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CITY OF ct?ŒTINO. STAtE OF CALIFOR.'UA
10300 Torre Avenue. CuperUno. California 95014
Telephone: 252-4505
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IIlH 11'ES OF THE ADJOUUED IEGULAJl MEEt1SG OF TIlE CITY COUNCIL
IU!LD 01 JULY 24. 1973 IB THE HJ1ITA VISTA HIGH sotoOL AlJDlTOlUUH
~ur&IU ~. CALIFORNIA
Kayar IrviD called the ~iDB to order at 7:18 P.M.
BOLL CALL
Counciloen present: Frolich, Jackson, Meyers (9:20), Sparks,
Mayor Irwin
Council::en a!lsent: None
Staff present:
City Manager Quinla~
City Attorney Ad~s
Director of Ad-inistrative Services Ryder
Director of Pla~~ing and Develo;ment Sisk
Director of Public ~orks Viskovicb
Associate Planner Cowan
ConsultÅ~:s .resent: Eoon==:c Consulta~t Levy
Traffic Consultant Gooårich
Court Reror:er:
Katherine A. Pettibone
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Mayor IT.in announced that the one-day-01d ~arbage strike had
been sett:e¿. Cupertino residents "'~ðse garb~e had not becn
collecte-; ...ere instructeè :0 leave t:,,,ir garbage can,; out and
it will ::;, .:.:>llected with:r. a day or t-·o, as it can be added to:>
their re~~lar routes. The ~~yor warned t~at there will probably
have t.: ~e an increase in the bill no~; details have not yet bee
worked .:'\;t.
Mayor ltõ'~n said the Econo~ic Consultant ",ould, at this meeting
atteM;'t t.: ?:ck up sane 0: t:-.e loos" ends and ?ut t:len into
context. A:ter that, t~eTe will be t~e opportunity for ::ore
comments :=c~ the audience. Evcryo:>n" ~~o wishes to, will havc
the op?=rt~~ity to be heard.
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MINUTES OF THE JULY 24, 1973 ADJOl!RNID CiTY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor Irvin lIJIDOunced that the Town Hall Forum scheduled for Honday.
July 30th. has been cancelled in lieu of another General Plan meednR.
Next week. the General Plan .meetings will be held on Honday. Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mayor Irvin said the general fOØl8t of these meetings will be s1ailar
to those at td8 Planning Commission level with the exception that the
City Council v1l1 only go into as IIWch detail as is necessary. The
Una1 vote will be to accept or DOt to accept this General Plan. The
shopping center issue will be voted upon first, then the town center.
and then the other properties will be reviewed. Whether the pro,erties
are large or small, they will be viewed with equal importance.
WRITTEN CœlMlJNICATIONS
Mo¥ed by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Frolich to receive
and file the written communicationa.
Motion carried, 4-0
PJBLIC HEARING: 1973 General Plan
Mr. Levy said he, Mr. Arnold, ~. Goodrich and the staff have received a
larg~ list of 1uestions. As the discussion progresses, he will try to
an~"er all these questions. The discussion thus far has been, at the City
Coun.:il level, arcund the Planning Cor:mission's adopted plan for the
c~re area. We have started with three plans: 1) Plan oriented aro~nd
~~ridni Mall; 2) Plan oriented around Val1co Park; 3) Plan oriûntcd
around no regional center. It "as very c1e,lr to JoIr. Lev~' that in the
ninds of the pecp1e who spoke at the last meeting, not '~1ich location,
but rather whether or not we really want a regional c~~ter in Cu~~rtino.
Two major questions emerged: 1) Do we have 5ufficient information to
oake the decIsion; and 2) Are these numbers on the Traffic Su~ary
1980 - 1995 correct? It loIas felt that certain "iC'ces ,'f infor",,·tion
that are critical we:e omitted. Councilman Froi ich has asked whether
thes~ numbers reflect a status quo about transit. C.:uncil~n Jackson
had a long list of ~uestions that we will atte01?t to ::nswer. Some
of th~ residents' rer:.arks were that the á",,,unt of traiiic is not "'orth
the extra lIIoney. They have stated that they lIould be '.'Ïl1ing to ~ive
up the money. Another interpretation that c~~e u? at the Planninl Cu~issic
is the argu."Ient about the rezoning of a lot cf fr::':1tag::' cC'=ercial,
with the result that the City 1o:ould be givi:t;; up a let uf r..¥cnue.
The matter of the character of the City ~as ,",cighed very heavily by
the Planning Cocmission. Mr. Levy said the decision on the regional
s~epring center relates to the parks progra~, beautifi~ation ?rogram,
open space and other amenities related to tax revenue.
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llayor Irwin asked for c01llDents from the audience.
JacUe Ball. 10629 Baxter Avenue. Creston SubcUv1sion. said she
vas speakina neitber for nor against the shopping center. She was
not representing an organized group. She said every Planning
eo-1ssion dltCisioD was \!lade by weighing the positive and the
negative iJllpacts. They recØlllllleJlded a regional shopping center st
Vallco Park after considering no regional shoppinR center and
having on8 8t Harlani site. She would like to have the econol'lics
thoroughly explored at this meeting. She has submitted a written
set of questions which she would like to have answered.
Mrs. Hall said ~he matter of spending the potential revenue was
not t~orough1y explored; sUFPosed1y. it will be in ways beneficial
to the residents.
F011~~ing are some of Mrs, Hall's questions:
1. Cuper~ino is a Ceneral La~ City. Please ex?lain the differenc
~~r~een a General La~ and a Charter City.
2. '~at are the sourc~s of revenue available to Cupertino1
~::at percenta6e comes from property and sa:es taxes?
3. Is there any way the City can ear~ark fun¿~? The Goals
C:~ittee was told that this was not possi~le.
4. ~:. ~ight th:s revenue be spent: parks, o~en space, or what?
~~~t portion of the revenue can the residents rea~onably
~x?ect for. say. a youth ~rchestra, a theater. public .orks
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¥.rs. ~all pointed out that tte park district extends frLm Lo~ Cato
all t~.'" way to Mountain Vi(":, and C..pcrt .110 <,'0'11ri n"t occupy lhl'
11 .,,:rity in t~,e Park District 's vie·...s. She a,ked if there lS
any ~u~ralllee t;,at a port 1o" ,,£ this ant Jr ipated rf'venue ,,'oul d be
spent to help kee? our hills ":,en and r,rc-cn and und..v..lot'ed. S;,e
sai¿ ~',' had better consider ;:-ublic o~'lIcrship if ,:c ....lnt our hills
to r<:-ain undeveloped.
Mrs. ~all said there are mal1Y ner-ative ir..pacts reJating to the
re,:"::.!l shopping center such as traffic, air and noise pollution
and :~~ feeling of human dir.inution, as ~ell as the character of
the '::t::. The !act oust b" C'onsid"r..J that the City ··:ould be
sadJ·.·J '.lith the project for Years to co:"e, 'w-hether or not it is
sUC'\7t'.>sful.
Plu$ :actors include the convenience of nearby, fully diversified
shOF:i~g, perhaps a future mass transit, and a source of ~~n-
tec!'::>'c3l e:np10yt!1ent.
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Hrs. Hall SUSgested that 1£ DO commitments of the revenue can be made
we would be taking a big gBahle. Another point to consider is. 1£ it
i8 cleteralned a shopping center is not viable for the City of Cupertino
then there will be DO revenue from that source. She asked what that
_s in tems of ecoQOlRic health of the City. A pivotal quéstion is
what the decision of IIØ regional center would mean in texas of the
General Plan, in te1'llS of the rest of the core area, Whether we are
clevelopers, conservationists. land owners of parcels in the core area,
or hOlDeowners on 7500 sq. ft. lots, she thinks we should hear about
this matter of revenue.
Alma Dippel, 10402 Somerset Court, said she '~as representing SPACE,
Sensib1~ People Against Commercial Excess. They were fresent to register
objections to ,botb super shopping centers. She said the three largest
shopping centers in this area are Valley Fair, Westgate and ~yfield Hall.
Mariani Mall, if developed, "~11 be 2.5 tines as big as Mayfield Mall.
Va11co Park's plans are for a center 3.5 tiMes as big as Mayfield Mall.
She went ("ler the details of the traffic study. By 1995 the traffic on
our maj('r streets ",ill be douhled, even w:th West Valley Free".·ay
completed. She questioned ~hether ~e really want 14 lônes o~ 3ighway 9
and 15 la~~5 on Stevens Cree~ 31vd.
Mrs. Dippel said Val1co Park also had a traffic analysis. '.he shcp?in~
center t¡,,,re ",ould add 54,000 trip., additional per day. I· 280 no"
handles S~.OOO trips per da:·. Their consult"!lt,; have ¡:ro'ecte¿ 25%
of their :ri;:s ,,:ill co,...e in,.. :he tree-.:ay aad 75% fruM C:t;.· õ:=eets.
She asktJJ. ~!cssrs. Leunard a::¿ ~!ar:ani hel: they can plan èeva: :;:'::.ents
that ~'n: ,','",?ound tr~ffic ;:ro1>101'5 that ,,,ill destroy r.:j?ert:"~'5
asset t¡~.i: J:i~rs qtJal~t:: of l~fe. She added that tldial-a-bt:::;" i!:i
dO eXí'~r:~i'''e opt ion t;¡at is ~o snlution. Nrs. Dippel ~;aid that lêi~t
_eck !,'oil :¿r ~.:1rd suggec;te:d the level of pollution ·....ould drc? :..: ~e')!,ie
would tr.\·:~l less if t:-.ere is a ';¡II)P?ing center nearby. Sh~ ~~:ot"nds
that if t~¿ speed of a car i~crea.:¡es the amount of carbon i:1c~eases.
She add,,! that Idle_~ld Greea Subdi,ision, near 1-28Q, has a ser:~us
noise r:: :ut ion proÞ1.ç,.:t.
Mrs. Dippel 3aid the enly th:n; in favor of a super shGpp:~~ :e~ter :n
Cup.:!rtlI:': ·..auld be t!·c 5ales tax re'lenue. She belleve~ this ~eed5
ex?loring. ~he :;3~d the a'/~:"agc salec revt."nlle frQ7t re~io~~l £h~;-?ing
centers i:o Santa Clara Ccun:y os $59.00, which conflicts considerably
with th~ ¿¿ve10pecs' fiRures.
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Mra. Dippel 9aid one of the developers bas stated that tbe Goals
Report justifies a regioøa1 shopping center in CuperUøo. She
said'it is mentioned as only one of seven methods of pining
.c revenue. And it does not "'P"'"k to a shopping center of that
aagnitude.
!tn. Dippel said the Plann1:1g Commission's deliberation took
place over the past seven nonths and some 35 evening _etin6s.
They sh=ed remarkable devotion to plow through all tbis data,
She said if the data had coae forward earlier the residents would
have co:e forward sooner. She said she represented the residents
who live here. She ~ed the City Council to listen to the resi
dents 0: Cupertino, not on:y the developers. She asked that they
don't seèl our peace of ~~Dd for developers' dollars.
Ms. Jerry Baurr, 2092~ Pe?~er Tree Lane, said she is ~t an
anaJyst ~ut can o~l: tel: ~er feelinßs. They noved to Cu~ertino
"n 19~3 ~~C3use of tt~ q~a::ty of life here and because ~f the
sch0("1~. She ~:o:"ke¿ :-~ a ~e:erendum some five years agoJ. Sh2
predictè: that service stations would be closing do.~, as they
h¿1VC :'¿.:::".. f;hp. laë:¿.:£:~ <::-.-:: regional ce:1ter pr0rosãl as "tl;c rape
of Cu;.=t:~,,", She sa:d s:-_e sensed a cr..dibilily ga;:: c: sc:-.e of
these :.:.:".¿...v,,"ncrs ·...·h~ sa:: r··....e" and, ir: fac.t, 1 J.ve in 3aratoga.
She ::;a"i': ~!r. Ric:'es, -.":.:: .:;~:ke ior the Nariani ~~al: ~t C:;lli~):-
SchC"lol :.~ ~l rc>si¿en: :;:,: ::''5. Alto!=;. h'1ot,1er L':.~~ Alt=~ resièe:"..t.
Me. (1~:;=", tried t'O ~~:::-::cze our traf.=ic pro~!e"'s. S:-.., ·.oaèered
~hat t~¿:~ interest is. ~:~~r than financial. S~e ¿~es net feel
that ::-.':2 alr..ibhty djl:a:- =:-_:-::ld take precedence over r::~5C:.(;E: 0:
:'linå.
Hr. Fr..1::s. ~!ulkern. 2::::'ú .~·_::.estead Road. represent~n~ tr.e
Cha~b~~ ~f C0wmerce, ~~~~ ~ ?repared resolution. 5t~t:n~ th~t
tIu> Ch~-_:-¿r has alva::; tr:'=:' to '·;(\rk \.¡ith the City a.~-: cl:,sel}·
folhw$ :C;; decisi,,:-.~. 7:-_~ Cha,ber endorses the co::c<:;-·t c: a
balan~('.-: .:'l':r.:7!unity. :t :'.;:-:~.er supports the :-our €.)~:~ 0:-.
busiuC's:: Je\'í'lvp:nent i:: C''':;'-i:rt ino to derive n....;.·C"llt.:t: :r-::-- ~t:;c~
sourc....s ~-;'5 :,'cll as t:-.~ t~:-:=.=o.·:ner; to develop source.s s: c:·.;l.::>:--:::.en
for r(,~:':è:1lS of tr..e clJ=.-:t;:-.:ty; to provide services t~ t:lé
CO~U:1::::, and to ~i:->'::-:~':ze:. environ7!1cntal irr~pacts as ó res;.:!.:. of
businè5:: :n Cupcrt ::-¡=. :.~=-. ~1ulkcrn further stated t: ~t. t::(;
Chal~lbè':" rC('Llgnizes t::l: ¿C".2:cp::ìCnt oi a rcgj ona] ccn:er ~ ~ this
area i:; :nc·¡itable. :~ :1.:: in Cupertino, it ~'ill be :':::;¡t~-:j
in clo~~ ~rox¡nlity t~ C~:?2::ino, thereby saddlin~ the r,:si¿ents
with t::e n("f,ati\°C::. :;-?~'::'5 a..:.d without the r('\I('l1Uc. ~o;: :::.:""!i¿ a
rE'giona: shop;,ing cc::ter r::'o:es Cu?cortino the unique :::';;;::'!!:unity
to ach:¿',,~ the bala;-.cc:~ cc.~"nity sroken tu in the G~ a: s Re;>ort.
On a '::O:-"£èl"V~1tive est:'~at~. it would create 3000 nc·"'" jobs for
residen:s in Cupert::? an¿ ~o~ld provide services nee¿~d in
Cuperti:l". lIe said t:oe ~=ber unrest!rvedly endorses the develop
~ent of 3 rcgional shoppi~¡ center in Cupertino.
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ES OF THE JULY 24. 1973 ADJOÐIlCED CrTY COU1fCIL KEETØG
. John Mercado spolia aest:. "YiDa he l1v.. iD Saratoaa. but hi. IIOD
bouaht a b.-e in ~ aad he is fiDaøc:iD& it. lie said that
_ IS y..rs alO be .... c-. v4CU of Race Street r1ab llarket purch,.·ed
tile northeast corner of ~--,y .... Bollin,.r load ... tried UDACce..-
fally to put a sboppllla ~ft" tllera. He said the 1''''''' the Pi_iDS
ission s..e for ~ ..u request vas that tile)' fait Cup.rUao
cøald not afford a S-«~. ~'I>PiDl center, The CouDcll refused Ida a
penait on the basis it _.... iDtadere with the Iboi'fina center at
Stevens Creek ¡¡lVII. aDII At'; -)' 9. Sev.ral _tha later a large fie.
-=- in aød bought the __ property and DOt one sinala persoo c_ in
to oppose it. It vas d..,.]øped and serves the c-mity.
Mr. Mercado said that iD ]ks1co City in 1965 be ¡....e . presenution in
both EngUsh aDd Spøish to tbe Urban Land Use In,.tltute. lie said
VaUcD Park is a beautiful, veU planned industr~a1 park. He 3a1ll he
has nothing to gain here. but he believes credit 3h:ald òe ~ivcn where
it Is due. The de-...e1o,ers ?! Val1co Park are du!.n:; "::e of t~¡C beat .JC'bs
~ the country, and ::any 4e-.eloj ID8Uts are c"pyin;l: V.llc".
~:-3. Judy Co"per, 2190E- :=:-m:1:..sport Drive, Cupe~t~:1'. .a:~ sh.. 15 the
;::-"s~nt Chairman of Cu;:e:-':;~" Citizen,,' Go,Lis Co·-:'tti:e t.hao'" J.II.
::-.~ Rc!?,,)rt bas Jcen ?U~l~S~A¿ a:td ~~ n')~: .lv,:¡ila~' -~. S:-.e >;ø: t the
<:-:-=ittee '.as fOI1l!e:i in }-=..;st. 0:: 1970 as an :de', .,.. C.·..~r.: '1:1 ,'rol ich.
::-:£ f:1:t:'al C~~itcee ~a: '¡':'::Jt 50 me~..her:-; ·::th ·:~e<l:· ;':e~:' ":;-'. A:t-=!r
~.;c~ h.3rn9tcr:n:n~ t!-ley ~;~ o;u to Pha.:e I ¡ t;) p-:,r:<. =;;. Z'J 1·. -~ :lnd
;.::ir:iC3 and split i:,::.~ s_:'·~.:.::-¡ittees, ~''''r t:he cx;:-.;ss ;:"..r:>, .;i¿ of
;:-~·:::'dinb ~nC"ut to :.;¡i,j re-~:"al ?lan. ria,':: put _1 ~~ ~e ~;.;:. éC~ hour~
::-. th~ :lr~t t·..o phase5 r..:. ;f) hotir:i in ,?~.asc .~:. -::-.~;)'~ ::''':Jple caf'lìt.~
.::: le.;.¡rn ~"hat ~..1kcc; a :::~r ·.·:.rk. It i~ n<...'l tÜc .::a-~ r~-.'; ,:: ~~\:t:;; 3.5
::':::':1.5'; aut før line t:. ~:1~. .: :;: a pet; l '.Cll it1 Y~I..;¡- :'" .;;.r::-:. ':':;. ~.;¡'''/C to
::'5ten to dl\·~r.ie po:r.:s :: .. ie·..·, arg',H! t~e~ c:ut, :;':"'.~ C:';f> t·: ,\ 1eci;;;i:n.
~-c::o:"e the GCi\ls Report ."i.: -;rescnted t¡,) t~le C,~-"-.:s~::!".'';: ~:",'; CCJuncil
:..:. \J~:WS voted upon b:,· the -: ·;:)t!ng ~e'Ò~r5. In t:ca:. t:.é '",ubc'.""!"01.ittec"i
::r:;u!ated 123 ?,Jl:'cies :.: s.:.;;t?Ort 33 :,ljor oo:e:-~~:' ::-~a.:~ :.:.-::ires~in;l:
..:-.·~ry aspect ö: l:f£. i.~ ':"-c::-t:no. t~n ~'\rc:~ :J, :'?;Z ::,c:: ·.:~rc 1dorte-l
=:-. th(O City Counci.l &.~ ~:"~ :0·': to:u~ official G,).1.:":-o -:: -=~.p C~tj·.
~-=s. Co~per said the ~ex: :::-..ase, ::ith her a3 C::.1:~:-:~:'\. ·,.;i.:l ~:1cl~de
::.~ki¡l~ ~t the ~o~l: a=~ ;::~:ies in JC?t~l and _~;:?~~:.t~,~ the~. She
$"".J;ócstcd that it v::»ul~ :£ :-.elpful 1f the C:ty C:;~~.2:: r~-r·~.lj the
~:',J.ls Repo!'t .1t t:~~s t:::.c:. 3:te 5tressed th~ ·¡dr_~t.... a.~?ect; tne vetil',:;
::.e:::bers were p~ople sup;:=:~:J.¡: ·...arious ¡Joints ,,:: '::ew. 5:." s,.~d the
;'~als r.:Jst pcrtine:1t t:) :'=_I! ::atter at hanj are C:;=_-.;..:~it:: D..:~~~:1 Plan.
~si~ess Dcv~lo?Oen:. :=~~s?"rtation a~d Civic I-~~e.
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Mrs. C~oper wanted to stress that the Goals Report does not suppor
any side of this matter. The Council was urged to ex,lore the
facts at hand.
!Irs. Cooper attended p1......i..g COI:III\!ssion meetings to represent the
Goals Committee. She felt the Planning Commission,the staff and
the consultants did a very fine job and operated in a very small
tue frame. She felt the tÚle fratle created so:'le r:a1sgi-lings.
She said that if the concerned citizens had been concerned at the
Planning Co~ission hearings it might have made the difference,
She feels the decision on the shoppinR center was Dade oainly on
the basis or revenue. Many questions were not ex;>loreå in depth,
Mrs. Cooper said there are other negative iMpacts than traffic
and financial iClpact. \le need to consider what ener~1 dec:anås
there would be from a regional center. She :elt the ~~3t io?crtan
;uestion that needs to be cT.plored is the question of ~+'ether the
Sl million ..ill buy the Cu?Crt:'no residents ha??::1ess. ?",,?le
~o~ed here ~ecause the; l:£ed the oren space an¿ t~~ s~r,~~ndir.~s
~~d the sc~~uls. Once t~~y ~oved h~re they did n~t ~a': :0 see
~:-:y 1!:t'rc de-,";-lop::ent.. '::--..é has learned ab0ut t:12 8:C·-_~:o::":". ~ th(~
4;' I ("en hills, park la~¿;, :-.':¡iside lands ~ road i.~.?r:·:i. -.é::.: . elc.
:,.. said '''o? n.>"d to k~~" ey.actly ,·:hat our pr<"f.:"t r"·.:,, c·,, ,,-,
:''''.: ·.·h3t re\'.·nuE.'~ arc :'".t.:i::.;;sary to ....a~f· the k~-:d :;: ::~::- : - '-.r-'" -:e
:'1tt.·' to :'\:~ke. :,':c nec.j to ~o·..? hOH ,....Rny r-oo:..i is._Uè~ :' - :-,).'"
.:1 su;,;,,~-rt. There arE: 3. lot of thin?,s ':c ·,·.....at, ~_: ;; .'--.'.
...."':.'.. 1Jhat ..e have tc 6:'·';€: up to get then. It':$ t..--: t:,e
-='t-sid.-nts ...r::f the la:1¿:-,:::e=.s accept their rl·,-"r'~:J:;::--:'~·: -~-
:-·CSt.~ d~,"i~:i~n5 \r.?ill a::ê:::t the quality of lire ~;-, :'_;:;'" ::¡~ :0f
-~~y years to cuce.
:_~. Gene R.:....;Z?d" 213'="3 :~:'"a.~ills Urivp, sajd he :: :0:.::' ~-. "'ar3t~'~;,
~:1:! O'."'ßS Cll:'~!·t ino El.?c: r:c Co::1pany, locntc·_ì :n ~'';::':::-: ;:t:' s
c:. t.1xpaYêT for some ¿~:~::;?ed pro¡""C'rty in C~~'(·rt:;-.:. :' <..r-rvl'¿·
&.:;: Chairm:l:1 f(1r the C~t:Z¿:lS' Advisl1ry Cor·'·littt.:€' :=:- :~, C :::f'~Lr:'"
::,-'ncntary :::ciKol Dr~t:__:, ~a~ ser\'e'';:: on tLe' '~':"1'::: __-::, ...:.;:J
·....a~ .:lcth",·:,n the bo:".';' ~=:":e for F..ì~·t:"!:ill ;·.nd D(, .".:.z':;' ._' -r
CJllegt's. Be is a ~,e='l::'i;!" 0::: the Ch<1'ab~":r of Co~::~crc!::. ..;". '__::i~
~ ..rn and T¿:;ðCd in tné :::.:;~ of CUi:erti,no. H¿ h:15 :'éE::. :;.~ ..cllor:,}
L>.~lriCt o?>'I',md fro," :~.::, ~: 3000 ru?:ls. )1" ,.;-id ::-.~ 'Cc. ,"".,ed
·.J.l.uation C..ln only ba: c.....~::.;ed by COI:l.:'"':1èl"C:!.éd tI('·¡cl:;:-_~:.~ . ~ '-.lJrp1u.'
:.:-..nd. PeoFle ,..ant t:J c:~:; ~ere, so let's pL1!;. for ::.::-.. The
C....ingress ;·or CO::uQ.un:ty ?r::lress sent out a q;.¡e<.;t:':::~::~::' ~.: ~o St...e
....~.at the ih.....ple ""ante:: ~:-~~ :.0"; tllcy \~'anled to ?;¡:': :," -=: ~:. RCI,:cn-
~e~datlon~ resulting ~r:~ ~hat qllestionnaire ":erc l~~~ ~~ C~tl~e
~f inherent financial ?=~~lems, Cupertino can n~ lo~~~: r~~~!n a
bedroom cOI:1munity. Qua:i::, industrial aud cC'í"ì"~erc:a: ':e';t:lcprnent
s~auld bC' i..aintained. Th-=:-E shlJuld be a lon~ ra:lí!i: c~:':!,:;.1 spcnd-
:n¡: plan. ~I"'rc Citv ;-:"~""'- shoulù be .i.nvc:>te<.1 in c;¡-~:al i:-~rovc-
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ES OF THE JULY 24, 1973 ADJOUR.'ŒD CITY COUXCIL HEETlNG
suggestions £rOlll the questionnaire involved getting the citizenry
through the newspapers about public health and aafeq. m,rovecl
. pollution, cons14eration for the development of co lI!ty parks,
taral development, etc. The people recognized the need to bring in
t' -Itda! and cOllllllercial.
. "v1zza said what upset h1n vas the poss,-bility of dOVD-zoning.
..id we are now on the vuge of accot:1plish~nlt our goals. There vere
~ pet 8:)815 of his: tåe rena::ú.:1g of SaratO (3-Sunnyvale load ar.d the
identity s~gns for the entran,:e to our City.
JIr. "vb::.. !Iop.>J the City Co\õ=~1 would taÌ<e a very posit1v.æ apilI:oach
~ this ~tt~r of a reg!c&al s~~7ping center anJ to ~ive con51~eration
to the lon; :~d~S of work of t~e citizens to ~et the City ~ere it is now,
.!layor IrwL'1 ~.t:;i. lo"k!.n¡ at ::-.e cro~~e¿ ..l~':~:,"'riu~, that the citizens
:~. certa:,,:y been arol;seo!. "e a¿ded t '..:t.,~ ·..",.ld also 1ik.-e to renr:e
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J"-~Y 24, 1973 !~OCRSED CITY COL~CIL MEETING
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Ik_ Balmes C:"=!l, Saratoga, Director at Large of United Taxpayers
said the grou¡- ::eets in the c· ...-!:t}· center at Northern Californi
s.rings in t~ !o'-"I1 Center. He said the ~pression was given that
U we go :o:-t:o ...it~ the proposed plan the net effect on the tax-
..-.,ets vou1à œ :1n. This idea vas le:t floating, aq though
511-90 were sc;¡oe 'llagic money tree. Somewhe:-e along the line ..e,
as ~axpayer~, ~ve to pay the bill. SB-90 is based on 1% of the
_,... tax. !;-;¿.-:. if your ¡:roperty tax bill stays the same, you
.ze faced ,,-::'t~ ê 20: increase at sales tax. Every State Legis-
1.a£ure DUst z~~r"?riate fuDds tlf pay for school children. The
_ey must ::e .::nt inually a??rÆ'?r~ted. Trying tc determine the
-.ount of s-::-.-""-t'.,,ns of 51\-90 ~s a real exercise. He rea¿ t·..o
~agraphs :: ::lustrate the ~o~Ie=. Hc said it actually søYs
ä:.a:: you i:1:::':"" the tax 15% over the 1972-73 base year. He
å=k¡, not be::¿;: ~B-90 will li!:it out tax rat". It de>cs linit
c1ass size ~~ ;~-)2 rupils. ~e hë.e h~ard abQut the p~tcnti~l
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ES OF
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,;~,:~ 24, 1973 ADJOURNED CITY CfI\:XC:L MEETING
. Victor R:~t~. Riches aes-~rCh Corporation, said he has been a
aasultant :~ :!:oo? :l.1riani faail,. for some ten years. He has attended
n..m1ng C~s~on study _siøa.s aad public i'.earings. He asked why
1£ is that 10æ ::"~e in Cupert1Dø are trying to get one, not both regional
~pinS c£::tus, "r perhaps DO~ even one. Tàere are 'thousands of
people in "t~r :,:\rts of the COIIDtry wrking to get shopping centers.
suggested th.1: ,erhaps i~ is Mc:tI"5e sOt'Ie of the input heard at
daese lIee';i::., :5 not eorrect. Be said there is no basis shown for
..-.. data .ii5.:-,y~J on the cbans. The chart sho~-s that if the
tani pro?~r:y pes ~esideøtlal. the li ".t cost ior the school district
f~ the 70 a.:!"e5 '.-culd be $19.000. He felt this vas completely
!apractical. ';¿ e>::;lalned 110.., tbe fiscal i"'Fac: d the 280 hODes cn
die 70 acres ·.-:-~:l "" $161,000 in school C05ts ·..ith t:,.; :\nticipated
JOO add it i::...L. s:::.i"nts. The net deficit each ~-e3r ·..:o"ld be $73,000.
rne chart;; $:::---. 3 5:),000 surplus.
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~or Ir",i:: !sÚi ~.r.' Riches if be cared to SU;:I:: his report in
...-riting SC' .___ __ :0"ld be scudied in depth.
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.~.. d:e chart'3 ='::: ::he ~,,·alt .J.r~ :::·.:·.:~~.::1.t1311y corr~ct.
.~~y~cdy ~~s :~e~ say:n:.
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¡ :-~=ê'r;¡l r:.'-': . :H.~ ~:-.~?~:-::' south ot 2Sl' .'.:: -.'.':::~; ;In aut')-..::::le
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Î:7.:' the ~"'~"", :-,rO?èrt:: :!::.-: :-;e is 7\('It T,~::-:'~' .::,('IIlt i~?a...-:~.
t':~ sai~ ¡:~ ~~.-. : ':~:i(H'e ::h~~i! :'5 that :".u~h ":~.:..: ,'~'..-llt CU¡:f.!:-t'::Y-J.
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IlUUlz.S OF THE JULY 24, 1973 Þ.DJuuuw CITY COInlCIL MEETING
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ace 11
Ik. Fitzgerald said we are in the hub of the West Valley. A lot 0
eftf.. would love to get tbe developers to try to locate in tbeir
___. Be noted there are enough acres ~out~ of It-Mart. in San
"'-. on Highway 9 that if we elo not penút ~he legional Shopping
~ er in Cupertino it coulel be bullt there w.tth the enel result
~ Cupertino would get the negative effects )f the traffic and
pollation without the positive iapact of the aal'!s revenue. Anoth
~abt he prese:1ted was what kind of regiooal shopping center
-1d San Jose put in, baseel on their past perfor:llance,
~_ Fitzgerald was in favor of the Goals Report. Be saiel we shoul
have tbe consultants' input as to áolut10Ds to the traffic.
Be noted that the Planning C~SSiOD·. aecision vas for a
rec10nal shopping center plus auother 50 "cres of commercial.
Be said we still don't know the basis for this 50 acres.
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!f:'. Fitzgerald said nobo<!y knovs at this point tht: !·.U ~li::atio S
c: 55-90.
~. Fitzgerald 1S~ed that the Council i~nore these pressure grou?s
.~ base their vi£~s on fear. Let's rely on the .0ntr0ls of the
City of Cup~rtin~ to guiele our eleve10pment.
~-ay=r Irwin an~'u~ced to the audience t~at copies or the Coals
~~rt are ava~lable at City Hall for 51.
~. John Sobratc. Industrial De.elo?er, said he has ~orstructed
S«7~ industrial buildings in ~est Valley Park. There are nore
~?le who would like to locate in Cupert ¡no as <.:" 11 as those
already here ~h, ~ould like to expand. The on.: in¿ustrial ;and
1e:t is in Valle" Park. He said '..e are 10sln;: ~c·nsa·lto be~ause
::.: a lack of industrial land. tie as:Ced that th.:'5<' 1.1nds presently
~ing considered f.'r down-zonin;; to resi dent ia1 b." i.'stead,
z=ed for industrial use. ~ore industrv is neeJ..d t" ..roaden the
City's tax base. Development cÍ electr~nie o:fl.e:indastcial use
i.s relatively n0n-offensive. It is ~uite eo:nm,'n tc> require"
::ccpany to stag;er the EI'Iployees' wor;<in; hours. :le said this is
c:.e opportunity tc' stabilize the tax rate for thl" residents uf
Capertino and t:' increase the 1!I:1¡11oy:::ent oppöct "" i t::.
!fr. Don Woodsid", ~!:U1ager of the Economic Devel,;,,,~"t of San Jose
r:>-.-her of CO:::J!1Cr.·", said that durin& the past 16 y.'ars he has
had the op~ortunity to becODe rather kno~ledgcab¡" in this fiel~.
Be has observed sane of the best the least desirable industrial
deYe10pments. Va!lco Park is g~ing to be the best example of
anique develop:::cnt in the United States. lie said t:1C traffic
__ent can be effectively worked out. lie bel ie\'ed the ap;ro;ria e
pl~e for the regional shopping center, if one :s needed, would
lie Yallco Park.
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ES OF TH£ JULY 24, 1973 ADJOIJJUIED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
. CbaDDU.IOarisun said he lives in Palo Alto, but is tbe builder
f the CupertlDo Tow Center, He bullds in competition with Mr. Leonard.
said it ~ been a pleasure to work in a city with sucb high
ataDdards. Be has brought work to tbe City, as has Vallco Park~
Be favors deparbu!Dt stores dose to the fre8\<3Y. He believes in
11 coaaunitJ center that is pedestrian oriented. He believes in shorteninl'
trips. He belieVes in a zegional center and a coaaunity center ii! the
City, in the location and of tbe size which is appropriate for the City.
Be is concerned about the residential "pull up the ladder, Jack" opinion
expressed here.
Mrs. Kar,:-.ret Baraae. 19735 Drake Drive, Cupertino, lives half way
~.~v~~ß the ~.~ proposed locations for the regional shopping center.
She spoke for no group. She asked if the only choice is between :he
huge center or cone at all. She would like to see a ;hopping center
similar to Eastridge and less specialized tha~ PruneYard. She would
like to see ~re land zoned Light Industrial; it is attractive and we
can use the revenue.
Hr. Bill ?~st. :0542 Cedar Tree Court, CUFertin~, sa~d he has four
children goi~g t~ Collins and Portal Schools. He :~resees a thousand
kids cooir.g f:::,,; .! residential development of the '~,uiani property.
He has seen ç:::.! De Anza co~e ~p with no chi'~rcn. He has 5een Sorth-
point go in, ~~t hasn't seen the effect of it yet. C~11ins and Portal
~ch"ols are c::.--.'d..,d. In San Jose they have dc,:e Sv;:',C lsnd:-tark '..ark:
they have reçu:::ed the developer of high density residential to pay
~t tor the a¿¿:tional bond costs, but to actually pay for the additional
ccnstruction cf $:ho~ls to serve that develop~ent. He is a"raid of the
?Ossibi1ity .-f ¿,ub1e sessions at the schools. If he were to ca~paign
:nr this type :f ::equir~ent as is in 5an J.'se, :t ~ould raise the
cost of the ~aria":' pruperty to the point ',"he!"" either or not the
Mariani proper::- -'oold be 4 units per acre or, after r.luch pleading,
that property" a:.-;~;; Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road·:ou:.ï ;'e zone¿ co!'t'1lercia1.
He said that õ: :::e beginning of the sessio:1 h,' 'u ~~ested talking about
shopping cet:ters : ~rst and then go along w~t:; t:'" .;u:.top:cs. !Ie
suggest'.:d Val:~: ?ark is probably the key tl' t;:~ ::.;rrent hnd use plan.
If the Cauncll ~e:ects the Planning Ccmrnissioa's reco~endation, it should
be sent back :" :he Planning Commission {or st ~.iy. 'ia::or Ir'òlin agreed.
~r. John Torre sa:d he W3~ representing the T0r~e family, owners of
;>ro;oert}' in t~ :"..." Center. He said he was hi'¡-,:: tc hear the hi<;tory of
the beginni:!; :: Curertino was introduced into these èiscussions by
H~ssrs. l'aviz=~ and Fitzger,~ld. He said the ;:~ty _,h~uld give careful
consideration to the long tem planning put into tile 1964 General Plan.
We need hemes. c:~ercia1 and industrial sites. It is too bad that land
along Highwa:: 9 got away from Cupertino years ago.
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Jk. Torre s.&U t:ar= is a _r-f now were thue ..y be oøe Ulö1~
01. ....enmat instead of two OT tbree.
Ik. TOTft s&iIt there vas ._ _~1oc about a s:aaller shoppiD¡
-F. 11115 is the discusúoa ... wanted to ;>artic1pate in. ba~
.. is a Los J_ Ccunciluø .... _t be there on Thursday "{&ht.
.. ....ecI tbat lIr. lob Vbittet be p...en the op?Ortunity to pre.eaf
.-c". Tova Ccca plan at th1a ~ing. ~yor Ir~'ln said dIa£
dI.!l7 VOIII't .. talking about the T_ Center unt U later. so 1~
-.1c1not be a..x__to the cIÚØds10ns at this ¡:eeting.
~ta K:t.Loren, LiDdy Lane. Cupenlno, presented the Council with
a copy of ::.. ~;ertiDD ,CalifOTn1.a Commercial and Industrial Map
;:IDcI Ordln.r.:c. :i£ted Sepce:aber 2. 1969.
~r lrä~= ~~lle:i a recess at 10:55 P.~. ¡h~ ~eeting reconvened
at 11 :09 P .!':.
!!:r. R. T. >:.:.;;::..¡~:cer, 1l33: 3ubb Il"ad, CU!,c~::':::, said he thi:"."s
we·ve be~:: :.-..-:,¡'::.::; i.n the r:.g:-..! ¿::rectil"tn. -.."C' :;h;:'l\!ld CGunt Ou:
:'le.s1n¡;~. ~-l::'.' :.:->.;ns ·....oul¿ :~ke to havc t:::5 battle 0:1 the:'r
hands of ;:.:,:~:'::~ ..':1C of t·..·: loca.:icns io!' a :-~~;':'vn:¡l shop;,in~
:enter. ::-~ .l:~è": ::-.~ C:;u:1c:.l t.: :..~?arí' t;·.f ..·::~cts en the =~-
JRVnity. c-:: . .... :.-=:.;. ~~ abo'.lt esta::::shi.nR ~:::;:. :-::'Y of re5i¿~n::A:,
:'OIII!lerc:~: ,¡-.: :':".':'~5tria:. ~·:e a..::e;:ts tht." :-:-"'e': :0r .incor"'.e. ?ê:
a.sited th~ ::_.::.:::. :C' cons::'e:- ;-cC:"i: :':¡VOL1:--~L :::~ lir,.ht :ndust.:-:.;.:
~e5 as :0''''''': :: thC' lar~e ~~:-:~::1¡; c"n;,'~ .1~;roach. ,ie aske~
:.he:a to :.--:.''''i:~ :.:r insta::::e,. ':.:-_E: aesth\:t:·~ ..':- '"est Va;'~c::
Industr:.;¡~ ~~~:, ..i:-..~ Cu:;e:-t:'::: C==ssrðad:;_ '-~.-::7-3!e VdllcC' ?ar;
!ndustri.a~ :.::-..;. -.·.t:--: Sears == C,;?~"~in('~ ~t" .';;j,:J an in-justr:',~
'ï)ark ...ou:.:: .::~::~::.;.t£' to c·..:r c:a.:.êa.:":cs, ·,·ht.'J"t.:s a shop?in; ce:-::(;=
t.ùes f¡-~"':;.. ._~ ~.:·_.::!"ie~. :":g~.:: :~¿ustri.ïl ':.1:" ~_'1.k(> an ar~a bc~:€'r
k:n:n.-n th:-:_;-.::;: :~~ Coun::-:: a::~ ::~e _~1rl~~:::~"':'e so than a 5ho;:,~~:--.s
:.enter. :'-:i. ~.i_':: ::~I,.~ n3t!1~ ··C":'?é:'":.:..nOIt a?;:-.'::.::~ ::: tr:1d~ ~agaz::-.L.:c
along ",it:. ~::,:..;:t~ deve:v;''¿ ..:_~ built h,·~".
~. A11,,: 'Co:,:, 10514 Y.e~"':r ?:"çe, CUI'_·r: ::.0, said he, ",cv;,¿
Cu¡>erlÜ'l": .:::¿o- :~"'.:-:<:ng in Pal-:- J.':-:~., L,~.~ .:.\.::S .1nd Sunny·..·ale. :'.i=
got morE' ::':" :::..= :-..~:t·y hc:,(-. ~,:té"~ sc~~"ul:~ :.:':' rhl' fr",·ë-:';.,;a:: ':'~-:;:p:"..
:!e pre:,,:-;:, :-:':-:::~"'7 :;ho?pi=-.~ cC:......~~rs c\'\.'r .s~ :-:.~' cl)!"!~('rc:'al. --~
wi!e rrl'.<:-:o- ;:-;..,,~ to £:t.:::-.~:..:,":' :)r Val 1 t'Y :.~~:- to sj~O? .::e-:: ~_e
-=>ved tc P'::7è:--.~..:'~ he waS tcl¿ -.'"£:: would i\.l',e ~~~~,,"IrLl1 i:Ja;-ic.. .-~t::
lakes~ t't..-. A J,-:-:J issue :or t:.:'_s ?urp~;sl' :~ in the of:~r.g. .-
the meant:~. ::_5. ..:hildre::-. .~~l· ;€:::'ing lll(:t.~:- .:i::c. :1.ay :'"..,)'..e a·..a::.
ile arc n_·': J. :~.~ _\ltoJs and .e ¿~=. 't \I:::l'at t~, ~è a SunnyvéilE:.. ,.£;
should tr': :: :-~ .1 Palo Air.:>.
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JIDIU'1'ES Ct' ~~ Jt·U 24, 1973 ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL Htt;nøG
a. Snyder ~:ed that we do DO~ have a dowtovn section. Even Los Altos
... a dowt~. He baa 11,,811 in Danville and sbopped at Sun Valley
... enjoys that type of ." 1P1D&. He believes cootral 8boppiDg 18
1Iet~er ~haD strip coeerc:ia1 ~1Þ'.e it can save parkinS,
a. Snyder ..1>f"tr" the..., 1a YUy aisleadinS. Be s..id we are i¡norin¡
die adjaceut property. Be 4Ioes DOt thiDk a sbopping centu should pull
c~affic throa¡h tho r..u-"ia1 areas. When you put in a thoroughfare
,... keep traffic off the r-"~ttal streets. Highway 9 can have this
... '"7 traffi.::. He t~ ~bere 1.a a considerable difference in sboppin¡
cater traffic and c_te traffic.
a. Snyder said a pile of cUrt _s dumped on Mary Avenue with no con-
8Ueration fc:r the resideocea in the area. He ean't imagine anybody
-.n~iDg a boDe on Highway 9. Be DOted there are some residences on
JU&hway 9 i: Sunnyvale that are rather ugly, and we don't vant that
.,rt of tJú:ls in CupertiDO.
!fr. Snyder ¡v-sgested ve -ø an assumption that north on Higt-way 9
a!lall be a ~;:?ing center for Cupertino, with the accompanying revenue
.. well as :~e traffic.
I ~s. Chris:~¿ 3i11awala said that although she ~~s a German accent, she
¡ :as nothi~ :: .00 with llat4òrgateo She has lived in some beautiful
! citieo, su:: ~s ~3ris, Ber1ic a:rl San Francisco and has never heard of
I ;>eop1e thi~~~..; .'f bypass1%'-3 ....ucb a proposal. She wished the poor and
cninformcë ~,.::,¡'¿ could be he:re to talk about how they feel about
;:>utting pu::::: ::::using on Eigb"..a:¡ 9. Y"u can have an industrial park
and you ca::. :.1-: ~ a shoppi~ ce:1ter, and t1¡en provide housing for the
~r and t:'¿ :::h. but you ¿"n't have to give up th~ shopping center.
~. Ann Ange: :0185 Eopire Avenue, Manta Vista, recalled the countless
City meeti:¡! ~~e has atte~ed aDd participated in, At this point, sr~
i. very di~~~~inted in ~h~ ~~y this matter is progressing. There Is
~he factic::. ::..: is saying ....-e should stop progrcss and population in
Cupertino. ~~ta Vista 15 1~ Cupertino's sphere of influence. She
~hinks prc~:.s~ should have Þeen ~topped in 1955 ~hen Cupertino incor-
;>orated. ~:.c.:: ~f these pec;>le would not be here now. San Francisco
~a loat t~~SJ~ds of peop:e in the last ten years. Shc has taken an
active par: ~= c~cmunit, affai:. because she lives in this area.
~s. Anger ~:~ Lockheed caae up here in 1956. followed closely by Los
Angeles dey.::;-..rs. After aòouc ten gas stations she started protesting
each new a,;:::ation for one. ~d she said she has fought strip
;ommercial ::: 3 lung time. She said she has talked with the City and
andowners :: :ry to get tr.es to combine so we can have planned developme,.t.
She cannot ::u,ine residential homes on High.....y 9.
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Hr.. Anger asked where the ecology" people were when ve proposed
high density units OD Foothill Blvd.
Councilman Jaekson said we have heard many references to outside
influences on both sides of this issue. He feels the ideas
expressed by residents of Cupertino and outside Cupertino should
be heard and weighed. It is a matter of what is being said, not
who is saying it.
Hr. John ~orris, 10441 Phar Lap Drive, Cupertino, spoke against
a regicnal shopping center. He said there is nothing wrong with
high de~sity commerc~õl areas, but it is wrong if you want to live
in a pleasant, suburban area. People should !':eve to the type of
enviror.::e:lt that want to l~ve in. ~:ost of the people "he ca..,e to
Cuperti:1;- expected a suburban, peaceful area tü live in. ~:ost of
the pe",,:e '..ho have s¡>oki>'-¡ ~n favor of the shoP?in¡l; center h~\'e
a consi¿.~able amount of ~nancial gain to be realized fr~~ it.
He is èisappointed in the City Council and rlannin~ Co~is~ion.
He saiè t~e reason t~~~ "'i>re electpJ .as to reFres~~: t~~ ~e~ple
and h~ .:J:J prefer ~~t to ha~e to hav~ ~~ctlngs li~~ th:~. Th~
statiS:::':~i: ('\-.aluatic:: sc~ed acadcr.Ü.... to him. He ~~~d t;.~s ~ort
of thi:-:; ::::tt i~ pro;:=s£":: ......:11 chan.~t." the- e:ltirc c::~~;.::t~~~ of the
City an¿ ~~ Was not ;¡. :a~=r of it.
Mrs. ~1.1:'.lret ~'lick, 2()a~l ~cCJ ell3n R:>ad, Cu;;ert :"0, said th:s
'~I:hole t~::'::.¿: -i~ lerribl:: ::-:;:ortant. She tT:ov....ö h~:""c i 5 ye·lrs a5~
when s~~..: :.:~.."'!ught there ·..·c:;là be nClthin~ hl"rr. (·x~'cpt Cdli ~r,Jthcrg
and he~. ~hè has go:1e to a]1 the s,""Jl businésses that she docs
business ,.':'th along '1:;:-,7.:a:: 9 and found the)" all E':e in Cu;:e~t ino
No\.' she ':J~ 't even ge'"':. ac!"oss Highh·ay 9 to ~o to her ~a!:. station.
The qua:::, of life here .:'11 go do~n ~ith this ~e5:on~1 ~èntér.
The qu.,l:'ty "f life tóL: !>e so poor that the sc:-,ools '..e i.a';e
ob::>er"í'~ :'-¿~n\1 built ...·c~·: havpmaln.· :--hildrcn t;.<.J.l ,'¡:l bE- able to
go bcc,-.l.l~~ "....... will h.a·...í- :-.i.;:--¡ ;'0) lUlion days 1 r¡':E L'J5 Anr'.;lc~.
And ~11C ~ill ':i~s seei~g the apriccts dryin~.
Dr. J",. 3~ùwn. 209B5 Pepper Tree Lane, Cu;>erlino, said that behind
his hC':'1e :$ a tcn-ac:-c Sc~.O':)l prOrcrty and free p:¡r;':'. Fe l.as live
here sin~e 1952. Tr£re is a lot of talk no~' about life style.
The {'Ir~h.;=js ;'1.J.ke a :-.:'(e g.¿:.rbagC' dU..-lp ~or pL'()::le:. :";.:)..... 1 ~vir:È :n
the ar~a. l!p s.1.id t:..r..t :f he 'Wanted a hame in a rural a.t~1:J5r,hcre
he would ~..:'t choose one- '..:ithin 400 Ydrds of :1 najor frei··.·a~.. 1nt(!r-
change ..-::ich has beel1 ~n the works for years. .
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Dr. Bu_ reels tbe 'l3001ng Co\lll:tlssioo should not P13Y "Cod". bot
rather shoold act as a guiding influence. There are about 150 acres
a 11111e south or us. lie asked ,..hy wa sbould put up with all the traffic
speeding down to San Jose to shop. :.lith all this bassle, be doubts
if anybody would build anything in Cupertino that waa not first rate.
~Ir. Art Beato, 21925 Hyannisp~rt Drive, Cupertino, said it seeas that
c0Tlr:1ercia1 interests are oakin!l tt.!s a "0 or die situ"tion for CUi)(!rtiao
and the School Distr~ct. He does nOL th!nk it is that slm~le. There
isn't much land lert. What bappcns l.ile~ you run out of la~ and ve
need a sho?ping center. It i.. !.r.:::ortant tl:at ....e tal:c. about outsiders
as ~a11 as in~iders.
At this point, !-!a)"or Ir'''in noted that it ,,'as 11:53 P.'1. and he relt
that Io:e h.JJ heard eo.:::.:;>11 pros and cons to la:t us until the follo,l1n~
ThllrsJa~", be¡;innin" .~t 7 :CO P.~!. 1':lth that, he adjourned the :::eeti~,g
to July 2&, 1973 at 7:00 P.M.
APPROVED:
15/ Keith E. Irvin
Mayor, City of Cupertino
ATTEST:
/5/ VIII. E. Ryder
City Clerk