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AMENDED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
September 22, 2026
5:30 P.M. - Closed Session
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org
City Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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CALL TO ORDER
5:30 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 ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
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 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, Maintenance Employees' Association, Police Officers' Association, Police Management Association and Unrepresented Employees.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54957, to conduct an employee evaluation for the position of City Manager.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2) or (d)(3) & (e)(2), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one (1) case. Pursuant to Fowler v. City of Lafayette
(2020) 46 Cal.App.5th 360, 369-70, a copy of the letter threating litigation is attached to the City Council agenda and is available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the City Clerk.
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 Nader Hanna, King of The Nations 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 action(s).
PRESENTATIONS
Recognizing National Planning Month
Recognizing National Service Month with the Rotary of Los Alamitos, Cypress and Seal Beach
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
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 Minutes of the August 25, 2026, City Council Workshop, the August 25, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting and August 26, 2026, Strategic Planning Meeting Prepared by
: Lisa Berglund, City Clerk
Recommendation
: Approve as submitted.
2. Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Objectives
Prepared by
: Jason Machado, Assistant to the City Manager
Recommendation
: Receive an update on the Strategic Plan objectives.
3. Receive and File the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fourth Quarter Financial Report and Approve Budget Adjustments Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Receive and file the Fourth Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
2. Approve the following budget adjustments:
Increase General Fund (Fund 111) revenue by $545,000, expenditures by $477,100, and transfers out by $44,400, for a positive net change of $23,500; Increase General Fund - Grants (Fund 114) revenue by $24,400 and expenditures by $12,000, for a positive net change of $12,400; Increase Cypress Recreation and Park District (CRPD) General Fund (Fund 212) revenue by $975,639 and expenditures by $975,639, for a $0 net change; Increase CRPD Park Development Fund (Fund 213) revenue by $975,639 and expenditures by $975,639, for a $0 net change; Increase Asset Seizure Fund - Other (Fund 281) revenue by $30,900 and expenditures by $40,200, for a negative net change of $9,300; Increase Cable TV Franchise Agreement Fund (Fund 291) expenditures by $3,060, for a negative net change of $3,060; Increase Rec & Comm Services Found Fund (Fund 620) revenue by $27,500 and expenditures by $7,500, for a positive net change of $20,000; and Authorize implementation of the City's Fund Balance Policy by transferring $20,780,000 from the General Fund (Fund 111) to the Employee Benefits Fund ($6,926,668), Workers Compensation Fund ($2,080,000), Infrastructure Reserve Fund ($7,617,334), City Capital Replacement Fund ($2,770,667), and Technology Master Plan Fund ($1,385,331).
4. Receive and File the Investment Reports for the Months Ended August 31, 2026.
Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
: Receive and file the attached investment reports.
5. Award RFP for Comprehensive User Fee Study and Cost Allocation Plan Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
1. Award Request for Proposals for a Comprehensive User Fee Study and Full Cost Allocation Plan to Willdan Financial Services;
2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Willdan Financial Services, in such final form as approved by the City Attorney; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders and amendments to the agreement, provided that Willdan Financial Services' total compensation does not exceed $65,000.
6. Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of August 8, 2026 through September 4, 2026 Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
Receive and File the Attached Payment Register Summarized Below for the Period of August 8, 2026 through September 4, 2026:
Electronic Funds Transfers 20428 through 20690
Warrants 71216 through 71463
Payroll Transfers W1590 through W1591
7. Orange County Grand Jury Response Letters
Prepared by
: Alicia Velasco, Director of Community Development
Recommendation
: Authorize the Mayor to sign the attached responses to the Orange County Grand Jury reports for submission to the Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The public may address the City Council on public hearing items prior to any action being taken. Please complete a speaker’s card to participate. In-person speakers will be called first, followed by those joining virtually. The Mayor or City Clerk will call on you to address the City Council. All speakers have three minutes to make their comments. Council Members should disclose communications with anyone relevant to a Public Hearing item.
8. Site Plan Review and Tentative Tract Map for a 112-Unit Townhome Development at 4691 Katella Avenue Prepared by
: Kyle Webber, Senior Planner
Recommendation
: Adopt Resolutions approving Site Plan Review No. 2025-01 and Tentative Tract Map No. 19413 for a 112-unit townhome development at 4691 Katella Avenue, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval, and finding the project exempt from California Environmental Quality Act requirements.
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
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 September 16, 2026. ------------------------------------------------ PAGE BREAK ------------------------------------------------------
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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1. Attend In-Person.
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INVOCATION POLICY
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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