HC 07-14-20221
City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
ACTION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE HOUSING COMMISSION HELD ON JULY 14, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Parish opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Commission Members present: Tessa Parish, Chair
Govind Tatachari, Vice Chair
Sue Bose, Commissioner
Connie Cunningham, Commissioner
Angan Das, Commissioner (joined 9:15 a.m.)
Commissioners Members absent: None
Staff present: Kerri Heusler, Housing Manager
Cyrah Caburian, Administrative Assistant
Outside Panelist: Sujatha Venkatraman, West Valley Community Services
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve the June 23 Housing Commission Special Meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the June 23 Housing Commission Special Meeting minutes
Tatachari moved and Cunningham seconded.
AYES: Parish, Tatachari, Bose, Cunningham
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Das
VOTE: 4-0-0-1
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
2
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Update on Fiscal Year 2021-2022 City Work Program Item Homeless Jobs Program
Recommended Action: Receive an update on the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Homeless Jobs Program work
program item
Housing Manager Heusler and Panelist Venkatraman provided a presentation and answered questions.
Member of public, Jennifer Griffin, spoke in support of the item.
Cunningham moved and Tatachari seconded.
AYES: Parish, Tatachari, Bose, Cunningham, Das
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
VOTE: 5-0-0-0
STAFF UPDATES AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Housing Manager Heusler provided information about the following items:
• CDBG Action Plan adopted by Housing Commission submitted to HUD
• Future meeting will discuss City Plan to End Homelessness, anticipated in fall/winter
Commission Updates
• Chair Parish attended July Mayor’s Meeting with Commissioners
• Chair Parish will draft memo from June 23 Special Meeting to the City Council and City
Manager, to identify opportunities for the Housing Commission to contribute to the Housing
Element Update
FUTURE AGENDA (limitation, cannot discuss)
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 a.m. to the next regularly scheduled Housing Commission meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
/s/Cyrah Caburian___
Cyrah Caburian
Administrative Assistant