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Ready and Resilient
Observing National
Public Works Week
MAY 2022
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
SCENE
FEATURES
4 Rethink Plastics: The
Mayor’s Cup Challenge
Join the discussion to think about different
perspectives on how we can reduce the use
of plastics.
5 City Plan to End
Homelessness
Find out how you can share your ideas
to end homelessness in Cupertino.
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9 Help Shape the Future of Parks
Share your feedback on the new
Jollyman Park All-Inclusive Playground
and the upcoming Lawrence-Mitty park.
6 Ready and Resilient
May 15 through 21 is National Public Works
Week! Learn about what Public Works is and
what the Cupertino Public Works team does.
12 Directory and Contacts
Keep this list of the most useful
contacts for the City of Cupertino.
11 Parks and Recreation Updates
Find upcoming events, classes, and more!
Questions or comments about The Scene? Contact staff at scene@cupertino.org.
CONTENTS
The Summer Recreation Schedule Is Here
cupertino.org/recreation
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Cupertino City
Hall Now Open
to the Public
Parking
Enforcement
to Resume
Parking Enforcement will resume at
Cupertino Civic Center on Monday,
May 2.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,
the City of Cupertino relaxed parking
enforcement at the Cupertino
Civic Center. However, full parking
enforcement will be reinstituted
beginning Monday, May 2.
The Cupertino Civic Center parking lots
include the spaces by:
• Cupertino City Hall
• Cupertino Community Hall
• Cupertino Library
Any parking spaces marked specifically
for permit parking should only be
used by individuals with those permits.
Enforcement will also resume for the
parking spaces along Torre Avenue
and Rodrigues Avenue.
The City of Cupertino is pleased to announce that
Cupertino City Hall is now open to the public. The City
closed its facilities in 2020 to protect public health during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are excited to welcome our residents and community
back for in-person services at City Hall,” said City Manager
Jim Throop. “While the City had a smooth transition in
providing virtual services at the beginning of the pandemic,
we look forward to accommodating our community even
more with our return to in-person services.”
City services will be offered by walk-in only for Building,
Business License, Finance, Planning, Public Works, and other
services. Many virtual tools and assistance remain available
at cupertino.org/online-services.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department and the
California Department of Public Health strongly recommend
that the public continue to wear masks in indoor public
spaces.
For the latest information, visit cupertino.org/reopening.
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Saturday, May 14 will feature the inaugural Mayor’s
Cup Challenge, presented in the newly-opened
Cupertino Library Expansion event rooms. The half-
day community event was created by the Mayor
and City Council as a City Work Plan item for this year,
designed to challenge invited speakers and members
of the community to think about a complex social
problem from different perspectives. This year will
focus on plastics and what to do about the growing
environmental issues associated with them through the
lenses of science, policy, industry, and art.
Speakers from a variety of backgrounds have been
invited to participate on panels focused on science,
policy, or industry, and each panel will be a 30-minute
moderated discussion before a live community
audience. The event will take place on Saturday,
May 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with lunch provided
for registered attendees. The art exhibit that will
accompany the event is being created by participants
in the Artist in Residence Program of Recology San
Francisco. Their exhibits will showcase and describe
pieces made from plastic materials culled from the
waste arriving at the Recology San Francisco Recycling
and Transfer Station. The event will also feature winning
submissions from the Cupertino Library Foundation’s
Super Summer Science Search (S4) 2021 challenge,
which focused on the issue of plastics and yielded fun
and fascinating ideas from middle school participants.
The S4 challenge is organized each year by the Library
Foundation’s Teen Advisory Council encouraging STEAM
studies with middle schoolers through engaging activities.
The hope and the more general purpose of the
Cupertino Mayor’s Cup is to help bring about more
effective approaches to wide-scale problems from
an early stage, which is why the primary audience
is focused on community, and particularly students.
This inaugural topic of plastics is being approached
with an eye on reaching out to our future scientists,
policymakers, and members of industry to invite them to
think about the various ways we can create synergies
while harnessing the power of our creativity, thinking
and action to support a sustainable, successful, healthy,
and economically vibrant world. This should make for a
thought-provoking event for everyone, and the entire
community is invited to join us in person or virtually.
This event is free, but registration is required. Learn more
and register at cupertino.org/citycouncil.
Mayor’s Cup Challenge
Invites Thoughtful Discussion
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Check Out the
New Cupertino
Library Expansion
City Plan to End
Homelessness
Available for
Public Comment
The Cupertino Library is excited to open the addition of two
new community rooms that will be used for events, study space,
and community meetings. Santa Clara County Library District
is committed to promoting knowledge, ideas, and cultural
enrichment, and these new spaces will allow Cupertino Library to
continue to provide engaging experiences to its library patrons.
Both rooms will host events for library patrons of all ages, from
storytime for young children to informational lectures and book
discussions for adults. At times of peak use, the library’s new
community rooms will function as additional study seating,
allowing students to work together while gaining ready access
to library resources for research. Community members will also
be able to reserve the new community rooms, which can each
be subdivided, for programs and meetings which are free and
open to the public in accordance with library district policy. New
audio-visual systems will be offered in rooms on both floors, which
provide views of the City’s redwood Memorial Grove and interior
library courtyard.
On Friday, April 29 elected officials joined library staff to celebrate
the opening of the Library Expansion with a gala and ribbon
Cutting event. Thank you to all of the community members who
joined us to celebrate this momentous occasion. You can watch
a recording of the ceremony on the City’s YouTube Channel or on
the webpage linked below.
Read more about the new Cupertino Library expansion at
cupertino.org/libraryexpansion.
The City of Cupertino’s Community
Development Department is underway
with the community engagement
process for the upcoming City Plan
to End Homelessness (City Plan). The
City Plan is an implementation plan to
address the needs of the unhoused
residents of Cupertino as identified in
the Santa Clara County Community
Plan to End Homelessness, which you
can find at osg.sccgov.org. The City
Plan will help direct the decisions that
will be made about funding, program,
and needs.
After a comprehensive community
engagement effort that included
focus groups, stakeholder interviews,
and surveys, the City will be releasing
the Draft City Plan on the City Plan
website for a 30-day public comment
period beginning May 3 through
June 3. Comments may be submitted
to housing@cupertino.org. The Draft
City Plan will be reviewed by the
Housing Commission and City
Council in late Spring.
Over 100 people attended the
Community Kick-Off Meeting on
Thursday, February 10. The recording is
available now for viewing on the City’s
YouTube page, along with a Frequently
Asked Questions document for those
interested. The meeting focused on
introducing the City Plan process,
providing an overview of homelessness
in Cupertino and Santa Clara County,
and highlighting the City’s efforts and
needs in supporting the unhoused
residents in our community.
For more information and to subscribe
to email updates about the draft plan
and future Housing Commission and
City Council dates, visit cupertino.org/
cphomelessness.
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THE THEME FOR PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 2022 IS “READY AND RESILIENT”.
The City’s Public Works professionals are committed to providing the citizens of Cupertino exceptional
service, ensuring that current and future generations will enjoy the City’s safety, integrity, beauty, and
innovation. Take a look at what Public Works is doing in the community.
TRANSPORTATION
• Oversees the operation and maintenance of
the City’s 60 traffic signals, including eight traffic
signals owned by the State of California
• Maintains the fiber optic traffic signal
communication infrastructure, which allows
monitoring of the street network from the City’s
Traffic Operations Center
• Regularly coordinates with the Cupertino Union
School District, the Fremont Union High School
District, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Department to focus efforts on student safety
and congestion relief around the City’s 14
public schools through the Safe Routes to School
Program
TREES AND RIGHT-OF-WAY
(MEDIANS AND PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN AREAS)
• Maintains 27,000 trees and 53.5 acres of medians
and right-of-way areas. They are also responsible
for median renovations
• The team of 16 also coordinates with the Streets
Maintenance Division on root inspections of
effected trees
• Actively engages in community outreach,
including tree planting events
STREETS
• Maintains 142 center lane miles of streets
• The 11-person team maintains sidewalks, curbs,
and gutters - including 2,200 storm drain inlets
• They maintain 9,700 traffic-related signs in
addition to 3,200 streetlights and 480 park and
parking lot lights
• Manages the street sweeping contract and
maintains all environmental compliance
materials
FACILITIES AND FLEET
• Maintains 51 buildings (221,000 square feet),
103 vehicles and 700 pieces of equipment
• The team of 11 maintains the Blackberry Farm
pool, Civic Center fountains, and coordinates
small tenant improvement projects
• Supports maintenance operations, Parks and
Recreation and programs, and Corporation
Yard programs
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP)
• Consists of a nine-person team and is responsible
for delivering all Capital Improvement projects
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• Capital projects can be new construction
or renovation of existing improvements or
buildings. Projects range in size from small ADA
Improvements to large multi-million projects
• This division delivers over $10 million worth of
projects on an annual basis
GROUNDS
• 19-person team responsible for maintaining 19
parks and open space areas
• Maintains nine Cupertino Union School District
Athletic Fields for youth sports programs as well
as all playgrounds in accordance with California
Playground Safety Requirements
• Responsible for water fowl management and
provides ongoing support to park and community
services programs
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
• The team manages compliance with a variety
of environmental laws pertaining to stormwater
pollution prevention, creek eco-system
protection, recycling, composting, and reduction
of waste going to landfill
• Both the stormwater and resource recovery
programs involve extensive outreach, education,
and monitoring, including creek cleanups, tabling
events, inspections, hazardous spill and discharge
response, code enforcement, and waste audits
• The team manages the City’s largest contract,
its waste hauling franchise agreement with
Recology South Bay. This contract includes
collecting trash, recycling, and organics from
14,000 single-family homes, 60 multi-family
properties, and 408 commercial properties
• Staff conducted 161 site visits to assist businesses
with recycling and composting in 2021
• Arrange for operation and staffing of the
compost site, where residents of Cupertino can
pick up compost at no cost from spring through
fall each year. The compost is made from
residential food scraps and yard waste collected
from Cupertino’s citywide organics recycling
program, bringing the process full circle
ENGINEERING
• Provides engineering support and oversight on
both public and private improvement projects
within the public right-of-way
• Provides engineering review and permitting
of projects in the public right of way, including
work related to utility company operations.
They also provide inspection services to ensure
improvements are installed and facilities are
restored to City standards
• Supports all City Departments that work
on construction and maintenance-related
activities within the City, including the Capital
Improvement Program, Community Development,
Transportation, Streets, Grounds, Trees and Right-
of-Way, Facilities, Building Department, and
Environmental Services
ASSET MANAGEMENT
• The Asset Management team has identified and
logged over 105,000 assets maintained by Public
Staff - and they’re still counting
• The sophisticated system is also capable of
tracking work orders
• Public Works staff completed 9,085 work orders
and responded to 704 Cupertino 311 requests
submitted in 2021
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Museum docents are an essential
part of life at the Cupertino Historical
Museum. They open and close
the museum, greet visitors, answer
questions, lead tours, and sell
merchandise from the gift shop.
Docents typically work two-hour shifts,
and volunteers are asked to commit
to at least four hours per month.
If you enjoy . . .
• Telling and listening to a good
story.
• Meeting new people and
interacting with diverse audiences,
age groups, and learning styles.
If you have . . .
• An interest in American history and
culture.
• Strong interpersonal and
communication skills.
If you can . . .
• Communicate effectively
with people of all ages and
backgrounds.
• Commit to a regular schedule for
at least six months (one day per
week for the weekday pro-gram
or two days per month for the
weekend program).
Volunteers must be at least age
16 and must complete a two-hour
training before signing up to be
on the schedule. Email: jennifer@
cupertinohistoricalsociety.org for
more information, or to schedule your
training.
Fill out the online volunteer
application at https://form.jotform.
com/83057234084152
Museum
Docent
Volunteers
Needed
May is Bike Month!
The days are getting longer and the weather is practically
perfect, which makes May a great month to dust off your bike
and ride to work, dinner, to run errands, or wherever! Biking
increases your physical and mental health, helps you focus,
and is good for the planet.
The Bay Area’s annual Bike to Work/Wherever Days will be
three days long this year: Friday, May 20 through Sunday,
May 22. Organizations all over the Bay Area will host energizer
stations to fuel your ride with encouraging smiles and nourishing
refreshments. To get a signature musette bag this year, you’ll
need to sign up and pledge to ride. Check out the Silicon
Valley Bicycle Coalition’s website to learn how to sign up, find
energizer station locations, and see what other bike events are
happening during the month of May:
https://bikesiliconvalley.org/events/btwd
Make sure to stop by the energizer station the Cupertino
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission is hosting on Friday, May 20
from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the corner of Stelling Road and
McClellan Road.
Students: your biking day of glory is Wednesday, May 4:
National Bike to School Day.
We hope to see you on the road!
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The City of Cupertino has been awarded a grant to replace the existing play equipment at Jollyman Park with
a new all-inclusive park and playground, designed for people of all ages and abilities. The design will support
recreation and social interaction for individuals with autism, sensory challenges, cognitive, developmental, and
physical disabilities, and those without special needs.
To learn more about this project, visit engagecupertino.org/jollyman.
A new 7.83-acre park is coming to east
Cupertino! The Lawrence-Mitty Park and Trail will
provide open recreation space along Saratoga
Creek and a connection to Sterling Barnhart Park.
The future park will also include an extension of the
San Tomas Aquino - Saratoga Creek Trail.
This project is currently in the conceptual design
phase, and your ideas will help shape the
upcoming design. To learn more about this project,
visit engagecupertino.org/lawrencemitty.
Help Design the New
Lawrence-Mitty Park
An All-Inclusive Playground
Is Coming To Jollyman Park
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Sourcewise
Sourcewise offers resource information on a variety of topics including
housing, nutrition, health insurance, transportation, and more. Through
a comprehensive network of resources, Sourcewise strives to educate,
prepare, support, and advocate for all adults, their families, and their
caregivers within Santa Clara County.
(408) 350-3200
mysourcewise.com
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Receive free, non-emergency community, health, and disaster information
in Santa Clara County. 211 is confidential and available in over 170
languages. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Dial 2-1-1.
211bayarea.org
Health Insurance Counseling (HICAP)
Receive consultation on Medicare and Medicare-related health insurance.
To schedule an appointment, visit us online or call.
(408) 350-3200
mysourcewise.com/medicare-options
Senior Adult Legal Aid (SALA)
Provides free assistance to elders for basic legal matters in public benefits,
long-term care, elder abuse, housing, consumer issues, incapacity planning,
probate alternative, and simple wills. Must be 60 or older and live in Santa
Clara County.
sala.org
(408) 295-5991
Senior Resources
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Older Americans Month:
Age My Way
May is Older Americans Month and a special time to recognize and celebrate older adults in communities
nationwide. The national observance is led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and looks to provide
resources to help older adults stay healthy and independent. This year’s theme, Age My Way, encourages all
to explore the various ways older adults can remain in and be involved with their communities. Shown are how
members of the Cupertino Senior Center are celebrating. What does Aging My Way look for you?
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Fremont Union High School District .......................(408) 522-2200
Hazardous Waste Drop-off .....................................(408) 299-7300
PG&E .........................................................................(800) 743-5000
Project Sentinel (Landlord/Tenant Issues) .............(408) 720-9888
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