AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL
September 8, 2026
5:00 P.M.
www.cypressca.org Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
CALL TO ORDER
5:00 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 Leo Medrano
Mayor Pro Tem Kyle Chang
Council Member Bonnie Peat
Council Member David Burke
Council Member Rachel Strong Carnahan
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This workshop is a special meeting of the City Council. During special meetings, oral communication is limited to items listed on the agenda. If you are interested in speaking to the City Council about the items on the agenda, information about how to participate appears on the last page of the agenda. Speakers shall limit their comments to three minutes.
WORKSHOP SESSION
1. General Plan Update of the Conservation, Open Space and Recreation and Safety Elements Recommendation: Hold the workshop.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be a Regular Meeting, held today at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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. Follow this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7672126514591694424. Advanced registration is recommended. Kindly mute television or streaming devices you may have on in the background so you can hear when you are queued to speak in real time. This helps avoid delays caused by the meeting’s 10-second broadcast delay.
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 = Unmute
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.
5. Listen to the Meeting. Listen-only teleconferencing is available by calling +1 (562) 247-8321 and entering Access Code 598-756-500. No registration or audio pin is necessary.
I, Lisa Berglund, 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 September 2, 2026.
In Compliance With the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, contact the City Clerk's Office 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.