Agenda 2024-10-14
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
October 14, 2024
5:30 P.M. - Closed Session
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org 5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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CALL TO ORDER
5:30 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 Scott Minikus
Mayor Pro Tem Bonnie Peat
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Anne Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez
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)
Fortis LLP v. Frances Marquez, City of Cypress
Case No. 30-2022-01277792-CU-WM-CJC
Orange County Superior Court
RECONVENE
6:00 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 Scott Minikus
Mayor Pro Tem Bonnie Peat
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Anne Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez
INVOCATION Cypress Neighborhood Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
City Manager/City Attorney
PRESENTATIONS
Red Ribbon Week Proclamation
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Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.)
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discussion with members of the public during the meeting. Please complete a Speaker's Card
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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.Approve Minutes - Meetings of August 26, September 6, September 9 and
September 17, 2024
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
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2.Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for
Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading
3.Proclaim the Week of October 23-31, 2024 as Red Ribbon Week
Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Proclaim the week of October 23-31, 2024 as Red Ribbon Week.
4.Accept North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative Funds
Prepared by: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
Recommendation:
1. Accept $239,000 from the FY 2024-25 Board of State and Community Corrections
funds through the North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative; and
2. Appropriate $132,381 in the General Fund Grants fund from FY 2021-22 Board of
State and Community Corrections funds; and
3. Increase estimated revenues by $132,381 in the General Fund Grants Fund; and
4. Authorize the return of $150,000 to the North Orange County Public Safety
Collaborative of FY 2021-22 Board of State and Community Corrections allocations
awarded for a collaboration with the City of La Palma.
5.Approve Final Parcel Map No. 2023-101 for 5757 Plaza Drive
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Approve Final Parcel Map No. 2023-101 and the Subdivision
Improvement Agreement.
6.Approve an Ordinance Lowering the Speed Limit on Crescent Avenue
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Introduce for first reading an Ordinance, by title only, amending
Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code lowering the speed limit from 45 to 40 miles per hour
on the following segments of Crescent Avenue:
1. From 240 feet west of Acacia Drive to 400 feet west of Moody Street; and
2. Between 1,300 feet west of Walker Street to 720 feet east of Walker Street.
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7.Accept the Residential Street Resurfacing, Project 349
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Accept the Residential Street Resurfacing, Project 349, in the amount of
$1,084,358.89 and approve the final payment of $54,217.94 to R.J. Noble Company;
and
2. Authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
8.Award Contracts for City Hall and PD Roof Replacement, Project 393
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Award a contract to Rite-Way Roofing Corporation for $934,418.98, and authorize a
contingency of $140,000; and
2. Approve a Task Order for Construction Inspection Services to FCG Consultants Inc.,
for $49,794.08, and authorize a contingency of $7,400.
9.Award Contract for the Street Sweeper Repairs
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Authorize informal bidding for street sweeper repairs as permitted under Municipal
Code Section 21A-10(f); and
2. Award a contract to Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC - LA Freightliner for $29,449.01
for street sweeper repairs; and
3. Approve an appropriation increase of $29,450 in the Central Services Fund.
10.Approve an Appropriation Increase for Custodial Services
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Increase appropriations in the General Fund by $32,622 for custodial contract
services; and
2. Increase appropriations in the Central Services Fund by $7,800 for custodial
contract services.
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11.Approve a Contract Amendment and Task Order for the Business Parks
Modernization and Integration Project
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation:
1. Approve a $22,187 contract amendment with CASC Engineering and Consulting for
additional services to modernize and integrate the Business Park Specific Plans; and
2. Approve a $15,300 task order with LSA Associates for additional services needed to
prepare the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the Business Parks
Modernization and Integration Project; and
3. Appropriate $37,487 of Pandemic Recovery Plan set-asides in the General Fund.
NEW BUSINESS
12.Adopt the Strategic Plan and Six Month Objectives
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt the Strategic Plan and six month objectives.
13.Receive and File a Settlement Agreement with Fortis LLP Pursuant to a
California Public Records Act Request and Approve a Resolution that
Acknowledges and Agrees that Council Member Frances Marquez Violated the
Public Records Act
Prepared by: Fred Galante, City Attorney
Recommendation:
1. Receive and file a settlement agreement with Fortis LLP pursuant to a California
Public Records Act Request and Orange County Superior Court Case No.
30-2022-01277792-CU-WM-CJC; and
2. Appropriate $12,627 from the General Fund undesignated fund balance to pay Fortis
LLP; and
3. Approve a Resolution that acknowledges and agrees that Frances Marquez violated
the Public Records Act and that Fortis LLP is the prevailing party in its Petition to
enforce its Public Records Act Request and had good cause for bringing its Petition
given Frances Marquez’s ongoing failures to comply.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
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ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
14.Approve a Resolution Supporting Proposition 36
Agendized by: Bonnie Peat, Mayor Pro Tem
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution supporting Proposition 36.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time
allotted per speaker.)
The public may address the City Council on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
City Council. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not
discuss nor take action on items that are not on the agenda. 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.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
AND REMARKS
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, October 28,
2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.
Council Members and the public should promptly exit the Council Chambers and proceed
through the Civic Center to the parking lot.
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 10th day of October, 2024.
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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.
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to cityclerk@cypressca.org. Comments submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be
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entering Access Code 816-849-142. No registration or audio pin is necessary.
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.
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