Supplemental Reports (Updated 12-05-2023)
Library Commission Meeting
December 6, 2023
Supplemental Report
Item 3
Discuss City Council work
program items for 2024
LIBRARY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
SUPPLEMENTAL 1
Meeting: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item #3
Subject
Discuss City Council Work Program items for 2024
Recommended Action
Recommend City Council Work Program items for 2024
Reasons for Recommendation
On April 4, 2023, the City Council approved the FY 2023-2025 City Work Program,
which included a total of 24 projects. Due to budget constraints, the City Council
approved funding for 15 of the 24 projects for FY 2023-2024, while the remaining nine
were placed on hold. Attachment A includes details on the adopted 24 projects.
The City Council will be reevaluating all City Work Program items in early Spring 2024.
Staff is requesting that all Commissions review existing work program items and
propose up to three items for Council to consider. These items can be from the nine
items that are currently on hold, listed in Attachment A. They can also be from the other
items that were not selected during the prioritization process, listed in Attachment C.
Commissions can also vote to propose new items as long as they fit the following
criteria:
• Timelines are finite in nature, with an expectation of completion within the next
1-2 fiscal years.
• Items are not duplicated in other funded efforts/programs like Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) projects, General Plan, Climate Action Plan, etc.
• Items are not part of general City operations.
• Items fit into at least one of the five Council approved Goals (Public
Engagement and Transparency, Transportation, Housing, Sustainability &
Fiscal Strategy, Quality of Life).
• Items fit within the Commission’s scope outlined in the Cupertino Municipal
Code.
All proposals must be submitted using Attachment B. These proposals will be
consolidated and submitted for Council consideration in early spring.
Sustainability Impact
No impact.
Fiscal Impact
Commissioners should keep the City’s budget in mind when proposing new items for
Council consideration.
California Environmental Quality Act
Not Applicable
Attachments Provided with Original Agenda
A – FY 23-25 Adopted City Work Program
B – Submission Form
Attachments Provided with Supplemental 1
C – Items not included in FY 23-25 City Work Program
#Project Title Description Goal
1 Student Internship
Program
Implement a program to provide internship opportunities for
high school and community college students.
Public Engagement and Transparency
2 New Bicycle‐Pedestrian
Plan
1. Design a new Bicycle‐Pedestrian Plan to expand on the
expired Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans
2. Integreate Complete Streets concepts to create a better
interface between active transportation and VTA transit
systems
3. Bicycle and vehicular parking standards revision
Transportation
3 Privacy Screening and
Balconies Code
Muni Code: Privacy Screening and Balconies Transportation
4 Infratructure Assessment Perform a Citywide Infrastructure Assessment Transportation
5 Integrated Plan for
Community Engagement
Create Integrated Plan and Database for Community
Engagement. The plan should include all possible
outreach channels, traditional media, newspaper,
including Chinese and other languages, City Channel,
the Scene, social media and influencers. community
leaders, community groups, HOAs, block leader
programs, Chamber and other business groups etc.
Public Engagement and Transparency
6 Development
Accountability
Analyze methods to limit the implementation timeline
for entitled/future projects and encourage
development. Monitor implementation of
development agreements and conditions of approval.
Review and establish accountability in the project
approval process.
Quality of Life
7 Electrification Study Conduct public outreach, policy research, and
coordinate with regional efforts to develop policy
options for electrification of Cupertino's buildings and
transportation systems.
Sustainability
8 Visitor Center Develop an online visitor center/guide so that visitors to
Cupertino know where to go. Ideally a (digital) map to
identify locations to visit or for photo ops to post on
social media.
Public Engagement and Transparency
9 Safe Gun Storage
Ordinance
Research best practices for safe gun storage from
neighboring jurisdictions. Adopt safe gun storage
ordinance to increase public safety for residents.
Quality of Life
10 Sign Ordinance Update Update existing provisions, particularly in the temporary
sign regulations.
Quality of Life
11 Youth Who Work Encourage more youth and young adults in schools to
work and also help small businesses to reduce the
burden caused higher minimum wages. For example,
the City could provide $2/hour to compensate local
small businesses.
Quality of Life
Items Not Included in FY 23-25 City Work Program
ATTACHMENT C