07 - July 24, 2025 - Mayor and Commission Chairs Meeting on July 16, 2025CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Date: July 17, 2025
To: Cupertino City Council
From: Serena Tu, Executive Assistant
CC: Tina Kapoor, Interim City Manager
Re: Mayor and Commission Chairs Meeting on July 16, 2025
Background
On July 16 , 2025, Mayor Liang Chao hosted the third Mayor and Commission Chairs
Meeting of the year at the Quinlan Community Center.
Mayor Liang Chao led a detailed discussion on the future agenda items process,
referencing guidance outlined in the Commissioner Handbook. The conversation
emphasized the importance of clarity, consistency, and transparency in how
commissions identify and request future agenda topics.
City staff also provided an overview of the roles and responsibilities of commission
chairs, including best practices for running efficient and inclusive meetings. Topics
included facilitating public input, time management during meetings, and collaboration
with staff liaisons. In addition, Interim City Manager Tina Kapoor provided an update
on the timeline for the City’s Pickleball Operational Plan, outlining the next steps in the
implementation process.
In response to the Mayor’s request, each commission’s three summary bullet points and
updated Commission Chair attendance sheet are attached for your reference.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact.
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Prepared by: Serena Tu, Executive Assistant
Reviewed by: Tina Kapoor, Interim City Manager
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, Interim City Manager
Attachments:
A – July 16, 2025 - Mayor’s Commission Chairs Meeting Summary Bullet Points
B – July 16, 2025 - Mayor’s Commission Chairs Meeting Attendance Sheet
ATTACHMENT A
2025 Mayor and Commission Chairs Meeting
Quinlan Community Center, Social Room
10185 N Stelling Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
5:00 PM – 5:10 PM Welcome and Introductions Mayor Chao
5:10 PM – 6:00 PM Commission Chairs Updates
(Three Minutes Each)
All
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Next Meeting Format &
Closing Remarks
Mayor Chao
ATTACHMENT A
AGENDA ITEMS
Please use this space to include up to three summary bullets highlighting key activities from each
commission.
AUDIT COMMISSION
x ȱȱȱĴȂȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱ
Policy and unanimously recommended an updated policy to the Council for
ǰȱȱĴȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ
Ěȱȱȱǯ
x ȱȱ ȱȱȱŘś-26 Internal Audit Work Program to
Council, focusing next year’s audit resources on the City’s highest-risk areas—
including capital-ȱǰȱ¢¢ȱǰȱȱ -up on
ȱę—ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯ
x ȱȱ£ȱȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ-
Upon-ȱ ȱǻ ȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱ-Drain
Ǽǰ ęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱǯ
ȱȱȱ
x Last Arts and Culture Commission ȱ ȱȱśȦŗşǰȱ¡ȱȱȱȱŝȦŘŞǯ
x Main topic of discussion: Art-in-Lieu fee Policy, ȱȱȱusing guidelines
ȱȱȱȱǯ
x ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢DZ
ǯ Art in unexpected places
ǯ Rotating Art Gallery
ǯ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ
ǯ Artist feature talk
ǯ ȱȱ¡
ǯ Art tour for seniors or youth
ǯ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱCulture Commission in our community
x In the ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱthe Annual ȱ ȱȱ
ȱȱǯ
ATTACHMENT A
ȱȱ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱŘŖŘśǰ and research
online collision map of San Jose to adopt similar tools for our city, and research
ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱand technologies
x BPC ȱȱȱȱȱprogram ǻŘǼȱupdate from the ěȱ
coordinator and informally recommended ȱȱȱs and
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ
education and safety programsǯ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱJuly at ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱe the
ěȱȱsafety ȱprojects, learn from other cities that employ
such programs to e multi-ȱĜȱsafety in our c¢ǯ Presentation
material pre-ȱȱthe ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ
HOUSING COMMISSION
x ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱŗśǰȱŘŖŘśǰȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱŘŖŘś-ŘŖřŖȱ
ȱȱȱŘŖŘś-ŘŖŘŜȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱěȱȱȱ-ęȱ¢ partners during the regular
¢ȱŘŘǰȱŘŖŘśȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱ
ǯ
x Commissioner Ryan Golze announced his resignation from the Housing
ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱęȱȱȱǯ
x ȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱ
ǯȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŗśǰȱŘŖŘśȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ
for the creation of a Renter’s Representatiȱȱȱȱ
ȱ
ǯ
ATTACHMENT A
ȱ
x ȱȱȱĴȱDZȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŘŖŘŜ–
ŘŖŘŞȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱ
ȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ
¢ȱěȱȱȱȱȱǯ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ-
check-ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ
ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ
x ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱǯȱȱ
Ĵȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱę¢ȱȱȱ
ǯ
x ¢ȱ Ĵȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ
¢ȱȱ££ȱ
ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯ
x ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ¢ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱ
ęȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
x ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ
ȱęȱĴȱȱȱ¢ȱȱCreekside Park and
¢ȱǯ
x ȱȱ¢DZȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ
Flag raising and Children’s Parade at the Memorial Park, and the Billy Martini
at the Memorial Park Amphitheaterǯ
x Looking ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ-
ǯȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱCommission, and the
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ
ǯ
ATTACHMENT A
x ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱę£ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱǞřǰŖŖŖȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱity Council to
ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ
¢ǯ
x ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱĴȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱŗřth
ȱŗȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱǯ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱMemorial Park from
ŜDZřŖȱ– ŞȱȱȱȱŗŘth ȱȱŘŗstǯ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱŘŖth ȱŜDZřŖ-ŞDZřŖȱȱȱ
ȱ¢ȱ
ǯ
x The Cupertino Campout is planned for July 19th at ȱǯ
x ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŗşth ȱŜȱ– ŝDZřŖȱȱ
at ȱȱǯ
ȱ
x ŖśȦŘŝȦŘśǯȱR-ŗȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱǯȱŞşŖȱȱȱǯ
x ŖŜȦŗŖȦŘśǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱśş-ȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ££ȱ
ǰȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ
ȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱŚȱĚȱ
¢ ȱȱ¢ȱŚȱĚȱȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȦȱ ȱȱ
at the rear of the property ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Dr to
ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱĴȱȱty engagement and
ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯ
x ŖŜȦŘŚȦŘśǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŘşȱǯȱ
ȱ¢ȱȱȱŘşȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ
Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱŚŘśȱǯ
ATTACHMENT A
x ȱȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
motion 4-ŗȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ£ȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱŝŘȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱŗǰśŖŖȱǰȱ ȱȱřȱȱ¢ȱȱŗȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱŝŘȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱŝŘȱ
ǯȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱmit that is issued a maximum of
śȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱŝŘȱǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱǯǰȱȱȱ£ȱȱ
ȱ ȱŗǰśŖŖȱȱȱȱȱǯ
x ŖŝȦŖŞȦŘśǯȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ĜȦǰȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱřȦŚȱments and to
ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱment of county and
¢ȱǯ
x ŖŝȦŖŞȦŘśǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ȱŗşǯŖŞȱǻęǼǰȱȱŗşǯŗŗŘȱǻ¢ȱ ȱǼȱȱ
ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱȱȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱ
Health & Safety Element study session update:
x State mandated study from Place WorksDZȱȱǞŗȱȦȱ¢ȱŞȱ¢ȱ
x ȱȱȱȱ– implementation depends on City’s
ȱȱȱȱ
x ŝŚŝȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ
¢ȱȱȱěȂȱĜȱȱȱDZȱ
x ŘŖŘśȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱpreliminary ȱȱǰ
ALPR systems are helping to decrease ȱǯ ¢ȱȱ ȱ
ATTACHMENT A
ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ
¢ȱ ȱȱ¢
x ȱȱȱȱĴ¢ȱĚǯȱȱĚ¡ȱȱȱ ȱȱ£ȱȱŝǯŘśȱ
min
x Residents are encouraged to sign up for AlertSCC (for ǰȱȱ
ǰȱcrime, etcǯǼ
ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱ
x PSC ȱȱĴȱȱȂȱȱȱǯȱGoal of that
Ĵȱ ȱȱȱęȱrecommendations ȱȱsafetyǯȱThe
preliminary data from the study shareǯȱȱĴ ȱȱ ȱ
need ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ
for this sĴǯ The current ȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱfocus on
ȱęȱarea and ȱę recommendations in the next regular PSC
ǯȱ
o ȱDZȱ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ
more to address the crime
o ȱDZȱȱ ȱȱȱȱěȂȱĜȱȱ
understand ȱ Ě ȱ ȱȱȱǻę¢ȱ Ȧȱ
Ǽȱȱȱȱȱ case study to PSC and resident to
ȱȱȱȱǯȱ
o ȱDZȱ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ
ȱȱȱǯǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ
ȱǰȱȱȱȦȱȱȱȱȱ
technology etcǯ
o ȱDZȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ǯȱThe idea ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ
help in a direct ȱȱ ¢ǯȱ
x ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
o ȱȱȱ¢ ěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
City relatedǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
o ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcityǯȱȱȱȱare ¢ȱ
ǯȱȱ
ATTACHMENT A
ȱ
No updates at this time, as the commission meets quarterly.
Teen Commission
ȱȱȱȱȱȱDZ
x Summer Concert Series
x Disco at Dusk
x ȱȱ¢ȱ
x Cupertino Campout
x Shakespeare in the Park
x ȱȱȱ
x Dilli
ȱ
x
ȱȂȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŘś-26 planned teen
programs including:
x ȱȱ
x Teen Speaker Series
x Cupertino Café
x Spelling Bee
x Teen Resource Fair
x Hack Cupertino
x ȱ
ěȦȱȱ
ǰȱȱǭȱȱ
x ¢¢ȱȱ
ATTACHMENT B
Mayor’s Commission Chairs Meeting Attendance List
Date: July 16, 2025
Audit Committee
Chair: Eno Schmidt (ESchmidt@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Sheila Mohan (SMohan@cupertino.gov)
Attendee: Hanyan Wu, Commissioner (Hwu@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Staff Liaison: Jonathan Orozco
Commission Admin: Janet Liang
Arts & Culture Commission
Chair: Kiran Varshneya Rohra (krohra@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Vice Chair: David Wang (dwang@cupertino.gov)
Staff Liaison: Gian Martire
Commission Admin: Lindsay Nelson
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
Chair: Ilango Ganga (IGanga@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Gerhard Eschelbeck (GEschelbeck@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Staff Liaison: David Stillman
Commission Admin: Melissa Montez
Housing Commission
Chair: Connie Cunningham (CCunningham@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Vice Chair: Ryan Golze (RGolze@cupertino.gov)
Staff Liaison: Nicky Vu
Commission Admin: Lindsay Nelson
Library Commission
Chair: Liyan Zhao (lzhao@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Janki Chokshi (jchokshi@cupertino.gov)
Attendee: Chandra Sakthivel, Commissioner (csakthivel@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Staff Liaison: Molly James
Commission Admin: Jessica Suntay
ATTACHMENT B
Parks & Recreation Commission
Chair: Seema Swamy (sswamy@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Vice Chair: Claudio Bono (cbono@cupertino.gov)
Staff Liaison: Sonya Lee
Commission Admin: Jessica Suntay
Planning Commission
Chair: Santosh Rao (srao@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Vice Chair: Tracy Kosolcharoen (Tkosolcharoen@cupertino.gov)
Staff Liaison: Piu Ghosh
Commission Admin: Lindsay Nelson
Public Safety Commission
Chair: Nirmalendu Das (NDas@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Sidharth Rajaram (SRajaram@cupertino.gov)
No representatives attended.
Staff Liaison: Marta Drown
Commission Admin: Melissa Robertson
Sustainability Commission
Chair: Sonali Padgaonkar (spadgaonkar@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Susan Hansen (shansen@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Staff Liaison: Victoria Morin
Commission Admin: Jasmin Lu
Teen Commission
Chair: Shivika Biswari (sbiswari@cupertino.gov) – Attended
Vice Chair: Peter Chen
Staff Liaison: Sonya Lee
Commission Admin: Jessica Suntay
Technology, Information & Communications Commission (TICC)
Chair: Prabir Mohanty (pmohanty@cupertino.gov)
Vice Chair: Sudeep Kumar (SudKumar@cupertino.gov)
No representatives attended.
Staff Liaison: Teri Gerhard
Commission Admin: Marilyn Pavlov