CC 06-18-2024 Item No. 12 Consider acquisition of property located at 19400 Stevens Creek Blvd_Written Communications_2Written Communications
CC 06-18-2024
Item No. 12
Consider acquisition
of property located at
19400 Stevens Creek
Blvd
From:Jennifer Griffin
To:City Council; City Clerk
Cc:grenna5000@yahoo.com
Subject:Item Number 12 City Council 19400 Stevens Creek Blvd Purchase
Date:Tuesday, June 18, 2024 3:01:10 PM
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Dear City Council:
Item Number 12 on the City Council Agenda for 6/18/24 has no staff report and therefore should probably
Not be on the Consent Calendar if the city is trying to buy 19400 Stevens Creek Blvd which is
A two story office building.
This building is currently in the Housing Element as a Housing site and ill be upzoned by the city as a result of the
Housing Element. The building and property will be worth more once it is upzoned for housing.I
No one seems to know what purpose the City is trying to buy the building for because there is
No staff report. I can tell you the building has been used as an office building and was used as
A church at one point. It is a nice building, but I'm sure the building is worth about 7 million so
I'm not what the City is planning on doing with it.
I hope we can discover what the City plans to do with the building. If we are up zoning it, it is
Better to buy it now than a month from now when the city rezones it because it will be more
Expensive to buy then. The city will increase the value of one of its own buildings by up zoning it.
Interesting strategy to say the least. I hope HCD didn't tell Cupertino to buy it.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:6/18 Agenda Item #12 Purchase of 19400 Stevens Creek
Date:Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:55:44 PM
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Dear City Council,
Regarding 6/18 Agenda Item #12 Purchase of 19400 Stevens Creek.
I was alarmed to see this item on the consent calendar.
Something of this magnitude should never have been on the consent calendar.
Was the purchase of a building on the city’s work plan?
What is the purpose of the purchase?
By considering the purchase of a building, is the City broadcasting a favorable conclusion to
the CDTFA audit?
On the one hand, we are told that we have no money for community benefits and on the other,
we have the money for the purchase of commercial property.
Finally, I and many of your constituents are vehemently against “public/private partnerships”
that only serve to pimp our public property to financially-motivated developers.
Sincerely,
Rhoda Fry
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From:Kirsten Squarcia
To:Melissa Robertson
Subject:FW: Please Pull item 12 from consent 6/18/24 Agenda City Council
Date:Tuesday, June 18, 2024 11:57:03 AM
Kirsten Squarcia
City Clerk
City Manager's Office
KirstenS@cupertino.gov
(408) 777-3225
From: Lisa Warren <la-warren@att.net>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 8:05 PM
To: Liang Chao <lchao@cupertino.gov>
Subject: Please Pull item 12 from consent 6/18/24 Agenda City Council
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Council Member Chao,
I am sending this email to request that you have this item pulled from
consent calendar.
This needs to be discussed and include public comments.
In my opinion, this should never have been considered 'consent worthy'.
For multiple reasons.
12. Subject: Consider acquisition of property located at 19400 Stevens
Creek Blvd, and appointment of real property negotiator for acquisition of
property Recommended Action: Appoint City Manager Pamela Wu as real
property negotiator for acquisition of property located at 19400 Stevens
Creek Blvd
Thank you.
Lisa Warren
From:Peggy Griffin
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2024-06-18 City Council Meeting ITEM #12 - PLEASE PULL ITEM #12 inspite of supplemental information
Date:Monday, June 17, 2024 10:24:04 PM
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MEETING AGENDA ITEM.
Dear City Council,
I see that Consent Item #12 now has a report associated with it BUT it is not sufficient to
eliminate discussion in public!
PLEASE PULL ITEM #12 for the following reasons:
1. The agenda item description is vague and misleading.
2. It is not clear why this purchase needs to occur.
3. It is not clear what the purpose of the purchase of the property is for.
4. Who authorized staff to even do this?!?
5. We are in a budget crisis and we are purchasing property UNDER CONSENT?!?!
6. What qualifications does the City Manager have to negotiate purchasing agreements?
7. What are the purchasing thresholds?
8. This is not on the Work Plan and the Work Plan and Budget were JUST AUTHORIZED-not
an example of good management/budget practices to withhold items until after the
budget approval then get amendments!
This item needs to be discussed in public.
Sincerely,
Peggy Griffin