CEP 05-16-2022 (Special) (Final with edits)City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777‐3308
ACTION MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD ON MAY 16, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Moore opened the meeting at 11:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Commission Members present: Kitty Moore, Chair and City Councilmember
Tessa Parish, Vice Chair and Chair, Housing Commission
Liang Chao, Vice Mayor
Steven Scharf, Chair, Planning Commission
Commissioners Members absent: None
Staff present: Luke Connolly, Senior Planner
Piu Ghosh, Planning Manager
Chris Jensen, City Attorney
Cyrah Caburian, Administrative Assistant
Outside Panelists: Ande Flower, Principal Planner, EMC Planning Group
Kylie Clark, Public Policy Coordinator, West Valley Community
Services
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve the March 30 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory Committee Special
Meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the March 30 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory
Committee Special Meeting minutes
2. Subject: Approve the April 7 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory Committee Special
Meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the April 7 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory
Committee Special Meeting minutes
3. Subject: Approve the April 25 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory Committee Special
Meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the April 25 Community Engagement Plan – Strategic Advisory
Committee Special Meeting minutes
The following members of the public spoke:
Lisa Warren
2
Motion made by Scharf and second by Parish to continue discussion of items 1 through 3 at a future
meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Member of the public, Jennifer Griffin, spoke regarding AB2011/Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs
Act.
Member of the public, Barris Evulich, spoke regarding site selection for the Housing Element Update.
Member of the public, Lisa Warren, spoke regarding site selection for the Housing Element Update.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. Subject: Community Meeting on Cupertino Housing Element Update
Recommended Action: Discussion regarding Community Meeting on Cupertino Housing Element
Update, to be held in‐person on Monday, May 23, 2022 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Community Hall, 10350
Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 and virtually.
Staff Senior Planner Connolly provided brief staff report and introduced Mr. Flower and Ms. Clark to
lead discussion of agenda and meeting format and logistics of the upcoming Community Meeting.
Mr. Flower and Ms. Clark led discussion on upcoming Community Meeting on Cupertino Housing
Element Update, gave update on outreach efforts and answered questions.
Written Communications for this item was an email from Liana Crabtree that was received by the
Committee before the meeting.
The following members of the public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Govind Tatachari
Committee provided the following feedback:
Continued outreach to groups not already contacted for future Community meetings
Choice of panelists that would allow for input from various members of community
Copy of presentation to be shown at Community meeting
Webpage updates to include timeline and informational facts, presentation at the Community
Meetings to include timeline and information for existing Housing Element performance
Other venues that can host focus group meetings
3
Education‐focused outreach such as Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) and De Anza
College
Flyer language vetted by Committee, and additional locations for flyer distribution
Inclusion of Sheriff’s and Fire Department either in comments on Housing Element Update sites
by conducting a focus group meeting
Outreach to Parents Helping Parents and Project Sentinel
Non Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) outreach to developers, residents of all
income levels, and workers who live outside the area
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
STAFF UPDATES AND COMMISSION REPORTS:
None
Committee Updates
None
FUTURE AGENDA (limitation, cannot discuss)
Next meeting date: Monday, June 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. to the next special meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
/s/Cyrah Caburian___
Cyrah Caburian
Administrative Assistant