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Oral
Communications
Written Comments
From:Liang Chao
To:City Clerk; Ravi Kiran Singh Sapaharam
Subject:Fw: Request to Reverse New Credit Card Fee – March 4 Meeting
Date:Tuesday, March 4, 2025 5:19:54 PM
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Dear Resident,
Thank you for reaching out with your comments.
Due to a change in the implementation of how written communication is collected for
the upcoming council meeting, your email will not be included in the official record
unless a councilmember forwards it to the City Clerk.
Dear City Clerk,
Please enter the enclosed communication as written communication for the upcoming
council meeting from a councilmember, per CMC 2.08.100.
I am submitting this comment at the request of my constituents to ensure that
community voices are included in written communications of council meetings as
requested, rather than at the discretion of councilmembers, which might inadvertently
leave out some minority voices.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Regards,
Liang
~ Cupertino City Council (elected in 2018, re-elected in 2022)
Liang Chao
Mayor
City Council
LChao@cupertino.gov
408-777-3192
From: Ravi Kiran Singh Sapaharam <ravikiransingh@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 5:06 PM
To: City Council <citycouncil@cupertino.gov>; Pamela Wu <PamelaW@cupertino.gov>; City Clerk
<cityclerk@cupertino.gov>; Chad Mosley <ChadM@cupertino.gov>; Rachelle Sander
<RachelleS@cupertino.org>; Kristina Alfaro <kristinaa@cupertino.org>; Benjamin Fu
<BenjaminF@cupertino.gov>
Subject: Request to Reverse New Credit Card Fee – March 4 Meeting
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City Clerk
Please include this in written communications for the March 4, 2024, City Council meeting.
[I write solely as a Cupertino resident.]
Dear Mayor Chao and City Council,
I recently noticed signs at city facilities about a new credit card transaction fee starting April
2025. Though the amount isn’t specified, I respectfully urge you to halt this plan.
Even a small fee feels unfair after two years of resident fees paired with large developer
breaks, like the $77 million waiver. This isn’t what we want.
Please prioritize reversing this at your next meeting. Residents expect the new council to put
us first and take swift action.
Thank you for considering this.
Sincerely,
Ravi
Cupertino resident
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Item No. 2
Recognition of March as
American Red Cross
Month
Written Communications
1 | |American Red Cross Partnership Opportunity
2 | American Red Cross Partnership Opportunity
Our Services
Down the Street. Across the Country. Around the World.®
Disaster
Services
Blood
Services
Preparedness,
Health and
Safety Services
International
Services
Service to the
Armed Forces
3 | American Red Cross Partnership Opportunity
90%
Of Red Cross impact is delivered by
Volunteers.
Our Work Impacts Lives Every Day
people are assisted
by the American
Red Cross.
Every 8 minutes
Millions
Of Red Cross Trained
individuals stand ready to
provide CPR as well as
other lifesaving skills.
365
Days a year, we
provide services to
military members,
veterans, and their
families.
180
Times a day, Red Cross
workers help a family
affected by a home fire
or other disaster.
1 in 7
People entering the
hospital need blood
4 | American Red Cross Partnership Opportunity
Santa Clara Valley Impact 2024
102
Disasters responded to
by the American
Red Cross in Santa Clara County.
1,984
Volunteers deliver our
Humanitarian mission.
2,141
Services provided to
military members,
veterans and their
families.
16,923
Blood donations
collected.
Thank you!
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Item No. 7
Baker Tilly Budget
Format Review and
Performance
Measure Updates
Written Communications
From:Peggy Griffin
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2025-03-04 City Council Meeting Agenda ITEM 7 Baker Tilly Budget Format
Date:Tuesday, March 4, 2025 4:23:43 PM
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PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EMAIL AS PART OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE ABOVE MEETING AGENDA ITEM.
Dear City Council and Staff,
I attended the February 18, 2025 Audit Committee meeting during which the Baker Tilly results
were discussed. I’d like to stress that whatever the changes that are made to the budget
format please:
1. Remember that the budget is a fixed point in time – a snapshot where all the numbers
are in sync and add up.
a. Do not use links to OpenGov for details
i.because the details are not there;
ii.because the links can break over time;
iii.because the reports can be based on settings, etc.
b. You want everyone that is reviewing the budget to be looking at the same
numbers.
c. Also, following links to some other source takes time – I agree with putting the
details in appendices.
1. As discussed and proposed, including the CIP budget information helps complete the
budget picture.
a. Having this as a volume of the budget is important.
REQUEST: Please don’t “dumb it down” for the public or the Council. Just add clarity. Our
city and its residents are very well educated and can “follow the money” if it’s presented
clearly.
Thank you for continually trying to improve the presentation of this material.
Sincerely,
Peggy Griffin
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Item No. 9
Amendments to
Cupertino City Council
Procedures Manual
Written Communications
From:Peggy Griffin
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2025-03-04 City Council Meeting Agenda ITEM 9-Council Procedures Manual Amendments
Date:Tuesday, March 4, 2025 4:50:01 PM
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PLEASE INCLUDE THIS EMAIL AS PART OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE ABOVE
MEETING AGENDA ITEM.
Dear City Council and Staff,
Thank you for making the following changes to the red-lined version of the Council Procedures
Manual.
Fixed the incomplete sentence in Section 2.2
Added new language regarding texting on the dais
With each incremental, periodic review of this document the procedures become clearer and
more manageable for all involved. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Peggy Griffin