CC 02-06-2024 Item No. 7 BA zoning district_Late Written CommunicaitonsCC 2-06-2024
Item No. 7
Second reading of Municipal
Code Amendment to Chapter
19.76 to allow privately
operated educational and
public serving uses in the BA
zoning district
Written Communications
From:Chandy G
To:City Council; City Clerk
Cc:Karpagavalli K.
Subject:Request on Agenda item 7
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 10:15:31 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila and city council,
I urge you to take agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting off consent calendar
and open up to council and public discussion. Following the discussion I implore you
to please reject the agenda item 7. Please do not perform a mass change of allowed
use on all BA zoned properties. Please do not change allowed use of city hall, library,
community hall, DeAnza College, all Cupertino public schools, all Cupertino fire
stations, water tank infrastructure sites.
Please uphold checks and balances in the city and do not allow such massive
changes never seen ever before in one swoop.
Any change needed specifically for Regnart to enable Tesselations use can be
specific to that site by a conditional use permit.
I urge you to reject this change to the muni code and vote against this change of
allowed use on BA zoned properties.
There has been a lot of concern lately about school closures and schools being given
away to private operators.
To reduce further angst in the community about such expanded use of public land
located in Cupertino kindly reject agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting.
Thank you in advance for doing the people’s work and being our voice.
Appreciate the service to God!
Best Regards
Chandy
From:Terry Wang
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:We need your help urgently
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:54:56 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila and city council,
I urge you to take agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting off consent calendar and open
up to council and public discussion. Following the discussion I implore you to please reject
the agenda item 7. Please do not perform a mass change of allowed use on all BA zoned
properties. Please do not change allowed use of city hall, library, community hall, DeAnza
College, all Cupertino public schools, all Cupertino fire stations, water tank infrastructure
sites.
Please uphold checks and balances in the city and do not allow such massive changes never
seen ever before in one swoop.
Any change needed specifically for Regnart to enable Tesselations use can be specific to that
site by a conditional use permit.
I urge you to reject this change to the muni code and vote against this change of allowed use
on BA zoned properties.
There has been a lot of concern lately about school closures and schools being given away to
private operators.
To reduce further angst in the community about such expanded use of public land located in
Cupertino kindly reject agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting.
Thank you in advance for doing the people’s work and being our voice and representing us,
the residents of Cupertino.
Best regards,
Lehfen Wang
From:Richelle Duan
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:Urgent Request Regarding Agenda Item 7 for 02/06 Council Meeting
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6:09:20 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila and esteemed members of the Cupertino City Council,
I write to urgently implore you to reconsider agenda item 7 scheduled for the upcoming
council meeting on February 6th. Specifically, I urge you to remove this item from the consent
calendar and allow for open discussion among the council and the public.
Agenda item 7 proposes a mass change of allowed use on all BA zoned properties, including
significant landmarks such as city hall, the library, community hall, DeAnza College, all
Cupertino public schools, and fire stations, among others. Such sweeping changes to our city's
infrastructure warrant thorough deliberation and public input.
I respectfully request that you uphold the principles of checks and balances within our city
governance by refraining from implementing such unprecedented changes in one fell swoop.
Instead, I suggest that any necessary modifications, particularly concerning the Regnart site
for Tesselations use, be addressed through specific conditional use permits tailored to
individual locations.
Furthermore, I urge you to consider the recent concerns within our community regarding
school closures and the potential transfer of public schools to private operators. Approving
agenda item 7 without thorough examination and community engagement risks exacerbating
existing anxieties among Cupertino residents.
In the interest of fostering transparency, accountability, and preserving the integrity of our
public spaces, I implore you to reject agenda item 7 and vote against the proposed changes to
the municipal code regarding allowed use on BA zoned properties.
Thank you for your dedication to serving the interests of the people of Cupertino. Your
thoughtful consideration of this matter is greatly appreciated, and I trust that you will act in the
best interests of our community.
Sincerely,
Richelle
From:du vote
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:Please take agenda item 7 off from 02/06 council meeting and open up council and public discussion!
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 5:13:37 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila and city council,
I urge you to take agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting off consent calendar and open up to
council and public discussion. Following the discussion I implore you to please reject the agenda item 7.
Please do not perform a mass change of allowed use on BA zoned properties. such as city hall, library,
community hall, DeAnza College, Cupertino public schools, Cupertino fire stations and water tank
infrastructure sites.
This type of massive changes never seen before in one swoop and public discussion and awareness is
very needed. I urge you to reject this change and vote against this change of allowed use on BA zoned
properties.
There has been a lot of concern lately about school closures and schools being given away to private
operators and please kindly reject agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting.
Thank you in advance for doing the people’s work and being our voice and representing us,
the residents of Cupertino
Vera
From:Kate Xu
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:Cupertino
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:32:13 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila and city council,
I urge you to take agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting off consent calendar and open up to council and
public discussion. Following the discussion I implore you to please reject the agenda item 7. Please do not perform
a mass change of allowed use on all BA zoned properties. Please do not change allowed use of city hall, library,
community hall, DeAnza College, all Cupertino public schools, all Cupertino fire stations, water tank infrastructure
sites.
Please uphold checks and balances in the city and do not allow such massive changes never seen ever before in one
swoop.
Any change needed specifically for Regnart to enable Tesselations use can be specific to that site by a conditional
use permit.
I urge you to reject this change to the muni code and vote against this change of allowed use on BA zoned
properties.
There has been a lot of concern lately about school closures and schools being given away to private operators.
To reduce further angst in the community about such expanded use of public land located in Cupertino kindly reject
agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting.
Thank you in advance for doing the people’s work and being our voice and representing us, the residents of
Cupertino.
Best,
Kate Xu
From:Srikantan Nagarajan
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Date:Tuesday, February 6, 2024 4:31:26 PM
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Dear Mayor Sheila Mohan and Honorable Members of the Cupertino City
Council,
My name is Srikantan Nagarajan. I have been a resident of Cupertino for
almost 15 years. I would like to voice my concern about the future of
Cupertino public schools and all the public facilities in Cupertino.
There has been a lot of disquiet in our community lately about school closures
and schools being given away to private operators. To address this, I urge you
to take agenda item 7 for the 02/06 council meeting off consent calendar and
open it up to council and public discussion. After the discussion, I implore you
to please reject item 7. Please do not perform such a massive change of
allowed use on all BA zoned properties. Please do not change allowed use of
city hall, library, community hall, all Cupertino public schools, all Cupetino
fire stations, water tank infrastructure sites. Please uphold checks and balances
in the city and do not allow such massive change ever seen before in one
swoop.
Any change needed specifically for Regnart to enable Tessellations use can be
specific to that one site by a conditional use permit.
We all know that once public property is given away/sold to private operators,
it will never come back into the public domain again. This is a one way street
and let us not lose our public lands to private parties. Please kindly reject
agenda item number 7 for the 02/06 council meeting.
Thank you in advance for listening to our community's voice and representing
us, the residents of Cupertino.
Best regards,
Dr. Srikantan Nagarajan
From:j Cheng
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:We, the residents, do not consent Item 7!
Date:Wednesday, February 7, 2024 3:35:30 PM
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Hi All.
We residents need your help! You collectively can help Cupertino! City staff are
recommending to city council that they change allowed uses of BA zoning on all 23 public
properties located in Cupertino even without discussion tomorrow. Public school lands will
now be allowed to change to private school use even without any discussion or approval
needed in future by city council and with no agendaized item for public input at city council.
This includes DeAnza College, city hall, community hall, library, all Cupertino schools, all
fire stations, water tank sites. Once this rezoning occurs residents have no input when use
needs to change. The director of community development can unilaterally approve it. Use
could shift from public school to private or any alternate use deemed for public good. It could
be changed to a homeless shelter as the director of community development may decide it is
for community good. Or changed to housing for school staff or city staff. Or replace a public
school with a private school as was done with Tesselations. We need your help. Please send
input to city council asking that they take agenda item 7 off consent calendar, reject agenda
item 7 and not change allowed use for all BA properties. Instead any change be limited to a
conditional use permit for Tesselations only at the Regnart campus.
Thank you!
Regards,
Joy