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CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Regular Adjourned Meeting
Friday, October 12, 2001
ROLL CALL
At 9:08 a.m. Mayor James called the meeting to order.
City Council members present: Mayor Sandra James, Vice-Mayor Richard Lowenthal, and
Council members Don Burner and Michael Chang. Council members absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager David Knapp, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood,
Community Development Director Steve Piasecki, Parks and Recreation Director Therese Smith,
Public Works Director Ralph Quails, Public Information Officer Rick Kitson, Executive
Secretary Linda Lagergren, City Attorney Charles Kilian, and Deputy City Clerk Grace Johnson.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
STUDY SESSION
1. Council goals update.
Council discussed a number of points from the handout, which was updated October
2001 and titled, "City Council Goals 2001" was reviewed. Highlights included:
· Library
· Trails Plan
· Youth Issues
· Pursue "Downtown" Development Opportunities
· Street Safety- Walkable Community
· Diversity
· Economic Development
· General Plan
· Public Safety
· Affordable Housing
· Annexation
· Sports Center Building Strategy
LIBRARY
James summarized the library discussion into three points: 1) The City can't afford to
financially disrupt the process; 2) Some financial decisions would need to be made before
moving forward, depending on the election and fundraising; 3) There is a need for
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additional outreach to those groups that are not represented in thc general library
meetings.
Council concurred to consider meetings for library focus groups, which would allow the
and library staff to have more of an input; staff was directed to bring back
recommendations after the meeting on October 24, 2001.
TRAILS PLAN
Discussion was held about the Stevens Creek Trail, the San Tomas/Saratoga Creek Plan
and the Union Pacific Trail (UPPR).
YOUTH ISSUES
Parks and Recreation Director Therese Ambmsi Smith said that a vendor demonstrated a
mobile skate park. Smith recommended using money currently in the budget to purchase
the mobile skate park.
Council concurred to put the item on the November 19, 2001 agenda.
Council discussed the Sports Center issues, including the fact that some Sports Center
members feel strongly about sharing the space with youth and other programs. Council
said that it was important to provide alternatives in a public forum in order to be open to
compromise.
Smith talked about her vision for the Teen Center being incorporated into the Sports
Center, including a climbing wall, lounge and skate park.
PURSUE "DOWNTOWN" DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Council discussed Vallco Fashion Park and the Bay Area Legal Aid (BALA) lawsuit,
Compaq and a General Plan Amendment request, the Villa Serra Residential appeal of
design details, and construction of the City Center apartments and hotel.
STREET SAFETY- WALKABLE COMMUNITY
Council discussed ways to enhance walkability, including trail segments, public access
through development projects, and replacing sidewalks and curbs.
DIVERSITY
Council discussed programs designed to promote diversity, including the Cinema at
Sundown international film and music series, new outreach programs at the Senior Center
for the Asian community, and City support for the 5C's programs and ethnic festivals.
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Council commented that they wanted to be sure programs were being offered for children
tOO.
There was discussion regarding a report fi.om Human Resources Manager Sandy Abe,
which showed that in the past 14 months, the City's hiring has kept in p~ty with Sata
Clara County's Asian population. The report also showed that 25% of the City's new
hires were Asian, which is a 15.5% increase over last year.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Council discussed healthy retail growth and revenue incentives for new development.
GENERAL PLAN
Discussion was held regarding the Housing Element and the General Plan amendment,
which would go to Council on October 15, 2001.
Council talked about the possibility of honoring the top 10 sales tax producers or
corporate citizens, such as Apple Computer, on the City Channel or at a City Council
meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY
There was discussion regarding traffic safety issues such as the Safe Routes to School
Program and disaster preparedness, including the Cupertino Emergency Response Team
(CERT) program and methods for communicating to non-English speaking population
regarding crime prevention.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
There was discussion regarding the approval of the draft Housing Element, and how the
Below Market Rate (BMR) program could be used to provide assistance to teachers and
other important community workers.
ANNEXATION
There was discussion regarding the proposal of the County Board of Supervisors to
mirror Cupertino's Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 35%, which would help with the City's
proposal to annex the Garden Gate neighborhood.
CLOSED SESSION
2. Closed session regarding perfmmance evaluation - Government Code Section 54957 -
evaluation of the City Manager.
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At 11:20 Council recessed to a closed session regarding the evaluation of the City
Manager, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
At 12:15 p.m. Council reconvened and continued the item to Friday, October 26 from
8:30-10:30 a.m. at Blackberry Farm, 21975 San Fernando Avenue. No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
At 12:15 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to Monday, October 15, 4:00 p.m., in the City Council
Chambers, 10300 Torte Avenue, to conduct interviews for the Cupertino Teen Commission.
Grace Johnson, Deputy City Clerk