CC 01-27-22 (Special Meeting)
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, January 27, 2022
SPECIAL MEETING
At 6:02 p.m., Mayor Darcy Paul called the Special City Council Meeting to order. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
OPEN SESSION
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Darcy Paul, Vice Mayor Liang Chao, and Councilmembers Kitty Moore, Hung
Wei, and Councilmember Jon Robert Willey. All Councilmembers teleconferenced for the
meeting.
COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
1. Subject: Continue interview of applicants for expiring commission terms on the Fine Arts
Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission, Public Safety Commission, and Sustainability
Commission
Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and further consider appointments to the Fine
Arts Commission, Housing Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission, Public Safety
Commission, and Sustainability Commission; and further consider appointments for any
alternates
Chao moved and Moore seconded to reopen the commission interview process to allow
candidates who missed the interviews for any reason to be reconsidered. The motion carried
unanimously with Willey absent.
Council conducted the interviews for the Fine Arts Commission, Parks & Recreation
Commission, Public Safety Commission, and Sustainability Commission (Willey absent).
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
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Paul moved and Moore seconded to table the discussion for this item to a date certain on
Tuesday, February 1 at 5:00 p.m. The motion carried unanimously with Willey absent.
RECESS
At 6:39 p.m., Mayor Paul reconvened the Special City Council Meeting. This was a teleconference
meeting with no physical location.
In open session before Council convened in closed session, the Mayor called for any members of
the public who were present to provide comment regarding any item on the agenda. No
members of the public requested to speak.
CLOSED SESSION
Councilmember Willey joined the closed session in progress.
2. Subject: Conference with Legal Counsel ‐ Existing Litigation (Gov. Code § 54956.9)
a. People v. Jennifer Chang, Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. C1899743
Conducted Conference with Legal Counsel ‐ Existing Litigation (Gov. Code § 54956.9);
People v. Jennifer Chang, Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. C1899743.
No reportable action was taken.
b. Harshit Shrama & Poonam Salekar v. City of Cupertino, Santa Clara County Superior
Court Case No. 22CV392971
Conducted Conference with Legal Counsel ‐ Existing Litigation (Gov. Code § 54956.9);
Harshit Shrama & Poonam Salekar v. City of Cupertino, Santa Clara County Superior
Court Case No. 22CV392971.
No reportable action was taken.
3. Subject: Conference with Legal Counsel ‐ Anticipated Litigation. Significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d) (one case)
Conducted Conference with Legal Counsel ‐ Anticipated Litigation. Significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d) (one case)
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No reportable action was taken.
OPEN SESSION
REPORT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Paul conducted the open session report regarding the closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:36 p.m., Mayor Paul adjourned the Special City Council Meeting.
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Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
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