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CC 03-06-2018 Exhibit Item No. 14 - Mid-Year Financial Report - Written Communication3 March 2018 Mr. Jacqueline Guzman Assistant to the City Manager City of Cupertino By email Re: Council Agenda Item 14, March 6, 2018 re: Funding for Fish Passage Improvement Dear Ms. Guzman, I am writing to clarify that my letter to the City Council submitted on February 6 contained in the council agenda packet for March 6, 2018 was intended as an action on behalf of the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail. We concur with the recommendation of the Sustainability Division, but request, if the Council approves that recommendation, that your commitment be to the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail who will be the grant applicant for the project. The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail are writing under separate cover on this issue. Sincerely, Richard McMurtry 408-442-4932 RMcMurtry@baymoon.com Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition Advocates for living streams Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition. . PO Box 9751344 Petaluma, CA 94975 email: info@sccreeks.org . www.sccreeks.org CC 03-06-2018 Item No. 14 Board of Directors Officers Tim Oey President Steve Garrity Vice President Garth Williams Treasurer Andrea Stawitcke Secretary Directors John Brazil Ross Heitkamp Anne Ng Alan Ross Scott Trappe Greg Unangst Associate Director Husam Chekfa Executive Director Aaron Grossman Assistant Director Chris Mendible Advisory Board Kathy Bettman Kevin Duggan Art Takahara Roy Verley March 3, 2018 Ms. Jacqueline Guzman, Assistant to the City Manager City Council Members City of Cupertino Re: Council Agenda Item 14, March 6, 2018 re: Funding for Fish Passage Improvement Dear Ms. Guzman and Council Members, I am writing to clarify that prior communications this year from Richard McMurtry contained in the council agenda packet for March 6, 2018 were all submitted on our behalf and with our full support. As those communications described, we are trying to garner enough resources to eliminate a significant upstream barrier, whose removal would help restore the annual steelhead trout run through Stevens Creek in Cupertino. The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail will be the applicant for grants for this project and we ask that any letters of commitment be addressed to us, the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail, 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA 95014. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Best regards, Aaron Grossman, Executive Director Friends of Stevens Creek Trail Cell # 408-202-2802 Friends of Stevens Creek Trail 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino, California 95014 exec-dir@stevenscreektrail.org www.stevenscreektrail.org 408-255-5780 1 Lauren Sapudar From:Anne Ng <anneng@aol.com> Sent:Saturday, March 03, 2018 8:40 PM To:City Council Subject:fish passage project Honorable Councilmembers: Thanks again from the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail to Cupertino for helping provide the matching funds two years ago for our Water District grant to identify and evaluate several fish passage barriers in Stevens Creek. Now we hope to secure another Water District grant to actually remove one of those barriers, which happens to be located in Cupertino in Deep Cliff Golf Course, as described in the Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition letter attached to Agenda Item 14. Sorry I can't make the Council meeting. Please support that addition to the mid-year budget, to support steelhead trout migration up and down Stevens Creek! Anne Ng 6031 Bollinger Road Cupertino Friends of Stevens Creek Trail board member Total Control Panel Login To: citycouncil@cupertino.org From: anneng@aol.com Message Score: 1 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block aol.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Andrea Grindeland To:Darcy Paul; Rod Sinks; Savita Vaidhyanathan; Barry Chang; Steven Scharf Cc:Cupertino City Manager"s Office; Timm Borden; David Stillman Subject:Carmen Ave. Bridge Date:Tuesday, March 06, 2018 12:07:40 AM Dear Mayor Paul, and Councilmembers Sinks, Vaidhyanathan, Chang and Scharf, As a parent of a Monta Vista student and long-time resident of the BBF neighborhood, I fully support the Carmen Bridge project and urge you to fund the study of this amenity. I believe the bridge will create a safe and easy way to connect our neighborhoods, make for a safe passage for students to get to and from school without having to be driven, and encourage more biking and walking in general. Done well, it might also be serve as another landmark that will visually define our city. Thank you for your consideration. Andrea Grindeland 10362 San Fernando Ave. Cupertino Total Control Panel Login To: dpaul@cupertino.org From: andreagr@infoarts.com Message Score: 15 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block infoarts.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Trent Poltronetti To:Barry Chang Subject:Carmen Bridge Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 5:41:57 PM Dear Council and City Staff: As a parent and resident of the Stevens Creek School and Scenic neighborhoods, I am fully supporting of the Carmen Bridge project and urge you to fund the study of this amenity. It will create a safe and easy way to connect our neighborhoods and make for a safe passage for our students to get to and from school without having to be driven. Thank You for your support of this project. Trent and Lori Poltronetti 10201 Hillcrest Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014 -- Trent Poltronetti Ardent Impressions® Inc. Build Traffic Loyalty and Brand Cell: 650 799 5009 Office: 650 342 0152 Total Control Panel Login To: bchang@cupertino.org From: trent@ardentimpressions.com Message Score: 1 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block ardentimpressions.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Trent Poltronetti To:Savita Vaidhyanathan Subject:Carmen Bridge Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 5:41:37 PM Dear Council and City Staff: As a parent and resident of the Stevens Creek School and Scenic neighborhoods, I am fully supporting of the Carmen Bridge project and urge you to fund the study of this amenity. It will create a safe and easy way to connect our neighborhoods and make for a safe passage for our students to get to and from school without having to be driven. Thank You for your support of this project. Trent and Lori Poltronetti 10201 Hillcrest Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014 -- Trent Poltronetti Ardent Impressions® Inc. Build Traffic Loyalty and Brand Cell: 650 799 5009 Office: 650 342 0152 Total Control Panel Login To: svaidhyanathan@cupertino.org From: trent@ardentimpressions.com Message Score: 15 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block ardentimpressions.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Trent Poltronetti To:Rod Sinks Subject:Carmen Bridge Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 5:41:12 PM Attachments:ATT00001.txt ATT00002.htm Total Control Panel Login To: rsinks@cupertino.org From: trent@ardentimpressions.com Message Score: 15 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block ardentimpressions.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Trent Poltronetti To:Darcy Paul Subject:Carmen Bridge Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 5:40:50 PM Dear Council and City Staff: As a parent and resident of the Stevens Creek School and Scenic neighborhoods, I am fully supporting of the Carmen Bridge project and urge you to fund the study of this amenity. It will create a safe and easy way to connect our neighborhoods and make for a safe passage for our students to get to and from school without having to be driven. Thank You for your support of this project. Trent and Lori Poltronetti 10201 Hillcrest Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014 -- Trent Poltronetti Ardent Impressions® Inc. Build Traffic Loyalty and Brand Cell: 650 799 5009 Office: 650 342 0152 Total Control Panel Login To: dpaul@cupertino.org From: trent@ardentimpressions.com Message Score: 15 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block ardentimpressions.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:Jackson Family To:Darcy Paul; Rod Sinks; Savita Vaidhyanathan; Barry Chang; Steven Scharf; David Brandt; Timm Borden; David Stillman Cc:BRovegno@sbcglobal.net Subject:Carmen Road Pedestrian Bridge Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 1:54:40 PM Dear Council and City Staff, I'm writing today to express my support for the Carmen Bridge project. As a parent of two who hadattended Stevens Creek Elementary, I certainly see the value of this bridge for students (and parents) ofthat school. Immediate value for those in the neighborhood north of Stevens Creek boulevard who wouldbe able to walk/bike across the bridge to school. Those in other neighborhoods would benefit fromreduced traffic at the school.Since I live on the North side of Stevens Creek (on Cupertino road) there is definitely value for those inour neighborhood who attend either Kennedy Middle or Monta Vista High. They will have an easier andsafer access in that direction.Beyond that, this bridge will enable friends to visit on foot or bike without having to negotiate a busythoroughfare. Having been raised in Cupertino, I have seen many changes over the years and truly appreciate theupgrades and improvements that keep coming. 'Upgrades and improvements' are fitting since we arehome to Apple Computer, whose very existence relies on them. One such improvement was the city's purchase of Blackberry Farm, which lies just east of the proposedbridge. Building the bridge would provide safer walk/bike access to Blackberry, as well as the adjacentMcClellan ranch park. More importantly, it bridges two neighborhoods whose inhabitants will be able toenjoy easier face to face contact. Not Facebook, not FaceTime, and certainly not Nextdoor, where thelimited nuances and anonymity of written communication can be detrimental to a harmonious community. As a member of the Cupertino Senior Center, I take advantage of the weekly Senior Softball games as away to stay fit. I will also be running in the Big Bunny fun run this month (for the umpteenth time.) Irecognize the importance in keeping fit regardless of age, and walking is good for all of us. As we live just up the street from the Sunny View Retirement community, we often see members of thatcommunity walking up and down the street. How great will it be when they will be given more options withthe new Carmen Bridge that doesn't involve either busy streets or hilly terrain? I guess what I'm saying is that our neighborhood is due for an improvement, and the Carmen Bridge is amost welcome one. Please build it. Best regards, Harlan Jackson22273 Cupertino Rd. Total Control Panel Login To: sscharf@cupertino.org From: hbjacksn@pacbell.net Message Score: 10 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block pacbell.net This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. From:demitrios m To:Darcy Paul; Rod Sinks; Savita Vaidhyanathan; Barry Chang; Steven Scharf; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; Timm Borden; David Stillman Cc:BRovegno@sbcglobal.net Subject:Support for the Carmen Bridge Project Date:Monday, March 05, 2018 11:46:18 AM Dear Council and City Staff, I have 9 year old daughter that attends Stevens Creek Elementary. We try walk to school once a week (the school encourages the students with a wonderful walk and roll program). Walking is about 25 minutes for us, mostly through quiet neighborhoods, until we get to Stevens Creek boulevard. We are forced to choose between going around and adding more time, or risking a crossing. I believe the Carmen Bridge project is wonderful idea and fully support finding a study as well as the other improvements. Thank you for listening, Demitrios Master 22360 McClellan Rd. Total Control Panel Login To: bchang@cupertino.org From: demitrios@gmail.com Message Score: 1 High (60): Pass My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass Low (90): Pass Block this sender Block gmail.com This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level.