1 CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT
Meeting: March 4, 2025
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember Sheila Mohan
Report Dates: 2/11/25 to 2/24/25
Item Date, Title, and Description:
2/11/25 Along with city CDD staff, I participated in a meeting with representatives from Toll Brothers, the homebuilding company. They reached out to share their proposal to build 55 units (townhomes and ADU’s) on a 15-acre property site on East Estates Drive. The proposal will be reviewed by the Planning Commission in May/June and groundbreaking is planned for the summer of 2026.
2/12/25
I was honored to participate in the grand opening of AlphaX Capital, a real estate investment group that specializes in ensuring optimized returns through investing in property acquisition, financing, construction and asset management. The company is founded by two women with expertise in knowledge of the constantly changing real-estate landscape. The event was attended by a large number of elected officials, including State Treasurer Fiona Ma, State Representative Alex Lee, County Supervisors Otto Lee and Margaret Abe Koga among others.
2/13/25 As the City’s liaison with the CUSD and FUHSD school districts, I attended a joint strategic partnership meeting (2x2x2) to discuss items of mutual interest, such as Safe Routes to School and Bike Paths, Finch Property, enrollment concerns and yearlong celebration of Cupertino’s 70th anniversary. Mayor Chau also attended.
2/13/25 As a member of the Audit Committee, I attended the Mandatory Annual Commissioner Training. City staff, led by City Clerk, City Attorney and City Manager made presentations on information critical to optimal functioning of commissioners and committee members. The Brown Act and Rosenberg Rules of
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2 Order were explained, and staff emphasized the need to follow rules pertaining to Form 700 (financial disclosure), attendance and civil behavior at meetings.
2/14/25 I met with Assemblymember Patrick Aherns to follow up on last year’s issues like collaboration with De Anza re: fireworks, drone display, parking for our school students and medical services for De Anza and the City community.
2/18/25 Council Prep session re: McClellan Road property rezoning. This was an item that appeared on the 2/19/25 Council agenda – and involved an inadvertent mismatch between zoning regulations and the general plan. Staff from CDD filled in details about noticing requirements, likely responses from HCD, and impact on the community if item was not approved by Council.
2/18/25 I attended a meeting with representatives from Summer Hill Homes who presented their proposal to build 32 townhomes on 1.5 acres. Both staff and I emphasized the need to retain some retail on the site.
2/18/25 As the Council representative on the Audit Committee, I, along with Vice Mayor Moore, attended the special meeting of the Audit Committee which focused on the budget format review presented by Baker Tilly. Several changes were proposed, and these will be brought to the Council for discussion and approval.
2/22/25 I was honored to participate in the ribbon cutting of Be Natural, a Jazz and Rock music school program, which was celebrating its 3 rd anniversary. The
event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and the founder, staff and students participated in the celebrations. I made some remarks congratulating the music school for being a part of Cupertino and providing much needed education and entertainment to the community.