ATTACHMENT B
# Topic Proposed By Council
Member Councilmember Submitted Title Councilmember Proposed Project Description Council Goal Lead Department Est budget Est staff hours Lead Department(s) Total Ranking 1 Economic Development RW
Economic Development Restore economic development committee, explore grant writer position, attract startups and companies in the tech ecosystem.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
City Attorney's
Office/City Manager's
Office
$$ Small City Attorney's Office 27
2 Economic Development SM
Business
Revitalization
Explore options to support small businesses, fill empty storefronts, and encourage entry of new forms of retail to promote revitalization Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
City Manager's Office $$ Medium City Manager's Office 27 3 Permitting JF
Permit Streamlining and
Simplification for Small Home
Upgrades
Develop a suite of improvements to (1) improve access to, and (2) speed the processing of permits for small home upgrades so as to enhance compliance and improve overall efficiency.
Quality of Life CDD $ Medium Community Development 27
4 Financial Policies LC
Financial, Investment, and
Cashflow Policy Review (TBD
item)
Review and assess the City’s investment policy and best practices with an analysis of quarterly treasurers report.
Establish a cashflow management policy with the goal to reduce the total percentage in cash from 20% to 2% and to reduce the total percentage in cash and cash-equivalent to at most 10%, on par with other cities.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
Administrative Services $$ Medium Administrative Services 24 5 Heart of the City JR
Heart of the City Specific Plan
Update
Revise the Heart of the City Specific Plan and relevant neighboring planning areas to focus residential growth on major corridors to better support commercial activity, and an increased tax base as well as the creation of "third spaces" for community building, while bringing homes, amenities, and jobs closer together to reduce vehicle miles traveled and improve the atractiveness of active transportation options.
Quality of Life CDD $$$ Large Community Development 24
6 Impact Fees SM
Update City's
Impact fees
Update governing policies and guidelines for all impact fees Sustainability and Fiscal
Strategy
CDD/City Attorney's
Office/Public Works
$$$ Large Community Development 21
7 Impact Fees LC
Defensible Impact Fee Nexus
Study for Traffic Impact Fee,
Retail Impact Fee, BMR Impact
Fee
With almost every infill project approval and revision, we are losing almost all retail with almost zero parking. New units tend to provide more town homes, rather than much needed smaller starter units or senior flats. With potential challenges to waive impact fees and design standards, a defensible Nexus study is necessary to protect the city in order to collect impact fees since California Constitution does not allow unfunded mandates levied on cities.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
CDD/City Attorney's
Office/Public Works
$$ Large Community Development 21
Council Selected Projects from March 3 Workshop
1 ATTACHMENT B
# Topic Proposed By Council
Member Councilmember Submitted Title Councilmember Proposed Project Description Council Goal Lead Department Est budget Est staff hours Lead Department(s) Total Ranking Council Selected Projects from March 3 Workshop
8 Environmental /
Sustainability KM
Water Conservation Policies
(replaces city water
conservation/ turf conversion)
Reduce irrigation while increasing pollinator supporting vegetation (turf conversion). Optimize irrigation systems including CUSD use agreement sites.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
Public Works $$ Medium Public Works 18
9 Economic Development JF
Small Business Revitalization
Plan
Develop a plan and implementation strategy to support (1) new small business establishment; (2) preservation of existing small businesses in order to improve placemaking in the city and the city's revenue stream.
Quality of Life City Manager's Office $$ Medium City Manager's Office 17 10 Parks SM
Blackberry Farms Pool and
Picnic Area - CEQA Review
Eliminate the 100 day restricted operation of BB Farms picnic area facilities and swimming pool - and open all year. Current restrictions deprive city of fee revenues, and deprive public access to public facilities.
Quality of Life Parks &
Recreation/City
Attorney's
Office/Public
Works/CDD
$$$ Large Parks & Recreation 17
11 Senior Services LC
Enhance Senior Services Due to the high cost of senior centers, many seniors have to "age in place", but do still need services typically provided in senior centers, in addition to common home maintenance.-
- Utilizing the survey results conducted in 2022 and 2023 to meet the needs of Cupertino seniors
- Consider consultant services similar to Palo Alto or Saratoga Senior Center to enhance services, while reducing cost to the city.
NOTE: Cupertino Age-Friendly could make a presentation on the result of 2023 survey, in collaboration with the city staff.
NOTE: Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting (SASCC), who runs the Saratoga Senior Center could provide a free gap analysis and feasibility analysis
Quality of Life Parks & Recreation $$ Large Parks & Recreation 17 12 Economic Development RW
Small Business Revitalization
Ordinance
Streamline permitting process, explore more themed events like restaurant week and bobatino, attract more festivals, create a small business council, provide regulatory support.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
CDD/City Manager's
Office/Parks &
Recreation
$$ Large Community Development 15
13 City Properties / EOC KM
City Properties: Planning for
Optimal Use (Formerly City
Properties 2.0)
Revisit City Hall/Torre Annex Planning RE Seismic/EOC. Future planning strategies for Stocklmeir house/garages, Blech House, Blue Pheasant. Goal of judicial use of city-owned properties. Investigate potential purchase of CUSD Finch/Phil property.
Quality of Life Public Works/City
Manager's Office
$$ Medium Public Works 4
14 Emergency
Preparedness RW
Emergency Operations
Readiness
Review fire, earthquake tornado, active shooter, Tsunami, hazardous transport accident policies; and ensure EOC is active and functioning with a permanent position not consultant running the program.
Sustainability
and Fiscal
Strategy
City Manager's
Office/SC County
Sheriff's Office
$$ Medium City Manager's Office 2
15 Environmental / Trees SM
Urban Forest
Program
Expand tree list review in current CWP to include specifics to develop an urban forest plan to increase trees, landscaping and greenery in all parts of the city
Quality of Life Public Works/CDD $$ Medium Public Works 2 2 ATTACHMENT B
# Topic Proposed By Council
Member Councilmember Submitted Title Councilmember Proposed Project Description Council Goal Lead Department Est budget Est staff hours Lead Department(s) Total Ranking Council Selected Projects from March 3 Workshop
16 5G RW 5G Ordinance Update 5G Ordinance Quality of Life Public Works/City Attorney's Office
$ Small Public Works 2
17 Unhoused KM
Unhoused Policies (Formerly
Support for the Unhoused 2.0)
Continue this work program item. Determine best practices for limited budget smaller cities to manage the unhoused. Review RV practices in surrounding cities for impacts and potential adoption.
Review transitional housing outcomes in surrounding cities. Policies to include nimble contingency plans.
Quality of Life CDD/Public Works/City
Attorney's Office/City
Manager's Office
$ Large Community Development 2
18 Public Engagement JF
Public Engagement Strategy and
Policies in Support of Planning
Initiatives
Consolidate existing CWP (Attachment B Item 10) and proposed CWP public engagement-related items (Attachment B Items 4 and 5) to establish more focused policies governing public outreach and engagement with respect to General Plan amendments and
rezonings with special consideration to lessons learned from the 6th RHNA Cycle Housing Element revision.
Public
Engagement
and
Transparency
CDD/City Manager's
Office
$$ Large Community Development 2
19 City Hall All
City Hall Retrofit and City Hall
Annex Renovation including the
EOC
Implement the previously approved 2022 Council plan with EOC migration
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