CC 06-18-2021 Late Written CommunicationsCC 06-18-21
Special Meeting
Study Session #1
Discussion, County
Office of Supportive
Housing Potential
Funded Development
Written Comments
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Saturday, June 19, 2021 12:18 AM
To:City Council
Cc:City of Cupertino Planning Commission; City Clerk
Subject:Vallco Site for Supportive Housing
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Dear City Council:
The proposed supportive or homeless housing at Vallco shopping center
is up against a wall that separates Vallco from a neighborhood. There
have been issues with this site in the past. at one point someone wanted
to put a driveway through the neighborhood wall into neighborhood from
the Vallco site.
There are issues with proposed height of buildings at this site.
I am also concerned that with a five acre site that there could be 500
housing units put in here.
There is currently no road access to this site as the Vallco shopping center
is currently a bulldozed site. No one knows when the Vallco site will be
built on.
This potential site is a great distance from Stevens Creek Blvd. and
there is no bus that goes into the property. There is also no supportive
services in the area. Supportive services would have to be provided
on this site as well as security.
With potentially 500 housing units, there would have to be parkland
built and dedicated for this potential development. I don't know
how you can put a park on-site on this piece of property if the site is
leased.
We need to have a very thorough discussion on the ramifications
of this project and what would be issues since the project would
be on leased, rather than owned, land.
The public needs to be engaged in this conversation.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Friday, June 18, 2021 6:55 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Fw: Vallco Lot
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Please add this to the public record. Thank you.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
To: citycouncil@cupertino.com <citycouncil@cupertino.com>
Cc: grenna5000@yahoo.com <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021, 06:52:16 PM PDT
Subject: Vallco Lot
Dear City Council:
The proposed supportive or homeless housing at Vallco shopping center
is up against a wall that separates Vallco from a neighborhood. There
have been issues with this site in the past. at one point someone wanted
to put a driveway through the neighborhood wall into neighborhood from
the Vallco site.
There are issues with proposed height of buildings at this site.
I am also concerned that with a five acre site that there could be 500
housing units put in here.
There is currently no road access to this site as the Vallco shopping center
is currently a billdozed site. No one knows when the Vallco site will be
built on.
This potential site is a great distance from Stevens Creek Blvd. and
there is no bus that goes into the property. There is also no supportive
services in the area. Supportive services would have to be provided
on this site as well as security.
With potentially 500 housing units, there would have to be parkland
built and dedicated for this potential development. I don't know
how you can put a park on-site on this piece of property if the site is
leased.
We need to have a very thorough discussion on the ramifications
of this project and what would be issues since the project would
be on leased, rather than owned, land.
The public needs to be engaged in this conversation.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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#2
Letter of Support
1972 Ridgeline
Easement
Written
Comments
1
Cyrah Caburian
From:Rhoda Fry <fryhouse@earthlink.net>
Sent:Friday, June 18, 2021 5:43 PM
To:City Council; Cupertino City Manager's Office; Roger Lee; City Clerk
Subject:City Council June 18 2021 Agenda Item #2 Comments
Importance:High
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Dear City Council Members,
Please find City Council June 18 2021 Agenda Item #2 Comments.
Sending a letter of support for the County Board of Supervisors agenda item #22 on June 22, 2021 is a brilliant idea.
I am asking that you please send a second letter to the County Planning Commission agenda item #5 on June 24, 2021.
Ideally, please ask staff to assist in writing one of your well‐researched letters. Alternatively, perhaps you can send
something like this and follow up later:
Subject: Stevens Creek Quarry Request to Import Materials for Processing
Dear Planning Commissioners,
The City of Cupertino recommends denial of Agenda Items #5a. and #5b. at your June 24, 2010 meeting that considers
Stevens Creek Quarry’s importation of mined materials. The Planning Commission Agenda and documents are linked
from here: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=13005
Our recommendation for #5a is to require environmental review, which is consistent with our letter to Mr. Eastwood on
January 31, 2019. The County Staff report recommends a CEQA exemption.
Our recommendation for #5b is to deny zoning as “Surface Mining” or “Incidental,” which is consistent with both our
letter to Mr. Salisbury on December 30, 2020 and with the County Staff published recommendation.
Separately, on May 18, 2021, the Water Board issued a Cease and Desist Order to SCQ and an individualized NPDES
Permit that would not be fully implemented for several years to come. Consequently, impacts from the processing of
additional materials at Stevens Creek Quarry would be significant:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2021/R2‐2021‐0011.pdf
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_decisions/adopted_orders/2021/R2‐2021‐0010.pdf
Sincerely,
Attachments:
January 31, 2019 letter
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=23589
December 30, 2020 letter
https://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=28755
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FYI – According to the Water Board documents, based on data collected, SCQ threatens to violate the Permit effluent
limitations for pH, settleable matter, chromium (III), chromium (VI), copper, cyanide, lead, nickel, selenium, and zinc