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Item No. 4
City Council meeting
schedule through
January 21,2026
Written Communications
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:12/17/2024 City Council Comments Agenda #4 council meeting schedule
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 5:42:48 PM
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Dear City Council,
I would prefer to keep council meetings on Tuesdays for the sake of consistency.
In the past, City Council meetings were on Mondays and it was changed after councilmember
Sandy James asked for Tuesdays so as not to interfere with Monday night football.
Thanks,
Rhoda Fry, 40+ year Cupertino Resident
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Item No. 5
Appointment of 2025
Council Committee
Assignments
Written Communications
From:Liang Chao
To:City Clerk; sdaly@iteris.com
Subject:Fw: Stevens Creek Corridor Study - Dedicated Bus Lanes
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 10:31:30 PM
Per request of the speaker, please enter this into the written communication of the 12/17
council meeting.
"This email is intended to be entered into the public record for both the
17DEC2024 Cupertino City Council Meeting and the 18DEC2024 Stevens
Creek Corridor Steering Committee Meeting."
Liang Chao
Mayor
City Council
LChao@cupertino.gov
408-777-3192
From: Sean T. Daly <sdaly@iteris.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:06 PM
To: Giangreco Chris <ironwood226@sbcglobal.net>; District1 <district1@sanjoseca.gov>;
Rosemary Kamei <rosemary.kamei@sanjoseca.gov>; Office of Supervisor Susan Ellenberg
<supervisor.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org>; Lisa Gillmor <lgillmor@santaclaraca.gov>; Dev Davis
<dev.davis@sanjoseca.gov>; City Council <citycouncil@cupertino.gov>
Subject: RE: Stevens Creek Corridor Study - Dedicated Bus Lanes
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Thank you Chris,
I am going to print this and the other comments we received as of tonight for distribution at tomorrow’s
meeting. I also wanted to thank you for your participation in the Community Advisory Group, your input
helped shape the Vision and Implementation Plan.
Sean Daly
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Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 6:12 PM
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Subject: Stevens Creek Corridor Study - Dedicated Bus Lanes
Vice Mayor Kamei and Steering Committee members, I am sending this email to caution you, that during tomorrow’s 18DEC2024 Stevens Creek Corridor Steering Committee meeting, based upon what happened at the last meeting, we will experience a hugeZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart
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Vice Mayor Kamei and Steering Committee members, I am sending this
email to caution you, that during tomorrow’s 18DEC2024 Stevens Creek
Corridor Steering Committee meeting, based upon what happened at the
last meeting, we will experience a huge effort calling for removal of a lane
of traffic each direction for dedicated bus lanes. I urge that you do not
heed those calls, which are likely not being made by your voting
constituents within the corridor.
What we witnessed during the last meeting was a massive effort to flood
the public input process by special interest groups like TransBay Coalition
& SCC4Transit, calling for dedicated bus lane conversion. Their goals
appear to be transit transformation wherever possible, regardless of any
other needs or concerns of their targeted communities, or negative
impacts or consequences caused by such change. It is highly likely few if
any of those callers are frequent corridor users. And it is highly likely even
fewer are corridor residents, or property or business owners.
Abiding by and prioritizing the desires, concerns and demands of those
who’s only true corridor interest is transit transformation, over meeting
the real world operational and economic needs of the corridor for corridor
businesses, and equally if not more importantly, corridor residents – your
constituents, the voters, does a huge dis-service to everyone.
Rest assured, the vast majority of corridor users, residents, businesses
and property owners understand what how bad an idea it is to remove a
lane of traffic each direction. Doing so will severely decrease overall
boulevard throughput, all while increasing traffic congestion, fuel
consumption per mile traveled, GHG emissions, red light running and
intersection gridlocking & crosswalk blocking. Increases in traffic queuing
at through signals will decrease signalized left turn lane entry
opportunities and left turn throughput, further compounding congestion.
Roadway safety will decrease, as entering and exiting the roadway will be
more difficult with higher traffic densities in fewer lanes. Fewer safe
opportunities will exist for right turns out of driveways and right turns on
red at side street red lights or stop signs. Even fewer safe opportunities
will exist for roadway entry or exit by left turns from driveways, stop signs
or the center left turn lane . Gaps in traffic allowing such left turns will be
tighter and less frequent, increasing wait times, adding to driver
frustration and possibly driver error that may have horrific results.
Economic impacts could be heavy to severe for both San Jose and Santa
Clara as drivability and accessibility would be made more difficult for more
people. Valley Fair / Santana Row and the Stevens Creek Auto Mall would
become much less desirable as destination shopping areas, and likely
would bring some level of economic decline to the corridor.
Sales tax revenues would certainly be negatively impacted.
As elected officials, corridor voters will regard your choice to advocate for
dedicated bus lanes as a very bad choice.
Do not succumb to special interest group pressure to advocate or call for
dedicated bus lanes along the Stevens Creek Corridor.
This email is intended to be entered into the public record for both the
17DEC2024 Cupertino City Council Meeting and the 18DEC2024 Stevens
Creek Corridor Steering Committee Meeting.
Thank you for your time,
Chris Giangreco
Current member, SC Corridor Study Citizens Advisory Group
Former member, Stevens Creek Advisory Group (S.C.A.G.) for San Jose
D1 Urban Villages
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From:Sean T. Daly
To:Rajesh Narayanan; City Council; City Clerk; Chad Mosley; David Stillman; stevenscreekvision
Subject:RE: Feedback on Stevens Creek Blvd Traffic Plans
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:35:08 PM
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Thank you for your input! Your experience and perspective is very important to this
planning process. I am going to print out the comment emails we received by this
evening to distribute to the Steering Committee at tomorrow’s meeting. The option of
including a lane for busses in included as a potential option within a near-term transit
speed, reliability and experience improvement project which would be developed as a
next step for improvements to the corridor. This vision planning process is a consensus
process, and the implementation of bus lanes was not a consensus item therefore it was
only included as an option to explore.
Sean Daly
From: Rajesh Narayanan <rajesh.nar@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2024 4:58 PM
To: citycouncil@cupertino.gov; cityclerk@cupertino.gov; ChadM@cupertino.gov;
davids@cupertino.gov; stevenscreekvision <stevenscreekvision@iteris.com>
Subject: Feedback on Stevens Creek Blvd Traffic Plans
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Dear Cupertino Mayor Chao, Steering committee rep Moore, Cupertino council
members, any other Stevens Creek corridor steering committee participants,
I am a regular user of Stevens Creek Blvd to commute across the city for my daily and
weekly errands and other activities.
As a Cupertino resident, I strongly and vehemently oppose any measures that aim to
eliminate or reduce lanes, restrict traffic movement, or hinder the flow of automotive
traffic on Stevens Creek Blvd.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Lane removals,
Installation of concrete or cinder block bike lanes,
Painted buffer zones,
Prohibition of right turns on red,
Elimination of street parking, or any other measures that restrict vehicular mobility.
I also strongly urge Cupertino City Council to take the following actions:
1. Defund Cupertino’s participation in this steering committee.
2. Cease funding for consultant studies associated with this committee.
3. Withdraw entirely from the committee, particularly in light of unethical “Zoom
bombing” incidents involving out-of-town non-residents who seek to impose radical,
anti-automobile policies on our community.
I respectfully request Cupertino’s committee representative, Kitty Moore, and Cupertino
city council to explore options for eliminating wasteful spending on this Stevens Creek
corridor steering committee and any and all other consultant projects to eliminate road
lanes in Cupertino in the name of complete streets, vision zero, or in any other name.
Any previously allocated funds towards these roadway projects that impact lanes
should be redirected toward practical road paving and infrastructure
improvements that directly benefit traffic flow and automotive mobility on Stevens
Creek Blvd.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to seeing these concerns
addressed in the council’s discussions.
Sincerely,
Rajesh Narayanan
Cupertino
From:Tamara H.
To:City Clerk
Subject:2024-12-17 City Council Meeting - ITEM5 - Commission Assignments
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 6:15:45 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
My name is Tamara Hahn. I am a Cupertino resident living on Hyannisport, and I am writing in support of the
Stevens Creek Corridor Project.
The Stevens Creek Corridor Project will help connect us here with the rest of the county. It will bring customers to
our stores, cafes, and places of business, and it will enable those of us who cannot drive to reach our friends and our
jobs in other parts of the county.
As a reminder, people who might not want to or cannot drive automobiles include:
1. Young people who cannot legally drive yet, or who cannot afford a car yet.
2. Anyone who can no longer drive due to disability
3. Anyone who wants to reduce their personal carbon footprint
I have lived in Los Altos and Cupertino for over two decades now. I started working before I could afford a car ( and
later, a car that didn’t break down at the worst moment). I was very disappointed in how difficult public
transportation was to access around here. Let’s make things better for the next generation.
Best Regards,
Tamara Hahn
From:Neil Park-McClintick
To:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Council
Subject:Support a More Robust Stevens Creek Corridor Plan
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 4:39:59 PM
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Hello Mayor and City Council,
In anticipation of review of Councilmember assignments later tonight, some opponents of the
Stevens Creek Corridor improvement plan have expressed a desire for the City to pull out of
the joint vision study entire—this would be an absolutely shameful decision that would harm
our planet, destabilize our community, and further car dependency in Santa Clara County.
Cupertino does not exist in a siloed bubble, and we need to govern in collaboration with our
neighbors across the street.
Realistically, the current plan for the corridor does not go far enough—it still focuses on the
convenience of drivers and a fictional longterm mass transit project, rather than short term
improvements that will improve service and convenience.
I, like thousands of other residents throughout the county, do not own a car—the effectiveness
of transit determines whether we get opportunities, where we can live, which jobs we can
have, if we have an enjoyable standard of life and can spend time with family and friends. We
already take transit, including the bus, and more specifically—the 23 and 523, the main bus
lines which run down the corridor.
These are some of the MOST used lines in the entire system—it's simply untrue to say that
this would not serve a high volume of riders, often these two lines are completely full, without
seating room.
And let's be clear—these sorts of decisions, such as the outcome of this committee, are not
simply about whether a driver is inconvenienced by 1-2 minutes or even if a bus rider is able
to get to their destination 15-20 minutes faster. Every single time someone uses transit, it
becomes a foundation for how they view alternative transportation altogether—when any line
poorly serves a community, that is another person who shifts their financial priorities to save
up for a cheap car, and another potential crash that kills or injures someone. It's another car on
the road that, in totality, leads to an over-saturation of congestion that lowers all of our quality
of life and makes our cities far less pleasant, including for other drivers.
This is a years-long project in the making, and it's far from perfect—I would like to see a
much stronger short term plan that promotes better transit and safer bicycle/pedestrian
infrastructure, but we will never be able to realize this future if we do not commit to staying in
this visionary study.
From:Helene Davis
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:Please Support the Vision Study - Agenda item 5—Committee Assignments
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 4:18:50 PM
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Dear City Council,
I am a long time resident of Cupertino and have seen many changes to our
community. Growth in inevitable but how we manage the growth is critical. Growth
brings traffic problems and now the city has a great opportunity to be part of the
solution by participating in the Stevens Creek Corridor Vision Study. There are so
many amazing things that could be envisioned for this corridor that would improve the
experience for all of our road users whether they drive, ride the bus, cycle, or walk.
The Stevens Creek Corridor Vision Study is just that, a study. It is important for the
City of Cupertino to be a part of this vision and planning. It will give our community a
voice and the city the potential to receive grant funding.
Thank you for your consideration.
Helene Davis
1. It is fiscally responsible to continue to participate in the Vision Study. We have the
potential to receive significant grant funding as applications from multi-municipalities
are prioritized over single municipality applications.
2. We lose our voice in what happens on the Stevens Creek corridor if we pull
out. Decisions could be made by neighboring cities which negatively affect Cupertino
without any input from our city.
3. This is a vision for the corridor—a first step--not final plans. It does not implement
any lane reductions, which would be impossible anyway as they are currently
disallowed by municipal code in Cupertino. It does not implement elevated transit or
dedicated bus lanes. Anything considered for the corridor will require multiple rounds
of approvals and further study.
As usual: Please start your email with a line or two that is personal, such as that you
are a resident, care that our city has a voice in what happens locally, etc. Also please
sign your email.
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Item No. 6
City Work Program and
Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) Program
prioritization process
Written Communications
From:e.wong@yahoo.com
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:Opposition to 20865 McClellan Rd rezone
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 4:34:04 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the 12/17/24 city council meeting.
Thank you.
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Dear Mayor Chao and Cupertino city council members,
I’m writing to express my concern about the rezoning of the 1 acre lot next to my home. The last I heard
was there would be four homes built on the property which would be cohesive with the character of the
neighborhood.
To my surprise, the four homes had already been re-zoned to up to 20 homes without any notification of
neighbors, especially the neighbors that are adjacent. A sign went up to announce a planning
commission meeting to rezone the property to R3/TH. I had no idea what that meant, but learned that
this would be 27 three-story townhouses.
The planning commission listened to our concerns, but went ahead and approved R3/TH and ignored an
entire room of residents that expressed concerns from lack of notification, narrow and busy road feeding
Monte Vista high school, Lincoln Elementary Kennedy middle school, Faria elementary, De Anza, and the
private school directly across the street leadways. There is absolutely no parking on McClellan nor has
the developer set aside guest parking. Most residences have at least 2 cars and this would equate to at
least 54 cars in a 27 unit complex.
Many of us indicated that IF the planning commission used our local newsletter to inform us of
rezoning..... this approach is completely inadequate! Mr. Fung closed the meeting by saying we were
notified by newsletter that is absolutely a ridiculous justification. We are feeling cheated, and this lack of
transparency is incredibly nefarious and disrespectful to the neighborhood!!!!
It’s hard to believe how greedy developers have hijacked our planning commission
Most of us are single story homes and three stories packed like sardines next-door would destroy our
privacy.
I, along with the neighborhood, would like to understand how this was upzoned without adequate
notification or input from residents. What actions are needed to bring this back to R1 zone and be
cohesive with this neighborhood.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter!
Esther Wong
From:valerie
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:stop the 20865 McClellan 27 units townhomes project
Date:Tuesday, December 17, 2024 4:08:35 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the 12/17/24 city council meeting.
Thanks!
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Dear Mayor Chao and Cupertino city council members,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed development of a three-story, 27-
unit townhome complex on 20865 McClellan. I believe this development would significantly
compromise the safety, well-being, and quality of life of our community. Below are the
primary reasons for my opposition:
1. Safety Concerns: The 0.99-acre lot designated for this project is far too small to
accommodate 100+ residents, especially considering that each townhome is likely to house
families with multiple members, including young children and older adults. In the event of an
emergency, there is only one access point for residents to evacuate, which would likely be
insufficient to allow for a safe and quick evacuation. Furthermore, this single access road must
also accommodate emergency vehicles, which could further delay response times and put lives
in danger.
2. Overburdened Infrastructure: The only access point to this development is connected to
McClellan, a two-lane street that already serves as a thoroughfare for multiple schools in the
area, including 4-5 nearby schools. This street is already heavily congested, and adding
significant traffic from 27 new units will exacerbate the problem, creating a hazardous
environment for pedestrians, particularly children. The increased traffic will put the lives of
schoolchildren and other residents at greater risk.
3. Negative Psychological Impact on the Neighborhood: The proposed townhomes will be
much taller than the surrounding homes, which could have a negative psychological impact on
the existing residents. The feeling of being overshadowed, both literally and figuratively, may
diminish the sense of autonomy and community. Furthermore, the additional height and
density of the new development will lead to a loss of privacy for neighboring homes, making
residents feel vulnerable and insecure. To maintain some sense of privacy, neighbors may be
forced to keep their blinds closed, which not only blocks out sunlight but also limits their
ability to enjoy their own homes freely.
4. Prioritization of Developer Profit Over Community Well-being: Ultimately, this
development seems to benefit the developers, who are motivated by profit, rather than
considering the needs and concerns of the current as well future residents in our neighborhood.
It is disheartening to think that decisions being made may prioritize financial gain over the
safety, privacy, and quality of life of long-time residents.
I urge you to carefully consider the significant negative impacts this development will have on
our community and to take appropriate action to prevent this development from moving
forward. The well-being of all the residents should be the top priority, and this project, as
currently proposed, does not serve our best interests.
Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. I hope that you will consider
the concerns of the community before making any decisions.
Sincerely,
vj