Agenda 2022-01-10
AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
January 10, 2022
7:00 P.M.
www.cypressca.org Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
Removal of Notice regarding teleconference participation by Mayor Pro Tem Hertz-Mallari;
Mayor Pro Tem Hertz-Mallari will participate in person
Agenda Item No. 19 - updated attachment titled Ordinance to correct typographical error
Agenda Item No. 19 - added attachments titled Municipal Code Section 17-72 and Municipal
Code Section 17-72 with Proposed Changes
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Consistent with current COVID-19 safety guidelines, members of the public can participate in this
meeting as follows:
1. Attend In-Person. Limited first-come, first-served seating is available. 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.
2. Attend Virtually via Webinar. This option provides the ability to provide live public comments
during Oral Communications or Public Hearings and view slideshow presentations. Please
register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6122665004293924109 to receive an email
containing a link to join the webinar. Advance registration is recommended.
3. Watch the Meeting. The City Council meeting can be viewed live on Spectrum Cable Channel
36 or on the City's website at www.cypressca.org/watchlive.
4. Listen to the Meeting. The public may participate via the listen-only teleconference mode by
calling (213) 929-4212 and entering Access Code 167-641-153 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 3:00 p.m. on January 10, 2022 will be added to
the City Council agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
CALL TO ORDER
7:00 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 Paulo Morales
Mayor Pro Tem Anne Hertz-Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Jon Peat
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION Neighborhood Church
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.
PRESENTATIONS
Introduction of New City Employees
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. 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.
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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 3:00 p.m. on January
10, 2021. All comments submitted via email 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 January 10, 2022 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 - Meeting of December 13, 2021
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
4. Approve Final Tract Map No. 19114
Prepared by: Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Approve Final Tract Map No. 19114 and authorize the City Clerk to sign the
record map.
5. Approve the Urban Area Security Initiative Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of
Anaheim
Prepared by: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
Recommendation:
1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2020 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Sub-Recipient
Agreement with the City of Anaheim; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all UASI related documents.
6. Approve the Successor Agency's Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the
Period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 (ROPS 22-23)
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Recognized Obligation Payment
Schedule for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 (ROPS 22-23) for the Successor
Agency to the Dissolved Cypress Redevelopment Agency.
7. Approve a Spending Plan for American Rescue Plan Act Allocations
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation:
1. Approve a Spending Plan for the $11,723,277 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds allocated to the City as part of the American Rescue Plan Act which
categorizes these amounts as revenue replacement to the maximum extent allowed by U.S.
Treasury Guidelines; and
2. Increase budgeted transfers out from the Pandemic Response Fund to the City's General
Fund by $4,577,000 for eligible 2020 revenue replacement in accordance with American
Rescue Plan Act and U.S. Treasury guidelines; and
3. Increase budgeted transfers out of the General Fund to the Infrastructure Fund by $1.2
million; and
4. Increase budgeted transfers out of the General Fund to the Employee Benefits Fund by
$1.2 million; and
5. Decrease budgeted transfers out of the Pandemic Response Fund by $625,000 to the
City's General Fund ($240,000), Lighting District Fund ($200,000), City Capital Projects Fund
($75,000) and City Central Services Fund ($110,000) for ARPA amounts included in the FY
2021-22 adopted budget.
8. Award a Contract for Lexington Park Landscape Maintenance Services
Prepared by: Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Award an initial two year and four month contract to BrightView
Landscape Services, Inc. for $214,849, with a contingency of $32,228, for Lexington Park
Landscape Maintenance Services.
9. Receive and File the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021.
10. Receive and File the Audit Letter to the City Council for the Fiscal Year Ended June
30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the Audit Letter from Lance, Soll and Lunghard LLP to
the City Council for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2021.
11. Receive and File the Report on the City's Appropriations Limit for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to the City's Appropriations Limit Worksheet for the Fiscal
Year ended June 30, 2021.
12. Receive and File the Cypress Recreation and Park District’s Financial Statements and
Auditors' Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the District's Basic Financial Statements and
Independent Auditors' Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021.
13. Receive and File the Audit Letter to the District Board for the Fiscal Year Ended June
30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the Audit Letter from Lance, Soll and Lunghard LLP to
the Cypress Recreation and Park District Board of Directors for the Fiscal Year ended June
30, 2021.
14. Receive and File the Independent Accountants’ Report on the Cypress Recreation
and Park District’s Appropriations Limit for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached Independent Accountants’ Report on
Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to the Appropriations Limit Worksheet for the Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 2021.
15. Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended November 30, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached investment report.
16. Receive and File the Strategic Plan Six-Month Objectives Update
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Receive and file the strategic plan six-month objectives update.
17. Approve Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of
November 27, 2021 through December 17, 2021
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Approve the attached payment register summarized below for the period
of November 27, 2021 through December 17, 2021:
Electronic Funds Transfers 10222 through 10339
Warrants 58345 through 58433
Payroll Transfers W1462 through W1464
NEW BUSINESS
18. Approve an Agreement to Conduct a Community Survey and Establish a City Council
Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Assist with the Development of Survey Questionnaire
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation:
1. Approve the attached agreement with True North Research, Inc. for $29,798 to conduct a
community survey; and
2. Adopt a Resolution creating an ad hoc subcommittee to advise and assist with the
development of the community survey questionnaire, appointing two members of the City
Council to the ad hoc subcommittee, and establishing its duration and duties.
19. Consider Lexington Park Operating Policies, Field Allocations, and Rental Rates
Prepared by: Jeff Draper, Director of Recreation and Community Services
Recommendation:
1. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance, by title only, amending Chapter 17-72 of the
Cypress Municipal Code regarding synthetic turf; and
2. Set a public hearing for February 14, 2022, to consider revisions to the Recreation and
Park District master fee schedule, to establish Lexington Park athletic field rental fees,
pavilion rental fees, food truck fees, and equipment storage fees.
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
20. Consider California Voting Rights Act - City Council Election Format Community
Forums Informational Presentation
Agendized by: Ad Hoc Subcommittee - Mayor Paulo Morales and Council Member Jon Peat
Recommendation: Approve California Voting Rights Act - City Council Election Format
Community Forums informational presentation.
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. 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 prior to 3:00 p.m. on
January 10, 2021. All comments submitted via email prior to the deadline will be added to the
agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS AND REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, January 24, 2022,
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 7th day of January, 2022.
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Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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