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Exhibit CC 09-20-2016 Item No. 5 Kimberly Sandstrom PresentationCity Council SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Overview •Milestones •My eligibility •BMR unit eligibility •Rules / rule changes •Relevant documents •Conflict of interest •Denial of due process •Investigation questions Role of Commissioners and Councilmembers January, 2016 20:Notified that I was selected candidate (with 2 backups) and application must be completed by 27-Jan 21:I asked about income over limit in 2015 –answer was that over limit in the past does not disqualify, as eligibility depends on current income 25:I completed my application 26:I met with Christine at 4pm. She said I was over limit. I showed her that current wages plus last year’s performance bonus was under limit, she said she would consult with city staff 28:Christine emailed, saying after staff consultation, I am over limit February, 2016 2:C.J. emailed, saying my eligibility is not yet determined; he asked for latest paystub; later he said unit failed inspection and instructed Christine to remove it from list of units eligible for sale 9:Christine cancelled meeting with C.J. and I. The unit passed inspection, but I was not informed of this 11:I attended Housing Commission meeting at 9am. C.J. explained that if I applied 12-Feb, I would be eligible. I attended meeting at WVCS (with Christine, C.J.) at 2pm where I provided mid-year bonus statement. Christine emailed attachment on letterhead stating my ineligibility at 6:50pm February, 2016, continued 12:I delivered my first grievance to WVCS, but Ms Venkatraman was not in the office 16:Ms Venkatraman called me, in response to voicemails I left on April 12th regarding bringing / leaving grievance. She said I was ineligible; no unit was available and sale to alternate was 80% done 22:I received Ms Venkatraman’s response to my grievance by certified mail Capital Gains Policy and Procedures Manual for Administering Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Units, as amended 2-Aug by City Council Resolution No. 16-084 (although no changes to Exhibit 3, per the Resolution) From Agenda Packet: E- Referenced Regluations (24 CFR 5.pdf (near bottom of page E-2 on left) (and near top of page E-2, below) March, 2016 1:I handed my second grievance to Mr Selo 8:I received Mr Selo’s response to my grievance by certified mail 10:I attended Housing Commission meeting at 9am 15:I attended City Council meeting at 6:45pm and during Oral Communications, I asked the City Council to investigate my case. I provided detailed and pertinent records 29:BMR unit was sold on or about this date to Director of Client Services at WVCS and her adult sister, but this fact was not discovered by me for about four weeks Excerpt from CC Resolution No. 16-084 Adopting Amendments to the Policy and Procedures Manual for Administering Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Units.pdf Although this regulation was not part of the BMR Manual in March, 2016, a Conflict Of Interest event clearly occurred with WVCS’s approval of the eligibility of their own employee, after denying my eligibility Excerpt from California Law Governing Conflict of Interest, by Orange County Department of Education, June, 2014 April, 2016 5:I attended City Council meeting at 6:45pm 14:I attended Housing Commission meeting at 9am, where I was allowed to speak for 3 minutes. I recalled 11- Feb meeting and asked commissioners to take action against capricious decision. C.J. said that grievances to WVCS must continue 19:I attended meeting of the Board Administration Committee of the Board of Directors of WVCS at 4pm where I was allowed to speak for 3 minutes. I asked committee to take action against capricious decision and I handed my third grievance to the Board Chair 19, continued: I attended City Council meeting at 6:45pm, where C.J. presented CDBG Annual Plan and funding details (item 15 on Agenda). Afterwards, he was asked by Councilmember Paul for an update on my appeal. C.J. stated that I had two more levels of grievance to complete at WVCS. He said that, in the future, the Assistant City Manager could be asked to place my appeal on the agenda of the Housing Commission 27:I received, by certified mail, Mr Barkey and Ms Harper’s response to grievance three, which told me to forward any following grievance to Mr Selo. I discovered the identity of the buyer of the BMR unit in public records search May, 2016 3:I sent my fourth grievance to Mr Selo as an email attachment (copying C.J., Assistant City Manager, Mayor and Councilmembers) expressing my outrage at the Conflict of Interest that arose when WVCS qualified their own staff after disqualifying me. I asked for a full investigation; acknowledgment and rectification of the error that resulted in my disqualification; a complete reconsideration of the unlawful sale and a lawful sale to take its place. Mr Selo responded with attachment BMR Policy for WVCS Staff. I attended City Council meeting at 6:45pm 6:C.J. emailed Mr Selo suggesting that WVCS recuse itself and that the appeal would move to the Housing Commission. I responded to C.J. and Ms Shrivastava asking that my appeal appear on the Agenda of the 12-May Housing Commission meeting. There was no response to my email 12: I attended Housing Commission meeting at 9am, where my appeal was not on the agenda and I was allowed to speak for 3 minutes. C.J. said my appeal would be heard at the 9-Jun meeting because there had not been time to get it on today’s agenda. He said that Ms Shrivastava would follow up, as he was leaving the City of Cupertino for other employment and this was his last Housing Commission meeting BMR Policy for WVCS Staff Below Market Rate Policy for WVCS Staff adopted 7/19/11 Below Market Rate West Valley Community Services staff who does not have decision making authority or influence of the BMR program may apply as a potential candidate for the BMR program. Staff excluded from application include but not limited to: Executive Director, Department Directors, WVCS BMR staff. There will be no special consideration or accommodations for the staff's application. The staff member must qualify based on BMR requirements set forth by the City of Cupertino and WVCS, and will be given priority points based on the same criteria as all qualified applicants. The staff member will not participate in any BMR program decision making processes for application, qualification or placement. The staff member will not have any access to BMR files or other BMR client information. June, 2016 6:I emailed Ms Shrivastava because no agenda was posted for 9-Jun Housing Commission meeting. Mr Fu replied that my appeal was continued to 23-Jun 9:Housing Commission meeting is cancelled “due to lack of business” 23:Special meeting of the Housing Commission had my appeal on the Agenda as item 3. External Counsel, acting as staff, made a presentation. I made a presentation. There were comments from the public. From the minutes: “Chair Barnett said that the Commission would take all the information received today into consideration, review with Staff and bring this item back for a recommendation at the meeting of July 14, 2016” July and August, 2016 July 6:Mr Fu called and told me that the 14-Jul Housing Commission meeting would be cancelled because external counsel needed more time to investigate the determination of my income. When I asked about the criminality of the transfer, he said they were investigating that too. He said my appeal would be continued to 11-Aug. He also sent an email with essentially the same information 14:Housing Commission meeting is cancelled “due to lack of business” August 2:City Council adopted Resolution No. 16-084 amending the Policy and Procedures Manual for Administering Deed-Restricted Affordable Housing Units (Below Market Rate (BMR) Manual), with modification, after 4-1 vote 11:At Housing Commission meeting External Counsel presented, including incorrect income calculation. I presented, but was prevented from showing my investigative findings related to COI. There were comments from the public. There was a motion to deny my appeal, which passed after a 3-1 vote Handout presented by Ms Klueck at 11-Aug Housing Commission meeting has math error and bonus error Excerpt from F- Technical Guide for Determining Income.pdf My application included verifiable evidence that: •S Recogn Bonus was one time (2015 only) •Wellness Bonus would not be earned in 2016 •Performance Bonus was sharply decreased in 2016 •Stock value declined precipitously My Company, our main competitor and Nasdaq Composite 2013 –2016 http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/stx/interactive-chart Demonstrates that larger economic forces are driving the loss in value My latest paystub August, 2016, continued 23:External counsel, Ms Lee, emailed me, inviting me to share my presentations with her, while stating she would not share her findings with me 24:Mr Fu emailed, asking me to forward my presentation 25:Mr Fu emailed saying that my appeal before the City Council would be continued from 6 to 20-Sep 26:I received a letter from Ms Squarcia informing me that my appeal would be heard by the City Council 6-Sep and that any issues not raised before the Council on that date may be inadmissible, if I later bring an action in court 27: I received a second letter from Ms Squarcia informing me that my appeal would be continued to an unknown date 29:I uploaded presentations, audio recordings, letters from City to a Google Drive folder that I shared with Ms Lee and the Mayor and Councilmembers. Ms Lee asked me to invite her via a gmail account, and I complied 31: I emailed the City Clerk expressing utter confusion and asking for guidance on my hearing before the City Council. Ms Schmidt clarified that my appeal would be heard 20- Sep September, 2016 6:I attended City Council meeting at 6:45, where the Council approved postponement of my appeal to 20-Sep 8:I attended Housing Commission meeting at 9am. During the approval of minutes, I attempted to make errors in the draft minutes known. However I was silenced and told I could speak during Oral Communications. This is a violation of my Brown Act rights 54954.3.(a) Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body, provided that no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2.However, the agenda need not provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the legislative body on any item that has already been considered by a committee, composed exclusively of members of the legislative body, at a public meeting wherein all interested members of the public were afforded the opportunity to address the committee on the item, before or during the committee's consideration of the item, unless the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, as determined by the legislative body. Every notice for a special meeting shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body concerning any item that has been described in the notice for the meeting before or during consideration of that item. (b) The legislative body of a local agency may adopt reasonable regulations to ensure that the intent of subdivision (a) is carried out, including, but not limited to, regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker. (c) The legislative body of a local agency shall not prohibit public criticism of the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the agency, or of the acts or omissions of the legislative body. Nothing in this subdivision shall confer any privilege or protection for expression beyond that otherwise provided by law. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi- bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=54001- 55000&file=54950-54963 $88,670.00 $90,286.00 $103,773.22 $98,248.80$101,300.00 $101,300.00 $102,050.00 $102,800.00 $88,600.00 $88,600.00 $89,300.00 $89,950.00 $80,000.00 $85,000.00 $90,000.00 $95,000.00 $100,000.00 $105,000.00 2013 2014 2015 2016 My Gross Income and State Income Limits for Santa Clara County My Gross Income State Income Limit (Moderate, 2-Person) State Income Limit (Moderate, 1-Person) http://www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-policy-development/housing-resource- center/reports/state/incnote.html Conflict of interest / Due process Although Christine Nguyen told me that a conflict of interest would arise if I were both a volunteer and a client at WVCS… …she nonetheless denied me and then sold the 2- bedroom, moderate unit –while the appeal process was still underway –to her coworker, Michelle Ma, the Director of Client Services at WVCS;a single woman with no dependents This is clearly unacceptable and I am asking YOU, City Council, to take action and reverse this illegal sale Investigative Questions Is Michelle Ma the Director of Client Services at West Valley Community Services? Date of hire –2008, per Ms Lee Date of termination –April 2016, per Ms Lee How many City of Cupertino Below Market Rate units are owned by current West Valley Community Services staff former West Valley Community Services staff current City of Cupertino staff former City of Cupertino staff How many City of Cupertino Below Market Rate units are rented by current West Valley Community Services staff former West Valley Community Services staff current City of Cupertino staff former City of Cupertino staff Questions about sale of APN 369- 55-036 on or around 21-Mar-2016 How many applicants were contacted and invited to complete their applications, including Ms Ma and I? –3, per Ms Lee: Sandstrom, Ma and additional backup? How many applicants submitted complete applications? Did all of the applicants have the same number of priority points? –No, per Ms Lee How many priority points did Ms Ma have? –2, per Ms Lee At the time of application, where was Michelle Ma’s residency? Longevity at that address? At the time of application, where was Marissa Ma’s residency? Longevity at that address? What was Marissa Ma’s income? What was the waitlist priority number of Ms Ma? –23, per Ms Lee City Council has the power to find a transaction fraudulent and overturn it Excerpt from CC Resolution No. 16-084 Adopting Amendments to the Policy and Procedures Manual for Administering Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Units Responsibilities of Commissioners (excerpted from COMMISSIONER’S HANDBOOK, 2016, City of Cupertino) D. DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL PROTECTION All rules, regulations, laws, services and facilities must apply equally to all persons, and not give favor to any segment of the community. Similarly, all laws and ordinances of the city must afford equal protection to all facets of the community, unless the purpose of a city action requires special classification of the community. E. DUE PROCESS All governmental procedures and process must allow an affected party a right to be heard, and to present controverting fact or testimony on the question of right in the matter involved. Unfair determinations, such as bias, predetermination, refusal to hear, etc., may invalidate actions. F. REASONABLENESS Every action of municipal government must be reasonable, or otherwise stated, not capricious, extreme, arbitrary, or abusive. In closing Affordable housing is one of the most valuable things in existence in Cupertino… A valuable BMR unit has been sold in a frankly illegal manner Please restore justice and undo the sale Please reject the recommendation of staff, denying my appeal Please recognize that no speculation is needed to find that I met the income eligibility limit, even assuming performance bonus at same level in 2016 as in 2015 Please do not play a part in continuing the unethical action that has occurred and instead, work to undue this action