THAT. COUNCIL MEMBERS CERTAINLY CAN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, BUT SHOULD BE CLEAR WHEN DOING SO THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF. BUT I'LL I'LL STIPULATE THAT IF THERE'S A CLEARER WAY TO SAY IT, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT REVISION. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S KIND OF TWO TYPES OF CITY STATEMENTS OR RELEASES, IN MY OPINION. THERE'S PRESS RELEASES, WHICH IS LIKE A COMES FROM THE CITY AND IT'S WE'VE GOT A NEW BUSINESS HERE OR THIS GOOD THING HAPPENED. BUT THEN SOMETIMES THERE'S A LIKE A STATEMENT FROM THE MAYOR. AND SO I WANTED TO I GUESS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IF THE MAYOR WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WENT ON AND GOING ON IN THE CITY, CAN THE MAYOR DRAFT A STATEMENT AND IT GETS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OR HOW DOES THAT WORK UNDER THIS POLICY? I'M ADVISED THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY READS ALL OF THE CONTENT ON CITY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE FOR REVIEW, APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT POSTING TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. TYPICALLY, THAT OCCURS IN CONCERT OR IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN ME AND OUR CONSULTING PUBLIC INFORMATION REPRESENTATIVE. COMMS LAB. COMMUNICATIONS LAB. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS WHEN STATEMENT WHEN A PRESS RELEASE GOES OUT. AND I BELIEVE BASED ON THE POLICY THAT WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER, IS IT CLEAR ON THE RELEASE? DOES IT SAY LIKE FROM CITY MANAGER SEAN JOYCE OR OR IS THERE NO ATTRIBUTION THE THE COMMENT FORMAT, STANDARD FORMAT THAT WE USE WITH WHICH I AM FAMILIAR EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE TOP OF THE PRESS RELEASE WILL INDICATE THE PERSON WHO WOULD BE WHO COULD BE CONTACTED FOR FOLLOW UP WITH RESPECT TO ATTRIBUTION. QUOTES ARE INCLUDED. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A DEPARTMENT HEAD HIRED,

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OKAY. SO I THINK THAT DOES HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE THE STATEMENT ACTUALLY CAME FROM.

SO I THINK THAT'S A STRONG BENEFIT. SO I'M GOING TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER. I THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'M GOING TO THROW OUT SOME PROPOSED CHANGES, AND I'D SUGGEST MAYBE WE BRING THIS BACK AND WE COULD ALL LOOK IT OVER AND THINK IT OVER A LITTLE MORE. AND FEEL FREE TO TELL ME MY PROPOSED CHANGES ARE BAD OR GREAT. BUT ONE THING IS THE POINT. ON PAGE TWO, THE TOP WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST BE CLEAR ABOUT WHETHER COMMENTS REPRESENT THEIR OFFICIAL POSITION. I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ONE SOMEWHERE IT SAYS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN SPEAK FREELY, BUT TWO, I KIND OF DON'T LIKE THE THING THAT SAYS COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO BE CLEAR THAT THEIR COMMENTS MAY NOT REPRESENT THE POSITION. LIKE IF I'M SPEAKING TO A RESIDENT OR REPORTER, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ALWAYS SAY, NOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. LIKE, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S ASSUMED UNLESS I'M SAYING THIS IS THE CITY'S POSITION. SO PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE CHANGE THE WORDING OF THAT STANDARD THERE.

AND THEN SECTION THREE HAS THE POTENTIAL CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. I FELT LIKE THAT WAS MAYBE A LITTLE REDUNDANT AND VAGUE. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DEFINE WHAT'S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE AND WHAT'S WHAT ISN'T. I FEEL LIKE IF THE POLICY IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS THE DESIGNATED SPOKESPERSON, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE OR NOT. SO I'D SUGGEST REMOVING SECTION THREE. AND THEN LASTLY, REGARDING LIKE WHETHER THE MAYOR CAN MAKE A STATEMENT AND THAT'S APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER. NO OFFENSE TO CITY, CURRENT OR INCOMING CITY MANAGERS. I KIND OF HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AN UNELECTED PERSON SAYING THAT THE MAYOR CAN'T SAY SOMETHING. PERSONALLY, I THINK IF THE MAYOR'S ELECTED AND THEN THE COUNCIL CHOOSES THE MAYOR, IF THE MAYOR WANTS TO ISSUE A STATEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THEIR PREROGATIVE AND THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. BUT THOSE ARE KIND OF THE THREE AREAS THAT I'D SUGGEST CHANGING AS WE COME BACK WITH A MAYBE AN UPDATED DRAFT. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT OTHERS THINK. OKAY, DOCTOR CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING CLEAR WHENEVER WE'RE MAKING A STATEMENT ONLINE OR THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT WHETHER IT REPRESENTS OUR OWN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS VERSUS THOSE OF THE CITY. BUT IN PERSON, I, I IMAGINE IT WOULD GET A LITTLE BIT CUMBERSOME IF WE HAD TO SAY EACH TIME, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION, BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE, IN GENERAL, A GOOD PRACTICE FOR US TO DO. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. SO EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE TO IF ONE OF US WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ICE ACTIVITY IN OUR CITY OR JUST IN IN OUR COUNTRY, I WOULD BE FINE WITH US MAKING THAT STATEMENT. EVEN IF IT'S THE MAYOR, IF IT'S OUR OWN PERSONAL VIEW IN US, STATING THAT IT'S OUR OWN PERSONAL VIEW. BUT I WOULDN'T WANT IT TO BE MISCONSTRUED THAT THAT WAS THE POSITION OF THE CITY. AND WE'VE HAD OTHER SITUATIONS TOO. AND I DID WANT TO ASK YOU ALL WHAT WHAT HAPPENED. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED, DO WE WANT AND IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, DO WE WANT TO GET THE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL BEFORE ANY KIND OF MAJOR ISSUE IS IS TALKED ABOUT, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY? FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR WE HAD A VERY LARGE RACIST SYMBOL, KIND OF AT ONE OF OUR PARKS, AND I WASN'T SURE IF IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT ON, THE MAYOR SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT ON, OR IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD

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I'VE LOOKED THROUGH IT BRIEFLY, BUT I CAN'T REALLY STATE IF IT FITS WELL OR DOESN'T FIT WELL.

SO I'D REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THE ITEM. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, YEAH, I, I HAVE A PERSPECTIVE WHERE, WELL, THE MAYOR IS, IS BASICALLY APPOINTED BY HIS FELLOW, HIS OR HER FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY MANAGER BASICALLY RUNS THE CITY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PARKS, WHATEVER POLICE ACTIVITY, I CONSIDER THAT TO BE UNDER THE GUISE OF THE CITY MANAGER. SO I APPRECIATE THE CITY MANAGER HAVING THE LEADERSHIP OF HOW WE MANAGE THIS TO OUR PUBLIC. OKAY. THAT COULD BE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. THAT'S THAT'S ALL WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW. OKAY. IF THERE'S A PERSONAL OPINION THAT THE MAYOR FEELS LIKE THEY WANT TO PUT SOMETHING OUT, THEY CAN SAY THAT, RIGHT? IT'S IT'S A PERSONAL OPINION. THEY PUT IT ON THEIR OWN FACEBOOK PAGE OR WHATEVER IT IS. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN SHOULD WE OR SHOULD WE NOT? I REALLY HAVE TO LEAVE THAT TO THE CITY MANAGER. WE PAY THEM GOOD MONEY, OKAY? TO LEAD THE CITY, TO REPRESENT THE CITY AND HAVE THE TRUST BY US THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY. SO THAT'S HOW MY PERSPECTIVE IS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE WRITTEN THE PROCEDURE THAT WAY. SO THANK YOU. AND WHEN IT COMES APPROPRIATE I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG'S, ONE OF HIS QUESTIONS. AND I GUESS IT ALSO IS RELATED TO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. SO WHEN THERE WAS THE RACIST SYMBOL IN THE PARK, I WAS THE MAYOR. AND SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO MAYBE ACHIEVE SOME COUNCIL CONSENSUS BEFORE STATEMENTS MADE, PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, THAT COULD TAKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME AND THE OTHER. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M INCLINED TO JUST LET THE MAYOR MAKE A STATEMENT RATHER THAN WAITING FOR CONSENSUS, BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE MAYBE A NOTICED MEETING. AND THEN TO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S POINT, MAYBE. YEAH, WE JUST SEE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY REGARDING THE MAYOR VERSUS THE CITY MANAGER. BUT TO ME, WHEN RESIDENTS SAW THAT HATE SYMBOL, THEY WERE REACHING OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, AND THEY EXPECT, LIKE THEY EXPECTED, THAT A STATEMENT WOULD COME FROM THE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THEY ELECTED. THAT'S MY OPINION AT LEAST. I DON'T THINK THEY WERE EMAILING THE CITY MANAGER SAYING WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER'S OPINION ON THIS HATE SYMBOL. I THINK THEY WANTED THE ELECTED OPINION ON THE HATE SYMBOL. AND SO CITY STAFF ISSUES OR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS MAKES COMPLETE SENSE TO ME THAT THE CITY MANAGER WOULD MAKE THE STATEMENT, BUT I HATE SYMBOL IN A PARK OR SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THE PURVIEW OF THE OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND IN THIS CASE, THE MAYOR. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY I LEAN THAT WAY.

JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE CONTEXT. SO JUST A FEW COMMENTS. HAVING HEARD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FEEDBACK ON THIS POLICY, I WILL SAY THAT THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH ON PAGE TWO. NOWHERE IN THAT LANGUAGE OR IN ANY OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE POLICY, DOES IT PROHIBIT INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA. I SO THAT IS JUST A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT INFRINGES THAT. HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK AS YOUR CITY MANAGER SAID, THAT COULD ALWAYS BE EXPRESSLY STATED. PARAGRAPH OR SECTION THREE, I SHOULD SAY. I THINK MAYBE THE TITLE IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE AS I READ THROUGH IT, IT DOES REFERENCE SENSITIVE ISSUES, BUT IT ALSO EXPANDS. AND I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO MAYBE ENCOMPASS THE WORD

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YEAH, I GUESS I WOULD ASK, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I FELT LIKE EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, THE POLICY STILL KIND OF CHANNELS REQUESTS TO THE CITY MANAGER ANYWAY. IT DOES. OKAY. YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE SOME ISSUE COME UP AS TO WHO IS THE OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CITY. AND THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE A POLICY. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD MY OWN OPINION. BUT I OBVIOUSLY THIS CLARIFIES THAT. BUT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY MANAGER DOES AND THE MAYOR. SO I THOUGHT THAT PROVIDED SOME CLARITY. BUT CERTAINLY I THINK IT DOES WORK WITHOUT IT, AS YOU SUGGEST. THANKS. I WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS ON THIS MATTER. ONE IS IT SEEMS AS IF, THOUGH THIS IS A TOPIC THAT ALL CITIES EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY CITIES THAT DURING VERY TRAGIC TIMES. I REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED OFF IN JANUARY 2025, THERE WAS A NEW MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ACADEMY BY CAL CITIES, WHERE THEY TAKE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY BRING THEM IN AND KIND OF EXPLAIN TO THEM THE BROWN ACT AND VARIOUS THINGS. AND NUMEROUS COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE AREAS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE FIRES UP NORTH COMPLAINED VERY VOCALLY BECAUSE OF THE BROWN ACT. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THEIR RESIDENTS, AND THEY WANTED TO SEE HOW TO ADDRESS THIS. AND THEY WERE VERY PUBLICLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOSING THEIR HOMES AND THEY REALLY COULDN'T RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT VIOLATING THE BROWN ACT. AND SO HOW TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND SO FORTH. I THINK THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED SITUATION. DIFFERENT TIMES. YOU WANT DIFFERENT SPOKESPERSONS DEPENDING UPON WHAT THE EMERGENCY IS, WHETHER IT'S A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OR WHETHER IT'S A FIRE. IT'S IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND OUT HOW TO RESPOND, WHAT BEST TO RESPOND. SO I WANT TO SAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GOING AHEAD AND TAKING THE VERSION 1.0 AND TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER AN UPDATED MEDIA RELATIONS, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME, WHERE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO MONITOR, WHETHER IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S PRESS RELEASES, WHETHER IT'S NEWSPAPERS, OR WHETHER IT'S JUST BEING THERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M SORRY, BEING HERE AT THE CIVIC CENTER, AND WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR SAYING, WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR RESPONSE, CITY MANAGER? WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR RESPONSE? CHIEF OF POLICE? WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR RESPONSE? DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS? WHAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR RESPONSE WAS ON AND ON. SO THAT BRINGS ME TO THE SECOND POINT I WANTED TO SAY, WHICH IS IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS VERSION 1.0, AND I'M GOING TO ASSUME, AND PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT THERE'S NO NEED TO REALLY ASK FOR A MOTION BECAUSE WE'RE NOT READY TO VOTE ON THIS, RIGHT? I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WANT FURTHER REFINEMENT. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO RESPOND AND INCORPORATE COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE TIME AND INCORPORATE RESPONSES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I WANT TO ASK, MOVING FORWARD, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE SET UP WITH TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY TO UPDATE THIS, OR SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THIS? I'M KIND OF OPENING THIS UP, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPEAK. I MEAN, I, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR SHAWN, BUT I BELIEVE I SEE WE RECEIVED FAIRLY CLEAR DIRECTION. I KNOW THERE WAS A COMMENT BY MISS MALLORY AND SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES. SO IF THE SUGGESTION MAYOR IS TO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE ANALYZE THE COMMENTS MISS MALLORY SUBMITTED, AND ALSO SOME OF THE OTHER COMMENTS DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT WOULD BE MORE, I THINK WOULD LEND ITSELF WELL TO A SUBCOMMITTEE. FOR MY PART, I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN GREAT FEEDBACK. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. INCORPORATING THE IMPROVEMENTS. THE FEEDBACK WILL MAKE IT BETTER, IT'LL MAKE IT STRONGER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING TO YOU WITH A

[01:50:06]

AFTER THAT. IT'S ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE ANYTHING FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IF NOT SEEING THIS THE SECOND PART. RIGHT. YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO

[ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS]

THANK YOU. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE OUR LAST MEETING TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE PD. I HAD A GREAT MORNING WITH CHIEF LOUDERBACK WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GO IN AND TOUR OUR FACILITY. I HADN'T SEEN IT SINCE IT'S BEEN REDONE, SO I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY IMPROVEMENTS, NOT ONLY FROM LIKE A COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINT, BUT THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT WAS PUT INTO CREATING MORE TEAM SPIRIT, MORE CAMARADERIE, MORE IDENTIFICATION WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD AS A COMMUNITY HERE IN CYPRUS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PD, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND OUR PD IS FANTASTIC. AND WHEN YOU TOUR THE FACILITY, YOU REALLY DO SEE WHY. THERE'S A WONDERFUL SENSE OF CAMARADERIE. THEY'VE CHOSEN NEW EMBLEMS FOR THEMSELVES THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED THROUGHOUT. THEY WERE THE ALL OF THE OFFICERS WERE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE INPUT AND TO VOTE ON WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A GREAT SORT OF HISTORICAL CONTEXT, BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A RECREATION OF SOME OF THE PICTURES AND THINGS THAT WERE UP ON THE WALL, KIND OF RECREATING OLD SCENES WITH NEW STAFF MEMBERS. IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO I WAS REALLY HONORED TO GET TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM OCFA. SO I'M KIND OF FIGURING OUT DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WHO WHO I COULD CONTACT, WHAT TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS I SHOULD BE ASKING, WHAT I CAN DO TO BRING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THESE SERVICES. AND THEN THIS LAST WEEKEND, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED PIER ONE ON ONE. AND THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH KIDS WHO HAVE AUTISM OR ON THE SPECTRUM. THEY WORK WITH PEER TO PEER MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP. SO THEY PAIR A STUDENT OR A KID WITH ANOTHER KID WHO'S ON THE SPECTRUM AND REQUIRES SOME ASSISTANCE TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

AND THEY DO THINGS LIKE TAKE ART CLASSES, THEY TAKE DANCE CLASSES, THEY DO PERFORMANCES.

BUT IT'S A GREAT GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GREAT SERVICES AND OUTREACH TO KIDS WHO NEED TO GET OUT, WHO NEED TO HAVE MORE EXPERIENCES, MORE DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE, MORE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. SO IT WAS REALLY A FANTASTIC EVENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM SOME MORE, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. YEAH. TO KICK OFF, I HAD A EAGLE SCOUT BOARD REVIEW. FOR THOSE THAT KNOW I'M I PARTICIPATE AS I CAN INTERVIEWING EAGLE SCOUT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. AND SO I DID THAT ON THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY. THE GUY MADE IT JUST FYI. THE NEXT DAY I MET WITH A OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO REACHED OUT ASKING FOR POSSIBLY SOME SHADOWING OR SOME OPPORTUNITY TO TO WORK WITH A CITY MEMBER OR A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO WE MET SO I COULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING FOR. AND IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GOOD DISCUSSION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP NEXT WEEK. I AM GOING TO LINK HER UP WITH BILL WEINER, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LEGAL ASPECTS AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAD A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, WHICH THANK YOU, BROOKE, FOR THE POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THAT, THAT WE ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO COME TO THAT. IT'S A IT'S A GREAT SESSION. IF YOU COULD HANDLE 4 OR 5 HOURS OF LISTENING TO US, BUT THEN ALSO THAT SAME EVENING I MET WITH ANOTHER STUDENT FROM OXFORD, AND HE'S GETTING HIS CITIZENSHIP BADGE AS PART OF THE EAGLE SCOUT PROGRAM. SO, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I NEVER KNOW HOW OLD THESE FOLKS ARE UNTIL I WALK INTO THE PLACE

[01:55:04]

BUT LONG STORY SHORT, CYPRUS WENT FROM HAVING VIRTUALLY NO LAWS WHATSOEVER REGARDING TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM UNDUE INFLUENCE. AND NOW WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT HARDER FOR THOSE MYSTERIOUS MAILERS AND DARK MONEY TO TO EXERT INFLUENCE OVER OUR ELECTIONS. SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THAT. AND THEN THANK YOU AS WELL TO MR. GALANTE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT YOUR TIME HERE IN CYPRUS. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. WITH REGARDS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, I DID LIKE BROOKS SUGGESTION THAT WE TAKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND MAKE IT MORE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE, OR DO A BETTER JOB DISSEMINATING THAT KNOWLEDGE. TIPPING IS GOOD. I THINK WE COULD WE COULD PROBABLY AT LEAST GET SOME AUDIO GOING SO PEOPLE COULD LISTEN TO IT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WOULD BE WILLING TO LISTEN TO A FOUR HOUR MEETING. IN THE STREET. I AND DURING THE MEETING I THE TOPIC OF OR THE TOPIC OF TODAY'S PEOPLE DID BRING UP THE ISSUE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, ESPECIALLY IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE FOR US. I, I DID APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMEMBER CARNAHAN SUGGESTED THAT WE CREATE A MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE WEBSITE, AND I DID SEE THAT ACROSS NOT JUST FOR ANAHEIM UNION, BUT FOR A LOT OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THEY'RE THEY'RE LOOKING AT CUTTING SOME BUDGET CUTS. AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT ARE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES. I

[02:00:01]

AND I DID WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK FRED GALANTE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I APPRECIATED YOUR YOUR CALM DEMEANOR THROUGH ALL THIS AND YOUR YOUR CONSTANT CAREFULNESS WHEN IT'S TO ATTENTION AND DETAIL TO, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE LOOKED THROUGH. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR MY COMMENTS. FOR EVERYONE OBSERVING LENT AND RAMADAN. I WANT TO WISH YOU WELL. I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR. IT'S THE YEAR OF THE HORSE. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO APPLY TO THE CYPRUS CITIZENS ACADEMY. ADDITIONALLY, ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 27TH, I, ALONG WITH JANET NGUYEN AND MANY OTHERS PARTICIPATED IN EVERYONE COUNTS OCH. EVERYONE AT COUNCIL OCH IS A PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOMELESSNESS. WE DID A POINT IN TIME COUNT AND IT'S A FEDERALLY MANDATED BIENNIAL COUNT CONDUCTED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS ON A SINGLE NIGHT. THIS IS IN ORANGE COUNTY. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EVENT INVOLVING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. IT'S 34 CITIES. THE ORANGE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE, A NONPROFIT HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOWED UP THAT NIGHT TO DO THE COUNT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE VOLUNTEERS. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREWS WHO WORK THROUGH THE COLD, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS. DURING THE PRIOR STORM, THE CREWS REMOVED OVER A DOZEN FALLEN TREES, FILLED 11 POTHOLES AND CLEARED HUNDREDS OF CATCH BASINS. I WANT TO ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND THE AMERICANA AWARDS AND WISH CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY ELLEN YORK. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLAN SESSION. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE

[ COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION]

THESE ARE 13 YEAR OLD KIDS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING TO THINK ABOUT THE KIND OF BURDENS THEY'RE OPERATING UNDER THAT ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE WHEN WE WERE 13 YEAR OLD KIDS. AND SO, AS MENTIONED, I DID SUGGEST IN OUR MEETING, OUR STRATEGIC MEETING, THAT WE CREATE SOME SORT OF GREATER VISIBILITY ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR CREATE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT CAN POINT PEOPLE TO OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN MENTAL HEALTH HELP OR ENGAGE IN SUICIDE PREVENTION. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT ADD TO A FUTURE MEETING TO DISCUSS MAKING A MORE ROBUST EFFORT IN THAT REGARD, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH. AND I'LL SECOND YOUR YOUR AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT? COUNCILMEMBER STRONG? AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY WE'VE GOTTEN SOME CORRESPONDENCE LATELY REGARDING THE OC ANIMAL SHELTER. AND SO I WAS THINKING, EXCUSE ME, THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD AN ITEM TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR THE OC ANIMAL CARE SHELTER. THESE CONCERNS HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME UNSAFE AND UN UNTIDY CONDITIONS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AS WELL AS A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING IN THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CITIES THAT ARE SERVED BY THIS CONTRACT, SO AS IT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL, WE WOULD NEED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM TO CREATE MORE STRINGENT STANDARDS. BUT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE CONCERNED ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME TO CRAFT SOME VERBIAGE THAT WE MIGHT INCLUDE THAT WOULD CREATE MORE STRINGENT STANDARDS. IF I MAY READ DIRECTLY FROM THEM. A GOOD ANIMAL SHELTER NEEDS TO EITHER

[02:05:03]

I'M WONDERING IF A SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY IF IT GOES INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. SO LET ME HIT PAUSE THERE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILMEMBER STRONG OKAY. NO THANK YOU. OKAY. SO AND NEXT ON THE SPEAKER LIST SPEAKER IS DOCTOR CHANG. SO HERE'S THE QUESTION. BUT LET ME PASS THIS ON TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. COUNCILMEMBER STRONG MENTIONED SOMETHING. SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ITEM BEFORE WE GO FORWARD, OR SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND LET THE OR DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ACTION ON IT? CITY MANAGER I MENTIONED AT THE DISTRICT PLAN MEETING I HAD A VERY SMALL CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY. I'VE. I HAVE RECUSED AND CONTINUE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS MATTER. THE CITY IS NOT DISADVANTAGED BY THAT. AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION OF MY OWN. THE CITY IS NOT DISADVANTAGED BY THAT. INASMUCH AS THIS PROJECT, THIS THESE DELIBERATIONS WILL GO ON IN SEVERAL MONTHS FROM NOW. SO JEFF IS TAKING THE LEAD AND HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SHANNON RIGHT AWAY, I'M SURE.

BUT AS UPON MY DEPARTURE, HE'LL WORK WITH SHANNON ON THIS ITEM. OKAY, SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS AT THIS POINT OF THE AGENDA, WE REALLY CAN'T DISCUSS IN TOO MUCH DETAIL AN ITEM LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN PUT OUT AHEAD OF TIME. SO KIND OF ASKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HER IDEA IS NOT LEFT BY THE WAYSIDE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE AT THE SAME TIME THAT I'M NOT VIOLATING ANYTHING. THE THE ISSUE CAME UP. I THINK THE COUNCIL'S BEEN ACCOMMODATING THE THE DIALOG. I KNOW THERE'S A THERE WAS THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT MONITORING THE THE CONTRACT. AND I ALSO HEARD A SUGGESTION FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IT, ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE. THAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER SUPPORTED THAT, THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. AND THAT WAY YOU COULD HAVE THE DIALOG. YOU CAN GIVE PARAMETERS AS TO WHAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT AND AND SOME GOALS. SO I KNOW IT WAS MENTIONED. I DIDN'T HEAR A SECOND TO THAT. BUT CERTAINLY IF IF THERE IS, THEN I'LL WORK WITH WITH JEFF ON THAT. I'LL KEEP HIM AWAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO LET ME GO AHEAD. AND WE'RE STILL ON THAT ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. BUT AT THIS TIME, VERY BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT. OH, OKAY. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YEAH, I THINK I UNDERSTAND. I THINK THERE'S VALUE IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING THAT AGREEMENT CONDITIONS THE CITY'S ROLE IN THAT AGREEMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA THAT AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE MIGHT MAKE SENSE. I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR OUR CITY MANAGER OR CITY ATTORNEY IS WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THIS AGREEMENT LIKE? OR WHEN? WHEN WOULD WE NEED TO FIGURE THINGS OUT? SO I WOULD DEFER THAT QUESTION TO JEFF. AND HE COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, BUT CERTAINLY THE DISCUSSION CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. THERE MAY BE URGENCY, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR. YOU MAY WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO JEFF. OKAY. SO OKAY. SO THEN.

LET ME PAUSE HERE. SO WE'RE STILL ON THIS TOPIC WITH RESPECT TO ANIMAL CARE AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. CITY CITY ATTORNEY I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR RECREATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T FEEL THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION RIGHT, TO MAKE A COMMENT, WE CAN DEFINITELY. I DON'T WANT TO JUST PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE, SO IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON IT, GREAT. IF YOU WANT TO SAY NEED MORE TIME, THAT'S FINE TOO.

YEAH. TWO QUICK COMMENTS ON THAT ONE, THE CURRENT ANIMAL CARE CONTRACT THAT WE DO HAVE EXPIRES MAY 30TH OF THIS YEAR. SO IT IS TIMELY. AND AS YOU KNOW, JUST OF NOTE, THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS REVIEWING THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE TOMORROW AT THEIR MEETING. I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT 9 A.M. AND ONCE THAT CONTRACT IS FINALIZED BY THEN, THE COUNTY TYPICALLY DOESN'T ALLOW A WHOLE LOT OF EDITS, IF ANY, TO THOSE CONTRACTS FROM THE CONTRACTING

[02:10:01]

I'M ALSO GUESSING THAT THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL WORKSHOP WE COULD DO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A DEADLINE, AND WE ARE ONE OUT OF MANY CITIES THAT FEED INTO THE COUNTY LEVEL. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEADLINE TOMORROW THAT YOU'RE SAYING, REALISTICALLY IS POTENTIALLY 9 A.M. OR IS THERE ADDITIONAL TIME? BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS NECESSARILY TIE UP A LOT OF RESOURCES. AND WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. IT'S ALL ACADEMIC BECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE I WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO THE STAFF AND WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRONG, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I'M ONE OUT OF FIVE, SO PLEASE WEIGH IN ON YOUR THOUGHTS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE THE SUPERVISOR BOARD IS MEETING ON IT TOMORROW. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? THAT IS CORRECT. I'D RECOMMEND PEOPLE GO SPEAK. SO YOU HAVE A VOICE. NOW YOU BE THE SPEAKER. AND IF PEOPLE HAVE THE TIME TO GO SPEAK, I WOULD GO LIST YOUR CONCERNS. AND AND FROM YOU KNOW, A RESIDENT OF CYPRESS JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, HEY, I SEE SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND I'D APPRECIATE YOUR HELP DOING IT SO YOUR VOICE COUNTS. OKAY. AND I ALSO SEE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER PETE. COUNCILMEMBER CHANG, THIS IS THE THIS IS THE SECOND. OKAY.

THIS IS A SEPARATE OKAY. OKAY. SO THEN DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT ON COUNCILMEMBER STRONG'S MOST RECENT THING? I GUESS I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR JEFF, IF I MIGHT. YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY WEIGHED IN AND GIVEN KIND OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE CONTRACT, CAN YOU MAYBE ELABORATE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE? SO EACH ONE OF THE CHARTER CITIES RECEIVED A CONTRACT NOT TOO LONG AGO. WE DID MEET THIS LAST WEEK TO GO OVER SOME CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS HAD. THEY DID MAKE SOME FEW OR A FEW MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE CONTRACT. BUT BASICALLY, WHAT IS GOING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TOMORROW IS KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING, AND THEY REALLY WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES AFTER THAT. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS GO ON A TOUR OVER THERE. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON TOURS OVER THERE WITH THE DIRECTOR AND OC ANIMAL CARE STAFF, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. OKAY, SO TO SUMMARIZE, YOU PUT FORWARD AN IDEA. THERE WASN'T A SECOND.

SO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. OKAY I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DOCTOR CHANG YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. LAST MONTH WE ATTENDED THE ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PETE AND COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE. WE ATTENDED THE SAINT IRENAEUS WALK AND PRAYER VIGIL. AND DURING THE THE ORGANIZERS FROM THAT PROGRAM WOULD LIKE US TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING OUR COMMITMENT TO END CHILD MARRIAGES FOR ANYONE UNDER 18. AND THEY EVEN SENT US A MODEL ORDINANCE. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AS AN AGENDA ITEM. AND I'VE SENT IT TO THE CITY STAFF SO THEY COULD FORWARD IT TO YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL RECEIVED THE MODEL ORDINANCE YET. IF NOT, THEN WE CAN HAVE THE CITY STAFF FORWARD TO EVERYONE. I'LL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU. VERY WELL. THAT'S BEEN SECONDED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT, DOCTOR CHANG? NO. THAT'S IT. OKAY THEN. SEEING NOTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'LL

[ CITY MANAGER REMARKS]

THAT'S RIGHT. SORRY. YEAH. JASON, THE WHAT'S YOUR INTENTION FOR PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. WHAT'S YOUR INTENTION FOR WHEN WE'RE RETURNING WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, COUNCIL SHOULD PROBABLY GET, BUT IT WOULD BE AGENDIZED FOR THE FOR THE NEXT MEETING IN MARCH. YEAH.

FIRST MEETING IN MARCH. YEAH. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU. JASON OBTAINED THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MIA'S FROM MIA'S MOTHER AND AUNT, AND WE'LL WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THEIR INTERESTS AS WE RETURN TO YOU WITH A PLAN FOR HOW WE CAN DO OUR DO OUR SHARE IN MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE GOOD INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM

[02:15:04]

FRED, I WANT TO THANK I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND COMMENTS. THANK THE COUNCIL.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING AS YOUR CITY ATTORNEY. THERE WILL BE CONTINUITY. IT'S THE SAME FIRM. BILL IS NO STRANGER TO THE CITY. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR STAFF CAN CONTINUE TO SEND ME CONTRACTS TO REVIEW. AND I WILL BE THE FRONT LINE ON ON THOSE ISSUES AS, AS I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. AND YOU'LL SEE ME AGAIN. IF BILL IS UNABLE TO MAKE A MEETING THAT WHEN I GUESS THE SECOND TUESDAY I'M ABLE TO COVER. AND SO HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED. REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2026, BEGINNING AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC SHOUL

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