CC 09-18-2019 (Special) C U P E RTI N O APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 18, 2019
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
At 5:30 p.m. Mayor Steven Scharf called-the Special City Council meeting to order in the
Cupertino Community Hall Council Chambers, 10350 Torre Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Steven Scharf, Vice Mayor Liang Chao, and Councilmembers Darcy Paul, Rod
Sinks, and Jon Robert Willey. Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Pe Griffin (Cupertino resident talked about Resolution Nos. 15-087 and 15-042 having
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missing and incorrect documents online and maps not being consistent. (provided written
comments).
Jennifer Griffin talked about a housing bill passed in Portland, Oregon regarding historical
neighborhoods and concern over this occurring in California.
STUDY SESSION
1. Subject: Study Session regarding status of the Objective Standards Update to General Plan
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and Zoning Ordinance FY-2019-2020 Work Program Item (Application No.: CP-2019-03;
Applicant: City of Cupertino; Location: City-wide), provide direction to staff.
Recommended Action: That the City Council receive this report, staff presentation, and
public comment and provide direction to staff.
Written communications for this item included emails to Council and a presentation.
Director of Community Development Ben Fu reviewed the presentation.
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Staff answered questions from Council.
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Mayor Scharf opened public comment and the following individuals spoke:
Jennifer Griffin — concern over bills passed in Oregon and having to define Cupertino to
Sacramento; concern over keeping Heart of the City.
Peggy Griffin (Cupertino resident) —revisit phases 1.5 and 2 after finishing phase 1; specify
minimums for all retail;define parks and open space;noted some additional examples from
the packet.
Lisa Warren—increase 1:1 to 1.5 everywhere;Attachment B is noted as Attachment 2; move
parks to phase 1;plug holes of consolidation per acre.
Kitty Moore — speaking for herself: should have been a joint session with Planning
Commission; move ahead with CalGreen Tier 2 standards; study on restaurant impact to
environment; density bonus law needs Municipal Code update; study Santa Rosa
whitepaper as a study session and look at legal concerns;speaking on behalf of the Planning
Commission: traffic map noting arterials and streets defined;roof policy for solar and green
roofs; land use map in 2015 not online; would like to see every revision noted on map.
Council comments included (loose summary):
Chao:Footnote#3—make a summary of all setbacks;Footnote#1 wants 1.5 slope line rather
than 1:1; clarify arterial streets; setback and slope in neighborhoods near commercial;
(Footnote #3); don't want PC recommendation on Footnote 3 on page 4; include Floor Area
Ratio (FAR) when consider design guidelines; clarify original intent of LU2 map when
Council approved it that Bubb Rd. won't be 20 units per acre but only on footprint and not
meant to apply everywhere regarding how many acres; also understand what is currently
build-out on Bubb Rd; consistent in LU map to note "up to" a certain number of units per
acre rather than a specific number; look at objective standard on retail and what consider
retail and frontage;require have to lower rent in retail if vacant until leased;important that
Heart of City (HOC) have requirement of 70% frontage but how specify that so can have
viable retail; phase 1 have minimum retail space identified; #4 of attachment D move to
phase 2; clarify what is parkland on phase 1 that it must be on the ground; request to
schedule a density bonus study session; make sure justification for concessions from
applicant are justified and see how other cities are reviewing this.
Willey: On Vallco Parkway reflect what residents would expect so not surprised; form-
based code; make very specific standards in conservative respect (footnote that developer
could always ask for a General Plan Amendment (GPA) for density but not entitlement to
exceed 35 foot);be clear and specific at Vallco that housing is per acre;can't combine acreage
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and consolidating appropriate density;what do residents want as far as how much housing
in a particular area;want inclusive community and more housing that allows people to own
a home and call Cupertino home; facilitate as much housing as can for traffic, community,
schools, etc.
Paul: if allocation in danger of turning into entitlement than better not have allocations;
looking to get rid of neutral area classifications or have some maneuvering room; clarify
density of units per acre; generally agrees with recommendations of Planning Commission;
have one proposal for one development at a time and look into to see what other
jurisdictions are doing.
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Scharf: agrees with Paul's comments about allocation; agrees with Chaos comments
regarding Bubb Rd; look at what other cities have done regarding density of units per acre
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and square footage; address comments in letter from Commissioner Moore; agrees with
Chao to study what is considered retail;if developer can't lease retail in mixed-use housing
development than should reduce lease until retail is leased; would like more housing only
and less mixed-use and have retail separate; hesitant to require certain amount of retail;
have staff explore retail options; concentrate on addressing housing right now; shouldn't
rush to do rezoning for every economic cycle and should be flexible.
Sinks: clarifications helpful; make sure timeline on projects not too tight; want more
housing but don't overdo; flexibility to be able to hold back on things such as hotel rooms
and have a conversation to see what can be done (community benefits); bring landowners j
and developers to the table together to craft a win-win.
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Council concurred to continue the study session to October 1.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:10 p.m., Mayor Scharf adjourned the meeting.
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk