1 CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT
Meeting: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember J.R. Fruen
Report Activity Dates: 11/1/23 to 11/13/23
Event Date, Title, and Description:
Event 1. November 3, 2023 – Cupertino-Hsinchu Sister City Association Student Delegation Farewell Dinner – I joined Mayor Wei to help the CHSCA bid an official farewell to its 2023 visiting student delegation from Hsinchu, Taiwan. We assisted the CHSCA in distributing gifts to host families and visiting students. The students clearly seemed to have enjoyed the visit.
Event 2. November 5, 2023 – California Cricket Academy Awards Ceremony – In the absence of Mayor Wei and Vice-Mayor Mohan, I represented the City of Cupertino to present the CCA with a certificate in recognition of their annual awards event. This was the largest such awards event in the CCA’s two-decade long history. It was a remarkable evening celebrating the game of cricket and local cricket players.
Event 3. November 9, 2023 – VTA Policy Advisory Committee Meeting – I attended this meeting in my capacity as Cupertino’s representative to the Committee. The meeting consisted primarily of informational reports. The agenda packet is available here. Item 13 addressed Measure B-funded projects and a shifting of funds between two different Los Gatos-related projects. That item passed with one contrary vote (Tanaka).
Event 4. November 10, 2023 – Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Committee – This LAC meeting’s featured speaker was Lee Lambert, the new Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Chancellor Lambert’s discussion was engaging.
Historic LAC meeting recordings can be found on the Chamber’s website.
Event 5. November 11, 2023 – Veterans’ Day Memorial Ceremony – Together with other councilmembers, I attended the annual memorial ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial in
2 Memorial Park in honor of Veterans’ Day. The event was well-attended and included the family of Navy SEAL technician Matthew Axelson, a Monta Vista High School graduate and Cupertino resident who died in the line of duty serving in Afghanistan in 2005, and whose statute stands in the memorial. It was a moving ceremony.
Event 6. November 14, 2023 – Media Training – TI attended a city-sponsored media training session with a contract public communications specialist. I found it a useful and edifying experience.
*Event 7. October 23, 2023 – Audit Committee Meeting – I attended this meeting in my capacity as an appointee to the committee. The committee undertook regular review of its internal audit program, investments, and its pension fund investments. The agenda packet is available here.