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CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Regular Adjourned Meeting
Friday, January 14, 2000
CALL TO ORDER
At 8:00 a.m., Mayor Statton called the meeting to order in the Blackben'y Farm Retreat Center,
21975 San Femando Avenue.
ROLL CALL
City Council members present: Mayor John Statton, Vice-Mayor Sandra James, and Council
members Don BurneR, Michael Chang, and Richard Lowenthal. Council members absent: None.
Staffpresent: City Manager Don Brown
Facilitator: C. G. Wright
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WORK SESSION
1. Goal Setting for 2000/01
Council developed the following preliminary goals:
Goal #1: Library
· Walt & see what the advisory vote says, then make a decision 3/00
· Library Commission to set up process to ensure that citizens are able to use automatic
checkout technology (Council) 3/00
· Continue to publicize library expansion topic, create dialogue, and tell people about the
advisory vote (LC)
· Attend meetings of library support groups, and continue the exchange of agendas and
minutes among library support Groups (LC)
· Continue to support and foster the library exchange projects, such as with the sister library in
Hsinchu, Taiwan (LC)
· Continue to monitor library funding efforts and other important library legislation, and keep
the communiW infom,ed (LC)
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Goal #2: Trails Plan
· Stevens Creek Trail
· Feasibility study 8/00
· CEQA 12/00
· Funding Plan 12/00
· Integrate trail plan with Blackberry Farm Plan 1/01
· Begin implementation of San Tomas/Saratoga Creek Plan
· Support county-wide adoption of DeAnza Trail
· Add trails near Regnart Creek (SCVWD) to plan
Goal #3: Youth Issues
· Break ground on skateboard park 1/01
· Teen Center Implementation plan (Options include: [Library or Blue Pheasant, probably not
QCC) 12/00
· Investigate a pilot youth program (Sunnyvale Lo Boulanger idea)
· Investigate formation ora Youth Commission 12/00
Goal ~4: Pursue "Downtown" Development Opportunities
· Ensure that "walkable" city concept is present in all projects
· VALLCO
· Develop Plan B w/th the Economic Development Commission 6/00
· Complete the redevelopment process 6/00
· Compaq
· Larry Cannon presentation to council 3/00
· Council meets with Compaq 5/00
· Get canopy trees planted (Compaq or City) 8/00
· Include property backing on to 280
· Pegasus/Villa Serra
· Take the tour
· Brainstorm ideas
· City Center
· Continue the development process
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Goal ~5: Street Safety: Walkable Community
· Plan for street safety/traffic calming in Bubb/McClellan area
· Hold a community wide forum (Community Congress) to include this topic, among others
· Proceed with Portal Traffic Calming with or without petition
· Remove devices at Pacifica (gate), Torre/Stevens Creek (porkchop), I~im Street (gate)
· Develop alternate approach to getting neighborhood traffic calming approved (After
neighborhood meetings, if requested by council member, a noticed public hearing could be
held in lieu of a petition)
Goal #6: Diversity
· Highlight and show fiends in staff diversity (Report on changes on staff and commissions
over past 5 years)
· Have a Coml'nnnity Congress this year (5Cs, et al)
· Add "language-specific" pro.ams at new senior center
· Sustain 5Cs through new city manager, staff, and PDC presence and continued support
· Have the Fine Arts, Parks & Recreation, and 5Cs look at holding a multi-cultural festival
Goal #7: Economic Development
· Encourage healthy environment for retail growth
· Identify tool to revitalize retail 6/00
· Host an Economic Summit $/00
· Ask Economic Development Committee to look at transit/transportation implications of
economic development strategy
Goal #8: Policy on International/Global Participation
· Clarify city policy with various sister city/friendship cities committees and community
leaders (Council subcommittee)
· Publish city guidelines
Goal ~9: General Plnn
· Hold plan review decision (i.e comprehensive v. tune-up) until senior staff transition is
complete 12/00
· Have a joint session with Plnnnlng Commission, Council and senior staff on land use (Target
areas: Mixed Use, Transportation, Walkability)
.... · Adopt the following Planning Commission Goals (subject to first two bullets)
· 5-year review should be comprehensive CPC)
· Evaluate traffic improvement options CPC)
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· Compare d~vclopment standards with other cities (PC)
Shill industrial potential to office/retail/commercial (PC)
Revisit compact car parking allowance (PC)
· Evaluate flooding solutions (PC)
· Look at park needs (PC)
· Evaluate impacts of development on infrastructure such as storm dr._ins, sewage, traffic (PC)
· Resolve the issue of need for more transit v. higher densities on Stevens Creek and DeAnza
(Council)
Goal #10: Residential Development
· Single family/duplex/multifamily
· Lot size/setbacks/design for small lot SF (PC)
· Review R1 FAR (PC)
· R2/R3 zoning and development issues (PC)
· Review hillside exception process (PC)
· Evaluate infill housing densities (PC)
· Review housing policy impact of traditional lot sizes v. small lot sizes (PC)
· Review FAR for multi-family (Council)
Goal #11: Public Safety
· Evaluate the impact of Home Depot (PSC)
· Continue emphasis on Neighborhood Watch and Disaster Preparedness (PSC)
· Continue work on traffic safety around schools(pSC)
· (Use Bubb/McClellan study as possible framework for city-wide use: Council)
· Look at enforcing red light violations (PSC)
· Review traffic safety for pedestrians (unfriendly crosswalks~jaywalkers (PSC)
· Review Emergency Plan (PSC)
· Review/correct traffic sign obstruction l~om trees/shrubs (PSC)
· Evaluate pros and cons of booth at art & wine festival (PSC)
· Develop a residential burglary impact & prevention program (Council)
Goal #12: Affordable Housing
· Keep looking for ideas and make recommendations to help people who work in Cupertino,
live in Cupertino
· Look at other communities' (San Jose) for housing assistance programs for teachers
· Pursue TCAA Teacher Program for all Cupertino Apa~hiients
· Increase the supply'of affordable units (HC)
· Promote creation of employer assisted housing (HC)
· Preserve existing stock of affordable units (HC)
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C~oal #13: Telecommunication·
· Telecommunications Commission to ensure broadband access throughout community (DSL,
etc)
· Integrate Rancho into main system (TC)
· Promote the use of video and media arts in schools (TC)
· Do a wireless facilities master plan (TC)
Goal #14: Fine Arts
· Make specific recommendations about events'that support visual and performing arts,
including cross cultural events
· Report on proposed permanent art placert~ent policy for public and private spaces
· Evaluate a children's mural class and project at QCC (FAC)
· Outreach to other community arts organizations (FAC)
· Continue fine arts grants programs (FAC)
· Continue distinguished artist award (FAC)
· Continue student art at Chcn'y Blossom Festival (FAC)
· Increase community awareness of city's role in supporting arts (FAC)
Goal #15: Annexation
· Garden Gate: Take a Rancho style approach
· Monta Vista: Plan to fully annex through island annexations. Proceed with comm~mlty
notice/meeting(s)
· Creston: Continue city policy (one lot at a time)
Goal #16: Human Services Funding
· Commit to current funding levels with annual CPI increase
· Increase Senior Day Services to the 9% level (new base)
· Concentrate additional human services funding on affordable housing programs
Goal #1'/: Building Strategy for Sports Center
· Present alternatives to council 3/00
Goal #18: Technology
· Articulate clearly the city's overall technology strategy 3/01
·" · Develop electronic tracking system for permit applications 10/00
· Complete GIS study and plan 6/00
· Complete City Channel transition 4/00
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· Integrate (}IS, IT, and video
· Train employees on Finance/HR system 4/01
· Develop planning application tracking 6/01
· Implement automated building inspection system
Goal #19: Digital Time Capsule
· Collect video, stories, etc for the year (2000) as a separate page on city's
web page 1/01
At 2:40 p.m., the meeting was adjourned. The next Council meeting will be on Tuesday, January
18, 2000, after the Martin Luther King holiday.
City ~IaIlager