PC 06-15-2020 (Special) CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
CITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES, June 15, 2020
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 6:45pm Chair Moore called to order the special Planning Commission meeting. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present:Chairperson Moore,Vice Chair R Wang,Commissioners,David Fung,Alan Takahashi,
Vikram Saxena
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. Subject: Draft Minutes of May 12, 2020.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of May 12, 2020
Moved by Vice Chair Wang and seconded by Moore to: "Approve the minutes". The motion
carried 5-0-0
POSTPONEMENTS/REMOVAL FROM CALENDAR: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Lisa Warren spoke about adding a discussion regarding updating the City's Municipal Code
regarding second story balconies and privacy trees to the Planning Commission agenda. She
also mentioned a postcard she received from the KT Urban Company and the noticing of future
meetings for the proposed Westport project
Jennifer Griffin spoke voiced her concerns about the new housing bills being circulated by the
State Legislature
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Subject: Review of the Five-Year Capital Improvements Program FY 2021-2025 (2020/2021 to
2024/2025) for consistency with the City's General Plan. (Project Name: Capital Improvement
Program; Applicant(s): City of Cupertino; Location: citywide)
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Recommended Action: Find the Proposed Capital Improvement Program consistent with
the General Plan per the Draft Resolution
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Capital Improvement Program Manager, Michael Zimmermann, and the Director of Public
Works, Roger Lee, reviewed the Capital Improvement Projects' descriptions and scope. They
were asked questions by the Commissioners, which they answered.
Chair Moore opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
Peggy Griffin
Lisa Warren
Jennifer Griffin
Chair Moore closed the public comment period.
The Commissioners discussed the merits, costs and planning/implementation process of the
nine (9) new projects proposed to be funded this year including: annual playground
replacement; Black Berry Farm Golf Course alternative analysis; citywide park amenity
improvements; Stevens Creek Boulevard CI IV Phase 2 (Design); traffic calming measures;
Cordova Road retaining wall repair; Quinlan Community Center emergency generator;
Quinlan Community Center HVAC equipment evaluation; and the Sports Center facility needs
analysis. They suggested to Staff that providing some additional information or project history
would be helpful to the City Council during the approval process.
Moved by Moore and seconded by Wang to: "Find the Capital Improvements Program is
exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA guideline 15061(b)(3). The action is a determination of
consistency with the General Plan and therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the action may have a significant impact on the environment. The finding of
consistency with the General Plan is not a project pursuant to CEQA guideline 15378(a) and we
find that in accordance with the Cupertino Municipal Code Section 2.32.070 C, State law based
on the evidence in the public record that the City'/s CIP (FY 2020-2021 to 2024-2025) conforms
to the City's General Plan (Community Vision 2015-2040)
Moved by Moore and seconded by Saxena to amend the motion to incorporate: "Our annual
review of the Capital Improvement Program was the new projects and not an on-going review
of the Capital Improvements Program". The motions carried 5-0-0.
NEW BUSINESS: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None
REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION:
Commissioner Fung suggested that in the interest of budget savings, the Commission consider
not holding a meeting unless there was an item to vote on other than the meeting minutes.
Commissioner Saxena suggested that the start time of the Commission meetings be 5:30pm
rather than 6:45pm since currently so many people are working at home. Chair Moore asked
the other Commissioners to review and perhaps make a comment on item #24 on the City
Council agenda for their 6/16 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. to the next regular Plarming Commission meeting on
June 23, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
Beth Ebben, Deputy Board Clerk