1 CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT
Meeting: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember Liang Chao
Report Activity Dates: 4/26/23 to 5/30/23
Event Date, Title, and Description:
(This list does not include internal meetings with staff only, such as prep sessions or meetings with the City Manager.)
2023‐04‐26 Santa Clara County Recycle and Waste Reduction Commission (RWRC) meeting (agenda)
‐ Joing Venture Silicon Valley presents an update on their food recovery program under a contract with RWRC
‐ Approved FY2023‐24 RWRC budget and Fiscal Agent Workplan ‐ Review the 2023 Legislative Priorities document and consider changes for 2024
2023‐04‐27 Santa Clara County Library JPA Board Meeting (agenda) ‐ Service Highlight Report and Employee Excellence Recipients ‐ FY 2023‐24 Preliminary Budget. Including 19‐year FTE by department and by city (page 66)
2023‐04‐29 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival
‐ Opening ceremony., visiting booths, and indoor exhibitions at Quinlan Center and Senior Center.
2023‐04‐29 Grand Opening
at Berraco Coffee (former Coffee Society location, across from Main Street)
‐ Authentic Columbia Coffee. Very lively vibe. Great music and crowd. 2023‐04‐29 Annual meeting of Citizens for Better Community (CBC) in Fremont
2 ‐ Invited by Charlies Liu, Fremont Planning Commissioner 2023‐05‐03 Panelist at CASPA APPI Heritage Month Panel at ARM ‐ Invited by CASPA (Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association)
‐ Discussed history, culture, challenges and accomplishments of the AAPI communities in daily life and the workplace.
2023‐05‐06 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration by County Supervisor Joe Simitian
2023‐05‐10 Dinner with representatives from New Taipei City. Jhangshu High School
‐ The school takes the winners of Golden
Hands award in Taiwan on a tour in
the U.S. The delegation visited the Saratoga High.
‐ The dinner is hosted by the City of Cupertino.
2023‐05‐14 Taiwanese Reminiscent Acrobat Performance
‐ Invited by Stanley Kou, on behalf of Taiwan University Alumni Association and other organizations
2023‐05‐17 Panelist at Mayor & City Council Panel at Silicon Valley Smart City Expo ‐ Invited by Helen Wang. Program Chair of Silicon Valley Smart City Expo 2023‐05‐19 Reception and film screening of “Twelve Days” ‐ Invited by Director Jacko Tsang, Hong Kong Economic & Trace Office. 2023‐05‐20 Regnart Creek Cleanup – hosted by Cupertino Sustainability Department ‐ Cupertino hosts two creek cleanups a year.
2023‐05‐20 Meet up for Startup Incubation and Acceleration with Enterprise Guy, Keller William Office on Stevens Creek
‐ Most such meetups are in other cities. This is the first meetup at this location. ‐ This startup meetup will occur monthly.
2023‐05‐21 AAPI Multicultural Festival at Cupertino Civic Center ‐ Co‐hosted by 4 organizations, including Asian American Parents Association (AAPA) and AAPI Silicon Valley, Bayouth..
2023‐05‐23 Meet and greet for the delegation from the Economic Develop & Business Department of the Heilongjiang Province, China
‐ Hosted by the Northern California Dongbei Association and Silicon Valley Dongbei Chamber of Commerce
2023‐05‐25 VIP tour of de Young Museum for AAPI Women Leaders ‐ The first of such tour with a focus on AAPI women leaders. The museum wishes to expand its reach among AAPI communities and wishes to host similar tours in the future.
2023‐05‐25 Cupertino CREST Award
3 ‐ Many of the city programs rely on dedicated volunteers who are recognized for “Extra Steps Taken.” Nominations are now being accepted for 2024 CREST Award until March 10, 2024.
2023‐05‐26 Tour of the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station, one of the MRF’s (Material Recovery Facility)
‐ Cupertino will soon put out RFP for MRF’s to help recover recyclable materials from the grey trash bins. The Sunnyvale station is a giant robotic sorting facility, which sorts the trash. There are human sorters and also robotic arms to identify recyclable plastics.