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DRAFT MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ROLL CALL
At 5:07 p.m. Mayor Orrin Mahoney called the Special City Council meeting to order.
Present: Mayor Orrin Mahoney, and Council members Barry Chang, Mark Santoro, and
Rod Sink. Absent: Vice Mayor Gilbert Wong.
STUDY SESSION
1. Subject: Present solar feasibility study findings for the Civic Center and Service
Center (Corporation Yard) and provide direction to staff
Recommended Action: Receive report and provide direction on pursuing a
municipal solar installation. If the Council desires to pursue a solar installation,
provide direction on which facility(s) should be included and whether to use a
capital financing plan or a power purchase agreement strategy. Provide further
direction on whether to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the City of Cupertino and the County of Alameda for the Regional
Renewable Energy Procurement Project (R‐REP)
Written communications for this item included a staff PowerPoint presentation.
Capital Improvement Program Manager Katy Jensen introduced Sustainability
Manager Erin Cooke and Optony Senior Vice President Benjamin Foster, reviewed
the staff report via a PowerPoint presentation, and highlighted the following
information: Project Background, Feasibility Study Introduction, Report Findings for
the Civic Center, Report Findings for the Service Center, Financing Options, and
Relevant Regulatory Programs; Pursuing a solar installation at the Civic Center or
Service Center or both; Available financing mechanisms of a capital financing
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program or a solar power purchase agreement, and Joining the Alameda County R‐
REP by Memorandum of Understanding.
Optony Senior Vice President Benjamin Foster explained that a Virtual Net Metering
program was authorized thru PG&E and is in effect, but it would not yield a net‐
savings to the City under the current cost structure for solar. He added that the
incremental value earned from over‐production is roughly half of what the
production would be worth on‐site, and half of that value would be given away to
PG&E. He said new legislation and a new Public Utilities Commission rate‐making
process that would make it more equitable is a couple of years away, but the study
provides an opportunity for when it becomes available and what can be done today
for a net benefit to the City.
Gary Latshaw, representing Cool Cities in Cupertino, said climate change is very
serious and that he sent an email to Council with a link from the Academy of
Sciences offering advice on the sciences. He said that the total cost for renewable
energy is less than fossil fuels but there are upfront costs to install the capital
equipment. He noted that the benefits would rise once installed and the total energy
requirements for our nation is related to wars and military costs. He asked Council
to approve the minimum installations.
Jennifer Griffin said that adding solar to the Library parking lot, Quinlan Community
Center, and the Service Center was heard two years and she thought it had been
voted down then. She added that solar power is good in appropriate places and a
viable alternative, but is a problem when trees are cut down in the parking lots and
the Bioswale removed. She said trees were added when the new Library was built
and it would waste taxpayer’s money to cut them down. She noted that children play
along the trees, the trees provide shade, and frogs live in the Bioswale. She asked
Council to protect the trees if solar is added.
Mark Fink, Cupertino Librarian, said the Santa Clara County Library District has
made an arrangement with the City of Gilroy to add solar panels to the Library and
would also add them to the Library District administration building. He added that
the Library spends $150,000 in energy costs each year and the money could be re‐
allocated and save taxpayers money. He said the Library District is interested in
looking for ways to add solar energy and suggested an arrangement with the City to
make that happen.
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Council gave the following direction to staff:
There was overall support to join the County of Alameda’s Regional Renewable
Energy Procurement Project (R‐REP) by including the following City sites: (1) City
Hall: evaluate other site options for the Civic Center including solar installations
among the walkway structure between the Library and City Hall and a roof‐mounted
installation at Community Hall, if it is deemed cost effective and the roof can
accommodate additional load; consider solar carports and alternative parking
structures including the addition of a two‐story parking structure above the Library
parking lot with roof‐mounted solar panels that would not impact the Master Plan; in
all scenarios, minimize disruptions to the parking lot tree canopy and tree line
adjacent to the Library park; explore and discuss financial options to support the
addition of roof‐mounted solar panels with the Library District; explore the addition
of a meter within the Civic Center Plaza to showcase onsite solar energy generated
and site energy savings as an educational tool; (2) Service Center: review additional
data to evaluate financing options for purchasing the equipment; pursue an
installation at the Service Center (Corporation Yard) and investigate right‐sizing the
solar system to offset the energy usage at the Mary Avenue Bridge site.
Council recessed from 6:36 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Orrin Mahoney reconvened the Special City Council meeting and
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Orrin Mahoney, Vice Mayor Gilbert Wong, and Council members Barry
Chang, Mark Santoro, and Rod Sink. Absent: none.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
2. Subject: Environmental Education Center and Outdoor Gathering Shelter conceptual
design presentation
Recommended Action: Receive the presentation of the conceptual design
Written communications for this item included conceptual drawings from Siegel
and Strain Architects.
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Capital Improvement Program Manager Katy Jensen reviewed the staff report.
Consultant Henry Siegel from Siegel & Strain Architects reviewed the conceptual
drawings and showed pictures from the current site via a PowerPoint presentation.
Ms. Jensen noted that the next steps would be to complete the design and go out for
bid probably sometime in August, award the contract hopefully in September, and
to begin construction in October.
Council received the report.
POSTPONEMENTS ‐ None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Ann Stevenson updated the Council on some of the activities of the Library
Commission. She explained that the Teen Advisory Board has developed two projects:
1) Electronic data bases for middle and high school students which offer real‐time
homework help from credentialed educators, access science which locates articles and
practice tests, and a complete academic search which can access and save articles; and 2)
A Green Tea Garden, funded by the Friends of Cupertino Library. Yamagami Nursery
will be donating materials for an organic vegetable garden to be planted in the library
courtyard. The vegetables will be harvested and then donated to a local food bank. She
also said that Tech Tool Bar is available to offer patrons an opportunity to try out
mobile devices from the library, and that a Chinese ESL class and book club are also
available. She said the Library Joint Powers Authority Board approved a three year
technology plan of over five million dollars to continue to meet the technology needs of
the library.
Dave Denny, Cupertino Poet Laureate, said that the program started in 2011 and that
his two‐year term will end September 30. He explained that he has hosted a reading
series in local coffee shops, appeared on the Better Part, and conducted writing
workshops at the library. He also updated the Council about a poetry writing contest
that was held for different age groups and noted that there were 110 entries with nine
cash awards and framed certificates being distributed to the winners. Mr. Denny
introduced Hope Nguyen who read her winning poem, Nature’s Beauty. He said he is
planning to have a poetry one‐on‐one lecture in April and more readings in the
summer. He noted that applications would be going out Citywide in late spring or
early summer to search for a new Poet Laureate. A review committee would interview
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and select a candidate, and City Council would approve the final appointment. He also
announced that the winning poems are on display in the library near the teen room
until April 1.
Maureen Jones brought an article called Fluoride Teeth and the Atomic Bomb. She said
that some documents related to the country’s atomic bomb program were declassified
in 1995 and that it was determined that fluoride was the key chemical used in atomic
bomb production. 12 lawsuits were filed in 1945, but were not settled because it was
feared that the publicity surrounding them would threaten the progress of the bomb
production program. She said the declassified documents can be found at
deepwaternewjerseylawsuit.com and that she gave the Santa Clara Valley Water
District Board the documents in December of 2012.
Jenny Cheung talked about parking issues at the Metropolitan commercial area on
Stevens Creek Boulevard. She said that there are five units at the Metropolitan retail
complex and that there has always been parking issues since 2010, but ever since the
opening of the coffee shop that the City approved last Fall, the parking situation is
worse. She said there are a total of 22 spaces for the five units and now there is a coffee
shop with 20 seats and people take the spaces away from her tenants.
Bu Truong, owner of an eye care shop in the Metropolitan, said the shortage of parking
spaces has been worse since the coffee shop was approved. He said he approached City
Planning and suggested that the parking spaces be allocated equally to each retailer, but
the proposal was rejected. He said he has seen a decline in his business because people
come to his shop with an appointment, but cannot find a place to park. He requested
that the issue be reviewed formally and requested that the parking spaces be allocated
to each retailer.
Barry Jones, business owner in the Metropolitan, said he was told that there was
dedicated parking for retail and lots of other parking available for other retail and
residents. He said that the parking situation was good for a while, but since the coffee
shop opened in August he has seen a huge explosion of parking problems. He said with
22 dedicated parking spaces for retail either used by coffee shop or residents it makes it
hard for the other retail customers to come and park. He suggested to the City that four
spaces per shop be allocated with the name of the business on each, but it was rejected
by the City. He requested Council assistance to resolve the issue.
The Mayor requested that staff review the issue and report back to Council.
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Darrel Lum said that he is a dentist and wanted to speak on the fluoride issue that was
brought up earlier. He said that when water is fluoridated, cavities are decreased. He
said he isn’t familiar with the topics the other speaker addressed, but doesn’t think it is
pertinent to the fluoridation issue.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Wong moved and Santoro seconded to approve the items on the Consent Calendar as
recommended with the exception of item numbers 8 and 9 which were pulled for
discussion. Ayes: Chang, Mahoney, Santoro, Sinks, and Wong. Noes: None. Abstain:
None.
3. Subject: Approve the January 28 City Council minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes
4. Subject: Approve the January 29 City Council minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes
5. Subject: Approve the February 5 City Council minutes (Regular meeting)
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes
Written communications for this item included an amended page to the minutes.
6. Subject: Approve the February 5 City Council minutes (Special meeting)
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes
7. Subject: Accept Accounts Payable for period ending January 25, 2013
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13‐013 accepting Accounts Payable
for period ending January 25, 2013
8. Subject: Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a long‐term lease
agreement with the Cupertino Rotary to use the Cupertino Room at the Quinlan
Community Center for weekly meetings
Recommended Action: 1.) Authorize to negotiate and execute the lease agreement;
and 2.) Establish a 10‐year minimum for any type of marker on buildings
Chang moved and Wong seconded to negotiate and execute a long‐term lease
agreement but not to establish a 10‐year minimum for any type of marker on
buildings. The motion carried with Mahoney voting no. Sinks moved and Mahoney
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seconded to establish 10‐year minimum for any type of marker on buildings. The
motion failed with Mahoney and Sinks voting yes.
9. Subject: Budget Adjustment #4
Recommended Action: Approve Budget Adjustment #4
Written communications for this item included a staff handout noting total costs.
Santoro moved and Wong seconded to approve the budget adjustment. The motion
carried unanimously.
10. Subject: Appoint the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13‐014 rescinding Resolution No. 12‐
020 and making the appointments
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
11. Subject: 1) Conduct the second reading of Ordinance No. 13‐2104 that rezones 0.83‐
acre from P(R1C) to PR to allow a dog park on a Mary Avenue parcel (file no. Z‐
2012‐02); and 2) Authorize the City Manager to apply potential savings in the project
budget towards enhancements to the project design for a sound wall or additional
landscaping
Recommended Action: Conduct the second reading of Ordinance No. 13‐2104: ʺAn
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino rezoning a 0.51 acre vacant
parcel and the 0.32 acre abutting half street from P(R1C) to PR for property located
at the corner of Villa Real and Mary Avenue.” Also authorize the City Manager to
use any savings from the additional soil remediation budget towards project
enhancements
Description: Application: Z‐2012‐02, EA‐2012‐07; Applicant: City of Cupertino;
Location: City‐owned lot on the corner of Villa Real and Mary Ave; APN# 326‐27‐
030; Second reading and enactment of Ordinance No. 13‐2104, rezoning a 0.83 gross
acre vacant parcel from “P(R1C)‐ Planned Development, Single Family Residential
Cluster Intent” to “PR –Park and Recreation Zone”
Thyagarajan Radrakrishnen said he lives next to the park and wanted to make
changes to the traffic such as adding a stop sign at Mary Ave and Lubeck. He also
asked to have a traffic speed sign posted and to include a pedestrian crossing with
flashing lights. He noted that the road has cracks in it causing noise when cars are
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driving down the street. He also asked Council to make sure that the park is
maintained.
City Clerk Grace Schmidt read the title of Ordinance No. 13‐2104.
Wong moved and Chang seconded to read the ordinance by title only and that the
City Clerk’s reading would constitute the second reading thereof. Ayes: Chang,
Mahoney, Santoro, and Wong. Noes: Sinks.
Wong moved and Chang seconded to enact Ordinance No. 13‐2104. Ayes: Chang,
Mahoney, Santoro, and Wong. Noes: Sinks.
Wong moved and Chang seconded to authorize the City Manager to use any savings
from the additional soil remediation budget towards project enhancements. The
motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. Subject: Consider an appeal of a Planning Commission approval of a proposed
development at Saich Way Station
Recommended Action: Deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commissionʹs
approval of the Development applications and Mitigated Negative Declaration
Description: Application No(s): DP‐2012‐05, ASA‐2012‐13, TR‐2012‐41 (EA‐2012‐09);
Appellant(s): Darrel Lum, Dennis Whittaker; Applicant(s): Borelli Investments
(Saich Way Station); Address: 20803 Stevens Creek Blvd and 10033‐10095 Saich Way
APN# 326‐32‐041, 042; Appeal of an approval of a Development Permit to allow the
demolition of 11,610 square feet of existing commercial space and the construction of
15,377 square feet of new commercial space consisting of two new commercial
building pads, 7,000 square feet and 8,377 square feet respectively; Architectural and
Site Approval Permit to allow the demolition of 11,610 square feet of existing
commercial space and the construction of 15,377 square feet of new commercial
space consisting of two new commercial building pads and associated site
improvements; Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal and replacement of 13
trees in conjunction with a proposed development project; adoption of a Mitigated
Negative Declaration; On January 8, 2013, the Planning Commission approved
applications DP‐2012‐05, ASA‐2012‐13 and TR‐2012‐41 per Resolution numbers 6714,
6715 and 6716; and the Mitigated Negative Declaration, EA‐2012‐09
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Written communication for this item included a staff PowerPoint presentation, letter
from Stevens Creek Cupertino LLC, and a handout on the Architectural Site Plan for
parallel parking option from Darrel Lum.
Assistant Planner George Schroeder reviewed the staff report via a PowerPoint
presentation.
Director of Community Development Aarti Shrivastava distributed copies of the
Heart of the City ordinance and confirmed the setback requirement of nine feet. She
also said that shop one of the proposed project is about 1,700 square feet with 33
seats and shop two is about 2,800 square feet with 56 seats. She said that the
proposed project is about 4,500 square feet and Panera Bread and Peet’s Coffee is
about 7,000. She said she did not have numbers for Panera and Peet’s because they
were supposed to share parking with the office buildings.
Appellent Darrel Lum, spokesperson for Concerned Citizens of Cupertino, said they
had some concerns regarding the exception to the Heart of the City Specific Plan and
parking for the proposed project. He said that the exception to the Heart of the City
Specific Plan was included at the January 8, 2013 Planning Commission meeting but
was pulled prior to the meeting because of staff interpretation that the exception
isn’t required. He said that the Heart of the City Specific Plan states that the
minimum setback for new development is 35 feet from the edge of the curb and nine
feet from the required boulevard landscape easement. He also cited the North and
South DeAnza Boulevard Conceptual Plans and the South Saratoga Sunnyvale Road
Planning Area and Monta Vista Design Guidelines. He said that these guidelines
have specific setbacks approved by Council, not by staff interpretation. He said that
according to the January 18 minutes, the applicant did not request an exception to
the Heart of the City, but in the Heart of the City it says they did. He recommended
that City Council give instructions to remove the requirement that the setback only
requires nine feet.
Dr. Lum also addressed concerns related to parking. He showed original plans
noting that the parking consultant showed problems between the Stevens Creek
driveway and the Panera Bread parking lot and in the center of the site where the
one way parking lot aisle begins. He said that the traffic and parking study is very
brief and deals with problems that should be addressed including parking space
added on the last revised plan. Shop number one has 44 seats and number five has
52 seats. The Planning Commission reduced the stalls to 80 by dropping the seating
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in each restaurant and now the seating has changed again because outdoor seating
was not removed from the original plans.
Dr. Lum recommended that the driveway should be one way for entering and
exiting through the Panera driveway on Saich, make the two lots more level for
safety, reduce the square footage to increase parking, and move the trash bin to
increase parking. He also said he prefers 13.5 feet for a project size which is half the
height of the building.
Applicant Galen Grant, FCGA Architecture, said this has been a unique project and
it’s time to develop the property. He said that the developer has thought carefully
about the issue of whether to have a 20 foot throat or more off of Stevens Creek
Boulevard. Initially, the plan for a 20 foot throat was thought to be safe, but since the
appeal, they have taken another look at the plan including the 35 foot throat and
eliminating two more cars at the entrance with parallel parking on Saich Way. He
said they would like the project to be as safe as it can be and wanted to address all
the issues. He proposed a 50 foot throat with no parking, having a two‐way drive
way off of Stevens Creek Boulevard, and to revisit the benefit of angled parking on
Saich Way. He said that angled parking won’t put traffic on the Target site and
would work for the center in a safe way that adds needed parking. He said that
angled parking with landscaping around the 16 spaces also creates a feeling of a
larger project of 35 feet.
Mike Krons, representing the owner, said that they tried a more straight shot to line
up parking and bring it back onto Saich, but ran into problems with the driveway
being too close to the intersection. He said there would be problems marketing the
location with a straighter design and that other options for parking and traffic issues
were reviewed.
The Mayor opened the public hearing.
Stephen Carlson, also speaking for Barry Watkins, owner of the Target Center said
he was at the Planning Commission hearing and spoke in favor of the general
development of the property. He said that angled parking on Saich Way would
eliminate parking on their side of the street. He also said that they already have
problems with the YMCA using their spaces and angled parking could impact the
movements of trucks making deliveries to their store. He said the property has an
average daily traffic count of 20,000 cars with 60,000 parking movements per day.
He suggested that the parallel parking be left in place, proposed relocating the bus
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stop on Saich Way, and expanding the Alves driveway west of Bandley which
would add six more spaces on Saich. He said that angled parking directly opposite
of the driveway would create conflicts with traffic movements.
Bob McKibbin urged Council not to add angled parking. He said it disturbs him
when a developer comes to staff with a plan and they get shot down because staff
wants to move the buildings as close to the street as possible. He recommended
moving the buildings to the back and have parking in the front. He said that
moving a horrendous parking problem with Panera onto the new development is
not a good idea. He also said that the nine feet requirement is not justified here and
that other sections of the code should be used to come up with the numbers and not
how you interpret them.
Kevin McClelland on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce urged Council to deny
the appeal. Mr. McClelland also shared his own personal perspective about parking
and offered some suggestions. He said that a two‐way driveway keeps people on
the Panera site rather than going around it. He encouraged diagonal parking as a
good addition and keeping the entry and exit from Stevens Creek Boulevard as two‐
way. He said that traffic has an easier time getting around angled parking because
parallel parking blocks the street while people are making several attempts to get
into the space. He said that he has not experienced any problem getting a parking
space at Panera.
Ty Bash, owner of Happy Days Child Development Center, said that angled parking
was not a good idea because it would reduce the entry to 24 feet in width and would
bottleneck traffic coming into the Target parking lot. He said that if the bus stop
were relocated farther north it would be directly across from the playground and
would have an impact on the children who would be breathing the fumes from the
buses.
Dennis Whittaker said that there are glaring examples of what works and doesn’t
work and cited Islands and Staples as examples of what works. He said that the
angled parking on the street won’t work because it would block traffic and Stevens
Creek Boulevard is a very busy road. He said that BJ’s parking is totally inadequate
and is an example of what would happen with this project. He urged Council to
keep the failed examples in mind when approving projects. He said he prefers
keeping parallel parking, does not prefer having buildings up against the street, and
would like to have a one‐way driveway coming onto Stevens Creek Boulevard.
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The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Wong moved and Santoro seconded to adopt the resolutions denying the appeal
and upholding the Planning Commissionʹs approval of the development
applications (DP‐2012‐05, ASA‐2012‐13, TR‐2012‐41) and mitigated negative
declaration (EA‐2012‐09) with the following modifications:
• The row of parking stalls along the shared two‐way driveway entry from Stevens
Creek Blvd. shall be removed;
• The building pad for shop 7 may be reconfigured accordingly to encompass the
area of the abovementioned removed stalls and new parking stalls may be
provided on the north side of the building;
• The Stevens Creek Blvd. shared access driveway between the project site and the
property to the west shall be a two‐way driveway;
• The existing on‐street parallel parking stalls along Saich Way shall be retained
(does not include the relocation of the existing bus layover location);
• Shop 6 shall be moved to the north to be attached to the rear retail building
(which includes shops/restaurants 1‐5);
• A new two‐way drive aisle shall be provided to the north of shop 7, connecting
the drive aisle behind the Peet’s/Panera building (to the west of the project site)
to Saich Way to the east;
• The applicant shall consult with the property owner to the west to discuss the
potential removal/relocation of the existing trash enclosure along the west
property line of the project site in order to accommodate a new access connection
to the project site; and
• The required parking for the project shall remain consistent with the City’s
parking ordinance
In the event that the applicant does not provide all of the required modifications
noted above, the project shall be brought back to the City Council for review and
approval prior to issuance of building and grading permits. The motion carried with
Chang voting no.
Council recessed from 12:06 a.m. to 12:12 a.m.
Wong moved and Mahoney seconded to continue item number 14 to March 5 and to
schedule the item as early as possible. The motion carried with Chang voting no.
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ORDINANCES AND ACTION ITEMS
13. Subject: Request to waive the timeline set forth in Cupertino Municipal Code (CMC)
Chapter 14.04 for an appeal related to street improvement requirements at 10567 San
Leandro Avenue
Recommended Action: Decide whether to grant a request to waive the appeal
timeline for street improvements required as part of a development project at 10567
San Leandro Avenue and, if the waiver is granted, direct staff to set the appeal for
hearing
Written communications for this item included an action letter from Community
Development to GP Residential approving a two‐story permit, Application R‐2012‐
20 and a handout from Paul Kalra noting the timeline of events leading to the utility
pole relocation appeal.
City Manager David Brandt reviewed the staff report.
Paul Kalra said that he is the owner of a residence on San Leandro Ave and was
requesting consideration of an appeal that Mr. Borden removed from an earlier
Council agenda. He distributed a handout with exhibits which explained the
timeline of events leading to the utility pole relocation appeal. He reviewed those
documents. He asked Council to waive the appeal deadline of Aug. 27 and to
schedule the relocation of the utility pole appeal for the March 5 City Council
meeting.
Santoro moved and Chang seconded to waive the appeal timeline for street
improvements required as part of a development project at 10567 San Leandro
Avenue. The motion carried with Mahoney voting no.
Staff explained to Mr. Kalra that he must file another appeal and that it would be
heard on either March 5 or 19.
14. Subject: Update on the General Plan Amendment process, Council authorization for
a budget amendment to add $150,507 to the budget for the General Plan
Amendment process, and approval of contracts with MIG as the planning consultant
and The Planning Center/DC&E as the environmental consultant
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the
following: 1.) Scopes of work for the General Plan Amendment (GPA), Vallco
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Shopping District Specific Plan and associated Environmental Impact Reports (EIR);
and 2.) Budget amendment for an additional amount of $150,507 to fund costs of the
General Plan Amendment process not currently budgeted, for a total budget amount
of $1,036,545; and 3.) Authorize the City Manager to approve the attached contract
with MIG as the planning consultant for the General Plan Amendment in the
amount not to exceed $476,096. The scope for this contract would be the GPA with
an option for the City to authorize the Vallco Shopping District Specific Plan at a
later date. If the City decides to proceed with the Vallco plan in the future, staff
would return to Council with a contract amendment to add the necessary funds for
the Vallco Plan; and 4.) Authorize the City Manager to approve the attached contract
with The Planning Center/DC&E to prepare the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
for the General Plan Amendment in the amount not to exceed $393,490. This contract
would also include the option for the City to authorize an EIR for the Vallco Specific
Plan at a later date; and 5.) Authorize the City Manager to approve Contract Change
Orders (CCO) for contracts for Items 3 and 4 above to the extent that total
expenditures do not exceed the total amount of the project budget
Written communications for this item included letters from Ivor Samson of SNR
Denton US LLP, Stevens Creek Cupertino LLC, Stevens Creek Cupertino Associates,
an email from D. Barrett Watkins, and a staff PowerPoint presentation.
Earlier in the meeting, this item was continued to March 5.
15. Subject: Consider adopting an ordinance moving the date of the City’s general
municipal election to consolidate it with the statewide general election commencing
in November 2014
Recommended Action: Decide whether to move the date of the City’s general
municipal election to even‐numbered years and conduct the first reading of the draft
ordinance if the Council desires the change. If the Council decides not to change the
general municipal election date, no action is required. Ordinance No. 13‐2106: ʺAn
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino moving the date of its
general municipal election to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
of even numbered years beginning in November 2014ʺ
Written communications for this item included emails from Patrick Kwok and Mark
Matsumoto of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce.
City Clerk Grace Schmidt reviewed the staff report.
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Mayor Mahoney noted from the speaker cards that Dennis Whittaker, Patrick Kwok,
and Lyn Faust were no longer present but all were opposed to an election change.
Kevin McClelland from the Chamber of Commerce read a letter expressing support
for changing the general municipal election to even‐numbered years.
Jennifer Griffin said that this request came in 2010 and it was discussed then to align
the City election with the School Board election. She said she was concerned with
the extension of terms for elected officials.
City Clerk Grace Schmidt read the title of Ordinance No. 13‐2106.
Wong moved and Santoro seconded to read the ordinance by title only and that the
City Clerk’s reading would constitute the second reading thereof. Ayes: Mahoney,
Santoro, Sinks, and Wong. Noes: Chang.
REPORTS BY COUNCIL AND STAFF
Wong and Chang asked that staff add changing the code to have all development
applications within the Heart of the City referred to Council for approval. Sinks
requested, with a general consensus, that various zoning code provisions be brought to
a Council workshop including density calculations, parking requirements and setbacks.
Council members highlighted the activities of their committees and various community
events.
ADJOURNMENT
At 1:38 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20, the meeting was adjourned.
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk
Staff reports, backup materials, and items distributed at the City Council meeting are
available for review at the City Clerk’s Office, 777‐3223, and also on the Internet at
www.cupertino.org. Click on Agendas & Minutes, then click on the appropriate Packet.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Cupertino City Council
Successor to the Redevelopment Agency
Most Council meetings are shown live on Comcast Channel 26 and AT&T U‐verse
Channel 99 and are available at your convenience at www.cupertino.org. Click on
Agendas & Minutes, then click Archived Webcast. Videotapes are available at the
Cupertino Library, or may be purchased from the Cupertino City Channel, 777‐2364.