1 CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT
Meeting: February 21, 2024
Reporting Councilmember: Mayor Sheila Mohan
Report Activity Dates: 1/30/24 to 2/12/24
Event Date, Title, and Description:
1/30/24: This was the second day of the two-day Special City Council Meeting at which the council interviewed Commission and Committee applicants. Council deliberated and selected individuals to fill the vacant positions on various commissions and committees.
2/1/24:
Participated in an interview with Annalise Freimarck of the San Jose Spotlight – and updated her on significant issues concerning Cupertino.
2/2/24: Attended the CUSD State of the District event at the Quinlan Center where Superintendent Stacy Yao made a presentation on the state of the schools and upcoming initiatives for the next school year.
2/3/24: Attended a fund raiser for Patrick Ahrens along with many elected officials from our neighboring cities.
2/3/24: Attended the India Fest 2024 held at the University of Silicon Andhra in Milpitas and on behalf of the City presented the organizers with a Certificate of Recognition for the valuable services they provide to the community.
2/5/24: Met with City IT staff to ensure that city-provided laptop and other city provided devices were updated with latest cybersecurity software.
2/6/24: Discussed future work plan with Moss Adams representatives, the
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2 City’s Internal Auditors and emphasized the need to validate all the assumptions for the City’s upcoming budget preparation.
2/6/24: Attended a workshop for Girls Leadership in Los Altos and made brief remarks about leadership attributes and how Cupertino involves and includes young people in activities such as the Teen Commission.
2/7/24: Participated in a zoom call with Sujatha Venkatraman, Executive Director of West Valley Community Services to discuss initiatives pertaining to the unhoused population, including finding a humane way of providing housing in temporary shelters.
2/8/24 Along with Councilmember Moore and Councilmember Wei, I participated in the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Pacific Workplaces which provides flexible, move in ready, office space for professionals. This business which has been in Cupertino for almost 40 years just moved to its new expanded location. It has 2000 clients using its private offices. I made a brief speech congratulating Pacific Workplaces for its success and thanking them for continuing to make Cupertino its home.
2/8/24: As mayor I attended my first Cal Cities Selection Committee meeting at which we selected committee members for committees such as Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and the Recycling Waste and Reduction Commission.
2/10/24: I was a celebrity storyteller at the Cupertino Library, and as part of the Silicon Valley Reads annual event, I read aloud “To Change a Planet” a children’s book about the causes of climate change. An enjoyable ‘show and tell’ experience for an audience of about 25 squirming toddlers.
2/12/24: The Holder’s Country Inn was the venue of my first ‘ Chai and Chat with the Mayor ‘ meeting. About 15 members of the community attended, asked questions, and reported on issues such as teenage violence, bird safe ordinance, and artificial turf.