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Meeting: October 6, 2026
Reporting Councilmember: Mayor Kitty Moore
Report Dates: 9/8/26 to 9/28/26
Item Date, Title, and Description:
September 8, 2026. Library Dedication ceremony for the Aquarium update. County Librarian Weeks and Cupertino Librarian Bao, along with former mayors, Cupertino Library Foundation members, and Councilmember Mohan and I helped celebrate the reopening of the aquarium.
September 9, 2026. Optimist Club. Joined Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens, Cupertino City Manager Tina Kapoor, Cupertino Deputy City Manager Squarcia, Cupertino Executive Admin.
Tu, at the Optimist Club breakfast to share city updates and talk about our current events.
September 9, 2026. Attended the Apple Product Launch with City Manager Kapoor.
September 9, 2026. Conducted the Special Mayor’s Chat: Sheriff Contract. Link to video:
https://youtu.be/kV_VGotwvNU?si=pWOYbMXLrDiuKTrm
September 10, 2026. Attended the ribbon cutting of the Recology Rogers Transfer
Station. This transfer station allows residents to
drop off things like construction debris or
oversized items more conveniently. For
information visit their website:
https://www.recology.com/recology_news/ourrecology-south-bay-transfer-station-in-north-sanjose-is-open/?cookie-consent-set=true September 10, 2026. Staff meeting RE Sheriff Contract
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2 September 10, 2026. Meeting with Staff and Developer RE Mary Avenue housing project.
September 10, 2026. VTA PAC meeting. Agenda packet is available here:
https://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=4429&Inline=True September 12, 2026. Made opening remarks at the Rotary Club Silicon Valley Fall Festival to welcome visitors to this very fun event with food, music, dancing, international booths, and more.
September 14, 2026. Ad ho Committee meeting RE Sheriff contract.
September 14, 2026. City Manager performance evaluation discussion with evaluator.
September 15, 2026. Regular Cupertino City Council meeting Closed and Open sessions.
September 16, 2026. West Valley Mayors and Managers Meeting. Attended this monthly event with City Manager Tina Kapoor. We primarily discussed the VTA Board Member selection process along with sharing updates from each of our cities September 16, 2026. Subcommittee meeting on Community Funding and Festival Fee Waivers.
Attended this meeting with subcommittee member Vice Mayor Liang Chao to discuss ongoing improvements to the selection process and program objectives.
September 16, 2026. Cupertino Mayor’s Chair meeting. Attended this meeting with City Staff and Commission and Committee Chairs. The topic for the meeting was to discuss the CREST award selection process and to provide suggestions for improvements.
September 17, 2026. Agenda Review.
September 19, 2026. Attended and spoke at the Korean Association Community Services Chuseok Full Moon Celebration. This is a wonderful event celebrating the fall full moon harvest festival with traditional and modern Korean dance and music and 700 free meals were provided to the community.
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3 September 19, 2026. Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Night Market. Attended and spoke at the opening of the Night Market at De Anza College and welcomed the live band entertainment provided by our very own Be Natural Music in Cupertino.
September 21, 2026. Zoom meeting on Mayor’s Initiative logistics.
September 22, 2026. In-person meeting at Assemblymember Ahrens’s Cupertino office with his local and Sacramento staff to discuss current events in Cupertino and how we can further collaborate.
September 23-25, 2026. CalCities Annual Conference in Anaheim with General Assembly.
Traveled to Anaheim for the Annual Conference. The Opening General Session included the Keynote Address: “You are the Change: Brain Hacking Your Leadership for the Evolving Workplace”followed by Manhattan Beach’s Model for Successfully Reducing Homelessness.
Manhattan Beach has their own police and 2 officers are assigned to help with homelessness.
Day 2 included Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Case Studies, over 2 hours circulating the Conference Hall (only made it half way through the hall this year due to the Peninsula Division Luncheon followed by the Resolutions Committee (which passed the Resolution), and Campaign Season and City Hall: Staying Legal, Ethical, and Out of Trouble and Building Council Effectiveness After a Contentious Election.
Friday began with the General Assembly which voted on the Resolution. Quorum was 234 and we had a 235 count. The
Resolution was on Consent and a delegate tried to pull it, got a second but only 2-4 voted in favor of pulling the item and the vast majority loudly said “No!” and the item passed 234- 0-1. This is a significant milestone for CalCities to have concensus that the cities are not one size fits all and that local control is hugely important for the success of our cities.
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4 Additionally, City Manager Tina Kapoor has had an Informational Memo published regarding the CalCities Resolution passage and it is available here:
https://www.cupertino.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/departments/documents/citycouncil/council-informational-memos/2026/09-september25-2026-cal-cities-general-assembly-approves-resolutionon-local-housing-and-land-use-authority.pdf There are multiple concurrent sessions at these conferences and I selected ones which will hopefully help bring a
smooth transition to the new council as candidates need to move from advocacy to becoming a team member working
together for the good of the whole city. For the session materials please visit here:
https://www.calcities.org/annual-conference-session-materials And further links (councilmembers must report their council travel activities at the next meeting):
2026 Session Materials
Materials will be posted as they are made available.
• 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo Program • A California Playbook for Funding Big Ideas
• All Hands on Deck Delivering Homeownership, Repair, and Affordability at Scale • Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Case Studies
• Bots, Bulk Comments, and the Brown Act
• Building Council Effectiveness After A Contentious Election • Building Municipal and Community Resilience
• Campaign Season and City Hall Staying Legal, Ethical, and Out of Trouble • City be Nimble, City be Quick Tools for Attracting and Retaining Businesses • Designing Transitional Housing Through Collaboration
• E-Bikes at a Crossroads What California Cities Can Do Now • Family-Friendly Cities Building and Investing in Youth Development Infrastructure • Governing in the Fishbowl: How to Lead While Under 24/7 Scrutiny • Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors and Officials (AB 1661) • How Cities Are Regaining Operational Control
• How Cities Can Deliver Real Economic Relief
• How the Employee Experience Shapes Government and Community Outcomes • How to Create Community Champions
• How to Strengthen Systems, Use Data, and Deliver Effective Services with Limited Resources
• Leading Productive and Respectful City Council Meetings • Liability Landscape Update for California Cities
• Manhattan Beach’s Model for Successfully Reducing Homelessness City Council Mayor Moore Report
5 • Money for Nothing - Financing Economic Development Housing and Infrastructure Projects
• 2026 Playbook for Developments in Municipal Finance Law and Policy • Preparing for Upcoming California Wildfire Defensible Space Regulations • Public Funds Investing 101
• Rebuilding Roads In-House for Less Than Half the Cost • Reducing Burnout: 10-Minute Practices for City Leaders and Staff Handout • Reducing Burnout: 10-Minute Practices for City Leaders and Staff • Rethinking How Cities Protect Communities
• Revitalizing Downtowns Without Losing the “Old Town Soul” • SB 827 Fundamentals of Municipal Finances and Financial Management • Small and Rural Cities Winning Playbook
• Strategies for Weathering the Next Natural Disaster
• Strengthening Public Trust and Safety Through Accreditation • The Path to Shared Prosperity Advancing Economic Mobility from State to Local Action
• The Statewide Impact of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in California • Tips for Supporting Employee Well-Being in Times of Change • Tools for Navigating Immigration Policy Changes
• Understanding Public Service Ethics Laws and Principles (AB 1234) • What Cities Must Know About New Housing Mandatory Inspection and Enforcement Laws
• What Stranger Things Can Teach Us About Leadership
MCLE Session Materials
Previous Session Materials
September 26, 2026. 13th Annual Fall BikeFest. Rode the long ride again this year which took a new route past the Apple HQ on Tantau with a water break in Main Street Cupertino and back, then provided a brief speech and helped give out awesome raffle prizes. This was a great turnout for the whole event and the youngsters made the 7.5 mile ride easily! Great job to our City Staff and all of the volunteers!
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6 September 26, 2026. 115th Taiwan Anniversary Celebration at the Taiwan Cultural Center in Milpitas. With help from our invitee Danny Choi and SVCS Stanley Kuo, greeted the full house in Mandarin in honor of the 115th Anniversary and the Fall Full Moon Festival. This was a very special event performance by the extremely talented Diabolo Dance Theater with free meals provided to all attendees with a sweet moon cake to join in this celebration of community friendship, and family.
There is Still time to join the Mayor’s Initiative: Get Moving Moore and sign up for Free Celebration lunch 10/10 @ 12:30pm! Sign up your whole family to enjoy lunch together!
Here are the Stats as of September 28!:
We currently have 115 registered participants in the challenge and 165 sign-up form responses.
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7 Based on activity recorded through September 28, participants have collectively logged:
• 70,070 minutes of activity
• 4,213.87 miles of walking, running, cycling, hiking, and other activities • 1,195 activities
• 32 participants have already surpassed the 1,000-minute challenge goal This represents a significant growth from last week's totals of 38,213 minutes, 2,623 miles, 700 activities, and 13 participants who had exceeded the 1,000-minute goal.
The top five activity types by total minutes logged are:
• Walking: 33,611 minutes (548 activities)
• Running: 6,260 minutes (110 activities)
• Workouts: 5,552 minutes (102 activities)
• Hiking: 4,249 minutes (36 activities)
• Cycling/Rides: 3,368 minutes (101 activities)
Wow! Great Job Cupertino, Join your fellow City Staff and/or Residents! The Challenge: Try to work out (walk, jog, swim etc.) for 36 minutes daily for 250 minutes per week in honor of America 250! It’s ok if you join late, please join in the fun and Get Moving Moore!
If you are starting late, just estimate your prior exercise and keep going, this is a positive community exercisers!
Move Moore Challenge- fun and community fitness!
Get moving with the Move Moore Challenge! From September 7 through October 7, track your minutes of physical activity and encourage family, friends, and neighbors to join you. Every minute counts toward our community-wide goal to get moving together. Celebrate October 10! Date: Monday, September 7 through Wednesday, October 7. Celebration October 10! How to Participate: Learn how to sign up and track your activity at cupertino.gov/movemoore City Council Mayor Moore Report
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