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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, Januaw 22, 2002
At 6:45 p.m. Mayor Lowenthal called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300
Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
City Council members present: Mayor Richard Lowenthal, Vice-Mayor Michael Chang, and
Council members Sandra James, Patrick Kwok, and Dolly Sandoval. Council members absent:
None.
Staff present: City Manager David Knapp, Community Development Director Steve Piasecki,
Public Works Director Ralph Quails, Public Information Officer Rick Kitson, Senior Plarmer
Vera Gil, Senior Planner Aarti Shrivastava, City Attorney Charles Kilian, and Deputy City Clerk
Grace Johnson.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATIONS - None
POSTPONEMENTS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Community Services Director Steve Piasecki described two resolutions: 1) Resolution No. 02-
022 was associated with item number 16; 2) Resolution No. 02-01 was associated with the
consent item under the Redevelopment Agency agenda.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Louise Levy spoke on behalf of the League of Women Voters and handed out two publications
by the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area: 1) Bay Area Monitor; 2) Decision Makers
Directory of Regional and Sub-Regional Agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Sandoval/Kwok moved to approve items 2-16, excluding item 10 on the Consent Calendar.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
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2. Accounts Payable: January4 and January l l, Resolution Nos. 02-011 and 02-012.
3. Payroll: January 18, Resolution No. 02-013.
4. Treasurer's Budget Report -November 2001.
Appoint Carol Atwood as City Treasurer and Carol Ferrell as Deputy Treasurer,
Resolution No. 02-014.
Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) relating
to the Silicon Valley Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program, Resolution No.
02-015.
Improvement agreement, Young Chang Kim and In Suk Kim, 22714 Alcalde Road, APN
342-44-004 and 342-44-028, Resolution No. 02-016.
Accept improvements (may include grading, street improvements on site and off-site
improvements): James Yeh, 10410 Imperial Avenue, APN 357-19-049; Eunhee Klm,
10363 San Femando Avenue, APN 357-12-003; Thinh H. Nguyen and Ruby T. Nguyen,
10325 Orange Avenue, APN 357-15-060. (No documentation required).
Accept city projects performed under contract: Bollinger Road Flood Wall, Project No.
01-9443 (William P. Young Construction); Slurry Seal, Project 2001-03 (Graham
Contractors, Inc.). (No documentation required.).
11.
Fee waiver request from the Iranian Federated Women's Club and Payvand Cultural
School in the approximate amount of $1,400.00 for their Fourth Annual Fundraising
Gala.
12.
Fee waiver request from the Chamber of Commerce and Cupertino Rotary Club for a
waiver of use fees in the amount of $137.50 at the Quinlan Community Center for the
annual State of the City address.
13.
Approve transfers totaling $71,054.82 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds from various accounts to Cupertino Community Services' Vista Drive development
account, Resolution No 02-018,
14.
Adopt the Citizen Participation Plan Schedule for the Twenty-Eighth Program Year
(2002-2003) of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Resolution
No. 02-019.
15.
Approve the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agreement between the
County of Santa Clara and the City of Cupertino for fiscal year 2001/02 and authorization
for the City Manager to execute the agreement, Resolution No 02-020.
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16.
Cupertino citizens for Affordable Housing et al. All Persons Interested in the
Redevelopment Plan for the Cupertino Vallco Redevelopment Project, et al., Case No.
CV 793260, Resolution No. 02-022, which approved the terms of the settlement
agreement between the City of Cupertino, the Cupertino Redevelopment Agency and the
Citizens for Affordable Housing.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR (above)
The following items were pulled from the Consent Calendar for brief discussion, then voted upon
individually:
1. Approval of minutes: January 7 and 14.
Kwok/Chang moved to approve the minutes as amended.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
10.
Set auction date of March 18 to consider the sale of Surplus Property - 3 lots in Oak
Valley: 34258011; 34259013; 34259002, Resolution No. 02-017.
James/Kwok moved to adopt Resolution No. 02-017.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
17.
Resolution opposing California Assembly Bill 680 (Darrell Steinberg) regarding allowing
cities to keep only one-third of sales tax growth revenues without limitations, Resolution
No. 02-021.
James/Chang moved to adopt Resolution No. 02-021.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
18. Consider renewal of bingo permit for St. Joseph of Cupertino Church.
Chang/James moved to approve the renewal.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS
19.
Authorize amendments to the Heart of the City Specific Plan to implement the
Crossroads Downtown Village concept, Application No. SP-2002-01 (EA-2002-01).
Sandoval/James moved to approve application No. SP-2002-01 (EA-2002-01).
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
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20. Select application deadline of February 22 and imerview date of March 4 for filling the
Financial Representative position on the Cupertino Housing Committee.
Council concurred an application deadline date of Friday, February 22 and an interview
date of Monday, March 4,
ORDINANCES
21. Second reading of Ordinance No. 1891: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino Amending Chapter 19.08, Definitions and Chapter 19.80 Accesso~
Structures/Buildings of the Cupertino Municipal Code Concerning Definitions and
Related to Accessory Buildings/Structures and Second Dwelling Units in Single-Family
Zones."
James/Kwok moved to read the ordinance by title only, and that the City Clerk's reading
would constitute the second reading thereof.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
Janaes/Kwok moved to enact Ordinance No. 1891.
Vote: Ayes: Chang, James, Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval. Noes: None.
STAFF REPORTS - None
COUNCIL REPORTS
Council highlighted their committee activities.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:45 p.m. the City Council meeting was adjourned to a Sports Center Programming study
session from 9:00 a.m. ul~il 2:00 p.m. on January 25 at City Hall in the Council Chambers.
Grace Johnson, Deputy City Clerk
For more information: Staff reports, backup materials, and items distributed at the meeting are
available for review at the City Clerk's Office, 777-3223.
Televised Council meetings may be viewed live on Cable Channel 26, and may also be viewed
live or on demand at ~nvw.cupertino.om. Videotapes of the televised meetings are available at
the Cupertino Library, or may be purchased from the Cupertino City Channel, 777-2364.