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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
October 13, 2026
5:30 P.M. - Closed Session
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org
City Council Chambers
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
Individuals interested in speaking at a City Council meeting may find participation instructions on the last page of the agenda.
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
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.
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
Mike McKay, 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 action(s).
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Recognizing Fire Prevention Week presented to Administrative Captain Richard Tantuvanich
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 (1-5)
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 Purchase for Renewal of Network Security Monitoring Services Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
:
Approve a three-year agreement with SHI International Corp. for $121,435.00 to renew the City's Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response Network Security Monitoring Services.
2. Reject Proposals for Budget Software
Prepared by
: Stephanie Sikkema, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation
: Reject all proposals received for a new Budget Software.
3. Receive and File Recovered Organic Waste Procurement Policy Prepared by
: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation
: Receive and file the attached Recovered Organic Waste Procurement Policy.
4. Amend Contract with Great Scott Tree Services, Inc.
Prepared by
: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
Recommendation
:
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the City's agreement with Great Scott Tree Services, Inc., to increase the annual contract amount to $350,000; and 2 . Adopt a resolution approving a budget amendment for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
5. Award RFP for Audiovisual Technology Design and Implementation Services for the Recreation and Community Services Department Prepared by
: Jeff Draper, Director of Recreation and Community Services Recommendation
:
1. Award Request for Proposals for Audiovisual Technology Design and Implementation Services for the Recreation and Community Services Department to Western Audio Visual in the amount of $130,166, and authorize a contingency of $13,167, and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Western Audio Visual, and
3. Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders and amendments to the agreement, provided that Western Audio Visual total compensation does not exceed $143,333, and
4. Adopt a resolution approving a budget amendment for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
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.
6. Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution on Park Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Program Update Prepared by
: Alicia Velasco, Director of Community Development
Recommendation
:
Take the following actions:
1. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance repealing Article VI and adding a new Article XII entitled “Park and Recreational Facilities Fees and Improvements” to Chapter 25 of the Cypress Municipal Code; and
2. Adopt the attached Resolution adopting the Park Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, updating the Quimby Act in-lieu fee, establishing a Park Development Impact Fee for new residential development, and amending the Master Fee Schedule to include both fees; and
3. Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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 a Special City Council Meeting for the Mayor's State of the City address, to be held on Monday, October 19, 2026, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Cypress Community Center located at 5700 Orange Avenue in Cypress.
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 October 7, 2026.
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:
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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.
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.
5. Listen to the Meeting.
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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
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.