Agenda 2023-05-17
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
May 22, 2023
3:30 P.M. - Closed Session
www.cypressca.org 5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
Interested in speaking to the City Council? Information about participating in the City Council
meeting appears at the end of the agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
3:30 P.M.
Executive Board Room
ROLL CALL
Cypress City Council, also acting as the Ex-Officio Governing Board of Directors of the Cypress
Recreation and Park District
Mayor Anne Hertz-Mallari
Mayor Pro Tem Scott Minikus
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Frances Marquez
Council Member Bonnie Peat
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP ITEMS (Limited to 30
minutes - three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.)
The public may address the City Council on Closed Session/Workshop items prior to any action
taken. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not
engage in a discussion with members of the public during the meeting. Please complete a
Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Members of the public are encouraged to
communicate with the City Council via email at adm@cypressca.org or by calling
714-229-6699.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project v. City of Cypress
Case No. 30-2022-01270865-CU-CR-CJC
Orange County Superior Court
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
City Manager/City Attorney
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, June 12, 2023,
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 and City website not less than 72
hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 17th day of May, 2023.
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Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public can participate in the City Council meeting in the following ways:
1. Attend In-Person. First-come, first-served seating is available. All attendees must be free of
any symptoms associated with contagious illnesses.
2. Attend General Sessions Virtually via Webinar. Virtual attendance is available for General
Sessions.
The public may address the City Council virtually during Oral Communications on Agenda Items/
Public Hearings/ Oral Communication on Items Not on the Agenda. Virtual participants
must click the 'hand raise' button prior to the end of the first in-person speaker to indicate they
wish to address the City Council. Upon clicking the 'hand raise' button, please unmute your
microphone and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to call on you.
= Hand Raise = Unmute
3. Submit Public Comments Prior to the Meeting. The public may submit comments via email
to cityclerk@cypressca.org. Comments submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be
added to the City Council agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
4. Watch the Meeting. The General Sessions of regular City Council meetings can be viewed
on Spectrum Cable Channel 36 or on the City's website at www.cypressca.org/watchlive.
5. Listen to the Meeting. Listen-only teleconferencing is available for General Sessions.
INVOCATION POLICY
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.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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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