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To : City of Cupertino City Council Members and Staff
From: Cathy Helgerson -Phone: 4008-253-0490 E-Mail address: cathyhelger@gmail.com
Subject: City of Cupertino Goals and Objectives Meeting -February, 10, 2018
I would like to see the Goals and Objectives list that the City Council has collected over the prior year
2017 . The new proposed Goals and Objective 2018 would be added to this list for review . This
combination of 2017 and 2018 should be made public prior to the meeting so that the people can
prepare and comment.
The Commissioners Handbook 2107 under Topic of Meetings needs to be addressed Part C, Special
Meetings -A special meeting may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the members. A Special
Meeting Notice must be delivered to all commissioners, the City Clerk and any interested parties,
including news media, which have made a request such notification. The notice must contain the time
and place for such a meeting and the subject matter to be considered, and be delivered at least 24 hours
prior to the meeting Introduction of other items at a special meeting is prohibited.
There seems to be a conflict of rules and it seems to me that the City Council should abide by the rule or
rewrite the rule to reflect today's meeting. It seems that there is no list of Goals and Objectives prior to
the Special Meeting that is on the web or as a handout at these meetings. I understand from the City
clerk that the meetings have been conducted for the past 2 years in this way, and so that is why no prior
list has gone out it has become the norm. The public and I would like to ask that we receive a list of
proposed Goals and Objectives prior to this meeting and that the Commissioner's Handbook Special
Meeting rules be abided by. It is very important that the public read and have time to comment in
writing if they wish and to also make their voices heard by being allowed to speak.
I also think that City Hall be used for this meeting in the future, and that it be not only audio recorded
but also video recorded. This is important because the public may wish to submit items in written or
with pictures to support their request or comments, so having this meeting off site does not
accommodate the need. I would also think it does not relay the complete picture of the Goals and
Objective that the City has to propose. The other point is that even if there is extra money in the budget
to support off site meetings, in my opinion this is a waste of money. The City Council along with the Staff
should strive to save the City money and direct this savings to more worthy projects . I have mentioned
improving the facility of the Teen Center, moving it to a larger facility and providing more services to our
young children after school and on weekends. This new facility would help to keep our kids busy and off
the streets . The drug problems in our schools and in society are increasing. The legalization of pot is the
next major pollution in our communities and this problem will increase unless we start to realize the real
truth our children are more important than the tax money the taxes will bring in from legalizing pot.
The Lehigh Southwest Cement and Quarry the Steven Creek Quarry are strong polluters of the Air,
Water and Soil in our community of Cupertino, the Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area the City
of Cupertino needs to provide more protection to the public from these polluters. In the past the City
has stated, over and over again that they do not have jurisdiction over these polluters and that they can
only write letter if they disapprove of their operations this needs to change. That these polluters are
under the jurisdiction of Santa Clara County because they are in the unincorporated areas and not part
of Cupertino the City and I have mentioned that anyone can file a lawsuit against anyone. The City of
Cupertino has refused to bring and lawsuit against these two polluters and because of that the City of
Cupertino's citizens have been subjected to this pollution for 90 years and counting. They seem to
believe that the regulating and permitting agencies are responsible, and so the City of Cupertino is let of
the hook. I propose that Leh igh be annexed into the City of Cupertino so that the City can take
advantage not only with the tax revenue but also with monitoring and making sure that the public is
protected . I would also further like to see the Steven Creek Quarry and Steven Creek Reservoir be also
put under the jurisdiction of the City of Cupertino and the land also be annexed to the City.
The new Lehigh Southwest pollution Treatment Plant is in the process of being built and soon after
Lehigh will submit a request to mine a new pit for another 90 years, we the public and the City cannot
let this take place . I have mentioned what this new mine will do to the City of Cupertino, the Silicon
Valley and the SF Bay Area and the City will do nothing more than write letter, this is fine for the record
and goes on the record. The real truth is that the letter are worthless unless the City will take legal
action and file a lawsuit against Lehigh and the Steven Creek Quarry in court to stop them from
continuing to pollute and to also stop the mining of a new Lehigh pi t.
I would like to also ask that a great deal of attention be brought to the City Council and Staff regarding
the Stevens Creek Reservoir which is highly polluted and the fact is no one will do anything about this
and clean up the Reservoir. This is our drinking water and the City needs to take action with the Santa
Clara Valley Water District and the State Regional Water Quality Control Board and help to make sure
this water that is going into our aquifer is cleaned up.
Please add these issued to the Goals and Objectives for 2018.
Thanks