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GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MAY 12TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY.
CYBER CITY COUNCIL. CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT ROLL CALL? COUNCIL MEMBER. STRONG CARNAHAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BURKE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG HERE. MAYOR MEDRANO. PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, THE INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY CHAPLAIN GERARDO ARNALDO, ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, BATTALION EIGHT.
CHAPLAIN, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM AND EVERYONE ELSE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO.
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MAYOR, CITY COUNCILMAN, MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR CITY. YOU JOIN ME IN A WORD OF PRAYER. FATHER GOD, WE JUST WANT TO COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVED THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIREFIGHTERS, AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. BLESS THIS TIME TOGETHER AND BLESS THEM WITH WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AND BEST LEADERSHIP TO HOW TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE FOR THOSE THAT PUT US IN THIS POSITION. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TOGETHER AND WE PRAY ALL THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. PRAISE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART. PRAY AGAIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE PROVIDE A CLOSED SESSION REPORT.
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I CAN DO THAT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54957.6, TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF LABOR NEGOTIATION WITH THE VARIOUS REPRESENTED AND UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS WITHIN THE GREAT CITY OF CYPRUS, THERE WAS A PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL BRIEFING ON ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND ANSWERED, AND NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY'S NEGOTIATING TEAM WERE CONFIRMED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE COUNCIL, BUT NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS YET TAKEN. THANK YOU,[ PRESENTATIONS 1. Recognize the Graduates of the Cypress Citizens Academy2. Recognize May 17-23, 2026 as National Public Works Week]
MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION. RECOGNIZE THAT GRADUATES OF THE CYPRUS CITIZENS ACADEMY. RECENTLY, WE HAD OUR FOURTH CYPRUS CITIZENS ACADEMY WRAPPED UP ON APRIL 22ND WITH 20 RESIDENTS WHO ARE NOW GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM.THIS BRINGS OUR TOTAL TO 74 RESIDENTS OR BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM SINCE 2022. THESE RESIDENTS COMPLETED A SIX WEEK PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP THEM LEARN ABOUT THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. NETWORKING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. PARTICIPANTS HAD A CHANCE TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY MANAGER, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS PLANNING, PUBLIC SAFETY, CITY FINANCES AND MORE. WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO WHICH RECAPS THE 2026 ACADEMIES.
I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO SKIP THE VIDEO FOR NOW BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING.
BUT WILL WE BE ABLE TO POST IT ONLINE AND PROVIDE IT LATER TO OUR GRADUATES? ALL RIGHT. THANK
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YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, GREAT. MR. MACHADO, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME UP AND HELP US WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES. GREAT. AND. SO AS I READ YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE COME UP TO RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATES FOR MR. MACHADO, OUR NEWEST GRADUATES. FIRST.YOU CAN COME ON DOWN, PLEASE. FOLLOWED BY LAURIE PERLMAN. NEXT. ASHA PAREKH. FOLLOWED BY EUNICE PACK. AND STEPHANIE BARRAGAN. JEAN KING. MAY AQUINO. MICHAEL DONOVAN. VERNON MILLER. DEIRDRE DYSON. LEO. CASINO. BILL. WASSENBERG. RANDI HARPER. JOY HARPER. DANA SULTZER. SYLVIA COVARRUBIAS. RAJ. NATHAN. NATASHA. NAVEED. CAROL. STONE.
AND ALEX HSU. COLLEAGUES. AT THIS TIME, CAN YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN THE WELL FOR OUR PHOTO? ANITA WILL TAKE PHOTOS, PLEASE. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S A BIG GROUP. OKAY, ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
AND WE NEED ANOTHER. WE NEED ANOTHER. WE NEED ANOTHER PICTURE. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. ANOTHER PHOTO. WE NEED ANOTHER PICTURE. I THINK ALL THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE IN THERE. I GOT THEM RIGHT IN THE BACK. YEAH. SQUEEZE IN, SHOW SOME LOVE, EVERYBODY. READY? YES. I'M ABOVE YOU. YOU READY? 123. ME. TWO. ONE TWO. THREE.
PERFECT. YEAH. ONE FINAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. JULIE. I'M GOING TO TEXT IT TO YOU. I'M GOING TO TEXT IT TO YOU. JOYCIE. YOU'RE WELCOME. NO YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU EVERYONE. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS A RECOGNITION OF MAY 17TH THROUGH MAY 23RD, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS ROOTED IN SERVICE, POWERED BY COMMUNITY, AND IT HONORS THE PROFESSIONALS WHO MANAGE, DESIGN AND MAINTAIN OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. I NOW LIKE TO CALL UP THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST, TODD SAWYER, TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL FOR A PHOTO.ONE, TWO THREE. THREE. TWO. DO YOU MIND? THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. I WANT A PICTURE OF THE PICTURE. I WANT A PICTURE, I LIKE THAT. READY FOR NINE AFTER TEN. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS SET ASIDE FOR
[ 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]
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, CITY COUNCIL CANNOT DISCUSS NOR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING. BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY PROVIDE BRIEF REPLIES. 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 ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THREE MINUTES. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LARRY SABATELLI TO TALK ABOUT MOTEL AND BED AND BREAKFAST. HE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN OLSEN. YEAH, I'M A 50 YEAR RESIDENT OF CYPRESS AND HOUSE, RECENTLY SOLD NEXT TO ME ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. TALKED TO THE COUPLE THAT WAS, I THOUGHT, MOVING IN, REMODELED THE HOUSE, THOUGHT THEY WERE MOVING IN. TURNED OUT IT'S A B&B AND IT'S A REALLY A MOTEL, AND I'VE DEALT WITH. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE NAMES AND THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT I'VE GONE THROUGH THE CODE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT I'VE CALLED WITHIN THE CITY HERE, AND NO ACTION GOING ON A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF NOW. AND SUMMERTIME'S TOUGH HOUSE HAS A POOL. PEOPLE COME THERE TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN. THEY'RE THERE 2 OR 3 DAYS. I RESEARCHED THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS CHANGED IT RECENTLY, 30 DAY MINIMUM RENTAL. THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE EVERY 2 OR 3 DAYS. CLEAN UP CREW. POOL CREW COMES IN THIS MORNING. HE USUALLY COMES ABOUT 615, 630 THIS MORNING. CAME IN AT 545 IN THE MORNING, DRAGGING HIS CART UP THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SO IT'S A IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR ME AND MY WIFE. WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR 50 YEARS, RETIRED 83 YEARS, ALMOST 83. I DON'T NEED THIS. I TALKED TO A LOCAL INSURANCE PERSON OR A REAL ESTATE PERSON ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AND SAID, IF I SELL MY HOUSE, PROBABLY NEED. THAT WOULD LIST THAT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE HOUSE SELL THAT THERE IS A PEOPLE CALL IT A B&B, IT'S A MOTEL. THERE'S PROBABLY BEEN 115, 20 PEOPLE IN THERE IN THE[00:15:07]
LAST SIX MONTHS. MULTIPLE CARS, NOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE ANSWER THE THE ONLY ANSWER GOT BACK ONE TIME WAS FROM ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT I WAS DEALING WITH. WAS WAS CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS. WELL, YOU HAVEN'T CALLED THE COPS. WELL, I'M NOT CALLING THE COPS. I'M CALLING. I'M CALLING TO ENFORCE THE CODE THAT CYPRUS HAS PUT IN THAT WE ARE A BEDROOM COMMUNITY, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW B&BS TO COME IN, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO INVEST IN PUTTING B&BS INTO CYPRUS. THAT'S MY ISSUE. SO SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TELL ME WHICH DIRECTION I GO. IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO CALL THE ONE DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES THAT AND SAY, GET INTO THIS, BECAUSE I'VE DEALT WITH THEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW, THERE'S NO BEEN NO ACTION ON IT. ALL I HEAR IS, OH, WE CAN'T FIND WHO'S DOING IT. SO THERE'S BEEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE OWNERS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY NEVER SENT ME ANY. THAT'S MY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP, SOME GUIDANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE US ALL THE DETAILS DURING THE MEETING, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO EMAIL THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND THEN WE CAN FORWARD IT TO THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF MEMBERS WITH THE EXACT PROPERTY DETAILS AND DO THAT. BUT YEAH, I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ALL THE TIME UP HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.JOHN OLSEN, YOU HAVE THE PODIUM. FOLLOWED BY BROOKE. PARDON. OH, THE NEXT SPEAKER AFTER YOU WILL BE BROOKE. BUT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. OKAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE EVER STOOD BEFORE COUNCIL. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 1986 WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED AS A NEW EMPLOYEE. I'M RETIRED NOW. I WORK FOR THE CITY FOR 31 YEARS. I'VE LIVED IN CYPRUS FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME THE NEW CITY MANAGER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE A WHITTIER CONNECTION WITH YOU. I GREW UP IN WHITTIER FROM THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS OLD. THE CITY.
OH, THERE SHE IS. SORRY. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT, THAT APPOINTMENT. I I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS FINALLY HAPPENED. A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES IN THE AUDIENCE HERE BEHIND THE WALLS.
AND I SHOULD SAY HI TO PAT HUFF. I, I DID THAT JOB FOR 31 YEARS AND KNOW WHAT IT IS. SORRY, I JUST MISSED DONNA MULALLY. SHE'S KIND OF SNUCK OUT OF TOWN. I WANTED TO SAY HI TO HER AND I CAN I'VE GOT HER PHONE NUMBER, SO I'M GOING TO DO THAT. SO I, I ACTUALLY DID THE MATH AND I'M ABOUT 725 MEETINGS THAT I DID. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S IT FOR ME. DOING A GREAT JOB. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE GLAD TO SEE A FRIENDLY FACE THERE. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOHN BROOKE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. FOLLOWED BY RANDY HARPER. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS BROOKE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CYPRESS. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL MAKE IT TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP TOMORROW. SO JUST IN CASE I DECIDED TO COME, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ONE ITEM ON THE BUDGET ON PAGE 15. THESE ARE UNDER COMMUNITY EVENTS AND RICHMOND DIVISION, AND THERE'S A CODE 90313. I ASSUME IT'S YOUR COST CODE, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROMOTION. AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER DISCRETE LIKE CYPRESS RUN AND INDEPENDENCE DAY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND I WENT BACK TO THE PRIOR YEAR YEAR'S BUDGET, AND IT WAS DONE THE SAME WAY WHERE A BUNCH OF EVENTS ARE JUST DUMPED INTO A SINGULAR BUCKET.
I THINK FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, EACH EVENT SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN DISCRETE CODE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER FOR TRACKING. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE, I KNOW AT LEAST ONE NEW FESTIVAL, TWO DIFFERENT NAMES, DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL. I'LL JUST CALL IT THE DIVERSITY CULTURAL FESTIVAL. AND THERE'S ONE OTHER, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, BUT EVERY EVENT SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN CODE FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. SO YOU CAN COMPARE YOUR BUDGETING
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TO YOUR ENDING ACTUALS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY MY COMMENT. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME EVENTS WHERE THERE'S NONPROFITS INVOLVED AND MAYBE THERE'S MONEY OR THINGS DONE A DIFFERENT WAY THROUGH NONPROFIT GRANTS OR WHATEVER, BUT MAYBE PUT AN ASTERISK BY THOSE AND ON THE PAGE WHERE YOU DO LIKE THE NOTES AND STUFF, JUST EXPLAIN THAT TO THE READER. SO IT'S PRETTY CLEAR AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND. AND THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I WOULD HAVE IS MAYBE WE NEED TO RECONSIDER BUMPING. I KNOW THAT CPI CAME OUT TODAY AT 3.5. SO WE'RE KIND OF HEADING INTO THIS WEIRDO TERRITORY AGAIN WITH THE ECONOMY. SO PERHAPS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TOMORROW DURING THE BUDGETING WORKSHOP IN CASE I'M NOT THERE.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT, RANDI HARPER. OKAY, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS RANDY HARPER, AND MY WIFE AND I JUST YOU SAW THAT WE WERE IN THE CITIZENS ACADEMY. WE'VE BOTH BEEN RESIDENTS HERE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, AND I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE CITY OF CYPRESS STAFF AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR THEIR TIME, EFFORT AND PRIDE THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS YEAR'S CITIZENS ACADEMY. EVERY SESSION SHOWED JUST HOW DEDICATED YOU ARE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, NOT JUST AS PROFESSIONALS, BUT AS PEOPLE WHO TRULY CARE ABOUT CYPRESS AND CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE. AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A GREAT SUPPORTING STAFF BEHIND YOUR EFFORTS. NOTHING WORKS WITHOUT THE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY COMMITMENT, TEAMWORK, AND HEART. AND THAT EXACTLY IS WHAT WE SAW DURING THE LAST SESSION. YOUR PREPARATION, YOUR OPENNESS, AND THE PRIDE YOU TAKE IN YOUR WORK WERE EVIDENT IN EVERY PRESENTATION. IT REMINDED ME THAT THERE'S ALWAYS OTHERS BEHIND THE SCENES THAT ARE, THAT ARE DOING A LOT OF THE WORK, YOUR PREPARATION, YOUR OPENNESS, AS I STATED. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO JASON MACHADO. BECAUSE OF HIM, WEELL FED, AND M SURE ALL OF US WILL BE SEEKING OUT TO FIND THOSE RESTAURANTS AGAIN. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY WIFE, JUST HOW HAPPY WE WERE TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE OPERATIONS AND HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THE JOB THAT THE STAFF ARE DOING HERE IN CYPRUS. THANK YOU. YEAH.
THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR COMMENTS. CITY CLERK IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? I HAVE NO ONE WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED ONLINE, MR. MAYOR. OKAY. VERY
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WELL. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE WANTS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT THIS TIME? I DO NOT SEE ANYONE REQUESTING IT. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I'LL SECOND.VERY WELL. PLEASE VOTE. MINE WASN'T WORKING. YEAH, BOTH OF OURS WERE NOT WORKING. CAN WE REDO THAT VOTE, PLEASE? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEW BUSINESS. NEXT
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ON THE AGENDA. AGENDA, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR MEDRANO, NICK MENGELE.DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? YES. WE'LL HAVE THIS REPORT FOR YOU. THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED DURING ONE OF YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS. AND SO HE IS GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME NEW VEHICLES WE MAY BE LEASING. THANK YOU SHANNON.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEET PILOT PROGRAM AND THE RECOMMENDED LEASING OF FIVE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. BEFORE DISCUSSING THE PROGRAM, I WANT TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S CIVILIAN FLEET. AND WHEN WE SAY CIVILIAN, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT OR POLICE PATROL VEHICLES. SO THE CITY OPERATES 19 CIVILIAN VEHICLES ACROSS
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SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING ADMIN, PLANNING, RECREATION, POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS. THE 19 VEHICLES, ONLY FOUR ARE HYBRID MODELS, WHILE THE REMAINING 15 ARE TRADITIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION GASOLINE ENGINES. SEND. THE VEHICLES ARE WELL BEYOND THEIR USEFUL LIFE, WITH SOME DATING BACK TO 1998. AND AS WE ALL KNOW, AS VEHICLES AGE MAINTENANCE BECOMES COSTLIER AND RELIABILITY DECREASES. THIS PILOT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW US TO BEGIN MODERNIZING OUR FLEET IN A STRATEGIC, CONTROLLED MANNER. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES, WHICH IS TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR CITY'S VEHICLE FLEET, AS WELL AS TO PROCURE VEHICLES AS PART OF THE FLEET ELECTRIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM. THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AROUND SEVERAL KEY GOALS. FIRST, IT SUPPORTS THE CITY'S GOAL OF ELECTRIFYING 75% OF OUR FLEET BY 2030. SECOND, TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND GREENHOUSE GASES. ELECTRIC VEHICLES ALSO HAVE LOWER FUEL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS COMPARED TO GASOLINE POWERED ENGINES. AND LASTLY, THIS PROGRAM HELPS THE CITY ALIGN WITH EVOLVING STATE TARGETS. AS PART OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, STAFF IS PROPOSING THE REPLACEMENT OF FIVE VEHICLES. ONE IS A STANDARD GASOLINE POWERED FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. WE DID LOOK AT EXPLORING ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK OPTIONS. HOWEVER, NONE MET OUR DESIRED SPECIFICATIONS SUCH AS TOWING CAPACITY AND TRUCK BED LENGTH. THE OTHER FOUR VEHICLES ARE FULLY ELECTRIC, AND THOSE ARE THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUINOX EVS, WHICH WILL BE ASSIGNED TO RECREATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PUBLIC WORKS. THESE EVS ARE WELL SUITED FOR LOCAL TRIPS, INSPECTIONS, PARK OPERATIONS, AND OTHER FIELD ACTIVITIES, AND TO SUPPORT THE FLEET FOR EV CHARGING. STATIONS ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE MAINTENANCE YARD TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THESE VEHICLES BE ACQUIRED THROUGH A LEASING MODEL AND PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. ENTERPRISE CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH OVER 50 CITIES STATEWIDE AND WILL ASSIST WITH PROCUREMENT, FLEET MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE RESALE OF THE VEHICLES. THIS LEASING MODEL PROVIDES SEVERAL ADVANTAGES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SINCE EV TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING SO QUICKLY AND MARKET CONDITIONS CAN SHIFT OVER TIME, LEASING GIVES THE CITY MORE FLEXIBILITY AND HELPS REDUCE LONG TERM RISKS TIED TO BATTERY LIFE, RESALE VALUE, AND VEHICLE DEPRECIATION. THIS PILOT PROGRAM WILL ALSO ALLOW STAFF TO EVALUATE REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE AND COSTS BEFORE MAKING LONG TERM COMMITMENTS.AND LASTLY, LEASING. LEASING WILL PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO REFRESH VEHICLES ON A MORE PREDICTABLE SCHEDULE AND RECOVER EQUITY THROUGH RESALE. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE FIVE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES IS APPROXIMATELY 190 000, WHICH INCLUDES CONTINGENCY AND VEHICLE UPFITTING COST. THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM WILL BE USED FOR THESE VEHICLES, AND FUNDS WILL BE COMING FROM THE CITY'S CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LEASE IS BEING COVERED BY A GRANT AWARDED THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. AND SO WITH THAT TONIGHT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND TO APPROVE THE LEASING AND UPFITTING OF FIVE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THIS TIME, I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY.
THERE ARE NO GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER. PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. WITH THE NEW VEHICLES, I BELIEVE WE HAVE CHARGING STATIONS AND EVERYTHING HERE. HERE. CORRECT.
WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, 12 AT LEXINGTON PARK AND 16 AT ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK. ARE THERE ANY PLANNED FOR HERE THERE? NOTHING CURRENTLY PLANNED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT POSSIBLE PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE. OKAY, OKAY. WILL THESE VEHICLES THAT WILL REQUIRE SOME KIND OF CHARGING STATION, RIGHT? YES. WE HAVE FOUR CHARGING STATIONS PLANNED FOR THE MAINTENANCE YARD. OKAY. FOR THESE FOR THESE FOUR VEHICLES. OKAY. AND THEN DO THEY TAKE THEM HOME TYPICALLY OR THEY THEY VEHICLES THAT STAY ON THE CITY, THEY WILL STAY ON THE PREMISES. OKAY.
YEAH, THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. GREAT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON SPEAKER QUEUE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE DISCUSSION. AND I WOULD NEED SOMEONE TO OFFER A MOTION THIS TIME. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE LEASING AND UPFITTING OF FIVE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY
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MUCH, CITY CLERK. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH[ COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS]
THERE WAS NONE. NEXT IS COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS. AND SO START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STROME. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE RECENTLY LAST WEEK CELEBRATED OUR CITY CLERK. SO I WANTED TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN YOUR POSITION AND THE KINDNESS AND HELPFULNESS YOU EXTEND TO US, WHICH GOES WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND THE POSITION. WE'RE GRATEFUL. I MET WITH A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM OXFORD REGARDING THE POTENTIAL OF AN INTERNSHIP TO DISCUSS WOMEN'S ISSUES, AND WE. WE. SHE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN OUR OUR BAN ON CHILD MARRIAGE HERE IN CYPRUS, AND WAS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POLITICAL PROCESS BY WHICH WE WOULD PUSH THAT FORWARD TOWARDS THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO THAT'S PROVEN VERY EXCITING.OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I ATTENDED THE COMMISSIONER'S APPRECIATION RECEPTION, AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO EXTENDS THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CYPRUS THROUGH VARIOUS COMMISSIONS. THOSE ARE GREAT PLACES TO SERVE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE AN APPETITE FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ALSO WHO'S GIVEN THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND MORE IN SERVICE AS WE APPROACH MEMORIAL DAY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, DO YOU HAVE FLOOR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STARTED OUT WITH THE RACE COURSE BRIEFING. SO THANK YOU TO ALICIA FOR KIND OF PULLING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT AND THE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. THE COMMISSIONER APPRECIATION ECHO EXACTLY WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN SAID. GREAT, GREAT EVENT. AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE MORE ONE ON ONES WITH THE COMMISSIONERS. SO THAT'S FUN. I MET WITH CYPRESS LAND, AND I DID THAT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I WANTED TO KIND OF HEAR, HOW ARE THEY DOING IN THE CITY? ARE THEY HAVING ANY ISSUES? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE? AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY COMPLIMENTARY OF OUR STAFF AND THE AMOUNT OF OF RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH US FOR YEARS. AND GLAD TO SAY THEY'RE AT 100% OCCUPANCY. SO IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION. I HAD NEVER REALLY SPENT MUCH TIME WITH THEM. SO IT WAS IT WAS GOOD. I HAD AN OAK SAND OPERATIONS MEETING AND OH, THE CHAMBER AWARDS LAST WEEK. SO CONGRATULATIONS. WE'VE HAD SOME PRIOR PRIOR MAYOR WHO GOT AN AWARD, AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS OF COLLEEN JANSON GOT THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. ALSO, MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER MAY BE BRINGING IT UP, BUT I'LL SAY IT. OKAY, GLAD TO HEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR CITY MANAGER REGARDING BEING DESIGNATED AS A CALIFORNIA CLEAN CITY. SO APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS DID SOME GOOD EFFORTS AND THAT DOESN'T COME BY ACCIDENT. SO NICE. NICE WORK. AND THEN THE LAST THING MR. OLSON'S HERE, FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, HE IS A HISTORIAN. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHITE PAPER THAT WE HAVE ON OUR OUR WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CYPRESS, I WOULD SAY HE AND A FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE PUT THAT TOGETHER. SO IT'S, IT'S A GREAT HISTORY. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE HISTORY BEHIND CYPRESS. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY HISTORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN BURKE, FOR. YEAH.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR COMMISSIONERS. AND I ENJOYED MINGLING WITH YOU AT OUR COMMISSIONER APPRECIATION EVENT. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS FOR INCOMING COMMISSIONERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPSTONE INTERVIEWS FOR A COUPLE OF LOCAL STUDENTS AT CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR STUDENTS TALK ABOUT HOW THEY FELT COMING INTO HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN YEAR VERSUS HOW THEY FEEL AS THEY'RE LEAVING AND WHAT THEY LEARNED ALONG THE WAY AND THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. IT'S THE SECOND TIME I'VE DONE THOSE INTERVIEWS, AND SO IT IS A PLEASURE TO DO IT. AND FOR ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVEN'T DONE THOSE BEFORE, IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS CONFERENCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND ATTENDED A COUPLE PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND, OF COURSE, ABOUT HOUSING ISSUES AND HOW TO HOW TO SENSIBLY ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONCERNS IN A COMMUNITY. I THINK WE'RE LUCKY. THE MAIN TAKEAWAY I HAVE IS RIGHT IN CYPRESS. OUR HOUSING ELEMENT WAS CERTIFIED LONG BEFORE MANY OTHER CITIES, AND I THINK WE'RE WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF THAT. AND SO I LEARNED SOME SOME VALUABLE THINGS. BUT IT'S ALSO IT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS
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HELPFUL TO ATTEND THESE OUTSIDE CONFERENCES AND TALK TO ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM OTHER CITIES.AND FRANKLY, YOU JUST GENERALLY HEAR THAT WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON IN THEIR CITY IS A LOT MORE CHALLENGING OFTEN THAN WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN CYPRESS, AND THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE HERE IN THE FINANCIAL POSITION WE'RE IN WITH THE WITH THE KIND OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE. AND SO ALWAYS, ALWAYS GOOD TO GET THAT PERSPECTIVE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR CHANG. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT YOU TO. OF THE CYPRESS HIGH SCHOOL CAPSTONE AND LEXINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAPSTONES. AND I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPALS JENNIFER BROWN AND DANIEL LASKER FOR HOSTING AND ORGANIZING THE THAT EVENT. AS A PARENT, I FIND IT VERY REASSURING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO CAMPUS, SEE THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MY KIDS MAY BE IN IN SOME DAY. AND ALSO I APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE OF THE TEACHERS THERE. I ALSO WENT TO COMMISSIONER APPRECIATION NIGHT. I WENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL BUDGET PRESENTATION. IT'S A PRETTY SMALL AGENCY, ABOUT $20 MILLION THAT THEY EXPENDITURES AND $20 MILLION OF REVENUE EVERY YEAR. SO AND THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW BUILDING TOO. I WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED BY CIVIC YOUTH LENS, AND THAT'S A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AS FAR AS MY ACTIVITY ON MAY 7TH, I WENT TO CYPRESS BISTRO. I WAS HOSTED BY THE CYPRESS COLLEGE AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FOOD THAT WAS BEING PREPARED THERE BY STUDENTS. I ALSO ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS CEREMONY. I WANT TO WISH CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARD WINNERS. MAY. I ATTENDED VESSELS ELEMENTARY FOR THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND SERVED PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE AS PART OF THE KIWANIAN. ALSO ON MAY 8TH, I DID A BEHIND THE SCENES VISIT OF TARGET AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THEY ARE A PRETTY INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION. THE CYPRESS TARGET ITSELF DONATED $600 IN 2025 TO THE COMMUNITY AND ORANGE COUNTY TARGETS IN 2025. COUNTYWIDE DONATED $3.8 MILLION IN PRODUCTS AND CASH DONATIONS, 1.9 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND ORANGE COUNTY TARGET EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER 2100 ZERO HOURS, AND IT'S SOME PRETTY IMPRESSIVE HOW LONG IT'S BEEN A KEY PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, OF OUR COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THEM THAT. BUT NOT JUST LARGE BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO SMALL BUSINESSES. EVERY BUSINESS HAS A VOICE, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE THAT CELEBRATES BUSINESSES, AND THAT ALSO MAKES SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND AWARDS KEY BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR GREAT SOCIETY HERE IN CYPRESS. ADDITIONALLY, I WENT TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE CYPRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ADVANTAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES. THEY OPENED UP THEIR FIRST ORANGE COUNTY LOCATION AND THEY CHOSE CYPRESS. SO I'M VERY GLAD THEY CHOSE OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THESE FOR THEIR FINE SERVICES. AND AFTER THAT, I ATTENDED THE YOUTH ACTION COUNCIL RECOGNITION CELEBRATION. SO THAT IS ALL. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEMS FOR FUTURE
[ COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION]
CONSIDERATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS REQUESTED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION? COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY, I SEE TWO IN THE QUEUE. DOCTOR I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I JUST HAVE A REALLY QUICK. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A NICE FAST MEETING, SO I'M NOT GOING TO DELAY IT TOO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK REQUEST. I'M REQUESTING THAT WE ADOPT A SIMPLE PRACTICE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, PROVIDING A BRIEF LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT BEFORE OFFICIAL BUSINESS COMMENCES.CITY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND OUR NATION HAVE ADOPTED THIS PRACTICE. CYPRUS, AS WE ALL KNOW, SITS ON LAND THAT HAS LONG BEEN HOME TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE GABRIELINO-TONGVA AND NATIONS. SO TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THIS HISTORY IS A SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL WAY TO GROUND OUR WORK IN A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLACE THAT WE SERVE. AT THE START OF OUR MEETINGS, WE ALREADY COME TOGETHER IN SHARED REFLECTION. WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COUNTRY, AND WE OFTEN HEAR AN INVOCATION INTENDED TO GUIDE US TOWARDS WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD. ADDING A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT HERE WOULD COMPLEMENT THESE TRADITIONS, UNITING US IN A SPIRIT OF RESPECT, AWARENESS, AND THOUGHTFUL SERVICE AS WE BEGIN OUR WORK TOGETHER. THIS PROPOSAL IS MODEST. IT REQUIRES NO FUNDING, NO STRUCTURAL CHANGE, JUST A FEW SECONDS AT THE START OF EACH MEETING WITH A SHORT, CONCISE STATEMENT READ AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING, PRIOR TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PRIOR TO OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS, SO THAT IT FRAMES OUR WORK WITH WITHOUT ALTERING THE STRUCTURE OF OUR AGENDA. IT SIGNALS WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY THOUGHTFUL, RESPECTFUL, AND MINDFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE DISCUSS DIRECTING STAFF TO RETURN WITH APPROPRIATE
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LANGUAGE, IDEALLY DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES. AND IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THAT, I'VE RESEARCHED AND DOWNLOADED THE PROCESS AS WELL AS AN APPROPRIATE FORM, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO SUBMIT TO STAFF TO SAVE SOME TIME. OKAY. AT THIS MOMENT, IF THERE IS A SECOND FOR THAT, WE'LL PROCEED. IF NOT, THEN DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION? NO, NOT NECESSARILY A MOTION. IN ORDER FOR IT TO PROCEED FORWARD, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS NEEDS TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. OTHERWISE WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. I PUSHED THE REQUEST. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD.YEAH, I'LL SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER STRONG'S REQUEST. AND WERE YOU THINKING OF THIS? SO THIS WOULD BE LIKE A THIS WOULD GO ALONG WITH THE INVOCATION OR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OR WOULD THIS TAKE THE PLACE OF THE INVOCATION FOR THAT DAY? BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY, WE HAVE A PRETTY DIVERSE SET OF. RELIGIONS THAT COME TO SPEAK DURING OUR INVOCATION, SO I.
I'D BE OKAY WITH EITHER ONE. OKAY. SO LET ME HIT PAUSE HERE AND TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, OR DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I THINK I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE INTENT, IF IT IS, TO JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THE AGENDA REFLECTS IT. IF IT'S TO BE IN A ROTATION WITH THE INVOCATIONS, OR IF WE'RE INTENDING TO ADD IT AS A THIRD ITEM AT THE BEGINNING, MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO ADD IT AS A THIRD ITEM RATHER THAN REPLACE ANYTHING WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WE HAVE A PATTERN THAT WE ALL WE ALL ENJOY, AND I THINK IT'S RESPECTFUL ON MANY LEVELS. SO THIS WOULD JUST BE AN ADDITIONAL. OKAY, SO NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN CLARIFICATION, DO YOU STILL SECOND THAT? YES, I'LL SUPPORT THAT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? CLARIFICATIONS. CITY MANAGER OKAY, SINCE YOU STILL HAVE THE FLOOR COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION? NO, THAT IS ALL. VERY WELL THEN. NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER BURKE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I HAVE AN ITEM BASED ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD IDEA FROM MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG AT OUR LAST MEETING. IT'S JUST REGARDING THE ORDER OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST IS THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL OR LANGUAGE OR WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE TWO CHANGES.
FIRST WOULD BE MOVING ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION TO RIGHT BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS RATHER THAN AFTER. AND THEN SECOND WOULD BE MOVING ITEMS REMOVED, RIGHT ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT CALENDAR RATHER THAN AFTER NEW BUSINESS. SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS WILLING TO DISCUSS THAT, I JUST THINK THAT'S A MORE LINEAR APPROACH. I'LL SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER BURKE'S SUGGESTION. SO THERE'S BEEN AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION AND HAS BEEN SECONDED. AND CITY MANAGER, DO YOU NEED ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION? NO, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. THANKS. AND COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU STILL HAVE THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WANT TO. NO THERE'S NOT. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE SPEAKER QUEUE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS FOR US TONIGHT? THANK YOU. MAYOR, I DON'T CITY ATTORNEY NO. OKAY. THIS TIME WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE IN AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2020 SECOND CORRECTION 2026 BEGINNING AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE CONDUCTING A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW AT 5 P.M. IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ROOM FOR A WORKSHOP ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
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