CC 07-07-2014 (Special) APPROVED MINUTES
C U P E RT I N O CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Monday, July 7, 2014
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 5:07 p.m. Mayor Gilbert Wong called the Special City Council meeting to order in the
Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Gilbert Wong, Vice Mayor Rod Sinks, and Council members Orrin Mahoney
and Mark Santoro. Absent: Barry Chang.
STUDY SESSION
1. Subject: Civic Center Master Plan Study SE�ssion
Recommended Action: Accept this report and provide direction to staff in
response to study session presentation and discussion.
Description: This Council study session seeks to provide an update on the
status of the Civic Center Master Plan and .Parking Garage project,
including an overview of the con:tmunity outreach to date, and to have
Council consideration of and direction on three plan scenarios that will be
presented at a general, broad-outreach community workshop.
Written communications for this item included a consultant PowerPoint presentation.
Director of Public Works Timm Borden introduced the item noting that staff would
bring the Master Plan to Council probably September 2 with a study session in
February for new Council members.
Consultant Geeti Silwal Principal at Perkins + Will made a PowerPoint presentation.
She highlighted: Process Timeline; Guiding; Principles; Framework; Public Engagement;
Community Feedback; Planned Program Elements; Parking - Working Assumptions;
Three Alternatives (On the Plaza, Civic Garden, On the Avenue).
Council comments included: all agreed there was not much interest in the On the Avenue
alternative (#3); continue to explore alternatives one and two; have consultant bring back
report on Teen Center programming; no real value in relocating Sheriff's substation to
Civic Center but discuss cost with Sheriff's department; want to retain green space at
Library Field; for the On the Plaza alternative (#1), put parking garage under Library
Field rather than have surface parking; review options for remodeling and expanding
existing City Hall vs. building a new one; want to see a clear matrix of parking
possibilities in each option and their associated cost; want input from the community on
space and programming.
Council recessed from 7:12 to 7:30 p.m.
2. Subject: Study Session to discuss proposed changes to Municipal Code Chapter
14.18, Protected Trees
Description: Application No(s): MCA-213-01 (EA-2013-02) Applicant(s): City of
Cupertino; Location:Citywide
Recommended Action: Review the final scope of amendments to Municipal
Code Chapter 14.18, Protected Trees
Written communications for this item included an email from Jennifer Griffin and a
staff PowerPoint presentation.
Assistant Director of Community Development Gary Chao reviewed the staff report via
a PowerPoint presentation.
Roy Hampton talked about a tree in his yard that needed to be taken down. He said he
had to pay to take out the tree, have an arborist come out, and then pay to replace the
tree all of which took a lot of time. He explained that residents are being inconvenienced
and no difference is made to the number of trees in Cupertino with the current
ordinance.
Yvonne Hampton said that the replacement trees are huge. She noted that she has a small
yard and a big tree isn't always appropriate.
Council discussion and comments included:
• Ok with the Two Tier System
• Specimen trees under 12" in diameter-exempt from process
• Specimen trees from 12" to 24" in diameter-Tier One
-Tree removal permit
-Replacement tree or in-lieu fee's
-No arborist report
-No noticing
-No covenant
-Consider capping the maximum trees removed to: 1 year (2% or 2 trees) or 3 year
(5% or 6 trees)
• Specimen trees over 24" in diameter--Tier Two
-Tree removal permit
-Replacement Tree or in-lieu fee's
-Arborist report
-Noticing
-No covenant
• 'Consider increasing the in-lieu fee -to 1.5x the cost (labor+material) of
replacement to encourage planting
• Consider incentives for a potential tree planting program
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:46 p.m., Mayor Wong adjourned the meeting to a special meeting on Tuesday, July 15
beginning at 5:05 p.m. for a study session on the Climate Action Plan, Cupertino Community
Hall, 10350 Torre Avenue. The regular meeting; will follow at 6:45 p.m.
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.
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click Archived Webcast. Videotapes are available at the Cupertino Library, or may be purchased
from the Cupertino City Channel, 777-2364.
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