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Written Communications
Oral
Communications
From:Connie Cunningham
To:City Council; Pamela Wu
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2024-1-17 Mercury News Article: Cupertino settles YIMBY housing suit
Date:Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1:31:31 PM
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Dear Mayor Mohan, Vice Mayor Fruen, Councilmembers, and Manager Wu:
Having read the Local News article “Cupertino settles YIMBY housing suit,” I am indeed pleased to see that
Cupertino will be able to finalize its plans for the Housing Element, and that,” The city has also agreed to follow the
“builder’s remedy” in the time being.”
I was heartened by Deputy City Manager Tina Kapoor’s quoted email. I also agreed with Vice Mayor JR Fruen
who was quoted as saying, “the city is right to welcome the result.”
Thank you to the City Staff for its hard and thoughtful work on this case, as well as on the Housing Element. Thank
you to Vice Mayor JR Fruen for being a strong leader for building affordable homes in Cupertino. I have supported
affordable housing for many years. I am excited that we will be able to welcome new residents to our city in the
next eight years and beyond.
Sincerely,
Connie L Cunningham
Housing Commissioner, self only
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:1/17/2024 City Council non-Agenda - where is the Apple tax money going?
Date:Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1:09:42 PM
Attachments:Monthly Tax Revenue.pdf
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Dear City Council,
The City had set aside $56M to pay back the State in case it looses its appeal to the CDTFA
(California Department of Tax and Fee Administration).
Where is the money?
Is that money earning interest?
What is the City doing with incoming money and is it being added to the $56M account?
State data indicates that Cupertino continues to receive the Apple-tax money.
The City has not given Apple its 35% share for any of calendar year 2023, according to
accounts payable records (Apple receives its rebate under the name BAZ, a wholly-owned
subsidiary).
Consequently, $56M is not by far enough.
If you consider that the tax revenue that we should have been allowed to keep was somewhere
between $9M and $11M, there will be much more money that will need to pay back than what
we are saving.
Attached is a record of the sales-tax money received from the State.
The data came from here:https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/dataportal/dataset.htm?
url=MonthlyLocalAllocationCities
This data shows the gross sales-tax revenue, not the actual revenue received after we gave
Apple and Insight rebates.
Nevertheless, you can see that $56M is not enough.
What is your plan?
Thanks,
Rhoda Fry
Monthly Payments to City of Cupertino from the 1% Local Sales and Use Tax in Millions
From YearTo Year Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Year To Date
2023 2024 6.89 1.92 2.32 2.29 5.55 2.94 21.92
2022 2023 4.00 2.23 3.22 3.30 4.29 6.28 6.27 .00 2.59 2.70 3.68 2.70 41.25
2021 2022 5.88 2.24 4.06 3.94 4.32 4.65 4.95 11.22 4.02 4.14 4.61 3.47 57.48
2020 2021 2.35 7.82 2.73 5.96 3.98 3.09 8.92 7.28 2.42 5.62 3.92 4.13 58.23
2019 2020 1.92 3.86 2.57 5.39 .95 2.69 4.75 5.48 .69 1.26 4.31 1.59 35.47
2018 2019 2.08 2.85 2.45 2.48 4.41 3.23 3.35 3.10 1.94 2.01 1.11 2.79 31.80
2017 2018 1.74 2.32 3.46 1.85 2.47 4.06 2.58 3.26 4.89 1.81 2.40 2.03 32.88
2016 2017 1.86 2.48 2.28 1.97 2.63 2.17 2.03 2.71 4.29 1.59 2.12 3.04 29.17
2015 2016 1.18 1.57 3.37 1.63 2.18 1.86 2.03 2.70 .20 1.54 2.06 2.69 23.02
2014 2015 1.21 1.61 1.49 1.15 1.53 3.43 1.52 2.03 3.25 1.20 1.60 1.19 21.21
2013 2014 1.23 1.59 1.65 1.41 1.88 1.01 1.69 2.26 .64 .89 1.19 3.34 18.78
2012 2013 1.16 1.55 1.52 1.09 1.46 2.64 1.40 1.87 2.36 1.15 1.53 1.15 18.89
2011 2012 1.16 1.55 2.12 1.03 1.37 1.39 1.08 1.45 2.20 .87 1.16 2.29 17.67
2010 2011 .78 1.04 2.21 .75 1.14 2.11 .84 1.12 1.67 .70 1.03 1.77 15.15
From:Peggy Griffin
To:City Council
Cc:HousingCommission; City of Cupertino Planning Commission; City Clerk
Subject:2024-01-17 City Council Meeting Oral Communications
Date:Wednesday, January 17, 2024 3:31:23 PM
Attachments:2024-01-17 CC Mtg-Oral Comm-Hsousing Element.pdf
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PLEASE INCLUDE THIS EMAIL AND THIS ATTACHMENT TOGETHER FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
FOR THE ABOVE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM.
Dear Mayor Mohan and City Council Members,
Please READ Chapter 2 – Goals, Policies and Strategies of the November 30, 2023 DRAFT Housing
Element.
LINK: https://engagecupertino.org/public-documents (51 pages)
Attached is a PDF that points out 2 key strategies that would ripple across ALL of Cupertino without
any input from the public!
I am encouraging you to read it NOW before it is on an agenda filled with other items. The entire
document can be overwhelming so start with Chapter 2, the Goals, Policies and Strategies (51
pages).
There has been no input from any commission or the Council on this Chapter!
Please READ IT!
Thank you,
Peggy Griffin
EVERYONE…READ
Chapter 2 – Goals, Policies and Strategies
of the November 30, 2023 Housing Element DRAFT
LINK: hƩps://engagecuperƟno.org/public-documents (51 pages)
Page H-16 and H-17
TRANSLATION:
Every Single Family Home located on a corner lot, all across the City of CuperƟno can become apartments.
If they use Density Bonus, height, setback and parking restricƟons can and will be waived.
Page H-17
Strategy HE-1.3.6 (conƟnued)
TRANSLATION:
Every Single Family Home located behind or around a shopping center can become apartments!
If they use Density Bonus, height, setback and parking restricƟons can and will be waived.
Arterials: Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek Blvd, De Anza Blvd, Wolfe Rd
Major collectors: N. Tantau, Miller Ave, N. Stelling, Bubb Rd, N. Foothill Expressway
NO DISCUSSION! NO PUBLIC AWARENESS! NOTHING!
NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION AT ALL!
- NO PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION
- NO HOUSING COMMISSION DISCUSSION
- NO COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Please READ these 51 pages!
Send email to City Council, Planning and Housing Commissions!
LINK: hƩps://engagecuperƟno.org/public-documents (51 pages)
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
CityCouncil@CuperƟno.org
PlanningCommission@CuperƟno.org
HousingCommission@CuperƟno.org