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From:Jennifer Griffin
To:City Council; City Clerk
Cc:grenna5000@yahoo.com
Subject:No Oral Communications at 7/9/24 City Council Meeting? Why?
Date:Monday, July 8, 2024 10:47:28 AM
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Dear City Council:
Why are we having a City Council meeting when we normally would have a Planning Commission
Meeting on 7/9/24?
Why is the 7/9/24 City Council Meeting a Special Meeting? We really need to get back to
The regular process of having two City Council meetings per month and two Planning
Commission meetings per month. This seems to have been disregarded a great deal in
The last several months.
So we have had the Planning Commission meeting cancelled for the 7/9/24 meeting
Where we could have had Oral Communications which is a right under the City Code.
So now we have a very oddly placed "Special" City Council meeting on the 7/9/24
Where the public can't even make Oral Communications as is their right.
Vision Zero has nothing to do with the certification of the Cupertino Housing Element.
It seems now it has more to do with the implementation of Missing Middle in the city.
Why can't the Vision Zero items be left to the regular City Council Meeting on 7/16/24?
What is the rush to have a Special City Council Meeting just on Vision Zero?
It is all the more bizarre because this "Special" City Council Meeting has no Oral
Communications and believe me, the city has a lot to say in Oral Communications
Based on what happened last Tuesday, 7/2/24 at the City Council meeting.
I'm also concerned that the overlap of the Park and Rec Commission meeting at the
Same time as the Housing Element meeting last month was to accommodate the
Bike and Ped. Commission meeting the following Thursday.
Honestly, the Vision Zero meeting can wait until the next scheduled City Council Meeting
On 7/16/24. There is no reason to have the meeting tomorrow (7/9/24) at all.
I really do think it would a courtesy to the public to allow Oral Communications tomorrow
At the 7/9/24 City Council Meeting since the public is already confused enough with
Why all these meetings are off-cycle.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
From:Santosh Rao
To:City Clerk
Subject:Fw: Why was BlackBerry Farm daytime activities cancelled.
Date:Thursday, July 4, 2024 10:57:37 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the 11/9 council meeting.
Thank you for your service to our city and your commendable job managing meetings on
Dias. We truly appreciate all that you do.
Thanks,
Santosh Rao
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On Thursday, July 4, 2024, 10:54 PM, Santosh Rao <santo_a_rao@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Mayor Sheila and City Council Members,
I am writing to express my deep disappointment regarding the
cancellation of the BlackBerry Farm daytime pool and BBQ
activities this July 4th. In previous years, these activities were a
cherished part of our community's celebrations. While we were
informed that the evening celebrations were to be canceled, there
was no prior discussion or notification about the discontinuation
of the BlackBerry Farm daytime events.
This decision has resulted in what many consider the worst July
4th in Cupertino's recent history, surpassing even last year's poor
showing at the July 4th event.
Additionally, I would like to address the issue of funding for the
evening celebrations. Santa Clara County offers a community
fireworks grant, which the city of Santa Clara successfully
utilized to fund their fireworks display. Why was this grant not
discussed as an option during the November 21st council meeting
or any subsequent follow-ups?
Moreover, why did Cupertino not seek sponsorships to sustain
the evening celebration? The city managed to secure
sponsorships for events like Shakespeare in the Park. Why was a
similar effort not made to preserve our July 4th celebrations?
The residents of Cupertino deserve better. As our elected
representatives, it is your responsibility to ensure that our
community events are upheld and celebrated. I urge you to take
these concerns seriously and to prioritize the needs and
expectations of the residents of Cupertino in all decisions.
Thanks,
Santosh Rao