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1. Major Developments (for a full list of development activity go to www.cupertino.org/developmentactivity)
A. Apple
Apple has submitted plans for the
development of an R&D campus in the N-
E part of the City. The project area
generally encompasses the properties
between I-280, N. Tantau Ave, Homestead
Road and N. Wolfe Road. The project also
includes properties on the east side of N.
Tantau Ave between Pruneridge Avenue
and I-280 and three parcels to the north-
east of the intersection of Pruneridge
Avenue and N. Tantau Avenue.
Environmental Review of the proposed
project is currently underway. The
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is
anticipated to be released in Summer 2012.
Staff is reviewing the project concurrent
with the environmental review. It is
anticipated that public hearings for the
project will occur at the end of 2012.
The proposed project includes:
• Demolition of approximately 2.65 million
square feet of existing office, research and
development buildings on 175 acres;
• Construction of:
o An office, research and development
building comprising approximately 2.8
million square feet;
o 120,000 s.f. corporate auditorium;
o 100,000 s.f. corporate health/fitness
center;
o 45,000 s.f. central plant;
o Research facilities comprising
approximately 300,000 square feet located
on the east side of Tantau Avenue; and
o Associated Parking including:
o A 4,600 space parking garage
o 750 space surface parking lot for
auditorium and
o 100 space visitor parking lot.
• Development Allocation of up to 300,000
square feet of office space for subsequent
development located within the project area.
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1. Periodic updates to City Council
from property owners.
2. Periodic reports regarding
development approvals.
3. Adherence, if possible, to artist
renderings presented to Council.
4. Analyze the impacts of the
development agreement's expiration.
Owners of Vallco Mall are pursuing the
private revitalization of the center as
follows:
Construction Underway:
1. Bay Club – approximately 67,000
square feet adjacent to the Sears
space.
Approved but construction hasn’t
started
1. Retail adjacent to JcPenney’s –
43,000+ square feet of multi-tenant
retail space facing Wolfe Road and
Vallco Parkway, adjacent to the new
garage.
The developer has put the plans for the
JcPenney’s retail frontage on hold until the
economy improves.
Sears (who owns their building) has sub-leased
approximately 67,000 square feet on three levels
to Bay Club – an upscale fitness center including
a spa, drop-in child care, and gym/fitness rooms.
The new athletic club will face Stevens Creek
Boulevard, and will have a café at the Wolfe
corner.
On February 1, 2012, Redevelopment Agencies
were dissolved. The Vallco area is no longer a
Redevelopment Area.
In August 2011, the Vallco Farmer’s Market
moved from the Sears parking lot to the northern
J.C. Penney’s parking lot.
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(Main Street Project)
City Council approved the original
Master Use Permit, Architectural & Site
Approval, Tentative Map, Tree Removal
Permit, and EIR on January 20, 2009.
Sandhill has applied for a modification
to their permits to make changes to the
project. The Planning Commission
hearing is scheduled for March 27, 2012
and a City Council hearing is tentatively
scheduled in April.
The project, located on a 17-acre site, was
originally approved for 150,000 sf of retail shops; a
145,000 sf athletic club or alternate option of an
additional 36,000 sf of retail; up to a 250 room
hotel (w/a 400-person banquet facility if over 160
rooms); 160 senior housing units; 100,000 sf of
office; .75 acre park; and a town square;. The
Master Use Permit, Architectural & Site Approval
and Tree Removal Permits expire on January 20,
2014.
The modified project proposed by Sandhill
consists of 292,000 square feet of office space,
78,700 square feet of retail space, 60,000 square
feet of athletic club and/or additional retail space, a
180-room hotel, 143 senior age-restricted
condominium units, vacating Finch Avenue, a town
square, 0.75-acre park and an alternate option to
include a 105-unit market-rate apartment complex.
D. The Oaks City Council approved a Use Permit,
Architectural & Site and Tentative Map
applications to construct a retail/hotel
project on September 2, 2008.
City Council approved the Use Permit
Modification for a limited number of
late evening commercial entertainment
establishments and live entertainment
activities on November 16, 2010.
Council has approved a four story 122-room hotel,
and a 3-story, 56,200 square foot mixed use
building with retail, office, and banquet uses. The
Use Permit and Architectural and Site approvals
expire on September 2, 2012.
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A Farmer’s Market along the highway
85 sound wall was approved by the
Planning Commission on April 26, 2011
to open on Sundays from 9am to 1 pm.
The market began operations on
October 1, 2011. E. Rose Bowl and Out-parcels • KCR/Evershine, the new owner
of the Rose Bowl, has developed
slightly modified plans with 204
residential units and 60,000 sq.
ft. of retail.
• KCR has applied for a building
permit for the superstructure.
The permit is expected to be
issued in March/April 2012.
• The two out-parcels adjacent to
Highway 280 have been on hold.
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F. Aloft Cupertino Hotel A 138-room, five-story hotel was
approved in January 2009.
In 2010, the project was given approval
for a modification to reduce the size to
123 rooms and four stories, and an
extension to the use permit until January
2012.
The developer has changed hotel
operators from Hyatt Place to the Aloft
chain, part of the Starwood Hotel and
Resort Group.
Applicant applied for a modification to the plans to
reduce the scope of the hotel to make the project
financially feasible. Item approved by DRC on
03/31/2011.
Developer broke ground in the fall of 2011.
Superstructure building permit was issued in
December 2011.
G. Embarcadero Park/Results Way On 7/21/09, the City Council approved
the applicant’s request to extend the
expiration date by five years to allow
phasing of construction, clarify
conditions approval, and modify the
traffic and signal improvement
condition.
Former Measurex site.
Three new office buildings totaling 155,500 sq. ft.
Demolish five buildings totaling 139,632 sq. ft.
Approved Sept. 2008, the extended expiration date
is July 21, 2014.
Arcsight, one of the existing tenants, was acquired
by HP in September 2010 and was moved to
Sunnyvale in 2012.
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Apple, Inc. has leased the vacant space at the
Results Way office park and will also take over
Arcsight’s tenant space for a term of seven years.
Redevelopment of the site by the owner has been
put on hold.
H. Cupertino Crossroads Façade and site improvements for a new
TJMaxx Homegoods and Party City
store to replace the Mervyn’s space
were approved by the Planning
Commission in April 2011.
The City Council approved two new
retail/restaurant building pads at the
Crossroads Shopping Center in
November 2011. Construction is
expected to begin in March 2012.
Islands restaurant, has applied for use
permits for a bar and late night use. The
project will be reviewed by the Planning
Commission on March 13, 2012.
The project consists of the demolition of the Marie
Calendar’s building (4,930 sq. ft.) and the
construction of a 5,086 sq. ft. building for Island’s
Restaurant, as well as an 8,011 sq. ft. building for
three future retail/eating establishment tenants.
I. Prometheus/Biltmore Adjacency Prometheus has submitted plans for a
new multi-family residential project
with a commercial frontage. The project
is expected to be heard at the Planning
Commission in the April/May
timeframe and a subsequent hearing will
be scheduled at the Council.
Approximately 20,000 square feet of commercial
space will be demolished with 7,000 of new retail
proposed. About 89 residential units are expected
on the site fronting Stevens Creek Blvd and 12
within the adjacent Biltmore complex.
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J. Apple Cafeteria Apple has submitted plans for a new
cafeteria to serve employees at the
Tomokazu Restaurant site located on the
northeast corner of Bandley and Alves
Drives. The project is expected to be
heard at the Planning Commission in
April 2012.
About 4,000 square feet of existing restaurant space
will be demolished to accommodate an
approximately 19,000 square foot cafeteria with
underground parking.
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2. Capital Improvements and Plans
A. Parks
1. Stevens Creek Corridor Park
Phase 2 – (Completion of trail to
Stevens Creek Blvd. including
restoration of the creek along the golf
course)
The City Council reviewed design
elements, funding and authorized grant
applications for Stevens Creek Corridor
Park and Restoration Phase 2 in
January, March, April and May 2011.
In June 2011, as part of the 2011-12
Capital Improvement Program, the City
Council approved a project budget of
$1,400,000 for the design phase. The
balance of the overall project budget and
construction funding is planned for
inclusion in the 2012-13 capital
program.
Design completion anticipated January,
2013, construction to begin in April
2013, and creek construction to be
complete by the end of October 2013.
The Phase 2 Project generally consists of extending
the trail from its current temporary end point at the
northern end of the Blackberry Farm parking lot,
along the east side of the creek adjacent to the
eighth green of the golf course to a new bridge,
then to the west side of Stevens Creek through the
Stocklmeir Orchard, past the Stocklmeir house and
ending at the Blue Pheasant parking lot. It also
includes restoring the creek channel along the east
bank, encroaching moderately onto the golf course
and relocating the existing sanitary line under the
ninth fairway for approximately 700 feet.
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2. Lawrence – Mitty Park
a. Work with County to come up with
a plan to move the County Roads
and Airports activity off the site
and develop a park
Santa Clara County Department of
Roads and Airports owns a parcel west
of Lawrence Expressway currently used
as a materials storage site. County Parks
has received Board of Supervisors
approval for the San Tomas Aquino trail
master plan, which identifies this site as
greenbelt.
Independent appraisal is $1.880 million.
At this point, the timing is uncertain for
acquisition and partial funding is
tentatively identified for FY 2012-2013.
County Board of Supervisors have voted
to set aside some County parks money
for urban parks.
Staff has approached the San Jose Water Company
about the potential for acquiring land immediately
adjacent to the Roads & Airports corporation yard
at Doyle, east Lawrence Expressway.
The approximate one acre San Jose Water
Company parcel if available, could be purchased
for a Roads & Airport yard expansion, freeing up
the creekside parcel for park development and the
extension of the Tomas Aquino trail. County park
acquisition funds may support this effort. The
appraised value for the west site is $1,880,000. The
appraised value for the east site is $2,010,000.
Mark Linder is meeting with Rob Courtney, the
new Director of County Parks on April 26 to
explore County support for this project.
b. Pursue Grants Staff is working to obtain grant funding for
acquisition and design and construction.
However the current State budget crisis has created
a great deal of uncertainty around grant funding of
any kind.
Staff will develop a preliminary Project Budget
estimate for consideration in the FY 11/12 CIP
budget discussions.
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3. Review plans for Simms and
Stocklmeir and consider including in
the CIP. Complete McClellan Ranch
Master Plan.
The 2011-2012 CIP budget included
$50,000 to update the McClellan Ranch
Park Master Plan. If approved by
council, this will incorporate the Simms
property as “McClellan Ranch West
Preserve” McClellan Ranch Master
Plan was approved as part of 2011-12
CIP budget to validate or amend
previouis master plan and to gain
concurrence in prioritizing and phasing
Capital Improvements.
The future use of the Stocklmeir
property will be revisited once the
Stevens Creek Corridor Park Phase 2 is
complete.
McClellan Ranch Master Plan to go to Council for
approval in April, 2012.
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4. Support the four city task force
investigating possible Stevens Creek
Trail alignment.
Councilmember Mahoney and Parks and
Recreation Director Mark Linder
represent Cupertino on this task force.
Each member city, Cupertino,
Sunnyvale, Los Altos, and Mountain
View have one elected official and one
staff member on the task force. The
focus of the task force is to develop a
route for the Stevens Creek Trail
between Cupertino and Mountain View.
The four cities are hiring a consultant to
work with community to develop trail
alignment alternatives.
The current effort of the task force is to secure
grant money to hire a consultant to develop
alternative routes for the trail between Cupertino
and Mountain View.
Task Force met on February 17, 2011 and made a
presentation on Stevens Creek Corridor Trail and
creek restoration. The next Task Force meeting is
May 19. The meeting will be at Blackberry Farm
and will include a tour of the trail.
The four cities hope that with consultants help we
will have options for the Stevens Creek Trail to
connect between Cupertino and Mountain View.
Sunnyvale providing most of the funding, but all
cities are contributing. The consultant will begin in
late March and end by December 2012.
B. Provide report on Pavement
Management annually in May. 2012 Annual Report to go to Council in
May.
Annual report to include multi-year preventative
maintenance strategy that balances available funds
with prioritized needs.
C. Investigate additional parking
opportunities around Civic Center.
Council assigned Vice Mayor Orrin
Mahoney and Councilmember Gilbert
Wong to work with Public Works.
Council approved a $50,000 CIP budget
for 2011-12 to conduct a Civic Center
Master Plan, to include a parking
analysis. This work is underway and
will be presented to the committee in
Spring, 2012.
Additional 11 parking spaces being proposed on
Rodrigues including two spaces with electric
vehicle charging stations.
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Municipal Regional Storm Water
Permit
Bring draft plan to Council for approval
for achieving 40% city-wide trash
reduction. Item will go to Council in
March, 2012. Council may amend plan
in September 2012 or September 2013.
Implementation to occur by July 1,
2014.
Decision on whether to include Single-use bag ban
will be key element of plan. E. Annual Forestry Workplan A new ordinance requirement to
develop annual public tree workplan
that focuses on asset inventory,
conditions, and set standards for their
care. Establishes goals and objectives to
promote healthy trees through City.
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3. Organizational Improvements
A. E-Services
Bring City Hall to the customer and
improve efficiency of service delivery.
1. E-Services
Applications in process:
• Working towards the ability to
accept and edit plan sets in a
digital format.
• Inspector Portal created to
increase efficiency of inspectors
in the field allowing for improved
customer service.
• GIS Urban Forest Management
inventory.
• GIS updated streetlight inventory.
• Paperless Agenda
• Permit Tracking System
• Paperless timesheets
The City Clerk’s office provided
training and distributed iPads to the
City Council, Planning Commission,
and Department Heads, Building
Inspectors, and other key staff. All
paper copies of City Council and
Planning Commission packets have
been replaced with digital copies. In the
six months from June 2011 through
Feb 7, 2012, the project saved $9,670
in printing costs for the City Council
packet alone.
Applications completed:
• Comply with new credit card security rulings.
• Pavement Management on web.
• Code Enforcement tracking system.
• On-line building permits for minor projects.
• Building permit searches from our database for
1997 forward.
• Upgraded Records Management System.
• Permit application, payment and inspection
scheduling.
• Upgraded Park & Recreation registration
system.
• Phase I of on-line permit system is complete
• Parking permits
The City provides abundant public access to many
meetings and city records using state-of-the-art
software programs available through the City’s
website.
Through a digital records management program and
an integrated document and video-streaming
program, all users have access to all public
document and video records. We can also provide
council reports and bid documents on disk.
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Building Inspectors use the iPads to
access email, photograph sites, and do
data entry while in the field. The Code
Enforcement Office began testing iPads
in February 2012.
Permit Tracking System - On February
21, 2012, the Council authorized the
City Manager to execute a contract
with CSI Magnet and Avolve Software
Corporation for an amount of $484,410
with a contingency of $16,590.
Calendar year 2012 will be spent
implementing the new permit tracking
system. The launch of the new system
is expected in March 2013.
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2. Review of the development application
process.
Matrix Consulting Group completed
the study on November 5, 2009. Staff
report submitted to Council on
December 3, 2009.
The Council considered the item in
May 2010 and directed staff to
organize community focus group
meetings. City Council reviewed the
item on February 15, 2011and directed
staff to initiate Ordinance amendments
to simplify approval authority and
improve readability and consistency in
accordance with the recommendations.
The City Council also directed staff to
begin a separate project to include a
limited review of the R1 ordinance
related to notification, story poles and
design review. The Planning
Commission reviewed proposed
Municipal Code Amendments and the
Public Engagement Policy at its March
22, 2011 and April 5, 2011 meetings
and recommended minor amendments.
The Council adopted the Municipal
Code Amendments and the Public
Engagement Policy in November 2011.
Internal improvements to date:
• Open counter (Building, Planning, Public
Works) at lunchtime
• Reviewing handout material for revisions to
simplify and improve readability
• Flowchart
Staff is also working on implementation of the on-
line permitting system detailed later in this report.
The system is expected to be rolled out in March
2013.
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B. Fiscal Strategic Plan
The Plan:
• defines the financial problem
• analyzes the structure of the
organization
• identifies opportunities for decreasing
expenses and areas of risk exposure
• identifies opportunities for stabilizing
our revenue resources
• adopted each year in conjunction with
the annual budget
• Committee will meet during
February/March/April to
recommend revenue, expenditure
and reserve policy opportunities for
the 2012/13 budget.
Recommendations this year include:
• Consider a 2012 mail-in ballot to increase storm
water/clean creek fees. Fees have not been
updated since 1992. Consultant is complete.
• Pursue TEA/ERAF Phase 2 with State
legislation.
• Revisit BMR unit requirements.
• Refinance the City’s $44Million debt.
• Adopt a PARS plan in lieu of Social Security for
all part-time employees.
• Amend and renew the Insight Agreement.
• Amend and renew the Apple Agreement.
• Revisit Library JPA formula
C. Analyze and pursue opportunities to
expand the City’s fiber network
Since its approval by the City Council
as part of the fiscal year 2009-2010
budget staff has been negotiating with
Comcast to establish a new fiber
connection to the Comcast facility at
Imperial Avenue. As part of the current
project, a consultant has been retained
and is currently producing the design
documents. This fiber backbone down
Stevens Creek passes most major city
facilities. Staff is exploring connection
opportunities with and among these
facilities as part of a future project.
The City Channel switched from its original analog
transmission network to a new, fiber-based digital
carrier. Staff spliced into unused strands within the
City’s fiber optic traffic network. This fiber pathway
now links City Hall with the Comcast hub on
Imperial Avenue. The signal is then routed to
Comcast’s master head end in Santa Clara where it
is inserted into the cable system as Cupertino
Channel 26.
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4. Public Safety
A. Neighborhood Watch
Continue emphasis on Neighborhood
Watch
• As of April 2011, currently have
210 active Neighborhood Watch
Leaders supporting groups.
• Partnering with Target Store for
National Night Out event in
August.
• Participated in City orientation
of CERT graduates to connect
them with Outreach programs in
City.
• Participated in Block Leader
trainings, fall festival, Earth
Day, National Night Out 2011
and City-wide Disaster drill.
• Publish weekly crime report
(Ecap) in a yahoo group.
From July 2010 – April 2011:
• Conducted 16 Neighborhood Watch
presentations.
Presentations at:
o Boy Scouts working on “Citizenship
in the Community” badge in area of
neighborhood burglaries
o Personal Safety for Retired Nurses
Association
o Back to School personal safety at a
block party
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B. Emergency Preparedness
1. Continue emphasis on Emergency
Response (ER) and Preparedness
CARES, CERT, MRC training and
projects.
• Provide ongoing training in various
areas of disaster preparedness.
• City received CREST award and
CESA gold award for our disaster
drill in October, 2009.
• Citywide Disaster drill conducted in
October 2011Transitioning services
with the Fire Department and Marsha
Hovey’s replacement.
From July 2010 – April 2011:
CERT - 11 residents trained
CPR – 17residents trained
First Aid – 0 residents trained
Employees
CPR –120 trained
First Aid – 76 trained
(mandatory training every two years)
Kaleidoscope -- 30
PEP - 82
2. Managing registered and spontaneous
volunteers
Identify leadership to manage
spontaneous volunteers.
Currently coordinating all divisions
responsible for volunteers to
standardize administrative procedures
regarding registration, skill sets and
insurance coverage.
• Volunteer application complete.
• Volunteer manual being revised.
• Volunteered Squared software program
implemented City-wide.
3. Work with schools and staff for
Active Shooter preparedness
SROs conduct Code Red Training and
Drills at 14 schools in Cupertino.
14 schools trained
Expanding to Child Development Centers (on-site
Day Care) 4. Bicycle Safety Presentations to
students
Bicycle Safety presentations made to
students to help understand the rules
pertaining to bicyclists.
8 elementary schools trained
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5. Digital Media Safety Started awareness training to middle
and high schools. Offering to parents
and PTA’s at all schools.
3 middle schools
3 high schools
6. Bully and Respect Awareness Emphasis on cyber-bullying 8 schools received training
7. Stranger Danger Awareness for all elementary grades
K-2nd grades
8 schools received training
8. Update the Stevens Creek Reservoir
dam failure evacuation plan
Draft is complete.
Discussed with Disaster Council in
January 2012.
Next steps:
• Sheriff to confirm perimeter control and
evacuation areas
• Public meeting (s) to discuss alert warnings and
evacuation plan
• Adoption
9. Disaster Recovery Plan
In progress Santa Clara Emergency Wireless Network
(SCEWN) has been installed in the city EOC.
SCEWN is a back up network to key public service
end points in the event of a disaster.
Local Hazardous Material Annex Plan Complete and schedule for City
Council approval 3/20/12
FUHSD Evacuation Memorandum of
Understanding
Complete and approve by FUHSD on
3/6/12
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C. Traffic Safety
1. Walkability
Implement “walkable city” concept.
Ensure that the concept is present in
all City development/redevelopment
projects.
Examples of recently approved walkable
developments include:
• Don Burnett Bicycle Pedestrian Footbridge
• Stevens Creek Corridor
• Crossroads
2. Review traffic safety issues
a. Safe routes to school program
Project completed summer 2011.
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b. Traffic Improvements around
Schools
The Sheriff’s Office, the City, the
School District, and the residents
continue to work together to improve
the safety of vehicle, pedestrian,
students and reduce traffic congestion
on the primary roadways around the
school.
Four month pilot project at Monta Vista,
Kennedy, and Lincoln involving
deputies on over time and additional
crossing guards.
The program is now an ongoing
partnership. Partners continue to
examine other alternatives to reduce
congestion.
Working with schools, Sheriff’s Office,
AMR, CHP and other community
partners to increase awareness of the
consequences of drinking and driving.
SRO’s conduct Every 15 Minutes event
at Homestead High School. Two-day
event provides a realistic perspective to
students about the dangers of drinking
and driving.
The results of the four month trial were positive.
All parties involved agreed to continue the program
through the school year when another evaluation
will be conducted. A full report went to City
Council in 2011.
Entire senior class participates in program.
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c. Walk One Week (WOW) After a successful Walk One Week
(WOW) in April 2010, the Teen
Commission decided to have WOW in
November 2010 and April 2011. The
Commission seeks to include other West
Valley schools. The Commission
requested assistance from the Parks and
Recreation Commission. The Parks and
Recreation Commission wrote to other
West Valley cities seeking participation.
The Teen Commission will be meeting
with other teen/youth commissions in
February 2011.
Spring 2011 WOW involved 11 schools
and 2100 youth. April 2012 WOW
being planned by the Teen Commission
now.
Walk one Week (WOW) had a successful
November 2010 campaign involving nine CUSD
schools. The second WOW campaign began March
30 and ended April 13, 2011. The Teen
Commission met with other West Valley teen or
youth commissions to ascertain interest in
participating with their schools. Teen Commission
reported to Council on May 3. 2011.
WOW continues to grow in number of schools and
number of participants each year. Cupertino Teen
Commissioners presented on WOW at the region-
wide youth conference on March 3, 2012 in Santa
Clara. d. Track status of efforts to encourage
walking/biking to school
The Teen Commission and Public
Safety Commission will continue to
track efforts to encourage
walking/biking to school.
Teen commissioners are already considering
opportunities to expand the WOW program for the
coming year.
3. Provide pedestrian ramps at required
intersections
City has met all current obligations. We continue to install ramps as new development
occurs and as part of our annual street paving
program.
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D. Non-City Projects
1. Monitor the Santa Clara Valley
Water District’s flood control basin
project at Rancho San Antonio
In process as managed by the Santa
Clara Valley Water District.
Project was approved by the SCVWD Board and
construction drawings are under courtesy staff
review. Excavated soils will be trucked to Lehigh
Quarry, avoiding almost all diesel truck circulation
impacts on Cupertino neighbors.
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reclamation/expansion project.
Stevens Creek Elementary School is
being monitored by the Air District per
EPA directive.
The County of Santa Clara continues
public processes for the preparation of
two applications relating to Lehigh
Southwest and its constituent cement
plant and quarry.
Reclamation Plan Amendment for
Permanente Quarry - Comprehensive
(File No. 2250-13-66-10P)
Reclamation Plan Amendment for
Permanente Quarry East Materials
Storage Area (File No. 2250-13-66-09P)
Permanente Creek Water Quality Study
– Provide data and review of other
studies to determine if City should
attempt to compel Regional Water
Quality Control Board to enforce
pollutant statutes against Lehigh.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District
located a monitoring station at Monta Vista Park. It
will monitor air quality for one year.
A Revised Health Risk Assessment (HRA) from
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company dated March
30, 2011, is available. This assessment is a draft,
and is under review by the BAAQMD and the State
Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment. This review is expected to be
complete in June 2011.
The public comment period for this Notice Of
Preparation (NOP) will close on May 23, 2011.
Following the NOP comment period, the County
will begin work on the environmental studies and
analysis for the EIR. The public Draft EIR is
scheduled to be available Fall 2011.
Lehigh (Hanson) applied for an amendment to the
1985 Permanente Quarry Reclamation Plan to
include an approximately 89-acre area to be used
for overburden storage identified as the East
Materials Storage Area (EMSA).
Council has held two study sessions and held many
public hearings on these, and related matters. Staff
continues to track this issue closely working with
all necessary regulatory agencies.
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5. Housing
A. Provide housing opportunities for
Cupertino workers
The General Plan update and Housing
Element identified sites for additional
housing units.
The Santa Clara County Housing Trust Home
Ownership Assistance Program is available to
Cupertino teachers and other public service
employees.
The Cupertino Below Market Rate (BMR)
program also gives priority to Cupertino teachers,
public service employees and Cupertino workers.
B. Cleo Avenue Affordable Housing Entitlement applications were filed in
April 2011and City Council approved
the use permit and tentative subdivision
map in July 2011. The Final Map was
approved by City Council on January
17, 2012. Building permit has been
issued. Grading on the site has begun.
Habitat for Humanity is currently hosting monthly
meetings with potential program applicants at City
Hall. In June 2011, they will hold an application
meeting at the Cupertino Community Hall.
C. BMR Manual Update Staff contracted with Keyser Marston to
update the City’s Housing Mitigation
Manual as well as recreate an
administrative manual for the City’s
BMR program administrator. The
administrative manual used by West
Valley Community Services was
finalized in 2009.
A draft of the Housing Mitigation
manual, which details program policy
was completed in early 2010. The
revised manual contains changes to the
BMR program required to address the
The Housing Commission found the existing
mitigation fees are insufficient to offset the
impacts of development and recommended
increasing housing fees for non-residential
developments, including commercial development
and residential developments that are too small (6
or fewer units) to require a BMR unit. The current
fee structure was approved in 2007.
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outcome of the Palmer vs. the City of
Los Angeles case which ruled that cities
are unable to require BMR units in
rental developments, incorporates the
program changes adopted by Council in
2007 and includes amendments
necessary to ensure the program is
consistent with the recently adopted
Housing Element.
Staff will bring the revised manual to
the City Council in conjunction with the
next revision of the Housing Element in
2013.
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2011/2012 Council Work Program (March 14, 2012) Page 27 of 36 6. Economic Development / Redevelopment A. Encourage, retain and support
healthy environment for retail
growth
There were twenty retail openings for
the 2010 calendar year including Aqui,
Addison Credit Union, Smoke Eaters,
and V-Jones Salon. While this was
fewer than the 2009, the 09-10 fiscal
year openings exceeded 08-09.
Over 100 “New Business Welcome
Packages” were distributed in 2010 in
partnership with the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Economic Development Committee
is meeting regularly and providing input
on the economic development work
plan. The next meeting will take place
sometime in August or September.
Active outreach to landlords and brokers
to facilitate re-tenanting, and the leasing
of new mixed use space continues.
• Assisted new business with planning/ building
facilitation – including Flight Wine & Food,
Kiddie Academy, and Kee Wah Bakery.
• Two new retail/restaurant building pads were
approved at the Crossroads Shopping Center in
November 2011.
• TJ Maxx/Homegoods and Party City have been
announced as new Crossroads tenants, filling
the entire space of the former Mervyn’s store.
TJ Maxx/Homegoods is expected to open in
May 2012.
• Council authorized recruitment to fill the
Economic Development Manager position
with direction to get input from businesses on
the position.
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2011/2012 Council Work Program (March 14, 2012) Page 28 of 36 Retention efforts include active outreach
to business owners through direct
meetings, and Chamber participation.
Actively facilitated business input on
the Development Permit Process and
Green Programs, including the Green
Building Ordinance.
• The Cupertino Restaurant Association continues
to bring value to our local dining
establishments. In addition to the recent
“Restaurant Bootcamp” event, the March
meeting featured a presentation on gift card
marketing. A new Dining Guide was printed
featuring a more user-friendly map in 2011.
• Continued outreach to the Asian business
community through the Chamber’s AABC,
including offering the Mandarin version of the
“Should I Start My Own Business” class in
partnership with SCORE and NOVA. The most
recent class on April 27th was well attended and
involved the Library as a new partner. An all-
day “How to Start My Own Business Class”
was offered in November 9, 2011.
• Mayor Santoro will be hosting a Small Business
Seminar on May 29th 2012 in coordination with
the Chamber and Council.
B. Consider retail in reviewing new
development
Advise on/facilitate new development
projects.
• Heightened office leasing activity (Apple,
Seagate, Lab 126, etc.) will fuel more retail
development as the daytime population
continues to expand.
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7. Planning A. Review the Heart of the City
The Council approved the Heart of the
City Specific Plan on February 16,
2010. The second reading was
conducted on March 16, 2010.
The HOC Specific Plan became
effective April 16, 2010.
On November 15, 2011, the City
Council approved amendments to the
City’s Zoning Map, Heart of the City
Specific Plan, and General Plan Land
Use Map to make technical
amendments. The amendments
involved clarifications to language and
the land use/zoning of particular sites in
the Heart of the City Specific Plan. The
changes became effective on February
16, 2012.
B. Prepare a historic preservation
policy
The City Council reviewed and
approved the recommended changes to
the General Plan with regards to historic
preservation policies on June 1, 2010.
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C. Update the General Plan Housing
Element
The Planning Commission and City
Council reviewed a final draft of the
Housing Element in March and April
2010 respectively. The final adopted
Housing Element was then forwarded to
HCD in late April 2010.
The City received a letter from HCD
dated June 24, 2010 stating the City of
Cupertino’s Housing Element was in
compliance with State law.
The plan is available for distribution. D. Review of single family residential
standards/requirements for:
• Lots sloped 15% to 30%
• Two Story Design Review
• Notice Boards/Story Poles
• Public noticing
• General consistency and
readability
Ordinance amendments to the R1
ordinance were approved by the City
Council in August 2011.
• Ordinance amendments included:
o Requiring design review only for larger
second stories and those with smaller
side yard setbacks
o Eliminating the story pole requirement
o Changing the public noticing radius
from 300 feet to adjacent to the project
site.
o Applying select hillside standards to
development on slopes greater than or
equal to 20%.
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8. Building Community
A. Continue to offer opportunities and
programs to promote cultural
understanding and address the
needs of our diverse community
Neighborhood block leader program
supports 350 leaders.
The Community Improvement Grant
program is ongoing.
“Around the Block,” an on-line
quarterly newsletter for block leaders
continues.
The Block Party Program has expanded
to include environmental options.
The Block Leader Program celebrates its 10th
anniversary at the Annual Recognition event on
March 15. Leaders who have volunteered for 1, 5
and 10 years will be honored.
Other meetings this year include updates from the
Sheriff’s Office and a bus tour highlighting current
and future development in Cupertino.
Nine issues have been produced.
Presentations in how to lower energy bills and
home energy and water assessments are offered.
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Bring proposals for restarting program
as part of 2009/2010 budget.
Program began with a two-day retreat in
September 2010. There were 13
participants. Program rebranded as
Leadership 95014.
Second session “The Cost of Going
Green” sponsored by PG&E was held in
October.
Third session “Keeping Cupertino at the
Head of the Class” focused on
Cupertino public schools from K –
Community College.
The fourth session focused on
community needs and services as well
as making ethical decisions. The fifth
session was on March 3 and focused on
High Technology. Participants
completed a project of community
benefit.
The sixth session on April 14 addressed
retail development, latest demographics
for Cupertino and Block Leader
program.
Leadership 95014 received City funding
for 2011/2012. Wilfred Jarvis Institute,
PG&E, and Recology are also sponsors.
Second class began September 2011 and
will conclude May 2012. There are 15
participants in this year’s program.
Minh Le and the Cupertino based Wilfred Jarvis
Institute are providing the personal leadership
development training pro bono.
Participants gave positive feedback about
Leadership 95014 at the program’s mid-point
evaluation on January 20, 2011.
May 19 the participants present their projects
followed by a personal leadership session with
Minh Le. The Graduates were honored at the June
7, 2011 council meeting.
The second year of Leadership 95014 appears to be
going well. Good feedback from the participants.
Two sessions remain, the Community
Services/Ethical Leadership Day and Project
Presentations and Graduation.
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9. Community Organizations
A. Support the Cupertino Historical
Society in its effort to create a
Center for Living History
Staff and the Parks and Recreation
Commission met with the Historical
Society to define a project that a
majority of the Cupertino Historical
Society Board will endorse.
Cupertino Historical Society is no
longer pursuing the Center for Living
History or the Stocklmeir project.
The City re-roofed the Stocklmeir house in 2008.
The Historical Society has sent a letter to the City
Manager expressing support for the trail connecting
to Stevens Creek Blvd. so long as the multi-use trail
is kept close to the creek with a footpath through
the orchard.
In June 2008, Council referred Stocklmeir project
to Parks and Recreation Commission to study
options. Went to Council on August 4, 2009.
Council supported the vision of a legacy farm.
Issue will return to Council when a more detailed
plan is developed. The Council approved $450,000
in the CIP Program for this project for FY10-12.
B. Pursue partnership opportunities
with the three school districts:
1. Traffic and parking
The Safe Routes to Schools projects
have proceeded with excellent
cooperation between the City and Monta
Vista, Cupertino and Garden Gate.
Added three crossing guards in 2008.
Teen Commission sponsored a Walk One Week
(WOW) for Cupertino schools in April 2010,
November 2010, and April 2011. WOW for April
2012 being planned by the Teen Commission now.
Construction of the Garden Gate Safe Routes to
School project, which includes sidewalk, curb
ramp, and traffic signal improvements, is expected
to commence Summer 2011.
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See Section 5A (Housing)
3. School Resource Officers
Funded second SRO in FY 2011/12with
COPS grant from the State.
CUSD & FUHSD contribute $10,000 each to this
program with a COPs grant of $100,000.
4. Juvenile Intervention Program
Contracting with Linda Rios for
Outreach Services
CUSD contributes 50% of the cost of this program.
5. Recycling De Anza/City recycling program – the
City gives De Anza used computers and
De Anza refurbishes them.
6. Summer School Program
Worked in partnership with FUHSD to
provide summer school in 2009.
Program expanded in 2010. Program
will be expanded and continued in 2011
and 2012.
7. Placement of Arks (emergency
supplies) at school sites.
Arks are currently located at Garden
Gate, Lawson, Hyde and De Anza
College with a cooperative agreement
with the schools for mutual use &
storage of supplies. Each Ark costs
approximately $10,000 to purchase
equipment.
Staff will continue to look for additional
school sites that can accommodate and
support these Arks.
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10. Go Green
A. Develop Sustainability Compliance
Programs
Local government “sustainability
compliance” is addressed in Cupertino,
and the majority of Bay Area Cities and
Counties, via the following activities:
• Achieve AB32 Local Targets :
o Complete Municipal Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory
o Complete Communitywide GHG
Emissions Inventory
o Set a municipal & community GHG
reduction goals
o Develop a Climate Action Plan (see
below)
• Adhere to updated CEQA Guidelines:
o BAAQMD set “Thresholds of
Significance” for plans (i.e.
General Plan Updates) to be
addressed in a GHG Reduction
Strategy (i.e. Climate Action Plan)
• Implement state green building code
and facilitate green building
construction, renovation, operation,
maintenance, etc (see comments)
GHG Inventories - In 2009, staff completed both a
Municipal & Community-wide Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Inventory. Supported by Joint Venture
Silicon Valley’s Public Sector Climate Task Force,
staff is currently updating the inventories for 2010.
Climate Action Plan - Staff is working with local
jurisdictions to create a Climate Action Plan
template to leverage grant resources to cover the
cost of developing this report and monitoring tool.
Green Building Ordinance - In January 2010, the
Council authorized staff to work on a Green
Building ordinance. In June and July 2010, the
City held two focus group meetings to get public
input. In November 2010, the Planning
Commission recommended approval of the draft
ordinance. The Council reviewed the draft in
February and May2011 and directed staff to begin a
one-year public review period of the ordinance.
The ordinance is expected to be reviewed by the
Council in May/June 2012.
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2011/2012 Council Work Program (March 14, 2012) Page 36 of 36 B. Look for ways to become more
resource efficient.
To achieve utility and financial savings,
staff have designed and implemented
over a dozen local, regional and
statewide efforts including but not
limited to:
• Water Efficient Landscaping
Ordinance - Completed
• Energy Service Agreement
• Utility Accounting
• Renewable Energy Procurement
Energy Service Agreement Update
Siemens reports and our staff have confirmed that
the street light project is 100% complete. Some
minor work continues on park and parking lot
lighting. Approx. 2,950 lights have been installed.
Work on irrigation controllers has also been
completed. With both elements of the project
installed, the city will reduce its electricity bill by
813,003 kwh of electricity, reduce its water bill by
34,374,394 gallons, and save at least $235,882 each
year.
Utility Accounting – Through the Climate Action
Plan Project (above), staff is working to utilize a
tool that will enable better monitoring and tracking
of municipal utility consumption.
Renewable Energy Procurement
Staff have requested Council direction on whether
or not to engage in Phase II of the Joint Venture
Silicon Valley-led Regional Renewable Energy
Procurement Project (R-REP) for the Corporation
Yard site. This project phase will evaluate the
feasibility of including additional technologies (i.e.
wind, solar, fuel cells) and accessing additional
financing mechanisms (i.e. direct purchase, lease-
to-own, or power purchase agreements).