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SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
RECREATION & COMMUNITY
SERVICES COMMISSION
OCTOBER 11, 2021
5:00 P.M.
A special joint meeting of the Cypress City Council and Recreation&Community Services
Commission was called to order at 5:04 p.m. by Mayor Peat at Lexington Park, 4600 W.
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Cerritos Avenue, Cypress, California. '
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
Recreation & Community Services Commission
Chair Linda Croce
Vice Chair Jan Ridgeway
Commissioner Vanessa Burtle
Commissioner Carol Erbe - Absent
Commissioner Joy Harper
Commissioner Christen Jackson - Absent
Commissioner Jennifer Park
STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
City Attorney Fred Galante
Director of Finance and Administrative Services Matt Burton
Director of Public Works Doug Dancs
Planning Director Alicia Velasco
Chief of Police Mark Lauderback
Acting Director of Recreation and Community Services Jeff Draper
City Clerk Alisha Farnell
Assistant City Engineer Nick Mangkalakiri
Management Analyst Kirsten Graham
Recreation Supervisor Shelly Myers
Recreation Supervisor Shayna Gutierrez
Recreation Coordinator Andi Terry
WORKSHOP SESSION
Lexington Park Tour for City Council, City Commissioners and Officials. (Tour only — no
action was taken)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Three minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City
Council)
Jennifer Dagarag, Cypress, expressed concerns about the drinking fountains, vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
Ed Kraemer, Cypress, expressed concerns about parking and lighting.
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Paul Frost, Cypress, expressed concerns about overflow parking into nearby
neighborhood.
Nelson Machin, Cypress, expressed concerns regarding parking, homeless and lighting.
Anthony Uy, Cypress, expressed concerns about parking, trees, and general park design.
Sean Clark, Cypress, expressed support and excitement for Lexington Park on behalf of
Friday Night Lights participants and families.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Peat adjourned the meeting at 5:46 p.m. to an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be
held on Monday, October 11, 2021, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the E ecutive Board Room.
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