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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
December 8, 2025
5:30 P.M. Closed Session
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
If you are interested in speaking during the City Council meeting, details on how to participate are provided on the last page of the agenda.
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 David Burke
Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano
Council Member Kyle Chang
Council Member Bonnie Peat
Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 Name of case: Frances Marquez v. City of Cypress (U.S.D.C., Southern Div. Case No. 8:24-CV-01835-ODW (JDEx)
CALL TO ORDER
6:00 P.M.
City 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 Bonnie Peat
Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan
INVOCATION
Pastor Mike McKay of Cypress Neighborhood Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATION
Retirement Recognition: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
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 August 25, 2025, October 13, 2025, October 14, 2025 and October 27, 2025.
Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.
3. Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended October 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 October 11, 2025 through November 21, 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 October 11, 2025 through November 21, 2025:
Electronic Funds Transfers 18149 through 18349
Warrants 69104 through 69429
Payroll Transfers W1567 through W1569
5. Appointment of City Treasurer
Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation: Approve the appointment of Donna Mullally, Assistant Director of Finance and Administrative Services/Finance Manager, as Treasurer of the City of Cypress effective December 30, 2025.
6. Second Reading of an Ordinance to Lower the Speed Limit on Holder Street Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: Approve the second reading and adopt an Ordinance by title only and waive further reading, amending Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code lowering the speed limit from 40 to 35 miles per hour on Holder Street, from Lincoln Avenue to Ball Road.
7. Approve Amendment No. 5 to the Legal Services Agreement with Rutan & Tucker Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement with Rutan & Tucker for legal services related to the future redevelopment of Los Alamitos Race Course.
NEW BUSINESS
8. City Council Reorganization
Prepared by: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation: Select a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
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
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, January 12, 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, 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 December 3, 2025. ------------------------------------------------ PAGE BREAK ------------------------------------------------------
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.
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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 raise' button, please unmute your microphone and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to call on you. = Hand Raise
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3. 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 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 36 or on the City's website at www.cypressca.org/watchlive
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5. Listen to the Meeting. Listen-only teleconferencing is available by calling
(631) 992-3221
and entering Access Code 699 844 093 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.