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From:uvl narayana
To:Chad Mosley; City Council; Tina Kapoor; City Clerk
Subject:CSC Parking lot
Date:Monday, May 19, 2025 6:13:40 AM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the following in the written communications for the May 15, 2025, City
Council meeting.
Dear Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, and Council Members,
I am a regular user of the Cupertino Sports Center and am writing to ask that you cancel the
planned photovoltaic (PV), solar panel, and electric vehicle (EV) parking project at the Sports
Center.
The CSC parking lot is already under heavy use, especially during peak hours. It’s not
uncommon for members to struggle to find a space — I’ve personally had to park beyond the
exit gates multiple times. Adding a Hopper EV fleet and accommodating their drivers’
personal cars would place even more pressure on this already limited parking area. This would
push CSC users to park offsite, such as at the nearby church or Whole Foods lot, which means
many would be forced to cross a busy four-lane road. That’s not just frustrating — it’s unsafe,
especially for older community members, some of whom are in their 70s or 80s.
The Sports Center supports over 1,200 active members, not including many more who attend
Lifetime classes. The demand for parking is already high, and there is simply no capacity to
dedicate stalls to EV fleets without causing real disruption. Commercial vehicle use should not
come at the expense of local residents trying to access a city facility they pay to use.
In light of these concerns, I strongly urge the Council to cancel the PV/EV project at the
Sports Center.
More broadly, I also ask that you defund the entire $7 million PV/EV project, including any
Hopper-related elements. Cupertino is currently facing a fiscal deficit, and with falling sales
tax revenues, this is not the time to be spending on non-essential projects. There is no
guarantee that outside grants will materialize, and even if partial funding is available, this is
still a major use of limited resources that could be put to more pressing needs.
Thank you for your time and service. I hope you will take this feedback seriously and make a
fiscally responsible choice.
Venkat
From:g s
To:City Council; City Clerk; Tina Kapoor
Subject:Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Date:Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:41:06 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the upcoming city council meeting.
Subject: Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Dear Mayor Liang Chao, Vice-Mayor Kitty Moore, and Honorable Council Members,
Wishing you all a happy spring! I live in the neighborhood directly adjacent to the McClellan
Terrace Apartment complex. We are one of the families directly impacted by the
displacement efforts currently being carried out by Foothill-De Anza at McClellan Terrace. A
change in such land use impacts our neighborhood and raises concerns of traffic, late night
noise, noise from student gatherings, and other potential issues that come with a large
young populace.
With great sadness we observe that the local communities and their well being
disregarded over foreign subjects and members outside of the local community. A
community college serves the community first, develops and enriches the local
community. However, there's a heavy influence of foreign aids, funds, and
nationals who are threatening the stability of local communities. It's shameful
that we allow the displacement of existing communities in the name of addressing
a larger national housing crisis without any appropriate forethought for
sustainable and endurable societies. It is harmful and dangerous to all facets of
society. Please consider allocation of housing needs of students communities that
are TRANSIENT by nature within the campus or other locations instead of
removing existing communities and displacing the local school age children and
their families who are vital to the community today and in the future.
With sincere concern, we urge you to take the next steps to implement Resolution
No. 25-13918, which was adopted by the City Council on May 6, 2025. This
resolution acknowledges the severe impact that converting multifamily rental
housing to student housing has on our community and calls for protections to
prevent such harmful transitions.
Many families—including those with children attending Lincoln Elementary,
Kennedy Middle, and Monta Vista High—are facing forced eviction. This situation is
causing significant hardship and emotional stress to long-standing Cupertino
residents.
While we understand the importance of student housing, it should not come by displacing
families who have made Cupertino their home and CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO CUPERTINO.
I kindly urge the Council to move forward with updates to the municipal code—similar to
San Francisco Municipal Code Section 317—to protect our city’s rental housing and maintain
stability for working families.
Thank you for your leadership and continued support for our community's well being! City of
Cupertino Residents will receive your utmost attention, care, and consideration.
Warm regards,
Geetha
Cupertino resident of over 25 years.
From:Manoj Sahu
To:City Council; City Clerk; Tina Kapoor
Subject:Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Date:Thursday, May 15, 2025 10:34:26 PM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the upcoming city council
meeting.
Subject: Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Dear Mayor Liang Chao, Vice-Mayor Kitty Moore, and Honorable Council Members,
I hope you are doing well. I am a resident of Cupertino and I am concerned by the
displacement efforts currently being carried out by Foothill-De Anza at McClellan
Terrace.
With sincere concern, I respectfully request that you urgently direct staff to take the
next steps to implement Resolution No. 25-13918, which was adopted by the City
Council on May 6, 2025. This resolution acknowledges the severe impact that
converting multifamily rental housing to student housing has on our community and
calls for protections to prevent such harmful transitions. Many families—including
those with children attending Lincoln Elementary, Kennedy Middle, and Monta Vista
High—are facing forced eviction. This situation is causing significant hardship and
emotional stress to long-standing Cupertino residents. While we understand the
importance of student housing, it should not come by displacing families who have
made Cupertino their home. I kindly urge the Council to move forward with updates to
the municipal code—similar to San Francisco Municipal Code Section 317—to protect
our city’s rental housing and maintain stability for working families.
Thank you for your leadership and continued support for our community.
Warm regards,
Manoj Sahu
858 September Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
From:Ram Sripathi
To:City Council; City Clerk; Tina Kapoor
Subject:Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Date:Thursday, May 15, 2025 12:36:34 AM
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Dear City Clerk,
Please include the below in written communications for the upcoming city council meeting.
Subject: Request for Urgent Action to Implement Resolution No. 25-13918
Dear Mayor Liang Chao, Vice-Mayor Kitty Moore, and Honorable Council Members,
I hope you are doing well. I am a resident of McClellan Road and one of the families directly impacted by the
displacement efforts currently being carried out by Foothill-De Anza at McClellan Terrace.
With sincere concern, I respectfully request that you urgently direct staff to take the next steps to implement
Resolution No. 25-13918, which was adopted by the City Council on May 6, 2025. This resolution acknowledges
the severe impact that converting multifamily rental housing to student housing has on our community and calls for
protections to prevent such harmful transitions.
Many families—including those with children attending Lincoln Elementary, Kennedy Middle, and Monta Vista
High—are facing forced eviction. This situation is causing significant hardship and emotional stress to long-
standing Cupertino residents. These are families who have been in the same place for many years.
While we understand the importance of student housing, it should not come by displacing families who have made
Cupertino their home. I kindly urge the Council to move forward with updates to the municipal code—similar to
San Francisco Municipal Code Section 317—to protect our city’s rental housing and maintain stability for working
families. I’m also concerned about unknown who could come and in addition student housing causes law and order
situations. I’d like to urge you to update the municipal code.
Thank you for your leadership and continued support for our community.
Warm regards,
[Ram sripathi ]
Cupertino resident
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council; City Attorney"s Office; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:PLEASE STOP STUDENT-HOUSING CONVERSIONS that create a loss of housing in our community!
Date:Wednesday, May 14, 2025 8:00:28 PM
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Dear Mayor and City Council,
There are so many reasons why FHDA should not be purchasing the apartment building
adjacent to our K-12 schools.
Any city planner would tell you that to have housing that is a half-mile from K-12 schools that
excludes K-12 students is a bad idea.
I am grateful that that the Mayor has brought this issue forward and that the majority council
wants to take action on this issue.
To that end, please update our MUNICIPAL CODE ASAP to stop this travesty from
happening.
Please refer to San Francisco’s Municipal Code #317 and draft something similar (it is not a
perfect match for Cupertino).
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_planning/0-0-0-22516
Keep in mind that FHDA is anticipating that this purchase could “generate future value,” and I
think that is terribly sad.
Cupertino citizens and the broader community supports you. Please refer to this editorial
written by San Jose Spotlight staff:
https://sanjosespotlight.com/editorial-silicon-valley-college-board-should-look-elsewhere-for-
student-housing/
Regards,
Rhoda Fry
From:J Shearin
To:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office; Liang Chao
Subject:Mayor Chao"s message regarding Public Service Recognition Week
Date:Friday, May 9, 2025 9:31:39 AM
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Please include in Written Communication for May 15, 2025 City Council meeting.
Dear Mayor Chao (copy to Acting City Manager Kapoor),
I’m happy to thank the officeholders of these departments for their fine work during Public
Service Recognition Week. I can see that our city staff, including our top city staff, are
accomplished, experienced, and caring. They are deserving of everyone’s thanks,
especially that of our Councilmembers.
There is some irony, though, in your message as your direct actions have caused the two
top officials in our city—the City Attorney and our City Manager—to no longer be in their
positions. I can’t see the appreciation for our staff in these actions, either for our two former
top leaders or the many staff that report to them who must deal with the inevitable
confusion of new top staff and concern for their own livelihoods.
We all know the City Attorney wasn’t directly fired, but rather left after the disrespectful and
unprofessional way that he was treated by you and your politically aligned colleague,
Councilmember Wang. The final straw seemed to be the disgraceful way you led his
performance review. No one, especially not someone who has worked as hard and
weathered as many legal crises for our city as our former City Attorney, should be treated
that way in a professional setting.
The current—likely soon-to-be former—City Manager Pamela Wu has been treated
similarly, with excessive “performance reviews,” unprofessional conduct by
Councilmembers—as documented in Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury reports—and
exceedingly petty complaints leading to a politically biased administrative leave order. She
led the city very well through our major sales tax fiscal crisis and the Housing Element
process, plus dramatically improved CIP and Work Program processes and significantly
increased resident outreach. We should be grateful for her hard work and for her excellent
results, and not send her off unceremoniously.
Forgetting some staff names on an email meant to thank them—therefore requiring an
edited email—is a small mistake, but one symptomatic of the larger issue of disrespect for
staff by you. Like that rushed error, much more destructive decisions are being made in
haste by you about our city staff which have long-term negative effects for our city and its
residents.
I am sending a copy of this message to Acting City Manager Kapoor, so she understands
that many residents do not support the unnecessary churn of our top staff solely for political
reasons. We support the staff, and know that they are following the law and looking out for
our best interests.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Shearin