1 CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT
Meeting: April 3, 2024
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember Kitty Moore
Report Dates: 2/23/24 to 3/25/24
Event Date, Title, and Description:
February 23, 2024. First time attendee at the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Lunar New Year Celebration. Met many our business community leaders including a water retailer where I learned about PFAS being measured in ppt (not ppm, or ppb).
January 8, 2024-present. Begin Winter quarter Environmental Studies courses: Environmental Management Tools: Environmental Management Systems & Environmental Performance Reporting and Environmental Resource Mgmt & Pollution Prevention: Air, Water & Land. Topics: quality management-related ISO 14001 sustainability planning standards, air pollution controls, water law and clean-up standards. This is the start of my third year in Environmental Studies. Class has reviewed our Cupertino GP, Sustainability elements, local Superfund sites, and studied groundwater contamination.
March 5, 2024. City Council Meeting.
March 11, 2024. 2:1 Meeting with City Manager and City Attorney.
March 11, 2024. Wrote city RE PFAS: PFOA and PFOS about online research results https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/gama/water-quality- results/ and how the EPA is currently forming reporting and mitigation guidelines above health risk levels.
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2 March 10. 2024. Attended League of Women Voters – Cupertino - Sunnyvale “Meet Electeds Mixer” with area electeds in a less formal setting to have a chance to chat.
March 12, 2024. Attended the First Amendment Coalition FOIA training webinar to learn about Federal and State public records law regarding our rights to public records and how to improve public records requests.
March 13, 2024. Attended San Francisco Baykeeper 2024 “State of the Bay” webinar. Various information presented: SF Baykeeper has been around 35 years. The Clean Water Act of 1972 helped the Bay but Nitrogen, Selenium, microplastics continue to harm the Bay. The Bay has a mix of fresh and salt water. SB Baykeeper is a watchdog. 5 oil refineries and 2 coal export hubs impact the Bay. Baykeeper opposes the Delta Tunnel water diversion proposal and dam proposals and holds polluters accountable. 1 foot of sea level rise is expected within the next ten years, and this may leach out toxins into the Bay and inland.
March 14, 2024. Attended the Special Board Meeting of Santa Clara Valley Water, Censure hearing of one of their board members.
March 14, 2024. Attended the Cities Association Legislation Action Committee to hear about legislation from Assemblymember Low and Assemblymember Berman. Attended a portion of the Cities Association Board meeting to hear Tax Assessor Larry Stone and his staff speak about possessory interest which is impacting parklets and closed streets for private commercial use.
March 15, 2024. Attended city CIP prep. Session.
March 16, 2024. Attended Congressman Ro Khanna’s Town Hall event to hear community concerns.
March 16, 2024. Attended APALI Celebration event led by former Cupertino Mayor, Dr. Michael Chang
March 18, 2024. Attended City Manager 1:1 event with two guest students from Lynbrook High School who were learning about city government.
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3 March 19, 2024. City Council Meeting.
March 22, 2024. CalCities Environmental Quality Policy Committee, in- person in Burbank. State budget expected to have between $38B-$73B deficit to be fixed with delays, shifts, deferrals, and spending reductions.
Mentioned several bills working their way through the legislators including over 400 Public Safety Bills. Still having trouble with SB 1383 implementation in the state. Received an update on “Making Water Conservation a Way of Life.” Received an update on AB 1999 and had a robust discussion on this and the CPUC proposal for fixed charges ultimately resulting in a “watch” position recommendation to the Board.
March 23, 2024. Attended the now record-sized 7th annual Women’s Leadership and Policy Summit 2024 conference at San Jose State University.
There were over 1,000 attendees. This all-day event’s theme was “Unity in Diversity: Women Leading Change” and had many seminars to choose from. “Collaboration through Community” had current information about challenges facing women in the community like human trafficking.
March 25, 2024. Attended 2:1 with City Manager and City Attorney.
March 25, 2024. Attended excellent Carryover and Encumbrance discussion meeting with Staff.