Agenda 2021-09-27
AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
September 27, 2021
5:30 P.M.
www.cypressca.org Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
Submitted public comment attached to Agenda Item No. 1
Updated Attachment A on Agenda Item No. 5 to correct typographical error
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
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symptoms associated with COVID-19. The Council Chambers' seating capacity is approximately
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5. Submit Public Comments Prior to the Meeting. The public may submit comments via email
to cityclerk@cypressca.org or by voicemail at (714) 229-6683. Comments submitted by 3:00
p.m. on September 27, 2021 will be added to the City Council agenda as a Consent Calendar
item.
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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
Council Member Scott Minikus
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Three minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City Council)
The public may submit comments to the City Council on any matters prior to any action taken
on the agenda. Although live comments are not available prior to Closed or Workshop
Sessions, the public may submit comments to cityclerk@cypressca.org or (714) 229-6683 prior
to 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2021. All comments submitted prior to the deadline will be
added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
CLOSED SESSION
THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Consultation with: Cypress Police Department, Chief of Police
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation - one potential case
Claim of California Voting Rights Act violation from Southwest Voter Education Project
WORKSHOP SESSION (approximately 6:30 p.m.)
Organics Recycling Update
RECONVENE
7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
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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
Council Member Scott Minikus
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The City Council does not endorse the content of the invocation and does not endorse the
invocational speaker’s particular faith, belief and/or religious denomination. The City Council
has an established neutral policy for selecting and scheduling invocational speakers. The
City Council’s policy on invocations is available from the City Clerk.
REPORT OF WORKSHOP AGENDA / CLOSED SESSION
City Manager/City Attorney
PRESENTATIONS
Hunger Action Month Proclamation
Introduction of New City Employees
Presentation of Arts-Related Small Business and Nonprofit Grant from County of Orange
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Limited to 30 minutes – three minutes per speaker, unless
extended by the City Council)
The public may address the City Council on any matters 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
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their comments to no more than three minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to cityclerk@cypressca.org or (714) 229-6683
prior to 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2021. All comments submitted via email or voicemail
prior to the deadline will be added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
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.
1.Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the September 27, 2021 City
Council Meeting
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Receive and file submitted public comments.
2.Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for
Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading
3.Approve Minutes - Meetings of September 13, 2021 and September 14, 2021
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
4.Award a Contract for the Neighborhood Preservation Pilot Program
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation: Award a contract to Willdan Engineering in an amount not to
exceed $175,000 for the Neighborhood Preservation Pilot Program.
5.Approve Continuing Appropriations, Revenues and Transfers from FY 2020-21
to FY 2021-22
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation:
1. Authorize the appropriation of $3,399,687 in FY 2021-22 for the carryover of items
from FY 2020-21, as detailed in Attachment A; and
2. Authorize the appropriation of $4,683,403 in FY 2021-22 for the carryover of items
encumbered at June 30, 2021, as detailed in Attachment B; and
3. Authorize the continuation of operating transfers totaling $4,675,045 and estimated
grant revenue totaling $587,414 from FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22, as detailed in
Attachment C to support carryover appropriations.
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6.Approve Cypress Recreation and Park District Continuing Appropriations from
FY 2020-21 to FY 2021-22
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation:
1. Appropriate $7,550,018 in FY 2021-22 for items encumbered at June 30, 2021; and
2. Appropriate $493,157 in FY 2021-22 for the carryover of continuing appropriations.
7.Approve Supplemental Appropriations and Increases to Estimated Revenues
for FY 2020-21
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation:
1. Approve FY 2020-21 supplemental appropriations of $587,764 and increase
estimated revenues by $744,064 for the CIty; and
2. Approve FY 2020-21 supplemental appropriations of $7,800 for the Cypress
Recreation and Park District.
8.Proclaim the Month of September 2021 as Hunger Action Month
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Proclaim the month of September 2021 as Hunger Action Month.
9.Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended August 31, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached investment report.
10.Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the City’s Solid
Waste Management Ordinance and Purchasing Ordinance
Prepared by: Fred Galante, City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt on second reading the attached Ordinance amending the
City’s Solid Waste Management Ordinance and Purchasing Ordinance to comply with
and implement new State laws regarding food recovery and organic waste recycling.
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11.Approve Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of
August 28, 2021 through September 10, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Approve the attached payment register summarized below for the
period of August 28, 2021 through September 10, 2021:
Electronic Funds Transfers 9824 through 9917
Warrants 57618 through 57704
Payroll Transfers W1456
NEW BUSINESS
12.Adopt the Strategic Plan and Six Month Objectives
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt the Strategic Plan and six month objectives.
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
13.Adopt a Resolution in Support of the Orange County Veterans Cemetery in
Anaheim Hills
Agendized by: Jon Peat, Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt the attached Resolution in support of the Orange County
Veterans Cemetery to be located in Anaheim Hills.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Five minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City Council)
The public may address the City Council on any matters 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 five minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to cityclerk@cypressca.org or (714) 229-6683 prior
to 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2021. All comments submitted via email or voicemail prior to
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to 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2021. All comments submitted via email or voicemail prior to
the deadline will be added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS AND REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT - IN MEMORY OF CYPRESS RESIDENT AND WORLD WAR II VETERAN
ROBERT YERIAN
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, October 11,
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 72 hours prior to the
meeting. Dated this 23rd day of September, 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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