Written Communications (Updated 06-12-2024)
PRC Special Meeting
June 11, 2024
Written Communications
From:Kirsten Squarcia
To:Rachelle Sander; Jenny Koverman
Cc:Jessica Javier; City Clerk
Subject:FW: Overlapping Meetings on June 11, 2024 with Park and Rec and HCD Rezoning
Date:Wednesday, June 5, 2024 6:05:39 PM
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FYI
Kirsten Squarcia
City Clerk
City Manager's Office
KirstenS@cupertino.gov
(408) 777-3225
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:45 PM
To: City Clerk <cityclerk@cupertino.org>
Cc: grenna5000@yahoo.com
Subject: Fwd: Overlapping Meetings on June 11, 2024 with Park and Rec and HCD Rezoning
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FYI. Please include this correspondence in the public comments about the Park and
Recreation meeting on June 11, 2024 and the Housing Element Rezoning meeting
At the Planning Commission meeting on June 11, 2024 which appear to be at the
Same time in two different locations. Thank you!
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Subject: Overlapping Meetings on June 11, 2024 with Park and Rec and HCD Rezoning
From: Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 5:39 PM
To: citycouncil@cupertino.org
CC: grenna5000@yahoo.com
Dear City Council:
I am very concerned because there are two important city meetings at the same time on
Tuesday, June 11. These are the Planning Commission meeting which is a Housing
Element
Rezoning meeting and also a Park and Recreation Meeting in a completely different area
Which is about Lawrence-Mitty Park.
There are both very important meetings. Why are they on the same day in two different
Locations? I was in Virginia visiting family (actually flying) when the Planning
Commission
Meeting was last Tuesday about the Lawrence-Mitty Park. I was hoping to attend the next
Meeting about it, but now it is on the same night as the extremely stressful Housing
Element Rezoning meeting in the Planning Commission meeting also on Tuesday,
June 11. We also have family visiting this week from Portland, Oregon.
Why do these two meetings have to be on the same night? The public has already spent
Hours and hours of their time dealing with the Housing Element and it's peculiar
demands
In the last two years so there is no great rush in my eyes to try to do this Housing Element
Rezoning in one night. We owe nothing to HCD. They have wasted our time and money
In the last two years and now they just want to try to push through this rezoning with
All of its bad RHNA numbers and strange Missing Middle Zoning in one night.
I say let them wait. Let HCD sit and wait. They never showed any sensitivity to the public
With their eccentric demands and name-calling of our city in the last two years. We owe
them nothing.
At least with Apple and the Park and Rec Commission we get a park.
I bet HCD would love to get their hands on that park and build some dense high rise on it.
At least we have a new park. I doubt with HCD rezoning the whole city with their mythical
Made up RHNA numbers we will ever get another park.
Please don't let these two meetings be on the same night. Let HCD cool their heels and
Wait until the 12th or later. We owe no allegiance to HCD. They lost that on the beginning
of this ludicrous
Sixth Cycle Housing Element. At least we get a park.
Please reschedule these two meetings so they do not conflict. I'm really tired of HCD
Calling the good people of Cupertino names.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Jennifer Griffin
From:Santosh Rao
To:City Council; Pamela Wu; City of Cupertino Planning Commission; City of Cupertino Parks and Recreation
Commission
Subject:Scheduling planning commission and parks and rec at the same day/time.
Date:Tuesday, June 11, 2024 11:49:46 AM
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Hello Mayor Sheila, Manager Wu, chairs of planning and parks and rec commissions,
What is the reason to schedule parks and rec commission at the same day/time as the planning
commission. This is only going to reduce stakeholder engagement as residents can only attend
one or the other.
The parks and rec was planned for last week originally if I recall correctly. It was cancelled
and moved to overlap with planning commission. Can you please look into this and direct the
city manager and staff to avoid overlapping commission meetings in the interest of
stakeholder engagement.
I am copying the planning commission and parks and rec commission as well so their chairs
may do the same.
Thanks,
Santosh Rao
From:Toby
To:City of Cupertino Parks and Recreation Commission
Subject:info re/Free Shakespeare in the Park
Date:Tuesday, June 11, 2024 4:13:03 PM
Attachments:Free Shakespeare in the Park 2024 - Cupertino.pdf
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Hello, All, I hope you have a great meeting tonight. Sorry I can't join you, but I did want to share
some resources so you can assist your wonderful city staff and San Francisco Shakespeare
Festival to promote this summer's Free Shakespeare in the Park performances of The
Tempest Saturdays and Sundays at 6 pm July 20 - Aug 4. Attached is a flyer people can circulate
about next month's upcoming performances of Free Shakespeare in the Park, and here is a link to
eventbrite and here is a link to the facebook event - let me know if people have any suggestions for
additional outreach, or need anything else from SF Shakes.
I would like to see how we can collaborate together going forward, perhaps to leverage the event
to make people aware of the goals of the parks commission - how can we help?
Our nonprofit organization's partnership with the City to bring Free Shakespeare in the Park to
Memorial Park each summer since 1995 - looking forward to continuing the conversation,
Toby
Free Shakespeare in the Park presents 'TheTempest'
Join us for a magical evening in beautiful Memorial Park as we bringyou a free performance of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'!
www.eventbrite.com
Enjoy professional theater in Cupertino’s beautiful Memorial Park!
Free Shakespeare in the Park’s The Tempest
to perform at Cupertino’s Memorial Park this summer!
sfshakes.org
• Sat, July 20
• Sun, July 21
• Sat, July 27
• Sun, July 28
• Sat, Aug 3
• Sun, Aug 4
All shows start at 6:00 pm, and run approximately 90 minutes without intermission.
PRC Special Meeting
June 11, 2024
Written Communications
Item #3
Lawrence-Mitty Park and
Trail project Final
Conceptual Design and
Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration
From:Shani Kleinhaus
To:City of Cupertino Parks and Recreation Commission; Jenny Koverman
Cc:Matthew Dodder
Subject:SCVAS Support for the Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project (Item 3 on the 6/11 agenda)
Date:Thursday, June 6, 2024 10:06:07 AM
Attachments:SCVAS_Lawrence-Mitty Cupertino PRC 6_11_24.pdf
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Dear Chair Shearin and Cupertino Parks and Recreation commissioners,
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society thanks the commission, staff and the consultants for
their work on the Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project. We support Staff recommendation
that you recommend to the City Council approval of the Final Conceptual Design and
adoption of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Please find our letter of support attached.
Respectfully,
Shani Kleinhaus, Ph.D.
Environmental Advocate
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
22221 McClellan Rd.
Cupertino, CA 95014
advocate@scvas.org
June 6,2024
To:Cupertino Parks and Recreation Commissioners
parksandrecreationcommission@cupertino.gov
Re:Support for the Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project (Item 3 on the 6/11 agenda)
Dear Chair Shearin and commissioners,
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (SCVAS)was founded in 1926 and is one of the largest
National Audubon Society chapters in California.SCVAS’s mission is to promote the enjoyment,
understanding,and protection of birds and other wildlife by engaging people of all ages in
birding,education,and conservation.Located at McClellan Ranch,we are proud to call
Cupertino home.
Our members and volunteers have engaged in the public process during the development of the
Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail project Conceptual Design,and our staff has reviewed the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and the responses to comments.We thank staff,the
commissioners and the consultants for their work on this project,and support Staff
recommendation that you recommend to the City Council approval of the Final Conceptual
Design and adoption of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Thank you,
Shani Kleinhaus,Ph.D.
Environmental Advocate
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
22221 McClellan Rd.
Cupertino,CA 95014