Leo Medrano

Los Alamitos Race Course Specific Plan 3.0 Buildout

The agreement covers infrastructure and EIR mitigation measures for the racetrack property development.

Labor Negotiations Closed Session

New executive positions and updated salary ranges add to the city's personnel budget.

Baroldi Sycamore Park Expansion Design

About $2 million was earmarked in the CIP; concepts will be designed to budget.

Quimby Act Park Fees and Park Facilities Ordinance

Unknown; some parent organizations are raising funds themselves, with one proposing $200 per family.

Economic Development Action Plan

General Plan Safety Element Update

Unknown; improvements would likely require signal or crossing upgrades.

Town Center Development Accountability

112-unit townhome development at 4691 Katella Avenue

The homes are market rate, roughly $800,000 to $1 million each, with no affordable units included.

Playground Design Standards

Most existing parks don't meet the 50% shade rule, so playground replacements will be phased through the CIP budget.

Mobilehome Park Enforcement Shift to State

Shifting enforcement to the state could reduce city code enforcement costs, but the fiscal effect is not stated.

Spring 2027 Cultural Festival

A budget amendment to the fiscal 2026-27 budget is required; the dollar amount is not stated in the agenda.

Sycamore Creek Charter School Bond Financing

No city money is at risk in a conduit bond approval, but the agenda does not detail the terms.

AB 1572 Nonfunctional Turf Ban

Compliance could carry landscaping conversion costs; the agenda does not quantify them.

OC Sanitation Rate Increase

Sanitation rates billed through property taxes are expected to go up.

Tree canopy and shade coverage

Trimming more often would cost more; the city reportedly cut its tree maintenance budget.

Ad hoc oversight of Recreation Commission

None stated; proposal concerned governance structure rather than spending.

FY 2026-27 City and Park District Budgets

Forgives roughly $6.4 million in total interest the district would otherwise pay; $614,000 affects this fiscal year's books.

Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Ordinances

Fines could reach $6,000 per violation, plus the city can recover enforcement costs — revenue for the city, big bills for offenders.

Short-Term Rental Enforcement Complaint

Planning Commission Debate

Consent Calendar Items 1-5

Park Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Fee Program Update (Item 6)

Consent Calendar Items 1-7 (minutes, strategic plan update, financial report and budget adjustments, investment reports, user fee study RFP, warrants register, Grand Jury response letters)

Site Plan Review No. 2025-01 and Tentative Tract Map No. 19413 — 112-unit townhome development at 4691 Katella Avenue

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

Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Objectives

Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of August 8, 2026 through September 4, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1-4 and 7-8

Item 5 — Amended City/District Loan Agreement with Interest Forgiven

Item 6 — Ordinance No. 1235, Los Alamitos Race Course Development Agreement

Item 9 — Playground Design Standards Continued

Consent Calendar (Agenda Items 1-14)

Los Alamitos Race Course Specific Plan 3.0 — EIR, Tract Map, Development Agreement

League of California Cities Voting Delegate (Item 16)

Approve Minutes of the July 14, Regular City Council Meeting

Second Reading of Ordinance No. 1233 Correcting and Amending Section 17-53 and 17-54 of the Municipal Code Related to Penalties for Violation and Civil Remedies for the Illegal Discharge of Fireworks

Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Objectives

Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of June 6, 2026 through August 7, 2026

Receive and File the Investment Reports for the Months Ended June 30, 2026 and July 31, 2026.

Confirm Approval of Amendment Seven to the Cooperation Agreement with the County of Orange for Continued Participation in the Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs for Fiscal…

approve Consent Calendar Items No. 1 through 5

adopt the Resolution, introduce the Ordinance for first reading, continue consideration of the second reading to the November 10, 2026, City Council Meeting and found that the project was not subject

adopt the Resolutions approving Site Plan Review No. 2025-01 and Tentative Tract Map No. 19413 for a 112-unit townhome development at 4691 Katella Avenue

Consent Calendar Items 1-7 (minutes, strategic plan update, financial report and budget adjustments, investment reports, user fee study RFP, warrants register, Grand Jury response letters)

Site Plan Review No. 2025-01 and Tentative Tract Map No. 19413 — 112-unit townhome development at 4691 Katella Avenue

Recused due to residence within 500 feet of the project site.

approve Consent Calendar Items No. 1 through 7

approve Consent Calendar Items No. 1 through 4, and 7 through 8

approve Agenda Item No. 5 with the modification to forgive interest for the duration of the loan

approve Agenda Item No. 6

continue Agenda Item No. 9 with instructions that the Recreation and Parks Commission and staff address the issues raised by Mayor Pro Tem Chang and Council Member Burke

for city staff to continue their work with MIG, and that MIG to prepare three concept development plans for Baroldi Sycamore Park

Consent Calendar Items 1-4 and 7-8

Item 5 — Amended City/District Loan Agreement with Interest Forgiven

Wanted to approve as-is for year-end planning and revisit interest removal next fiscal year.

Item 6 — Ordinance No. 1235, Los Alamitos Race Course Development Agreement

Recused because he resides within 500 feet of the subject location.

Item 9 — Playground Design Standards Continued

Item 10 — Baroldi Sycamore Park Concept Plans

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 9

reopen the public hearing and continue consideration of the item to the City Council meeting of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

approve the first reading of an ordinance correcting and amending Sections 17-53 and 17-54 of the Municipal Code related to penalties for violations and civil remedies for the illegal discharge of fir

approve the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement Performance Review and Amendment

adopt a resolution renewing Cypress Corporate Center Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for FY 2026-27, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972

Item 11 — Los Alamitos Race Course Specific Plan 3.0 Buildout (EIR, Tract Map, Development Agreement)

Recused himself because he lives within 500 feet of the project site

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 14

appoint City Commissioners and affirm the current Boards, Commissions, and Committees Policy Manual

introduce the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 17-52 of the Municipal Code related to the illegal discharge of fireworks, interlineating the penalty provisions modified to establish fine

adopt the FY-2026-2027 to 2032-33 seven-year capital improvement plan

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 6

Consent Calendar Items 1-6

Item 7: Receive Report on Vacant Positions and Recruitment

approve the first reading of an ordinance updating the order of business for City Council meetings

receive the report as presented

adopt the City of Cypress and the Cypress Recreation and Park District Fiscal Year 2026-27 budgets

approve the settlement agreement and authorize the City Manager to serve as the signatory

direct staff to return with a proposed ordinance addressing illegal fireworks enforcement for Council consideration

Item 8: Adopt FY 2026-27 City and Park District Budgets (Resolutions 7052, 7053)

Item 9: Adopt FY 2026-27 to 2032-33 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (Resolution 7054)

Item 10: Approve Settlement Agreement in Marquez v. City of Cypress

Recused for personal reasons.

Item 11: First Reading of Ordinance Updating Order of Business

Item 12: Penalties for Illegal Fireworks — Direction to Staff

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 9

adopt a Resolution ratifying a proclamation of a local emergency in regard to the Garden Grove chemical leak

direct staff to prepare the necessary changes to the City Council meeting agenda structure as discussed

Changes to City Council Meeting Agenda Structure (Item 12)

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 7

approve the leasing and upfitting of five replacement vehicles

Consent Calendar Items 1-7

Leasing and Upfitting of Five Replacement Vehicles (EV Fleet Pilot)

approve plans and specifications and award contract for City Hall Executive Board Room improvements, Project 392

approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 11, and 13 through 14 with the correction to Agenda Item No. 1

receive and file the Draft Fiscal Policies