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AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2026
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org 5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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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 Leo Medrano
Mayor Pro Tem Kyle Chang
Council Member Bonnie Peat
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan
INVOCATION The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of 2025 Mayor of Cypress, David Burke
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is set aside for public comments regarding any matter within the
jurisdiction of the City Council. Comments on non-agenda items will be heard at this time.
Comments related to a specific agenda item will be heard following the staff report for that item
and prior to the City Council action, unless the speaker prefers to make the comment during the
general public comment period. The City Council cannot discuss or take action on matters not
on the agenda for this meeting, but Council members may provide brief responses. 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 or City Clerk to call on you to address the City
Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first. Time allotted for
public comment (subject to change by the presiding officer).
General Public Comment (not on agenda): 3 minutes
Consent Calendar (any or all items): 3 minutes
Agenda Items (not on consent calendar): 3 minutes per item
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.Approve Minutes of City Council Meetings held on November 3, 2025,
November 10, 2025, November 19, 2025 and November 28, 2025.
Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approved as submitted.
3.Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period
of November 22, 2025 through December 26, 2025
Prepared by: Steve Charelian, Interim Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Recommendation:
Receive and file the attached payment register summarized below for the period of
November 22, 2025 through December 26, 2025:
Electronic Funds Transfers 18350 through 18564
Warrants 69430 through 69632
Payroll Transfers W1570 through W1573
4.Approve a Contract to Prepare Amendments for the Safety and Open Space
Elements of the General Plan
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation: Approve a contract services agreement with Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc. to update the Safety Element and Open Space / Conservation /
Recreation Element of the Cypress General Plan in the amount of $142,825.
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5.Approve an Agreement with the Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District for
Development of the Los Alamitos Race Course
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Approve the Inter-Jurisdictional Wastewater Service Agreement
with the Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District and authorize the City Manager
to execute the Agreement.
6.Approve an Amendment to the Myra Avenue Pump Station No. 1 Design
Services Contract.
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation: Approve an amendment in the amount of $400,352 to the
Professional Design Services Contract with AKM Consulting Engineers for Myra
Avenue Pump Station No. 1, Project 300, and authorize the City Manager to execute
the Amendment.
7.Accept City Streetlight LED Conversion, Project 409
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Accept the City Streetlight LED Conversion, Project 409, in the amount of $95,999
and approve the final payment of $4,799.95 to Yunex LLC; and
2. Authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
8.Accept City Hall and Police Department Roof Replacement, Project 393
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Accept the City Hall and Police Department Roof Replacement, Project 393, in the
amount of $1,031,390.98 and approve final payment of $51,569.55 to Rite-way
Roofing; and
2. Authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
9.Amend Task Order for Project Management Services
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Approve an amendment in the amount of $20,615.76 to a task order with FCG
Consultants for public works project management services; and
2. Approve a $20,615.76 budget appropriation transfer within the General Fund from
Personnel to Professional Services.
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10.Approve Scope of Work for Public Engagement and Professional Design
Services for the Expansion of Baroldi Sycamore Park
Prepared by: Jeff Draper, Director of Recreation and Community Services
Recommendation: Approve the scope of work for public engagement and
professional design services for the expansion of Baroldi Sycamore Park.
NEW BUSINESS
11.Approve Mayor's Suggested Appointments to Organizations and Committees
Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve appointments to organizations and committees.
12.Adopt Ordinance No. 1223 Changing the City Council Meeting Day from Monday
to Tuesday
Prepared by: Sean Joyce, Interim City Manager
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 1223, changing the day of regular City
Council meetings from the second and fourth Mondays to the second and fourth
Tuesdays of every month.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
CONTINUED ITEMS
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
AND REMARKS
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
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ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, January 26,
2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.
Council Members and the public should promptly exit the meeting room following adjournment.
I, Lisa Berglund, Interim City Clerk, 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 January 8, 2026.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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1. Attend In-Person. First-come, first-served seating is available. All attendees must be free of
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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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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
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