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EVERYONE, FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE JUNE 9TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL. CITY CLERK, 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. EVERYONE STAND, PLEASE FOR THE INVOCATION. THE INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY PASTOR MAY FROM CYPRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH.
IT'S MY GREAT HONOR TO PRAY TONIGHT. MY NAME IS MARRIED MAY, AN ORDAINED MINISTER. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, I HAVE LIVED A CAMBODIAN CONGREGATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MYSELF. A CARING AND LOVING. IT MIGHT BE HARD TO HEAR. LORD, WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND EARTH. WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GREAT GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY. YOU ARE. WHERE PEOPLE CAN SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS, SEEK THE COMMON GOOD, AND ENJOY THE FREEDOM OF THE UNITED STATES. I COME BEFORE YOU TO PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL, FOR ALL WHO SERVE IN THE PUBLIC OFFICE.
GRANT EACH AND EVERYONE WISDOM, DISCERNMENT AS THEY CONSIDER DIFFICULT MATTERS AND INTEGRITY AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF SO MANY. AS YOUR WORD TEACHES. IF ANY OF YOU LACK WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD, WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY, GENEROUSLY TO ALL. I CLAIM THIS PROMISE FOR ALL THE CITY MEMBERS. COUNCIL LORD, HAVE THESE LEADERS TO PURSUE WHAT IS RIGHT, WHAT IS JUST AND WHAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. GIVE THEM THE SPIRIT OF UNITY, COOPERATION AND RESPECT EVEN WHEN THEY ARE. DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS. MAY THEIR DECISION DISCUSSION BE MARKED BY CIVIL CIVILITY AND HUMILITY AND SINCERE DESIRE TO SEEK THE WELFARE OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE PRAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, FOR THE FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. PROTECT THOSE WHO SERVE AND CARE FOR OTHERS. STRENGTHEN THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. COMFORT THOSE WHO ARE HURTING AND PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED. AS A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST, WE REMEMBER YOUR INSTRUCTION TO PRAY FOR KINGS AND FOR ALL WHO ARE IN HIGH POSITION. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE OUR LEADERS AND BLESS THIS CITY WITH PEACE, SAFETY AND FLOURISHING. ABOVE ALL, MAY THE LIVES OF OUR SERVANT LEADERS REFLECT THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO THE NEIGHBOR AND BRING HONOR TO YOU. MAY I HAVE A PRIVILEGE TO PRAY IN MY MOTHER'S TONGUE, WHICH IS CAMBODIAN. MAY GET SOME PEOPLE ON YOUTUBE RIGHT NOW TO PUT SOME OF THE CITY. ON CYPRUS THAT. ARE. CAN. THAT'S ALL I. THE YOUNG YOUNG MEN. SOME ARE YOUNG. PEOPLE. THE SYRIAN.
CYPRUS. SOME ARE. SOME. MEN, I MEAN, I KNOW. I, I MEAN. FROM WAY, WAY, SOME. BUT I, SO I HEAR SOME, SOME RAPS. PEOPLE FROM CYPRUS NEED SOME JOY. I NEED. THEM TO UTAH. HOW. LIKE SOME. I NEED TO BRING THEM OUT TO SOME I GOT A BOUQUET. BUT WE HAVE TO. SOME YOUNG, YOUNG,
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HANDSOME. PEOPLE. FROM CYPRUS. YOUNG CAN HEAR HOW. SOME. SOME SOME. I KNOW I. LIKE HANDSOME YOUNG. SOME. BUT THEN. NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM. CYPRUS SOME, SOME HIGH, SOME. I LOVE SOME YOUNG. HIGH. NO WAY THAT HIGH. I'M GOING TO. YOUNG. WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN. THANK YOU. HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN.ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CITY ATTORNEY,
[ REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney will announce reportable actions(s).]
CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A REPORT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE START OF THE MEETING. THAT'S MY FAULT. I WAS TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE SOME DOCUMENTS TO THE COUNCIL, AND I FAILED TO DO SO. BUT WE'LL GET THEM TO YOU.THE COUNCIL HAS HAD A VERY BUSY EVENING IN CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT. IT ONLY GOT THROUGH TWO OF ITS THREE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS TONIGHT, AND I'LL REPORT OUT ON EACH OF THEM. WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST MATTER OF LITIGATION INVOLVING A LITIGATION TO WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTY. BRANDON STEWART VERSUS THE CITY OF CYPRUS, THE ORANGE COUNTY, THE THE CITY'S THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS LITIGATION BE ASSIGNED TO THE LAW FIRM OF FAWDON AND SUMNER. THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THAT ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE RETAINER AGREEMENT TO DEFEND THE CITY'S INTERESTS IN THAT LITIGATION. THE SECOND CLOSED SESSION ITEM INVOLVED LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY'S REPRESENTED AND UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. THERE WAS A PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL BRIEFING. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION OF A FURTHER COUNTER-PROPOSAL FROM THE CITY TO THE VARIOUS EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THAT AUTHORITY. THE COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION TO ITS LABOR NEGOTIATORS TO CONTINUE ONGOING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PRIMARILY WITH THE CYPRUS POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. THE FINAL CLOSED SESSION INVOLVING THE 90 DAY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE TAKEN UP, IF AT ALL, AT THE END OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY
[ 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]
MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE 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 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THE CITY CANNOT DISCUSS NOR 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 THREE MINUTES. I WILL CALL THE SPEAKERS UP ONE AT A TIME. FIRST IS KASEY S BROWN ON ITEM NUMBER 12, FOLLOWED BY NANCY KILGORE ON ITEM NUMBER 12. HI, I'M KASEY BROWN AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF CYPRUS FOR 18 YEARS. I'VE LIVED IN MY CURRENT HOME FOR OVER 16 AT THIS POINT, AND THE CONCERN I HAVE IS WITH THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES IN THE HOME THAT WE LIVED IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF CYPRUS, CLOSER TO THE CITY COLLEGE. BUT NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN OVER HERE OFF OF WALKER AND ORANGE FOR THE LAST[00:10:04]
6 TO 7 YEARS, WE'VE HAD A SLEW, A LITANY OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS GOING ON. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SAFE AND SOUND FIREWORKS. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BIG M-80'S, THE LARGE, CONCUSSIVE SOUNDING FIREWORKS THAT ARE ILLEGAL IN THIS CITY. AND MY CONCERN IS, IS IT'S WE'RE TYING UP RESOURCES BY CALLING 911 OR THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN THERE'S NOT MUCH THEY HAVE CURRENTLY IN THEIR ARSENAL TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS THIS BOARD CONSIDER GIVING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ADDITIONAL MEANS TO ENFORCE THE LAW OF ILLEGAL. THERE ARE NO FIREWORKS IN THIS CITY OF CYPRUS, PERIOD. IF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE LAW, PLEASE ENFORCE IT. WE HAVE A NEIGHBOR A COUPLE STREETS OVER THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE LAW. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH ON A NIGHTLY BASIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND WE NEED SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PROPERTY DAMAGE ISSUES. THESE ARE THESE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO ADDRESS, IF POSSIBLE, TO GIVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MORE MEANS TO ENFORCE THAT LAW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. UP NOW IS NANCY ITEM NUMBER 12 FOLLOWED BY AN ITEM NUMBER FOUR. HELLO, MY NAME IS NANCY BILLINGSTAD AND I'VE BEEN IN CYPRUS FOR 64 YEARS NOW. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS HERE IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS. CYPRUS HAS ESTABLISHED CODES FOR FIREWORKS, I BELIEVE UNDER CHAPTER 17 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS 17, 51, 52 AND 53, WHICH ARE NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO ENFORCE THE NO FIREWORKS LAW IN CYPRUS FOR MANY YEARS, NOT JUST AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY, MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD TO ENDURE THE RANDOM, TERRIFYING, HEART STOPPING EXPLOSIONS FROM ILLEGAL FIREWORKS COMING FROM SOMEONE LOCATED ON THE NEXT STREETS NORTH OF OUR STREET. AS I'VE SAID, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WHEN I OR MY NEIGHBORS CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S EXPLAINED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS THE PERSON LIGHTING OFF THE FIREWORKS DOES IT IN FRONT OF AN OFFICER. EVERY TIME I CALL, I ASK IF AN OFFICER CAN DRIVE DOWN THE STREET THAT I THINK IT'S COMING FROM JUST TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN, SO WHOEVER IS DOING IT WILL STOP. AND LET'S BE REALISTIC. NO ONE'S GOING TO SET OFF AN ILLEGAL FIREWORK RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN OFFICER. SOMETHING, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. REGARDING THE ILLEGAL FIREWORK VIOLATIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN OUR CITY. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG BY MY HOME CAUSES ME TO WONDER JUST HOW MANY FIREWORKS DOES THIS PERSON HAVE? AND COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT IT'S ENOUGH TO CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG? THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BESIDES HAVING AN OFFICER SEE THE PERSON ACTUALLY LIGHTING THE FIREWORK RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. I CAN ATTEST THAT MY NEIGHBORS AND I WANT THIS TYPE OF CRIME TO STOP AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY THAT WILL ALLOW OUR POLICE OFFICERS TO UPHOLD THE NO FIREWORKS LAW IN CYPRUS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY CREATING A BETTER WAY TO UPHOLD THE NO FIREWORKS LAW IN CYPRUS.YOU MAY BE THE VERY GROUP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT KEEP A HOUSE FROM BURNING DOWN, OR EVEN A CHILD FROM GETTING KILLED DUE TO SOMEONE SETTING OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN OUR CITY. THE PROCEDURE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE IS INADEQUATE. I'M ASKING THAT THIS COUNCIL DO ANYTHING POSSIBLE TO CREATE A WAY TO ENFORCE THE NO FIREWORKS LAW, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS AN ITEM NUMBER FOUR, FOLLOWED BY JOHN. PETE, ITEM NUMBER TEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THE SUBJECT IS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR BUILDING AND SAFETY, PERMITTING AND PLAN. CHECK THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED PORTION OF THE BUDGET.
INCREASE REVENUE, AND ALSO INCREASE EXPENDITURES FOR POSITIVE NET CHANGE OF A LITTLE OVER $131,000. AND I'M JUST ASKING IF ONE OF YOU WOULD PULL THE ITEM AND JUST GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THAT NUMBER WAS CALCULATED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN PETE, ITEM NUMBER TEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. JOHN PETE. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF CYPRUS. I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN THE MARQUEZ VERSUS CITY OF CYPRUS LAWSUIT.
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I'D LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT I HAD NO INPUT INTO THE DECISION TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT, AND I HAD NO INPUT WITH REGARDS TO THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THE DECISION TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT WERE MADE BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT NOT BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT BECAUSE I WISH TO BRING IT TO CONCLUSION. THANK YOU. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCESS CODE FOLLOWED BY THE POUND OR HASH SIGN. YOU ENTERED. NO DIGITS. PLEASE REENTER YOUR ACCESS CODE FOLLOWED BY. TO ENABLE AUDIO CONTROLS, PLEASE ENTER YOUR AUDIO.[ 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.]
OH, OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. VERY WELL, I'LL SECOND THAT.MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
[7. Receive a Report on the Status of Vacant Positions and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Prepared by: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation: Conduct a Public Hearing and Receive and File the Annual Report on Employee Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts.]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF VACANT POSITIONS AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE A STAFF REPORT? THANK YOU. MAYOR. OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WILL HAVE THAT REPORT FOR YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS IS A QUICK VERBAL REPORT SINCE THIS IS A NEW BILL THAT WAS PASSED IN 2025, THAT IT WAS REQUIRED THAT AGENCIES ANNUALLY REPORT ON VACANCIES FOR ALL ITS BARGAINING UNITS AND THE STATUS OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS PRIOR TO ADOPTING ITS BUDGET. IF THE VACANCY RATE IS HIGHER WITH A SINGLE BARGAINING GROUP OF 20% OR MORE, THE AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AS OF JUNE 3RD, 2026, THE CITY HAD THREE VACANCIES AND A VACANCY RATE OF 2.9 AMONG ITS BARGAINING GROUPS, WHICH IS WELL UNDER THE 20% REQUIREMENT. THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT. AT ALL. LET ME TURN THIS OVER NOW TO THE COLLEAGUES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. YEAH, 2.9%. THAT'S INCREDIBLY LOW. I WAS WONDERING HOW THIS NUMBER COMPARES TO PREVIOUS YEARS. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD SEVEN VACANCIES. AND SO NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THREE. SO WE WENT FROM A 6.7% VACANCY RATE TO A 2.9. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE SPEAKER QUEUE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE. SORRY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS PRIOR TO TAKING ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN.INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SPEAK IN PERSON ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD.
THREE MINUTES PER CARD PER SPEAKER FOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND WAIT FOR THE MAYOR OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU. I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO DISCLOSE ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS RELEVANT TO A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. SO VERY WELL. SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE? THERE'S NO ONE
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CLOSE. YOU'RE READY TO CLOSE IT? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR OTHER ITEM OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? OTHERWISE, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO OFFER A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE VACANT POSITIONS IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND THAT. PLEASE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY WELL. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS[8. Adopt the City of Cypress and the Cypress Recreation and Park District Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budgets Prepared by: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and adopt the following resolutions: A Resolution approving the City Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget; and A Resolution approving the Recreation and Park District Budget Fiscal Year 2026-27.]
ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ADOPT THE CITY OF CYPRUS AND THE CYPRUS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2027. BUDGETS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CITY MANAGER. THERE'S IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? THERE IS MAYOR, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES HAS A PRESENTATION FOR YOU THAT WILL REVIEW BOTH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AS WAS DISCUSSED AT YOUR WORKSHOP BACK IN MAY, ALONG WITH ANY COUNCIL DIRECTED CHANGES AND AND ADDITIONAL CLEANUP THAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT WORKSHOP. SO I THINK THAT'S ON THE SCREENS. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.SO THE 2026 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A REVENUE OF ALL FUNDS OF OVER 66 MILLION, WHICH THE BIGGEST REVENUE DRIVER FOR THE CITY IS PROPERTY TAX, FOLLOWED BY SALES TAX AND THEN REVENUE, INTEREST AND RENTS. EXPENDITURES CITYWIDE ARE OVER 69 MILLION. THE BIGGEST COST FOR THE CITY ARE PERSONNEL, FOLLOWED BY SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. THE BIGGEST FUND FOR THE CITY IS THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS OVER 39 MILLION OR 40 OR 57% OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND, THE CITY'S BIGGEST OPERATING FUND, REVENUES VERSUS EXPENDITURES FOR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A SURPLUS AROUND 400 000.
OVERALL, THE ENDING FUND BALANCE WILL BE OVER 33 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOVE THE 25% RESERVE REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 10.7 MILLION. LOOKING AT REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S EXPECTED TO INCREASE ABOUT 3%. THE LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS PROPERTY TAX, FOLLOWED BY SALES TAX AND THEN OTHER TAXES. IN REGARDS TO EXPENDITURES, THERE ARE 43.2 MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 5.8 MILLION OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS IN PERSONNEL COSTS, FOLLOWED BY SUPPLY COST. LOOKING AT THE RECREATION DISTRICT, THE NET CHANGE IN THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS A DEFICIT OF 1.2 MILLION. HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT HAS A DEBT SERVICE OF 2 MILLION AND CAPITAL PROJECTS OF 1.6 MILLION. IF THE SURPLUS OF. OF. IF THESE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND EXCLUDED, THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE A SURPLUS OF 2.4 MILLION. SO OVERALL, THE ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE DISTRICT IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 7 MILLION. THE DISTRICT'S FUNDS REVENUE SOURCE MAIN REVENUE SOURCE IS PROPERTY TAX, AND THEY HAVE ESTIMATED A TOTAL OF 9.9 MILLION IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND THEIR EXPENDITURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 11.16 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS IN SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, WHICH ARE MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR THE PARKS, AND THEN PERSONNEL COSTS, AND THEN THEIR DEBT SERVICE. SOME PROGRAMMATIC ADDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC TIME CARD SOLUTION, FUNDING TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO UPDATE THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICIES, FUNDING TO CONDUCT A USER FEE STUDY AND FULL COST ALLOCATION PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION OF A DRONE PROGRAM. UPDATES TO THE CHAMBER'S BROADCAST AND WEB CONFERENCING CAPABILITIES. IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLOUD BACKUP SERVICE AS AND AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, AND THEN A NEW PRINT SHOP COPIER. OVERALL, THESE PROGRAMMATIC ADDITIONS TOTAL AROUND $365,000. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES 143 FULL TIME POSITIONS. SOME UPDATES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR INCLUDE ADDING FOUR POSITIONS FROM FROM 139 TO 143. THOSE ADDITIONS INCLUDE ADDING TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND A
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SENIOR SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER UNDER PUBLIC WORKS. WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO REALLOCATE A VACANT POLICE SERVICE OFFICE POSITION TO A LIEUTENANT AND THEN RECLASSIFYING THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITIONS TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. THERE IS NO COST CHANGE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, AND THEN REALLOCATING A SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST POSITION TO AN ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THEN OVER HIRING AN ASSISTANT OFFICE ASSISTANT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ADDING A RECREATION COORDINATOR. THE TOTAL CIP INCLUDED, AND THE 2627 PROPOSED BUDGET IS 11.6 MILLION. THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION ABOUT THAT FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. ONE NEW THING THIS YEAR IS WE DO HAVE A BUDGET, IN BRIEF, THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, WHICH IS ABOUT A FOUR PAGE DOCUMENT THAT SUMMARIZES THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE BUDGETS FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE CURRENTLY ANY QUESTIONS FROM OF THE STAFF, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SIKKEMA, I WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE SORT OF DIGESTIBLE FORMAT THAT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF MATERIALS IN, AND I'M GLAD WE HAVE IT UP ON THE WEBSITE. OBVIOUSLY, MOST RESIDENTS AREN'T GOING TO PORE THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUDGET BOOK, BUT I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO BREAK IT DOWN THAT WAY. A FEW QUESTIONS I HAVE. FIRST, IN THE BUDGET WE HAVE, THEY'RE CALLED THE DECISION PACKAGES, AND THOSE ARE THE OPTIONAL SORT OF CHOICES THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE. I THINK SOME OF THOSE INVOLVE THE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL YOU DESCRIBED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IF WE APPROVE EVERY ONE OF THE DECISIONS IN THE DECISION PACKAGE, WOULD THE BUDGET STILL REACH THE SURPLUS FIGURE THAT YOU'RE PROJECTED TO REACH? YES. SO THE PERSONNEL THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED IS INCLUDED IN THAT $400,000 SURPLUS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I KNOW IT'S BEEN A PRACTICE FOR US TO SAVE MONEY FOR LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. AND 400,000 ALONE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE'RE PUTTING A LOT ASIDE FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY SAVINGS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET OR ANOTHER WAY WE'RE DOING THAT? SO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IN THAT FIGURE AS WELL IS A DEPRECIATION EXPENSE THAT WILL BE MOVING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. OKAY. SO WE ARE SETTING ASIDE THE TOTAL DEPRECIATION INTO THAT FUND FOR AN ANNUAL DEPRECIATION FOR THAT YEAR. SO EVEN SO, EMBEDDED IN THE BUDGET DOESN'T MEAN EVERY DOLLAR IN THE BUDGET IS BEING SPENT. SOME OF IT IS BEING KIND OF SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH.BRIEFLY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A FEW BIG PICTURE TAKEAWAYS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THIS IS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FOURTH BUDGET THAT I'VE SEEN IN MY TIME ON THE COUNCIL. AND I WANTED TO REALLY THANK OUR STAFF FOR COMING FORWARD WITH THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND CITY MANAGER FOR COMING UP WITH THE PROPOSAL AND THE DECISION PACKAGES AND TALKING US THROUGH IT. I THINK THIS BUDGET REALLY PUTS THE MONEY WHERE IT MATTERS AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? THERE'S THOSE FUNDAMENTAL THINGS WE CARE ABOUT SAFE STREETS, NICE PARKS, GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THOSE PRIORITIES ARE ALL OVER THIS BUDGET. THIS BUDGET PRIORITIZES PUBLIC SAFETY. AS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, THIS ALLOWS US TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL POLICE LIEUTENANT. AND CRIME WAS DOWN IN CYPRUS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. BUT WE'RE NOT RESTING ON OUR LAURELS AND SAYING WE DON'T NEED TO DO MORE. WE'RE WE'RE ENHANCING OUR OFFICERS, AND WE'RE ALSO INVESTING IN DRONE TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CAN HELP OFFICERS HAVE A BETTER AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SCENE BEFORE THEY GET THERE, WHICH CAN ENHANCE THEIR SAFETY AND HOPEFULLY RESIDENT SAFETY. THE BUDGET ALSO INCREASES THE CAPACITY OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT. MOST OF THE EMAILS WE GET WITH RESIDENT CONCERNS ARE PROBABLY RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS. IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT A STREET OR A POTHOLE OR AN INTERSECTION, AND NICK COULD LIST 50 DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US THAT COME UP. AND BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL ENGINEER, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK ON PROJECTS MORE QUICKLY, WORK ON A GREATER
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BREADTH OF PROJECTS, AND HOPEFULLY BE EVEN MORE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR CONCERNS.AND THEN I'M GLAD TO SEE IT ALSO INCREASES THE STAFF IN OUR RECREATION AREA THAT WILL JUST ALLOW US TO OVERSEE THE PROGRAMS AND THE PARKS THAT YOU ENJOY EVEN MORE. SO WE HAVE PROGRAMS FOR TODDLERS, FOR SENIORS, EVERYONE IN BETWEEN, AND IT'S REASSURING TO KNOW THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE CAPACITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INTEREST IN PICKLEBALL AT ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK, TO HAVE MORE DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS LOOKING THERE. AND IT DOES ALL THOSE THINGS WHILE SAVING MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, KEEPING US ON TRACK TO REACH OUR PENSION FUNDING GOAL, WHICH IS VERY AMBITIOUS AND ENDING IN A SURPLUS. I THINK MOST CITIES WOULD TAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND TRADE THEIR POSITION FOR OURS. SO THANK. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I THINK IT STRIKES AN EXCELLENT BALANCE OF SPENDING AND SAVING. AND AS I SAID, PUTTING THE MONEY WHERE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. SO I'M EXCITED TO PUT IT INTO ACTION, AND I THINK IT'LL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMING YEAR. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE OF STAFF? COUNCILMEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I THINK MINE WILL BE QUICK ON THE STAFF REPORT. I JUST NEED CLARITY. SO ON THE STAFF REPORT UNDER ALMOST TO THE END WHERE IT SAYS BUDGET IMPACT, IT HAS A RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT NEGATIVE OF 23.145 MILLION. AND THEN OF COURSE ENDING BALANCE OF 22. WHAT IF IF I ASSUME THAT HAS THE LOAN RIGHT? CORRECT. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE DISTRICT FUNDS PUT TOGETHER. SO THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION FOR THE DISTRICT ACTUALLY BREAKS DOWN THE FUNDS TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE WE CREATED AN OPERATING FUND FOR THE DISTRICT RIGHT GENERAL FUND, AND THEN A SEPARATE FUND FOR THEIR DEBT SERVICE SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT IT SEPARATELY. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR RESOLUTION TOTAL OF OF THE DISTRICT ITSELF, WE COMBINED IT ALL. SO IF I TOOK IT OUT OF THE NUMBER AND IT I, I'LL TAKE IT OUT OF THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE. WHAT WHAT WOULD THAT NUMBER BE IF I TOOK THE LOAN OUT? IT WOULD BE ABOUT SEVEN. THEY WOULD END ABOUT 7 MILLION.
7 MILLION. OKAY. THAT WAS THE NUMBER I REMEMBER. AND THEN I HEARD YOU SAY TWO. SO MAYBE I WASN'T KIND OF TRYING TO BRIDGE THE TWO WAS THE IF YOU NEGATED THE LOAN AND THEIR CIP WOULD.
THEY WOULD HAVE A REVENUES VERSUS EXPENDITURES OF IN THE POSITIVE OF 2.4 MILLION. YEAH.
AND THANK YOU FOR SEPARATING THAT BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN KIND OF THROWING ME OFF A LITTLE BIT.
AND, AND I KNOW IT'S AN OBLIGATION. THERE'S NO QUESTION. SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO STAFF? VERY WELL. THEN WE'LL WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS BEFORE PRIOR TO TAKING ANY ACTION, PRIOR TO ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SPEAK IN PERSON ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER FOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND WAIT FOR THE MAYOR TO OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU BEFORE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. SPEAKERS PROVIDING IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED FIRST IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD DISCLOSE ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS RELEVANT TO A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AT THIS TIME. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP AN UP TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO PREPARING THIS BUDGET. CYPRUS HAS A LONG STANDING REPUTATION FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND ONE OF THE CITY'S ADOPTED GOALS IS TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY WHILE PROMOTING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. IT IS IN THAT SPIRIT THAT I OFFER THESE COMMENTS. AS I REVIEWED THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I'M CONCERNED THAT SOME OF THE UNDERLYING REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS MAY BE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC. THE BUDGET RELIES HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX AND BUILDING PERMIT REVENUES SOURCES THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND ARE INFLUENCED BY BROADER ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, SUBSEQUENT TO THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE BUDGET, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO ADD PERSONNEL, INCLUDING SEVERAL RECLASSIFICATIONS AND SOME NEW POSITIONS. WHILE THERE MAY VERY WELL BE VALID OPERATIONAL REASONS FOR THESE CHANGES, THE TOTAL ONGOING COST OF THESE
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STAFFING ADDITIONS WASN'T CLEARLY PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET MESSAGE. SO WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER ASK QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF, THAT WE COULD JUST GET A NUMBER FOR THE TOTAL COST OF THE PERSONNEL PERSONNEL CHANGE, JUST FOR CLARITY. AND BECAUSE BEFORE WE COMMIT TO PERMANENT CHANGES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL IMPACT. THE HISTORY OF OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS IN LARGE PART DUE TO LONG TIME LEADERSHIP OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HERE WITH THE CITY ANYMORE. PEOPLE THAT REALLY CREATED THIS LEGACY OVER THE YEARS, AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION WITH A NEW CITY MANAGER AND A NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND IN FACT, WHEN YOU READ THE BUDGET, FOUR OF THE EIGHT CITY STAFF OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN HERE LESS THAN A YEAR. AND SO DURING TIMES OF CHANGE, I JUST URGE YOU TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR NUMBERS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL VERY, VERY CONFIDENT IN THAT $400,000 SURPLUS NUMBER. I THINK IT'S BEING PROJECTED DURING A TIME WHERE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE ECONOMY. WE HAVE A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION BECAUSE OF OUR DISCIPLINED BUDGETING AND OUR CONSERVATIVE FORECASTING. SO LET'S CONTINUE TO KEEP CITY THE CITY OF CYPRUS FISCALLY STRONG, AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE CLARITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE ADDITIONS TO PROGRAM AND TO STAFF, WHICH MAY VERY WELL BE NECESSARY, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE OR ANY FURTHER CARDS? NO, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO GO TO THE COMMENTS THAT AN MALLARI JUST MENTIONED FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE IS AND AND STEPHANIE, I'M GOING TO KIND OF DIRECT THIS TO YOU. AND I KNOW I THINK YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. SO I HOPE ONE IS, I KNOW WHEN WE PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX, I THINK WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY TAX. AND I THINK WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN THE PROJECTIONS FOR THAT PRETTY, PRETTY RELATIVE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD PROGRESSION ON PROPERTY TAX. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS ACTUALLY PROVIDED BY OUR CONSULTANT HDL. THAT PROVIDES IT FOR LOTS OF CITIES.AND SO WE RELY ON THEIR ANALYSIS OF THAT. SAME TO BE SAID FOR SALES TAX, WHICH FOR SALES TAX IT'S REALLY CONSERVATIVE THERE. IT I THINK IT WAS ONLY AROUND A 1% INCREASE IN SALES TAX THAT THEY'RE PROJECTING BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ECONOMY. NOW PROPERTY TAX IS A LOT MORE STABLE OF A REVENUE SOURCE. YEAH. YEAH. AND I REMEMBER OUR DISCUSSION ON THE SALES TAX BECAUSE IT WAS EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT PROJECTION WAS MODERATE IF YOU WANT TO SAY THE INCREASE. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION, I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH IT, BUT WHEN WE DID THE CALCULATION FOR THE NET IMPACT FOR THE INCREASE IN PERSONNEL, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE SUM IN PUBLIC WORKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT TOTAL INCREASE WAS FOR THE BUDGET. DID WE NOT? CORRECT. BECAUSE IT WAS HERE, BUT ADDED AS IN THE DECISION PACKAGE. SO FOR ALL THE PERSONNEL, THE IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IT ACTUALLY IS SLIGHTLY LESS, BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE POSITION THAT WE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR WITH, BUT IT WAS AROUND 200,000. OKAY. IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE DECISION PACKAGE. IT WASN'T IN THE BUDGET MESSAGE THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THAT STAFF REPORT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOT SEEING ANY OTHER ITEMS. I'M SORRY. NOT SEEING NOT SEEING ANY OTHER SPEAKER REQUESTS AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO AND CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGETS FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS AND CYPRUS RECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CITY OF CYPRUS AND CYPRUS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 BUDGETS. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. NEW BUSINESS ITEM
[9. Adopt the FY 2026-27 to 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: 1. Adopt a Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 through 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program; and 2. Determine the Fiscal Year 2026-27 through 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the General Plan; and 3. Confirm various projects are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions requirements.]
NUMBER NINE. CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU PLEASE REPORT ON THE ITEM? SURE. ACTUALLY, YOUR PUBLIC[00:40:02]
WORKS DIRECTOR WILL PRESENT YOUR SEVEN YEAR CIP. THANK YOU. SHANNON. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2627 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. BEFORE GETTING INTO THE NUMBERS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT WHY INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS. SO MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES IS ONE OF CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS, AND IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE CORE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS. MOST INFRASTRUCTURE IS OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND WHEN IT'S WORKING PROPERLY, AND RESIDENTS ONLY NOTICE THEM WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS OR THEY DON'T FUNCTION THE WAY IT SHOULD. AND THAT'S WHERE THE CIP COMES INTO PLAY. THE CIP SERVES AS A PLANNING DOCUMENT ON, AND THAT GUIDES HOW AND WHEN WE INVEST TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE CONTINUED MAKING INVESTMENTS ACROSS VARIOUS CATEGORIES. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE REPLACING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS AND CONTROLLER CITYWIDE, WHICH WERE WELL OVER 25 YEARS OLD, COMPLETING THE CITY HALL HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT, INSTALLING NEW PICNIC SHADE STRUCTURES IN OUR PARKS, AND PLANTING MORE THAN 200 NEW PARKWAY TREES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. ALL THESE PROJECTS HELP MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND THIS YEAR'S CIP, WE ARE PROPOSING 45 PROJECTS FOR THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, WITH 28 PROJECTS THIS YEAR ALONE. THE CIP INCLUDES INVESTMENTS OF 11.6 MILLION THIS YEAR AND 81 MILLION OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT CITY COUNCIL IS ONLY BEING ASKED TO ADOPT THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CIP TONIGHT, WITH THE REMAINING SIX YEARS ACTING AS A PLANNING TOOL FOR THE FUTURE. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE SEVERAL NOTABLE PROJECTS PLANNED, ONE BEING THE MYRA AVENUE PUMP STATION PROJECT, WHICH WILL GO OUT TO BID IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WITH CONSTRUCTION STARTING LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR. STAFF WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPING THE CITY'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH WILL HELP GUIDE FUTURE PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS. AND IN OUR PARK SYSTEMS, WE'LL BE BEGINNING PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR SYCAMORE PARK AND BRINGING THOSE RESULTS BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FURTHER DIRECTION. AND WE'RE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AT VETERANS PARK AND MAPLE GROVE NORTH PARK TO ENSURE OUR FACILITIES REMAIN REMAIN SAFE AND MODERN FOR OUR RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS. AND WITH THAT, TONIGHT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SEVEN YEAR CIP AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 STREAMLINING PROGRAM. DETERMINE. THE CIP IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND CONFIRM PROJECTS ARE EXEMPT FROM SEQUA REQUIREMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL OPEN THIS UP NOW TO QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL? MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. HOW DOES $81 MILLION FEELS LIKE? SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO PREVIOUS YEARS BUDGETS? SO LOOKING BACK AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, WE ACTUALLY STARTED AT 136 MILLION FOR THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. THAT AMOUNT HAS GRADUALLY DECLINED TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AT 81, $81 MILLION, AND THAT'S MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO HAVING THOSE ONE TIME LARGE PROJECTS THAT WE COMPLETED. THAT WAS LEXINGTON PARK, ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK, AND THEN THE MYRA AVENUE PUMP STATION PROJECT. SO AGAIN, 81 MILLION. THAT REALLY IS A THAT SHOWS A CONCERTED EFFORT ON CITY COUNCIL'S BEHALF ON STRATEGICALLY INVESTING TO MAINTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR PARKS, ROADWAYS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. NICK. I THINK THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BIKE LANE LANE PLAN WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME IN THE CITY, BUT I'VE HAD RESIDENTS SAY IT'S A BIT OF A MISH MASH, AND IT'D BE AWESOME TO COME UP WITH A MORE COHESIVE, COHESIVE PLAN SO RESIDENTS CAN KIND OF BIKE FROM ONE STREET TO THE OTHER WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE A BIKE LANE. I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT IN THE TREES. I KNOW MAYBE IT'S A BIGGER DEAL TO ME THAN TO SOME, BUT I JUST THINK HAVING MORE SHADE AND GETTING SOME OF THOSE REMOVED, TREES REPLACED MORE QUICKLY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE IMPROVEMENTS TO SPORTS FIELDS AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ARE FANTASTIC. ALONG THE QUESTION THAT MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG HAD, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LONG TERM CIP, AND THEN ONE ALSO ABOUT OUR SPENDING ON STREETS AND ROADS. I KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IN THE CIP KIND OF SET ASIDE FOR STREET MAINTENANCE AND ROAD MAINTENANCE. I WAS CURIOUS, IS THERE A WAY TO EXPLAIN HOW THAT COMPARES, HOW MUCH WE SPEND AS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY? ARE WE INVESTING LESS IN OUR ROADS THAN COMPARABLE CITIES, MORE IN OUR ROADS? I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF YOU IT'S MORE SUITED FOR, BUT I'D BE CURIOUS. YEAH, I CAN TAKE THAT. SO TO REALLY COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES, WE WOULD HAVE TO MOST LIKELY EITHER SURVEY[00:45:06]
OTHER CITIES OR LOOK AT THEIR CIP SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA READILY AVAILABLE. BUT ONE THING THAT STEPHANIE AND I KIND OF LOOKED AT IS YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT THE OCTA MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT BENCHMARK, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM SPENDING REQUIREMENT THAT CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO COMMIT DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TOWARDS ROADWAYS. SO THE ONE CAVEAT IS THAT SPENDING REQUIREMENT CAN INCLUDE PERSONNEL COSTS AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS, PARKWAYS MEDIANS.BUT IN LOOKING AT THAT BENCHMARK REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS BASED ON HISTORICAL SPENDING, OUT OF 34 CITIES, CYPRUS IS AT NUMBER TEN. WE HAVE THE 10TH HIGHEST BENCHMARK. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE SEVEN YEAR CIP, I KNOW WE'RE ONLY APPROVING THE PLAN FOR OR THE FUNDING FOR THE NEXT YEAR, BUT THE SEVEN YEAR IS I'D HATE TO PUT A PLAN OUT THERE AND SAY THIS IS A PLAN, BUT IT'S NOT REALISTIC. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVEN IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING IN THE SEVEN YEAR CIP, ARE WE IN A FINANCIAL POSITION WHERE IT IS REALISTIC TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON ALL SEVEN YEARS OF THOSE PROJECTS? THE CITY DOES HAVE THE FUNDING IN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE FUND TO FUND THE WHOLE 81 MILLION CIP OVER THE COURSE OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SPECIFIC PARKS PROJECTS THAT MAY REQUIRE THE DISTRICT TO AGAIN LOAN MONEY FROM THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND IN ORDER TO COMMIT THOSE PROJECTS. BUT AS A CITY WIDE, THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE AND SET ASIDE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE FUND. OKAY. AND SO AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A WORKSHOP OR AGENDA ITEM ABOUT POTENTIALLY ALTERING THE TERMS OF THE LOAN BETWEEN THE PARKS DISTRICT AND THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKS DISTRICT CAN PAY FOR PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE. I WANTED TO ASK, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THAT MIGHT COME BACK? THE MAIN THING I WANT TO AVOID IS I KNOW THE PARKS DISTRICT OWES ANOTHER PAYMENT INTEREST PAYMENT TO THE CITY AT SOME POINT, AND I WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO SPEND ANOTHER $600,000 OVER THERE BEFORE WE CAN AT LEAST TALK ABOUT IT. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND THE DIRECTOR AND I DID CHAT THAT WE WILL BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU BEFORE WE CLOSE THE BOOKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE US THAT POLICY DIRECTION AT THAT TIME, PROBABLY LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL, BUT DEFINITELY BEFORE WE CLOSE THE BOOKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN. WELL, SORRY. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PRESENT A MOTION? YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 27 TO 20 3233. SEVEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, SECOND.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'M GOING TO THE ATTORNEY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND
[10. Approval of Settlement Agreement in the Marquez v. City of Cypress, et al. Lawsuit Prepared by: William Wynder, City Attorney Recommendation: Approve the Settlement Agreement in the Marquez v. City of Cypress, et al. lawsuit, authorize the City Manager to execute same, subject to any non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney, and increase expenditures by $85,000 in the general liability insurance fund. ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SO AT THIS POINT, I NEED TO CHANGE THE ORDER BY WHICH WE CONDUCT THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN IS CONSIDERING APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN THE MARQUEZ VERSUS CITY OF CYPRUS LITIGATION. I AM ADVISED THAT THE MAYOR, FOR PERSONAL REASONS, HAS ELECTED TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATION IN THIS AGENDA ITEM. UNDER THE LAW OF RECUSAL, THE MAYOR WILL SURRENDER THE GAVEL TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND PHYSICALLY LEAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS AGENDA ITEM, HE WILL RESUME CHAIRING THE MEETING AFTER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN HAS BEEN CONCLUDED.SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, WE ARE READY FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. THANK YOU. AS MAYOR PRO TEM, I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME PRESIDING OVER THE COUNCIL, AND I WANT TO SAY IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY IN THIS CAPACITY. CITY ATTORNEY WEINER, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND SOME OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE LITIGATION, WHICH HAS BEEN STYLED MARQUEZ VERSUS CITY OF CYPRUS ET AL. THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL HAD THE LATEST ITERATION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF YOU. WE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO MODIFY THE AGREEMENT SLIGHTLY TO REFER TO SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT, RATHER THAN TO ALL PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT, BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOT ALL PARTIES WILL BE WILLING TO ENTER INTO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, THE CITY WILL PAY THE SUM OF $85,000 TO THE LAW
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FIRM OF THE PLAINTIFF, IN RETURN FOR WHICH THE CITY WILL RECEIVE A DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AS TO THE CITY AND TO ALL SIGNATORY DEFENDANTS. THE REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL HAS TO BE FILED WITH THE COURT AND A CONFORMED COPY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EXECUTION OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, BEFORE THE CITY HAS A DUTY TO TENDER PAYMENT.INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS A RELEASE BY SIGNATORY DEFENDANTS OF THE PLAINTIFF IN THIS ACTION AND RELEASED BY THE PLAINTIFF, MISS MARC MARQUEZ, TO ALL SIGNATORY DEFENDANTS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES A EXPRESS NON DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY ON THE PART OF ALL PARTIES. THE PLAINTIFF DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HER HER CLAIMS ARE WITHOUT MERIT. THE CITY AND THE SIGNATORY DEFENDANTS DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ANY MERIT TO THE CLAIMS IN HER COMPLAINT. AND WITH THAT, THE AMOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN CONCEPT BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SINCE THIS IS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IT IS A MATTER FOR PUBLIC ACTION WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, AND AT THIS POINT, IT'S UP TO THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL TO ACT ON THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. I'LL BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, COLLEAGUES, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OH, COUNCILMEMBER PETE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS AND IT WON'T BE POSITIVE, BUT I DID GET REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, SO I KNOW I'M OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE THREE ITEMS I WANTED TO ADDRESS. THE FIRST ONE. AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR MEDRANO HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION. I REALLY SERIOUSLY THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION FOR OUR CITY. AND I BELIEVE THE CITY LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE ENGAGED IN ISSUES SUCH AS THIS SIGNIFICANCE. AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT HE HAS DECIDED TO DEMONSTRATE, NOT DEMONSTRATE, COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. SO I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HE HAS DECIDED TO RECUSE HIMSELF FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO ASK HIM PERSONALLY, I WOULD. I'D GO ONE ON ONE AND ASK HIM WHY HE RECUSED HIMSELF. THE SECOND THING IS, REGARDING THE LAWSUIT, I AM A NAMED DEFENDANT, OKAY, AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 2020 FOR. I DID NOT SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND I'M NOT SIGNING IT. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I'VE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LAWSUIT. DESPITE REQUESTS TO REMOVE ME, IT WAS DENIED TO EVER REMOVE ME.
THE SIX CAUSES OF ACTION RELATE TO EVENTS THAT OCCURRED WELL BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL IN 2022, AND I INFORMED THE LEGAL COUNSEL THAT I WOULD NOT SIGN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THEN, AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, I RELY ON THE ADVICE OF OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND SUPPORT ALLOWING LEGAL PROCESS, LEGAL PROCESS TO CONTINUE. FOUR OF THE SIX CAUSES OF ACTION HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISMISSED. THE CITY WAS MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR DEFENSE OF THE REMAINING ITEMS WHEN THIS COUNCIL MAJORITY MADE THE DECISION TO SEEK A SETTLEMENT, RATHER THAN TRYING TO WIN THE CASE. I BELIEVE THE DECISION TO SETTLE THE CASE WAS MADE IN PART AS A POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS MEASURE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PURSUING THE TRUTH IS WORTH.
EXPENDITURES OF RESOURCES. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE DECISION OF EVEN APPROVING THIS. AND I ASK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT TO APPROVE IT, AND I WILL BE VOTING NO. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE PAST ON THIS. THE FACTS ARE THAT THIS LAWSUIT AROSE PRIMARILY OUT OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND. IF YOU WANT TO READ THE COMPLAINT, I THINK THAT'S A PUBLIC DOCUMENT THAT'S ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN READ. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACKWARDS.
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LONG STORY SHORT, THIS GROUP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAS THE TASK OF DEALING WITH IT. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SETTLE THE CASE. AND I THINK ONE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT TO SETTLE THE CASE WOULD COST THE CITY SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN IT WOULD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CASE. I'M TALKING POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. EVEN IF THE CITY WERE TO WIN AT TRIAL, IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE CITY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE THAN SETTLING THE CASE. TODAY, I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT OUR RESIDENTS WOULD RATHER SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON POLICE, PARKS, ROADS, PROGRAMS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING OTHER THAN LITIGATING A DISPUTE BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO COULD NOT GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. AND FRANKLY, PRIOR COUNCILS SPENT QUITE ENOUGH OF YOUR MONEY ON LEGAL BATTLES. SO I THINK THAT THIS SETTLEMENT IS THE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. IN MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ATTORNEY WITH SETTLEMENTS, USUALLY BOTH SIDES ARE KIND OF UNHAPPY, BUT THEY RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S THE THE BEST THING TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD. AND, AND THAT'S SORT OF THE OTHER BENEFIT OF THE SETTLEMENT THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S REALLY TO PUT ALL THIS BEHIND US. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE DYNAMIC THAT EXISTED WITH SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE RECENT PAST WAS A BLACK MARK ON THE CITY OF CYPRUS. THERE WERE MORE NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT LAWSUITS AND CENSURES AND TIRADES THAN THERE WERE ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS GOING ON HERE. AND I WOULD GO TO EVENTS WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. WE'RE PAYING OFF OUR PENSIONS BY THE END OF THE DECADE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE SO MANY APPLICANTS FOR OUR COMMISSIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TURN DOWN 15 EVERY YEAR. BUT THEY DID KNOW ABOUT THE DRAMA. AND THAT'S JUST NOT HOW I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF OUR CITY. I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'RE A GREAT CITY, AND I DON'T WANT THE PRIOR COUNCIL DYSFUNCTION TO TARNISH THAT. THE GOOD NEWS IS, I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER IN THE PAST YEAR HERE IN TERMS OF THE CIVILITY AND THE PROFESSIONALISM AT OUR MEETINGS, AND JUST FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER. AND I WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING. SO ALTHOUGH THIS COUNCIL DID NOT CAUSE THE LAWSUIT, I THINK THAT BY SETTLING THE CASE, WE CAN HELP PUT A LESS THAN STELLAR CHAPTER IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S HISTORY BEHIND US. AND I HOPE THAT ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED WILL DO THE SAME SO THAT WE CAN COLLECTIVELY MOVE FORWARD AND FOCUS ON THE ISSUES THAT REALLY MATTER. I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR RESIDENTS WOULD EXPECT OF US. AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I INTEND TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE SETTLEMENT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT, AND THEN I'LL SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT AFTER ME. I'M IN THE SAME POSITION. I DON'T WANT THIS CASE TO DRAG ON ANY LONGER THAN IT HAS TO. IF WE WERE TO GO TO TRIAL, WE COULD EASILY BE SPENDING TEN TIMES AS MUCH AS WE ARE. EVEN WHEN A COUNCIL BELIEVES THEY HAVE A LEGITIMATE CASE, AS IN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL, WHEN WE TRIED TO GO UP AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT, THE CITY ENDED UP SETTLING FOR $835,000. THE OVERALL COST WAS MUCH HIGHER, WITH MORE THAN HALF $1 MILLION IN LAWYER FEES THAT WERE PUT ON THE BOOKS, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS HOURS OF STAFF TIME SPENT ON THAT CASE. AND SO I'M I'M EAGER FOR US TO CLOSE THIS, CLOSE THIS CHAPTER, AND PUT IT BEHIND US. THANK YOU. AND, COUNCILMEMBER PETE, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT OR. OKAY WITH THAT? I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY.ONE QUICK QUESTION. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, WE'D ASK YOU, IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE IT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SERVE AS THE SIGNATORY. I WILL SECOND THAT. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS THE RED LINE VERSION THAT
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WAS PROVIDED TO YOU THIS EVENING. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE. OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? SO WE HAVE FOUR VOTES IN. BUT. WE NEED TO. YEAH. IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. OKAY. PUSH.ABSTAIN FOR THE MAYOR. THANK YOU. VOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THAT MOTION PASSES WITH THREE YES VOTES, ONE RECUSAL FROM MAYOR MEDRANO AND ONE DISSENTING VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PETE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, CAN WE. OH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM FOR YOUR STELLAR JOB IN RUNNING THE MEETING, AND WE'LL NOW INVITE THE MAYOR TO RETURN TO HIS CHAIR.
[11. Consider the First Reading of an Ordinance Updating the Order of Business for City Council Meetings Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk Recommendation: Consider the first reading of an Ordinance updating the Municipal Code relating to the Order of Business at City Council meetings.]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 11. CITY CLERK, PLEASE REPORT ON IT. YES, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, WE HAVE AN ITEM BEFORE YOU THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA AND THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING CHANGES THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BE TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND ITEMS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION WILL BE TAKEN UP RIGHT BEFORE REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. AND I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR BACK TO THE MAYOR. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. GREAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. JUST JUST FOR CLARITY. AND AND I, I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST A CARRY OVER, BUT IT MAY BE ON ITEM 11.I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE I'M ON. ITEM 11 UNDER THE THE DETAIL OF THE MEETING. IT STILL HAS CONTINUED ITEMS THERE. IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE CONTINUED ITEMS STILL. QUESTION.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM? YES, I THINK THE. WELL, IT'S MY INTERPRETATION THAT CONTINUED ITEMS ARE POSSIBLY FOR ITEMS THAT ARE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER DURING THE CURRENT MEETING, AND MAYBE FOR ITEMS THAT ARE CONTINUED AT A MEETING TO ANOTHER DATE, CERTAIN MEETING. OKAY, OKAY, SO I LEFT THAT ONE IN THE SAME ORDER. OKAY, THAT IT WAS BEFORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE SPEAKER QUEUE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 11. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE UPDATING THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. I SECOND THE MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[12. Discussion of Penalties for Illegal Fireworks Proposed by Council Member Peat Prepared by: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst Recommendation: Discuss Changing the Penalties for the Use of Illegal Fireworks Proposed by Council Member Peat.]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 12. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.YEAH. IF YOU COULD PULL UP. I DO HAVE THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. I DID GIVE A COPY TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL, BUT I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH SHE PULLS IT UP. I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE OF AND SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE HERE THAT. WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND WE. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE CONCERN IS AND, AND THE FEAR OF INJURY, THE FEAR OF THE LOUD NOISE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AND ONE PERSON THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THIS MEETING IS SOMEONE THAT LIVES ON THE CORNER, THAT HAS ACTUALLY HAD CARS CRASH INTO HIS HOME. AND HE WAS LITERALLY SITTING RIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM WHEN THE, WHEN THE WHEN THE CAR CAME INTO HIS HOME. AND HE WAS VERY PASSIONATE AT THE MEETING THAT WE HAD BECAUSE HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE SOME PTSD. AND SO WHEN THEY HEAR A, A RUMBLING OF FIREWORKS, THEY GET FEARFUL. IS SOMEBODY CRASHING INTO THEIR HOME? NOW, THIS IS THE SAME PLACE, AND I KNOW THE POLICE KNOW IT. THE SAME PLACE THAT JUST CROSSED THE STREET ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO. SOMEBODY
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CRASHED INTO THAT BRICK WALL. SO IT'S LIVE. IT'S REAL. OKAY. AND I APPRECIATE SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE COMING IN AND TALKING ABOUT IT. IT IS IT IS NOT. I KNOW THE LAST TIME I PRESENTED THAT, HEY, WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S IT'S REALLY ALL YEAR ROUND. AND SO ANYWAY, I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE BACKGROUND THAT I DID TO GET PREPARED FOR TODAY. AND THEN HONESTLY, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION, BUT HONESTLY, I WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD. SO SLIDE PLEASE. SO MY OBJECTIVE TODAY IS, IS TO REALLY, AND I, I THINK THEY SAID IT WELL IS TO, IS TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMBAT THE POSSESSION AND USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN OUR CITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE INTERESTING THING IS WE DON'T ALLOW FIREWORKS AT ALL, NOT EVEN SAFE AND SANE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES DO HAVE THEM. AND THAT THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PERIMETER AREAS, IS PROBABLY EVEN MORE OF A CHALLENGE FOR SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NEXT, PLEASE. SO SOME OF THE HISTORY AND THIS IS REALLY FOR OUR RESIDENTS OVER IT'S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD THE SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS IN OUR IN CYPRUS IN 2006, WHICH IS 20 YEARS AGO, CYPRUS TRANSITIONED TO CELEBRATING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH THE COORDINATED FIREWORK EVENTS AT LOS ALAMITOS JOINT AIR FORCE BASE. SO OUR JOINT FORCES BASE, SORRY. AND THEN IN 2019, CYPRUS LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL. THERE'S MANY STORIES BEHIND THAT. I WON'T GO THROUGH IT. IT'S SALUTE TO AMERICA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. AND IT IS MANAGED BY OCFA. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE THERE EVERY TIME, AND IT IS USUALLY THE FRIDAY BEFORE INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERY YEAR. AND IT'S A IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO I WENT TO CROSS THE FIREWORKS POLICY ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND TODAY THERE ARE ORANGE COUNTY. THERE ARE 12 CITIES THAT PERMIT THE SALE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS, AND WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 215 FIREWORKS STANDS ACROSS THOSE CITIES. 50% OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES REALLY WORK TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH HAS A CAP. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION INFRACTION FINES OF UP TO $1,000. NOW THERE'S A REPORT, AND I GAVE IT TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY PUTS OUT TYPICALLY EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS CALLED A ORANGE COUNTY. AND THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE 2025, INDEPENDENCE DAY AFTER ACTION REPORT. AND THEY PULL DATA FROM A LOT ANAHEIM AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL, JUST TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, INJURIES, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AND WHAT THEY SAID IN THERE, AND THIS IS THIS IS SPEAKING ACROSS ALL OF CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, THEY SAID LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS FOUND THAT ENFORCING FIREWORK LAWS IS CHALLENGING. AND WE MENTIONED THIS EARLIER BECAUSE THE ACT NEEDS TO BE WITNESSED TO ISSUE A CITATION. AND MANY TIMES, AND I KNOW OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD THIS AS WELL, WHERE THEY SEE THE FIREWORKS IN THE BACKYARD. THEY GO TO THE DOOR TRYING TO KNOCK, TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION. AND WHO KNOWS, NOBODY ANSWERS THE DOOR. KIND OF SHOCKING. SOME NEW STRATEGIES. AND THIS IS FAIRLY NEW IN THE LAST 12 TO 24 MONTHS, OTHER CITIES ARE IMPLEMENTING SOME THINGS SUCH AS ANAHEIM, BREA, STANTON AND BUENA PARK. THEY'RE INCREASING THEIR FINES AND THEY'RE DOING A SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S NOW THE PROPERTY OWNER RESPONSIBILITY, NOT JUST THE PERSON THAT IS LIGHTING THE FIREWORKS. SO IF YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT BUILDING, FOR INSTANCE, AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE PERSON IN THE PARKING LOT IS LIGHTING THE FIREWORKS, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THEY DO SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCES, WHICH REALLY HOLDS, AS I SAID, PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBLE AND SOME AND, AND BRAY HAS MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY, BUT SOME USE DRONES TO MONITOR AND FIND FIREWORK VIOLATORS.AND THEY PUT THAT IN SOMEHOW IN THEIR CODE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND IT'S, IT'S MORE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAN IT IS NECESSARILY FOR, YOU KNOW, INVASION OF PRIVACY. NEXT. SO HERE'S KIND OF THE THE FIREWORKS. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS OTHER THAN I'VE SEEN PICTURES, BUT THE BIG, BIG ISSUES THAT THEY COME DOWN TO IS ANY FIREWORK, BY THE WAY, CAN CAUSE A FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, CREATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NOISE AND DISTURBANCE AND INJURY, WHICH IS, I THINK, WHAT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS TALKED ABOUT. IT CAN REALLY STARTLE AND INJURE ANIMALS. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT. AND THERE'S ONE THING ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY, AND I DON'T SAY THIS LIGHTLY, YOU CAN DRUG YOUR ANIMAL. YOU
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KNOW, IT'S COMING. YOU CAN GIVE THEM SOME KIND OF SEDATIVE TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE NOISE, OR PUT THEM IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE WHERE IT'S NOT NOISY. YOU CAN'T DO THAT IF IT HAPPENS TO HAPPEN ON AUGUST 15TH AT 7 P.M. AT NIGHT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS REALLY DEGRADING QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I WAS DESCRIBING OUR NEIGHBOR BEFORE, BUT IT'S REALLY SAYING, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT I KNOW MY WINDOW SHAKE. I KNOW THE BOOM. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GUNSHOT OR IF IT'S FIREWORKS. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SO ORANGE COUNTY FIRE, THIS IS OUT OF THAT SAME REPORT I MENTIONED. AND THIS IS ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY, NOT JUST FOR CYPRESS, BUT THEY THEY CONDUCT THEIR THEIR INVESTIGATION FROM JUNE 30TH TO JULY 5TH, WHICH OF COURSE IS A BIG WEEK OF TIME FOR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS AND PRE CELEBRATIONS. AND SO IF YOU LOOK THE ONE GOOD THING YOU SEE THAT THE TREND, I'LL SAY 24 TO 25 HAS GONE DOWN. OKAY. YOU SEE THE BIGGEST I'LL CALL OFFENDER IS IS ADULTS WHICH I DON'T THINK IS THAT'S A SURPRISE. BUT WHAT THEY DID IS THEY ALSO SAY, WELL, WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY? AND 9% WAS SAFE AND SANE, 39% ILLEGAL AND 52% UNKNOWN. AND IT'S JUST THAT THAT PERSON WOULDN'T TELL THEM, WHICH PROBABLY TELLS ME IT'S ILLEGAL. THE PROP, THE PROPERTY LOSS ON THE BOTTOM REALLY HAS TO DO WITH, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, HOUSE ON FIRE, WHICH WHICH HAS HAPPENED ON OCCASION OR IT HAS GONE INTO A DRY FIELD AND HAS IGNITED A FIRE INTO AN AREA. AND THAT HAPPENED, I THINK BACK IN THE THE TWO ACRES BACK IN 2023. KEEP GOING. AND THEN AGAIN, HOW MUCH HAVE THEY CONFISCATED? AND AGAIN, THIS IS ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY. OCFA IS IN THERE, BUT ALSO ALSO MANY OF THE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. BUT IN 2025, THEY CONFISCATED 350 POUNDS OF CONSUMER FIREWORKS AND THEN DANGEROUS ILLEGAL OF A LITTLE OVER 2,300 POUNDS. KEEP GOING. AND THEN JUST TODAY, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A POST OUT THERE. AND I'M JUST REALLY PLEASED AND TICKLED CHIEF, ABOUT YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK. BUT IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THIS, IT HAS A GREAT STORY ON IT. BUT THERE WAS SOME UNDERCOVER WORK THAT WAS GOING ON, AND THE UNDERCOVER WENT UP TO SOMEONE THAT WAS SELLING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AND POSED AS THOUGH THEY WERE GOING TO BUY.AND, AND THEY WERE OVER AT DALTON'S, WHICH IS CYPRESS. AND THE PERSON CAME OUT WITH THEIR SLEW OF STUFF AND THEY ENDED UP ARRESTING HIM. HE WAS A JUVENILE. HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD, AND THEY TRANSPORTED HIM OVER TO THE JUVENILE HALL. SO AND I KNOW THERE'S MORE THINGS LIKE THIS GOING ON. SO, CHIEF, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOUR TEAM HAS DONE AND DOING, DOING SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND REALLY TAKING IT, TAKING IT SERIOUS. SO THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OF THREE CITIES. AND THERE WERE A FEW MORE. BUT THESE SEEM TO HAVE THE BEST KIND OF LITERATURE. BUENA PARK. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE ONE I'M LEANING TOWARD. AND THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER IN A, IN AN ORDINANCE LAST YEAR. AND IT'S NO ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. THEY HAVE POSSESSION OR USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. THEY HAVE AN INCREASING OF 1000 TO 2000 TO 3000 FOR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD VIOLATION. AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE THE SOCIAL HOST, WHICH IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, FIRST VIOLATION 2000, SECOND 4,003RD IS 6000. AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE ON THERE, THEY ALSO HAVE DRONES IN, IN PLACE AND DOING THINGS LIKE THAT. SO STAUNTON IS PROBABLY THE ONE THAT IS MOST AGGRESSIVE ON THEIR NUMBERS. I DIDN'T PUT DOWN THE DETAILS, BUT THEY HAVE FINES UP TO $10,000 AND THEY SEEM TO BE PRETTY MERCILESS IN IN HOW THEY HANDLE IT. AND THEN SANTA ANA IN THE MIDDLE HAS ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. YOU HAVE A FINE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A SIX MONTHS IN JAIL. SO THAT'S TO ME, THAT'S ALSO A VERY AGGRESSIVE TYPE OF THING. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO THIS IS THIS IS MY ENDING SLIDE. AND AND MY PROPOSAL IS EDUCATION IS NUMBER ONE. AND CHIEF, WHEN I TALK TO YOU, YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT SOME OF THE BIG PROCESS CHANGES THAT THAT CAN REALLY IMPACT, ESPECIALLY JUVENILES, IS TO REALLY EDUCATE AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ILLEGAL, WHAT'S NOT, WHAT ARE THE FINES, WHAT THE HAZARDS ARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. I THINK EDUCATION IS STILL A KEY PART, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. BUT THE SECOND THING IS I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND, AND I REALLY WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, IS TO ADOPT A SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF BUENA PARK. IT'S NOT AS AGGRESSIVE IN THE FINES, BUT IT STILL PROVIDES TWO THINGS. ONE IS AN
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ESCALATING FINE DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL FOR FIRST OFFENSE, SECOND OFFENSE, THIRD OFFENSE, BUT AS WELL AS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. AND, AND I, I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE CITY CITY WHERE AND I KEEP USING MULTI USE HOME, BUT MAYBE LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR A CONDO COMPLEX OR SOMETHING WHERE IT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE PEOPLE LIVE. I THINK THE PROPERTY OWNERS, JUST LIKE WE HAD ON SOME OTHER THINGS WHERE WE SAID, HEY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. AND I THINK BY DOING SOME ESCALATING THINGS, IT'LL GIVE OUR, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SOME TOOLS, OKAY, TO AT LEAST INSTEAD OF JUST KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE THAT THEY KNOW, JUST LET THE FIREWORKS, BASICALLY ISSUING THEM A FINE. OKAY. AND IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO ISSUE FINES. WE HONESTLY, WE JUST WANT TO STOP. WE JUST WANT TO DETER AND, YOU KNOW, GET RID OF THE THINGS SO WE DON'T END UP HAVING A MAJOR INJURY OR A HOUSE THAT CATCHES ON FIRE, OR SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACK AS A RESULT OF FIREWORKS GOING OFF. SO, SO I WOULD, I WOULD HONESTLY, I'D LIKE TO, TO OPEN IT UP TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND ANY, ANY QUESTIONS THAT OUR CHIEF CAN ANSWER. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES. CORRECTION. YEAH. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM CHEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.COUNCILMEMBER PINK. THESE ARE I'M BEHIND YOU 100% OF WHAT YOU SAID TODAY. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT IN TERMS OF HAVING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OR NOT, I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT BRINGING UP FOR OUR SIX MONTH PLAN, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION THAT WE WERE HAVING AT THE CITY LEVEL, I, I, I WISH I HAD DONE THAT. MY PLAN WAS TO BRING IT UP AT THE NEXT SIX MONTH PLAN, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE OUR DRONE PROGRAM, THIS REALLY GOES WELL WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO ESPECIALLY THE SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE REALLY GOES HAND IN HAND WITH HAVING A DRONE PROGRAM, BECAUSE THAT'S THE, THE OBVIOUS MECHANISM FOR, FOR CATCHING THOSE KIND OF THOSE KIND OF FIREWORKS. OTHER CITIES. I, I DID TALK TO SOMEBODY IN STAUNTON AND THEY ACTUALLY RENT OUT A SERVICE OR THEY CONTRACT OUT A SERVICE FOR THEIR, THEIR DRONE PROGRAM. THEY DON'T HAVE A DRONE PROGRAM THEMSELVES, BUT THEY DO CONTRACT THAT, THAT OUT AND THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THAT MONEY BACK FROM THAT FINES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO HAVE AN ESCALATING FINE RIGHT NOW.
EVEN IN STAUNTON, THERE THERE WERE $1,000 PER FINE. AND I THINK THEY GOT UP TO LIKE $200,000, ACTUALLY, BUT THEY REDUCED THAT MAXIMUM FINE DOWN TO $10,000 PER MAX PER PER RESIDENCE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO DO A FEE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW. THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS I DO WANT US TO LOOK AT OTHER FEES THAT WE MAY ADD ON TOP OF THAT. SO ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. SO VEGETATION FIRE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE EXTRA $2,500.
PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD BE AN EXTRA $5,000 EMERGENCY EVACUATION OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, POSSESSION OF LARGE QUANTITIES INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION, MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL $10,000. SO WHAT WE SAW AT TODAY'S POST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER SOMEONE IS TRYING TO SELL, SELL. DISTRIBUTE FIREWORKS, THAT COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL FINE. THERE'S SOME OTHER COST RECOVERY MEASURES WE COULD LOOK AT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE COSTS, POLICE OVERTIME COSTS, PUBLIC WORKS, CLEANUP COSTS, DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY. I ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT JUVENILES TO IN TERMS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS BEING JOINTLY LIABLE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR E-BIKES AND I WOULDN'T MIND IF IT'S APPLIED TO THIS CASE. AND ALSO I, I DO THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR THIS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IN PLACE. SO BACK, BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID. I AM IN FAVOR OF THE SOCIAL HOST SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE. I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT NOW IS THE TIME FOR IT, BUT I, I'M, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING. WE COULD ALSO PASS SOME NOW AND WAIT TILL THE SIX MONTH STRATEGIC PLAN TO DO THE OTHER STUFF. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE, THANK YOU. I THINK SO I'M IN FAVOR OF WHAT I CALL A. I WANT US TO TAKE A THOUGHTFUL, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THIS, AND I THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TO SEE THE OTHER WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE. SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER PETE PUTTING TOGETHER
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THE INFORMATION ABOUT SURROUNDING CITIES AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES THEY'VE TAKEN. HOWEVER, IT DOES MAKE ME IT DOES MAKE ME WONDER WHAT THE RIGHT APPROACH IS HERE IN CYPRUS. AND I KEPT THINKING DURING THE PRESENTATION ABOUT TWO OF THE SPEAKERS WHO COMMENTED TONIGHT, AND I THINK MRS. BROWN, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE A NEIGHBOR OR SOMEONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS DOING THIS VERY FREQUENTLY. AND BELIEVE ME, I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN THERE'S A LAW ON THE BOOKS AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T ENFORCE IT.HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOK AT LIKE THE SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE OR THE THE HIGHER FINES, I'M NOT SURE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY ADDRESS YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU STILL NEED TO CATCH THE PERSON IN THE ACT. AND SHORT OF THAT, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH THE FINE IS. AND, AND I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE EXPLORING THE USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY WITH OUR POLICE ALREADY. AND SO I WONDER WHAT IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE IF WE WERE TO MORE AGGRESSIVELY USE THAT. AND SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF UPPING THE PENALTIES OR CONSIDERING THE SOCIAL HOST ELEMENT OR LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS, BUT I, I WANT TO, IF WE'RE GOING TO REWRITE OUR ORDINANCE OR OUR APPROACH, I WANT TO DO IT THOROUGHLY. AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE AND SAY, LOOK, WE DID THIS. AND THEN TWO MONTHS LATER, YOU'RE BACK SAYING, YOU CAN'T.
YOU'RE NOT. THAT DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY CATCH THE PEOPLE IN THE ACT.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M AT IS I'M NOT SAYING I'M OPPOSED TO ANY OF THESE STEPS, BUT IF WE'RE BUT I'D LIKE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT LEAST TAKING STEPS THAT ARE GOING TO RESULT IN THE THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TAKEN CARE OF. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU HAVE A LAW THAT'S NOT BEING ENFORCED, IN MY OPINION, IT IT DOESN'T DO A LOT OF GOOD. SO I WOULD BE OPEN TO CONSIDERING THIS AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND LETTING OUR POLICE CHIEF AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY WORK ON RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT'S WORKED IN OTHER CITIES, WHAT HASN'T, WHETHER THEY THINK DRONE ENFORCEMENT ALONE WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND WE DON'T NEED SOME OF THESE OTHER CHANGES. BUT THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE A THOUGHTFUL, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH. AND I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO JUST TAKE A HALF MEASURE THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMENTERS WHO SPOKE UP. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL. THIS TIME I RECEIVED A SPEAKER CARD FOR ITEM NUMBER 12, AND PER THE INSTRUCTIONS WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO. TIM, YOU CAN GO AND COME UP AND SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES. CITY COUNCIL CHIEF, MAYOR, GOOD LOOKING GUY RIGHT THERE. NEW NEW ATTORNEY HERE. IT'S MAINLY A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR EXCUSE ME, CLOSER TO THE MIC. I'M DEAF. ANYWAY, I BROUGHT MY HEARINGS TONIGHT. SO. BUT MY QUESTION IS, NOW THAT WE HAVE DRONE USE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO WHERE THAT'S WITNESSING SOMEONE ACTUALLY DOING IT? CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THAT QUESTION OR IS THAT NOT ALLOWED? SORRY, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS. YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS AND WE'LL LISTEN TO THEM, BUT WE CAN. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO INTERACT. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT THAT THAT MIGHT BE A WAY TO. DETERMINE WHO IS ACTUALLY DOING IT. AND AS A PROPERTY OWNER AND I OWN QUITE A FEW PROPERTIES, THEY'RE NOT ALL IN CYPRUS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT OUR ROOFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ANYWAY, ANYWAY, THAT THIS COULD BE POSSIBLY ENFORCED AND COME WITH SOMETHING GOOD. I'M IN.
ALL IN FAVOR OF IT. WE HAVE GREAT FIREWORKS SHOWS HERE, YOU KNOW, AT THE ACROSS FROM THE RACETRACK AND AT THE COLLEGE. I MEAN, WE'RE BLESSED HERE THAT WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT SHOW FOR 4TH OF JULY. ANYWAY, THAT'S ABOUT IT. BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS AND GET SOMETHING DONE, I'D APPRECIATE IT. AS A RESIDENT HERE AT CYPRUS. THANK YOU. BYE BYE. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. I'M SORRY. REQUESTS FOR SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 12. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WANTED TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER MEETING, BUT I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET HERE. SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE. WE PUT AN ORDINANCE TOGETHER AND DO AND FIGURE OUT IF WE CAN DO THIS THING AND HOW IT WORKS, AND WE CAN COME UP WITH IMPROVEMENTS WHEN WE DO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. IS IT HOLD ON ONE SECOND. IS THERE ENOUGH INFORMATION CITY MANAGER TO FOR. OKAY. SO THE MOTION, AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT, IS CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE MOTION CITY CLERK OR CITY MANAGER AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT? MY UNDERSTANDING
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IS THAT THE MOTION IS TO RETURN WITH A PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AND IF THERE IS A NEED AT A FUTURE DATE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, THAT THAT WOULD BE WELCOME. BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO SEE AN ORDINANCE ON NEXT AGENDA. YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I JUST HAD A CLARIFICATION. IF WE DO. OKAY. SORRY. ONE SECOND. SORRY. SO THERE WAS A MOTION. IT'S BEEN CLARIFIED NOW I'M TRYING. IT HASN'T DECIDED YET. ALL RIGHT. SO SO CAN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION OR WE NEED TO HAVE A SECOND BEFORE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO I'M CUTTING PEOPLE OFF HERE. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND GET A SECOND. OTHERWISE THE MOTION WILL DIE. AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. I'LL GO AHEAD SECOND THIS ONE.WELL, NOW THAT WE HAVE A SECOND, WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION. OR DO WE GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE? CITY PARLIAMENTARIAN, WHAT'S THE PROPER PROCEDURE? HAVE A DISCUSSION. OKAY. VERY WELL THEN. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. NOW I'M OPENING IT UP TO A DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANKS. I'M I'M NOT QUITE CLEAR ON WHAT THE MOTION APPROVED. FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PETE MENTIONED ADOPT OR RECOMMENDED IN HER SLIDE ADOPT A SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF BUENA PARK. WITH ESCALATING FINES FOR REPEAT VIOLATIONS. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY OF BUENA PARK ALLOWS SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS. SO IF WE'RE ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE SIMILAR TO THEIRS, WOULDN'T THAT BE DIFFERENT THAN THE POLICY WE ALREADY HAVE REGARDING FIREWORKS? AND THEN I GUESS SECONDLY, I WHEN'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT LIKE THE SOCIAL HOST CONCEPT, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT IN THEORY, BUT I THINK SOMEONE MENTIONED THE IDEA OF LIKE, WHAT IF THERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING IT, YOU HOLD THE COMPLEX OWNER LIABLE. OR I GUESS I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT. YOU'RE HOLDING A OWNER OF A 20 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX LIABLE FOR ONE OF THEIR TENANTS WHO LIGHTS OFF FIREWORKS. UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM, I, I GUESS I JUST DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF WHAT WAS PROPOSED, SO I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILMEMBER PETE WANTS TO WANTS TO ADD ON TO THAT. AND THEN I GUESS ALSO LASTLY, IF YOU SAID THAT THE THIS IS A YEAR ROUND ISSUE AND THERE WASN'T ANY URGENCY AROUND JULY 4TH, WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO TAKE MORE TIME AND TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ON THIS? MAYOR PRO TEM CHANG, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE MORE CLARIFYING QUESTION. SO THE SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE I. I ALSO SOMEWHAT UNDERSTAND I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THE FEE SCHEDULE, ABOUT THE SPECIFICS WHERE YOU WAS IT, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO? $1,000 PER FIREWORK? LIKE I THINK THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE OR IS IT MORE BASED ON YOU GET YOU GET A, A FIRST VIOLATION AND THEN YOU COME BACK FOR A SECOND VIOLATION AND THEN IT GOES UP. OR ARE YOU STILL OKAY WITH THAT $1,000 PER FIREWORK? AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL SECOND VIOLATION FEE ON TOP OF THE PER FIREWORK? YES. DID YOU IS THAT OKAY? THEN I HAVE THE FLOOR NOW. I'M NEXT IN THE QUEUE. SO THERE'S AN OLD SAYING MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE. AND WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS WE'RE RUSHING FORWARD WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT WE'VE HEARD SO MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF. WE'VE HEARD, LET'S DO AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. LET'S DO AN ORDINANCE HERE. LET'S DO WHAT ANOTHER CITY DOES, BUT REALLY ISN'T WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO I'M CAUTIOUS ABOUT, AS I SAID LAST TIME, IMPLEMENTING POLICY WITHOUT HEARING FROM THE TECHNICAL EXPERTS. AND I THINK THIS WARRANTS FURTHER DISCUSSION, ESPECIALLY AS STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE WE CAN GET A WORKSHOP AND UNDERSTAND THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON WHAT WE CAN FEASIBLY DO. I THINK THE IDEA IS OF DRONES IS GREAT. HOWEVER, WE DON'T HAVE DRONES YET. SO AND I THINK WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND WALK BEFORE WE RUN AND START ASSIGNING DUTIES TO DRONES BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE THEM IN THE FIELD. AND WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, THEY'RE JUST RECENTLY IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES. AND THEN THEY'RE CHANGING THEIR CHANGES THAT THEY JUST IMPLEMENTED. STANTON IS REVISING IT. IF YOU READ THE VOICE OF OC AND OTHER ONES, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION, BUT NO ONE'S SURE EXACTLY HOW TO SKIN THIS CAT. AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IS IT BETTER FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND SPEND OUR TIME HERE REFINING SOMETHING WITHIN THE CITY OF CYPRUS, WHEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THERE'S OTHER CITIES THAT LIGHT
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FIREWORKS. SO I THINK PERHAPS THE BETTER COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE CONCERNED CITIZENS GOING TO THOSE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND BUENA PARK. HERE'S WHAT WE DO IN THE CITY. MAYBE YOU SHOULD WANT TO CONSIDER THAT TOO. OR MAYBE IT'S RATHER THE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED AT THE ORANGE COUNTY LEVEL, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MAYBE THERE'S A TIME WHERE SOMEONE CAN SAY, HEY, THIS IS MY DISTRICT AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BAN ALL FIREWORKS IN THE DISTRICT. SO I THINK THIS WARRANTS MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD AND SAY, DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AND USE CITY RESOURCES. BUT THAT'S WHERE I STAND. COUNCILMEMBER PEACH FOR. YEAH. SO LET ME LET ME ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHEN I INITIALLY SAT DOWN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON THIS, SHE WAS SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT SOCIAL HOSTS. IN FACT, SHE KIND OF DIRECTED ME THAT WAY. HER CITY HAD A ORDINANCE IN PLACE FOR SOME KIND OF FINES. SO IT WASN'T LIKE I WAS WALKING INTO NOWHERE LAND. I MEAN, SHE KIND OF TRIGGERED ME AND SAYING, OH, CITIES DO OTHER THINGS. OKAY, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AND THEN WHEN I TALKED TO OUR ATTORNEY, BILL WINDER, HE TOO SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE. I'M SURPRISED. AND, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF FOLLOWED THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINE. AND HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO MY FEAR IS, IS IF IT'S ALWAYS WAIT AND SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO, WAIT AND SEE WHAT WILL WORK. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO DO AN ORDINANCE, QUITE HONESTLY. AND IF WE DON'T PUT DRONES IN THERE NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THEM, THAT'S FINE.WE CAN ALWAYS REVISE THE, THE, THE ORDINANCE. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S THAT DIFFICULT. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEE A WAY TO AT LEAST GET SOMETHING IN PLACE TO GIVE AT LEAST AN OPPORTUNITY.
OKAY. AND SO BACK TO THE, THE COMMENT ABOUT APARTMENT OWNER GETTING THE FINE. YEAH, THE APARTMENT ORDER WILL GET THE FINE. AND LET ME TELL YOU, THINGS WILL STOP IF THE APARTMENT OWNER ENDS UP GETTING FINE. OVER FINE, OVER FINE BECAUSE OF SOME SOME RESIDENT IN HIS IN HIS THING, LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S GOING TO STOP. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT TO KIND OF DETER THAT BEHAVIOR. SO SO MY THOUGHT IS, YEAH, WE COULD WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY'S DONE EVERYTHING UNTIL EVERYTHING IS BUTTONED UP. I LIKE THE THOUGHT ABOUT THE STRATEGIC SIDE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN PUT ON THE STRATEGIC SIDE. BUT I HONESTLY, I SEE NO HARM WITH PUTTING AN ORDINANCE TOGETHER THAT COULD AT LEAST GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY, GIVE OUR POLICE SOME FLEXIBILITY. AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING BY 4TH OF JULY, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT AN EMERGENCY. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT 4TH OF JULY. I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL YEAR LONG. THAT'S WHEN THE REAL ISSUES AND WHEN, AND THE FACTOR OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE REALLY IMPACTS OUR RESIDENTS. SO I, I, I STILL PROPOSE OF PUTTING SOMETHING OUT THERE. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE AN ORDINANCE FROM, FROM BUENA PARK THAT I CAN WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON. AND IF YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE IT WHEN IT COMES BACK, YOU DON'T APPROVE IT. SO I'M JUST ASKING. SO LET'S PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR REVIEW AND, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO, TO WORK WITH THE CHIEF AS WELL. IF IT IF IT MAKES SENSE TO GET HIS WORD ON IT.
BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST AT LEAST GIVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN SAY YES OR NO THE NEXT TIME IT COMES ABOUT. AND IF IT'S TOO RESTRICTIVE, IF IT'S NOT RESTRICTIVE ENOUGH, OR IT SAYS, HEY, I THINK THERE'S TOO MANY HOLES, THEN WE JUST SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF. BUT I GOT TO TRUST THAT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE PUT SOME OF THAT HOMEWORK TOGETHER WHEN THEY DID THEIR OWN ORDINANCE. SO. C, SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKER REQUESTS, WE'LL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND MOVE FORWARD ON A VOTE.
AND THAT MOTION PASSES WITH FOUR YES VOTES AND AN ABSTENTION FROM MAYOR MEDRANO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY AFFILIATED BOARDS AND
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COMMITTEES AND REMARKS. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO START BY THANKING THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS AND STEWARDS OF THE LAND THAT'S NOW OUR BEAUTIFUL CYPRESS. IN THE TIME SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I WORKED WITH HOPE WARSHAW AND CHIP ROBERTSON, WHO ARE THE MANAGING PARTNERS OF WOODLAND INVESTMENTS, WHO DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO DONATE $25,000 IN RELIEF FUNDING TO THE RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE EVACUATION OF DISTRICT FIVE. WOODLAND PROPERTIES ARE ARE IN DISTRICT FIVE AND AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER[01:35:05]
RESIDING IN THAT DISTRICT AND REPRESENTING IT, I WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH A SUPPORTIVE AND AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNER. I ASSISTED IN COMMUNICATING AND CONNECTING THE PARTIES WHO COULD ASSIST WITH GRANTING, OBTAINING AND DISTRIBUTING THESE FUNDS, OR GETTING READY TO OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ALICIA VELASCO, THE CITY MANAGER, SHANNON DELONG, AND OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST JASON ALL INSTRUMENTAL IN COLLABORATING WITH UNITED WAY, CREATING A MEME AND DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS FOR THE RELIEF OF OUR RESIDENTS.SO I WANT TO SAY A HEARTY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED. I ALSO TOURED THE SYCAMORE CREEK SCHOOL, WHICH IS A WALDORF SCHOOL HERE IN TOWN, TO UNDERSTAND THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION MODEL THEY'RE OFFERING TO OUR CHILDREN IN K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES. THIS EDUCATIONAL MODEL IS DRIVEN BY THE INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS, RECOGNIZING THAT WE ALL DO WELL AT THINGS THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. IT'S CLEVER. IT CLEVERLY INCORPORATES STORY IN YOUNGEST GRADES FOR A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE APPROACH THAT BUILDS UPON A POTENTIAL LOVE OF READING AND FOSTERS THAT. SO I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE MOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I'M REALLY EXCITED THEY'RE HERE. I ALSO VISITED THE NEWLY OPENED BANDOLEROS CAFE. I'M THRILLED TO SEE A NEW BUSINESS IN CYPRUS, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS AN EXPANSION OF A BUSINESS FROM ANOTHER COMMUNITY NEARBY. THIS IS THEIR SECOND LOCATION AND I FEEL THAT CYPRUS WAS A WONDERFUL CHOICE FOR THEM. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE KICKOFF OF SUMMER, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF FOR ALL OF THE AMAZING AND WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT THEY'LL BE RUNNING THIS SUMMER AND THAT HAVE STARTED ALREADY, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR OUR LOCAL KIDS. I KNOW WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, WHICH ARE SUCH A HALLMARK OF CYPRUS LIFE IN THE SUMMERTIME. THAT'S STARTING NEXT WEEK, AS WELL AS THE UPCOMING 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WORKING HARD TO BRING US THESE WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT HAVE BECOME PART OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JENNIFER. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I HAD AN OAK SAND BOARD MEETING. AND THAT MEETING, BESIDES APPROVING A LOT OF THINGS, WE HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW PRESIDENT, NEW. I'LL CALL VICE CHAIR, I CALL CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE OVER FROM THE FROM JULY TO, TO JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. SO THAT WAS UNANIMOUS. ALSO, THEY DID A PROJECT PIT STOP THIS EVENING, WHICH WAS THEY DID DOOR HANGERS OVER BY DENNY AND CRESCENT, WHICH IS WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE WEREN'T HERE. ANYWAY. THEY HAD A PUBLIC COME OUT AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. AND ON DENNY AND CRESCENT. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A NICE THING TO DO. AND OF COURSE, THEY'VE BEEN TEARING UP OUR STREETS ALL OVER, SO THEY DID A NICE JOB COMMUNICATION. I ALSO VOLUNTEERED AND THIS WAS A VERY INTERESTING EXERCISE. CAL CITIES GIVES OUT AWARDS, AND THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE HELEN PUTNAM AWARD. AND THEY HAVE ALL DIFFERENT CRITERIAS. AND I VOLUNTEERED FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION. AND THERE WERE 20 APPLICATIONS FROM CITIES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND PUTTING IN THEIR THEIR MESSAGING WITH EIGHT CRITERIA. SO YOU HAD TO DO A GRADING LEVEL. AND THEN TOMORROW WE TALK ABOUT THE TOP THREE AND THEY GO FORWARD WITH THE AWARD. SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD EXERCISE. AND NEXT, SOME OF THE THINGS I LEARNED IS AND SHE SAID, NO, NO, NO IS WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. RIGHT. AND WHAT DO THEY CONSIDER THEIR BIG PUBLIC WORKS EFFORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO SOME OF THEM WERE REALLY INTERESTING. I ALSO WENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE, BIG FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION, NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSPORTATION, THE POWER THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS AN ECONOMIC UPDATE. SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD. IF I HAVE THE PRESENTATION, I'LL MAKE SURE I FORWARD TO SHANNON SO SHE CAN GET IT OUT TO EVERYBODY. I I ALSO HAD A 1 TO 1 WITH TIM MCCLELLAN, AND HE'S THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR CYPRESS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I KNOW HIM WELL FROM MY TIME ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WAS REALLY INTERESTED TO KIND OF HEAR HIS PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS, WHERE ARE THEY GOING, AND ANY OF THE BIG CONCERNS AND THE THINGS AROSE ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO. SO HE FEELS PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT THEY'VE GOT A HANDLE ON WHERE THINGS ARE GOING. SO CLEARLY THEY'VE GOT TO DO SOME THINGS. THEY'VE GOT TO, YOU KNOW, MANAGE THEIR COSTS. AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THEY CAN NO LONGER DO. HE, OF COURSE, IS BEING ASKED TO STAY ON LONGER, BUT HE IS ON AN INTERIM BASIS. AND I DON'T THINK HE'S DECIDED WHAT TO DO. BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE HIRING AND TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE HOSTED SEVERAL MEETINGS AT EL ZARAPE ON KATELLA, AND I WILL TELL YOU EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND IT'S USUALLY PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY. WHAT A FABULOUS RESTAURANT THAT IS. SO GREAT JOB BY THIS COUNCIL AND PRIOR COUNCILS AND, AND EVERYTHING FOR MAKING THAT WORK BECAUSE IT IT REALLY SAL AND HIS FAMILY IS IT'S A IT'S A WINNER. I KNOW
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THE ORIGINAL IS THE BEST. WELL, THE ORIGINAL IS THE BEST. I, I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS ONE OFFERS A LITTLE DIFFERENT KIND OF VENUE. AND THE NEW SUSHI PLACE IS GOING TO OPEN UP SOON. IT LOOKS, IT LOOKS PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING OPEN UP. SO. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, FOR. ALL RIGHT. I ATTENDED THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING RECENTLY, AND WE PASSED THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET. I ALSO ATTENDED THE OCFA BEST AND BRAVEST AWARD AWARDS, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE HEROES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IDENTIFIES STANDOUT FIREFIGHTERS AND STAFF AND PERSONNEL AND WAS A PLEASURE TO ATTEND FOR MY SECOND YEAR. AND JUST REALLY, IF YOU'VE NEVER VISITED THEIR SOCIAL CHANNELS AND TAKEN A LOOK AT SOME OF THE VIDEOS OF SOME OF THE INCIDENTS, IT'S REALLY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S EYE OPENING AND YOU SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF, OUR CITY MANAGER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED THAT I'LL WE'LL GET EMAILS TO THE COUNCIL FROM CONCERNED RESIDENTS. AND YOU'VE GOT A REAL QUICK TURNAROUND VERY OFTEN. I APPRECIATE THAT. BEFORE I CAN EVEN START THINKING ABOUT THE CONCERN, OR SOMETIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT, YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN BACK TO THE RESIDENT, AND I THINK THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSIVENESS. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GIVE THEM THE ANSWER THEY WANT, BUT THAT'S JUST THE TRUTH. AND, AND I'D RATHER, YOU KNOW, I'D RATHER YOU TELL THEM THE HARD TRUTH THAN IGNORE THEIR CONCERNS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FLORES. THANK YOU. I WENT TO THE CLEAN AIR OC WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY CLEANUP AT OAK KNOLL PARK LAST SUNDAY, AND ABOUT 20 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. SO I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ALSO CAME TO THAT. AND I ALSO WENT TO THE ANNANDALE OPEN HOUSE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I WENT TO THE CALIFORNIA MAYOR'S RECEPTION ON MAY 30TH. ON MAY 27TH, I WENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE. THEY PRESENTED AN AWARD FOR ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK. I WENT TO ALSO THE ELEMENTARY PANCAKE BREAKFAST. I SERVED PANCAKES AS PART OF THE KIWANIS ON MAY 27TH, AND I WANTED TO JUST NOTE THAT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DID A LOT OF THINGS, INCREDIBLE THINGS, OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO APPRECIATION FOR TEAM TARGET, TARGET, CYPRESS. THEY DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 25,000 ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO RED CROSS DISTRIBUTION HUBS, SUPPORTING MULTIPLE EVACUATION SHELTERS ACROSS ORANGE COUNTY. AND THEY ALSO PROVIDED CRITICAL ITEMS, AND THEY MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS FROM MULTIPLE DISTRICTS TO ASSIST WITH LOADING AND UNLOADING AND DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES, AND DID A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS TOO LONG TO TO MENTION, BUT IT WAS IMPRESSIVE WHAT TEAM TARGET DID IN IN RESPONSE TO THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND NEXT[ COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. CITY ATTORNEY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE MOMENT TO REMIND YOU WE'RE GOING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOTED. PHIL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO PROPOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME SORT OF OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO ORLAND INVESTMENTS FOR THEIR GRACIOUS DONATION. I KNOW, AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, PHILANTHROPISTS DON'T TYPICALLY LOOK FOR A THANK YOU, BUT I THINK A SIZABLE DONATION LIKE THAT IS MERITS SOME SORT OF A THANK YOU FROM THE CITY, SOMETHING OFFICIAL AND RESPECTFUL THAT WOULD CONVEY WHAT GREAT PARTNERS WE RECOGNIZE THEM AS. SO I JUST WANTED THAT TO BE CONSIDERED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THAT CASE. I. SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG CARNAHAN'S RECOMMENDATION. GREAT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE? COUNCIL MEMBER STRONG. OKAY. NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER PETE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK SO THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO DO TWO THINGS. AND ONE IS I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR THUNDER CITY MANAGER. BUT SHE THIS IS HER IDEA. SHE HAD MENTIONED ABOUT DOING A A THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO TRIGGER ME FOR THE WAR LAND.BUT A THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE THE COSTCO, THE KIWANIS, THE, YOU KNOW, THE KATARINA'S CLUB, THE MANY, MANY DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT STEPPED UP ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO HELP SERVICE THE FOLKS EITHER IN THE SHELTER OR AT THE EVACUATION CENTER. AND I, I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT TO ME, SHANNON, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE CREDIT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I'M NOT NECESSARILY PROPOSING IT AS AN
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ITEM, BECAUSE I THINK YOU CAN JUST PUT IT AS A PRESENTATION, HONESTLY. BUT I THINK I LOVE THE IDEA, AND I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE FOLKS. BUT WHAT I WANT TO DO AND, AND I, AND I KNOW THIS IS A POPULAR ITEM IS EVERYBODY KNOWS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT IT IS NEXT MONTH WE CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. AND JEFF, YOU PROBABLY KNOW IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. OKAY. BUT WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING, AND OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WE HAVE OUR SALUTE TO AMERICA, ETC. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, NEXT MONTH IS ACTUALLY OUR 70TH BIRTHDAY AS WELL. IT'S IT'S IN JULY, SO IT HAPPENS TO FALL ON EXACTLY THE SAME MONTH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE DO A PROCLAMATION FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS. USUALLY WE'RE DOING IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT FOR THE CITY OF CYPRUS, FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OR BIRTHDAY OF THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS THE 70TH, AND PUT IT IN THERE AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT INTO CITY HALL ABOUT THE CELEBRATION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE DO A PROCLAMATION. I WILL SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER PETE'S PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER. FOR. THANK YOU. I KNOW RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO US ABOUT E-BIKES. WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION LAST YEAR FROM THE CHIEF, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY HELPFUL. AND DON'T WORRY, CHIEF, I'M NOT GOING TO ASK FOR ANOTHER ONE FROM YOU, BUT I KNOW THAT OUR CAL CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES KEEP INFORMED ABOUT CHANGES TO STATE LAW OR COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS THAT MIGHT ALTER THE E-BIKE LANDSCAPE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE INVITE AN APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATIVE TO COME TO ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON RELEVANT UPDATES TO E-BIKE LAWS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, SO THAT WE, AS A COUNCIL, CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENTS, OUR RESIDENTS CAN UNDERSTAND THEM, AND THEN WE CAN WE'LL ALL HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF HOW OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SORT OF WORKS WITH WITHIN THOSE STATE AND COUNTY ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS TO, TO DO THE MOST WE CAN. NOW, I'M GOING TO ASK PARLIAMENTARIAN, DOES THAT REQUIRE A SECOND OR BECAUSE OR IS THAT JUST DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE SOMETHING? I THINK IT'S A REQUEST FOR CITY STAFF TO PROVIDE SOMETHING. OKAY. NOT OKAY. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN AGENDA ITEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL OCCUR DURING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU SECOND IT AND THEN WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND GIVE YOU A REPORT OUTSIDE OF THE AGENDA.BUT IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, WE OUGHT TO GET A SECOND. YEAH. YEAH, I'LL SUPPORT THAT. GO AHEAD. YEAH. AND MAY I ASK THAT IT ALSO INCLUDE AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU TRIGGERED YOU IS IS AND MAYBE IT'S PART OF THE SAFETY IS THE SIDEWALK CLARIFICATION SINCE WE RECENTLY GOT AN EMAIL ON THAT TOPIC AND I'M SURE THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE PART OF IT. OKAY.
VERY WELL. DO YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT DIRECTION? CITY STAFF, CITY MANAGER, I THINK I DO UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCIL IS GOING WITH A FEW OF THESE ITEMS THAT I'VE BEEN TAKING NOTES ON.
BUT IN SPEAKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, YOUR COUNSEL PROCESS FOR AGENDA ITEMS REQUIRES ONLY A SECOND TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF. YOU STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE DIRECT US, THEN SEVERAL OF THESE THINGS, WE CAN SKIP THAT INTERIM STEP. I THINK THAT THERE ARE, FOR AT LEAST A FEW OF THESE THREE PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JUST PUT THIS STRAIGHT ON THE AGENDA.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO KIND OF READ BACK TO YOU THE NOTES I'VE BEEN TAKING AND SEE IF WE HAVE THREE VOTES FOR EACH OF THEM. YES. IF YOU COULD DO IT ONE AT A TIME, READ IT BACK AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD. OKAY, SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE A A FORMAL RECOGNITION OF WARLAND FOR THEIR DONATION, FOR THE RECOVERY EFFORTS, THAT $25,000 TOWARD RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR CYPRESS RESIDENTS. SO IF THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE, WE WILL SKIP THE INTERIM PROCESS AND PUT IT DIRECTLY ON THE YES, YES, AND OR OKAY. I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT IF WE COULD IF WE SHOULD COMBINE THAT WITH THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS ALSO THE OTHER GROUPS. WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO ONE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'D RATHER DO ONE AT A TIME JUST TO BE JUST TO BE OVERLY CLEAR. SO WARLAND 123.
OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S PERFECT. THEN THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE THE RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO CAME FORWARD DURING THE ACTUAL EVACUATION PROCESS WITH SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. SO. SURE.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANOTHER ONE IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY. I'M SORRY, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THEN THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY'S INCORPORATION. SO COMING BACK WITH A ALRIGHT, THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN THE LAST
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ONE IS A PRESENTATION FROM THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ON E-BIKE LEGISLATION. AND I MAY HAVE MISSED THAT. SO THERE'S THREE ON THAT. AND THEN I MISSED A SIDEWALKS. DID I MISS THAT PART? I THINK OKAY, I THINK OKAY, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. SO ALL FOUR OF THOSE THINGS WILL COME BACK ON AN AGENDA FOR ACTION. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION? NOT COUNCIL. I'M SORRY, SAY A CITY ATTORNEY. SO BEFORE WE RESUME CLOSED SESSION, I HAVE A COST SAVING SUGGESTION FOR THE CITY THAT WILL AVOID THE NEED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF. LET'S JUST HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER PETE, RIGHT? ALL OF OUR STAFF REPORTS. BECAUSE THAT WAS AN AWESOME POWERPOINT. I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WAS IMPRESSED. YES. SO WE WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONTINUE A DISCUSSION OF THE 90 DAY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. WE WILL ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FROM THE CLOSED SESSION. ALL RIGHT. CORRECT. AND THEN CITY MANAGER REMARKS. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'LL MAKE SURE I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SIR.OKAY, THEN. OKAY. MEETING ADJOURNED. NO, NO NO NO. RECESSING THE CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER. OKAY. RIGHT. YOU'RE CORRECT. DO YOU
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