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SPECIAL MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 19, 2022
4:00 P.M.
A special meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor
Pro Tern Hertz-Mallari in the Executive Board Room, 5275 Orange 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 Paulo Morales— arrived at 4:06 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tern Anne Hertz-Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez— absent
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Jon Peat
STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
City Attorney Fred Galante
City Clerk Alisha Farnell
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Limited to three minutes per speaker, unless extended by
the City Council)
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Item No. 1: Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the January 19, 2022
Special City Council Meeting
Recommendation: Receive and file submitted public comments.
The City Clerk reported that no public comments were submitted.
No action was taken.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney reported that the City Council would meet in Closed Session as follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL —ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation — one potential case
Threat of Civil Rights Violation and Harassment Submitted by Council Member Frances
Marquez
The City Attorney stated that Council Member Marquez would be excluded from this
Closed Session item.
Mayor Pro Tern Hertz-Mallari recessed the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem Hertz-Mallari reconvened the meeting at 5:17 p.m.
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REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney reported that the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the item
listed on the Closed Session agenda, namely Conference with Legal Counsel, one item
of anticipated litigation under the heading significant exposure to litigation, a threat of Civil
Rights violation and harassment submitted by Council Member Frances Marquez. He
stated the City Council received a briefing and no further reportable action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Hertz-Mallari adjourned the meeting at 5:19 p.m. to an adjourned Regular
Meeting, to be held on Monday, January 24, 2022, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive
Board Room.
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OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS