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From:Santosh Rao
To:Kirsten Squarcia; City Council
Cc:Pamela Wu; Sheila Mohan; City Clerk; Bill Mitchell
Subject:Enabling hybrid meetings for commission meetings.
Date:Friday, May 31, 2024 10:51:38 AM
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Dear Council, Mayor Mohan and Manager Wu,
Cc: City Clerk
I look forward to staff and council considering input on the hybrid remote comment
enablement for commission meetings. At a minimum please enable hybrid meetings for parks
and rec, audit committee and public safety commission. Public must be able to offer remote
public comment.
A webcast is not the same as a hybrid meeting. A webcast does not permit resident
engagement via public comments. Hybrid meetings affirm your commitment to community
engagement.
Parks and rec used to accept remote public comment but no longer does. I urge you to resume
hybrid meetings at the earliest for at least parks and rec and also audit committee, public
safety commission.
Thank you.
Thanks,
Santosh Rao
From:Swim5am (Connie Cunningham)To:City ClerkSubject:2024-6-04 Photo 2 , Oral Communications Connie Cunningham (Google)Date:Tuesday, June 4, 2024 2:57:22 PMAttachments:Screenshot 2024-05-17 at 5.03.07 PM.png
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From:Connie Cunningham
To:City Clerk
Subject:2024-6-04 Photo 1 , Oral Communications Connie Cunningham (Planning)
Date:Tuesday, June 4, 2024 2:57:12 PM
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From:Jean Bedord
To:City Council; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk; Bill Mitchell; Teri Gerhardt, CGCIO
Subject:Hybrid Meeting Update Informational Memo, May 30, 2024
Date:Tuesday, June 4, 2024 3:38:28 PM
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Honorable Sheila Mohan, Vice-Mayor J.R. Fruen, and Councilmembers Liang Chao, Kitty
Moore and Hung Wei, city manager and staff
I'd like to commend city staff for their implementation of live streaming and archiving of
commission meetings. Post Zoom meetings with commissioners meeting in-person has been
challenging for communication with the public. The livestream and archiving is cost-effective,
requiring the most reasonable amount of staff time commitment.
My experience as commissioner was that only a small handful of residents appear live for
commission meetings, either in-person or on Zoom. There were fewer than 10 in the 8 years I
served on the library commission. Those of us who speak frequently know that in-person is
always more effective, and emails are another option. The real value is the livestreaming and
the archiving of meetings, since the minutes do not reflect what actually happens in meetings.
Many of us have conflicts with other community meetings so can't attend synchronously
either in person or Zoom., I would still like to have DRAFT minutes posted within 2-3 days
of meetings because it can be difficult to hear the actual votes.
I have some suggestions for improving the recordings:
* Can closed captions be turned on? This feature is important for older adults and the hearing
impaired. YouTube has this invaluable feature, but I didn't see the option on the city website.
* It would be helpful to have the chair recognize individual commissioners by name when
they speak - it can be hard to distinguish voices with the fixed microphone.
* Commissioners should be encouraged to articulate clearly, with fast speakers slowing down
and soft-spoken speakers speaking more loudly. I could not understand some of the
commissioners. Closed captioning might pick up the voices sufficiently.
* Please post all presentation materials on the website.
I encourage commissioners and staff to review the recordings to improve the recordings. I
have been frustrated by the lack of recording of commission meetings and welcome this
response to improve public participation..
Thank you for your responsiveness to the community.
Warm regards,
Jean Bedord
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:Oral Communications 6/4/2024
Date:Tuesday, June 4, 2024 11:02:50 AM
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Dear City Council,
I see that the City appears to have entered into an exclusive agreement with a real estate firm
for the purposes of purchasing property.
Why is the City considering purchasing property?
Here is the agreement:
https://records.cupertino.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?
id=1101061&dbid=0&repo=CityofCupertino
Thanks,
Rhoda Fry
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