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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
June 9, 2026
5:00 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
5:00 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
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Brandon Stewart vs. City of Cypress; Case Number 30-2025-01501533-CU-PA-CJC; Superior Court of California Orange County.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Shannon DeLong, City Manager and Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Employee Groups: Cypress Employees Association (CEA), Maintenance Employees Association, Police Officers Association, Police Management Association and unrepresented.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54957, to conduct an employee evaluation for the position of City Manager.
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 Nareth May, 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. Authorize Response Extensions to Two Civil Grand Jury Reports Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation
: Authorize the City Manager to Request Response Extensions to Two Civil Grand Jury Reports.
2. Receive and File the FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule
Prepared by:
Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation:
Receive and file the FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule which incorporates the annual adjustment based on the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area for the City and Park District user fees.
3. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations Limit for the City of Cypress and Cypress Recreation and Park District Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
: Adopt the following resolutions:
A Resolution establishing the City's Fiscal Year 2026-27 appropriations limit.
A Resolution establishing the Cypress Recreation and Park District's Fiscal Year 2026-27 appropriations limit.
4. Budget Amendment for Building and Safety Permitting and Plan Check Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation:
Approve a budget amendment to increase General Fund (Fund 111) revenue by $373,500 and expenditures by $242,100, for a positive net change of $131,400.
5. Accept the Accessible Pedestrian Signals Phase I, Project 407 Prepared by
: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation
:
1. Accept the Accessible Pedestrian Signals Phase I, Project 407, in the amount of $475,620 and approve the final payment of $23,781 to Yunex LLC; and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
6. Accept the Veterans Park Restroom Renovations, Project 395 Prepared by
: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation
:
1. Accept the Veterans Park Restroom Renovations, Project 395, in the amount of $234,930.82 and approve the final payment of $11,746.54 to MDJ Management, LLC.; and
2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
PUBLIC HEARING
7. Receive a Report on the Status of Vacant Positions and Recruitment and Retention Efforts Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
: Conduct a Public Hearing and Receive and File the Annual Report on Employee Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts.
8. Adopt the City of Cypress and the Cypress Recreation and Park District Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budgets Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
Conduct a public hearing and adopt the following resolutions:
A Resolution approving the City Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget; and A Resolution approving the Recreation and Park District Budget Fiscal Year 2026-27.
NEW BUSINESS
9. Adopt the FY 2026-27 to 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program Prepared by:
Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation
:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2026-27 through 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program; and
2. Determine the Fiscal Year 2026-27 through 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the General Plan; and
3. Confirm various projects are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions requirements.
10. Approval of Settlement Agreement in the Marquez v. City of Cypress, et al. Lawsuit Prepared by
: William Wynder, City Attorney
Recommendation
: Approve the Settlement Agreement in the
Marquez v. City of Cypress, et al.
lawsuit, authorize the City Manager to execute same, subject to any non-substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney, and increase expenditures by $85,000 in the general liability insurance fund.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
11. Consider the First Reading of an Ordinance Updating the Order of Business for City Council Meetings Prepared by:
Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation:
Consider the first reading of an Ordinance updating the Municipal Code relating to the Order of Business at City Council meetings.
12. Discussion of Penalties for Illegal Fireworks Proposed by Council Member Peat Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Senior Management Analyst
Recommendation
: Discuss Changing the Penalties for the Use of Illegal Fireworks Proposed by Council Member Peat.
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 Tuesday, June 23, 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 June 3, 2026. ------------------------------------------------ PAGE BREAK ------------------------------------------------------
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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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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