CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Reporting Councilmember : Mayor Liang Chao Report Dates : 11/13/24 to 1/14/25 Section 1: Announcement - Message from the Mayor : ❖ Monthly Mayor’s Coffee Community Meetings: These meetings will be generally held on the second
Monday
at
5pm
each
month,
but
it
might
be
moved
to
other
Mondays
if
needed.
The
location
will
rotate
so
that
we
cover
different
businesses
each
month.
➢ The first Monthly Mayor’s Coffee will be held on Monday January 20 at 5pm at Holder’s Country
Inn.
➢ The next Mayor’s Coffee will be on Monday February 10th at 5pm. The location is TBD. ❖ The State of the City Address: It will be held in the evening of Wednesday February 26. Hold that
date.
❖ Proclamations at Council meetings : This year, I plan to follow a tradition upheld by some former Cupertino
mayors
and
other
mayors
in
recognizing
organizations
or
individuals
with
proclamations
during
Council
meetings.
My
goal
is
to
honor
those
who
have
made
consistent
and/or
significant
contributions
to
Cupertino,
with
an
emphasis
on
those
who
are
less
well-known.
If
you
have
any
suggestions,
please
feel
free
to
me
at
Proclamations for contributions will generally be presented at the second Council meeting of each month,
while
the
first
meeting
will
continue
to
recognize
special
observances
(e.g.,
awareness
months
or
weeks)
as
before.
You
are
also
welcome
to
submit
suggestions
for
these
recognitions.
❖ Cupertino Mayor at the Chamber LAC Meeting : On Friday February 7th, I will speak at the Legislative Action Committee (LAC) of the Cupertino Chamber. Their website states “Meetings are typically (but not always) held at 12:30pm until 2pm, the first Friday of each month. The meeting
is
open
to
the
public.
R.S.V.P.
preferred.”
I am happy to attend meetings at other organizations too. You are welcome to submit your invitations to [email protected]. ❖ FY 2025-27 Work Program Prioritization : The staff has proposed a new process for Work Program Prioritization in an info memo and the Council has decided to each submit their top-10 list of existing or new items. The Council will discuss the combined top-10 list at the 1/22 Council meeting.
A
follow-up
meeting
will
be
scheduled
soon
to
finalize
the
work
program.
1 Section 2: Activities by Date (Date, Title, and Description): NOTE: ● This list does not include internal meetings with staff only, such as prep sessions or meetings with
the
City
Manager.
● This list includes activities to “represent the community I am elected to serve”, “to respond to community
needs
and
complaints,”
and
“to
communicate
policies
and
programs
to
residents,”
among other responsibilities of a City Councilmember. ● Due to my work schedule, I have cut down on the event attendance for ceremonial purposes, especially
those
I
have
attended
almost
every
year
in
the
past.
Instead,
I
focus
more
of
my
time
on
constituent
services.
2024-11-16 California Cricket Academy (CCA) annual award ceremony at the Library Field ● The legendary West Indies pace bowler, Michael Holding, attended to present the awards to the players.
He
started
out
to
be
a
computer
programmer,
but
found
he
loves
playing
cricket
more
and
became
a
professional
player.
2024-11-15 Cupertino CREST Award and Commissioners Appreciation Dinner at Residence Inn by Marriott
● The CREST Award winners receive awards. ● Outgoing commissioners received certificates of appreciation. Welcome newly joined commissioners.
All
current
commissioners
took
photos
together.
2024-11-20 Interview on the impact of Prop. 47 with Brian Kragh, a third-year law student at the University
of
San
Francisco
School
of
Law.
- He wrote: “I am writing my Upper Level Research and Writing Requirement on Proposition 47 (2014)
and
would
like
to
gather
perspectives
regarding
its
impact
on
your
community
as
part
of
my
paper.”
2024-11-20 Attended the Community Meeting for the Wolfe Road Housing Project (at 10333 N Wolfe Road) by the County, hosted by Eden Housing at Collins Elementary School
● At the 11/20 Community Meeting, the project team prepared informative poster boards to collect community
inputs
on
the
project.
● The biggest concern of the community is to ensure that the existing wall separating North Blaney neighborhood
from
the
property
would
not
be
taken
down,
even
for
emergency
exit
purposes.
● The project team is actively engaging with CalTran to look into a secondary exit near the I-280 exit
on
Wolfe
so
that
the
secondary
exit
would
not
go
through
the
wall.
● Project Description: “The project will likely be built in three phases, with the initial phase including
educator
housing.
In
compliance
with
the
City
rezoning
of
the
site,
there
will
be
250-300
total
units
across
the
5-acre
+
property.
It
will
be
100%
rental
apartments,
offering
a
2 variety of unit types for various income ranges, depending on community feedback. “ ● Upcoming Co-Creation Event: Wednesday 2/12/25 6-7pm at Collins Elementary School ○ Description: “We will be hosting a Community Workshop to share what we’ve learned from
the
community
and
how
that
has
influenced
our
initial
project
design
concept.”
2024-12-02 Delegation Visit from Shanghai Yangpu District, through Vice President of Global Initiatives,
Bay
Area
Council
- The delegation has 5 members from Shanghai Yangpu Riverside Investment Development and Shanghai
Sanyixin
Enterprise
Development
Co.,
which
are
funded
by
the
Shanghai
city
government.
2024-12-06 Attended the Tree Lighting Event at Quinlan Center - I arrived late since my car was out of battery. But I was able to walk around the event to see the long
line
of
children
waiting
to
see
Santa.
2024-12-06 Attended the holiday party of Cupertino Library Foundation at Cupertino Inn 2024-12-07 Attended Scout Gang Show, by three almost-all-girls scout troops at the Community Hall - The Gang Show is an extension of the fun skits which usually occur at a campfire. - The scouts wrote their own scripts and performed them. It was both informative and entertaining 2024-12-08 Santa Clara County Cities Association Holiday Party at Los Altos State Street Market - The State Street Market is a nice food court with a bar. Great food. - They recognized outgoing council members with certificates and welcomed newly councilmembers.
And
they
welcomed
the
newly
elected
executive
board
for
Cities
Association.
2024-12-11 Attended Post-Election VIP Seminar by AuYeung Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley
at
Juniper
Hotel
- They provided market and economic outlook analysis and predictions post the presidential election
2024-12-13 Attended Holiday Party of the Cupertino Historic Society - Met the new Executive Director Manuel Valerio. Their challenge next year is to recruit new members
2024-12-14 Attended the Wreath Across America event at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery - Despite rainy and windy weather, the veterans and their supporters remained undeterred. The speeches
were
truly
inspiring.
2024-12-20 Hosted the first Virtual Office Hour at noon - About 16 people attended. I gave a summary of the 12/17 council meeting and mentioned upcoming
agenda
items,
such
as
the
revision
of
council
procedures
manual
and
work
program
3 prioritization. Residents are welcome to submit comments to the Council. - Then, followed by Q&A on any topic residents raised. 2024-12-21 Attended Able2Shine Award Ceremony for Presidential Volunteer award winners - Able2Shine Youth Club was started two years ago. The members volunteer for various causes to earn
volunteer
hours.
2024-01-01 Attended the New Year Civic Engagement Tea Party, hosted by Hanlin Educational Foundation,
Youth
Culture
Connection
Association,
Visionary
Arts,
Civic
Leadership
Academy
and
American
Chinese
Youth
Performing
Art
Foundation
- This is the 6th year of this New Year event. Five elected councilmembers attended. - The attendees are youth members from these organizations. The councilmembers answered questions
from
the
host
and
the
audience.
Section 3: Committee Assignment - No meeting this period. Section 4: Information of Interest to My Constituents: 1. Builders’ Remedy (BR) Projects ★ The Planning Staff has completed the “determination of completeness” reviews for the 20739
Scofield
Drive
and
Vista
Heights
projects.
In
both
instances
staff
has
determined
that
the
application
materials
are
incomplete
,
meaning
the
projects
are
no
longer
vested
pursuant
to
Government
Code
Section
65941.1.
The letters that have been transmitted to the applicants are available on the City’s website here:
● Scofield: https://www.cupertino.gov/scofield ● Vista Heights: https://www.cupertino.gov/vistaheights ★ There is one more BR project that is still active: Dividend Homes at the northwest corner of Stevens Creek Blvd and De Anza. The project will replace the existing office building with
town
homes.
★ Status of all BR projects ★ The July 25, 2024 info memo, titled “Scofield Drive SB330 Preliminary Application pursuant to Builder’s Remedy”, has information about what are BR projects and their review process.
2. License Plate Reader Camera - City-operated or personal ones ★ The Council has adopted the Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Camera program (Resolution 24-094) in order to alert the police when a license plate with previous record is detected. Some cameras are placed at major roads entering Cupertnio. 4 ★ The residents or businesses can connect your home or business surveillance camera with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. The registration form is at the bottom of this page.
Section 5: Information Access Useful to My Constituents: 1. “Written Communication” for a City Council meeting: ○ When will an email sent to the City Council be included in the “Written Communication” file
of
a
Council
meeting?
○ From the City Clerk: ■ Emailed comments that are related to an agenda item and received following the agenda
publication
prior
to
or
during
the
meeting
will
be
posted
to
the
City’s
website.
■ Emailed comments related to non-agenda items and received following the agenda publication
prior
to
or
during
the
meeting
will
be
posted
upon
request
only
if
it
is
forwarded
by
a
councilmember,
to
comply
with
the
Muni
Code.
3. Recordings of Commission Meetings: Starting in June, commission meetings will be recorded for viewing later, although no teleconferencing
to
allow
remote
participation.
- Find the recordings here under each commission.
4. Information Memo posted on the City website: City Council Informational Memos are now available on the City website. The information can be accessed from the City website at cupertino.org/memos and the City Council page. You can also find the page by entering search terms “info memos” at the top of the website. ★ Anyone may use the eNotification signup to receive informational memo updates by email.
★ The info memos are now hosted in the digital archive as all other city records. ★ Click “+” to zoom in. ★ On a laptop: ○ To open the document as PDF, click on the Print icon and then click on “Download &
Print”.
The
downloaded
will
appear
in
a
new
tab
for
viewing.
○ This does not work on Safari browser on an iPhone. ★ To copy and paste text, you must open it as PDF and then copy & paste from there. New memos posted, since last report: 11 - November 14, 2024 - Notification method for GPA and zoning ordinances on parcels, preliminary applications, and project proposals 5 11 - November 27, 2024 - City of Cupertino Electrical Utility Costs and Usage Information 11 - November 27, 2024 - Rodrigues Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Enhancements 12 - December 12, 2024 - Climate Action Plan Progress Report 12 - December 12, 2024 - Monthly Treasurer’s Investment Report for November 2024 12 - December 12, 2024 - Monthly Treasurer’s Investment Report for October 2024 12 - December 12, 2024 - Monthly Treasurer's Report for November 2024 12 - December 12, 2024 - Monthly Treasurer's Report for October 2024 12 - December 12, 2024 - Treasurer's Investment Report for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 12 - December 20, 2024 - Goal Setting Workshop Preparation – Council Top 10 Projects
4. How to Search an agenda item: A community member showed me a way to search for items on the past city meetings: ● Go to this page: https://cupertino.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx ○ Make sure that “Calendar” is selected from the top row of tabs and the “List View” is
selected
from
the
bottom
row
of
tabs.
○ Enter the search term, such as “investment report”. Choose the year or select “All Years”
6 (Last Activity Report in the November 19, 2024 Council Meeting Agenda.) 7