CC Exhibit 06-19-2018 Item No. 7 Approval of June 5th City CouncilLauren Sapudar
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Thursday, May 10, 2018 2:00 PM
City Council; City Clerk
Review City Attorney, Friday, May 11, 2018 -Randy Hom lacks leadership
As someone who has been attending city council meetings regularly for the past two years, I am disappointed in the lack of
leadership and political savvy demonstrated by our city attorney, Randy Hom . I'm quite concerned that his "by the book"
approach creates more problems than the more pro-active leadership shown by previous city attorneys . My observation is that
he lacked effectiveness in quieting controversy in both of these cases :
* The fire drill for the city council to act on the new housing bills effective Jan. 1, 2018 . When this issue was raised in the Nev.
7, 2017 council meeting, it should have been immediately obvious that noticing requirements precluded any binding action prior
to the end of the year. The fallout from public outcry at the Nov. 21 meeting in the middle of Thanksgiving week continues six
months later, and will haunt the 2018 elections , with accusations that the council did not "protect" the city from implementation of
SB 35.
* During the Westport vote in 2017, the agenda and voting procedure was confusing, and the council struggled to figure out the
process. Why didn't Randy Hom review the process in advance to prevent the mess or have an alternative? He did nGt ins tall
any confidence in the competence of the council or city staff --they came across as not knowing what they were doing .
aow that there has been a n SB 3 5 application filed with the city , I'm concerned that Randy Hom's approach witl re sult in la :~
n a much larger scale than the penny-ante Measure C lawsuit initiated by S teven Scharf and the Better Cupertino
AC . Please disqualify Councilman Scharf from the vote since he is a party in active litigation where the city attorney is the
gal representative of the city, his opponent, which creates a conflict of interest.
The city deserves a new ci ty attorney with world class leadership skills , as well as land use and municipal law expertise. Please
take appropriate action .
Warm regards ,
Jean Bedard
Cupertino Resident
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