Agenda 2023-11-20 (Special Meeting)
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
November 20, 2023
12:00 P.M. - Closed Session
1:30 P.M. (Approximate) - General Session
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CALL TO ORDER
12:00 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 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
RECONVENE
1:30 P.M. (Approximate)
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 Anne Mallari
Mayor Pro Tem Scott Minikus
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Frances Marquez
Council Member Bonnie Peat
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
City Manager/City Attorney
ORAL COMMUNICATION ON AGENDA ITEMS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may
adjust the time allotted per speaker.)
The public may address the City Council on agenda 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. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to
call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called
first. Members of the public are encouraged to communicate with the City Council via email at
adm@cypressca.org or by calling 714-229-6699.
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. Council Members voting no or abstaining on a Consent
Calendar item may do so without removing the item from the Consent Calendar.
1.Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the November 20, 2023 Special City
Council Meeting
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Receive and file submitted public comments.
CONTINUED ITEMS
2.Consider Proposals for an Investigation of the Disclosure of Information From
Confidential Closed Sessions of the City Council and Provide Direction
Prepared by: Fred Galante, City Attorney
Recommendation: Consider proposals for an investigation of the disclosure of information from
confidential closed sessions of the City Council and provide direction.
ADJOURNMENT
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ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, December 11, 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 24 hours prior to the
meeting. Dated this 16th day of November, 2023.
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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 the General Session Virtually via Webinar. Follow this
link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/11956524642171480. Advanced registration is
recommended.
The public may address the City Council virtually during Oral Communications on Agenda Items/ Public
Hearings. 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 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting will be added to the
agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
4. Watch the Meeting. The general session of this City Council meeting 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 the general session of this City
Council meeting by calling (562) 247-8422 and entering Access Code 735-365-900. No registration or
audio pin is necessary.
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 24 hours prior to the meeting to
enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
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