Oct 13, 2026 City Council Regular

[1. CALL TO ORDER 5:30 P.M. City Council Chambers]

[ CLOSED SESSION Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6  Agency Negotiators: Shannon DeLong, City Manager and Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Employee Groups: Cypress Employees' Association, Maintenance Employees' Association, Police Officers' Association, Police Management Association and Unrepresented Employees. ]

[ RECONVENE 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers]

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TO RECONVENE THE OCTOBER 13TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING OF THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. STRONG. CARNAHAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

PEAT. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BURKE HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM. CHANG. HERE. MAYOR MEDRANO.

PRESENT. ALL PRESENT. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION. THE INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY PASTOR MIKE MCKAY OF CYPRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM AND EVERYONE ELSE, PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. I WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE PRAY. SORRY THAT WE HAD TO CANCEL THE CYPRESS CITY PRAYER BREAKFAST. THESE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO KNOW AND BE ASSURED THAT YOUR CYPRESS CITY CHURCH LEADERS ARE PRAYING FOR YOU, PRAYING FOR OUR INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF, OUR POLICE, OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENTS, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR ORGANIZATION AND RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY, AND ALSO THOSE WHO ARE BEING CANDIDATES FOR THIS UPCOMING ELECTION. PRAYERS NOT SINGLE TO AN EVENT. AND SO WE CAN PRAY ALL THE TIME. AND WE DO THAT BECAUSE WE DO LOVE OUR CITY AND I LOVE OUR CITY. THIS IS A AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY AND KIDS AND GRANDKIDS NOW. AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT, CYPRESS. CYPRIAN'S, I'M NOT SURE, BUT BUT WE ARE PROUD TO BE RESIDENTS OF CYPRESS. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS PLACE A GREAT CITY. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK, FOR THU WORK HARD AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND A GOOD PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESSES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HERE. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR CYPRESS OVER PERSONAL THINGS, OVER POLITICAL PARTIES, AND REALLY FOCUSING IN ON OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, SHALL WE PRAY? WONDERFUL GOD AND LOVING FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND PROVISION AND FOR BLESSINGS AND FOR BEING OUR STABILITY IN IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT LOVE AND AND AND AMAZING GRACE YOU OFFER TO EACH ONE OF US. AND WE DO PRAY FOR THE UNREST IN OUR WORLD, THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN THIS ECONOMY, EVEN IN OUR AT A LOCAL LEVEL HERE. AND, AND MAY WE EACH CONSIDER HOW TO BETTER LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AND DO GOOD TO THOSE AROUND US AND BE THIS LIGHT OF LOVE AND KINDNESS TO EACH OTHER. LORD, WE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING CITY OF CYPRUS. FOR WE. WITH ALL THE GOOD AND AND DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT. AND FAMILIES THAT RESIDE HERE LORD, THAT MAY EVEN IN OUR DIFFERENCES BE THEM ECONOMICAL OR ETHNIC OR GENDER OR AGE OR SCHOOLING OR POLITICAL BENT OR WHATEVER MAY. DESPITE THESE DIFFERENCES, MAY WE INTERACT WITH LOVE AND WITH GRACE AND WITH INCLUSION AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSING THIS YEAR ON THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND PRAY HERE. WE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THOSE WHO ARE DISPLACED AND STRUGGLING IN THE LONELY. THOSE WHO NEED HEALING GOD GRANT HEALING AND BRING ALONGSIDE FELLOW RESIDENTS TO CARE AND TO HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED. WE NOW ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR FAITHFUL CITY LEADERS, AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM AND INSIGHT AS THEY LEAD.

HELP THEM LEAD WITH COMPASSION AND COURAGE. GIVE THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN WELL, EVEN IN DIFFERING VIEWS AND IDEALS. GRANT THEM INSIGHT TO THE TRUE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE, AND MAY THEY STRIVE AFTER JUSTICE AND RIGHTNESS, AND MAY THEIR DECISIONS BE WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CITY. LORD, PLEASE ENCOURAGE OUR LEADERS. GIVE THEM A PERSONAL PEACE. THE JOB OF A PUBLIC SERVANT IS NOT AN EASY ONE, LORD. AND THEY FACE ALL KINDS OF TENSIONS AND PULLS.

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[ REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION The City Attorney will announce reportable action(s).]

QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND ANSWERED, AND CITY STAFF WAS GIVEN SPECIFIC NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY IN AN EFFORT TO REACH A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE

[ PRESENTATIONS Proclamation Recognizing Fire Prevention Week presented to Administrative Captain Richard Tantuvanich]

TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2026, AND THIS YEAR'S IMPORTANT THEME IS CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY. SAFE CHARGING IS A SUPERPOWER. LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ARE PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. WE USE THEM IN OUR FAVORITE DEVICES CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, POWER TOOLS, TOYS, AND MANY OTHER DEVICES. WHILE THESE BATTERIES ARE CONVENIENT, THEY CAN POSE SERIOUS FIRE RISKS WHEN THEY ARE DAMAGED AND PROPERLY CHARGED, STORED INCORRECTLY OR DISPOSED OF IMPROPERLY. A LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRE CAN SPREAD QUICKLY, CREATING RISK NOT ONLY FOR RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY, BUT ALSO FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. FIRE PREVENTION SAFETY STARTS AT HOME, AND EACH OF US CAN PLAY A ROLE IN KEEPING OUR FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SAFETY SAFELY CHARGING, USING, STORING AND DISPOSING OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR CONTINUING TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP HELP, KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, THE DIVISION CHIEF, SHEATS, WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. AS STATED, IT IS SOMETHING THAT BEGINS AT HOME. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR FIRE PREVENTION STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATORS AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND FOR THE SAFE KEEPING OF THE CITY OF CYPRUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS This portion of the meeting is set aside for public comments regarding any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Comments on non-agenda items will be heard at this time. Comments related to a specific agenda item will be heard following the staff report for that item and prior to the City Council action, unless the speaker prefers to make the comment during the general public comment period. The City Council cannot discuss or take action on matters not on the agenda for this meeting, but Council members may provide brief responses. Please complete a Speaker’s Card to address the City Council in-person. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first. Time allotted for public comment (subject to change by the presiding officer). General Public Comment (not on agenda): 3 minutes Consent Calendar (any or all items): 3 minutes Agenda Items (not on consent calendar): 3 minutes per item]

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TIME ALLOTTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS THREE MINUTES. I SEE I HAVE ONE CARD HERE. MR. TOM MOORE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TOM MOORE, PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE. ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, I STOOD HERE AND ASKED SEVEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOWN CENTER.

IN AUGUST 25TH APPROVAL. I SUBMITTED THEM WRITING ON SEPTEMBER 29TH AND REQUESTED A RESPONSE WITHIN TEN DAYS IF REASONABLY PRACTICABLE. THAT PERIOD ENDS TONIGHT AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANSWERS. I'M ASKING SOMETHING MUCH SIMPLER THAN REPEATING THEM. WILL THEY BE ANSWERED? AND WHEN? SOME COULD ONLY BE ANSWERED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS THEMSELVES, DID YOU PERSONALLY ASK WHETHER ANY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED? WHAT WERE YOU TOLD? AND BEFORE AUGUST 25TH, DID YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL WAS EXPECTED TO ACT THAT NIGHT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN CARNAHAN, WHO JOINED LATE IN THE PROCESS? THE QUESTION IS JUST WHAT YOU WERE TOLD BEFORE YOU VOTED? I DO NOT I DO HAVE A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST PENDING WITH THE FIRST BATCH EXPECTED OCTOBER 16TH, BUT DOCUMENTS CAN'T TELL ME WHAT YOU PERSONALLY KNEW, ASKED OR WERE TOLD. ONLY YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. THE UNDERLYING TOWN CENTER QUESTION DESERVES AN ANSWER TO THE SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIRED. AT LEAST 20 ACRES OF PARK FOR THE TOWN CENTER WAS DESCRIBED AS A, QUOTE, VIBRANT PLACE WITH PUBLIC PLAZA, BUT SAYS NO MINIMUM THAT MUST BE BUILT. DID PLANNING DIRECTOR ALICIA VELASCO OR ANY OF THE THREE CITY ATTORNEYS FROM ALESHA AND WINDER, ANTHONY TAYLOR, FRED GALANTE OR BILL WINDER EVER TELL THE COUNCIL THAT? IF SO, WHEN. ALSO, I CAN FIND NO POINT AT WHICH THE PUBLIC WAS TOLD. AND IT SHOWS. ASKED RESIDENTS ONLINE WHAT THEY WANT AT THE PARK SITE AND THEY SAY THEY STILL SAY A TOWN CENTER, A POOL, A COMMUNITY THEATER. THEY BELIEVE THOSE THINGS ARE COMING. SHOULDN'T THE COUNCIL TELL THEM PLAINLY AND PUBLICLY WHAT IS AND ISN'T GUARANTEED? I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO REVISIT THE AUGUST 25TH VOTE. I'M ASKING HOW WE GOT THERE. SO CYPRUS DOESN'T REPEAT THIS ON THE NEXT MAJOR DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY'S OWN WEBSITE SAYS CYPRUS SEEKS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH, QUOTE, AS MUCH EASILY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. AND STATE LAW SAYS PUBLIC SERVANTS DO NOT HAVE, QUOTE, THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE TO KNOW AND WHAT IS NOT GOOD FOR THEM TO KNOW. SO TONIGHT I ASK EACH COUNCIL MEMBER ONE PROCEDURAL QUESTION WILL YOU RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS I SUBMITTED, AND IF SO, WHEN? AND I ASK THAT THE MAYOR, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, REQUEST THAT STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING ON THESE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, OR REQUEST THAT THE QUESTIONS BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION? IF NEITHER OCCURS, I'M ASKING THE CITY MANAGER CONFIRM IN WRITING. EXCUSE ME, BY OCTOBER 27TH, WHEN THE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED, AND BY WHOM AND WHEN RESIDENTS DESERVE AT LEAST THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ONLY HAVE ONE CARD. IS THERE ANY OTHERS? WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (1-5) 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.]

SO THAT'S REGARDING THE AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH GREAT, GREAT SCOT TREE SERVICES.

AND 1 OR 2 QUESTIONS I HAVE. ONE IS WE HIRE THESE COMPANIES TO ENGAGE IN SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WHAT DO WE DO TO VERIFY THAT THE WORK GETS DONE AND IT GETS DONE UP TO OUR STANDARDS? SO BEFORE ANY WORK TAKES PLACE, THEY DO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE TO OUR STAFF. WE DO

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I THINK ONCE WE ESTABLISHED THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT GIVEN YEAR, WE CAN WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET A BETTER SCHEDULE, AT LEAST WHETHER IT'S A FOUR WEEK LOOK AHEAD, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT ONLINE. I'M A LITTLE HESITANT TO POST. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT LIKE DOING LIKE A FIVE YEAR PLAN BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE SCHEDULES CAN CHANGE. TREES GROW AT DIFFERENT RATES, SIMILAR TO OUR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN. SOMETIMES WE DO ADVANCE STREETS OR PUSH STREETS BACK. SO THESE ARE LIKE A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT. BUT AT LEAST FOR THE GIVEN YEAR, ONCE THAT SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY STAFF, I THINK WE CAN POST THAT ONLINE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND AND I APOLOGIZE. I KNOW THAT SECOND QUESTION WAS A LITTLE BIT OFF THE IDEA OF AMENDING THE CONTRACT. I JUST ON THE TOPIC, IT REMINDED ME OF THAT. AND SO YEAH, I THINK THAT ANSWER MAKES SENSE. AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS SOMEWHAT UNORTHODOX. THE REJECT PROPOSALS FOR BUDGET SOFTWARE. I WAS HOPING THAT STAFF COULD KIND OF COMMENT ON WHY. BUT ALSO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO MEET THOSE NEEDS FOR HAVING A BUDGET SOFTWARE? WELL, I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE REPHRASED THE TITLE OF THIS. THE CITY HAS A FINANCIAL SOFTWARE. WE HAVE AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM THAT WE USE. WE ARE NOT CHANGING THAT. THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE BUDGET SOFTWARE IS AN ADD ON LAYER THAT THE CITY PROCURED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT WAS INTENDED TO MAKE THE BUDGET USER FRIENDLY ONLINE. THERE WERE A COUPLE DIFFERENT MODULES THAT DIDN'T GET USED BY THE PUBLIC. SO ESSENTIALLY THE SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE USED IS PRODUCING A PRETTY BOOK, AND WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE CAPACITY IN-HOUSE TO GIVE YOU A BOOK THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE CHARTS AND THE GRAPHS AND THINGS WITHOUT NEEDING THE SOFTWARE. SO THAT'S WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WE'RE NOT REJECTING IT. AND SORT OF GOING BACK TO EXCEL, BUT THIS IS JUST AN ADD ON LAYER THAT WE DON'T NEED. THANK YOU. AND YOU DID MENTION THAT THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE MORE WORK THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. IT DOES REQUIRE DOUBLE ENTRY. THANK YOU. SO SINCE WE'RE ON THAT TOPIC, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, I THINK THERE WAS A SAVINGS OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SAVINGS ON THAT. AND SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE WHEN THE CITY STAFF QUESTIONS THE STATUS QUO.

AND I'VE NOTICED THAT'S HAPPENED MORE AND MORE ON A PERIODIC BASIS, FIGURING OUT WAYS TO DO THINGS BETTER, WHETHER IT'S USING MORE GRAPHS AND PRESENTING SUMMARIES, OR WHETHER IT'S QUESTIONING, HEY, DO WE ACTUALLY NEED THIS SOFTWARE? AND CAN WE DO IT OURSELVES? AND WILL IT BE MORE EFFICIENT WITHOUT THE SOFTWARE? SO I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THE CITY STAFF AND APPLAUD THAT INITIATIVE OF ALWAYS QUESTIONING THINGS AND SEEING IF THERE'S A BETTER WAY OF DOING IT. AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHERS. I DON'T TAKE THE TIME DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO REALLY POINT THEM OUT, WHETHER IT'S TIME CARDS OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S GOING ON. BUT I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN EMBARKED UPON RECENTLY. SO WITH THAT, I SEE NO OTHER FURTHER SPEAKERS CAN I CONSIDER A MOTION FROM ANYONE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT. AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM SIX PUBLIC HEARING ON PARK DEVELOPMENT

[6. Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution on Park Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Program Update Prepared by:  Alicia Velasco, Director of Community Development Recommendation:  Take the following actions:  1. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance repealing Article VI and adding a new Article XII entitled “Park and Recreational Facilities Fees and Improvements” to Chapter 25 of the Cypress Municipal Code; and 2. Adopt the attached Resolution adopting the Park Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, updating the Quimby Act in-lieu fee, establishing a Park Development Impact Fee for new residential development, and amending the Master Fee Schedule to include both fees; and 3. Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.]

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SECOND IS INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING TO REPEAL ARTICLE SIX OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADD ARTICLE 12 TITLED PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FEES AND IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE FRAMEWORK FOR ADMINISTERING THE FEE. THIRD, FIND THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIONS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A PROJECT UNDER SEQUA, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THE BASIS OF EACH OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT INCREASES THE DEMAND ON OUR CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. STATE LAW GIVES CITIES TWO WAYS TO REQUIRE NEW DEVELOPMENT. TO MEET THAT DEMAND, THERE'S THE QUIMBY ACT, WHICH APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO REQUIRE DEDICATION OF PARKLAND, PAYMENT OF AN IN LIEU FEE OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. SECOND IS THE MITIGATION FEE ACT, AND THAT APPLIES TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. SO THINK OF RENTAL HOUSING, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A SUBDIVISION, AND THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO IMPOSE A PARK IMPACT FEE. IN EITHER CASE, THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT MUST BE REASONABLY RELATED AND PROPORTIONATE TO THE DEMAND CREATED BY THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY'S CURRENT QUIMBY FEE IS A FLAT $23,420 PER UNIT FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE UNIT SIZE, SO WHETHER THAT UNIT IS 1000FT■!S R 3000FT■!S, THEY PAY A FLAT $23,421 PER UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE A SUBDIVISION, DOES NOT PAY A PARK IMPACT FEE. A B 602 TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2022, AND ADDED NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FIRST, BEFORE A CITY CAN ADOPT OR INCREASE A FEE, THEY MUST PREPARE A NEXUS STUDY THAT SUPPORTS THAT FEE AMOUNT.

SECOND, RESIDENTIAL FEES MUST BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE UNITS, BECAUSE THE CITY'S EXISTING STUDY AND FEE STRUCTURE PREDATE THESE REQUIREMENTS, IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES PREPARED THE UPDATED NEXUS STUDY IN COMPLIANCE WITH AB 602. THE STUDY EVALUATES THE CITY'S EXISTING PARK FACILITIES. IT RESEARCHED LAND AND PARK IMPROVEMENT COSTS, AND INCORPORATED THE FUTURE PARK PROJECTS, WHICH ARE LAID OUT IN THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROGRAM. THE STUDY INCLUDES THE 19 PLANNED PARK PROJECTS, WITH AN ESTIMATED COST EXCEEDING $50 MILLION. IT ALSO ESTIMATES PARK IMPROVEMENT COSTS AT ABOUT $4.4 MILLION PER ACRE. THIS IS BASED ON OUR ACTUAL ASSUMPTIONS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN THE PAST, WILL THEN USE THIS INFORMATION TO CALCULATE THE FEES NECESSARY FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO CONTRIBUTE ITS FAIR SHARE TOWARDS FUTURE PARK IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THE NEXUS STUDY AT ITS AUGUST 25TH WORKSHOP. AFTER THAT, THE STUDY WAS POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR 30 DAYS.

NOTICES WERE ALSO POSTED AT CITY FACILITIES AND IT WAS PUBLISHED TWICE IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. NO WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED BASED ON THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE STUDY. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ADOPTS TWO FEES, BOTH CALCULATED BY SQUARE FOOTAGE AS REQUIRED. RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS SUBJECT TO THE QUIMBY ACT WOULD PAY $23.44 PER SQUARE FOOT, AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD PAY $17.41 PER SQUARE FOOT.

THESE FEES ARE ONLY APPLIED TOWARDS THE HABITABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT, SO GARAGES ARE NOT INCLUDED, STORAGE ROOMS, ETC. AND A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN ONLY BE SUBJECT TO ONE OF THE FEES. THE CITY ADOPTED ITS QUIMBY ACT ORDINANCE IN 1976 AND UPDATED IT IN 1991. THE ORDINANCE CONTAINS OUTDATED PROVISIONS AND REFERENCES TO STATE LAW, AND AS I MENTIONED, IT ONLY APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A SUBDIVISION.

AS A RESULT, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE A SUBDIVISION IS CURRENTLY NOT SUBJECT TO A PARK IMPACT FEE. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE REPEALS AND REPLACES THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WITH A FRAMEWORK FOR BOTH FEE PROGRAMS. IT RETAINS THE QUIMBY ACT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS AND ESTABLISHES THE MITIGATION FEE ACT FEE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDES FOR BOTH FEES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE

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PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE AGENDA AND WAIT FOR THE MAYOR OR CITY CLERK TO CALL ON YOU BEFORE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. SPEAKERS PROVIDING IN-PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE CALLED FIRST. THREE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, EVERYONE. SO AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE CALL UP SPEAKERS, I NEED TO REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANY COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS RELEVANT TO A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. OKAY. SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO. FIRST UP IS MISTER JIM PUIG. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JIM PUGH FROM THE SHEPHERD LAW FIRM. WE REPRESENT THE LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM SIX, WHICH IS THE CITY'S PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION REGARDING PARK DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RACECOURSE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING LAND. IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN 3.0 AREA. HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY TODAY THAT WE LEARNED OF THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION TONIGHT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASES PARK DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. WE HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THE AMOUNT OR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE INCREASED PARK FEES, AND THUS HAD NO CHANCE FOR SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES. IT WAS PARTICULARLY DISAPPOINTING THAT OUR CLIENT HAS HAD NO SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS GEARED TOWARDS GENERATING LARGE INCREASE IN PARK FEES FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN 3.0 AREA. GENERALLY, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF CYPRUS, BASED ON SOME QUICK MATH, ALREADY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PARK FEES IN ORANGE COUNTY. AND THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THOSE FEES. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, THE MA'ALAEA PROJECT, WHICH WAS APPROVED LAST MONTH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEW PARK FEE RESOLUTION WOULD EFFECTIVELY INCREASE PARK FEES FROM ABOUT 23,000 TO 39,000 PER

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE. IF I COULD HAVE THREE MORE SECONDS, WE'D LIKE TO ENGAGE IN GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE FEE ORDINANCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT AT YOUR DISCRETION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK? NO, MR. MAYOR. COMMENTS. OKAY. VERY WELL. I KNOW VIRTUAL COMMENTS. NO, SIR. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND NOW, COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE FOUR. THANK YOU. SO I KNOW WE HAD THE WORKSHOP ON THESE PREVIOUSLY AND WERE WALKED THROUGH THE THE FEE STRUCTURE AND THE REASONING BEHIND IT AND THE CALCULATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE I'M SURPRISED. BUT IN LIGHT OF THE COMMENT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR US IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING PROPERLY AND BY THE BOOK. AND SO I, I GUESS I'M WONDERING, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, SO BASED ON THE COMMENT, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SPEAKER WAS SUGGESTING POTENTIAL LEGAL ISSUES IF THE CITY WERE TO ADOPT THE FEES AS RECOMMENDED, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT RUNNING INTO ANY LEGAL ISSUES. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT? TAKE SOME TIME TO ANALYZE OR DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? WE COULD. MY. MY RESPONSE TO COUNSEL IS REASONABLE MINDS MAY DIFFER AND OUR MIND IS OF A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN IS. BUT IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE SOME MORE. IF YOU'D LIKE A WRITTEN MEMORANDUM FROM OUR OFFICE ABOUT THE. THE ABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE RESOLUTION TO SATISFY FEDERAL LAW, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. AND THIS IS ALSO A LITTLE TRICKY, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT I'M WONDERING, WOULD WE BE PERMITTED TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS TO A CLOSED SESSION WHERE YOU COULD GIVE US A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION? I'M HESITANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES. I WOULDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LEGAL ISSUES IN DETAIL IN CLOSED SESSION. MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF YOU IF THE IF THE COUNCIL HAS A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM COUNSEL FOR THE LOS ALAMITOS RACETRACK, MY SUGGESTION IS YOU CONTINUE THIS HEARING. WE'LL DO SOME ADDITIONAL LEGAL ANALYSIS. HOWEVER, COMPLYING WITH THE LAW IS A PART OF WHAT YOUR CONSULTANTS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO IN DOING THEIR STUDY AND THEIR ANALYSIS. SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STUDY AND THE ANALYSIS, BUT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LAW. OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT, COUNCILMEMBER.

PETE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD SUMMARY, AND THEY DID A NICE PRESENTATION BACK IN AUGUST. WHAT'S THE TIMING? IS THERE LIKE A APPROVAL OF, HEY, AFTER YOU GET YOUR REPORT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS APPROVED OR DENIED WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. OR IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE THIS TO A FUTURE MEETING, WOULD THAT BE AN ISSUE?

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WHAT'S WHAT'S OUR, WHAT'S OUR MEETING IN IN NOVEMBER? IS IT NOVEMBER 10TH? YEAH. SO MAYBE SAYING, HEY, HAVE THIS CONTINUED UNTIL NOVEMBER 10TH. AND IN THE MEANTIME, I ASK OR, OR SHANNON, I GUESS, OR MAYBE DIRECT YOU IS JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, HEY, I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU GUYS HAVE A CONVERSATION AND THEN COME BACK AND THEN WE CAN, WE CAN REEVALUATE OR, OR APPROVE WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. SO THAT WOULD BE KIND OF MY THOUGHT AND THAT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY DOABLE. IT, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FULLY ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THIS FEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RACETRACK, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA THE SIZE OF THE UNITS. RIGHT. THEY HAVE THERE IS THE MA'ALAEA PROJECT, WHICH MA'ALAEA IS THE APPLICANT AND THEIR FEES HAPPENING TO GO UP BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPOSING LARGE UNITS, BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THAT RACE COURSE, WHICH WILL HAVE SMALLER UNITS AND THEIR FEE WOULD ACTUALLY GO DOWN. SO IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE UNIT, BECAUSE WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BE PROPORTIONATE. SO SOME FEES WILL GO UP AND SOME WILL GO DOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER CORRECTION DOCTOR CHANG. YEAH THANK YOU. AND I HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THIS. WILL THIS AFFECT ANY CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN. HOW ABOUT MALIA MALIA PROPERTIES NEXT TO THE RACE COURSE OR ON THE RACE COURSE? NO, NO, IT WON'T IMPACT THEM.

THEY DON'T PAY THE FEE UNTIL BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE. AND THAT'S MANY MONTHS FROM NOW.

OKAY, I HAVE, I HAVE I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WOULD DO IF WE DID CONTINUE THIS HEARING. WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT WE CAN EXPECT? WOULD WE, IF WE DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEXT STURDY, STEADY PRICE, WOULD WE ASK FOR A NEW NEXUS STUDY? THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. I MEAN, WE DID HIRE THESE CONSULTANTS. THEY'RE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT IF THEY REDID IT, THEY WOULD COME BACK WITH THE SAME NUMBERS. I ALSO HAVE LEGAL CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BURKE BROUGHT UP, BUT I AM COMFORTED TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A SECOND HEARING. IF WE DO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THE COMMENTER SUGGESTED, IF THERE'S ANYTHING IMPROPER, THAT WE COULD GO BACK AND UNDO WHAT WE DID. SO I'M OKAY WITH CONTINUING ON WITH THE VOTE TODAY. SO ONE OPTION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING, BUT CONTINUE THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE UNTIL THE NOVEMBER MEETING, WHICH WOULD ALLOW TIME TO MEET AND CONFER WITH THE LOS ALAMITOS RACETRACK REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR LAWYERS. AND IT WOULD ALLOW YOU IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SUBMIT A MORE DETAILED RESPONSE AND RAISE THEIR LEGAL ISSUES. IT WOULD ALLOW US, WORKING WITH YOUR CONSULTANT TO ANALYZE AND REACT TO THAT. SO YOU WILL BE YOU WILL BE DOING THE YOU WILL BE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT THE PLANNING

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THANK YOU. OKAY. SORRY. OH, I'M. I'M IN FAVOR OF CITY ATTORNEY WEINER'S PROPOSAL, BUT. OH.

PLEASE CONTINUE. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS HERE. IN GENERAL. I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION JUST IN GENERAL. THAT'S MY PHILOSOPHY, BECAUSE ONCE BEING HERE, I'VE SEEN HOW MUCH EFFORT IS PUT INTO EVERYTHING BEFORE IT MAKES IT ON THE AGENDA. SO MUCH TIME IS PUT IN PLACE THAT I'M REALLY, MOST OF THE TIME WILL GO FORWARD WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AND THERE IS TIME. AND I THINK THE COMPROMISE. THERE IS A SECOND READING AND THERE IS A COMPROMISE. WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS WHENEVER ONE SPEAKER STANDS UP AND SAYS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE SETTING A BAD PRECEDENT AND WE'RE SAYING, WELL, AND IN THREE MINUTES I HEAR WHAT IS BEING SAID. I THINK WE ALL TOOK NOTE OF IT. I THINK WE'RE ALL DISCUSSING IT SERIOUSLY. AND I THINK THE COMPROMISE PUT FORWARD BY BY CITY STAFF, CITY, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY STAFF IS A GOOD COMPROMISE OR JUST BECAUSE A. I THINK WE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WITH THE VARIOUS PARTIES, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PROCEED IN, I WANT TO SAY JUDICIOUS MANNER IN A TIMELY MANNER, BECAUSE THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS SINCE, AS YOU SAID, WE'RE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. SO I'M I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE BASED UPON THAT. SO.

BUT THERE'S TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD WISH TO SPEAK. SO, COUNCILMEMBER BURKE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER PETE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. I JUST HAD TWO QUESTIONS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD. FIRST, IS A CITY UNDER ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES WITH A LANDOWNER OR DEVELOPER? NO. AND ARE WE CONFIDENT AND I BELIEVE YOU TOUCHED ON THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT WE PROVIDED ALL THE LEGALLY REQUIRED NOTICE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. YES. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. MY QUESTION IS, IF WE GO TO OUR SECOND READING, IF WE DECIDE FOR WHATEVER REASON, OKAY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, THAT WE WANT TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE RATE, WE CAN STILL DO THAT AT THE SECOND READING. YES. NOT, NOT BY LAW OR BY EVALUATION. BUT IF WE CHOOSE TO, WE HAVE TO REINTRODUCE A NEW ORDINANCE. OKAY. BUT WE COULD MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND YOU COULD YOU COULD ELECT NOT TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE ON SECOND READING.

YEAH. DIRECT STAFF OR. OR REACH A COMPROMISE BETWEEN STAFF AND THE LOS ALAMITOS RACE TRACK.

THAT COULD THEN BE. ADDED AS A NEW ARTICLE 12. OR YOU CAN ADJUST THE FEES. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS YOU COULD DO. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE FEE IS ACTUALLY IN THE RESOLUTION. IT'S NOT IN THE ORDINANCE. SO THE CITY COUNCIL, WE DID THAT ON PURPOSE. THE CITY COUNCIL COULD TECHNICALLY CHANGE THE FEE AT ANY TIME. YOU WOULD JUST DIRECT STAFF TO ADOPT A NEW RESOLUTION FURTHER IN THE ORDINANCE AS IT'S PROPOSED. THERE ARE THERE'S THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO NEGOTIATE WITH FUTURE DEVELOPERS, RIGHT, FOR CREDITS OF THE PARK IMPACT FEE, SHOULD THEY ACTUALLY PROPOSE PUBLIC FACILITIES? YEAH. AND I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WHEN WE WERE PRESENTED THE THE NUMBERS AND SAYING THERE'S ALWAYS THE OPTION. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN REQUEST SOMEONE TO ENTERTAIN, PROVIDE AN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. SURE.

I'LL DO MY BEST. OH, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE. OR YOU WANT TO HELP ME. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WOULD BE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, AND A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTINUE THE SECOND READING CONSIDERATION TO NOVEMBER 10TH, AND TO MAKE A FINDING THAT THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO NOT CONSTITUTE A PROJECT SUBJECT TO SEQUA.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. I'LL SECOND THAT. SO YES, I MOVE AND I HEARD A SECOND.

SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT. I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS

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

YEAH. THANK YOU. I ATTENDED THE SEPTEMBER 23RD, 24TH LEAGUE OF CITIES EVENT IN ANAHEIM. WELL ATTENDED, LOTS OF GREAT TOPICS FOR COUNCIL LEADERS. THANK YOU TO EL AND WONDER FOR YOUR RECEPTION THAT EVENING. THAT WAS VERY NICE. ATTENDED TWO DIFFERENT OC SANITATION MEETINGS. ONE IS THE OPERATIONS MEETING. BUT THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS THE BOARD MEETING.

THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT THE OC SANITATION RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP. AND SO THIS IS A RATE THAT IS IN OUR PROPERTY TAXES. THE EXACT NUMBER I DON'T HAVE YET. I EXPECT IT TO COME TO THE BOARD OVER THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS. I WENT TO A WOMEN OF CHARACTER LUNCHEON ON THE 25TH. AGAIN, THE CYPRESS FESTIVAL WAS A GOOD EVENT, BUSY. I HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING COMMENTS, FROM CAMERAS TO TRAFFIC TO VETERANS TO YOU NAME IT. SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GOOD THING. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOODIES THAT WERE OUT THERE. THEY WERE, THEY WERE MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. I'LL JUST SAY IT THAT WAY. I KNOW LAST YEAR WE WERE JUST GETTING RID OF SOME STUFF. SO BUT IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. ON THE 28TH THIS NEXT WEEK WE HAVE THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. SO I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU THERE. AND MARY CAMMY, WHO'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB, IS THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW HER AND WRITE UP THE SCRIPT THAT'S GOING TO BE READ AT THE CONFERENCE. SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. PARTICIPATE IN TWO CANDIDATE FORUMS FOR MY OTHER JOB OF RUNNING FOR COUNCIL. SO FUN. WENT TO THE CYPRESS CHAMBER MENTOR BREAKFAST. EXTREMELY BUSY THIS YEAR. IT WAS A LOT OF LOT OF STUDENTS WERE THERE. I HAD FOUR STUDENTS CYPRESS HIGH, WESTERN AND KENNEDY AND JUST REALLY ALL ON THE EDUCATION SIDE. BUT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WELL DONE. I APPRECIATE KEVIN, EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES. PARTICIPATE IN THE CYPRESS WALK RUN. I DID NOT WALK OR RUN. I WAS A REALLY GOOD CHEERLEADER CHEERLEADER AT THE END. SO BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE SENIORS WHO HAD SPENT THE PREVIOUS MONTH PRACTICING. KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM FOR GETTING THEM READY. IT WAS AWESOME. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. ATTENDED A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR MAYOR AND A COUPLE OTHERS, AND WE WENT THROUGH A DRAFT PLAN OF WHAT AN

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I ALSO WENT TO THE CYPRESS FESTIVAL. I WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS FOR HAVING SUCH A HUGE BOUNCE HOUSE SECTION THIS YEAR. MY MY THREE YEAR OLD, MY SEVEN YEAR OLD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WENT TO THE TAIWAN FLAG RAISING CEREMONY IN IRVINE. OF COURSE, WE WENT TO WE DID THE WALK TO SCHOOL FOR LANDALE AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT EVERY WEEK. SO ALL THE PARENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO CONTINUE THAT TRADITION, THE WEEKLY TRADITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WENT TO THE CAL CITIES CONFERENCE FROM 923 TO 924. I DID THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS THERE AT THE CHAMBER MENTOR BREAKFAST. I WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW WAS ORGANIZED AND HOW WELL IT'S RUN. IT WAS THERE AT THE CYPRESS FIVE K RUN, HOLDING THE FINISH LINE THERE AT THE FINISH LINE. I DID A WALK TO SCHOOL IN LAWNDALE.

1013 DID CYPRESS FESTIVAL. I WAS IN KIWANIS BOOTH FLIPPING HAMBURGERS IN THE BACK. AND THEN THIS MORNING WAS AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THIS MORNING TO HEAR OUR STATE SENATOR TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE HIGH ON HIS LIST. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND NEXT IS

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