[ PRESENTATIONS Orange County Vector Control 2026 Mosquito Awareness Campaign Recognition of Volunteers and Donors for the Temporary Evacuation Center and Incident Command Recognize Warland Investments for Donations for Evacuation Recovery]

PRESENTATIONS. TONIGHT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, RYAN BRENNAN AT ORANGE COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL REGARDING THEIR MOSQUITO AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THIS IS NATIONAL MOSQUITO WEEK. WHOEVER MADE THIS UP TIMED IT JUST PERFECTLY FOR WHEN THE MOSQUITOES ARE GOING TO HIT. AND IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER. SO I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY PRETTY GOOD ON THAT. SO WE HAVE A BAD SUMMER AHEAD OF US. MOSQUITOES ARE WARM BLOODED. I'M SORRY. THEY'RE COLD BLOODED, WHICH MEANS WHEN IT'S HOT, THEY ARE VERY ACTIVE. THEY REPRODUCE QUICKLY, THEY BITE MORE, THEY MAKE MORE. SO YOU'LL SEE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT THAT WE NEED TO ALL WORK TOGETHER. SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PHOTO, WE GO PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE THERE'S WATER, WHETHER IT'S A LARGE WATER FEATURE, WHETHER IT'S CATTAILS, THAT'S WHERE THE MOSQUITOES ARE. WE GO THERE. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IF WE'VE BEEN THERE. YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL THE DIFFERENCE. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT MOSQUITOES MIGHT BE BREEDING. IF YOU HAVE MOSQUITOES BREEDING IN YOUR HOUSE, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CALL US. WE'RE A FREE SERVICE. ALL WE WANT TO DO IS GET RID OF THE STANDING WATER WHERE THE MOSQUITOES ARE GET STOP THE THE CYCLE. WE DON'T SPRAY UNLESS WE HAVE TO.

SPRAYING WILL KILL THE ADULTS. BUT IF THERE ARE POCKETS OF STANDING WATER, THEN THOSE BABIES WILL JUST POP UP AND START BITING AGAIN. THE MORE YOU SPRAY, THE MORE THEY DEVELOP A RESISTANCE. WE ONLY SPRAY WHEN THERE IS A INDICATION OF DISEASE THAT THE MOSQUITOES CAN BE SPREADING, AND THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITOES. THAT'S THE ONLY

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TIME WE SPRAY. AND WHEN WE DO, WE DO IT IN THE MOST SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY WAY POSSIBLE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO I LOVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT. THE VERY FIRST VERB RIGHT THERE IS TO EDUCATE. WE WORK REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE MOSQUITOES DOWN, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. SO I LIKE TO HOPE THAT IF THERE'S ONE THING IN THIS CRAZY, DIVIDED WORLD WE LIVE IN THAT WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER ON, IT'S TO HATE MOSQUITOES. AND THAT IS. THAT IS WHY OUR MOTTO THIS YEAR IS MOSQUITO SUCK. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TOGETHER. A VECTOR IS ANY ANIMAL THAT CAN SPREAD DISEASE. MOSQUITOES ARE THE NUMBER ONE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD. THEY KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL IN THE WORLD. NEXT ANIMAL RIGHT THERE IS A RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT. IF YOU SEE A MOUND IN YOUR YARD OR IN A FOOTBALL FIELD, AND IT LOOKS LIKE COFFEE GROUNDS, AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF LITTLE RED AND BLACK ANTS RUNNING AROUND. SOME ARE BIGGER, SOME ARE SMALLER. DON'T KICK IT, OKAY, YOU HAVE A BAD DAY. CALL THEM FIRE ANTS BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE FIRE. AND THEY WILL. HUNDREDS OF THEM WILL COME UP ON YOU. GIVE US A CALL. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. RATS SPREAD DISEASE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. FLEAS. THAT'S A BIG ONE. TICKS AND BLACK FLIES DON'T NECESSARILY.

WELL, THEY SPREAD DISEASE, BUT IT'S MORE OF A MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION WHERE THEY LAND ON SOMETHING NOT SO GOOD. AND THEN THEY DO SOMETHING SOMEWHERE ELSE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OKAY.

SO WE WHAT DO WE DO? WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT STARTS, NO MATTER HOW BIG IT IS. MOST OF THE TIME WE USE A LARVICIDE, WHICH IS NATURALLY OCCURRING SOIL BACTERIA. IT'S CALLED BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISRAELENSIS. IT ONLY AFFECTS MOSQUITOES, BLACK FLIES AND MIDGES, AND IT SENDS THE LITTLE BABY MOSQUITOES TO NEVER, NEVER LAND. THEY JUST NEVER GROW UP.

THEY'RE KIND OF HANGING OUT WITH PETER PAN OUT THERE, AND I THINK IT'S THE BEST THING FOR ALL OF US. NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE A FULL LABORATORY. WE SET UP MOSQUITO TRAPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IN A GRID SYSTEM. WE REGULARLY MONITOR THEM. IF WE SEE THEM STARTING TO GET HOT, WE'LL SPREAD OUT IN THE GRID AND LOOK AND TRY AND PINPOINT WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM. WE WILL TEST THEM FOR DISEASE AND IF NEEDED, WE WILL DO OUR THING.

NEXT SLIDE. WE LIKE TO HANG OUT AT GATHERINGS AND EDUCATE PEOPLE. WHATEVER YOU HAVE, WE'D LOVE TO COME OUT AND JUST SPREAD THE WORD BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO, THE BETTER. NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE AN EDUCATION SERVICE. IT'S GREAT. I JUST DID A COMMAND PERFORMANCE OVER AT I CAN'T PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT. TIBURON. IT'S A LIBRARY IN GARDEN GROVE. WE WE HAVE A MOSQUITO BAND. WE TAKE WELL-KNOWN SONGS AND AND MAKE THEM ABOUT MOSQUITOES. AND WE TEACH THE KIDS TO LOOK FOR THAT STANDING WATER WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE YARD, NOT LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES AND JUST DUMP IT OUT. NEXT SLIDE. THERE WE ARE. LOOK AT THAT. WE ROCK. DON'T YEAH, I I'M NOT BIASED IN ANY WAY, BUT WE HAVE FUN. WE, WE DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE BECAUSE WE REALLY MY GOAL IS TO REACH EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN ORANGE COUNTY AND JUST TEACH THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET RID OF MOSQUITOES AND KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE. IT'S IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM, BUT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET IT OUT THERE, WE'RE GOING TO DO. ESPECIALLY IF IT INVOLVES ME PLAYING GUITAR.

NEXT SLIDE. OKAY, SO THESE ARE OUR SLIDES. WE DO KEEP TRACK. WE HAVE A WEEKLY REPORT. THESE ARE THE SLIDES THAT SHOW EVERYTHING FROM LAST YEAR. THE SLIDE ON THE LEFT SHOWS FLEA BORNE TYPHUS ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTY. THE THE SLIDE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY. YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THAT WE HAD WAY MORE CASES OF FLEA BORNE TYPHUS LAST YEAR. WE HAD 37 HUMAN CASES OF FLEA BORNE TYPHUS. THAT IS A DEADLY DISEASE. NOT SO GOOD. HUMAN INFECTIONS OF WEST NILE VIRUS. WE HAD FOUR. WEST NILE VIRUS ISN'T GOOD POINT HERE IS THAT FLEA BORNE TYPHUS IS AN ISSUE. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT. I'LL JUST TELL YOU NOW. MY MY COLLEAGUE WHO DOES OUR SOCIAL MEDIA HATES WHEN I SAY THIS BECAUSE THE CAT PEOPLE GET REALLY MAD WHEN YOU SAY YOU SHOULDN'T FEED FERAL CATS, BUT THOSE FERAL CATS ARE OUT THERE WITH ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS THAT HAVE FLEAS, AND THEY'RE PICKING UP THE ALL KINDS OF FLEAS, AND YOU GO AND PET THE KITTY OR FEED THE KITTY, AND THAT FLEA CAN BITE YOU. SO WE DO SEE IT.

THAT'S WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF FLEA BORNE TYPHUS. AND ALSO, FOR SOME REASON, LIKE

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EVERYTHING ELSE, MOBILE HOMES. I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS THE ANIMALS GET UNDERNEATH THE THE THE CURTAIN AT THE BOTTOM AND THE FLEAS COME UP. SO KEEP, KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S SEALED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT ALSO APPLIES TO MOSQUITOES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THOSE ANIMALS ON THE LEFT ARE OUT THERE. THEY CAN COME AND THEY CAN INFECT YOUR DOG. YOUR FLEAS CAN COME AND INFECT YOUR DOG OR CAT, OR THE FLEAS CAN JUST COME STRAIGHT TO YOU. KEEP YOUR PETS ON FLEA MEDICATION THAT WILL ALSO PROTECT THEM FROM MOSQUITOES. THEY CAN GET DOG HEARTWORM FROM A BITE OF A MOSQUITO. IF YOU KEEP THEM ON A FLEA MEDICATION, THEY SHOULD BE OKAY. YOU SHOULD BE OKAY. YOUR FAMILY SHOULD BE OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS OUR CURRENT MOSQUITO ABUNDANCE CHART. THE BLUE LINE IS OUR FIVE YEAR AVERAGE THAT WE LOOK AT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING'S TOO OUT OF CONTROL. BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY OUT OF CONTROL RIGHT NOW, JUST WAY OFF THE CHARTS FROM THE GET GO OF THIS YEAR. AND THAT DOESN'T BODE WELL FOR GOING INTO SUMMER, WHICH WE'RE DOING. IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WE'RE BETTER IN JUNE, BUT I TALKED TO MY GENIUSES IN THE LABORATORY, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE REASON THOSE BARS ARE LOWER IS BECAUSE WE'RE SPREADING OUR TRAPS OUT EVERYWHERE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING EVERYWHERE. SO INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE PLACES WHERE WE NORMALLY SEE THEM, WHICH ARE GOING OFF THE CHARTS NOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND THEM EVERYWHERE. SO IT'S WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET RID OF MOSQUITOES. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. I ASKED THIS QUESTION EVERY, EVERY YEAR, EVERY TIME. HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE 80S MOSQUITO SHOW OF HANDS? WHO'S HEARD OF THE 80S MOSQUITO 123456. HOW ABOUT THE ANKLE BITERS? SAME THING. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY THAT THEY ARE AN INVASIVE SPECIES MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE AND WE DON'T LIKE THEM. WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF THEM. IF WE GOT RID OF EVERY SINGLE ONE, THE BIO MASS OF THIS COUNTY WOULD NOT FALL APART. DESPITE WHAT SOME TROLLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY, AND WE WOULD ALL BE BETTER FOR IT. THE DISEASE THAT THESE GUYS CAN SPREAD, THAT WE'RE MOST CONCERNED OF IS DENGUE. WHICH WAY IS NORTH GOING TO PRETEND THAT WAY IS NORTH NORTH. ALL RIGHT, LA COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE ALL HAD LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS SOMEBODY WENT SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY HAD DENGUE, GOT BIT, CAME HERE, MOSQUITO BIT THEM, AND THEN THEY BIT SOMEONE ELSE. THAT CAN GET REALLY BAD REALLY QUICK. YOU KNOW WHAT COUNTY HASN'T HAD IT. ORANGE COUNTY WE HAVE HAD TRAVEL RELATED CASES WHERE SOMEONE'S BEEN BIT, BUT WE KIND OF KNOCKED IT OFF PRETTY QUICK AND WE TOOK CARE OF IT. BUT WE, WE, WE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. HERE'S THE BAD THING ABOUT 80S OR THE ANKLE BITERS. THEY ONLY NEED A BOTTLE CAP FULL OF WATER TO BREED JUST THAT MUCH WATER. SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS A SWIMMING POOL. YEAH, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM TOO. WE REALLY NEED TO BE VIGILANT OF.

I GOT SOME MORE STUFF. NEXT SLIDE. SO ONE PLACE THAT PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT IS A FLOWER SAUCER OR FLOWER POT SAUCER. YOU KNOW, YOU PUT THE WATER IN THERE, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET IT ON YOUR NICE TABLE. AND IT GOES INTO THE SAUCER. RIGHT THERE IT SITS THE 80S COME IN AND OH, BY THE WAY, THEY CAN BREED IN YOUR HOUSE. WE GOT THAT GOING FOR US TOO. THAT ANKLE BITERS CAN BREED IN YOUR HOUSE. THEY LAY EGGS THAT LOOK LIKE LITTLE BLACK SPECKS OF OF BLACK RICE.

THEY LAY THEM ABOVE, BELOW AND AT THE WATER LINE. IF WE GET A LOT OF RAIN LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN JULY, THOSE ONES ABOVE THE WATER LINE CAN ALL HATCH OFF TOO. AND WE HAVE EVEN MORE.

THESE GUYS GOT THAT GOING FOR YOU. IF YOU SEE THIS, JUST GET A LITTLE BRILLO PAD AND JUST SCRUB THEM OFF, DUMP IT OUT. IT SHOULD BE GOOD. NEXT SLIDE. SO THESE ARE THE TRADITIONAL MOSQUITOES THAT WE SEE. THEY'RE MOSTLY SPREAD IN WEST NILE VIRUS. THEY NEED LARGER SOURCES.

NEXT SLIDE. LIKE THIS. UNDERGROUND THEIR WATER WATER DRAINAGE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM THAT DRIVE BIG BRIGHT YELLOW TRUCKS WILL PARK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, STICK A NEEDLE GUN DOWN THERE AND SPRAY THESE GUYS. DON'T REAR END THEM. THEY'RE DOING GOOD WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MOSQUITOES IN THERE, BUT THERE'S A LOT. BUT WE TAKE CARE. NEXT SLIDE. SO YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS A POOL THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. HOW MANY MOSQUITOES

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COULD BE BREEDING IN IT? WE TRIED TO COUNT THEM ONE TIME. WE WANT TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND A MILLION. WE GOT THE 300 SOMETHING THOUSAND WE GOT. OKAY. WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP COUNTING THEM. WE'RE THERE. SO OTHER THING IS, IS A POOL LIKE THIS, WE CAN PUT SOME PRODUCT IN THERE. IT'LL STILL LOOK LIKE THAT, BUT THERE WON'T BE MOSQUITOES. IF YOU SEE OR HAVE A NEIGHBOR, YOU CAN CALL US. AND WE WE CAN PUT IN A ANONYMOUS REPORT AND WE'LL COME OVER THERE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. SO YEAH, THAT'S NOT GOOD. NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO. MOSQUITO FISH. THESE LITTLE GUYS WILL LIVE IN THAT POOL FOR GENERATIONS FOR MOSQUITO FISH GENERATIONS JUST EATING ALL THE MOSQUITO LARVAE IN THERE.

THEY'LL BE HAPPY AS CLAMS, BUT THEY'RE FISH EATING MOSQUITOES AND THEY LOOK PRETTY SMALL.

NEXT SLIDE. UNLESS YOU'RE A MOSQUITO LARVAE. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE ARE USING A NEW TECHNIQUE HERE. IT'S CALLED THE STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. IT'S BEEN USED FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLIES RIGHT HERE OUT OF LASALLE ARMY AIR FORCE BASE JOINT FORCES. THEY USE THE SAME TECHNIQUE WE DO. WE SEPARATE THE MALES FROM THE FEMALES. THE MALES ARE ACTUALLY SMALLER. AND THEN WE TAKE THE MALES TO LITTLE MOSQUITO TSA. WE CRANK UP THE X-RAY A LITTLE EXTRA HIGH. WE STERILIZE THOSE GUYS, AND THEN WE PUT MORE OF THEM OUT INTO THE WILD. AND THERE ARE NON STERILIZED MALES. THEY FLY AIRPLANES ACTUALLY OUT OF LASALLE HERE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN, FRUIT FLIES TAKE CARE OF THE CITRUS CROPS AND THEY DROP THEM IN THERE KIND OF FROZEN. AS THEY COME DOWN THEY BECOME ALIVE. WE CAN'T AFFORD AIRPLANES. WE HAVE BUCKETS. AND WE'RE JUST SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO ON THAT. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY.

AND THEN THESE ARE ALL THE PLACES THAT RATS AND MICE AND OTHER BADDIES CAN GET IN YOUR HOUSE. RATS CAN SQUEEZE THROUGH A HOLE THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. IF THEIR HEAD CAN GET THROUGH IT, THEY JUST LIKE SOMEHOW JUST COMPRESS AND GET THROUGH IT. A MOUSE CAN GET INTO YOUR HOUSE THE SIZE OF A DIME CALLED THE SIZE OF A DIME. YOU DON'T WANT RODENTS IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THEM TO DIE IN THERE IN THE WALLS, BECAUSE THAT'S A BAD SMELL. AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TROUBLE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TREAT FOR RATS, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO COME OUT AND LOOK AROUND FOR YOU AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. FOOD, WATER, HARBORAGE AND ACCESS ARE THE FOUR THINGS. FOOD CAN BE FRUIT, BIRD SEED. THEY LOVE IT. BIRDS LIKE SPILL HALF THAT STUFF OR MORE ON THE GROUND FOR THE RATS. WATER HARBORAGE IS DON'T HAVE A DIRTY BACKYARD WITH LOTS OF PLACES FOR THE RATS TO MAKE THEIR NESTS, BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL COME OVER YOUR YARD FROM YOUR YARD INTO MY YARD, WHICH I GOT THAT GUY. IT'S NOT GREAT. NEXT SLIDE. AND THAT'S IT. TOGETHER, HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIGHT MOSQUITOES TOGETHER, RIGHT? WE FIND THAT WORK TOGETHER AND MOSQUITO SUCK.ORG WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR WEBSITE AND THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NEXT, WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE VARIOUS VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS THAT ASSISTED IN THE TEMPORARY EVACUATION DURING THE GARDEN GROVE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT ON FRIDAY, MAY 22ND. THE CYPRESS COMMUNITY CENTER WAS ACTIVATED AS A REUNIFICATION SITE FOR RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT IN GARDEN GROVE. OVER THE COURSE OF 16 HOURS, MORE THAN 75 CORRECTION MORE THAN 675 INDIVIDUALS FROM CYPRESS, ANAHEIM, BUENA PARK, GARDEN GROVE, STAUNTON AND WESTMINSTER SIGNED IN AND SOUGHT REFUGE WHILE UNABLE TO RETURN HOME. NUMEROUS PETS ACCOMPANIED EVACUEES AS WELL, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, TURTLES AND EVEN A BIRD. WHILE IT WAS A LONG AND CHALLENGING DAY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, IT WAS ALSO A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED AND PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE COMMUNITY CENTER REMAINED A WELCOMING AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR DISPLACED RESIDENTS. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND REMAIN SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A GROUP PHOTO. CITY CLERK DO WE WANT.

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MAY THE FAMILY PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, THE FAMILY OF F P ORTO PLEASE COME FORWARD.

NEXT, THE KIWANIS CLUB OF CYPRESS. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE COME FORWARD. BRENDA COLBY WILL BE ACCEPTING ON BEHALF. IN ADDITION, CAN KIWANIS AND CARL DORF AND MIKE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. WE'LL LET YOU STAND AND.

THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL, BUT IT IS CARL'S BIRTHDAY. SO IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND EVERYONE, PLEASE. READY? ONE. TWO THREE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY. DEAR CARL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. YEAH, YEAH. AND JESSE.

AND NOW FOR THE PHOTO. NOW BRIAN BOK FROM COSTCO OF CYPRUS, ASSISTANT GM. CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? YEAH.

THANK YOU ALL. CAN IRIS CASTILLO FROM CATRINAS CLUB ASSOCIATE

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD? AND IF THE GROUP FROM TARGET OF CYPRUS IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME FORWARD. JACOB, NATALIE AND MARLENE.

ONCE ALL THE. YEAH. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WALLIN INVESTMENTS FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION FOR EVACUATION RECOVERY. WE HAVE SAMANTHA HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. SAMANTHA, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

SO, MR. MAYOR, I WAS SURPRISED THAT CARL DIDN'T DASH FORWARD TO GET HIS AWARD. I DON'T KNOW WHY. NICE. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS

[ 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]

SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANY MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL.

COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. COMMENTS RELATED TO 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 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 CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL VIRTUALLY. SPEAKERS PROVIDING IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED. FIRST TIME ALLOTTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THREE MINUTES NOW. I'LL CALL UP SPEAKERS ONE AT A TIME. FIRST IS NANCY KILLINGTON. YOU HAVE THE PODIUM FOR THREE MINUTES.

YOU. SO MY NAME IS NANCY BILLINGSTAD, AND I'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, 64 YEARS. I'M HERE TODAY AS I WAS AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS SITUATION AND HOW THEY ARE BEING DISCHARGED IN OUR CITY. DESPITE THE CURRENT LAW THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN CYPRUS, AT PRESENT, THE CURRENT FIREWORKS LAW IS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO DETER PEOPLE FROM SETTING OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WITHIN OUR CITY. THE CURRENT CODE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I POINTED OUT AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY DISPATCHERS AND OFFICERS THAT THE ONLY WAY ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IS IF AN OFFICER ACTUALLY SEES THE PERSON

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BLOWING UP THE EXPLOSIVE, AND WHO'S GOING TO SET OFF A FIREWORK IN FRONT OF AN OFFICER.

IT'S A CRIME TO BLOW OFF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CYPRUS. ANY FIREWORK FOR THAT MATTER. SO I'M ASKING THAT ALL OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL VOTE YES TO CHANGE THE INADEQUATE WAY THAT THE CURRENT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS LAW IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO ALLOW OUR CITY AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE LAW REGARDING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A YES VOTE TO UPDATE THE CURRENT FIREWORKS LAW WILL SHOW THAT THIS COUNCIL REALLY IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS HERE IN OUR GREAT CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY. NEXT, GLENN BUTTON, YOU HAVE THE PODIUM FOR THREE MINUTES. SPECIFIC SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK DURING THOSE MOMENTS, WE CAN VERY WELL. WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE RIGHT NOW. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE THE CONSENT ITEMS. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTING NO OR ABSTAINING ON A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM MAY DO SO WITHOUT REMOVING THE ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE ANYTHING, ANY ITEM THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PULL? OKAY. BEING NONE, THEN. WE'LL TAKE A MOTION IF YOU WANT TO AND THEN HOLD ON ONE SECOND. CLARIFICATION SINCE YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON SOME OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, IS NOW THE APPROPRIATE TIME OR WOULD IT BE AFTER THE MOTION? OKAY, VERY WELL THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT ITEMS I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME, GLENN BUTTON. HE WISHES TO SPEAK ON CONSENT ITEM SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES. MISUNDERSTANDING. AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. AND JUST TO ASK THE QUESTION TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHY DOES OUR CITY OF CYPRUS SUDDENLY NEED AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AN EXECUTIVE POSITION, A EXPENSE TO OUR CITY? WE HAVE SURVIVED QUITE NICELY FOR QUITE A WHILE WITHOUT AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY WE NEED SUCH A POSITION. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT AND NINE. MY HOPE AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OVER THREE DECADES IN THE CITY, AND OF COURSE, AS A TAXPAYER, MY HOPE IS THAT THE. INCREASES TO SALARY FOR THE VARIOUS CITY STAFF POSITIONS ARE DETERMINED LESS BY LONGEVITY AND MORE BY THE QUALITY OF SERVICE BEING PROVIDED. THE MERIT OF WHAT THE PERSON BRINGS TO THE TABLE. AND SO I HOPE THAT THAT'S REFLECTED.

I DIDN'T READ ALL OF THE THE UNDERLYING INFORMATION FOR THOSE. AND LASTLY, ITEM 16.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL. IS THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THE UPCOMING 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR COUNTRY IS THAT WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY. WE ARE A REPUBLIC. WE HAVE THE RULE OF LAW PROTECTING US FROM THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY. AND THERE ARE TWO THINGS REQUIRED FOR THE RULE OF LAW TO BE EFFECTIVE. ONE IS LAWS, THE OTHER IS ENFORCEMENT. AND IF THIS NEW REGULATION CAN HELP US WITH THAT, ENFORCEMENT CAN HELP OUR FINE POLICE STAFF WITH THE ENFORCEMENT. I APPLAUD THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ONLINE? I HAVE NO ONE WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED ONLINE. OKAY. VERY WELL THEN. AT THIS

[ 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.]

TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I WILL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I'LL SECOND IT. PLEASE VOTE.

[15. Appoint City Commissioners and Affirm Current Boards, Commissions and Committees Policy Manual Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk Recommendation: 1. Appoint Commissioners to the Recreation and Community Services, Senior Citizens, and Traffic Commissions; and 2. Adopt a Resolution reaffirming the Boards, Commissions and Committees Policy Manual.]

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THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEW BUSINESS. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15, THE ACTING CITY MANAGER. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM. YES. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK TO GET THE REPORT. YES. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT COMPLETES THE ANNUAL COMMISSION RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND RECOMMENDS APPOINTING RESIDENTS TO FILL FIVE UPCOMING VACANCIES ON THE COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES ON PARKS AND RECREATION, TWO VACANCIES ON THE SENIOR COMMISSION AND ONE VACANCY ON THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED ON JUNE 23RD AND THIS EVENING. EARLIER THIS EVENING AT 5:00, ALL APPLICANTS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN INTERVIEWING WERE INTERVIEWED. AND FURTHERMORE, THIS ITEM ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REAFFIRM THE EXISTING MANUAL ON COMMISSION, COMMITTEE AND BOARDS. WE ARE PROPOSING NO CHANGES TONIGHT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, SO WE JUST WANT TO REAFFIRM THAT MANUAL THAT YOU LOOK AT EVERY YEAR SO THAT WE CAN USE IT MOVING FORWARD. SO THOSE ARE YOUR TWO ASKS TONIGHT FROM STAFF. AND I BELIEVE THERE PERHAPS MAYBE NAMES TO BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT AS WELL. YES.

THANK YOU. SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO FOR APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION. MR. JEFF DRONKERS AND SECRET. MR. JACK FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION, CHERYL BENTZ AND CLAUDIA NAZZARI FOR THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. CATHERINE YOUNGERMAN AND THEN AS ALTERNATES FOR THE RECREATION COMMISSION. ABNEY HAVE PANDI AND TONY ADAMS, AND THEN FOR THE SENIOR COMMISSION, VERNON MILLER AND FOR THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION, LAM HO. YEAH, YOU WANT TO APPROVE THAT AND RATIFY THE COUNCIL COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL. OKAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PUT FORWARD A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AS OUTLINED, AS WELL AS RATIFY THE COMMITTEE POLICY MANUAL. I WILL SECOND THAT. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GREAT. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 16,

[16. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 17-52 of the Municipal Code related to the Illegal Discharge of Fireworks by Adding Section 17-52.01 (Social Host Liability), Section 17-52.02 (Penalties for Violation), Section 17-52.03 (Enforcement & Citation Issuance), Section 17-52.04 (Right to Appeal), and Section 17-52.05 (Cost Recovery) Prepared by: William W. Wynder, City Attorney Recommendation: Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending Section 17-52 of the Municipal Code related to the Illegal discharge of fireworks by adding Section 17-52.01 (Social Host Liability), Section 17-52.02 (Penalties for Violation), Section 17-52.03 (Enforcement & Citation Issuance), Section 17-52.04 (Right to Appeal), and Section 17-52.05 (Cost Recovery).]

ACTING CITY MANAGER. IF YOU CAN, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND I WILL TURN THIS ON OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY WHO PREPARED THE REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, VIEWING US IN PERSON OR ONLINE PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS A DRAFT ORDINANCE ADDING ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE CITY'S EXISTING GLOBAL PROHIBITION ON FIREWORKS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF CYPRUS. IN 2006, THE CITY THAT THE THEN CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED, SECTION 17-52 OF THE CYPRUS MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL BAN ON ALL FORMS OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY. THAT SECTION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, HOWEVER, DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ENFORCEMENT TOOL OR TECHNIQUE. AND AS WE HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT, AND AS WE HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS LAST WEEK, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEVELOPING, AT LEAST ANECDOTALLY, A DEVELOPING PATTERN OF SCOFFLAWS THAT ARE NOT OBEYING SECTION 1752. THAT PROMPTED COUNCIL MEMBER PETE TO DO A FAIRLY EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF VARIOUS ORDINANCES THAT ALLOW ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY'S ORDINANCE THAT WERE. THAT WAS ULTIMATELY PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. AND THE COUNCIL AGREED TO CONSIDER SUCH AN ORDINANCE MODELING THE SAME AFTER THE BUENA PARK ORDINANCE. AND SO THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE SECTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S NEW. OBVIOUSLY, THE SECTION 1752, WHICH IS THE PROHIBITION ON FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY, REMAINS IN EFFECT.

WE'VE ADDED A SERIES OF SUBSECTIONS, THE FIRST BEING WHICH SECTION 175201. ONE OF

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