Agenda 2025-02-24
AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
February 24, 2025
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org 5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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AGENDA AMENDMENT
Agenda Item No. 6 - Updated report and Resolution attached to report.
CALL TO ORDER
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 David Burke
Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano
Council Member Kyle Chang
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Bonnie Peat
INVOCATION Neighborhood Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 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.Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for
Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading
2.Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Six-Month Objectives
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Receive an update on the Strategic Plan six-month objectives.
3.Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended January 31, 2025
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached investment report.
4.Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period
of January 11, 2025 through February 7, 2025
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached payment register summarized below
for the period of January 11, 2025 through February 7, 2025:
Electronic Funds Transfers 16533 through 16677
Warrants 67016 through 67218
Payroll Transfers W1548 through W1549
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Three minutes per speaker)
The public may address the City Council on public hearing 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.
Council Members should disclose communications with anyone relevant to a Public Hearing
item.
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5.Approve Amendments to the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan and the General Plan
Land Use Element to Implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation:
1. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan;
and
2. Adopt a Resolution amending the General Plan Land Use Element.
NEW BUSINESS
6.Approve a Resolution Establishing an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Consider Options
to Ensure the Future Sustainability of the Cypress Community Festival
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Approve a Resolution establishing an ad hoc subcommittee to
consider options to ensure the future sustainability of the Cypress Community Festival.
7.Receive the FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Mid-Year Update
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Acting Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Receive the FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Mid-Year Update; and
2. Provide direction for the development of the FY 2025-2032 Seven-Year Capital
Improvement Program
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
8.Consider a Proclamation Recognizing Woman's Club of Cypress Member Kathi
McGraw
Agendized by: Bonnie Peat, Council Member
Recommendation: Consider a proclamation recognizing Woman's Club of Cypress
member Kathi McGraw.
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9.Consider Establishing an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Review and Potentially Make
Recommendations Regarding Park Playground Equipment and Playground
Equipment Shade Structures
Agendized by: David Burke, Mayor
Recommendation: Consider establishing an ad hoc subcommittee to review and
potentially make recommendations regarding park playground equipment and
playground equipment shade structures.
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
Joint Forces Training Base Regional Military Affairs Committee - January 28
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District - February 20
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, March 10,
2025, 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 21st day of February, 2025.
________________________________
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 Virtually via Webinar. Follow this link:
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The public may address the City Council virtually during Oral Communications on Agenda Items
and 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
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3. 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 the day of the meeting will be
added to the meeting record.
4. Watch the Meeting. The City Council meeting can be viewed on Spectrum Cable Channel
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5. Listen to the Meeting. Listen-only teleconferencing is available by calling (415) 930-5321 and
entering Access Code 612-223-360. 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.
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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