CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORT Meeting: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Reporting Councilmember : Vice Mayor Liang Chao Report Dates : 05/27/26 to 07/14/26 Section 1: Committee Assignment (In reverse chronological order)
2026-06-24 attended the County Recycle and Waste Reduction Committee meeting (agenda) - First attended the ad hoc subcommittee meeting on long-term fiscal strategy at 4pm to consider draft recommendations, based on staff analysis and recommendation from the May 4, 2026 workshop. - Then attended the commission meeting at 5:30pm. Here is the meeting summary by RWRC staff. - Receive an overview of L.A. County’s draft Household Hazardous Waste Extended Producer Responsibility
Ordinance
from
L.A.
County’s
Public
Works
Department
and
consider
opportunities
to
collaborate
- Adopted the recommendation by the ad hoc committee on the next steps for budget stabilization recommendations
for
implementation
2026-06-27 attended the Legislative Review Committee Meeting - Received an overview of the Sacramento Advocacy trip - Received Legislative Update - Adopted an Oppose position for AB 956 - allows for the streamlined and ministerial approval of up to two detached
ADUs
on
lots
with
an
existing
or
proposed
single-family,
including
in
HOAs.
- Adopted a Support position for SB 1167 - clarifies legal definitions to prevent higher-powered "e-motos" from
being
deceptively
marketed
or
sold
as
legitimate
electric
bicycles
(e-bikes).
- It protects consumers and preserves access to trails and bike lanes by ensuring true e-bikes stay under
the
750-watt
and
speed-assist
limits.
2026-06-11 attended Cal Cities Summer Membership Event on Emergency Preparedness - also a special
meeting
of
the
CASCC
Board
meeting
at
Prospect
Center,
Saratoga
- A panel discussion about Emergency Preparedness with panelists from Fire, Police, emergency managers 2026-06-04 attended Cal Cities Revenue and Taxation Committee meeting (agenda, highlights) - Received a presentation on “Diagnosing Municipal Financial Health” by Michael Coleman, Senior Fiscal Advisor,
League
of
California
Cities
- Received a presentation on “State-Mandated Programs” by Andy Nichols, Founder/President, Nichols Consulting
1 - Received Budget and Legislative Update - Received a presentation on “City-led Business Attraction” from Gurbax Sahota, President & CEO, CALED, Jennifer
McLain
Hiramoto,
Ex.
Director,
Economic
Development,
City
of
Ontario
&
CALED
Chair,
and
Craig
Schlatter,
AICP,
Community
Development
Director,
City
of
Ukiah
&
CALED
Rural
Exchange
Chair
2026-06-01 attended Legislative Review Committee meeting - Adopted a support position for AB 1821 - proposes to extend the time public agencies have to respond to public
records
requests
by
changing
the
existing
deadlines
from
calendar
days
to
business
days.
- Discuss the itinerary and priorities of the June 9th advocacy trip to Sacramento, which Councilmember Wang and the Mayor
will
attend
Section 3: Activities by Date (Date, Title, and Description): NOTE: ● This list does not include internal meetings with staff only, such as prep sessions or meetings with the City Manager. ● This list includes activities to “represent the community I am elected to serve”, “to respond to community needs and complaints,” and “to communicate policies and programs to residents,” among other responsibilities of a City Councilmember. ● Due to my work schedule, I have cut down on the event attendance for ceremonial purposes, especially those I have attended
almost
every
year
in
the
past.
Instead,
I
focus
more
of
my
time
on
constituent
services.
(In reverse chronological order)
2026-07-14 attended the Award Ceremony for the second Sino-US Youth Bird-Friendly Innovation Contest
at
the
Vosopmaru
Art
- The Youth Bird-Friendly City Innovation Contest is hosted by Chongqing Luhai International Community Foundation
and
the
Cedar
Nature
Society,
located
in
San
Francisco,
in
partnership
with
the
Santa
Clara
Valley
Bird
Alliance.
Shani
Kleinhouse
of
the
Bird
Alliance
served
as
the
judge.
- Matthew Dodder, the CEO of Bird Alliance gave a speech about the importance of birds in our daily lives since
they
show
the
health
of
our
habitats
even
in
an
urban
environment.
- The video by Chongqing Luhai International showed that the parallel valley near Chongqing, China is a migration
corridor
for
predator
birds
such
as
eagles.
It
is
one
of
three
such
parallel
valleys
in
the
world.
The
other
two
parallel
valleys
are
in
the
U.S.,
the
Rocky
Mountains
and
Appalachian
Mountains.
- Shani Kleinhouse, the judge, talked about the student submissions in various forms, from photography, drawing
to
videos,
from
science,
art
to
solutions
to
challenges.
- A few students shared their creations and the thought behind them. 2026-07-12 the second outreach event by the summer intern at the Library - The outreach is meant to survey residents after the Music in the Courtyard program. Over the two hour span,
about
80%
of
the
people
passing
through
the
Library
front
door
were
not
Cupertino
residents.
They
came
from
Saratoga,
Sunnyvale,
Santa
Clara,
Los
Gatos
and
even
as
far
as
Fremont.
2026-07-11 attended “Working Together to Meet Our Housing Needs” workshop, hosted by LWV-Cupertino-Sunnyvale
and
Braver
Angels
- This is a continuation of a workshop by Braver Angels, hosted as a part of the Mayor’s Initiative. - The workshop started with a few questions to find out what people believe in the issue. Then, groups are formed
to
have
people
with
diverse
views
in
the
hopes
of
finding
common
ground
through
the
small
group
discussion.
The
groups
then
share
their
discussions.
2 2026-07-09 attended a meeting on wearable technology product at Plug and Play, hosted by the US-China
Chamber
of
Commerce
- They presented their wearable products, from watches, detecting blood pressure and sugar level, to smart glasses
and
note
taker
gadgets.
2026-07-04 attended the Fourth of July events at Memorial Park - First, I attended the Pancake Breakfast where the summer interns collected survey responses from attendees.
- Then, I attended the flag raising ceremony and the Children’s Parade. The entire City Council then posted for
photos
with
community
members
at
the
concert
until
noon.
2026-06-28 attended Indian Community Center picnic in the park at Rainbow Park - The Indian Community Center West Valley branch is located in the Union Church now. They hope to host more
activities
at
the
Senior
Center,
especially
when
the
center
is
closed
at
night
or
on
weekends.
2026-06-26 meeting with AthenaTec to receive a demo of what they offer - AthenaTec has helped DMV to automate the process to get a special license plate. They are working with Sunnyvale
and
Frmont
for
potential
ways
to
automate
some
manual
application
processes.
- They hope to work with Cupertino on a demo for an application of our choice. 2026-06-22 hosted a kickoff meeting of the Summer Policy and Community Engagement Intern Program
- Some of the applicants for the Teen Commission were invited to apply. 6 members were selected to participate 2026-06-13 attended Inaugural Launch of the Agentic AI Research Lab, from AthenaTec, at Fremont Downtown
Event
Center,
Fremont
- AthenaTec works with government agencies to bring agentic AI to provide better services. The Agentic AI Research
Lab
offers
classes
to
help
community
members
to
build
solutions.
2026-06-11 attended the ribbon cutting for CUDS’s Sustainability Energy Project, in partnership with
OPTERRA
Energy
Services
at
Collins
Elementary
● The event celebrates the completion of all solar panel projects across 25 sites with 72 level-2 EV charging stations
and
2 emergency
generators.
● The project is grant funded with zero tax dollars. ● They have also provided some hands-on STEM learning opportunities about sustainable energy during the process.
2026-06-10 attended the Pride Flag Raising at the Civic Plaza, by the City of Cupertino 2026-06-19 attended the ribbon cutting of BonBon Matcha at Vallco Parkway ● The first branch of a new brand BonBon Matcha. 3 2026-06-14 attended the ribbon cutting of the Moxibustion Awakening Medical Wellness Center at California
University
Silicon
Valley
in
Sunnyvale
.
2026-06-13 attended Inaugural Launch of the Agentic AI Research Lab, from AthenaTec, at Fremont Downtown
Event
Center,
Fremont
- AthenaTec works with government agencies to bring agentic AI to provide better services. The Agentic AI Research
Lab
offers
classes
to
help
community
members
to
build
solutions.
2026-06-11 attended the ribbon cutting for CUDS’s Sustainability Energy Project, in partnership with
OPTERRA
Energy
Services
at
Collins
Elementary
● The event celebrates the completion of all solar panel projects across 25 sites with 72 level-2 EV charging stations
and
2 emergency
generators.
● The project is grant funded with zero tax dollars. ● They have also provided some hands-on STEM learning opportunities about sustainable energy during the process.
2026-06-10 attended the Pride Flag Raising at the Civic Plaza, by the City of Cupertino 2026-06-09 attended the Encore: A Celebration of Short Films, by Cupertino TV Productions at the Senior
Center
● There were many wonderful short films. Some from travel footages and some on wild life and a music video.
Many
were
shot
with
mobile
phone
cameras.
2026-06-08 attended Voter Registration Drive at De Anza College ● Shreya J. Singh organized this event in partnership with Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action as a class
project.
There
was
a
booth
from
the
County
ROV.
We
provided
a
booth
from
the
City
of
Cupertino
with
some
flyers
for
city
event
s.
2026-06-06 attended the 42nd Torch-Lighting of Taiwan & Chinese American Athletic Tournament Association
at
the
TECO,
Milpitas
● There will be competitions for multiple sports from June till August. (https://www.tcaat.org/) The opening ceremony will be on July 19 at Fremont High School 2026-06-06 attended the signing ceremony to extend the friendship cities agreement for friendship cities
at
the
City
Hall
● The friendship cities relationship is for 2 years. The relationships with Taichung, Tongxi, Xiangni were extended
for
another
2 years.
2026-06-05 attended a meeting with Deep Cliff HOA Board member, Roger Costa, on the concerns about
AB
1572
● HOAs with turf areas would be affected by AB 1572. But Deep Cliff HOA is located in the Very High Fire Severity
zone;
the
turf
area
serves
as
defensible
space
so
they
hope
to
be
exempt
from
AB
1572
requirement.
● Seven Springs HOA board member Louise Fishler also attended and expressed concerns on the impact to Stevens
Springs
HOA.
Henry
Sang
from
the
Fire
Safe
group
also
attended.
● AB 1572 prohibits the use of potable water for irrigating nonfunctional turf—decorative grass with no recreational,
community,
or,
in
some
cases,
single-family
residential
use—at
commercial,
industrial,
institutional,
and
HOA
common
areas.
The
ban
phases
in
between
2027
and
2031,
starting
with
local
4 government properties, followed by commercial/institutional sites, HOAs, and finally disadvantaged communities.
Properties
over
5,000
square
feet
must
self-certify
compliance,
with
potential
penalties
up
to
$1,000
per
day.
2026-06-03 attended a meeting with Anya Samek, Placemetry, which provides software to optimize code
enforcement
data
2026-05-30 attended the Arts and Culture Commission special meeting to visit the Euphrat Museum of Art
at
De
Anza
College
2026-05-29 attended the Integration Celebration of WeTrust Reality with BQ Realty and MaxReal at San
Jose
Marriot
● WeTrust Realty provides an integrated platform for realtors. Many realtors in Cupertino and surrounding areas
attended
the
event
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