CC 09-28-2021 Special Closed Session AgendaCITY OF CUPERTINO
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location .
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
6:00 PM
Non-Televised Special Meeting Closed Session
TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a
teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1) E-mail comments for the closed session by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28 to the
Council at citycouncil@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will also be forwarded to
Councilmembers by the City Clerk’s office before the meeting and posted to the City’s
website after the meeting.
2) E-mail comments for the closed session during the time for public comment before the
meeting to the City Clerk at cityclerk@cupertino.org. The City Clerk will read the emails
into the record, and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to
the Mayor’s discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that
wish to share a document must email cityclerk@cupertino .org prior to speaking.
3) Teleconferencing Instructions
Members of the public may provide oral public comments in open session prior to the
closed session teleconference meeting as follows:
To address the City Council, click on the link below and access the meeting :
Online
Please click the link below to join the meeting:
https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/j/96191870988
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Phone
Dial 669-900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 961 9187 0988 (Type *9 to raise hand to speak)
Please read the following instructions carefully:
1. You can directly download the teleconference software or connect to the meeting in your
internet browser. If you are using your browser, make sure you are using a current and
up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain
functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer .
2. If you wish to make an oral public comment but do not wish to provide your name, you
may say “Cupertino Resident” or similar designation.
3. Prior to the beginning of Closed Session and after Roll Call, members of the public will
have an opportunity to speak. If you wish to speak, click on "raise hand," or, if you are
calling in, press *9. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
4. When called, please limit your remarks to the time allotted and the specific agenda topic .
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to
attend this teleconference City Council meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has
any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at
408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the Council meeting to arrange for assistance .
In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, City Council meeting
agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made
available in the appropriate alternative format.
NOTICE AND CALL FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Cupertino City Council is hereby
called for Tuesday, September 28, 2021, commencing at 6:00 p.m. In accordance with
Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a teleconference meeting
without a physical location. Said special meeting shall be for the purpose of conducting
business on the subject matters listed below under the heading, “Special Meeting."
SPECIAL MEETING
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION
1.Subject: Public Employee Appointment/Public Employment (Government Code §
54957(b)(1)); Title: (City Manager).
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2.Subject: Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of litigation pursuant to
Government Code § 54956.9(c) (one case).
3.Subject: Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation. Significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d) (two cases).
OPEN SESSION
ROLL CALL
REPORT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Cupertino has adopted the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6; litigation
challenging a final decision of the City Council must be brought within 90 days after a decision is
announced unless a shorter time is required by State or Federal law.
Prior to seeking judicial review of any adjudicatory (quasi-judicial) decision, interested persons must
file a petition for reconsideration within ten calendar days of the date the City Clerk mails notice of the
City’s decision. Reconsideration petitions must comply with the requirements of Cupertino Municipal
Code §2.08.096. Contact the City Clerk’s office for more information or go to
http://www.cupertino.org/cityclerk for a reconsideration petition form.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special
assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability,
meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available
in the appropriate alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Cupertino City Council after publication of
the packet will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours; and in Council
packet archives linked from the agenda/minutes page on the Cupertino web site.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section
2.08.100 written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff
concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These
written communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet
archives. Do not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City
that you do not wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will
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be made publicly available on the City website.
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