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AMENDED
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
May 26, 2026
5:30 P.M. - Closed Session
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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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 Leo Medrano
Mayor Pro Tem Kyle Chang
Council Member Bonnie Peat
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION
This portion of the meeting is set aside for public comments regarding matters listed under closed session. The City Council cannot discuss or take action on matters not on the agenda during this time however 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 is three minutes.
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)
RECONVENE
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
Pastor Manuel Gonzalez, Cypress Neighborhood Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The pledge of allegiance will be led by a member of the City Council.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will announce reportable actions(s).
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. Approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of March 24, 2026, and the Regular Meetings of March 24, 2026, and April 28, 2026 Prepared by:
Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Approve as submitted.
2. Investment Report for the Month Ended April 30, 2026 Prepared by
: Sheila Tran, Accountant
Recommendation
: Receive and file the attached investment report.
3. Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of April 10, 2026 through May 8, 2026 Prepared by
: Gina Claerhout, Account Clerk II
Recommendation
: Receive and File the Attached Payment Register Summarized Below for the Period of April 10, 2026 through May 8, 2026:
Electronic Funds Transfers 19288 through 19567
Warrants 70369 through 70590
Payroll Transfers W1581 through W1582
4. Consideration of Fiscal Policies and Annual Statement of Investment Policy Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed fiscal policies and adoption of a Resolution approving the Annual Statement of Investment Policy.
5. Receive and File the Five-Year Technology Master Plan Prepared by:
Adrian Smith, IT Manager
Recommendation:
Receive and file the Five-Year Technology Master Plan for FY 2026-27 through FY 2030-31.
6. Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Objectives
Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation
: Receive an update on the Strategic Plan objectives.
7. Approve Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding and Project List Prepared by:
Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution approving the FY 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding and project list.
8. Resolution Authorizing Prequalification Appeals Panel for the Myra Avenue Pump Station No. 1 Project Prepared by:
Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation:
Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager and Director of Public Works to act as the Prequalification Appeals Panel for the Myra Avenue Pump Station No. 1 Project.
9. Award Contract for Public Engagement and Professional Design Services for Baroldi Sycamore Park Expansion, Project 429 Prepared by:
Jeff Draper, Director of Recreation and Community Services Recommendation:
1. Award a contract to MIG for Public Engagement and Professional Design Services for Baroldi Sycamore Park Expansion, Project 429, for $199,797, and authorize a contingency of $30,000;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract agreement; and
3. Approve the reallocation of
$39,797 in
project cost savings from the Parking Lot Resurfacing Project for this project.
NEW BUSINESS
10. Adopt a Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation of a Local Emergency in Regard to the Garden Grove Chemical Leak Prepared by
: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation
: Adopt a Resolution Ratifying a Proclamation of a Local Emergency issuance of the Local Emergency Directive by the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services in Regard to the Garden Grove Chemical Leak.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
11. Discussion of an Indigenous People Land Acknowledgment by the Cypress City Council Proposed by Council Member Strong Carnahan Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation
: Discuss Adding an Indigenous People Land Acknowledgment to City Council Meetings Proposed by Council Member Strong Carnahan.
12. Discussion of Changes to the City Council Meeting Agenda Structure Proposed by Council Member Burke Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation
: Discussion of changes to the City Council Meeting Agenda Structure Proposed by Council Member Burke.
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 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 May 22, 2026. ------------------------------------------------ PAGE BREAK ------------------------------------------------------
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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.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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