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AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
April 11, 2022
6:30 P.M.
www.cypressca.org
Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
Submitted public comments attached to Agenda Item No. 1
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public may participate in this meeting as follows:
1. Attend In-Person.
First-come, first-served seating is available in the Council Chambers. Face coverings are strongly recommended and all in-person attendees must be free of any symptoms associated with COVID-19.
2. Attend Virtually via Webinar.
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3. Watch the Meeting.
The City Council meeting can be viewed live on Spectrum Cable Channel 36 or on the City's website at www.cypressca.org/watchlive
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4. Listen to the Meeting.
The public may participate via the listen-only teleconference mode by calling (562) 247-8422 and entering Access Code 384-497-315 when prompted. No registration or audio pin is necessary.
5. Submit Public Comments Prior to the Meeting.
The public may submit comments via email to [email protected]. Comments submitted by 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2022 will be added to the City Council agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
CALL TO ORDER
6:30 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 Paulo Morales
Mayor Pro Tem Anne Hertz-Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Jon Peat
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Three minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City Council) The public may address the City Council on matters appearing on the Closed Session agenda. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are not on its agenda.
If you would like to address the City Council in person, please complete a Speaker's Card. If you would like to address the City Council via the meeting webinar, please click the 'hand raise' button, unmute your microphone and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you. = Hand Raise
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Speakers providing comments in person will be called first. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than three minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to [email protected] prior to 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2022. All comments submitted via email prior to the deadline will be added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (One case).
Claim by Californians for Homeownership
RECONVENE
7:00 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 Paulo Morales
Mayor Pro Tem Anne Hertz-Mallari
Council Member Frances Marquez
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Jon Peat
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
Cottonwood Church
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.
REPORT OF WORKSHOP AGENDA / CLOSED SESSION
City Manager/City Attorney
PRESENTATIONS
Cypress School District Employees of the Year
Introduction of New City Employees
Recognition of Outgoing Commissioner Sherre Yurenko
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week Proclamation
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Limited to 30 minutes – three minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City Council) The public may address the City Council on any matters prior to any action taken on the agenda. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are not on its agenda.
If you would like to address the City Council in person, please complete a Speaker's Card. If you would like to address the City Council via the meeting webinar, please click the 'hand raise' button, unmute your microphone and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you. = Hand Raise
= Unmute
Speakers providing comments in person will be called first. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than three minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to [email protected] prior to 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2022. All comments submitted via email prior to the deadline will be added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar 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.
1. Receive and File Public Comments Submitted for the April 11, 2022 City Council Meeting Prepared by:
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Receive and file submitted public comments.
2. Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading
3. Approve Minutes - Meetings of February 28, 2022 and March 8, 2022 Prepared by:
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Approve as submitted.
4. Approve Filling a Vacancy on the Senior Citizens Commission through the 2022 Commissioner Recruitment Prepared by:
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Approve filling a vacancy on the Senior Citizens Commission through the 2022 Commissioner recruitment.
5. Approve Plans and Specifications and Award a Contract for Tree Planting, Project 304 Prepared by:
Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Approve plans and specifications for Tree Planting, Project 304; and
2. Award a contract to West Coast Arborists, Inc. of Anaheim, CA for $80,325, and authorize a contingency of $8,000.
6. Approve a Task Order for a Sewer System Management Plan Audit Prepared by:
Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
Approve a Task Order to AKM Consulting Engineers for $33,070 for engineering services to audit the Sewer System Management Plan and authorize a $4,900 contingency.
7. Award an On-Call Contract and approve a Task Order for Landscape Inspection Services Prepared by:
Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
1. Award a contract service agreement for on-call landscape inspection services to Richard Fisher Associates; and
2. Approve a task order not to exceed $100,800 to Richard Fisher Associates to provide landscape inspection services for ongoing maintenance of established landscape and trees in the City's medians, parkways and park facilities; and
3. Approve a $25,200 budget appropriation transfer from personnel costs to contract landscape services in FY 2021-22 in the General Fund ($22,700) and City Central Services Fund ($2,500).
8. Receive the Annual Solid Waste Franchise Consumer Price Index Rate Adjustment Prepared by:
Doug Dancs, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
Receive the Annual Solid Waste Franchise Consumer Price Index Rate Adjustment.
9. Proclaim the Week of April 10-16, 2022 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Prepared by:
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Proclaim the week of April 10-16, 2022 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
10. Approve Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of March 12, 2022 through March 25, 2022 Prepared by:
Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation:
Approve the attached payment register summarized below for the period of March 12, 2022 through March 25, 2022:
Electronic Funds Transfers 10701 through 10846
Warrants 59011 through 59128
Payroll Transfers W1471
NEW BUSINESS
11. Receive a Presentation on the Cypress Citizens Academy Prepared by:
Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation:
Receive a presentation on the Cypress Citizens Academy.
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
12. Discuss Placing an Item on a Future Agenda to Take a Closer Look at the Termination Clauses in the Valley Vista Contract Agendized by:
Frances Marquez, Council Member
Recommendation:
Discuss and provide direction.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Five minutes per speaker, unless extended by the City Council) The public may address the City Council on any matters prior to any action taken on the agenda. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are not on its agenda.
If you would like to address the City Council in person, please complete a Speaker's Card. If you would like to address the City Council via the meeting webinar, please click the 'hand raise' button, unmute your microphone and wait for the Mayor or City Clerk to call on you. = Hand Raise
= Unmute
Speakers providing comments in person will be called first. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than five minutes.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted to [email protected] prior to 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2022. All comments submitted via email prior to the deadline will be added to the agenda as a Consent Calendar item.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS AND REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, April 25, 2022, 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 not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 8th day of April, 2022. ________________________________
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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