APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
At 7:00 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 Housing Commission (Business Representative) and Public Safety Commission
Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and make appointments to fill one vacancy on the Housing Commission (Business Representative) and one vacancy on the Public Safety 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 to fill special vacancies on the Housing Commission and Public Safety Commission.
At 7:27 p.m., Mayor Chao recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 7:32 p.m. with all Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
The Council continued interviewing applicants.
At 8:04 p.m., Mayor Chao recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 8:12 p.m. with all
City Council Minutes July 16, 2025
Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
The Council continued interviewing applicants.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
The Council voted to make appointments using both the electronic voting system and handwritten ballots. Images of the voting results are attached as Exhibit A following the minutes.
MOTION: Moore moved and Fruen seconded to appoint Gregory Klein to the Public Safety Commission with a partial term ending January 30, 2027. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Chao, Moore, Fruen and Mohan. Noes: None. Abstain: None.
Absent: Wang.
No action was taken to appoint a Housing Commission Business Representative.
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
Exhibit A
City Council Public Safety Commission Interviews
July 16, 2025
Unofficial Council Voting Results (approved City Council minutes become the official record)
Round 1
Handwritten Ballots