[1. CALL TO ORDER 6:00 P.M. City Council Chambers]
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TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. CARNAHAN.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BURKE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETE HERE. MAYOR. PRO TEM CHANG HERE.
MAYOR. MEDRANO. PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. THIS MOMENT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR MIKE MCKAY UP TO THE FRONT FROM CYPRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH TO GIVE THE INVOCATION. PLEASE STAND EVERYONE. THANK YOU. MAYOR MEDRANO AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. PRAYER IS MUCH NEEDED IN THESE WAR TORN TIMES, AND ALSO WITH THE POLITICAL TENSIONS THAT SEEM TO CONTINUE AND REALLY THE OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. WE FACE DIFFICULTIES, HARDSHIPS, STRUGGLES, AND WE NEED SOME DIVINE WISDOM. AND AND I DO, JUST BEFORE WE PRAY, WANT TO THANK YOU, OUR CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO AND OUR CITY STAFF, AND THE GREAT WAY THAT YOU WORK TO HELP MAKE CYPRESS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND TO WORK, TO PLAY. AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO ADD PRAY BECAUSE OF MY JOB. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THIS IS A GREAT CITY AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE CYPRESS A WONDERFUL, INCREDIBLE PLACE. WE PRAY WITH ME. A WONDERFUL GOD AND LOVING FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND PROVISION AND BLESSING AND BEING OUR STABILITY IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT LOVE AND AMAZING GRACE YOU OFFER TO EACH OF US. WE DO PRAY FOR THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. GOD, MAY THIS CONFLICT COME TO A QUICK END. PLEASE BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED GREAT LOSS AND BRING IN THE AID NEEDED TO HELP.
LORD, WE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING CITY OF CYPRESS, FOR THE GOOD AND DIVERSE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THAT RESIDE HERE. AND LORD, EVEN IN OUR DIFFERENCES, WHETHER THEY'RE ECONOMIC OR ETHNIC OR GENDER OR AGE OR SCHOOLING OR POLITICAL BENT OR WHATEVER, LORD MAY, DESPITE THESE DIFFERENCES, MAY WE INTERACT WITH LOVE AND GRACE AND INCLUSION, ALL FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSING ON THIS YEAR. AS WE, FOR ALL THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND PRAY HERE, LORD, WE WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, WHO ARE SICK OR DISPLACED OR OR JUST LONELY. AND LORD, GRANT THEM HEALING AND HELP BRING ALONG FELLOW RESIDENTS OF OUR FINE CITY TO CARE AND TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. AND WE ASK NOW THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH THIS WITH OUR FAITHFUL CITY LEADERS. LORD, I ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM AND INSIGHT AS THEY LEAD. HELP THEM TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION AND COURAGE. GIVE THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN WELL, EVEN IN DIFFICULT, DIFFERING VIEWS AND IDEALS. GRANT THEM INSIGHT TO THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE, AND MAY THEY STRIVE AFTER JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
LORD, PLEASE ENCOURAGE OUR LEADERS AND GIVE THEM PERSONAL PEACE AND JOY IN THE MIDST OF THEIR TASK. AND BLESS THEM, LORD, IN THIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY. WE PRAY FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING AND AS EACH ITEM AND ISSUE IS DISCUSSED, MAY WE MAY YOU GIVE WISDOM AND MAY WE ANSWER WITH CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE ISSUES THAT WE WANT TO SPEAK TO. AND MAY WE BE A BETTER COMMUNITY FOR WHAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT. BLESSED. NOW THIS MEETING, MAY YOUR GRACE, LOVE AND MERCY BE VERY PRESENT. WE PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN.
[ PRESENTATIONS GFWC Woman’s Club of Cypress Celebrating 60 Years of Volunteer Service in Cypress]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION. WE CAN PLEASE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. YES. MISTER MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CYPRESS WOMEN'S CLUB. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT AS WELL AS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM SENATOR STRICKLAND'S OFFICE HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS SUPERVISOR WYNNE'S OFFICE, AND THEY'RE BOTH IN THE AUDIENCE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE ANNIVERSARY. AND MR. MAY, I'LL[00:05:02]
GIVE THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU, AND I'LL CUE UP THE POWERPOINT. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO COUNCIL MEMBER PETE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. BEFORE WE PRESENT THE THE PROCLAMATION, THE ACTUAL PROCLAMATION TO THE WOMEN'S CLUB, I THOUGHT THERE'S PROBABLY MANY PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HEARD OF WOMEN'S CLUB BUT MAY NOT UNDERSTAND. AND THE WOMEN'S CLUB HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 60 YEARS. AND I'M GOING TO GO. CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? SO IT IS THE LONGEST EXISTING CYPRESS NONPROFIT. IT IS A MEMBER OF A MUCH LARGER ORGANIZATION, THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUB, WHICH HAS OVER 63,000 MEMBERS WORLDWIDE, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUB, WHICH IS CLOSE TO 10,000. IT WAS FEDERATED ON MARCH 7TH, 1966. THE MOTTO FROM DAY ONE TO TODAY IS FRIENDSHIP WITH A PURPOSE AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE SLIDES THAT I HAVE. EVERYTHING FITS WITHIN THAT MOTTO. AND IT BEGAN WITH 25 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE PICTURES, PHOTOS ON THE SIDE THERE. SOME ARE PHOTOS, SOME ARE ACTUALLY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. THEY DIDN'T HAVE PHOTOS BACK THEN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB. FIRST, WE'RE. SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THEY CHAIRED THE LAUNCH OF THE CYPRESS SPRING FESTIVAL IN 1971. THERE ARE FOUNDING SUPPORTER OF THE CYPRESS NATURE PARK, AND THEY WERE THERE AT THE GROUNDBREAKING AND DONATED MANY TREES FOR THE NATURE PARK. IN 1972. ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT THE CLUB FUNDRAISES FOR EVERY YEAR IS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS ALL OF THE COLLEGE, AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOLS. ANOTHER BIG ONE IS BODY BOXES FOR VETERANS, AND IT PROVIDES ALL DIFFERENT SUPPLIES AND NEEDS FOR THE VETERANS, AS WELL AS KINDNESS BAGS FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS, THOSE THAT CAN'T GET OUTSIDE THE HOME. AND IT PROVIDES THEM WITH BASIC ESSENTIALS. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS, SO WE MAKE DONATIONS TO THE POLICE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS HAVE THEM INVOLVED IN SOME OF OUR ONGOING EVENTS. WE HOST A HOLIDAY BLOCK PARTY, WHICH IS IT IS A FUNDRAISER, BUT IT IS HONESTLY MORE OF A COMMUNITY EVENT. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO COME ON A NICE WINTER NIGHT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NEXT ONE IS WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO HOST THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE SINCE 2013, AND WE'RE THE CLUB HAS BEEN A SPONSOR FOR SALUTE TO AMERICA, PROBABLY FOR THE LAST AT LEAST THREE YEARS, IF NOT FOUR YEARS.SO SOME OF THE RESULTS, IF YOU LOOK OVER 60 YEARS, WE'VE GROWN TO 121 MEMBERS. WE'VE CONTRIBUTED OVER 200,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THE CLUB HAS RAISED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SUPPORT CLUB PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS PROJECTS, DEVELOPED OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS, WHICH IS KIND OF WHERE THE KINDNESS BAGS ORIGINALLY CAME IN, AND IT CREATED A FRIENDSHIP WITH A PURPOSE FOR HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LAST EVENING I WAS WITH GEORGE O'HARA, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER, AND HIS MOM WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB FOR A FEW YEARS. AND HE SAID THE CLUB GAVE HER A PURPOSE, AND HE WAS VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING AND HOW SHE JOINED. SO THAT JUST KIND OF GIVES A SUMMARY. IT DOESN'T HAVE EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE PROCLAMATION, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO KIND OF GIVE. IT'S A VERY ACTIVE CLUB AND I THANK ALL THE WOMEN AND MR. O'TOOLE, HE'S OUR SECOND MALE, BY THE WAY, FOR THE CLUB. BUT HE'S A WELCOME MEMBER. SO SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH. SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. SO YES, IF WE COULD HEAD DOWN AND GREAT LADIES.
[ 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]
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE[00:15:23]
AGENDA, 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 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. IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT NOT ON THE AGENDA? THREE MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR ANY OR ALL ITEMS THREE MINUTES AGENDA ITEMS NON CONSENT CALENDAR THREE MINUTES PER ITEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE CARDS IN FRONT OF ME. FIRST IS ANNE MALLORY, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE HARTMAN. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANNE MALLORY AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. I WAS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE CITIES WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY'S FIRST SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT.
AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING CYPRUS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS FOR A COUPLE DECADES NOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM A REPORT THAT WE JUST RELEASED TODAY. THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESSES, AND I'M GOING TO PASS THESE REPORTS UP TO YOU. I HAVE ONE FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. THE COMMISSION WAS REESTABLISHED IN 2024 BY SUPERVISOR CHAFFEY, AND OUR ROLE IS TO ADVISE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AROUND THE STATUS OF WOMEN, GIRLS IN THE COUNTY AND MANY OF THE ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS REPORT ALSO AFFECT CITIES JUST LIKE CYPRUS DIRECTLY, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE ISSUES OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, CAREGIVING, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE REPORT BRINGS TOGETHER DATA ACROSS SEVERAL KEY AREAS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, CAREGIVING, LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. OVERALL, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT WOMEN IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE FARING VERY WELL IN MANY RESPECTS COMPARED TO STATEWIDE BENCHMARKS. FOR EXAMPLE, WOMEN IN OUR COUNTY EXPERIENCE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND HIGHER AVERAGE EARNINGS THAN WOMEN STATEWIDE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. THE DATA THE DATA HIGHLIGHT AREAS THAT DESERVE CONTINUED ATTENTION, ECONOMIC STABILITY AND SECURITY EMERGES AS THE CROSS-CUTTING ISSUE THAT AFFECTS MANY ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE, FROM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND CHILDCARE COSTS TO CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION. WOW, MY TIME IS GOING FAST. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS SPEND SOME TIME REVIEWING THE REPORT THAT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN IS THE LIFE CYCLE OF CAREGIVING THAT WE AS WOMEN EXPERIENCE FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE TO CARING FOR ELDERS WHO NEED US. THE GOAL OF THE COMMISSION IS TO IDENTIFY PRACTICAL, DATA INFORMED STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER CITIES IN DISTRICT ONE, TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES. YOU ALL HAVE A REPORT FOR THOSE WATCHING. THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, AND YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MORE DETAILS. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO COME OUT AND SPEAK TO GIVE YOU THE MORE GRANULAR INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IS MICHELLE FOLLOWED BY COLLEEN
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JENSEN. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. MY. MY REPORTS FOR AFTER AGENDA ITEM ONE. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SPEAK NOW OR HOLD THAT? IT'S UP TO YOU. WHATEVER YOU PREFER. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO GO AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH. NUMBER ONE. WILL DO. THANK YOU. NEXT, COLLEEN JENSEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION ABOUT CHILD MARRIAGE. I USED TO WRITE FOR THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE. THE EVENT, THE NEWS ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS NOW MERGED AND UP TO SIX NEWSPAPERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I NOW WRITE FOR CALIFORNIA CLUBWOMAN MAGAZINE, WHICH HAS A CIRCULATION OF ABOUT 10,000 MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND OTHER AREAS. I WROTE AN ARTICLE IN 2023 CALLED HERE COMES THE BRIDE, AND IT WAS ABOUT THE ISSUE OF CHILD MARRIAGE, FORCED MARRIAGE, AND COERCED MARRIAGE. I BROUGHT COPIES FOR YOU BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEAVE THEM SO THAT YOU COULD READ THEM LATER. I ACTUALLY WON AN AWARD IN 2025, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD, THE JANE CUNNINGHAM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM. BECAUSE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS, THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S CLUB HAS DONE A RESOLUTION AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE AND COERCED, ENFORCED MARRIAGE, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT NOW AT OUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. AN ORGANIZATION NAMED UNCHAINED AT LAST IS THE ONE THAT'S WORKING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID A STUDY FROM 2000 TO 2018, 300,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE FORCED INTO MARRIAGE IN IN THOSE SAME YEARS, 24,000 OF THOSE WERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND IN CALIFORNIA. THERE'S NO MINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGE. IF A PARENT AGREES AND A JUDGE APPROVES IT, THEY CAN BE MARRIED. IN THE STUDIES THAT THEY DID ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, TWO OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE MARRIED OFF WERE GIRLS AS YOUNG AS AGE TEN. IMAGINE THE GIRLS YOU KNOW, THAT ARE TEN, 11, 12 YEARS OLD. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NOT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR CHILDREN'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THEY HAD AN EXAMPLE OF A DAD IN IDAHO. THE PARENTS WERE DIVORCED. THE GIRL WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE MOTHER WAS TOO RESTRICTIVE ON WHAT SHE COULD DO, AND WHEN SHE WOULD GO TO VISIT HER DAD, HE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET MARRIED, YOUR MOM CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. SO HE PAID A MAN TO MARRY HER. AND THE REASON HE DID IT WAS TO GET OUT OF PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. SO NOT EVERY PARENT HAS THEIR CHILD'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THIS IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ON MANY LEVELS AND OFTEN LEADS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND REMOVAL OF CHILDREN FROM THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. ONLY EIGHT STATES PREVENT CHILD MARRIAGE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, AND CALIFORNIA IS NOT ONE OF THEM. AND WE NEED TO BE. ONCE OUR CITY APPROVES THIS, I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WILL MAKE THE EFFORT TO TALK TO ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, SENATORS, WHATEVER TO GET THIS PASSED. THERE ARE TWO BILLS, ONE PASSED AB 1134 IN OCTOBER, WAS CHARTERED AGAINST COERCED MARRIAGE. THERE'S A BILL RIGHT NOW AB 2534 THAT'S CONSIDERED TO STOP FORCED MARRIAGE. WHY AREN'T THEY TALKING ABOUT CHILD MARRIAGE? BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE WHO THINK IT'S JUST OKAY AND IT'S NOT. SO I WAS THRILLED TO SEE THAT THIS IS ON YOUR AGENDA. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT, AND I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE YES TO HAVE THE RESOLUTION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHO CAN I GIVE THESE TO? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DID WE SEE DID WE RECEIVE ANY OTHER CARDS? YEAH. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. I DO HAVE A CARD FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PERSON ONLINE. AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. AND BEFORE WE VOTE I'LL MAKE SURE TO CALL ON THESE TWO CARDS FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE AND ITEM NUMBER ONE OKAY. WE HAVE ONE CALLER ON THE LINE. IT'S BROOKE N, AND I'M GOING TO UNMUTE YOU. AND. BROOKE. YOUR THREE MINUTES STARTS NOW. GO RIGHT AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ABOUT MOVING MEETINGS TO TUESDAY NIGHTS. IN A FACEBOOK POST FROM FEBRUARY 26TH, COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE WROTE, FINALLY, A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU, THE RESIDENTS. IN RECENT YEARS, YOU HAVE ELECTED INDEPENDENT MINDED COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DID NOT RIDE A WAVE OF SHADY SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY INTO OFFICE. YOU VOTED FOR A COUNCIL MAJORITY THAT PUTS RESIDENTS FIRST. I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY DISAGREE THAT THE COUNCIL MAJORITY PUT RESIDENTS FIRST WHEN THEY MADE THE[00:25:03]
DECISION TO MOVE MEETINGS TO TUESDAY NIGHTS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RESIDENTS CAME FORWARD AND ASKED, EVEN PLEADED WITH THE COUNCIL TO KEEP MEETINGS ON MONDAY BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND MEETINGS IF THEY WERE MOVED TO TUESDAYS. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE ASKED THAT MEETINGS REMAIN ON. MONDAYS ARE MOVED TO WEDNESDAYS BECAUSE MOVING MEETINGS TO TUESDAYS WOULD CREATE CONFLICTS FOR HER, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY POINTED OUT THAT HE HAD A CONFLICT ON TUESDAYS AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR CITY ANY LONGER IF HE MOVED THE MEETING TO TUESDAYS. NO MATTER. YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO RESIDENTS, YOU DIDN'T RESPECT COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S REQUEST, AND YOU DIDN'T RESPECT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S SCHEDULE. RATHER, YOU DID WHAT WAS IN YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST. LET ME READ TO YOU WHAT THEN? COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG AND MAYOR BURKE SAID AT THE NOVEMBER 10TH, 2020 MEETING TO JUSTIFY MOVING THE MEETINGS FROM MONDAY NIGHTS TO TUESDAY NIGHTS. CM CHANG SAID, I REALIZE THAT, SUCH AS TODAY, WE DIDN'T HAVE A HOLIDAY, BUT WE DID HAVE A DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL, SO IT'S NICE WHEN IF I'M ABLE TO SPEND THE DAY WITH MY KIDS, I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WORK AFTERWARDS, SO I WOULDN'T MIND MOVING IT TO TUESDAY IF THAT'S THE POSSIBILITY. AND MAYOR BURKE SAID. BUT JUST. BUT TO BE JUST REAL BLUNT, WHEN YOU HAVE COUNCIL MEETINGS ON MONDAYS, THAT EATS INTO PEOPLE'S WEEKENDS, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS USUALLY HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME PREPARING FOR THEIR MEETINGS ON WEEKENDS, WHICH TAKES AWAY THAT TIME THAT SHOULD BE SPENT WITH FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT WEEKENDS ARE FOR. THEY'RE TO GET A BREAK FROM WORK. AND GRANTED, I KNOW EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER SIGNED UP KNOWING THAT MEETINGS WERE ON MONDAYS. NOW I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, I GET IT, BUT UNION MEETINGS WERE ON MONDAYS WHEN YOU RAN FOR ELECTION. BY YOUR OWN WORDS, YOU DIDN'T PUT THE RESIDENTS FIRST. WHEN YOU MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE MEETINGS TO TUESDAYS, YOU PUT YOURSELVES FIRST. I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED YOUR FOUR DAY WEEKEND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ONLINE? NO OTHER HANDS ARE RAISED ONLINE, MR. MAYOR. OKAY, NOW I RECEIVED ONE FROM JENNIFER DOLGARROG FOR ITEM NUMBER 12. I'M GOING TO ASSUME YOU WANT TO SPEAK RIGHT BEFORE THE ITEM. OR DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? OH VERY WELL. OKAY. SO NEXT ON THE ITEM I'M SORRY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE'LL GO TO[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 - 7 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.]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. 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. AT THIS MOMENT, I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IF ANYONE WANTS TO REMOVE ANYTHING. I SEE ONE SPEAKER, SEE TWO SPEAKERS, I SEE THREE SPEAKERS. SO FIRST, DAVID BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. DRAPER REGARDING NUMBER SIX, UPDATING THE CONTRIBUTION POLICY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I THINK THE THE IDEA OF STREAMLINING THE APPROVAL PROCESS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW CITIES DO THIS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT COUNCIL KIND OF PICKING AND CHOOSING BETWEEN VARIOUS GROUPS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THERE'S THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. HOW DO WE VERIFY THAT A CERTAIN GROUP MEETS OR DOES NOT MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS? YEAH. SO AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, EACH GROUP IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN EXECUTIVE BOARD ROSTER. SO WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL AS MANY OF THE OTHER GROUPS ACTUALLY WHEN THEY HAVE SIGNUPS FOR EITHER THEIR SPORTS LEAGUES OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, THEY ACTUALLY GIVE US PARTICIPANT ROSTERS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO THEN VERIFY IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT RESIDENCY. WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO THOSE GROUPS AND REQUEST EITHER YOU KNOW, A SCHOOL REPORT CARD OR, YOU KNOW, AN ELECTRIC BILL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO TO VERIFY RESIDENCY. OKAY. AND SO IS IT LIKE A MATTER OF PRACTICE THAT WE VERIFY THEM, OR IS IT SOMETHING WE JUST DO ON OCCASION IF SUSPICIONS ARE RAISED, PERHAPS FOR THE MOST PART, WE CHECK JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE GROUP. THERE ARE SOME GROUPS THAT IS HARD TO CHECK RESIDENCY. SO LIKE FESTIVAL FOR INSTANCE, WE ARE ABLE TO CHECK THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARD RATE, BUT WEWHO IS ATTENDING FESTIVAL. BUT FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP ROSTER, WE DO CHECK THOSE. OKAY. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. NEXT IS DOCTOR CHANG. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT ON NUMBER SIX TWO, THE CONTRIBUTION POLICY FOR THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR STAFF FOR TAKING ON THIS FROM FROM HERE UP IN THE COUNCIL, KIND OF MOVING THAT RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE COUNCIL TO THE STAFF. I THINK THIS INCENTIVIZES CYPRUS, LOCAL NONPROFITS TO TRY TO REACH THAT 55% RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE
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PARTICIPATING AND ALSO THOSE ON THE BOARD, WITHOUT CREATING AN EXCESS BURDEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE ALSO LOCAL NONPROFITS BUT DON'T CAN'T REACH THAT 55% NONPROFIT, 55% THRESHOLD. AND I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH WITH DIRECTOR JEFF DRAPER RIGHT BEFORE THIS. WE'VE HAD A FEW NONPROFITS THAT ASK ABOUT OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT DON'T FALL NEATLY INTO THAT TIMELINE BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. TYPICALLY THE PROCESS OCCURS EVERY TWO YEARS AND IT RUNS. WE PRETTY MUCH DISTRIBUTE THE APPLICATIONS IN OCTOBER WITH THE CLOSING DATE IN MID JANUARY. OKAY. SO I'VE ASKED THE STAFF TO HAVE THAT WEB PAGE UP ONLINE SO THAT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR YOU CAN SEE THOSE GUIDELINES UP ONLINE, AND ONLY DURING THAT APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE TIME THAT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ACTUALLY APPLY FOR THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE A FLOOR? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE IS ON ITEM ONE. AND I'M KIND OF I'M HOPING EVERYBODY SUPPORTS THAT FOR CLEAN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY.I APPRECIATE THE WOMEN'S CLUB WHO HAS BROUGHT THAT UP TO US AND AND FOR SEAN AND NICK FOR MEETING WITH THEM AS WELL AS YOUR TEAM. SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE OTHER THING IS ON NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE CYPRUS ANIMAL PARK. SO I TALKED TO NICK A LITTLE EARLIER TODAY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST BEEN THIS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL THE PARK COST US WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE? SO I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILLION LESS THAN THE TOTAL APPROVED VALUE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, NICK. I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG PROJECT. AND TO THE TEAM AND LOOKING LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. THANKS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE WE VOTE, WE HAVE THREE CARDS. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE SPEAKERS UP. FIRST IS MICHELLE IN ITEM NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. MY NAME IS MICHELLE AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION BY CALTRANS. AS A CLEAN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY, I'M PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CYPRESS, AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR 60TH YEAR OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, BEING THE OLDEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY, WE TAKE PRIDE IN PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY, PROMOTE CIVIC PRIDE, AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS IN CYPRESS. WHEN OUR CLUB LEARNED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CYPRESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CLEAN COMMUNITY PLEDGE, OUR MEMBERS WERE TRULY EXCITED. WE WERE OVERJOYED AT THE CHANCE ONCE AGAIN TO WORK ALONGSIDE WITH THE CITY AND STAFF, AND ESPECIALLY THE COUNCIL, TO HELP BRING RECOGNITION TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TAKING PRIDE IN THE PLACE THAT WE ALL CALL HOME. PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS AND PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS ARE WHAT MAKE THIS COMMUNITY STRONG. WHEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER, WE CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO GET INVOLVED, TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND KEEP CYPRESS THE WONDERFUL CITY THAT IT IS. ON BEHALF OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB OF CYPRESS, WE WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS EFFORT. WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS PLEDGE, RECOGNIZING OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO KEEPING CYPRESS CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL AND WELCOMING FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER. I'M SORRY. NEXT IS BETH, PLEASE SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, BETH CULVER.
HI, MY NAME IS BETH. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JESUS WAS BORN. I HAVE A QUESTION, PROBABLY MOSTLY QUESTIONS. AND IT'S ABOUT ITEM NUMBER THREE. AND WHEN I FIRST READ THIS, I WAS SO SHOCKED. I WAS THINKING, THE CYPRESS, THAT FILTHY, UNHEALTHY, UNCLEAN. DOES IT NEED A WHOLE BOARD? DO WE HAVE TO HIRE THESE PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT TO HOW TO CLEAN UP OUR WASTE? AND I WAS THINKING, WHY DON'T THEY START WITH THE HOMELESS WASTE AND THE SOLID WASTE AND STUFF FIRST? ANYWAY, MY QUESTION IS, WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NEED TO HIRE THE CITY GREEN CONSULTING FOR SOLID WASTE CONSULTING SERVICE? IT JUST IT'S JUST SO UNCOMMON
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SENSE. THIS IS THE MOST LUDICROUS IDEA I'VE EVER THOUGHT I'VE EVER HEARD OF. TO THINK THAT YOU COULD PERPETRATE THIS ON THE CITIZENS OF CYPRESS, THAT YOU WOULD. THOSE BILLS THAT WERE LISTED IN THERE, THOSE FOUR BILLS, THOSE AB BILLS. YOU USE THEM AS A MANDATE. I READ THEM ALL, AND ALL THEY ARE IS FRIVOLOUS MANDATES. IT ALL PERPETRATED BY CAL, CALPERS AND CAL RECYCLING, ACQUIRING THE STATE TO OBEY THE MANDATES. AND THAT'S DUMB. I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A CHARTER CITY AND WE DIDN'T. WE CAN TELL THE STATE WHAT TO DO WITH THESE THINGS ALSO. BUT THEN YOU QUOTE THIS THE STATE OR THE CHARTER CITY, AND HIRING A TREASURER JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IT'S INCONSISTENT. WHO PROFITS AT OUR EXPENSE FROM THIS? RECITE FROM THIS CLEAN, CLEAN EARTH THING FROM THE CITY GREEN CONSULTING WHO PROFITS AND I LOOKED UP, DID MY HOMEWORK. CALPERS. MY GOODNESS, THEY MUST BE VERY HAPPY. AND CAL RECYCLING THIS IS TO ME SEEMS CRIMINAL AND IGNORANT AND NEGLIGENCE AND INSULTS COMMON SENSE ON PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING ON HOUSING. HAVING A LOT OF HOMELESS LAYING ON OUR STREETS, IT WAS EASY FOR YOU TO COMPLAIN AND WHINE ABOUT VALLEY VISTA'S CONTRACT, BUT HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO ADD TO OUR TRASH RECYCLING PROGRAM ON EACH INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN? I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY SILLY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY OPINION. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP JENNIFER DAGA FOR ITEM NUMBER 12, FOLLOWED BY GLENN BUTTON ON ITEM NUMBER SIX. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, AND THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JENNIFER. I'M THE SANTA YNEZ FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE, AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR SAINT IRENAEUS BRIDGE OF LIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO HUMAN TRIUMPH MINISTRY ABOUT CHILD MARRIAGE. THANK YOU TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG AND COUNCIL MEMBER PETE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE BY ENSURING THAT IT APPEARED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO SHARE TWO ALARMING FACTS. CALIFORNIA HAS NO AGE. FLOOR GIRLS OF ANY AGE CAN BE MARRIED TO ADULT MEN, REGARDLESS OF THE AGE DIFFERENTIAL, USUALLY TO COVER A CRIME OR AS A PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID TO. BECAUSE NOT ALL PARENTS HAVE THEIR CHILDREN'S BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. THIS MEANS ALL CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA ARE AT RISK BECAUSE THE LAW PERMITS MARRIAGE UNDER 18. CHILD MARRIAGE IS BANNED IN SAUDI ARABIA BUT LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA. MARRIED MINORS WHO WANT TO LEAVE A MARRIAGE ARE FACED WITH MANY OBSTACLES, THE FIRST BEING THAT IN CALIFORNIA YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO BE ABLE TO FILE FOR A DIVORCE. SO IF THEY LEAVE, THEY ARE TYPICALLY CONSIDERED RUNAWAYS AND RETURNED HOME.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS DO NOT ACCEPT UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, AND CHILDREN AREN'T OLD ENOUGH TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY. SO AS A MINOR, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO INITIATE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS SUCH AS PROTECTIVE ORDERS OR FILING FOR DIVORCE UNLESS OF REPRESENTED BY A GUARDIAN OR ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS LIKELY THE ONE WHO CONSENTED FOR THE MARRIAGE. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR CYPRUS TO PASS THIS NONBINDING RESOLUTION? IT WILL ESTABLISH CYPRUS AS A CITY THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO PREVENT AND PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ENDURING AND EXPERIENCING THE LIFELONG TRAUMA THAT RESULTS FROM CHILD MARRIAGE UNDER 18. WE WILL SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES WHO HAVE PASSED AN END ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE UNDER 18, NO EXCEPTIONS. RESOLUTION. SENDING A MESSAGE TO OUR CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS THAT CHILD MARRIAGE UNDER 18 MUST BE BANNED IN OUR STATE. A CHILD WHO HAS ENDURED THE TRAUMA AND SCARS OF CHILD MARRIAGE BEARS THOSE SCARS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. THEY WILL NEED TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND RESOURCES TO EVEN BEGIN HEALING EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO PREVENT THE TRAUMA IN THE FIRST PLACE. BY BANNING CHILD MARRIAGE AT THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND AT THE SANTA ANA'S SOLIDARITY WALK AND PRAYER VIGIL TO HONOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SURVIVORS. ON FEBRUARY 3RD, WHICH SEVERAL OF YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND. ALONG WITH POLICE CHIEF LOUDERBACK, WE ASKED ATTENDEES TO SIGN OUR PETITION ENCOURAGING YOU, OUR CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL, TO PASS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE RESPONSE OF OUR CITIZENS WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE, AND NOW WE ASK YOU TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY PASSING THIS RESOLUTION AND PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS GLENN BUTTON ON ITEM NUMBER SIX. GOOD
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EVENING, GLENN BUTTON. MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE CITY, OUR WONDERFUL CITY. AND I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE ON THE THE UPDATE TO THE CONTRIBUTION POLICY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND I DID GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM CITY STAFF, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THE THE POLICY WILL STILL GIVE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY TO THOSE ORGANIZATION, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS MEETING THE 55% MEMBERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE BOARD RESIDENCY RATE. BUT IT DOES NOT BAR ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT FROM DELIVERING THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CYPRESS RESIDENTS. AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T BAR THEM FROM SUPPORT BY THE CITY, AS WE'VE HAD SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE SMALL, JUST FOR ONE CITY THAT BANDED TOGETHER SO THAT THEY WERE MORE EFFICIENT WITH OTHER CITIES, WHICH THEN LOWERED THEIR PERCENTAGE OF CYPRESS RESIDENTS BELOW THE 55% THRESHOLD. BUT YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A ROTARY ORGANIZATION, WHETHER IT'S CHAMPION BASEBALL, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPAN MANY CITIES AND ARE STILL DESERVING OF SUPPORT BY THE CITIES THAT THEY REPRESENT. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO ANY MORE? NO, MR. MAYOR, GREAT. THANK YOU. WILL PROCEED TO A VOTE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. WE'LL SECOND THAT.MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GREAT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS NEW BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
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ADOPT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2026 OBJECTIVES. PASS THIS OVER TO STAFF. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.AS YOU KNOW, I WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH JASON MACHADO, WHO IS OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, WHICH IS A POLITE WAY OF SAYING THAT JASON DID ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING, AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT. SO I WON'T FAKE IT HERE. JASON WILL MAKE A BRIEF REPORT ON THAT PLAN. THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SPECIAL MEETING THAT YOU HELD IN MID-FEBRUARY. FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO TRACK, ALONG WITH JASON'S PRESENTATION THAT WILL FOLLOW, WE HAVE COPIES OF THE DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROOM. THANK YOU. SEAN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WE ARE PRESENTING AN UPDATE TO THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2026. OBJECTIVES. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS MADE UP OF THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT, VISION STATEMENT, CORE VALUES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND GOALS.
AT THE FEBRUARY 17TH STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP, CITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMED THAT THESE COMPONENTS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN 2023 ARE STILL RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT, AND WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE THE DECISION MAKING OF THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT 2026. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT IS THE CITY OF CYPRESS, GUIDED BY OUR CORE VALUES, WILL UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES IN CONCERT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL CITY TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. THE VISION STATEMENT IS CYPRESS IS A SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES. THE CORE VALUES GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, FISCAL PRUDENCE, TEAMWORK AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COMMUNITY.
LASTLY IS THE CITY'S GOALS. SO STARTING AT 12:00 ON THE GRAPHIC, YOU SEE THE CITY'S GOALS ARE TO MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES, ENHANCE RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY AND HIGH VALUE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY. THE OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEET THESE GOALS, WHICH ARE INCLUDED ON PAGES 2 TO 6 IN THE HANDOUT, ARE MEANT TO BE ROBUST AND AMBITIOUS. THEY REFLECT SEVERAL MONTHS OF
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STAFF BRIEFINGS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HELD AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP. WHILE TRADITIONALLY CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED SIX MONTH OBJECTIVES, THESE YEAR LONG 2026 OBJECTIVES ARE INTENDED TO GUIDE THE CITY FOR THE REST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND GUIDE STAFF AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. GIVEN THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP WAS HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, THIS PROCESS NOW ALIGNS WITH GFOA BEST PRACTICES THAT STATES THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING SHOULD BE USED TO ALIGN BUDGETING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WILL NOT GO OVER EACH OBJECTIVE, BUT RATHER POINT OUT OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN NEWLY DEVELOPED SINCE THE WORKSHOP AND OTHER NOTEWORTHY OBJECTIVES. SO UNDER OUR FIRST GOAL, MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES. THERE ARE NO NEW OBJECTIVES SINCE THE WORKSHOP, BUT SOME NOTEWORTHY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PRESENTING THE FINDINGS OF A THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF THE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE, THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR PLAYGROUND DESIGN SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND MAPLE GROVE PARK, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE DETERRENT AND ENFORCEMENT METHODS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING. MOVING ON TO SLIDE TO PAGE THREE MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. ONE NEWLY ADDED OBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT A WORKSHOP ON CITY AND RECREATION DISTRICT BUDGET RESERVES AND FUND BALANCE POLICIES. OTHER NOTEWORTHY OBJECTIVES UNDER THIS GOAL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE RACETRACK, DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. OUR NEXT GOAL IS ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY. TWO OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION REGARDING A STANDALONE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRONE PROGRAM TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OTHERS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TRAINING TO CITY STAFF. OUR NEXT GOAL IS ENHANCE RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. THREE OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ADDED. THE FIRST IS TO RESEARCH OPTIONS FOR A ONE DAY CITY SPONSORED CULTURAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN SPRING 2027. THE SECOND IS TO PRESENT OPTIONS TO CELEBRATE THE CITY'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF INCORPORATION, AND THE THIRD IS TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND PLAYGROUND STANDARDS. LASTLY, THE FINAL GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY AND HIGH VALUE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.THERE IS ONE NEW OBJECTIVE UNDER THIS GOAL, WHICH IS TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF OFFERING PASSPORT SERVICES AT CITY HALL, AND THEN SOME NOTEWORTHY OBJECTIVES ARE TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING BROADCASTS, TO EVALUATE PUBLIC RECORDS, REQUEST SOFTWARE AND TO EXPLORE UPDATING THE CITY'S RECORD RETENTION SCHEDULE. ALL OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO THE CITY.
IF ADOPTED TONIGHT, STAFF WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH MONTHLY UPDATES, AND WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THAT'S TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST TO DETERMINE IF ANY UPDATES NEED TO BE MADE. TONIGHT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2026 OBJECTIVES, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I WOULD JUST ADD AND REMIND. I KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT FOR THOSE HEARING THIS ANEW, THIS IS THIS IS A VERY ROBUST PLAN. IT IS, AGAIN, AS JASON MENTIONED, VERY AMBITIOUS CITY STAFF IS, I KNOW, UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING ON THESE CITY COUNCIL OBJECTIVES AND MAKING THEM A PRIORITY IN OUR EVERYDAY WORK. IT IS FAR MORE COMPLETE. WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHORTER VERSION, AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. BUT IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT, PLEASE TAKE A COPY HOME WITH YOU. IF YOU'RE WATCHING AT HOME, THIS SAME PLAN WILL BE POSTED ONCE IT'S ADOPTED. WE WON'T. WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE TOO PRESUMPTUOUS. IT WOULD BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW AND I INVITE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THERE'S A LOT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO DO TO MAKE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS EVEN BETTER THAN IT IS ALREADY. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY TWO THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY STAFF, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A VERY IMPRESSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THE SECOND THING IS, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS. COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SOME OF THIS WILL BE A LITTLE REDUNDANT WITH WHAT JASON AND SHAWN JUST SAID, BUT I, I JUST WANT TO OUR RESIDENTS TO KNOW A
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FEW THINGS. THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT. EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAD A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT, AND THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE. I AGREE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER. I THINK THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS PLAN, PROBABLY THE MOST AMBITIOUS ONE WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND I THINK IT'S THE MOST RESPONSIVE PLAN WE'VE HAD IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO RESIDENTS CONCERNS. AND THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I'LL HIGHLIGHT. I'LL TRY NOT TO BE TOO, TOO DUPLICATIVE, BUT THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING AND CONSIDERING IN PUBLIC SAFETY, BEGINNING TO LOOK AT USING DRONES IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF LOUDERBACK AT OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING HAD IDENTIFIED A DRONE FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM THAT WE CAN CONSIDER AND MAYBE EVEN OBTAIN FUNDING FOR, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG PROPOSED, AND I SUPPORTED EXPANDING ON THAT OR CONSIDERING HOW WE MAY USE DRONES IN ADDITION TO A FIRST RESPONDER CONTEXT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD REASONS TO DO IT, BUT NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS ENHANCING OFFICER SAFETY TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OFFICERS BEFORE THEY GET TO A SCENE. I THINK IT IT CAN DO A LOT OF GOOD AND I HOPE WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH.WE'RE IMPROVING PARKS, LOOKING AT UPDATED, UPGRADED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN MAPLE GROVE NORTH AND VETERANS PARK IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. CONSIDERING AT LEAST ONE NEW COMMUNITY EVENT, WE'RE IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THIS IS INWARD FACING STUFF THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT. BUT THINGS LIKE UPDATING THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICIES, LOOKING AT SOFTWARE TO HELP WITH OUR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR STAFF, IMPROVING THE WAY WE BROADCAST MEETINGS, DOING THE AFOREMENTIONED DEEP DIVE ON OUR CITY'S FINANCES, AND ESPECIALLY, I THINK THE PARK DISTRICTS ARE IMPORTANT GIVEN HOW MUCH DEBT THE DISTRICT HAS TAKEN ON IN RECENT YEARS. AND THEN I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE RESIDENTS CONCERNS THAT HAVE COME UP BEFORE HEAD ON. JUST TO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YEARS I'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT PLANTING MORE TREES OR WANTING TO SEE MORE TREES AND MORE SHADE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL THING, BUT BELIEVE ME, IF YOU'VE GOT YOUNG KIDS AND YOU'RE WALKING THEM DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN A STROLLER, SHADE IS NO SMALL THING ON A HOT DAY. AND SO WE'RE UPPING OUR BUDGET FOR TREE PLANTING AND RECONSIDERING OUR POLICIES. AND THEN LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT PHOTOS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT WAS OCCURRING SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY TO A COUNCIL MEETING THAT'S IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ADDRESSING THAT ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ALL SORTS OF NOT JUST ONE AREA, BUT FIGURING OUT WHAT MIGHT WORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND SO SOME OF THESE THINGS I'M I THINK THEY'RE OVERDUE AND I'M SO GLAD WE'RE GETTING TO THEM NOW. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT COUNCIL. WE HAVE, AS SEAN SAID, A STAFF THAT IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND THE RACEHORSE IS NOT STUCK IN THE STARTING GATE. OUR CITY'S MOTTO IS PROGRESS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MAKING AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO OUR STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES. FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PLAN. I REALLY THINK THIS SETS AN EXCELLENT COURSE FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? OTHERWISE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE OR ADOPT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2026. OBJECTIVES. SO SECOND THE MOTION. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
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IS CONTINUED ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER NINE. ADOPT THE 2026 FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO STAFF. THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN. THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED FROM THE JANUARY 26TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AT WHICH GENERAL DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO TIGHTEN UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE PLATFORM FOR EASE OF READING. SO WE'VE CONDENSED THAT LANGUAGE AND PROVIDED YOU BOTH A CLEAN AND TRACK CHANGES VERSION, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND CRAFTING SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION LETTERS. AND IF A POLICY WERE TO ARISE THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH EITHER THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM OR THE LEAGUE, IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, WE'VE WRITTEN TWO SUPPORT LETTERS SINCE THIS ITEM APPEARED. THE FIRST WAS IN SUPPORT OF AB 1708, WHICH WOULD CREATE A PATHWAY FOR SMALLER CITIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO HOMELESS FUNDING. AND THEN THE SECOND WAS A SUPPORT LETTER TO SENATOR ALEX PADILLA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF
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CERRITOS, REGARDING SUPPORT FOR THE BRIDGE. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 2026 FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? OTHERWISE I'LL ENTERTAIN. OH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. DOCTOR CHANG. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK JASON MACHADO AND OUR CITY MANAGER FOR TAKING THE LEAD. THIS WAS WE WERE LONG DUE FOR AN UPDATE. THERE'S THINGS THAT I THAT SUCH AS LIKE TELECONFERENCING TOWERS THAT, YOU KNOW, LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN IN THERE FOR SEVERAL DECADES. SO I'M THANKFUL THAT WE FINALLY TOOK THE TIME TO REMOVE THOSE. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE, BUT I ALSO THINK AND A FEW THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, BUT I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT WE DISCUSSED. FIRST OF ALL, WHETHER WE WANT TO VOTE ON EACH ITEM THAT WE MAY WANT TO ADD OR REMOVE OR KIND OF DECIDE THAT YOU NEED THIS ITEM NEEDS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR WHETHER WE SHOULD KEEP OR REMOVE IT. I'M ACTUALLY LEANING TOWARD THE LATTER FOR THE SAKE OF. MAKING IT CLEAR WHERE WE STAND. BUT ALSO I WANT TO AVOID ANYTHING THAT'S CONTROVERSIAL, AND I DON'T WANT US TO ASSUME THAT SOMETHING HAS FULL SUPPORT WHEN THERE MAY BE ONE OF US THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT ITEM. SHOULD I JUST GO INTO IT AND START, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT I THINK? AND THEN WE COULD DECIDE LATER WHETHER WE WANT TO VOTE ON IT OR JUST TAKE IT OUT? YEAH, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. LET'S I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND AND ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS, BECAUSE I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT HOW. WELL, LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK. HOW MANY ITEMS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? YOU'RE SAYING EVERY SINGLE ONE. AND THEN ARE YOU SAYING JUST JUST THE ONES THAT I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE FROM THE THE VERSION THAT THE LAST LATEST VERSION THAT WE RECEIVED. OKAY.
SO YOU WANT TO AMEND OR CHANGE THE CURRENT VERSION IN FRONT OF US. YEAH. AND I'M ALSO I'M OKAY IF WE JUST DECIDE TODAY WE WANT TO TAKE OUT ITEMS THAT WE MIGHT THINK ARE CONTROVERSIAL OR AND NOT ADD ITEMS, OR IF WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ALSO ADDING ITEMS TO OKAY, BECAUSE CITY ATTORNEY, I'M THINKING HOW WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST WAY TO SKIN THIS CAT? IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO DO THAT, YOU COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADD OR DELETE ITEMS FROM THE POLICY, WE'LL NEED TO BRING THE REVISED POLICY BACK TO A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN HAVE REVIEW THE POLICY IN THE FORM THAT A MAJORITY OF YOU CAN SUPPORT AND POTENTIALLY COMMENT ON. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IF THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE TO BE ADDED OR DELETED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION NOW. BUT I WOULD POSTPONE FORMAL ACTION ON THE POLICY UNTIL A REVISED POLICY REFLECTING ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, TO WHICH A MAJORITY OF YOU AGREE CAN BE PRESENTED FOR COUNCIL ACTION. OKAY, OKAY.
SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE, THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA AT THE LAST MEETING. WE WENT AHEAD AND PROVIDED SOME SOME DIRECTION AND WE WENT AHEAD AND INCORPORATED THAT. NOW IT'S ON THE AGENDA AGAIN. AND BECAUSE OF THE BROWN ACT, WE REALLY CAN'T DISCUSS THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. WE NEED TO DISCUSS THEM HERE IN A PUBLIC FORMAT SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR YOU CAN HAVE THE FLOOR AND DISCUSS AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. CAN'T OBVIOUSLY DISCUSS FOR HOURS, BUT TEN 15 MINUTES. AND THEN AT THAT POINT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. AND WE CAN THEN DECIDE, BASED UPON THE FEEDBACK, WHAT MAKES SENSE. BUT AS YOU KNOW, IF WE DO MAKE A BOTH ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, AND THAT MEANS THIS WILL GO BACK TO CITY STAFF AND THEN WILL BE ON THE AGENDA AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CORRECT? CORRECT. CITY MANAGER, CAN I RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT THERE JUST BE AN INQUIRY? ARE THERE IS THE MAYOR PRO TEM THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOT A LIST? BECAUSE IF HE IS, HE CAN JUST MAKE HE CAN JUST SUGGEST THEM AND YOU CAN VOTE ON THEM IF EACH OF YOU HAVE THEM. THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, LABORIOUS AND NOT WISE. BUT IF HE'S THE ONLY ONE, I WOULD HAMMER THROUGH THEM AND SEE IF YOU'VE GOT CONSENSUS. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. SO LET ME HIT HIT PAUSE HERE. I'M GOING TO TAKE THE FLOOR FROM FROM YOU, DOCTOR CHANG, AND ASK THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS I'M SEEING NO NO, NO I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, SO I'LL PASS THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU. DOCTOR CHANG, I CONCUR WITH WHAT CITY MANAGER IS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND BANG THROUGH THEM. AND THEN AT THE END OF IT, WE'LL GO AND DISCUSS IT AGAIN. OKAY. THERE'S BASICALLY THERE'S THREE MAIN AREAS I WANT TO COVER ONE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HOUSING
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COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND FINALLY GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY AND LABOR RELATIONSHIPS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO REMOVE THE ITEM OPPOSED LEGISLATION THAT IMPOSES UNDUE HARDSHIP ON LOCAL AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT ESTABLISHES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. MY REASONING BEHIND THIS IS I BELIEVE THAT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, THIS IS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND SOMETHING THAT STARTS AT THE CITY LEVEL. UNDUE HARDSHIPS COULD BE VERY SUBJECTIVE AND MAY BE USED TO AVOID NECESSARY BUT DIFFICULT CHANGES. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN FLINT, MICHIGAN. IT COSTS ENDED UP COSTING THE CITY ABOUT $200 MILLION TO REPLACE THE LEAD PIPES, BUT THEY ACTUALLY ENDED UP PAYING $600 MILLION IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES.AND ON TOP OF THE $200,000 TO REPLACE THOSE PIPES. SO, I MEAN, THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED AN UNDUE HARDSHIP. AND ACTUALLY, I WOULD I WOULD CHANGE THE TONE OF THIS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND FUNDING THAT HELPS CITIES TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY, ELECTRIFY BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION, AND IMPROVE LOCAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE. MY NEXT POINT UNDER HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I THINK THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO ITEMS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE RH. AGAIN, RESPECTFULLY, IF YOU'RE THEY'RE GOING TO FORGET THOSE THOSE THERE'S A CHANCE THERE'S A SMALL CHANCE SOMEBODY MAY FORGET WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
RIGHT? DO YOU DO YOU, MAYOR, WANT TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS CONSENSUS ON THOSE ON THOSE TWO POINTS? OR DO YOU WANT HIM TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL AND THEN TAKE THEM UP COLLECTIVELY? YEAH, YEAH. AT THIS POINT I WOULD. YOU BRING UP A REALLY GOOD POINT. I THINK BASED UPON WHAT I'M HEARING, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND LET DOCTOR CHAN GO THROUGH THEM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REVISIT THEM ONE BY ONE. AND BECAUSE THESE AREN'T AREN'T MINOR CHANGES FROM WHAT I'M SEEING RIGHT NOW. SO. BUT GO AHEAD. I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CITY MANAGER. THIS IS LET'S HEAR THE SECOND POINT. AND THE THIRD POINT OKAY. IT'S ONLY 3.83. THE SECOND IS TWO BULLET POINTS THAT I THINK HAVE TO DO WITH OUR HOW THE CITY ADDRESSES THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS, NEEDS AUTHORITY. THAT ARENA. RIGHT. AND I WE'RE ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BRING UP AGAIN.
AND THIS IS SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT STRENGTHENS LOCAL CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING ON LAND USE AND ZONING MATTERS, AND SUPPORT REFORMS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO HOUSING ELEMENT LAWS TO PROVIDE CLEAR PROCESSES AND FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW REGIONAL COOPERATION, ESTABLISH REALISTIC HOUSING GOALS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY CHANGE THE TONE OF THAT SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND FUNDING THAT EXPANDS THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STRENGTHENS PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. FOR MY THIRD POINT, UNDER GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY AND LABOR RELATIONS OPPOSE MEASURES THAT REDUCE LOCAL CONTROL OR CREATE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDENS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ISSUES THAT CAN BE NEGOTIATED AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. I WOULD ACTUALLY CHANGE THAT ALSO, AND I WOULD REMOVE THIS. I WOULD ACTUALLY JUST REMOVE THIS COMPLETELY. I THINK THIS WOULD HAMPER OUR ABILITY OR THE ABILITY OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO NEGOTIATE AT THE TABLE. AND I'M ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING WORKER PROTECTIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS. SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE REMOVE THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO AT THIS TIME, YOU'VE GOT AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG WOULD LIKE TO SEE. LET ME GO AHEAD AND PASS THE FLOOR ON TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS MATTER. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER BURKE ON THE FLOOR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS AND SUGGESTIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG, MY PREROGATIVE. I THINK MAYBE I'LL. I'LL JUST SHARE MY VIEW ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ONES, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT MY COLLEAGUES THINK ON THE FIRST ONE. I BELIEVE YOU SUGGESTED REMOVING THAT BULLET POINT ENTIRELY, AND I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING THAT WHAT DOES UNDUE HARDSHIP MEAN? THAT'S JUST KIND OF VAGUE AND SUBJECTIVE. SO I THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. I THINK WE DON'T WANT UNDUE HARDSHIPS IMPOSED ON US. BUT WHAT THAT IS, WE MIGHT HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. AND THEN DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT YOUR SUGGESTION WITH THE LAST BULLET POINT WAS TO KIND OF TWEAK THE LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR, WAS IT CLIMATE RESILIENCY OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES? IS IT OKAY IF I ANSWER? YEAH, SORRY. SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND FUNDING THAT HELPS CITIES TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY, ELECTRIFY BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION, AND IMPROVE LOCAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE. SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE TRANSITIONING FROM, YOU
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KNOW, GAS POWERED UTILITIES SUCH AS YOUR STOVE TO AN ELECTRICAL STOVE, ELECTRICAL TRANSPORTATION. SO, YOU KNOW, OUR WE'VE ALREADY GOT FIVE CARS THAT ARE PLANNED TO BECOME PART OF OUR ELECTRIC FLEET. OUR FIRST FIRST CARS ACTUALLY, AND IMPROVE LOCAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE. AND THAT'S SUCH AS DROUGHT RESISTANT LANDSCAPING AND IMPROVED STORMWATER SYSTEMS, SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY IS ALREADY DOING. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT THAT BACKS WHAT WE'RE DOING. OKAY. THANKS. SO I THINK I'M GOOD WITH EITHER THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THERE OR THE LANGUAGE YOU SUGGESTED. EITHER WAY, IF IF FUNDING IS GOING TO COME OUR WAY TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD, I'M ALL FOR IT. SO THAT'S MY TAKE ON AT LEAST THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ONES. BUT I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AS WELL. OKAY, OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU SAID, SO I'M KIND OF GOING IN THE DARK HERE, I APOLOGIZE. THE FIRST ONE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, YOU SAID INSTEAD OF OPPOSED SUPPORT. AND I KIND OF GET THE DIRECTION THE INTENT OF THIS WAS DON'T IF IT'S A STATE MANDATE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. I MEAN, IT'S A STATE MANDATE, BUT IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY, AND YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GAS TO ELECTRIC, THAT'S THAT'S A HUGE COST AND EFFORT FOR RESIDENTS, OUR RESTAURANTS, ETC. SO NOW I UNDERSTAND IF FUNDING COMES OUR WAY, THAT'S ALL GOOD AND WELL, BUT IT STILL HAS TO BE DONE. OKAY, SO I AM NOT NECESSARILY IN SUPPORT OF NOT OPPOSING THINGS THAT ARE NOT STATE MANDATED. I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID KIND OF A DOUBLE NEGATIVE THERE. IF IT'S STATE MANDATED BY A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE TO GET THERE. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT A COALITION OF CLEAN ENERGY FOLKS WANT TO PUT IN PLACE, IT'S A NICE TARGET. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF I WOULD PENALIZE OUR CITY AND OR RESIDENTS OR RESTAURANTS OR WHATEVER TO GO THERE. IT MAY BE A NICE THING FOR THEM TO DO, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF I'D WANT TO SAY, AND YOU HAVE TO GET HERE BY 2030. I THINK IT PUTS I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH MONEY THEY GET. IT REALLY PUTS POTENTIALLY AN UNDUE BURDEN ON RESIDENTS AND OR THINGS. SO. SO IF I FLIP THE QUESTION AROUND SAYING SUPPORT, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SAY THAT WE WILL NEVER OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT GOES THIS DIRECTION AND THAT IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING. I DON'T MIND IF WE CHANGE IT TO SUPPORT FUNDING INSTEAD AND GET RID OF LEGISLATION. AND SO JUST ANY KIND OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, I'M OKAY WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT I THINK IT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATED. OKAY. AGAIN, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STATE MANDATES, JUST LIKE WE DID THE THE HOUSING PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WE DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT WE DID IT. OKAY. I AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT TO SUPPORT A COALITION OF FOLKS THAT SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO FOR THESE REASONS. I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO CHOOSE IF THEY WANT TO GO THAT DIRECTION AND NOT MANDATE IT AND SAY, NO, WE SUPPORT THIS.SO I'M NOT SURE IF I'M SPEAKING CORRECTLY OR NOT. WHAT I HEARD WAS UNDUE HARDSHIP IS NOT MEASURABLE. OKAY. ARE THERE OTHER WORDS THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THERE THAT SAY WE COULD STILL KEEP IT? OPPOSED LEGISLATION, BUT MAYBE CHANGE THE WORDING? AND ARE YOU OPEN TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR IS IT JUST. NO, IT HAS TO BE SUPPORT THESE THINGS. I DON'T OKAY, OKAY. DID YOU GO TO DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT DOCTOR CHANG. IN TERMS OF UNDUE HARDSHIP, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME COST AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND IN THIS CASE, IT'LL BE THE CITY LEVELS FOR ANY KIND OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. IT COULD BE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH, YOU KNOW, HAVING TO SPEND MORE MONEY OR TIME IMPLEMENTING ANY KIND OF NEW LEGISLATION. SO I AND YOU BRING UP SEVERAL GOOD POINTS. I'M ALSO OKAY WITH JUST STRIKING THESE TWO FROM, YOU KNOW, STRIKING THIS AND STRIKING MY SUGGESTION FROM FROM THE LEGISLATION PLATFORM. AND WE JUST WOULDN'T RESPOND TO IT AT ALL. SO IF THE. IF THE CAL CITIES, IF THEY COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO WITHIN ALL THE CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, WE ASK THAT YOU YOU TAKE A POSITION TO SAY NO BECAUSE WE
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WANT TO REMAIN LOCAL CONTROL WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY AND OUR CITIES. OKAY, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I SEE THIS DOING. AND YOU'RE SAYING WE COULDN'T TAKE THOSE POSITIONS IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. RIGHT. AND THIS WOULD HAVE TO DO ON ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. BUT IN WHAT MAYBE DESCRIBE FOR ME I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. SO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ARE THESE STATE MANDATES THAT ARE COMING DOWN THAT SAYING YOU WILL DO THIS OR IS IT ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY ONE TO ENVIRONMENTAL AGING TO TWO, THAT EACH ONE HAS THEIR OWN OBJECTIVES OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. RIGHT. THE WAY I THINK OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS OR THESE KIND OF STATE MANDATES WOULD BE LIKE, NO, USING LEAD PIPES OR MOVING AWAY FROM EPA AND OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR PVC PIPES, YOU KNOW, OR, YOU KNOW, GOING MOVING AWAY FROM DYES THAT ARE USED IN FAVOR OF OTHER MATERIALS, USUALLY THAT COST MORE. OR MAYBE YOU CAN'T USE THIS PESTICIDES IN YOUR IN YOUR PARKS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT HONESTLY, I DON'T SEE THE CAL CITIES AS DOING ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE TOO CONTROVERSIAL ALONG THOSE LINES. OKAY, OKAY, SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DISCUSSION HERE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO YIELD. GIVE THE FLOOR TO DAVID BURKE. WELL, I'D LIKE TO HEAR MAYBE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE SAYS, BECAUSE MAYBE IT MIGHT PROVIDE SOME CLARITY FOR ME, BECAUSE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, I WOULD SAY JUST KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS AND POSSIBLY CHANGE UNDUE HARDSHIP TO DIFFERENT WORDS TO HELP PROVIDE CLARITY. BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE HAS TO SAY. THANKS. YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING. I'LL TRY AND BE CONCISE. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, WERE YOU GOOD WITH THE THE LAST BULLET POINT THERE? THE SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES? OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG HAD DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FOR THAT.AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE'S ANY DISAGREEMENT ON THAT ONE. AND SO IT'S THE FIRST BULLET POINT WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH. AND SO YEAH, IT SOUNDED LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG, I THOUGHT YOU INITIALLY SAID YOU WANTED TO REMOVE THAT ONE. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW YOU FELT ABOUT JUST REMOVING THAT ONE ALTOGETHER VERSUS KEEPING IT IN, BUT TRYING TO CHANGE LANGUAGE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. AND THEN THE LAST POINT I'LL MAKE, I DON'T WANT TO COMPLICATE IT MORE. BUT LIKE REGARDING STATE MANDATES, RIGHT. WHAT THE PLATFORM, WHAT WE DO WITH THE PLATFORM IS WE WEIGH IN BEFORE THE BILL BECOMES A STATE MANDATE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE TRICKY FOR ME. LIKE I THINK MOST OF US DON'T WANT UNFUNDED MANDATES. CITY OF CYPRESS, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS EXPENSIVE THING. ON THE OTHER HAND, LIKE WHAT'S WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CHANG OR YOU CONSIDER AN UNDUE HARDSHIP. I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. BUT IN ANY CASE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ON BOARD WITH THE LAST BULLET POINT. IT'S JUST THE LAST. THE FIRST ONE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S CONSENSUS TO AMONG BOTH OF YOU TO JUST REMOVE IT OR WHERE YOU'RE BOTH AT. SO YEAH, YOU BRING UP POINTS. I'M GOING TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS HERE AND KIND OF TAKE A STEP BACK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY YOU BRING UP A LOT OF GOOD POINTS, MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG, AND THIS DOCUMENT IS MEANT TO BE GENERAL GUIDELINES. WE HAD VERSION 1.0 VERSION.
THIS IS NOW VERSION 2.0. I'M ALWAYS A BIG BELIEVER IN WHAT I BELIEVE IT WAS, GENERAL PATTON SAID. I'D RATHER HAVE A GOOD PLAN NOW THAN A PERFECT PLAN NEXT WEEK. AND I THINK THAT THIS TWO THINGS. FIRST, A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENS, WHETHER IT'S CAL CITIES OR BEHIND THE SCENES, WHETHER IT'S THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHETHER IT'S STATE ASSEMBLY, STATE SENATE THAT THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T SEE. BUT WE GET TONS OF EMAILS. AND WHENEVER WE SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, COMMISSIONS AND SO FORTH, AT STATE LEVEL OR AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING AHEAD AND PROVIDING OUR FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY. SO I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT EACH SITUATION IS UNIQUE AND RATHER COMPLEX. AND SO I, I'M OF THE OPINION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE VERSION 2.0 IN ITS PRESENT FORMAT. GO AHEAD AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY STAFF OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND POSSIBLY HAVE A WORKSHOP IF WE THINK IT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GO AHEAD AND REVISE THIS, OR MAYBE EVEN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN A STRATEGIC PLAN AFTER WE APPROVE VERSION 2.0, I'M AFRAID OF IS THAT THESE GOOD INTENTIONS WILL EVENTUALLY WHITTLE THIS DOWN BECAUSE AS YOU'VE SEEN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RED LINE, THIS GETS WHITTLED DOWN, WHITTLED DOWN, WHITTLED DOWN TO I'M AFRAID IT MAY GET WHITTLED DOWN ALL THE WAY TO A GUIDELINE THAT IS DO GOOD. AND THAT'S THE ONLY GUIDELINE WE HAVE. SO I'M OF
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THE OPINION PROCEEDING WITH VERSION 2.0. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES, AND I'M NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY REALLY OPPOSE ANYTHING, BUT I'D RATHER PROCEED WITH VOTING ON VERSION 2.0 AS IS, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S OVERWHELMING AGREEMENT AND I'M NOT REALLY HEARING IT BASED UPON SPEAKER CUE AND SO FORTH. BUT THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. DID YOU OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THE FLOOR? I DON'T OKAY, I'M GOING TO CLEAR THE SPEAKER QUEUE THEN. AND SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE DISCUSSION ON THIS AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THE LINE FOR THIS ITEM. OH OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. I'M PASSING PATRICK, PLEASE. THAT'S BROOKE AND. BROOKE. YOU HAVE BROOKE. YOU ARE UNMUTED. AND YOUR THREE MINUTES START. NOW. GO RIGHT AHEAD. HI. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I JUST HAVE A SHORT COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. CYPRUS HAS MADE THE NATIONAL NEWS IN THE PAST 48 HOURS BECAUSE OF YAMAHA CLOSING. SO ANYTHING I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE AND A PROCESS THAT JUST GOT EXPLAINED. BUT THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE THAT ARE NOT VERY BUSINESS FRIENDLY. AND I THINK GIVEN THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE, IT WOULD BE WISE FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THE STATEMENTS THAT YOU MAKE HERE IN PUBLIC AND DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THIS ARE LOOKED AT BY POTENTIAL VERY LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT MIGHT CONSIDER PURCHASING THAT PROPERTY THAT YAMAHA IS AT. SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS LOSING ENOUGH BUSINESS AS IT IS. SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. THE MORE MANDATES AND THE MORE CONSTRAINTS YOU PUT ON COMPANIES THAT PUSHES BUSINESS OUT OF THE STATE AND THE CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO OKAY, I'M GOING TO I'M ASSUMING OUR SALARY AND CLEAR THIS ALL. I SEE NO ONE ELSE ON THE SPEAKER QUEUE AT THE MOMENT. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AS PROPOSED. I WILL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FOUR YES VOTES AND ONE DISSENTING VOTE BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL PROCEED TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER TEN, ADOPTION OF MEDIA RELATIONSHIP RELATIONS POLICY. PASS THIS ON TO CITY MANAGER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.I VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THE ROBUST DISCUSSION AT YOUR PREVIOUS MEETING, I TOOK WHAT AND REWATCHED IT. BECAUSE WHAT'S MORE FUN THAN REWATCHING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING? MADE ADJUSTMENTS, GOT PUBLIC FEEDBACK, MADE ADJUSTMENTS, AND MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO TRY TO THREAD THE NEEDLE TO MEET YOUR COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND INTERESTS. PARDON ME, I HAVE PROVIDED BOTH A RED LINE AND A CLEAN COPY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I WOULD NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT THE CITY COUNCIL LIVED THROUGH OVER THE LAST WEEK OR TWO SINCE SINCE THIS ITEM WAS FIRST DISCUSSED AND WE'VE HAD SOME MEDIA INQUIRIES ASSOCIATED WITH YAMAHA AND SOME OTHER MEDIA INQUIRIES AND SIMILAR TYPE OF INQUIRIES, I CONFERRED WITH THE MAYOR ALONG THE WAY. I CONFERRED WITH STAFF WITH RESPECT TO HOW AND IF WE WOULD RESPOND TO THOSE MEDIA INQUIRIES, AND WE REALLY KIND OF LIVED OUT THE POLICY AS IT'S BEEN REFINED. WE'RE CERTAINLY WE'LL MAKE WHATEVER CHANGES YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE TONIGHT, BUT KEY TO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A GENERAL EXPECTATION ABOUT WHAT'S EXPECTED OF OF ALL OF US.
I MADE EVEN CLEARER THAT WHICH FRED WAS SUPPORTED LAST MEETING, WHICH IS THERE WAS NEVER AN ATTEMPT TO THWART A ANYBODY'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO SPEAK, BUT RATHER IT IT ARTICULATES THE PROCESS, A DELIBERATE PROCESS BY WHICH WE RECEIVE AND AND, AND CONTEMPLATE OUR RESPONSE TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESPONSE IS ACCURATE, THAT IT'S TIMELY, THAT WE'RE THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC BEFORE WE RESPOND. AND I WOULD REINFORCE AGAIN, A POLICY THAT COMES CLOSE TO THAT
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IS FAR, FAR BETTER THAN THE ABSENCE OF A POLICY AT ALL, WHICH IS HOW WE WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES TODAY. AN EXAMPLE WAS. YAMAHA, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PERSON WITH WHOM I WORK IS WHO IS BEST INFORMED ABOUT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA'S CIRCUMSTANCES IS ALICIA VELASCO. AND SO WE TOOK THE CALL INTO MY OFFICE, PRESS A COUPLE OF PRESS OUTLETS THAT WANTED COMMENTS. AS THIS POLICY CONTEMPLATES, I CALLED UPON ALICIA. SHE. CONSIDERED THE MATTER. WE MET, WENT BACK AND FORTH, AGREED ON WHAT AN ACCURATE AND PROPER MESSAGE IS THAT TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE CITY'S INTERESTS, YAMAHA'S INTERESTS, YAMAHA'S PROPERTY BROKERS INTERESTS SO THAT WE COULD RESPOND TO THAT MEDIA INQUIRY ACCURATELY, TIMELY AND STRATEGICALLY. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO DO. IF IT'S IF WE IF WE LEARN EITHER TONIGHT OR OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, THAT IT'S IT CAN BE IMPROVED. WE'RE HUMBLE ENOUGH TO RETURN AND AND IMPROVE IT.BUT I THINK THE CONSTRUCT ITSELF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FINER POINTS THAT YOU MAY SEE IN IT, I THINK THE CONSTRUCT IS HELPFUL TO ALL INVOLVED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM AND WILL MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU SEE FIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CITY MANAGER. THIS TIME I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, CONCERNS? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR THE POLICY. DRAFT, UPDATED DRAFT. DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON IT, BUT THERE ARE TWO SUGGESTIONS OR TWO CHANGES I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND SO I'LL THROW IT OUT FOR DISCUSSION. ONE IS SO FOR RESIDENTS WHO AREN'T AWARE, ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO HAVE A POLICY LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS THE MAYOR LAST YEAR, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING SOMEONE HAD BURNED A RACIAL HATE SYMBOL INTO THE GROUND AT A LOCAL PARK, AND A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID THEY WANTED THE MAYOR TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS. AND SO I WROTE A STATEMENT DECRYING THE HATE SPEECH, SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE HERE IN CYPRUS. WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EACH OTHER BASED ON RACE OR RELIGION. AND WITHOUT GOING INTO DETAILS, I WAS IT WAS KIND OF TOLD THAT I WASN'T ALLOWED TO DO THAT. I WASN'T ALLOWED TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND HAVE IT POSTED ON OUR CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE. AND I KNOW LAST TIME MAYOR MEDRANO MENTIONED SPEAKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AT ANOTHER EVENT, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS FIRES OR A NATURAL DISASTER OR A CRIME, BUT THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE I THINK RESIDENTS EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THEIR LOCAL LEADERSHIP. WITH A STATEMENT THAT GETS POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. OR HERE'S INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SAFETY. OR WE DECRY THIS HORRIFIC EVENT.
AND SO I'D LIKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE ADDED TO THIS POLICY, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR CAN CAN DRAFT STATEMENTS ON PRESSING CITY ISSUES THAT WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. AND THEN SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING. AND THEN THE SECOND IS I KNOW IT'S IN THERE A COUPLE TIMES, ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST CLEARLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND OFFICIAL CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS. I JUST FIND THIS STRANGE. I BROUGHT IT UP LAST TIME. I KNOW SOMETIMES IN THE CORPORATE WORLD THERE ARE RULES LIKE THIS. LIKE, HEY, PERSON WHO WORKS FOR NABISCO. IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE MAKING CLEAR WHAT'S YOUR OPINION AND WHAT'S THE COMPANY'S OPINION. BUT IN THE POLITICAL WORLD, WE'RE ELECTED FOR OUR OPINIONS. I FEEL LIKE RESIDENTS EXPECT TO HEAR OUR OPINIONS. AND I ALSO THINK IT'S IT'S SOMEWHAT OBVIOUS THAT IF I'M SPEAKING TO A REPORTER OR I'M POSTING ON MY OWN SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, THAT'S MY OPINION. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO POST EVERY TIME. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL CITY POSITION, BUT I THINK X, Y, Z. AND AS I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, I CAN'T EVER THINK OF A STATE LEGISLATOR THAT I'VE HEARD SAY. NOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS
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ISN'T THE STATE'S PERSPECTIVE. THIS IS MY OPINION. OR A MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR WHOMEVER. I JUST I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO BE IN THERE. I HAVEN'T IN THE PAST HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS CREATE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S CONFUSION. SO THE SECOND THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS TAKE THOSE OUT AND JUST LET COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESS THEMSELVES. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO CHANGES I'LL SUGGEST, BUT I WELCOME MY COLLEAGUE'S THOUGHTS ON THOSE TWO IDEAS. DO YOU MIND IF I MENTION ON UNDER CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY? I'M LOOKING AT THE RED LINE NOW THAT I STRUCK THAT IN THAT SECTION. AGAIN, IT'S ENTITLED CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY. AND I STRUCK THAT. SO IF I'M LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THERE'S STILL A SENTENCE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH THAT SAYS COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST CLEARLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND OFFICIAL CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS. I WASN'T TRYING TO BE CLEVER, I REALLY WASN'T, I. I APOLOGIZE IF THAT'S IF THAT'S COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. I, I RESPECT THAT MY MY STRIKETHROUGH DOES INDICATE WHAT MY INTENTION WAS. SO IF I, IF I BLEW IT BY ADDING IT BACK AFTER STRIKING IT OUT, I'LL DEFER TO YOUR COLLECTIVE JUDGMENT. THANKS. YEAH, I THINK IT SAYS THE SAME THING IN SECTION SIX. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. STRIKING IS THOSE TWO SENTENCES. BUT YEAH AGAIN WELCOME MY COLLEAGUES INPUT. OTHERWISE I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION WITH MY SUGGESTED CHANGES. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.THANK YOU. AS FAR AS WHEN IT COMES TO DISTINGUISHING WHETHER YOUR YOUR VIEWPOINTS REPRESENT YOUR OWN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS OR WHETHER A CITY, I THINK WHEN IT COMES FROM THE MAYOR AND IT COMES FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO DISTINGUISH WHETHER IT'S OUR OWN PERSONAL VIEWPOINT VERSUS THE CITY. SO I'M I'M FINE WITH US STRIKING THAT OUT. LIKE I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CITY MANAGER INTENDED. AND I THAT AS FAR AS THE FIRST POINT, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I, I HAVE LIKE RECENTLY RECENTLY WE'VE WE'VE UNOFFICIALLY ADOPTED THE POLICY THAT OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER WOULD RESPOND TO ANY NEWS INQUIRIES OR ANY KIND OF ISSUES WE'VE HAD AROUND THE CITY. I LIKE THAT, I LIKE THAT IT'S COMING FROM ONE SOURCE. OUR CITY MANAGER IS VERY PROMPT, TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, OF COURSE. SO USUALLY THE BEST SOURCE AND I'VE I'VE LIKED THAT. BUT IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR IF IT'S A BIG ISSUE THAT WE DO HERE, HAVE THE MAYOR SPEAK ON SOMETHING. SO I'M OKAY WITH BOTH CHANGES TO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR CHANG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR CHANG. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, I'D LIKE IT AS WRITTEN. OKAY. AND I AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING ISSUED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA FROM THE CITY, THAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION. OKAY. AND IF A MAYOR PUTS SOMETHING OUT THERE, YOU ARE GOING TO ASSUME THAT THAT IS THE CITY'S POSITION. THE WAY I SAW THAT OUR CITY MANAGER WORDED. THE DOCUMENT WAS TO SAY, HEY, ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED OR THERE'S THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS WORKED ON AND THEY'VE ALL AGREED ON SOMETHING OR A MAJORITY HAS AGREED, THEN YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE MAYOR CAN SPEAK ON THOSE THINGS, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN A POSITION WHERE YOU TAKE A POSITION WHERE I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO SAY NO, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS OUT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO ASSUME THAT THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL, AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE. IF WE HAD A MEETING, DISCUSSION ON IT AND IT WAS APPROVED AND WE GO FORWARD, THOSE ITEMS I GET RIGHT. BUT IF IT'S A GENERAL PUBLIC ITEM, I THINK IT GETS FUZZY. IF YOU START SAYING, HEY, THE MAYOR CAN USE THE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE CITY TO PUT A STATEMENT OUT THERE THAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A DISCUSSION ITEM WITH THE COUNCIL. SO SO I'M NOT NECESSARILY I, I LIKE AND I THINK DOCTOR CHANG, YOU SAID IT.
I LIKE THE CITY MANAGER OPERATIONALLY PUTTING THINGS OUT THERE. AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB ON REPRESENTING THE CITY. I DON'T PERSONALLY, I DON'T EXPECT MY MAYOR TO PUT OUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN MY PARK DOWN THE STREET I EXPECT THE CITY TO DO POTENTIALLY PUT SOMETHING OUT, BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY EXPECT THE MAYOR TO REPRESENT THAT IN
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THERE BECAUSE IT MAY BE A CONTROVERSIAL THING. I HAVE NO IDEA. SO AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE I'VE MAY NOT HAVE SAID PUBLICLY, BUT I'LL SAY PUBLICLY, WE'RE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHEN WE WHEN WE SAY ANYTHING, WE DO ANYTHING, WE WRITE, ANYTHING WE ARE ON, WE ARE ON THE ELECTION PATH, OKAY? WE ARE SPEAKING AS A CANDIDATE, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS. AND SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, OKAY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT HAPPEN IN COMMUNICATIONS AND I DON'T WANT US TO GO THERE. I DON'T WANT US TO LOOK LIKE I HAVE A POLITICAL PLATFORM. I'M NOW GOING TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE AND SAYING, OH, OKAY, SEE THIS? I LIKE HAVING THE CITY MANAGER BE THE FOCAL POINT. AND IN HERE I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. IF WE'VE HAD A DIALOG, WE'VE AGREED TO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THEN ABSOLUTELY, THE MAYOR SHOULD SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT. THEY COULD TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AMONGST THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. OTHERWISE IT MAY OR MAY NOT REPRESENT WHAT THE COUNCIL BELIEVES OR FEELS. SO I LIKE IT AS IS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE MAY NOT REPRESENT THE FULL FACTS OF A PARTICULAR TOPIC OR ITEM, AND IF WE DON'T PRESENT THE WHOLE FACTS, IT COULD MISLEAD RESIDENTS OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS. OKAY.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR A FEW MOMENTS ON THIS. ONE IS I BELIEVE EVERYONE BROUGHT UP SOME VERY GOOD POINTS, AND I'M I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION HERE IN PUBLIC. AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT YOU'RE SEEING WHAT'S GOING THROUGH OUR THOUGHT PROCESS, THE CRITICAL THINKING. AND I CAN SEE BOTH SIDES BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY IT IS. AND I ALSO WILL BE OPEN TO AN AMENDMENT TO IT. THE REASON IS BECAUSE THERE'S UNIQUE SITUATIONS THAT EXIST DURING THE SUMMER. AS YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE A LONG BREAK IN BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND IF SOMETHING DOES COME UP THAT'S RATHER OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION OF NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER.
AND THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS THAT ARE SAYING, HEY, WE WANT SOME GUIDANCE, WE DON'T WANT GUIDANCE. WAIT UNTIL 30 DAYS WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAPPENS AGAIN. NO, WE EXPECT GUIDANCE WITHIN THREE HOURS, SIX HOURS, 12 HOURS. AS THE SITUATION WAS WITH THE FIRES OVER IN PALISADES. SO THERE ARE UNIQUE SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE WANT A SPOKESPERSON AT CERTAIN TIMES, ESPECIALLY IF THE COMMUNITY IS REQUESTING THAT THE DANGER OF THE THE THE MAYOR SPEAKING WITHOUT FIRST HAVING A MEETING DOES CREATE A SITUATION WHERE HOW DO YOU KNOW EVERYONE ON THE CITY COUNCIL IS ON BOARD WITH THAT? SO IF WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE RELEASE A STATEMENT, WE CAN FIND OURSELVES WAITING DAYS, WEEKS SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING. AND THAT CREATES ITS OWN UNIQUE SITUATIONS AND PEOPLE. HOW CAN I SAY THIS? THERE ARE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS PLACED UPON ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT EVEN JUST SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THAT IF WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE A DURING THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, IF WE HAPPEN TO JUST GET TOGETHER AT A FOOD TRUCK AND SAY, HEY, WE SHOULD HAVE MORE FOOD TRUCKS HERE BECAUSE THERE'S LONG LINES THAT'LL BE A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT. SO THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON WHAT WE CAN SAY AND CANNOT SAY. SO IN UNIQUE SITUATIONS, I COULD SEE THE SITUATION WHERE THERE'S A LONG BREAK. YOU CAN'T GET THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TOGETHER. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE IT MAY TAKE 3 TO 4 DAYS BEFORE YOU HAVE IT, AND YOU NEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT NOW. AND SO THE MAYOR MAY PUT HIS NECK ON THE LINE AND SAY, HEY, I'M MAKING A STATEMENT. I'M THIS IS NOT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED OFF BY EVERYONE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND, 20, 30, 50 RESIDENTS HAVE COME FORWARD AND SAY, WE WANT TO HEAR A STATEMENT. IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST TO MAKE A STATEMENT, EVEN IF THAT STATEMENT IS THIS IS THE MAYOR MAKING THE STATEMENT. CITY MANAGER IS AWARE OF THE STATEMENT BEING MADE, AND THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY THE CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT BECAUSE OF UNIQUE SITUATIONS THAT WE ARE MAKING A STATEMENT OR I AM MAKING A STATEMENT, OR THE MAYOR AT THE TIME IS MAKING THE STATEMENT. SO I CAN SEE ARGUMENTS BOTH WAYS. RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND YIELD THE FLOOR TO THE NEXT SPEAKER IN THE QUEUE, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION. I THINK I HAVE A MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD COULD HELP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S OBJECTIONS ON THE MAYOR MAKING A STATEMENT, BECAUSE I, I UNDERSTAND THE POINT THAT IF THERE'S AN INCIDENT IN THE CITY AND THE MAYOR MAKES A STATEMENT AND IT GOES ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT MAY NOT ACTUALLY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. TWO THINGS I'D SAY TO THAT. FIRST ARE I THINK THAT'S TRUE. I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL A FEW YEARS, AND THERE
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HAVE BEEN STATEMENTS THAT HAVE COME FROM THE MAYOR THAT I HAVEN'T AGREED WITH MYSELF. SO PERHAPS A COMPROMISE IS THAT IF WE ADD A LINE SUGGESTING THAT THE MAYOR CAN MAKE A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PRESSING ISSUES, WE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE STATEMENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE MAYOR, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I MADE THE STATEMENT LAST YEAR, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHO'S IT GOING TO SAY IT'S FROM, AND I WANTED TO SAY IT'S FROM ME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TALKED TO MY COLLEAGUES. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY AGREE WITH IT. IF THE RESIDENTS HATE IT, THEY SHOULD BLAME ME. AND IF YOU DISAGREE WITH IT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT YOU DISAGREE. SO I THINK IF WE ADD IN THAT WE ATTRIBUTE THE STATEMENT TO THE MAYOR, I THINK THAT COULD HELP US. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT MAY NOT REPRESENT THE COUNCIL'S VIEW, BUT IF WE LEFT IT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S IN THE POSITION TO MAKE THE STATEMENT, THAT MAY NOT REPRESENT THE VIEW EITHER. AND I THINK OUR RESIDENTS WOULD RATHER HAVE THE STATEMENT COME FROM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THEN. NO OFFENSE, AN UNELECTED OFFICIAL WHO MAY NOT EVEN BE A RESIDENT. SO? SO YEAH, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION WITH THAT CHANGE. AND THEN THE OMISSIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. BUT I SEE A COUPLE OTHER SPEAKERS, SO I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR. OH, MR. JOYCE, YOU HAVE A FLOOR. IN SHORT, I'D RATHER YOU MAKE THE MISTAKE THAN I MAKE THE MISTAKE. BUT IS A COMPROMISE. AND IT'S NOT A COMPROMISE. IT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THAT I HAVE TWO STATEMENTS IN THERE WHEN IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY, IT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN ONE. I POINT TO YOUR ATTENTION. THE SECOND SENTENCE OF THE NEW SIX. AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, I'LL HELP. I SUGGEST DELETING THE SECOND ONE OR BOTH OF THESE SENTENCES, THE FIRST BEING SECOND SENTENCE OF NUMBER SIX, AND THAT WOULD BE TO DELETE. COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND OFFICIAL CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS. THERE'S A SECOND REFERENCE. THAT WASN'T MY INTENTION, BUT THEY'RE MY WORDS. I CREATED THIS DOCUMENT, SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. DELETE THE LAST SENTENCE OF UNDER THE TITLE CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER DELETING THE LAST SENTENCE OF THAT, WHICH IS A SIMILAR STATEMENT. AND THE FACT IS, EVERYBODY'S AN ADULT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT STATEMENT. OR YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF THOSE STATEMENTS THAT CLARIFIES IT. FOR THE RECORD, I'LL DEFER TO YOUR JUDGMENT, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO I DIDN'T I CERTAINLY DIDN'T INTENTIONALLY HAVE THE SAME STATEMENT TWICE PARTICULAR, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT I STRUCK THROUGH. IT WAS THE SECOND STATEMENT AGAIN, SECOND SENTENCE IS IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE PORTION FOUND ENTITLED CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY. IT'S NEAR THE TOP OF PAGE TWO. SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO SAY IT AT ALL, BUT YOU DON'T. WE DON'T NEED TO SAY IT TWICE. AND I'LL DEFER TO COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE'S SUGGESTION FOR I'LL DEFER TO YOU TO TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? OKAY.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ONE OF THE THINGS, MR. MAYOR, THAT YOU SAID THAT WAS A WAS A BIG ISSUE, AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE FIRES THAT HAPPENED. AND IN THAT WE GOT REGULAR UPDATES FROM OCFA AS WELL AS POLICE IN SOME CASES, DEPENDING ON WHAT IT WAS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT COMMUNICATIONS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE PUT THE COMMUNICATIONS OUT, I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT COMMUNICATIONS TO HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE IN THE FIRE ZONE AND AND BRING SOME COMFORT TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND AGAIN, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN. AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T EXACTLY REMEMBER HOW WE DID IT, BUT I KNOW THAT WE DID DO IT TO TO PUT SOME THINGS OUT IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WHAT I HEARD MAKE SURE I CLARIFIED THIS. SO, MR. CITY MANAGER, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DELETE THE LAST SENTENCE IN THE CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY? OKAY, WHICH IS THE THE ONE ABOUT THE PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS? AND ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT SAME STATEMENT BE DELETED OUT OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ITEM SIX AS WELL? I'M CERTAINLY SUGGESTING THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THERE TWICE. OKAY. I'LL DEFER TO YOU AS TO WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE THERE AT ALL. OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET ME LET ME LET ME LOOK AT IT. THANK YOU.
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE COUNCILMEMBER P AT THIS MOMENT OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
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GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO DOCTOR CHENG. THANK YOU. I CHANGE MY MIND.OOPS. THANKS. MIKE'S NOT ON AND I'VE CHANGED MY MIND. I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT MAYOR MEDRANO'S VIEW ON WHETHER THE MAYOR SHOULD SERVE AS THE SPOKESPERSON OR NOT. YOU'RE THE CURRENT MAYOR IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT LATER ON. I'M FINE WITH US REVISITING THIS IF. BUT YOU KNOW, IF IF YOU'RE TASKED WITH THE THE DUTY OF OF PERFORMING AS OUR OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON AND BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, THEN I'D RATHER HAVE THE CITY MANAGER DO IT AND BUT ALSO THIS FREES UP THE ABILITY FOR THE ACTING MAYOR TO SAY THEIR OWN PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS FREELY, WITHOUT IT BEING CONSTRUED AS THE VIEW OF THE OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, OF THE CITY. SO I DO LIKE IF WE DO KEEP THAT DISTINGUISH THAT THE THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGER WOULD SAY ANYTHING OFFICIAL WHILE THE MAYOR WOULD, YOU KNOW, SPEAK THEIR OWN DEEP POINTS ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO. SO I DO LIKE THOSE CHANGES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DOCTOR CHANG, COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'LL TRY AND MAKE A MOTION AND SEE IF WE CAN LAND THE PLANE. SO I'LL SUGGEST APPROVING THE POLICY AS DRAFTED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. FIRST, REMOVING THE TWO SENTENCES THAT THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, ONE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PARAGRAPH. CITY COUNCIL SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY IN SECTION TWO AND THEN THE. SECOND SENTENCE IN THE SECOND BULLET POINT OF SECTION SIX.
AND THEN I'D SUGGEST ADDING IN A SENTENCE OR TWO. THAT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR CAN SPEAK ON PRESSING ISSUES TO BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL CHANNEL, BUT THAT IT'S CLEARLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE MAYOR. OKAY, I'M GONNA SECOND THAT MOTION. HOWEVER, I WANT TO OPEN UP. NOW THAT WE HAVE A MOTION, I WANT TO OPEN UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION, BECAUSE IT'S AN AMENDED MOTION. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. I'M GOING TO COME WITH THE CLARITY OF WHAT'S PRESSING MOTIONS, WHAT FALLS UNDERNEATH THAT? IS IT BECAUSE A RESIDENT CALLED ME AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE, OR WHAT IS A PRESSING ISSUE THAT THE MAYOR WOULD FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ON THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA? WHY? WHY DO WE NEED TO CHANGE THE POLICY FOR THAT SPECIFIC THING? I GUESS I ASK. WELL, I GUESS AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, I'LL. OH, GO AHEAD. SORRY. OKAY, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO COMMENT ON THE MOTION, AS IS ANYTHING ELSE. IF NOT, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD. AND, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU CAN GO AND ADDRESS THAT ADDRESS. COUNCILMEMBER PETE'S COMMENT.
SORRY. THE QUESTION WAS WHY ADD THAT IN? ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S AND WHAT'S THE DEFINITION? SOMETIMES THERE'S JUST PRESSING ISSUES THAT I FEEL LIKE RESIDENTS EXPECT A RESPONSE TO. AND THEN I'D SAY IN TERMS OF I DON'T THINK WE CAN DEFINE PRESSING. I THINK IT'S IN THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION TO DECIDE. AND SINCE THE STATEMENTS THEIR OWN, THEY'LL BE THE ONES ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. SO THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE, AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. I WILL NOT APPROVE IT. WITH THAT ADDED, I WILL APPROVE IT WITH THE OTHER CHANGES AS PROPOSED. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'M MAKING AN ALTERNATE MOTION TO APPROVE IT WITH THE TWO REPEAT SENTENCES. OKAY.
TAKEN OUT. SO WE STILL NEED A SECOND ON THE MAIN MOTION. SO WE DON'T HAVE I DID I DID SECOND OKAY. SO NOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR SUBSTITUTE MOTION. YEAH. SO I THINK I THINK THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO DELETE THE TWO REPEAT SENTENCES FOR CLARITY IS THE PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS. AND NOT NOT PUT ANYTHING THAT AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION ON PRESSING ISSUES BE ADDED. I THINK I THINK THOSE THINGS CAN COME ABOUT. AND I THINK BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR, THEY CAN DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO DO THAT. OKAY, THAT MOTION NEEDS A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WITHOUT A SECOND, THE MOTION DIES. YOU VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION NOW. OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE IN SPEAKER QUEUE, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION. CAN JUST SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR. CAN YOU SUMMARIZE IT THE WAY YOU UNDERSTAND IT? TO BE CITY MANAGER, I UNDERSTAND THE MOTION TO BE AND THE SECOND TO BE TO DELETE THE SECOND SENTENCE OF ITEM SIX, TO ALSO DELETE THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE SECTION ENTITLED CITY COUNCIL
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SPOKESPERSON CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL POLICY, DELETE THAT LAST SENTENCE, BOTH OF WHICH REFERENCE MAKING CLEAR THAT YOUR STATEMENTS ARE PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND AND SO THOSE SUBTRACTIONS AND THE ADDITION OF A NEW PROVISO THAT THE MAYOR CAN SPEAK TO PRESSING ISSUES WITH THE CAVEAT THAT HIS OR HER STATEMENTS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO HIM OR HER. I AGREE, OKAY, SINCE WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, WE'LL PROCEED TO A VOTE. AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FOUR YES VOTES AND ONE DISSENTING VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW[ ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS 11 - 12]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION OF MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG'S PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING ITS COMMITMENT TO END CHILD MARRIAGE, PREPARED BY CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I WILL, I GUESS HAS BEEN OUR YOUR PRACTICE. IT. MAYOR PRO TEM WOULD SPEAK TO THE MOTION THAT HE MADE THAT RECEIVED THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SECOND. IF THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER HEARING THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION AND FOLLOWING YOUR DELIBERATIONS, IF THERE'S SUPPORT BY THREE VOTES, STAFF WOULD THEN PREPARE WELL, WOULD TAKE THE ACTION, WOULD FOLLOW UP ON THE ACTION THAT YOU PROVIDE, THE DIRECTION YOU PROVIDE. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS HAND THE FLOOR TO DOCTOR CHANG IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS. THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS OF THE SAINT IRENAEUS CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR THEIR PRAYER AND VIGIL.THIS IS AN EVENT THAT AND ALSO THE BRIDGE OF LIGHT MINISTRY FOR HOSTING THE EVENT. BUT ALSO COMING HERE TONIGHT. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS PETE AND BURKE ATTENDED. THE RESOLUTION ASKED THE CITY OF CYPRUS TO SUPPORT ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE, MARRIAGE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN CALIFORNIA, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STATE TO ADOPT LEGISLATION THAT SETS 18 AS THE MINIMUM MARRIAGE AGE, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. AND I WANTED TO BRING A CONCRETE EXAMPLE, BECAUSE I THINK FOR A LOT OF FOLKS IT SEEMS VERY ABSTRACT. OUT OF MY FIRST JOB OUT OF COLLEGE, I WAS A CASEWORKER FOR CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN HARRIS COUNTY. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY BACK IN TEXAS, WHERE I WAS ASSIGNED TO A SEPARATE TEAM THAT ONLY WORKED WITH CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES. AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WE'D GET A CASE WHERE THERE'D BE A TEENAGE GIRL AND AN ADULT BOYFRIEND THAT WAS MUCH OLDER THAN HER. BUT SOMETIMES THE GAP WAS SMALL, BUT SOMETIMES THE GAP WAS VERY LARGE, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A CASE WITH A 15 YEAR OLD OR A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL, AND THEN AN OLDER BOYFRIEND LIKE 29, 30, 31. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE INVESTIGATED KNOWING THAT THERE WERE BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND. BUT ONCE WE LEARNED THAT THEY WERE MARRIED, WE JUST IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THE CASE. AND THAT WOULD BE THE END OF THE CASE, YOU KNOW? AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE LOOPHOLES THAT HAS EXISTED, AND NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IN OTHER STATES, TOO. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE FINALLY TAKING A LOOK AT THIS. AND LAWS LIKE THE NO CHILD MARRIAGE, NO EXCEPTIONS, HELP CLOSE THESE KIND OF LOOPHOLES THAT CAN LEAD TO ABUSE OR EVEN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR CHANG. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, I, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT. COLLEEN JANSEN GOT UP BECAUSE OF AN ARTICLE SHE WROTE PROBABLY 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT CHILD MARRIAGE. AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, WHEN I READ THAT, I WAS SO TAKEN ABACK THINKING, HOW IS A CHILD ABLE TO GET MARRIED AT A POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST COMING, COMING TO AGE, IF YOU WANT TO SAY, AND LEARNING TO DRIVE OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. IT WAS ASTONISHING TO ME WHEN I READ IT AND I THOUGHT, AND THIS IS CALIFORNIA, AND I HAD AN EYE OPENER. AND SO I THANK COLLEEN FOR BRINGING THAT UP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AND SO WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, IT WAS IT WAS TO ME, IT WAS AN EASY THING. I JUST I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE. SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER STRONG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH I JUST WANT TO CONCUR. THANK YOU, BONNIE, FOR FOR MENTIONING THAT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ARTICLE BY COLLEEN. I WANT TO THANK DOCTOR CHANG FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD FOR US. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REALLY CRITICAL ISSUE. IT IS SHOCKING THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DOESN'T HAVE ANY SORT OF PROTECTION FOR YOUNG GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE A REALLY FIRM STANCE ABOUT THIS.
SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS. AFTER READING A LOT MORE RESOURCES ABOUT IT. IT'S VERY
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CLEAR THAT THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS THAT GET TRAPPED IN THIS CYCLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY, ECONOMIC LOSS, ARE NOT ABLE TO FINISH SCHOOL, ARE TRAPPED IN A LIFE THAT THEY CAN'T ESCAPE, AND OFTEN WITH CHILDREN. THEY HAVE CHILDREN YOUNGER. THEY GET DIVORCED LESS, THEY HAVE LESS FREEDOM AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, CREATE A CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL TRAUMA WHERE THEY TRAP FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THE SAME, SAME WHEEL. SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE A STRONG STANCE ABOUT THIS, AND I APPRECIATE EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THIS TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO REGULAR VIEWERS OF THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL KNOW THAT I DO NOT GENERALLY SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS, NOT BASED ON THE CONTENT, BUT I'VE SEEN WITH CITY COUNCILS WHAT CAN HAPPEN IS. YOU SUPPORT A COUPLE RESOLUTIONS AND THEN PRETTY SOON HALF YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE TAKEN UP BY DISCUSSIONS OF FOREIGN WARS AND PROCLAMATIONS OR RESOLUTIONS FOR, FRANKLY, THINGS YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. REALISTICALLY, I ALSO THINK SOMETIMES ELECTED OFFICIALS USE THESE RESOLUTIONS AS JUST POLITICAL GAMES. THEY JUST WANT TO GET ONE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES ON THE RECORD. SO FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR OPINION SO THEY CAN SAY, LOOK, LOOK HOW THEY VOTED. THEY DON'T SUPPORT BEING TOUGH ON CRIME OR WHATEVER. I CAN'T STAND THAT KIND OF GAMESMANSHIP. HOWEVER, I'VE ATTENDED THE. VIGIL AT SAINT-DENIS THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'VE MET WITH A NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IN THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THIS ISN'T A POLITICAL GAME. I KNOW THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU'RE DOING FOR AN ULTERIOR REASON.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW MISS JANSEN SPOKE ABOUT HER ARTICLE. SHE'S SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LIVE FAR AWAY FROM FROM ME. MY KIDS. TRICK OR TREAT AT AT HER HOME. AND SO, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS AROSE VERY ORGANICALLY FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT IT. I WILL GIVE A WARNING TO MY COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES. DO NOT THINK THAT I'M SUDDENLY GOING TO CHANGE MY APPROACH ON RESOLUTIONS FOR STATE BALLOT MEASURES, OR WHATEVER YOU BRING FORWARD. AS A LAW PROFESSOR I HAD ONCE TAUGHT ME, THIS ONE ISN'T A SLIPPERY SLOPE SLOPE FOR ME, IT'S A STICKY STAIRCASE. AND SO WHILE I GENERALLY HAVEN'T BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTIONS IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN WITH ME, BECAUSE I DO THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TAKE THIS MORE SERIOUSLY, I'LL BE VOTING YES. AND TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO TRY AND CONNECT WITH ANY OF OUR LOCAL STATE LEGISLATORS TO SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS IT WITH THEM AND UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A BILL ON THIS INTRODUCED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN A WHILE. I'M HAPPY TO TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS HERE IN THE SPEAKER QUEUE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM ANYONE.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING ITS COMMITMENT. THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE. I'LL SECOND. DO YOU MIND IF I DO YOU MIND IF I CLARIFY THE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR POLICY? THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT STAFF TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED ON YOUR CONSENT CALENDAR. AS I UNDERSTAND THE CONSENSUS, I BROUGHT MY ABACUS WITH ME SO WE WOULD PREPARE THE RESOLUTION AND RETURN TO YOU IN TWO WEEKS FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ACTION JUST CONTEMPLATED. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. OKAY, SO DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE, NO EXCEPTIONS.
AND FOR THE STAFF MEETING OR THE COUNCIL MEETING IN TWO WEEKS, I'LL SECOND. VERY WELL.
PLEASE VOTE ON THE MOTION. THAT MOTION WAS. GOES. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 12. DISCUSSION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CYPRUS RESIDENTS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. SO THE WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON IT FIRST OR STAFF OR SHOULD IT BE COUNCIL MEMBER IF I CAN OKAY.SO THIS IS THE THIS IS THE SAME SCENARIO. THIS IS OUR PRACTICE. THE ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IS COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN'S SUGGESTION THAT WAS SECONDED THAT THIS ITEM BE TAKEN UP TO LEARN. IF THERE IS CONSENSUS AMONG YOU THAT THIS ITEM RETURN AS A FORMAL ACTION ITEM. SO THAT'S WHAT IS BEFORE YOU DELIBERATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE STAFF TO PREPARE AN ITEM PURSUANT TO THE EXPRESSED INTEREST. THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OTHERWISE WE DON'T HAVE A STAFF REPORT. WE'LL WE'LL DO THE SAME PROCESS HERE OKAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION CITY MANAGER. SO COUNCILMEMBER STRONG YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT DAVID. THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION. SO YOU CAN FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT OKAY I JUST WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY JUST MAKE A FEW REMARKS. I WAS MOVED TO BRING THIS TOPIC UP BY THE BY SEVERAL THINGS, BUT PREDOMINANTLY I WANT TO THANK THE MEJIA FAMILY, WHO'S HERE IN THE BACK ROW OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN VISIBILITY TO THIS ISSUE. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR, THE TOPIC AT HAND IS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE LACK OF VISIBILITY OF RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR NOT JUST YOUTH, BUT FOR ANYONE IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. THIS IS A TIME WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING ON A LOT OF LEVELS, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN. AND LAST YEAR, AS A LEXINGTON SEVENTH GRADER, A STUDENT AT LEXINGTON, MISS MIA MEJIA TOOK HER OWN LIFE. THIS WAS A YOUNG GIRL WITH HOPES AND DREAMS. SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL ACROBAT. SHE WAS A LOVING PERSON IN HER FAMILY. SHE WAS A SPIRITED GIRL, BUT SHE FELT BULLIED AND UPSET AND WAS HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY AT SCHOOL. AND THIS PUSHED HER TO A DECISION THAT SHE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE MADE. I THINK THAT THE LACK OF VISIBLE RESOURCES TO HELP HER, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. AS THE PARENT OF A TEENAGER, EVERYBODY KNOWS 13 YEAR OLDS, 14 YEAR OLDS, THEY DON'T LIKE TO TALK, THEY LIKE TO GO IN THEIR ROOM. THEY LIKE TO BE ON THEIR DEVICES. THEY BECOME VERY ISOLATED AND THEY FEEL VERY ALONE. I THINK IF WE WERE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING WITH LOTS OF VISIBILITY IN OUR CITY TO ASSIST NOT JUST OUR KIDS, BUT SENIORS THAT ARE FACING LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION AND ISOLATION, VETERANS WHO FEEL DISCONNECTED FROM FROM LIFE AND ARE SUFFERING FROM PTSD, PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM RESOURCES BY SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS POSTING SOMETHING ON OUR CITY WEBSITE TO CREATE CLARITY AND VISIBILITY FOR THEM, I THINK WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I WANT TO COMMEND THE MEJIA FAMILY FOR IN THE MIDST OF THEIR GRIEF, BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO US TO DRIVE HOME HOW CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IT IS, INCLUDING FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS 13 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS ISSUE AND SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT. YOUR GRIEF MUST BE INSURMOUNTABLE, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO COME HERE AND INTRODUCE THIS TO US IS NOT ONLY INCREDIBLY BRAVE, IT'S COMPASSIONATE. YOU KNOW THAT THIS ACTION WILL NOT BRING YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR NIECE, YOUR COUSIN BACK, AND YET YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN OUT THERE. AND WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE CREATE, THAT WE MAKE A MOTION, THAT WE WILL CREATE SOME RESOURCES ON A CITY PAGE, A CITY, A PAGE OF OUR CITY WEBSITE THAT WE WILL CREATE REALLY ROBUST RESOURCES. IF WE MAY, I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE CONSIDER BEING ABLE TO MAKE THIS VISIBLE AND LIVE FOR PUBLICATION. ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MISS MIA'S PASSING, WHICH IS MARCH THE 17TH, IN HONOR OF THIS FAMILY. AND IF WE COULD IN ANY WAY CREATE SOME SORT OF MEMO MEMORIAL VISIBLY ON THAT PAGE, HONORING HER AND DISCUSSING WHY WE FIND THIS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE OF OUR OWN CHILDREN HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OF CYPRUS THAT WOULD, I THINK, BE A GREAT HONOR FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. SO THAT IS MY MOTION THAT WE DIRECT STAFF TO BUILD THOSE RESOURCES. AND I HOPE YOU WILL ALL AGREE. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRONG, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ANY ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY GET INTO THIS STUFF. SO WHEN WE SEE THE RESOURCES, IS IT YOUR THOUGHT THAT WE COLLABORATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL, OR HOW DO YOU SEE THE RESOURCES? I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE CLARITY FOR OUR FOR OUR STAFF IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO CREATE SOME SORT OF A SWEEPING AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL, THAT IS A MUCH BIGGER UNDERTAKING. I THINK FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR DISCUSSION HERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT CREATING CITY RESOURCES, STATE FUNDED, FEDERALLY FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. SO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH SUPPORT GROUPS, 800 NUMBERS HOTLINES, THINGS LIKE THAT. SEAN, YOU CAN YOU CAN ADD
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TO THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO, BUT SOME VERY ROBUST RESOURCES, NOT NECESSARILY AIMED AT THE SCHOOLS, BUT AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING ACROSS GENRES, ACROSS CATEGORIES, ACROSS AGE GROUPS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. RACHEL DID SPEAK WITH US IN SOME DETAIL ABOUT WHAT HER INTEREST IS, AND SOUGHT REASSURANCE THAT HER INTEREST COULD BE MET WITHIN THE RESOURCES OF CITY STAFF. AND WE HAVE ASSURED HER, AND WE DO ASSURE YOU THAT DRAWING LINKS TO COUNTYWIDE RESOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY ALREADY EXIST, BUT NOT COMPILED INTO A COMPENDIUM ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IS VERY IT'S EASY FOR JASON TO DO. I COULDN'T DO IT, BUT JASON'S READY TO ROLL WITH THAT. THIS IS CERTAINLY MANAGEABLE AND I THINK WOULD PROVIDE THAT KIND OF RESOURCE. BUT BUT RACHEL DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DELIVERABLE AND IN THAT TIME FRAME. AND I THINK IT IS FOR THAT REASON THAT SHE SUGGESTS THE SWIFT RAMP UP. WE COULD DO IT. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? IF NOT, WE'RE PASS THE FLOOR OVER TO DOCTOR CHANG. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN I DID BRING THIS UP AND DISCUSS THE TOPIC, THAT CITY STAFF WAS READY TO TURN ON A DIME AND START PULLING TOGETHER INFORMATION SHOULD THE COUNCIL DECIDE THAT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GO. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING PARTICULARLY JASON, SO INVOLVED IN THIS AND SO CONCERNED AS THE FATHER OF A YOUNG DAUGHTER YOURSELF, THIS IMPACTS SO MANY OF US. AND SO I THINK EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY TOOK IMMEDIATE AND ADMIRABLE ACTION. AND I'M GRATEFUL. OKAY, GREAT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER I'M SORRY, MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, THIS IDEA FOR ME IS VERY ABSTRACT. IT'S IT'S HARD TO FOR ME TO VISUALIZE WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE POSTING. I THINK, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE AT SOME POINT MAYBE WE GET A MOCK UP. BUT ALSO, WERE YOU THINKING THIS WOULD BE A DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO TURN TO? SO SUCH AS IF WE HAVE LIKE A CHURCH THAT HAS COUNSELING SERVICES, WE MAY BE ABLE TO REFER PEOPLE TO CHURCHES OR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES. ALSO, THE SCHOOLS WILL BE A BIG ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD. I KNOW THERE A LOT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CYPRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT, ANAHEIM UNION, THEY'RE FACING A POTENTIAL BUDGET CUTS. AND I HEARD THAT MENTAL HEALTH STAFF OR OTHER SUPPORT STAFF MAY BE ON THE LINE. SO I, I DO HOPE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF ADDRESS THOSE GAPS BY HAVING A DIRECTORY OF ALL THE AVAILABLE SERVICES THAT MAY EXIST IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO ARE PROVIDED BY DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THEN FROM THERE, WORK TO TRY TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS THROUGH OUR OWN CITY RESOURCES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BURKE.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WELL, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MEJIA FAMILY, I. I HAPPEN TO ATTEND AN ANAHEIM UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING LAST YEAR, AND A NUMBER OF MIA'S CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. AND SO. IT WAS HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO HEAR WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND AND HEAR THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS EXPRESS EXPRESS THEMSELVES. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THEIR COMMITMENT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE IMPROVED FOR OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT TO, I BELIEVE, COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN MADE A MOTION. SO I'LL I'LL SAY A FEW MORE WORDS, BUT I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, I THOUGHT YOU MADE A GOOD POINT REGARDING THE ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S MAYOR MEDRANO AND I ARE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT MEETS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WITH THE ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO AT LEAST ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA FOR NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER FOR DISCUSSION TO KIND OF BETTER LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE DISTRICT'S DOING, TALK ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING AND HOW WE CAN EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE TO OUR STAFF. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG, CARTER CARNAHAN AND AND OUR CITY MANAGER. I'D JUST SAY JUST GO FOR IT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, AS WHATEVER YOU THINK IS THE BEST WE CAN DO. I THINK I REALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN FOR BRINGING THIS UP, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S ALSO FOR ME, IT'S IT'S JUST A BEGINNING. I WOULD LIKE FOR, OVER TIME, CYPRUS, THE CITY OF CYPRUS, TO BECOME A LEADER IN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. AND WHETHER THAT'S OUR OWN EMPLOYEES HEALTH PLANS
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OR IT'S INFORMATION WE PUT ON THE CITY WEBSITE, OR I DON'T KNOW IF CITIES HAVE THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SCREEN DIETS THAT THEY ENCOURAGE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GET TOGETHER AND JUST GET AWAY FROM THEIR SCREENS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND TURN IT OFF FOR A WHILE AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. BUT I THINK IT'S AN UNDER-DISCUSSED INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THING THESE DAYS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. AND I THINK THIS WILL BE I'M HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. AND AS I SAID, I SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN'S MOTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON THE LINE THAT'S REQUESTED TO TALK ON THIS ITEM. IT'S KELLY KAY. OKAY. IF YOU CAN GO IF YOU CAN GO AND PUT HER THROUGH PLEASE. HELLO THERE. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY. YES. GO RIGHT AHEAD. YOUR THREE MINUTES STARTS NOW. GREAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS. NUMBER ONE, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE PARENTS AND THE FAMILY OF THIS POOR GIRL WHO. WHO LOST HER LIFE. THAT IS TERRIBLE. THAT IS SUCH A TRAGEDY. AND AS A PARENT MYSELF, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW I. THE PAIN LIKE IT JUST IT MAKES ME CRY. HONESTLY. THAT ALL BEING SAID, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IS IT REALLY ON THIS CITY TO PROVIDE WHATEVER RESOURCES? IN MY OPINION, IF I WAS, YOU KNOW, A JUNIOR HIGH GIRL, I WOULD LOOK TO MY SCHOOL.I WOULD BE VERY SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING AND PRESSING THE LEXINGTON ADMINISTRATORS, WHOMEVER WAS IN CHARGE, BECAUSE THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST I WANT TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT THEM WHOLEHEARTEDLY, AND I REALLY HOPE THEY HEAL AND THEY CAN OVERCOME ALL OF THIS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT IT REALLY IS ON THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE CITY IS CONCERNED, WE CAN ONLY DO WHAT WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, NO TEENAGER IS GOING TO CONSTANTLY BE GOING, OH, I'M GONNA LOOK AT MY CITY'S WEBSITE FOR RESOURCES. NO, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK TO THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THEIR ADMINISTRATORS, WHATEVER OTHER THINGS ONLINE, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. AND I'M SO SORRY FOR THEIR LOSS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANOTHER SPEAKER, JENNIFER. HI. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT RACHEL AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN PASSING THIS AGENDA. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I AM THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE AT SANTA ANA'S. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE THAT IS EMPLOYED AT THE PARISH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DEAL WITH THE MOST IS PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WHO DON'T FEEL UNDERSTOOD, DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO, GET HELP OR DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. AND STUDIES HAVE ACTUALLY SHOWN THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TO CLERGY OR TO A CHURCH TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BEFORE THEY WILL GO TO A PROVIDER. SO ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK IT FALLS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN PARTICULARLY, I THINK IT IS RESPONSIBLE AS A CITY TO KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING AND THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO FIND RESOURCES. SOMETHING CAN BE PUT ON THE WEBSITE, SOMETHING CAN BE PUT IN THE KIOSK OUT FRONT. SOMETIMES CHILDREN WON'T GO TO THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS FINDING OUT OR THEY'RE AFRAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE STIGMA, OR THEY JUST DON'T FEEL ANOTHER WAY OUT. AND SO IF THEY COME ACROSS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE OR SOMEBODY THAT THEY KNOW BRINGS THEM A COMMUNITY RESOURCE, THEY MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO CONFIDE IN THAT PERSON. AND SO WE DO NEED MORE EDUCATION AND MORE RESOURCES THAT ARE MORE WELL KNOWN IN THIS AREA. I KNOW THAT AT SAINT IRENAEUS, WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY, AND I WOULD DARE TO GUESS THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NAMI SUPPORT GROUP THERE. FOR FAMILY TO FAMILY, WE TEACH A CLASS CALLED FAMILY TO FAMILY ONCE A YEAR FOR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT LOVE SOMEONE WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR FULL SHEET THAT WE HAVE FROM THE DIOCESE THAT INCLUDES RESOURCES FOR VETERANS, FOR OUR YOUTH, FOR OUR HOMELESS, FOR THE CAT TEAM. THERE'S SO MUCH OUT THERE, AND IF OUR CITY IS
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WILLING TO BE A CONDUIT TO GET INFORMATION TO OUR CITIZENS THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THIS TIME, I FULLY SUPPORT THAT AND WILL HELP YOU IN THAT ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS? ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THOSE COMMENTS TO MISS K. AND ALSO, I'M SORRY I DID NOT CATCH YOUR NAME. JENNIFER I APPRECIATE THOSE. THIS IS REALLY OBVIOUSLY JUST A FIRST A FIRST DRAFT RIGHT. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO WE COULD PUT NO END OF RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THIS. AS LONG AS WE'RE GETTING A START I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT MOVE. THIS IS A SMALL STEP IN A VERY, VERY BIG BATTLE. OBVIOUSLY. OF COURSE, THERE NEEDS TO BE VISIBILITY AT THE SCHOOLS, BUT THAT'S THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT ENDEAVOR. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP. SO WHAT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REMEMBER IS, YES, THIS IS THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. THE WAY THE WEB WORKS IS IT WHEN YOU CREATE MORE RESOURCES, THEY BEGET THEMSELVES. SO THE WEB IS TRYING TO BUILD A BIGGER WEB. SO WHEN WE PUT ON RESOURCES THAT WILL DIRECT PEOPLE TO MULTIPLE AREAS, WE'LL BE PICKED UP IN MORE SEARCH ENGINES WILL BECOME MORE VISIBLE TO PEOPLE JUST DOING A BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THE PERSON WE'RE TRYING TO REACH IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IS A JUNIOR HIGH KID, OR A HIGH SCHOOL KID WHO'S SITTING IN THE RESTROOM HIDING FROM A BULLY ON THEIR PHONE LOOKING FOR A BREAK AND A WAY OUT. SO THIS IS JUST ONE SMALL PIECE OF A MUCH BIGGER PUZZLE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THE OTHER RESOURCES THAT COULD BE PROVIDED ARE FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE STRUGGLING, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. IF YOU FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS CAUSE AND YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN IT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE AWARE THAT ON MARCH 21ST, THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION CALLED WITH HOPE THAT IS DOING A5K, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY LISTENING OR ANYBODY THAT'S PART OF THE CHAMBERS TONIGHT WANTS TO BE A PART OF, IT'S GOING TO BE SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 21ST. THE MEJIA FAMILY IS GOING TO BE THERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TEAM THAT THEY'RE SPONSORING TO TO RAISE MONEY FOR AWARENESS AND FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR NOT JUST KIDS, ANYBODY THAT'S STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US TALK ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING IT VISIBILITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SAW YOU, I WOULD JUST I WAS WRONG. AND SO IF THE AS THE MOTION IS CONSTRUCTED AND IF IT PASSES, WE WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE DIRECTION TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AS IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED. AND THAT WOULD BE OUR UNDERTAKING. GREAT. OKAY.SO THE MOTION THERE WAS A MOTION. THERE WAS A SECOND. I SEE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. SO I'LL PROCEED TO A VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE
[ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS]
AGENDA. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS. SO COUNCIL MEMBER GREAT. THANK YOU. I HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING WITH ACTUALLY ME AND FAMILY TO DISCUSS THIS TOPIC, AS WELL AS OTHER WAYS WE COULD PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, ALTHOUGH PEOPLE LOVE TO POINT OUT TO ME THAT I WAS APPOINTED AND NOT ELECTED, I AM STILL YOUR VOICE HERE AT THE DAIS. SO IF YOU HAVE A BURNING ISSUE THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS, I HAVE OFFICE HOURS AVAILABLE. I WILL COME AND MEET WITH YOU. I WILL SIT DOWN FOR COFFEE. I WILL LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND. EVEN IF I DON'T AGREE WITH IT. I WILL MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT I WILL GIVE IT VISIBILITY. HERE AT THE DAIS, I ALSO ATTENDED THE AMAZING EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDING BREAKFAST. QUITE A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE THERE AS WELL. I THINK ACTUALLY ALL OF US WERE THERE, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. SO I WON'T STEAL ANY THUNDER. I KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS INCREDIBLY WELL PUT TOGETHER. I REALLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS PART OF COORDINATING IT, AND I WANT TO THANK, THANK EVERYBODY FOR INVITING ME BECAUSE THESE ARE GREAT EVENTS TO GO TO. I WISH MORE PEOPLE HAD BEEN AWARE THAT THIS WAS GOING ON, AND WE HAD MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JUST PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND, BECAUSE THEY HIGHLIGHTED AMAZING STUDENTS AND THE TEACHING STAFF AND THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL THAT ARE CRITICAL IN HELPING THEM WITH THEIR EDUCATION. SO WE SAW AWARDS GOING TO KIDS THAT WERE ON THE SPECTRUM, KIDS WITH DIFFERENT DISABILITIES, KIDS WITH ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS TO TO COUNTERACT AND JUST DEMONSTRATED INCREDIBLE RESILIENCY AND COURAGE AND DETERMINATION. SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO SIT ON A SCHOLARSHIP PANEL TO AWARD MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIP TO DANCERS AND ARTISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL ENDEAVOR. IF YOU'VE EVER INTERVIEWED A NINE YEAR OLD KID AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEIR STRENGTHS ARE, SOME OF THEM WILL SAY THINGS LIKE, I'M REALLY GOOD AT EATING. I MEAN, IT'S JUST THE COMIC RELIEF IS UNBELIEVABLE. SO WORKING WITH KIDS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON THAT. AND THAT'S IT FOR MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER STRONG, COUNCILMEMBER ON THE FLOOR.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, SEVERAL SEVERAL THINGS. ONE IS ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY, ATTENDED THE CYPRESS HIGH SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STUDENTS THAT
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DID THEIR DISPLAYS, DID THEIR HOMEWORK. AND GOSH, THERE WERE HUNDREDS, HUNDREDS OF OF THINGS GOING ON THERE. IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD DAY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE STUDENTS DID. I HAD THE SANITATION BOARD MEETING AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONS MEETING, AND AND I JUST WANTED TO THEY HAD A COUPLE OF TALKING POINTS HERE. I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT SPECIFICALLY FOR CYPRESS AND LOS ALAMITOS. AND AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS SEEN THIS, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SHOCK TO YOU. BUT IT SAYS NIGHT WORK CONTINUES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MARCH AS CREWS PERFORM PIPELINE AND MANHOLE CLEANING, SPECIFICALLY IN CYPRESS, CREWS ARE REPLACING A PORTION OF THE SEWER PIPE ON ORANGE AVENUE. SO IF ANYBODY GOT STUCK IN THAT OVER THERE AT ANY TIME, THAT'S WHAT IT IS TO EXPEDITE THE WORK THERE.EXTENDED WORK HOURS ARE REQUIRED. AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE DAYTIME MANHOLE REHABILITATION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MID-MARCH. SO THERE IS A WEBSITE OUT THERE IF ANYBODY'S EVER INTERESTED TO GET AN UPDATE, PLEASE DO SO. I REALIZE IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE TO GO DOWN ORANGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN SCHOOLS ARE IN, BUT IT'LL ALL BE BETTER IN IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I WENT TO THE LANSDALE PTA CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER, A FUN NIGHT. THANK YOU TO LANSDALE SCHOOL THAT PUT THAT ON AND TO BENEFIT THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE KIDS. THE 28TH, I WAS A GUEST SPEAKER AT THE COURT OF HONOR OF THREE EAGLE SCOUTS FOR CYPRESS TROOP 670, AND IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THESE. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS THREE YOUNG MEN THAT HAD JUST GOT THEIR EAGLE SCOUTS. SO THE COURT OF HONOR IS AN HONOR OF THEM. AND GET ALL OF THE OFFICIAL BADGES AND AND SCARVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I ALSO DID TWO DAYS, COUPLE OF OUR SESSIONS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, COLLEGE BOARD SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEWS. I WAS IN A GROUP WHERE I INTERVIEWED 11 DIFFERENT STUDENTS. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS A PROGRAM CALLED COLLEGE BOUND, AND THEY THEY HELP THE STUDENTS IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO GET HOW DID THEY INTERVIEW, WHAT DO THEY PUT ON A RESUME AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THEY COME IN AND THERE'S A SELECTION AND WE GET TO SELECT WHICH ONES, GET SCHOLARSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAS OVER A TWO DAYS. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE THE GREAT TALENT THAT HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PUTTING OUT. ON THE THIRD. I DID ATTEND THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS AS WELL. THE ONE THING I THINK YOU KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED WAS THE $100 BILL THAT EVERY AWARDEE GOT IN A IN A GOLD ENVELOPE. SO THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THEY THAT THEY GOT EXCITED ABOUT. THE SAME DAY I ATTENDED THE OC SANITATION OPERATIONS MEETING, I MENTIONED THAT ON THE NINTH I ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS VISIT TO MURRAY COMPANY. MURRAY COMPANY IS THE LATEST COMPANY THAT MOVED THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO CYPRESS. IT'S ON THE CORNER OF VALLEY VIEW AND PLAZA DRIVE, AND YOU MAY REMEMBER IT, IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR QUITE A WHILE. FABULOUS. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. HEADQUARTERS THAT THEY HAVE THERE. THERE'S SEVERAL, I HOPE. I HOPE WE'RE ABLE TO POST SOME OF THE PHOTOS.
I WILL GIVE KUDOS. OKAY, OUT TO ALICIA AS WELL AS CHRIS WONG. THEY WERE EXTREMELY COMPLIMENTARY. THEY MOVED THEIR HEADQUARTERS FROM RANCHO DOMINGUEZ. THEY STILL HAVE SITES OUT THERE WHERE THEY DO OPERATIONS, AND CYPRESS WAS ACCOMMODATING. THEY TURNED THINGS AROUND QUICKLY. THEY ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS, AND THEY ALSO HAVE SOME RESTAURANTS RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY IN OFF OF VALLEY VIEW, WHERE EL CERRITO IS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE. AND THE BUILDING IS PHENOMENAL. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE OPEN HOUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I ALSO MET WITH LAST NIGHT WITH CYPRESS CHAMBER, TALKING ABOUT THIS IS THE THE CELEBRATION 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATION, AS WELL AS 70TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR CITY, AND JUST TALKING TO THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY MAY WANT TO DO AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM, POSSIBLY, WITH REGARDS TO EITHER POSSIBLY A TASTE ACROSS CYPRESS OR OR DIFFERENT. WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT THOUGHTS GOING OUT THERE. SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF IN THE INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH RIGHT NOW. AND THE LAST THING IS I, I WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING TO MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. I THINK MAYBE, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET
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MAYBE FURTHER ALONG AS WE REDEVELOP, YOU KNOW, WE CAN MAYBE RELOOK AND, AND AT SOME OF THE THOUGHTS YOU HAD, I THINK FOR ME, I'M A VISUAL. SO HAVING IT IN WRITING AND LOOKING AT IT IS MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OBJECTIVE IS. SO I APOLOGIZE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR RIGHT NOW. AND I PUT MY MY TIME BACK TO, TO MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT. I MET WITH A COUPLE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR CYPRESS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AS PART OF OUR AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE. THEY SHOULD BE ANNOUNCING A DATE FOR THE FESTIVAL SOON, BUT NOT QUITE YET. SO WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT'S OUT THERE.LIKE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, I ATTENDED CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY AND SERVED ON A PANEL WITH MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG. IF YOU SEE WHAT THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE UP TO TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER APPS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THEY'RE EDUCATING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. WE JUST NEED TO GET THESE KIDS, JUST GIVE THEM ALL THE SUPPORT THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY'RE SO, SO GOOD AND SO THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE. I'VE GOT A LOT OF STUDENT HEAVY STUFF. SO THANK YOU TO THE TK KINDERGARTEN AND FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO LET ME COME TO YOUR CLASSROOM AND READ TO YOU LAST WEEK. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND I APPRECIATED YOUR QUESTIONS. AGAIN, WE ALL LOVE THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDING EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS STUDENTS WHO HAVE OVERCOME SOME CHALLENGES TO DO FANTASTIC WEATHER ALL THE WAY FROM LIKE TK TO COLLEGE LEVEL. SO CONGRATS TO ETHAN EISENBERG AT MY TABLE. GREAT JOB ETHAN. AND THEN AS OUR CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR NEW AGAIN, OUR NEW INTERIM FIRE CHIEF, TJ MCGOVERN, WHO WILL BE SERVING IN THAT ROLE THIS YEAR. HE'S VERY EXPERIENCED, AND I THINK WE'LL PROVIDE SOME GREAT CONTINUITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AND THEN JUST TO PRAISE, GIVE SOME MUCH DESERVED PRAISE. SO THERE'S A RESPONSE. TIME IS THE MEASURE BY WHICH YOU MEASURE HOW QUICKLY FROM SOMEONE CALLS THE FIRE STATION THE FIRE AUTHORITY TO LIFE SAVING SERVICES ARRIVING AT THEIR HOUSE. AND WE HAD A CONSULTANT LAST YEAR WHO CAME TO THE FIRE AUTHORITY AND DID AN ANALYSIS AND SAID THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY'S RESPONSE TIME WAS, AND I'LL PARAPHRASE, ESSENTIALLY THE BEST MAJOR METROPOLITAN RESPONSE TIME THEY HAD SEEN IN THE LAST 5 OR 10 YEARS. SO WE'RE GETTING FANTASTIC SERVICE THIS YEAR. WE IMPROVED THAT RESPONSE TIME BY 17 SECONDS, SO IT'S GOTTEN EVEN BETTER. IT'S UNDER I BELIEVE IT'S UNDER THE BENCHMARK KIND OF STANDARD GOAL THAT EIGHT MINUTES AND 30S I THINK IT IS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS FOR IMPROVING UPON ALREADY EXCELLENT SERVICE LEVELS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CHUNG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. I ALSO ATTENDED THE CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL, TOWN HALL, HALL, SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY AS A PANEL SPEAKER. YEAH, THOSE THOSE KIDS. NOW, THEY'RE MUCH MORE ATTUNED WITH WHAT'S GOING AROUND THEM. I, I'M ASHAMED. WHEN I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL, ALL I CARED ABOUT WAS MYSELF AND, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY, BUT NEVER REALLY CONSIDERED EVERYTHING THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE GOING AROUND POLITICALLY OR, YOU KNOW, IN THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE VERY MUCH VERY DIFFERENT STATE FROM FROM WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I ALSO WENT TO THE CYPRESS COLLEGE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. I ACTUALLY WENT TO A FEW LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS. THAT FEBRUARY SEEMS TO BE THE BIG TIME FOR THAT. THERE'S ALSO THE CERRITOS CHINESE AMERICAN SENIOR ASSOCIATION LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AND THE CERRITOS CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. I ALSO ATTENDED LAWNDALE PTA CASINO NIGHT.
THERE'S A WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL AT HERITAGE PARK. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS DEFINITELY NEED TO CHECK OUT AT SOME POINT. IF YOU GUYS BEEN HERITAGE PARK, IT'S LIKE A AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF A, THERE'S LIKE A MOAT AND THERE'S A CASTLE. AND THEY THEY GAVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE WATER LANTERNS THAT YOU WOULD LIGHT UP AND THEY WOULD JUST KIND OF FLOOD THE WHOLE WATERWAY. DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT WHEN YOU GET TIME. I HAD COFFEE WITH THE NEW CITY MANAGER. SHE'S READY TO START AND GET RUNNING AS SOON AS YOU KNOW WHEN SHE STARTS NEXT, NEXT MONTH. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GOING TO LIKE HER. SHE'S SHE'S A VERY LIKABLE PERSON AND ALSO COMPLETED TRAINING FOR THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
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ASSOCIATION ON SB 827, FISCAL AND FINANCIAL TRAINING FOR THE AS PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR CHANG. AS FOR ME, ON FEBRUARY 23RD, I MET WITH THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ON FEBRUARY 27TH, I ATTENDED THE JAPANESE CONSULATE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY IN LOS ANGELES AND MET WITH ALSO MET WITH JANET NGUYEN STAFF ON MARCH 3RD. I ATTENDED ALSO EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDING AND AWARENESS CLUB MEETING. ON MARCH 6TH, I ATTENDED SHARON STATE ASSEMBLY CHAIR AND QUIRK-SILVA WORKSHOP IN CERRITOS ON STATE APPOINTMENTS ON THE NINTH. I ALSO ATTENDED MURRAY COUNTY AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WITH THEIR OPERATIONS. AND THIS MORNING I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY SAINT[ COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION]
PATRICK'S DAY COMING UP THIS TIME. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, THANK YOU. SO I WAS LOOKING AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND DURING STRATEGIC PLANNING, IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT WE ARE PUTTING A LOT ON OUR RECREATION STAFF AND OUR RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENTS, PARK STANDARDIZATION GUIDELINES, AT LEAST ONE NEW COMMUNITY EVENT. AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING THINGS EFFICIENT, FOCUSED, SAVING STAFF TIME TO HAVE AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CAN HELP FOCUS THE COMMISSION'S DISCUSSION TO ENSURE THAT TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW KIND OF WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF THEM AND AND SHOULD QUESTIONS COME UP, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE FULL COUNCIL EVERY TIME. SO WE HAD AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY WITH MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG AND I. I THOUGHT IT WORKED OUT FANTASTICALLY. THE COMMISSIONERS CAME UP WITH EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE GUIDANCE WE GAVE THEM IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR THEIR INPUT. AND SO I'D BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT AGAIN. I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG WOULD SERVE AS WELL. BUT I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO A DISCUSSION SO WE CAN DISCUSS MORE DETAILS AT THE NEXT MEETING. BUT FOR NOW, I'D LIKE TO AGENDIZE AN ITEM FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CREATING AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK WITH THE ARC'S COMMISSIONERS ON SOLICITING THEIR INPUT TO ACHIEVE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES, AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM JENNIFER, THANK YOU. YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM. GREAT.OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER THINGS, ITEMS, ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY. THE NEXT
[ CITY MANAGER REMARKS]
ON THE ITEM I'M SORRY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REMARKS NONE THIS EVENING.THANK YOU. GREAT. THEN I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING UNUSUAL. NORMALLY WE ADJOURN, BUT BEFORE WE ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT. NOT AS MAYOR, BUT AS A FELLOW RESIDENT AND SECOND GENERATION NAVY VETERAN, TO ASK SOMETHING SIMPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, MANY OF OUR NATION'S SERVICE MEMBERS ARE DEPLOYED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD, FAR FROM HOME DEPLOYMENTS BEING LONG SEPARATIONS FROM LOVED ONES AND UNCERTAINTY FOR FAMILIES. FOR MY FAMILY, MILITARY SERVICE IS PERSONAL. MY FATHER SERVED IN THE US NAVY AND MY UNCLE SERVED IN THE US ARMY, BOTH DEPLOYED TO VIETNAM DURING THE 60S AND ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY DURING A DEFINING MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY. YEARS LATER, I HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE AS WELL. IN THE 90S, I DEPLOYED TO THE PERSIAN GULF AS PART OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BATTLE GROUP. I REMEMBER WHAT IT MEANT TO BE FAR AWAY FROM HOME, AND HOW MUCH THE SUPPORT AND PRAYERS FROM BACK HOME MEANT TO THOSE OF US SERVING OVERSEAS.
TODAY, THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BATTLE GROUP IS ONCE AGAIN DEPLOYED. SERVICE MEMBERS ARE STANDING WATCH TONIGHT FAR FROM THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT WE MAY LIVE SAFELY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
PRESIDENT REAGAN ONCE SAID, FREEDOM IS NEVER MORE THAN ONE GENERATION AWAY FROM EXTINCTION.
IT MUST BE FOUGHT FOR, PROTECTED AND HANDED ON. THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING TODAY CARRY THAT RESPONSIBILITY FORWARD FOR ALL OF US. SO TONIGHT, I ASK THE RESIDENTS OF CYPRUS, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, FAITH OR POLITICAL BELIEF, TO KEEP THESE SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THE USA. MEETING ADJOURNED. OH OH.
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