Minutes 95-02-06
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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
HELD
February 6, 1995
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the cypress City Council was called to order at 6:04
p.m., Monday, February 6, 1995, in the Administrative Conference Room, West wing, City
Hall, 5275 orange Avenue, cypress, Mayor Cecilia L. Age presiding.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Council members Bowman, Carroll, Jones, Kerry and Age
None
Also present were City Manager/City Clerk Darrell Essex, City Attorney John cavanaugh,
Planning Director Chris Eynon and Finance Director Richard Storey.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: No one wished to speak.
CONSIDERATION OF PROCLAMATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ASSIGNING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AGENT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PURPOSE
OF COST RECOVERY: The City Manager presented the staff report dated January 25, 1995,
which reviewed the events subsequent to the rain storms and flooding of January 4,
1995. The Mayoral Proclamation of January 5, 1995, was subsequently been ratified by
the City Council on January 7, 9, 23 and must be reviewed by the City Council to
continue every 14 days.
It was moved by Councllmember Kerry and seconded by Councilmember Jones to
review the standing proclamation of Local Emergency to Include current conditions and
to ratify that Proclamation to continue until February 13,1995, when the Proclamation
will again be reviewed and to adopt the Resolution by title only, title as follows,
designating the City Manager as the City's agent.
RESOLUTION NO 4439
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, DESIGNATING THE CITY
MANAGER AS ITS AGENT FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING APPLICATION TO RECOVER COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO RAINS AND FLOODING THAT INUNDATED
THE CITY OF CYPRESS ON JANUARY 4,1995, AND JANUARY 10,1995, AND NAMING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL AS ALTERNATE DESIGNATED
AGENTS FOR THE STATED PURPOSE.
The motion unanimously carried by the fOllowing roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Bowman, carroll, Jones, Kerry and Age
o COUNCILMEMBERS: None
o COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF THE PLANNED CYPRESS CITIZENS COMMITTEES: The City Council
discussed the Planned Cypress Citizens Committee. Councilmember Carroll and the City
Manager presented handouts with suggestions on the formation and operation of the
citizen committees. At the request of the Council, it was determined that this issue
should be more fully discussed at a workshop session scheduled for February 13, 1995
and to also place the item on the regular February 13 agenda. Hearing no objection,
Mayor Age so ordered.
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
RETURN 100% OF THE CITY'S FUNDS INVESTED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY INVESTMENT POOL:
The City Council was advised that all the cities in the county were adopting a policy
asking for a return of 100% of funds from the Investment Pool in an effort to display a
unified position of this issue to the Board of supervisors.
It was moved by Councilmember Bowman and seconded by Councilmember Kerry to
adopt the Resolution by title only, title as fOllOWS, requesting the return of 100% of the
City's monies.
RESOLUTION NO. 4440
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, REQUESTING THE
COUNTY OF ORANGE TO RETURN 100% OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS' MONIES IN THE
ORANGE COUNTY INVESTMENT POOL (OCIPl.
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February 6, 1995
The motion unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Bowman, carroll, Jones, Kerry and Age
o COUNCILMEMBERS: None
o COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CONSIDERATION OF DISCUSSION ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE EXISTING CYPRESS COMMISSIONS:
The City Manager advised the Council that this Issue, outlining the Commission vacancies
and a schedule of joint meetings, would be on the agenda for the February 13 Council
meeting. With that information, Council took no further action on this item.
CLOSED SESSION: Mayor Age recessed the meeting at 6:30 p.m. to enable the Council to
enter into Closed Session to discuss the Agendized item of Conference with Legal
counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(all, Citizens Association for
the sensible Development of Warland Center; Anthony L Smith and Regan Smith, et al
vs. the City of cypress, et aI., orange county Superior Court case No. 737801. The
meeting reconvened at 8:10 p.m. with all Councilmembers present.
ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Council member carroll, seconded by Councilmember
Kerry and unanimously carried to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Age to
4:30 p.m., Monday, February 13, 1995 in the Administrative Conference Room.
ATTEST:
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