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CUPERTINO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
C O P E RT I N O Regular Adj ounled Meeting
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:55 p.m., Chairman Orrin Mahoney called the Redevelopment Agency meeting to order in
the Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California and opened the public hearing
on both budgets.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Orrin Mahoney, Vice-Chair Kris Wang, and Redevelopment Agency
members Dolly Sandoval, Mark Santoro, and Gilbert Wong. Absent: none.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve the minutes from June 17, 2008.
Wong moved and Wang seconded to approve the minutes as presented. The motion
carried unanimously.
CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JOINT MEETING
B. Review the Cupertino Redevelopment Agency Operating Budget for 2009-10.
At 8:35 p.m. the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency held a concurrent meeting
to discuss the budgets.
The City Clerk distributed email from 1~larshall and Nancy Wang in support of teen
volunteer programs, Linda Vista Park renovation and Regnart Road repair; email from
Alex and Irina Vayner, Eric Wilson, Sherri Stein, and Joseph Maggiolino advocating
both fenced and unfenced off-leash recreation areas for dogs; and email from Bryan and
Carol Miller and Eric Wilson who were al:~o in favor of both types of dog areas for asix-
month trial period.
Director of Administrative Services Carol Atwood stated that staff was presenting
Council with a balanced budget for the ye~~r 2009-10. She underscored the importance of
proactive financial planning, the establishment of a Fiscal Strategic Planning Committee
and annual budget reviews. Ms. Atwood presented an overview of general fund revenues
and operating expenditures, the five-year capital improvement program, federal stimulus
grant applications, department budgets ar~d new budget items for consideration. These
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new items included: minor changes to existing staff positions, contribution to the
Housing Trust Fund, completion of the Housing Element and the Heart of the City Plan.
It was also noted that there was a slight increase in Sheriff's costs due to cost of living
and the Sheriff's service levels would remain the same in the city.
Jennifer Griffin commented that she did not believe public sidewalks should be
maintained by the residents.
Council stated that this issue was not being; proposed in this budget. It was an item that at
some point would be reviewed by the Fiscal Strategic Planning Committee.
In addition to the proposed budget document under consideration, Council noted the
following items should be included in the budget discussions: $85,000 for a fiber cable to
increase television reception and perhaps a higher bandwidth, a skate park (for this year's
budget or some future date) and Leadership Cupertino.
City Council concurred to hold an additional study session on the City Council and
Redevelopment Agency budgets on Wednesday, June 10, at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council
chambers.
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:18 a.m., the joint meeting of the City Coun<;il and Cupertino Redevelopment Agency was
adjourned.
A budget study session was scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, as a special
joint meeting of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency. The meeting will be held in the
City Council Chambers.
An additional public hearing was scheduled regarding the City Council and Redevelopment
Agency budgets scheduled on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 as a part of the regular meetings.
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Kimberly Smith, o ding Secretary
Staff reports, backup materials, and items distributed at the meeting are available for review at
the City Clerk's Office, 777-3223, and also on the Internet at www.cupertino.or~. Click on
Online Services, then Watch City Meetings.
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