HomeMy WebLinkAboutScene December 2004 - 12.01.2004December 2004 vol. xxviii no. 4
A monthly publication of the city of Cupertino
CUPERTINO SCENE
LIBRARY
CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
By Barbara Rogers
Some $200,000 is still needed to retire
the pledge to furnish the new library. Even
after the Grand Opening, donor recog-
nition still will be given in the same way.
The names of donors in amounts of $500
or more will be added to the donor
plaque on the entry wall inside the library.
Recognition also will continue to be given
to those who donate $1,000 for shelving
and in the form of plaques for sponsor-
ship opportunities for donations of
$10,000 or more. Among recent donors
are:
Indians for Community Action, who
contributed in excess of $10,000 to spon-
sor the Children’s Desk on the Library’s
1st floor. This amount was raised door-
to-door from individuals and families in
amounts of $10-$1,000.
The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of
Santa Clara County, who contributed
$10,000 to sponsor the Children’s Inter-
national Language Section on the 1st floor.
They believe that “Books and education
are two good tools to fight crime.”
Cupertino Village Association contrib-
uted $10,000 to sponsor the Southwest
Study Area A on the Library’s 2nd floor.
Hewlett-Packard Co., who contributed
$25,000 to sponsor the Children’s Begin-
ning Reading Area on the 1st floor.
HERE C OMES THE PARADE
Cupertino’s Lunar New Year Unity
Parade will be held on March 12, 2005.
Plans are underway for the third an-
nual Lunar New Year Unity Parade
scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2005
from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Lunar
New Year Unity Parade Committee
would like to invite your organization
and you to join this exciting Cupertino
community event. Your help is needed.
Volunteers can join in the preparation
of this special
celebration that
starts with a
wonderful pa-
rade that brings
together partici-
pants from our
schools, cultural
groups, com-
munity ser vice
organizations, and the public. The pa-
rade is followed by an International Fair
at Memorial Park with cultural exhibits,
food, and entertainment from around
the world.
The mission of the Lunar New Year
Unity Parade is to bring our community’s
broad spectrum of cultures together
while celebrating the Lunar New Year.
We encourage people of all ethnicities,
ages, and backgrounds to participate in
this fun event. If you would like to join
the committee as a volunteer, please con-
tact the Committee co-chairs: Kris Wang
at 408.257.7516 or kris@kriswang .com
and Steve Andrews at 408.973.1348 or
firstwater@comcast .net.
If you would like to join the parade
teams, please contact Margaret Kung at
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The Cupertino Scene is published monthly,
except in August and January, and distributed
to all residents and businesses in the city. In-
formation may be submitted via e-mail to
rickk@cupertino.org. Questions may be di-
rected to the Public Information Office at City
Hall, 777.3262. Deadline is the first Wednes-
day of the month for the next month’s issue.
In This Issue
Library Campaign ...................1
Here Comes the Parade.........1
Special “Affects” ....................2
Cupertino Library ...................3
Children’s Programs ..............3
Golden Jubilee .......................4
Street Smarts Program ..........5
Better Part Awards ..................5
Simply Safe..............................6
Symphonic Band ....................8
Breakfast with Santa..............8
Light Up the Night ..................9
Roots: Unexpected Gifts .... 10
Stevens Creek
Corridor Update ............11
Weekly Recycling .................11
Community Calendar .......... 12
Council Actions ................... 14
Planning Commission ........ 14
Access Cupertino ................ 15
City Meetings ....................... 16
SPECIAL “AFFECTS”
The editor would like to thank the readers
of the Cupertino Scene for their corrections.
I would like in particular to declare mea culpa
and exonerate Lavenia Millar, Environmen-
tal Programs Manager for the city, who had
correctly observed that upcoming holidays
will “affect” the garbage collection schedule.
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary was
especially helpful in providing some context
and clarification on this issue.
“The confusion of the verbs affect and
effect is not only quite common but
has a long history. Effect was used in
place of affect (verb) as early as 1494
and in place of affect (transitive verb)
as early as 1652. If you think you want
to use the verb effect but are not
certain, (See printed edition of
November 2004 Cupertino Scene) check
the definitions in this dictionary. The
noun affect is sometimes mistakenly
used for effect. Except when your
topic is psychology, you will seldom
need the noun affect.” Merriam-
Webster Online Dictionary. 2004.
http://www.merriam-webster.com (2
Jan. 2004).
While the editor finds some consolation in
the deep historical roots of this linguistic con-
fusion, we will continue our endeavor not to
overtly abuse the language.
650.948.4369 or MKung@aol.com. To join
the International Fair cultural booths, please
contact Uma Krishnan at 408.666.2632 or
ukrishnan87@y ahoo. com. Food vendors,
please contact Orrin Mahoney at
408.725.1767 or orrinmahoney@comcast
.net. Stage performers; please contact Ann
Woo at 408.973.8276 or annwoo@
comcast.net or Bob Harrison at 408.725.2890
or Harrisonfinancial@comcast.net.
Here Comes the Parade
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CUPERTINO LIBRARY
Library Hours
Monday Closed
Tuesday 12 to 9
Wednesday 10 to 9
Thursday 10 to 9
Friday 10 to 6
Saturday 10 to 6
Sunday Closed
Library telephone numbers are:
General Library Number
(408) 446-1677
Accounts, Billing
(800) 286-1991
TeleCirc
(800) 471-0991
Mark these library web addresses:
The library has a Web Catalog at
www.santaclaracountylib.org.
Santa Clara County Library Web Site:
www.santaclaracountylib.org
Teen Page Web Site:
www.santaclaracountylib.org/teen
Kids Page Web Site:
www.santaclaracountylib.org/kids
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Friends of the Cupertino Library Lobby
Book Sales will be underway soon. The
Friends plan to hold their first annual book
sale in February, 2005.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Storytimes
Bedtime Stories (ages 3 and up)
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Toddler Stories (ages 1-1/2 to 3)
Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.
Note: there will be no storytimes from
December 20 trough December 31.
Databases and Research Tools
Santa Clara County Library subscribes to
online databases for adults and children, on a
variety of subjects, including business, science
and literature. Many of the databases are avail-
able even when the library is closed. If you’re
not at the library, just go to the library’s web
page at www.santaclaracountylib. org, click
on databases, and enter your library card and
PIN number to access a database.
You may choose from any of the available
databases. For example, you can research a
company using Standard and Poor’s Net Ad-
vantage, prepare for an academic or profes-
sional exam with Learning Express or find
information for a state report in America the
Beautiful. If you have any questions about
the databases, please call the Reference desk,
at 408.446.1677, during the library’s open
hours.
Friends of the
Library Bestseller Collection
Funded by the Friends of the Cupertino
Library, the Bestseller Collection is a special
browsing collection designed to make it easier
than ever to find a bestseller on the library
shelf when you visit the library. The books
are available on a fist-come, first-served ba-
sis (no reserves). All titles check out for one
week. The Bestseller Collection is located in
the New Book / New Magazines / Media
area right off the lobby in the library.
The Cupertino Library is located
at 10800 Torre Avenue next to
city hall.
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The City of Cupertino celebrates 50 years
with collectible medallions and Golden Jubilee items.
Limited quantities available.
Collectible, limited edition, gold-finished,
1 1/2 inch medallion. Comes with
official Golden Jubilee insert card.
# 20294 $5.00 each
Original artwork
donated by F.A.L.C. artist
Nina Uppaluru.
front back
Purchase items in person at City Hall 10300 Torre Ave. or Quinlan Community Center,
10185 N. Stelling Rd., Cupertino, CA. Tax is included in the purchase price. Sorry, no
Rec. Bucks and no refunds. For more information, please call 408-777-3120. All profits from
sales of these items will be used for the Golden Jubilee celebration throughout the year.
October 15, 1955 to October 15, 2005
15 oz. coffee mug, off-white,
blue and golden yellow logo
#20296 $5.00 each
(color may vary from picture)
Adult baseball-style cap in
tan, or navy with logo
#20298 tan, #20297 navy,
or #20299 stone
$15.00 each
11 oz. coffee mug, dark
blue, metallic gold logo
# 20295 $5.00 each
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STREET SMARTS PROGRAM
By May Koski and Jay Cena
School children smile, framed by a blue
sky with puffy white clouds. IF YOU SEE
KIDS, SLOW DOWN. A Sharks player
catches your attention. ATTITUDE IS FOR
THE ICE. KEEP IT OFF THE ROADS.
Other messages remind you to DRIVE
NEIGHBORLY or PUT THE OTHER
PEDAL TO THE METAL. The messages
are a part of the Street Smarts public educa-
tion campaign. The city of Cupertino re-
cently adopted this nationally acclaimed traf-
fic calming program, developed by the city
of San Jose.
Street Smarts changes driver, pedestrian,
and bicyclist behavior through education.
Education joins engineering and enforcement
as the third side of the traffic safety triangle.
Street Smarts targets specific behaviors in-
cluding speeding, jaywalking, running red
lights, ignoring school safety zones, and stop
sign noncompliance. These avoidable actions
cause many accidents in our city.
Cupertino wants to partner with schools,
neighborhood groups, and businesses to dis-
tribute Street Smarts safety materials to the
community, educating at the grass roots level
and promoting safe travel.
For more information about the Street
Smarts program, contact::
May Koski, Bicycle Pedestrian Commis-
sion; Jay Cena, Public Safety Commission or
Vicky Guapo, Senior Traffic Technician, City
of Cupertino, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cuper-
tino, CA 95014-3255.
BETTER PART AWARDS
Another success story for Cupertino Se-
nior TV Productions (CSTVP) makers of
‘The Better Part’.
Three of their programs were finalists in
The Alliance for Community Media, West-
ern Region’s prestigious Western Access
Video Excellence (W.A.V.E) awards held re-
cently in Reno, Nevada. The Western Region
covers Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Nevada and New Mexico.
Producers Andrea Dorey and Val Jeffery
were both finalists in the By/For Seniors cat-
egory, Andrea for her program ‘Diabetes,
More or Less’. Andrea is fairly new to the
group so was absolutely thrilled to be a final-
ist with one of her very first programs!
Producer, host and editor, Val Jeffery
walked away with TWO wins:
Informational category Non-pro: ‘The
Encounter’ at NASA Ames; and By/For Se-
niors Non-pro: Celebrating 20 Years.
Val and her husband, Gordon, attended
the W.A.V.E awards ceremony. Val said that
she was overwhelmed at the double win and
that credit should go to all the members of
CSTVP.
‘Celebrating 20 Years’ recaptured the 20th
anniversary celebration of ‘The Better Part’
and included footage from the event and
program clips from past programs. Guest
speaker, Diane Snow, was quite right when
said.... ‘Seniors can do anything....!’.
‘The Encounter’ at NASA Ames is a trib-
ute to the docents at NASA who give their
time to volunteer at the NASA Ames Aero-
space Encounter, helping school children
grasp principals of math and science. It is an
interview with Tom Clausen who heads the
program and includes footage of ‘The En-
counter’. Gordon Jeffery is a docent and
served as the on site consultant during the
location shooting at NASA.
‘The Better Part’ is taped at KMVT15 in
Mountain View and airs on Comcast Cable
Channel 15 in Cupertino and Los Altos on
Mondays at 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays
at 7 p.m. For more info visit:
www.thebetterpart.com.
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SIMPLY SAFE
December 2004
By Marsha Hovey
On October 1, at 11:55 a.m., 46,000 resi-
dents in Cupertino lost their electric power.
During the next twelve hours, residents had
to fend for themselves.
City facilities closed, restaurants and gro-
cery stores closed, Cupertino Medical Cen-
ter functioned without power and Vallco Mall
was closed.
I asked the six hundred Cupertino residents,
who have taken Community Emergency
Response Team
(CERT) training,
about their obser-
vations and actions
taken during the
outage. Read care-
fully, their re-
sponses may help
you the next
time…
Refrigeration:
“We have a chest
type freezer. Be-
cause power out-
ages seem to be a
fact of life, I wash
and refill 2-liter
plastic soda bottles
with water and
make a layer of them on the bottom of the
freezer. We covered them with cardboard
and put our frozen items on top of the card-
board. Twelve hours without power didn’t
affect things enough to even soften up the
frost near the top inside the walls of the chest.
We were running short on milk, so I bought
some and put it in a picnic cooler, with three
bottles of the ice from the freezer, and some
meat and cheese. After the power came back
on, the ice had barely begun to melt in the 2-
liter bottles, but with no mess. I put the bottles
back into the freezer for the next nasty sur-
prise.” “I remembered to keep my refrig-
erator door closed to preserve the food”.
Keep the freezer and refrigerator doors
closed. Open the doors as little as possible to
keep cold air inside for as long as possible.
You will be relieved to know that a full, free-
standing freezer will stay at freezing tempera-
tures about 2 days; a half-full freezer about 1
day. So try to limit the number of times that
you open your freezer until power is restored.
If food has started to thaw, what can safely
be kept? Evaluate each item separately. Be
careful with meat, poultry, fish and shellfish
products, foods containing eggs, milk, cream,
sour cream, soft cheese and all cooked foods.
When in doubt, throw it out! The risk of
food poisoning is never worth the cost of
food. Frozen foods that have reached tem-
peratures of 40 degrees F and above for
more than two
hours are not safe
to eat.
Food: “We
drove into San Jose
for dinner – expen-
sive.” “We got out
the barbecue and
had neighbors bring
over meat to
cook.” Remember
to never barbecue
inside the house be-
cause of the danger
of carbon monox-
ide poisoning.
Telephones :
“The scariest part
was not having ac-
cess to a phone in case of an emergency. Our
three house phones are electric and our cell
phone didn’t work. We’ll be looking for an
old fashioned phone for the future.” “I was
happy to help my neighbor with a simple
plug-in phone so that she could make phone
calls.” I’m glad I hung on to my old corded
phone”. Cordless phones will not work dur-
ing a power outage. Be sure to keep a phone
handy that plugs directly into the phone jack.
“I suggest having a fully charged backup
cell phone battery and a cigarette lighter
adapter just in case the outage was longer.”
Ham Radio : “I went to our Cupertino
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES)
2m frequency and heard several people re-
port on their situation. This was very useful
and I learned that the outage was widespread.
This was the first reliable information on the
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situation.” For more information on being
part of Cupertino’s ham radio team, go to
www.cupertinoares.org.
Transportation : “I was glad I had gas in
my car. I always try to keep the tank half
full. If this had been an extended power
outage (or larger area) there would be long
lines at the gas stations if they have power.”
Emergency Information: “I got my best
updates from local radio stations”. Emer-
gency information will be broadcast on
KCBS 740AM, KLIV 1590AM and KGO
810AM. Be sure you have a battery oper-
ated radio with you at all times.
You can call PG&E directly at
800.PGE.5002. You can request a phone call
that tells you when the power will be back
on.
Traffic signals: “There was a tendency
for several cars in line to go when the first
car in line went.” “There were a lot of near
miss accidents.” “Driving around after dark
was dangerous!” When traffic signals don’t
work, treat the intersection as a four way stop.
While deputies will attempt to control major
intersections, it is unrealistic to expect that
every intersection will be staffed. Attempt
to postpone errands until power r eturns.
Lighting: “The battery powered camp-
ing light we had…was very useful in this situ-
ation.” “The flashlight on my keychain was
handy for getting back inside the house!” “We
have a solar 4.4LW PV array with battery
backups as part of our own power infra-
structure so we faired quite well during the
day and were able to function as if no power
outage ever occurred – except for those ap-
pliances that were on a 240 volt AC circuit
which the PV array does not power.” –
How’s that for being prepared! “I have re-
chargeable batteries. This is very convenient
when there is electricity but having AA and
AAA batteries av ailable was comforting.” “I
tested my new 400 watt inverter. I hooked it
to my car battery and used it to power a 25
watt screw-in fluorescent light.
Lesson learned: Do not use an inverter
to power fluorescent bulbs, I will buy a 25
watt incandescent bulb instead.” “If the out-
age had lasted longer, we would have pulled
out the (neighborhood) generator to run the
refrigerator.” If you have prescription medi-
cations that need refrigeration, you may want
to invest in a refrigeration unit with a car bat-
tery adapter for extended outages. If you
plan to use a generator, be sure you plug items
directly into the generator. Do not operate a
generator in the house!
Burglar Alarms: “My (burglar) alarm
went off and my neighbor called me. As a
person in charge of the command center in
our neighborhood, it was good to learn how
to disconnect the alarm and later on how to
program it as the memory was completely
wiped out.” The Sheriff’s Off ice responds
to many malfunctioning burglar alarms dur-
ing power outages. If your alarm acciden-
tally goes off, call 9-1-1 and tell them about
it.
Electric Garage Doors: “We recom-
mend people buy a set of crampers so that
they can secure the garage door after open-
ing it manually.” Be sure you learn now to
manually open your garage door.
Helping Others: “We walked around the
neighborhood to be sure people had time to
be prepared for dinner/evening without
power. Most neighbors had gotten the mes-
sage through word of mouth– phone calls
between homes, etc. Our families with young
children appreciated the mid-afternoon
“heads up” alert, so they could plan ahead
for dinner/evening/bedtime. An older
neighbor needed help with his garage door
– a few house alarms needed to be reset –
just minor things and people helped one an-
other.” Knowing your neighbors makes
power outages and other emergencies easier
to manage. Hold a block party, neighbor-
hood watch meeting or take that big step
and organize for earthquakes! We can help!
Supplies: “I was glad I had existing sup-
plies of batteries, food and water. The canned
food gets bland really quick. The darkness
gets boring pretty quick too without a ra-
dio.” “Have kept all needed items where we
could easily find them in the dark…since our
training with you.” If you would like addi-
tional information on emergency supplies, go
to www.cupertino.org/emergency or call
408.777.3335 and we’ll mail a list to you.
Thank you to all CERT members
who sent in e-mails.
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The Cupertino Library a
Opening
Saturday, Oct. 30, 9:30
Breakfast with Santa
Santa is making his way to Cupertino to
celebrate the holiday season with our annual
Breakfast with Santa event. This heart-warm-
ing tradition is scheduled for Saturday, De-
cember 4, 2004, starting at 8:30 a.m. The
event is held at the Quinlan Community Cen-
ter, Cupertino Room. Highlights for this
year’s event will include live music performed
by The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers (no,
we didn’t misspell their name—that’s the old
English version) which is a quartet of Dickens
carolers. This year the adults will receive a
special gift along with the children. There
will be crafts, Santa and photo, and Mrs.
Claus’ special North Pole pancakes and sau-
sage with all the trimmings. Join the fun. This
is a perfect time to treat the family to a morn-
ing they won’t forget. Check out the city web
page for information on how to register or
contact the Parks and Recreation office at
408.777.3120 for more information. Flyers
are also av ailable at QCC, City Hall, Service
Center, and the Senior Center.
SYMPHONIC BAND
The Cupertino Symphonic Band will present
its free traditional holiday concert on Decem-
ber 12, Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM., a good
time for the entire family. This ev ent will be
held at Quinlan Community Center, 10185
N. Stelling, Cupertino. Tom Narcisso will
conduct the popular program of all the
season’s favorites. Please bring canned goods
for Cupertino Community Ser vices, if you
wish. For more information, call
408.262.0471 or visit our website at
www.netview.com/csb.
· New Class: Basic Preparedness tr aining.
Designed to help you keep your home and
family safe. Course only takes three hours
and is free to everyone! Learn how and when
to turn off the gas, use of fire extinguishers,
types of emergency supplies, communicat-
ing when phones don’t work…and much
more! Saturday, January 15, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
· Community Emergency Response Team.
Help your community during emergencies by
becoming part of the team! Three Friday
nights and three Saturday mornings. Must
attend all six dates to graduate! January 14,
15, 21, 22, 28, 29.
· Kaleidoscope Public Safety Training for
6-12 grade.
February 21 to 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Emergency Preparedness training classes
are listed in the Cupertino Parks & Recre-
ation catalog and posted at the library, City
Hall and Quinlan Community Center. To
register for classes: Call Parks and Recre-
ation at 408.777.3120 or web site
www.cupertino.org.
If you want more information a bout
classes or being prepared, call Cupertino Of-
fice of Emergency Services at 408.777.3335
or e-mail OES@cupertino.org.
If you only do one thing this month
to prepare:
Restock your earthquake supplies. Donate
food and batteries to your favorite charity,
Cuper tino Community Services, Toys for
Tots, etc., and purchase new supplies for the
coming year! Happy Holidays.
Simply Safe
Continued from page 7
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Library and Community Hall Grand
30, 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Cupertino Parks and Recreation Department 408-777-3120
Light Up The Night!
Brighten your evening participating
in this fun new event! Light Up the
Night will feature a community sing-
along, face painting, and Santa Claus
arriving in a fire truck with candy
canes for everyone. Bring your
camera to take a family photo with
Santa and Mrs. Claus. We’ll light the
community tree together. Cookies
and juice provided. Register NOW in
the Parks and Recreation office at
Quinlan Community Center.
If you have questions, please call
Parks
and Recreation at 408-777-3120.
Location: Quinlan
Community Center
Activity Code: 19379
Date: Sunday, December 5
Time: 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Fee: Residents $5 (price is
per person)
Non-residents $10
The tree lighting is the only
outdoor part of this event.
Sign up now!
Registration is limited to 350 people.
So sign-up early! If there is space left
we will take sign-ups at the door.
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ROOTS
BY GAIL
FRETWELL
HUGGER
UNEXPECTED GIFTS
Every land and culture celebrates holidays
and at those times, gifts are
usually given. I started
thinking about gifts a
little earlier this year
because someone
unwittingly gave
one that made me
smile. It wasn’t a
gift just for me
- it was a sort of
present to the
neighborhood,
though the lady
who made it may not
have been thinking of
it that way.
It started in October with
some bales of hay and pumpkins and dried
grasses and a scarecrow figure in front of
the house. Nothing scary, just symbols of fall.
I liked that. The hay reminded me of all the
sweet smelling bales stacked many feet high
at Cali’s Feed and Grain (where the Le
Boulanger is located at the crossroads). The
pumpkins brought to mind all the family
farms and gardens that used to produce so
bountifully in our beautiful valley. And the
scarecrow was a reminder of how hard it
was to keep those pesky critters out of the
fruits of one’s labor and how hard farmers
work to feed their families and the rest of us.
Around the beginning of November, the
hay bales began to sprout red poinsettias and
greenery. The appearance of Christmas sym-
bols before Thanksgiving seemed incongru-
ous at first but in passing it every day, the
colorful display was a cheery reminder of
both coming holidays. It seemed quite cre-
ative. The evergreens symbolize life. In an-
cient times, winter was a cold and frighten-
ing time, with little food. Game animals were
harder to find and trees were bare of leaves
or fruit and the sun gave little warmth. Ever-
greens were promise of life even when the
snow was deep. The custom of displaying
evergreens and Christmas trees came to
America via European immigrants. Mexico
gave us the custom of the beautiful poinset-
tias and a story to go with them. Sometimes
called the “flower of the Holy Night”, it rep-
resents the Star of Bethlehem. Mexican leg-
end has the poinsettia originate in a miracle.
A poor boy, with noth-
ing to offer to Christ
at his church, fell on
his knees, telling God
how much he
wanted to give
Christ a gift that he
has no money to
buy. As the boy
rises, the first
“flower of the
Holy Night” ap-
pears at his feet. He
picks the flaming
blooms and lays them
as his gift on the altar. In
1829, the U.S. ambassador to
Mexico, Joel R. Poinsett, brought the flower-
ing plant back home to South Carolina and
the lovely flowers have been part of the sym-
bolism of Christmas every since.
Sometime in December, the Cypress Ho-
tel will put a lighted Christmas tree and star
on its roof, continuing a tradition begun many
years ago by Rosario Cali on top of the grain
tower; a gift for our community. In passing
one day, I told the lady I liked her display.
She was thinking about adding some more
things. “What do you think?” she said, “maybe
a nativity scene?”
Merry Christmas everyone and a wonder-
ful New Year to all.
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STEVENS CREEK
CORRIDOR UPDATE
The year 2004 is quickly drawing to a close
and a great deal has happened on the Stevens
Creek Corridor project. The Council goals
for the year included:
Developing a partnership with the
Santa Clara Valley Water District: In Sep-
tember, the Stevens Creek Corridor
Restoration Partnership and Col-
laborative Action Plan was ap-
proved by the Board of Directors
of the Santa Clara Valley Water Dis-
trict and $161,000 was appropriated
for restoration planning. The resto-
ration planning is currently under-
way.
Pursue the restoration of
Stevens Creek on City property
and apply for grant funding for
the project: We have been success-
ful securing funding for the Stevens
Creek Corridor Park Project.
To date we have secured:
* Land and Water Conservation Act
$ 89,000
* Urban Park Act
834,000
* Santa Clara Valley Water District part-
nership 161,000
* 2002 Resources Bond Act
129,165
* State Per Capita Bond
220,000
* TOTAL
$1,433,165
We are continuing to submit proposals to
various agencies for additional funding.
Renew the Blue Pheasant lease: The
City owns the building leased to the opera-
tor of the Blue Pheasant Bar and Restaurant.
The City and owners agreed to a lease in
March 2004, stipulating an 11 p.m. closure.
In August, the City made termite repairs to
the building and re-roofed it. Since then, the
business owners have been operating the bar/
nightclub until 2 a.m. The City is pursuing a
breach of contract in court.
Complete the plan for the park, includ-
ing alternative alignments for the Stevens
Creek Trail and envir onmental review:
The trail planning has taken a back seat to the
restoration planning, but the environmental
analysis is underway and the trail discussion
will resume in February 2005. Our tentative
schedule of upcoming meetings includes:
√ Parks and Recreation Commission study
session regarding project status December 7,
2004, 7 p.m., City Hall, confer-
ence room A.
√ Parks and Recreation Com-
mission review the park plan/
presentation from consultant
with public input January 6, 2005
√ Parks and Recreation Com-
mission discussion of trail align-
ment with public input Febru-
ary 3, 2005
√ If needed, March 2005, to
continue discussion with recom-
mendations to the City Council
If you are interested in any of
the upcoming meetings, please
check the City’s website at
www.cupertino.org for agendas. Agendas are
posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance
of scheduled meetings. You may also con-
tact Parks and Recreation’s administrative of-
fice at 408.777.3110 for fur ther information.
W EEKLY RECYCLING
At the November 1 city council meeting,
weekly collection service for both recyclables
and yardwaste was approved by council.
Currently, Cupertino residents have every
other week pickup for recyclables and
yardwaste. The new program, expected to
begin in Spring 2005, will incorporate the use
of wheeled carts for both garbage and
recyclables collection. Recyclables: paper,
newspaper, glass, metal and plastics will be
collected in one cart, unlike the present sys-
tem where separate 18-gallon bins are used.
The program will be offered at no additional
charge to the residents. Look for more in-
formation on this new program coming in
the February Scene and in mailers after the
first of the New Year.
Community
Calendar
Submit information about clubs and organizations that
meet in Cupertino to Linda Lagergren, City of Cupertino,
10300 Torre Ave., Cupertino, 95014, 777-3202
lindal@cupertino.org
Clubs with asterisks meet more than once monthly.
Call the contact number for details.
DEC. Club/Organization Time Location Phone
1
Wed
Al-ANON Family Group*
Al-ATEEN*
Cupertino Sanitary Dist*
De Anza Optimist Club*
Cupertino Optimist Club*
Tandem Toastmasters*
Macintalkers
Toastmasters*
Cupertino Rotary Club*
Philotesian Rebekah #145
Cup. Symphonic Band*
Overeaters Anonymous*
7:00 p.m.
8:15 p.m.
8 p.m.
7:15 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
Noon
5:30 p.m.
Noon
7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
940 S. Stelling Road
Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 940 S. Stelling
20833 Stevens Creek #104
Holder’s Restaurant
Blue Pheasant
HP, 19333 Vallco Parkway
Apple Computer De Anza
3, 10500 N. DeAnza Blvd.
Community Center
Cupertino Odd Fellows
Cupertino High School
Union Church
650-734-
5869
650-292-
8897
253-7071
253-4424
255-3212
285-4977
www.macint
alkers.com
vppr@macin
talkers.com
920-2224
252-3954
262-0471
247-8488
2
Thurs
De Anza Lions Club*
Cup. Host Lions Club*
Northwest Y Service Club*
Cupertino Amateur Radio
Emergency Service
Women’s Quilting Group*
Connect Club I*
Connect Club II*
Connect Club III*
HP Communicators
Toastmasters #4606*
Overeaters Anonymous*
6:45 a.m.
7:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
Noon
8 a.m.
Noon
7:00 a.m.
7 p.m.
Holders Country Inn
Mariani’s Restaurant
Northwest YMCA
20803 Alves Drive
City Hall
West Valley Pres. Church
6191 Bollinger Rd.
International House of
Pancakes / St. Crk. Blvd.
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
HP Cupt. site, Bldg. 46T
19055 Pruneridge Ave.
Union Church
253-3219
252-6262
725-8195
345-8372
253-2984
252-0932
252-7054
252-7054
252-7054
650-691-
8724
253-8394
3
Fri
Alcoholics Anonymous*
Fast Start Group
De Anza Kiwanis*
5:00 p.m.
7:15 a.m.
Redeemer Lutheran
Church 940 S. Stelling Rd
Intl. House of Pancakes
374-8511
973-1456
4
Sat
De Anza Flea Market
Organization of Special
Needs Families*
Overeaters Anonymous*
8 to 4
2 to 4 p.m.
9 a.m.
De Anza College
20920 McClellan Rd.
Union Church
864-8946
996-0858
842-0688
6
Mon
American Legion Post 642
Al-ANON Steps for Living*
Take off Pounds Sensibly*
TOPS
Overeaters Anonymous*
8 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
10201 Imperial Ave., #3
940 S. Stelling Rd.
First Baptist Church
10505 Miller Ave.
Union Church
374-6392
379-1051
252-2434
650-327-
1649
7
Tues
Alcoholics Anonymous*
Women’s Group
Al-ANON Family Group*
6:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Redeemer Luth. Church,
940 S. Stelling Rd.
Bethel Lutheran Church
650-903-
0321
379-1051
7
Tues
ToughLove*
Cupertino Kiwanis*
Knights of Columbus
4981*
Cupertino Men’s Service*
Cupertino Sr. TV Prod.*
7 p.m.
Noon
8 p.m.
Noon
9:30 a.m.
10131 Finch Avenue
Bethel Lutheran Church
The Blue Pheasant
10201 Imperial Ave., #3
The Blue Pheasant
Senior Center
946-7970
252-3830
243-8462
252-2667
8
Wed
Krazy Dazys Square
Dance Club*
The Powerful Pens
Cross-Cultural Consortium
(5Cs)
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Collins School
Sunnyview Retirement
Community,
22445 Cupertino Rd.
245-9156
626-9784
285-7332
9
Thurs
Quota Service Club*
(Aids hearing & speech impaired)
Cupertino-West Valley
Welcome Club
Noon
11:30 a.m.
Blue Pheasant
252-8568
257-6136
252-1529
10
Fri
Malihini Orchid Society
Cupertino Coin Club
7:30 p.m.
7:45 p.m.
Hewlett-Packard, Oak Rm
West Valley Pres. Church
267-3397
253-1232
11
Sat
Daughters of Norway
9:30 a.m.
Sunnyview Retirement
Community
255-9828
13
Mon
Cupertino Odd Fellows*
Fine Arts League
8 p.m.
7 p.m.
20589 Homestead Rd.
Creekside Park
252-3954
255-6559
14
Tues
Southbay Toastmasters*
Sertoma Club*
Poets Society*
6:30 p.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
Tandem Bldg. 251, 10100
N. Tantau, Rm. 1258
1366 S. Saratoga-
Sunnyvale Rd.
Coffee Society
253-7622
252-2584
255-5293
725-8091
16
Thurs
Toyokawa Sister City
West Valley Republican
Women
Rolling Hills 4H Club
Embroiders’ Guild of
America
7:30 p.m.
11:30 a.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
City Hall
Monta Vista Recreation
Center
Sunnyview Lutheran
Home
257-7424
252-6312
257-4745
578-5917
21
Tues
African Violet Society
12:30 p.m.
Sunnyview Lutheran
Home
736-9262
22
Wed
Rancho Neighborhood
Association
The Powerful Pens
7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Rancho Pool & Recreation
Facility
18000 Chelmsford
626-9784
28
Tues
Historical Society 6:30 p.m. Community Center 973-1495
Deadline for submitting February calendar information is Jan. 5.
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COUNCIL
ACTIONS
Please Note: Agenda items are subject to change.
Prior to the meeting, confirm agenda with city clerk,
777-3223. Copies of agendas are available at City
Hall on the Thursday preceding council and
planning commission meetings.
Monday, October 18, 2004
Council Members Present: James,
Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang
Presentation from former Teen Commis-
sioner Danh Trang regarding a disabilities
conference he attended in Washington DC.
Presentation of two Helen Putnam
Awards, including the Grand Prize in the cat-
egory of Internal Administration for the Bal-
ance or Bust Board Game, and the Award
of Excellence in the category of Planning and
Environmental Quality for the Stevens Creek
Corridor, awarded by the League of Cali-
fornia Cities.
Approved the General Plan hearing sched-
ule and gave direction regarding noticing.
Received an update on the potential pur-
chase/operation of the Blue Pheasant by Ray
Shafazand and gave authorization to proceed
with the General Plan Amendment and zon-
ing change.
Approved the final map for Phase III of
the Civic Park development.
Approved a semi-rural designation to elimi-
nate the requirement for streetlights on
Willowbrook Way pursuant to Ordinance
No. 1925.
Monday, November 1, 2004
Council Members Present: James,
Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang
Conducted interviews and appointed An-
drew Radle and Eric Klein to the Telecom-
munications Commission.
Received the final reports on impacts, re-
ceived the Certificate of Sufficiency for three
initiative petitions, and called an election for
November 8, 2005.
Approved a semi-rural designation to elimi-
nate the requirement for streetlights on
Willowbrook Way.
Approved an amendment to the Franchise
Agreement between the City of Cupertino
and Los Altos Garbage Company, to pro-
vide weekly, single stream recycling and yard
waste collection.
Approved an application for grant fund-
ing to rehabilitate swim and tennis facilities at
the Cupertino Sports Center.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Council Members Present: James,
Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang
Approved applications for an Alcoholic
Beverage License at Oakmont Market, 19944
Homestead Road, and Ale xander’s
Steakhouse, Inc., 10330 Wolfe Road (Vallco
Fashion Park).
Awarded contract for the Reconstr uction
of Curbs, Gutters and Sidewalks, in the
amount of $473,000.00 to JJR Construction.
Approved a semi-rural designation to elimi-
nate the requirement for streetlights and side-
walk on Randy Lane and Larry Way.
Conducted auction of surplus property
and accepted the bid from Mr. Mark
Whitcomb in the amount of $1,200,000 for
one lot in Oak Valley.
Heard testimony regarding Poppy Way
street improvements and directed staff to
prepare for a public hearing on the matter,
update Council at the next meeting, and pro-
ceed with the dedication.
Confirmed December 2 at
7:15 p.m. for the Council
swearing-in ceremony and re-
ception in the Community
Hall.
Planning Commission meeting
Cupertino Community Hall
Tuesday, December 14, 2004, 6:45 p.m.
Applicant: Wayne Aozasa (CA Water Ser-
vice). Greenleaf Drive. Tentative Map to sub-
divide a .95 acre parcel into four lots ranging
from approximately 6,430 square feet to
8,880 square feet, plus a remainder lot of
11,500 square feet. Use Permit for four, two-
story single-family residences in a planned de-
velopment zoning district. Architectural and
site approval for four single family, two-story
residences in a planned development.
Applicant: Greg Pinn (Oak Park Village)
10745 N. De Anza Blvd. (former Santa Bar-
bara Grill). Use Permit to demolish a vacant
restaurant building and construct approxi-
mately 45 residential units.
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December 1 Design Review Committee (Council Chambers) 6:00 p.m.
December 1 Teen Commission (Sports Center) 6:00 p.m.
December 1 Telecommunications Commission (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 p.m.
December 2 City Council*** (Swearing-in Ceremony) 7:00 p.m.
December 7 City Council*** 6:45 p.m.
December 7 Parks and Recreation Commission (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 p.m.
December 8 Environmental Review Committee (Conf. Rm.) 4:30 p.m.
December 9 Housing Commission (Conf. Rm.) 6:30 p.m.
December 9 Public Safety Commission (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 p.m.
December 14 Planning Commission*** 6:45 p.m.
December 14 Library Commission (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 p.m.
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December 15 Teen Commission (Sports Center) 6:00 p.m.
December 15 Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission (Conf. Rm.) 7:00 p.m.
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DECEMBER 31 FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,
UNPAID FURLOUGH DAY, AND MANDATORY SHUT DOWN.
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Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Ave. City Hall is open Monday through
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meeting schedule/information after hours, call 777-3200.
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