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CC 06-04-2013 CUPERTINO APPROVED� MINUTES CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL Regular :Meeting Tuesday,Jtine 4, 2013 CITY COUNCIL MEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At 6:45 p.m. Mayor Orrin Mahoney called the City Council meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Orrin Mahoney, Vice Mayor Ciilbert Wong, and Council members Barry Chang, Mark Santoro, and Rod Sinks. Absent: none. CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENT��TIONS 1. Sub�ct: Proclamation to St. Joseph of Cupertino upon its 100t'' Anniversary Recommended Action: Present Proclamat:ion Mayor Mahoney presented the proclamati�on to Fr. Greg Kimm. 2. Subject: Proclamation for Tanay Tandori upon his academic award at the Junior Science & Humanities Symposium Recommended Action: Present Proclamation Mayor Mahoney presented the proclamation to Tanay Tandon. POSTPONEMENTS Wong moved and Sinks seconded to post��one item number 12 to July 16. Wong amended his motion to pull the item off the a;;enda. Sinks seconded. The motion carried unanimously. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Cupertino City Council Successor to the Redevelopment Agency ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Barbara Rogers talked about how seniors are living longer now. She noted a study by the United Nations explaining what seniors are looking for, including housing, transportation, social participation, respect, social inclusion, civic participation, employment, communication and information, community support, health services, outdoor spaces, and buildings. She said that many cities are recognizing the change in demographics and are trying to build different kinds of housing to help seniors. She urged Council to look at how best to help seniors when looking at the next General Plan Housing Element. Chuck Johnson asked people to recognize nature and minimize waste by urging coffee shops to use paper cups, limit the use of plastic, and/or offer cups for reuse. He also gave a suggestion on public safety and urged pedestrians to be safe at night by wearing reflective clothing, using crosswalks, etc. He asked for the removal of Gingko trees in the City because the fruit falls on the sidewalk and is a nuisance. He also asked that the curbside at Alderbrook Lane near the south entrance to Creekside Park be designated for short-term parking only. CONSENT CALENDAR Wong moved and Sinks seconded to approve the items on the Consent Calendar with an amendment to item number 3. Ayes: Chang, Mahoney, Santoro, Sinks, and Wong. Noes: none. Abstain: none. 3. Subject: Approve the May 14 City Council minutes Recommended Action: Approve the minutes Written communication for this item included an amended page of the minutes. 4. Sub�ect: Approve the May 21 City Council minutes Recommended Action: Approve the minutes 5. Subject: Accept Accounts Payable for period ending Apri126, 2013 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-042 accepting Accounts Payable for period ending Apri126, 2013 6. Subject: Accept Accounts Payable for period ending May 3, 2013 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-043 accepting Accounts Payable for period ending May 3, 2013 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Cupertino City Council Successor to the Redevelopment Agency 7. Subject: Accept Accounts Payable for period ending May 10, 2013 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution I�1o. 13-044 accepting Accounts Payable for period ending May 10, 2013 8. Sub�ect: Accept Accounts Payable for perio�d ending May 17, 2013 Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-045 accepting Accounts Payable for period ending May 17, 2013 9. Sub�ect: Declare brush to be a public nuisance and potential fire hazard and set hearing for June 18 for objections to proposed removal Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution lvo. 13-046 declaring brush to be a public nuisance and potential fire hazard and setting the hearing date for June 18 SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES 10. Sub�ect: Second reading of an ordinance to consider amending section 14.12.120 of the Cupertino Municipal Code to conditio�l the payment of a street tree fee only for those developments or projects subject to street improvement requirements as defined in Municipal Code Section 14.04 (Street Improvements) Recommended Action: Conduct the second reading and enact Ordinance No. 13- 2111: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino amending Section 14.12.120 of the Cupertino Municipal Code to condition the installation of street trees for only those developments or projects that are subject to construct street improvements" Peggy Griffin thanked Council for changing the ordinance to make it more consistent with the rest of the ordinances and that it longer discourages residents from pulling building permits. City Clerk Grace Schmidt read the title of the ordinance. Wong moved and Chang seconded to read the ordinance by title only and that the City Clerk's reading would constitute tr�e second reading thereof. Ayes: Chang, Mahoney, Santoro, and Wong. Noes: NonE�. Absent: Sinks. Wong moved and Chang seconded to enact Ordinance No. 13-2111. Ayes: Chang, Mahoney, Santoro, and Wong. Noes: NonE�. Absent: Sinks. Tuesday,June 4, 2013 Cupertino City Council Successor to the Redevelopment Agency PUBLIC HEARINGS 11. Subject: Adopt a resolution to rename San Jacinto Road to San Juan Road Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 13-047 to rename San Jacinto Road to San Juan Road Director of Public Works Timm Borden reviewed the staff report. Mayor Mahoney opened the public hearing. There were no speakers and Mayor Mahoney closed the public hearing. Wong moved and Chang seconded to adopt Resolution No. 13-047 to rename San Jacinto Road to San Juan Road. The motion carried unanimously. 12. Subject: Saich Way Station site plan modifications to a previously approved Development Permit, Architectural and Site Permit and a Tree Removal Permit Recommended Action: Approve site plan modifications to the previously approved EA-2012-09: A. Adopt Resolution No. 13-048 approving modifications to DP-2012- 05; B. Adopt Resolution No. 13-049 approving modifications to ASA-2012-13; C. Adopt Resolution No. 13-050 approving modifications to TR-2012-41 Descri�tion: Application No(s): DP-2012-05, ASA-2012-13, TR-2012-41 (EA-2012-09); Applicant(s): Borelli Investments; Location: 20803 Stevens Creek Blvd, 10033-10095 Saich Way; Site Modifications to a previously approved Development Permit to allow the demolition of 11,610 square feet of existing commercial space and the construction of 15,650 square feet of new commercial space consisting of two new commercial building pads, 7,000 square feet and 8,650 square feet respectively; Site Modifications to a previously approved Architectural and Site Permit to allow the demolition of 11,610 square feet of existing commercial space and the construction of 15,650 square feet of new commercial space consisting of two new commercial building pads and associated site improvements; Site Modifications to a previously approved Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal and replacement of 13 trees in conjunction with a proposed development project Under Postponements, this item was pulled from the agenda. Tuesday,June 4, 2013 Cupertino City Council Successor to the Redevelopment Agency ORDINANCES AND ACTION ITEMS 13. Sub�ect: Environmental Education Center IZestrooms Recommended Action: 1) Include the l��IcClellan Ranch Restrooms and Access Improvements project as proposed in the ]r Y 2014 CIP budget; 2) Provide direction to staff regarding restrooms to be includeci in the Environmental Education Center building, to do either of: a. Proceed with the Environmental Education Center as currently designed to include a single re�;troom in the building; or b. Modify the current design to add a second restroom to the building and appropriate additional funding to do so, in the amount of$65,000 Written communications for this item inclu�ded the current site plan and an alternate site plan for an additional restroom. Director of Public Works Timm Borden reviewed the staff report. Wong moved and Chang seconded to modify the current design to add a second restroom to the building and appropriate ��dditional funding to do so, in an amount not to exceed $65,000. Wong withdrew his motion. Chang moved to modify the current desigil to add a second restroom to the building and appropriate additional funding to do so, in an amount not to exceed $65,000. There was no second so staff will proceed with the Environmental Education Center as currently designed to include a single re�stroom in the building. 14. Subject: Designate voting delegate and alternates for League of California Cities Annual Conference September 18-20 in Sar_ramento Recommended Action: Designate voting delegate and up to two alternates Mahoney moved and Santoro seconded to designate Vice Mayor Wong as the voting delegate and Council member Sinks as alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference September 18-20 in Sacramento. The motion carried unanimously. REPORTS BY COUNCIL AND STAFF City Manager David Brandt noted that there was an effective use of the community alert system recently reporting a missing person in Cupertino. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Cupertino City Council Successor to the Redevelopment Agency Council members highlighted the activities of their committees and various community events. ADJOURNMENT At 7:40 p.m., the meeting was adjourned in memory of Hugh Riddell. , ,C�-�l �-- 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.or�. Click on Agendas & Minutes, then click on the appropriate Packet. 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.or�. Click on Agendas & Minutes, then click Archived Webcast. 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