APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, May 29, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
At 6:15 p.m., Mayor Liang Chao called the Special City Council Meeting to order in the Cupertino Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Liang Chao, Vice Mayor Kitty Moore, and Councilmembers J.R. Fruen and Sheila Mohan. Absent: Councilmember R “Ray” Wang.
COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
1. Subject: Interview and appoint to fill vacancies on the Teen Commission (Day 1) Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and make appointments to fill five vacancies on the Teen Commission
Written Communications for this item included an amended Attachment A – Interview Schedule.
Mayor Chao opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public comment period.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council conducted interviews for commission vacancies and terms expiring on Teen Commission.
At 6:47 p.m., Mayor Chao recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 6:57 p.m. with all Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
The Council continued interviewing applicants.
At 8:05 p.m., Mayor Chao recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 8:15 p.m. with all Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
City Council Minutes May 29, 2025
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council voted to make appointments via an electronic voting system. Images of the voting results are included after the minutes as Exhibit A (attached).
Council conducted voting rounds to fill the vacancies on the Teen Commission.
MOTION: Chao moved and Mohan seconded to appoint Vinay Prakash , Rusheel Deshmukh, Saanvi Halambi, Sumedha Kumar and Jonathan Gao to the Teen Commission with terms ending August 31, 2027. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes:
Chao, Moore, Fruen, and Mohan. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:55 p.m., Mayor Chao adjourned the Special City Council Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
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Lauren Sapudar, Deputy City Clerk