Agenda 2021-08-17 (Special Meeting)
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
August 17, 2021
5:30 P.M.
www.cypressca.org Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which authorizes the City
Council to hold public meetings via teleconference or electronically and suspends certain provisions of
the Ralph M. Brown Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consistent with the Governor's Orders, members of the public can participate in this meeting as follows:
1. Attend Virtually via Webinar. This option provides the ability to provide live public comments during
Oral Communications or Public Hearings and view slideshow presentations. To participate via webinar,
please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7448856344062957072. Following
registration, you will receive an email containing a link to join the webinar. Advance registration is
recommended.
2. Attend In-Person. Limited first-come, first-served seating is available in the Council Chambers. All
in-person attendees are required to wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status, adhere to
social distancing and seating restrictions, and must be free of any symptoms associated with
COVID-19. The Council Chambers' seating capacity is approximately 15 people.
3. Watch the Meeting. The City Council meeting can be viewed live online
at www.cypressca.org/watchlive or on Spectrum Cable Channel 36.
4. Listen to the Meeting. The public may participate via the listen-only teleconference mode by calling
(562) 247-8422 and entering Access Code 296-819-274 when prompted. No registration or audio pin is
necessary.
5. Submit Public Comments Prior to the Meeting. The public may submit comments via email
to cityclerk@cypressca.org. Comments submitted by 2:00 p.m. on August 17, 2021 will be added to the
City Council agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
5:30 P.M.
Council Chambers
ROLL CALL
Cypress City Council, also acting as the Ex-Officio Governing Board of Directors of the Cypress
Recreation and Park District
Mayor Jon Peat
Mayor Pro Tem Paulo Morales
Council Member Anne Hertz
Council Member Frances Marquez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Limited to 30 minutes - three minutes per speaker, unless extended by
the City Council)
The public may address the City Council prior to any action taken on the agenda. Although Council
Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are
not on its agenda.
If you would like to address the City Council in person, please complete a Speaker's Card available at
the podium. If you would like to address the City Council via the meeting webinar, please click the 'hand
raise' button, unmute your microphone and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you.
= Hand Raise = Unmute
Speakers providing comments in person will be called first. Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to no more than three minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to cityclerk@cypressca.org prior to 2:00 p.m. on August 17,
2021. All comments submitted prior to the deadline will be added to the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
1.Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the August 17, 2021 Special City
Council Meeting
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Receive and file submitted public comments.
2.Conduct Applicant Interviews and Consider Candidates for Appointment to Fill the
Council Vacancy and Adopt a Resolution Filling a Vacancy in the Office of City Council
Member by Appointment
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Conduct applicant interviews and consider candidates for appointment to fill
a City Council vacancy and Adopt a Resolution filling a vacancy in the office of City Council
Member by appointment.
Scheduled interview:
5:30 p.m. - Carrie Katsumata Hayashida
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ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, August 23, 2021
beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing
Agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this
16th day of August, 2021.
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Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
this meeting, you should contact the City Clerk at (714) 229-6685 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting
to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
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CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Special 1.
FROM:Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
DATE:08/17/2021
SUBJECT:Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the August 17, 2021 Special City
Council Meeting
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file submitted public comments.
BUDGET IMPACT
None.
LEGAL REVIEW
None required.
APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Special 2.
FROM:Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
DATE:08/17/2021
SUBJECT:Conduct Applicant Interviews and Consider Candidates for Appointment to Fill the
Council Vacancy and Adopt a Resolution Filling a Vacancy in the Office of City
Council Member by Appointment
RECOMMENDATION
Conduct applicant interviews and consider candidates for appointment to fill a City Council vacancy
and Adopt a Resolution filling a vacancy in the office of City Council Member by appointment.
DISCUSSION
At its July 12 meeting, the City Council selected to fill the current vacancy on the City Council via an
application and interview process. The City Council scheduled candidate interviews for August 9,
August 11, and August 17. At the conclusion of the interviews, the City Council will consider making
an appointment by Resolution to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
BUDGET IMPACT
None.
LEGAL REVIEW
None required.
APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Resolution
01004.0001/733864.1 1
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
AND ACTING AS EX -OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, FILLING A
VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY
APPOINTMENT
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held on November 6, 2018 and the
City Council officially declared the results of that election on December 10, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the official results of the General Municipal Election declared Stacy
Berry to be elected for a four-year term and she was duly sworn into office immediately
upon the City Council's declaration of the results of the election; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2021, Council Member Berry resigned as a member of the
Cypress City Council having served only a portion of her four-year term, thereby leaving
a vacancy on the City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 36512, when a
vacancy in a city elective office occurs, the City Council shall either fill the vacancy by
appointment or call a special election to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 2021, the City Council considered i ts options and decided
to fill the vacancy by appointment following interviews of eligible residents to serve the
unexpired term of the previous incumbent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to memorialize that appointment by resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby appoints _________ to the office of member
of the City Council for the balance of the term held by former Council Member Stacy Berry
to expire upon the declaration of results of the November 2022 General Municipal Election.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 1777, after filing an
official oath, _____________ shall possess all the rights and powers , and will be subject
to the same liabilities, duties, and obligations , of all councilmembers.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36515, ______’s
compensation shall be the same as that payable to the member whose office was
vacated.
01004.0001/733864.1 2
SECTION 4. Upon the approval and passage of this Resolution, the city clerk shall
present a certificate of appointment to _________ and administer the oath of office.
SECTION 5. Upon being sworn into the office of member of the Cypress City
Council, _______ shall take his/her seat on the dais of the Council C hambers.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress, and acting as
ex-officio governing Board of Directors of the Cypress Recreation and Park District at a
special meeting held on the 17th day of August, 2021.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OFTHE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
I, ALISHA FARNELL , City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a special meeting of the said City Council held
on the __ day of __, 2021, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS