HC 9-26-2024 APPROVEDCity of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF
THE HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON September 26, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cunningham opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commission Members present: Connie Cunningham, Chair
Ryan Golze, Vice Chair
Angan Das, Commissioner
Yuyi He, Commissioner
Govind Tatachari, Commissioner
Staff present: Luke Connolly, Assistant Director of Community Development
Nicky Vu, Senior Housing Coordinator
Tommy Yu, IT Manager
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve the April 25 Housing Commission meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the April 25 Housing Commission meeting minutes.
MOTION: Golze moved, and Tatachari seconded to approve the minutes.
AYES:
Cunningham, Golze, He, Tatachari
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
Das
VOTE:
4-0-0-1
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No oral communications were received.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications were received.
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OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Informational presentation on the Program Year (PY) 2023 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
Recommended Action: Conduct Public Hearing; and Approve submission of the PY 2023 CAPER to
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Senior Housing Coordinator Vu provided an overview and made a presentation.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions.
Commissioner He asked for clarification on race ethnicity data of clients served by CDBG programs in
terms of disparities with overall population data and whether or not non-CDBG homeless related
activities need to be reported in the CAPER. Senior Housing Coordinator Vu stated that low-income
populations in Cupertino tended to skew older and white when compared to the total population, and
that the CAPER is specifically for reporting CDBG funded activities to HUD.
Commissioner Das asked for clarification about how subrecipients could exceed 100% of their annual
goals. Senior Housing Coordinator Vu stated that with each subrecipient contract, there is an intended
low-income population to be served. When a subrecipient serves more individuals than they estimated
for the year, then they are able to exceed 100% of their annual goal.
Commissioner Tatachari asked about Section 3 reporting and why it showed zero hours completed.
Housing Coordinator Vu stated that Section 3 is a labor reporting requirement, and the only CDBG
Capital Project, the Senior Center Fire Sprinkler Replacement, has not yet commenced construction, so
Section 3 hours worked will be reported in the 2024 CAPER.
MOTION: Golze moved, and Tatachari seconded to approve the Draft FY 2023-24 CDBG CAPER for
submittal to HUD.
Motion carried with the following vote:
AYES:
Tatachari, Cunningham, Golze, He, Das
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
VOTE:
5-0-0-0
Chair Cunningham closed the item.
STUDY SESSION
None.
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STAFF UPDATES AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Chair Cunningham gave a brief report on the Mayor's Commissioner Meeting.
Chair Cunningham closed the item.
Senior Housing Coordinator Vu gave a brief agenda setting update for the October Housing
Commission meeting, which might include announcement of the 2025-2026 NOFA, development of the
2025-2030 CDBG Consolidated Plan, and a new policy regarding expiring Below Market Rate Rental
Units.
Chair Cunningham closed the item.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
Vice Chair Golze asked that additional updates on unhoused prevention and updates on regional efforts
for unhoused services be added to future agendas.
Commissioner He asked that the City explore the possibility of public housing be explored as a future
agenda topic.
Commissioner Tatachari asked that updates regarding the City's Capital Infrastructure Report be
included into future agendas.
Chair Cunningham asked that the creation of a centralized Below Market Rate list be explored as a
future agenda topic.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:11 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled Housing Commission meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
Nicky Vu
Senior Housing Coordinator
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