CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014
RESOLUTION NO. 6948
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO RECOMMENDING
THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS THE AWARDED PRIORITY
DEVELOPEMNT AREA PLANNING GRANT FUNDS AND
AUTHORIZE A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT FOR THE HEART OF THE CITY SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE AFTER THE SIXTH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the Heart of the City Specific Plan was first adopted by City Council in 1995 with the purpose of guiding future development within the Special Area; and WHEREAS, City Council directed staff to amend the Heart of the City Specific Plan in the fiscal year 2019‐2020 Work Program to include clarification on specific building design and landscaping requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments/Metropolitan Transportation Commission (ABAG/MTC) issued a call for interest and Letter of Confirmation for Priority Development Area Planning to all jurisdictions in 2019; and WHEREAS, the City issued a response Letter of Confirmation for Priority Development Area Planning in 2019 to ABAG/MTC confirming the City’s intent to complete an amendment to the Heart of the City Specific Plan as well as related rezoning and environmental studies by 2025; and
WHEREAS, the ABAG/MTC invited jurisdictions in January 2021 to submit applications for the Priority Development Area Planning Grant Program; and WHEREAS, Staff applied for the Priority Development Area Planning Grant funds in February 2021, consistent with the Letter of Confirmation submitted to ABAG/MTC in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Cupertino was awarded $400,000 in funding through the Priority Development Area Planning Grant in Spring 2021; and
WHEREAS, Cupertino initiated the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update in Fall 2021; and
Resolution No. 6948 March 22, 2022
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the responsible State agency for reviewing and certifying the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that minimally some of the Priority Housing Element sites to accommodate some of the City’s Sixth Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation may be located within the Heart of the City Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, as a result, rezoning may be necessary for some of the sites within this Special
Area; and
WHEREAS, Planning Commission is recommending that a consultant agreement for the Heart of the City Specific Plan update is not authorized until the Sixth Cycle General Plan Housin
g Element update has been certified by HCD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that City Council:
1. Accept the awarded Priority Development Area Planning Grant funds; and
2. Direct staff to present a consultant agreement regarding the Heart of the City Specific Plan update after the Sixth Cycle Housing Element update has been certified
by HCD.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of March 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Scharf, Kapil, Saxena
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMISSIONERS: Madhdhipatla, Wang
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Piu Ghosh Steven Scharf
Planning Manager Chair, Planning Commission