CEP 03-30-2022 (Special) (Final with Youtube transcipt instructions)City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
ACTION MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD ON MARCH 30, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Senior Planner Luke Connolly opened the meeting at 11:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members present: Liang Chao, Vice Mayor
Kitty Moore, City Councilmember
Steven Scharf, Chair, Planning Commission
Tessa Parish, Chair, Housing Commission
Committee Members absent: None
Staff present: Luke Connolly, Senior Planner
Piu Ghosh, Planning Manager
Chris Jensen, City Attorney
Outside Panelists: Ande Flower, Principal Planner, EMC Planning Group
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Member of the public, Jennifer Griffin, spoke regarding Plan Bay Area Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) numbers.
Member of the public, Lisa Warren, spoke regarding the mission of the Strategic Advisory Committee.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
2
NEW BUSINESS
1. Subject: Report from staff and EMC Planning Group regarding the proposed community
engagement and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) plans for the Housing Element
update process.
Recommended Action: Receive report and provide guidance on plans for community engagement
and an engagement plan for ensuring compliance with State Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
(AFFH) requirements.
Mr. Flower introduced team, consisting of the following sub-consultants and their roles:
• Lea/Lee Robinson (they/them), diversity and equity education
• Kirsten Masters (she/they), non-violent communication
• Kylie Clark, West Valley Community Services (WVCS)
Mr. Flower and team gave presentation focusing on the purpose and requirements of AFFH and how
to approach engaging the community in an inclusive and equitable manner. Discussion followed
how to best reach out to several special needs populations in Cupertino as part of the Housing
Element Update community engagement plan.
The following members of the public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Brooke Ezzat
Kalisha Webster
Govind Tatachari
Lisa Warren
John Zhao
Neil Park-McClintick
STAFF UPDATES AND COMMISSION REPORTS:
None
FUTURE AGENDA (limitation, cannot discuss)
• Election of Chair and Vice Chair (Jensen)
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. to the next special meeting, scheduled for Thursday, April 7,
2022 at 11:00 am.
Respectfully submitted:
/s/Cyrah Caburian___
Cyrah Caburian
Administrative Assistant
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