Cypress Council agendas list park fees, security and tree-service contracts; minutes not yet posted
The Cypress City Council's Oct. 13 and Oct. 19 agendas list a public hearing on park development impact fees for new homes, four contract and purchasing items, a workshop on the Active Transportation Plan, and the Mayor's State of the City Address. Minutes for all three meetings have not been published, so the records show what was scheduled for consideration, not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes appear in the documents reviewed.
Park fees for new residential development go to public hearing
The Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda lists a public hearing to establish a Park Development Impact Fee for new residential development. The same agenda lists consideration of an update to the park development impact fee program and to the Quimby Act in-lieu fee for new residential development. Impact fees are one-time charges levied on new construction, and an in-lieu fee is generally a payment made instead of dedicating land. The agenda does not state the proposed fee amounts.
Contract and purchasing items on the same agenda
The Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda also lists:
- A proposed $121,435 three-year agreement with SHI International Corp. for network security monitoring.
- A proposed contract amendment to increase the Great Scott Tree Services, Inc. annual amount to $350,000.
- A proposed $130,166 award to Western Audio Visual for Recreation and Community Services technology.
- A recommendation to reject all proposals received for new Budget Software.
Each of these is described in the agenda as proposed or recommended. The record does not show whether the council acted on any of them.
Active Transportation Plan workshop
The council held a special workshop meeting on Oct. 13 dedicated to discussing the Active Transportation Plan. No minutes from that session have been published, so the substance of the discussion is not available.
State of the City Address
A special meeting on Oct. 19 included a presentation of the Mayor's State of the City Address. At the same meeting the council was scheduled to act as the Ex-Officio Governing Board of Directors of the Cypress Recreation and Park District. The agenda does not include the text of the address.
Coming up
Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m., City Council Chambers — A special meeting is scheduled. A city notice states that the regular meeting set for the same date at 5:30 p.m. is cancelled "due to a lack of quorum or business." The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 27 workshop — The agenda lists a presentation of the draft Economic Development Action Plan and a presentation of proposed changes to the city's purchasing system. A closed session is scheduled for labor negotiations with the Police Officers' Association and other employee groups. A proclamation recognizing Red Ribbon Week is to be presented to Community Outreach Officer Julie Marquez.