CEP 04-07-2022 (Special) (Final with Youtube transcipt instructions)City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
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ACTION MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD ON APRIL 7, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Moore 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
Anastazia Aziz, Principal Planner, EMC Planning Group
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Member of the public, Jennifer Griffin, spoke regarding San Jose rezoning.
Member of the public, Liana Crabtree, spoke regarding the responsibilities of the Strategic Advisory
Committee.
Member of the public, Brooke Ezzat, spoke about equitable distribution of housing sites in Cupertino.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
OLD BUSINESS
2
None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Subject: Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Recommended Action: Elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Engagement Plan - Strategic
Advisory Committee
Chao moved and Scharf seconded for Councilmember Moore and Housing Commission Chair Parish
to serve as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.
AYES: Moore, Parish, Scharf, Chao
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
VOTE: 4-0-0-0
2. 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 and Ms. Aziz gave presentations on outreach efforts regarding the Housing Element
Update and how to efficiently prepare the Housing Element update to meet State Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) certification.
The following requests were discussed:
• Naming of initial community meeting
• How to increase inclusiveness at community meetings
• Questions to raise at panelist meetings
• Information the Committee would like to see be made available on the refreshed Housing
Element Update webpage
The following members of the public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Govind Tatachari
Liana Crabtree
Neil Park-McClintick
Jennifer Shearin
Lisa Warren
Jean Bedord
STAFF UPDATES AND COMMISSION REPORTS
3
None
FUTURE AGENDA (limitation, cannot discuss)
• Next meeting date: Monday, April 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 1:08 p.m. to the next special meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
/s/Cyrah Caburian___
Cyrah Caburian
Administrative Assistant
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