1 CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT
Meeting: June 17, 2025
Reporting Councilmember: Councilmember Sheila Mohan
Report Dates: 5/27/25 to 6/9/25
Item Date, Title, and Description:
5/27/25: I attended a luncheon at Quinlan hosted by Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. Community members (“heroes”) were honored, and attendees agreed that Cupertino with its 70% Asian population was the appropriate venue for such an event.
5/28/25: The city council conducted interviews for teen commissioner vacancies over a two-day period. The candidates were sharp, creative and knowledgeable about public service.
Having to choose a few from so many qualified teenagers was an almost impossible task.
5/30/25: Attended a prep session conducted by city staff to review the City’s annual budget, which was approved at the June 3 Council meeting. I was pleased that the hard choices / budget cuts of the last 2 years made it possible for the City this year to make a few select augmentations to staffing and services.
5/31/25: Along with several elected officials from Northern California, including our representatives in Sacramento and officials from neighboring cities I attended the anniversary celebrations of the Balaji Hindu Temple in San Jose.
The temple has been in existence for 20 years, and attracts a large number of devotees from the Bay Area.
6/2/25: As a Finance and Administration Committee member of the Silicon Valley Clean Energy I attended the monthly meeting where the main discussion was on prepayment transactions to reduce the cost of power purchases by financing the acquisition of long-term energy supplies with tax-exempt bonds.
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2 6/2/25: Along with Mayor Chao and members of the City Council, I was honored to participate in the raising of the Pride flag at the Civic Center Plaza, and reiterate the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the City.
6/5/25: In my capacity as a board member of the Santa Clara County Library District JPA, I attended the quarterly board meeting. The Independent Audit Report or year ending June 30 ,2024 as well as the Fiscal Year 2025-206 Library Budget were discussed and approved.
6/7/25: I participated in the closing ceremonies of the Cupertino Little League (baseball). This non-profit organization serves the community, including special needs children and adults. Vice Mayor Moore and Councilmember Wang were also in attendance.