CC 05-20-2025
Item No. 18
Modification to previous
approved permit for
Westport
Written Communications
From: Connie Cunningham
To: City Clerk; City Council
Subject: 2025-5-20 Special CC Agenda Item 18 Westport Modification Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:21:45 PM
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Please include this email in the Written Communications Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, and Councilmembers:
Subject: Agenda Item 18 Modification to a previously approved Development Permit and Architectural & Site Approval for the Westport Development
I urge Council to approve Agenda Item 18 Recommended Actions.
Westport is providing market-rate assisted living housing that is very much needed. Not only does it provide new homes for seniors within city limits, it will provide for the City’s financial health.
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<!--[endif]--> Many Cupertino Seniors live in homes they can sell or rent. Then they would be able to move to an assisted living location in Cupertino.
By selling/renting to another person, they are providing a home for a new family and neighbor to Cupertino. This new owner/renter will add to the use of businesses in Cupertino, attend its schools and add to neighborhood vitality. The Seniors will continue to visit businesses and friends. New sales taxes, and/or property taxes are important for the city’s finances.
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<!--[endif]-->Seniors will be living near their family, friends, doctors, restaurants, De Anza College, the Senior Center and other amenities. This is important to them and to the other residents of the city because it provides inter- connectedness among generations.
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<!--[endif]-->Transportation: Although I, too, regret the loss of retail in the area, VTA bus service, SV Hopper service, and concierge service provided by the new facility will make it possible for residents to visit amenities a little farther away along Stevens Creek Blvd and De Anza Blvd.
Example of this interconnectedness: My own dear mother, Bonnie, passed away on March 19, 2025 at the age of 96 ¾. Prior to her passing, she had a fun and loving experience with an assisted living community in her city. She sold her home that allowed a new family to move into her former neighborhood. That family remained friends with her the rest of her life. She then moved to an assisted living community only a 7-minute drive from her former home. She was able to worship with her beloved church family of 53 years, and made many new friends at the assisted living community. When she passed away, the Celebration of Life included dozens of lifelong friends and new friends.
Make new friends,
but keep the old,
one is silver and
the other gold.
I urge the City Council to approve the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the Westport Modification.
Sincerely,
Connie L Cunningham (self only)
Chair, Housing Commission
From: radler digiplaces.com
To: City Clerk
Subject: Re: PPT slides for May 20 City Council Meeting Date: Monday, May 19, 2025 4:26:30 PM
Attachments: Richard Adler 5.20.25.pptx
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I had submitted slides for the last City Council meeting, but the meeting was adjourned before it could get to the item (Westport Development).
I do plan to speak tomorrow night and have attached an updated version of my slides.
Thanks,
Richard Adler
Age Friendly Cupertino
From: radler digiplaces.com <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 4:11 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Fw: PPT slides for May 6 City Council meeting, Item #13 -- VERSION 2
Attached is VERSION 2 of my slides for tomorrow's City Council meeting. I have added one more slide.
Please use this version.
Thanks.
From: radler digiplaces.com
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 10:54 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: PPT slides for May 6 City Council meeting, Item #13
Attached is a Powerpoint presentation (3 slides) that I would like to use with a public comment I plan to make in relation to Item #13 on the City Council meeting agenda for tomorrow night, May 6th (Modification to a previously approved Development Permit and Architectural & Site Approval for the Westport Development).
Thank you,
Richard Adler
Age Friendly Cupertino
Presentation to
Cupertino City Council
Item #18:
Westport Development Permit Modification
Richard Adler
Age-Friendly Cupertino
May 20, 2025
v2
Cupertino’s 65+ and 75+ Population
2015-2035
Richard Adler May 6, 2025 2
Cupertino Population 65+ vs Under 18
(2015-2035)
Richard Adler May 20, 2025 3
Need for Assisted Living by Age
Richard Adler May 6, 2025 4
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s
in Cupertino’s 65+ Population
Richard Adler May 6, 2025 5
Memory Care 103 ? Units Available:
Senior Housing Shortage in Cupertino
City Council
May 20, 2025
Jean Bedord *
Age Friendly Task Force
1 Market for Senior Housing
Total households in Cupertino: 21,137 Households with one or more persons 60+: 6,585 Households with 2 or more persons 60+ 4,689 1 person households 1,896 Households with owner/renter 75 + 2,221 Households with owner/renter 60 – 74 3,125 Housing needs change, particularly after 80
Loss of driver’s license (10 years before death per Don Weden) Need for assistance with meals, personal grooming, medication management Social isolation for well spouse or widowed spouse
Increase in dementia
Census data: suburbanstats.org
Households with owner/renter 65 –7 4 1,762 Households with owner/renter 60 –6 4 1,363 2 Senior Housing Availability
Extremely limited supply
800 TOTAL units (Chateau Cupertino, Sunnyview, Forum, Veranda) ZERO Memory units other than CCRCs
LACK Multifamily developments for senior living
NO new market rate senior independent living for decades NO assisted living other than CCRCs which require buyin Senior Housing in Cupertino
Chateau Cupertino – 170 units rental – independent living with meals Sunnyview Manor – 161 units, CCRC full range independent living to skilled nursing The Forum at Rancho San Antonio - 450 units, CCRC full range Veranda – 19 units, BMR independent living for very low income seniors Westport Senior Apartments – 48 units BMR independent living 3