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APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING
At 5:45 p.m., Mayor Moore called the Special City Council Meeting to order in the Cupertino
Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Kitty Moore, Vice Mayor Liang Chao, and Councilmembers J.R. Fruen, and
Sheila Mohan. Absent: Councilmember R “Ray” Wang.
STUDY SESSION
1. Subject: Study Session on the Housing Development Project at 10333 N. Wolfe Road.
Recommended Action: Receive Santa Clara County staff’s presentation and provide
feedback on the project.
Written communications for this item included emails to Council, supplemental report
and presentation from Santa Clara County.
Consuelo Hernandez, Deputy County Executive for the County of Santa Clara; Andrea
Osgood, Chief of Real Estate Development and Executive Vice President of Eden
Housing; and Sarah Vaccaro, Principal Architect at Architects FORA, gave a joint
presentation.
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and the following members of the
public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Cory Wolbach, representing Silicon Valley at Home
Peggy Griffin
Stuart Chessen
Pamela Hershey
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Housing Commissioner Connie Cunningham (representing self)
Alex Shoor, representing Catalyze SV
Jean Bedord
Venkat Ranganathan
Louise Saadati
Mayor Moore closed the public comment period.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council received the presentation from Santa Clara County staff on the Housing
Development Project at 10333 N. Wolfe Road.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:41 p.m., Mayor Kitty Moore adjourned the Special City Council Meeting.
REGULAR MEETING
At 6:47 p.m., Mayor Moore called the Regular City Council Meeting to order in the Cupertino
Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue and via teleconference; and
Teleconference Location Pursuant to Gov. Code 54953(b)(2): The Rosewood Hotel, Lobby, 2825
Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Kitty Moore, Vice Mayor Liang Chao, and Councilmembers J.R. Fruen, Sheila
Mohan, and R “Ray” Wang (participated virtually).
Councilmember Wang confirmed that he was in the noticed public location, that he had posted
the notice of the meeting at his remote location and that no other individuals over the age of 18
were with him and that no one had indicated to him that they were intending to make public
comment or address the Council.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT – None.
CEREMONIAL ITEMS – None.
POSTPONEMENTS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
MOTION: Moore moved and Mohan seconded to continue Item No. 12, to a special City Council
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meeting on April 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Moore,
Chao, Fruen, Mohan and Wang. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Written communications for this item included emails to the Council.
The following members of the public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin discussed Highway 17 traffic safety and Senate Bill (SB) 330 and loss of retail.
Sayareh Farsio (representing group) discussed truck noise from Lehigh Quarry.
At 7:01 p.m., Councilmember Wang left the meeting.
Veronica Lentfer (representing group) discussed housing evacuation safety.
Peggy Griffin discussed Below Market Rate (BMR) housing, public health and safety, and truck
traffic noise.
Ying Sosic discussed the use of rat poison.
Rhoda Fry discussed evacuation safety, Lehigh traffic, and Planning Commission and City
Council agenda packets.
Planning Commissioner San Rao (representing self) discussed County Automated License Plate
Readers (ALPR), Health Center, Sheriff's budget, Foothill Multimodal Study, and quarry.
Planning Commissioner Tracy Kosolcharoen (representing self) (virtually) discussed an
evacuation study and Assembly Bill (AB) 130.
Vikram Saxena (virtually) discussed fire safety and code compliance, architectural and site plan
documentation and a technical study.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-9)
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and the following members of the public
spoke:
Peggy Griffin (Item 4)
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Mayor Moore closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Mohan moved and Chao seconded to approve Consent Calendar Items 1-9. The
motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Moore, Chao, Fruen, and Mohan. Noes: None.
Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
1. Subject: Approval of February 24, 2026 City Council meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the February 24, 2026 City Council meeting minutes
2. Subject: Approval of March 3, 2026 City Council meeting minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the March 3, 2026 City Council meeting minutes
3. Subject: Ratifying Accounts Payable for the periods ending February 13, 2026, and
February 27, 2026
Recommended Action: A. Adopt Resolution No. 26-027 ratifying Accounts Payable for
the Period ending February 13, 2026; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 26-028 ratifying Accounts Payable for the Period ending
February 27, 2026
4. Subject: Review of Future agenda items requested by City Councilmembers (“TBD
List”).
Recommended Action: Review the TBD list and accept the staff recommendations for
all items.
5. Subject: Award of Agreement to Tyler Technologies, Inc., for the two-year
implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in the amount of
$1,785,144, along with three additional years of SaaS maintenance and support totaling
$775,956, for a not-to-exceed total of $2,561,100; Authorize the City Manager to extend
the Contract annually for up to five additional years at an annual escalation rate of 3%,
for a total not-to-exceed of $1,424,907, provided pricing and services remain acceptable.
Recommended Action: 1. Approve a five-year agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc.,
for the Tyler ERP system for a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,561,100;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract with Tyler Technologies when all
conditions have been met; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to extend the Contract annually for up to five additional
years at an annual escalation rate of 3%, for a total not-to-exceed of $1,424,907, provided
pricing and services remain acceptable.
Written communications for this item included a supplemental report.
6. Subject: Approval of a fifth amendment to Granicus, LLC., to renew Enterprise
Government Experience Cloud Services subscription for $578,626 plus a contingency of
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$57,863 over three years, for a not-to-exceed amount of $636,489.
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the Fifth Amendment to
the agreement with Granicus, LLC., to renew Enterprise Government Experience Cloud
Services subscription for a three-year not-to-exceed amount of $636,489, within the total
not-to-exceed agreement amount of $1,334,026.
7. Subject: 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
Recommended Action: Receive the General Plan and Housing Element Annual
Progress Report for the 2025 Reporting Year (Attachments A, B, and C).
8. Subject: Award a construction contract for roofing system repairs at Quinlan
Community Center and Sports Center to Roofing & Solar Construction, Inc. in the
amount of $650,000; Authorization of construction contingency amount of $65,000 (10%)
for a total contract amount of $715,000.
Recommended Action: 1. Approve the award of construction contract for the Sports
Center and Quinlan Community Center Roofing System Replacement Project in the
amount of $650,000 to Roofing & Solar Construction, Inc.;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract when all conditions
have been met; and
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute any necessary change orders up to
a construction contingency amount of $65,000 (10%) for a total contract amount of
$715,000.
9. Subject: Award a construction contract for the 2025 Concrete Reconstruction Project to
Villalobos & Associates, Inc. for removal and replacement of concrete curbs, gutters,
sidewalks, and pedestrian ramps in the amount of $1,105,202.14; Authorize construction
contingency to allow for unforeseen conditions in the amount of
$110,520.21 (10%) for a total contract amount of $1,215,722.35.
Recommended Action: 1. Award a construction contract for the 2025 Concrete
Reconstruction Project (project number 2025-103) in the amount of $1,105,202.14 to
Villalobos & Associates, Inc.;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract when all conditions
have been met; and
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute any necessary change orders up to
a construction contingency amount of $110,520.21 (10%) for a total contract amount of
$1,215,722.35.
ACTION CALENDAR
10. Subject: Follow-Up Analysis of Potential Revenue Ballot Measure Options (Continued
on February 19, 2026)
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Recommended Action: Receive the follow-up analysis regarding potential revenue
ballot measure options and provide direction to staff regarding further evaluation or
pursuit of tax ballot measures for potential revenue measures, including business license
tax restructuring, Utility Users Tax considerations, and local sales tax options.
Written communications for this item included emails to the Council and staff
presentation.
Acting Director of Administrative Services Jonathan Orozco gave a presentation.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and the following members of the
public spoke:
Peggy Griffin
Rhoda Fry
Planning Commissioner San Rao (representing self) (virtually)
Bicycle Pedestrian Commissioner Muni Madhdhipatla (representing self) (virtually)
Senior Advisor Ken Duran with HDL answered questions.
Mayor Moore closed the public comment period.
Moore moved Chao seconded to direct staff to conduct polling for the Utility Users Tax
(UUT) at the current rate, with a potential slight increase, with some modernization of
the services included, and add a brief question about parkland ballot measure. The
motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Moore, Chao, Fruen, and Mohan. Noes:
None. Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
At 8:29 p.m., Mayor Moore recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 8:36 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
11. Subject: Blesch Property Study on Opportunities for Optimal Use
Recommended Action: Receive the presentation and accept staff recommendation or
other available options on the future use of the property:
1. Direct staff to further evaluate concepts and costs associated with demolition of the
existing structure and initiate planning for conversion of the property to passive park
and recreation uses, with no new building structures and minimal grading to avoid
floodway impacts (staff recommendation);
2. Modify the Scope of Park Improvements; or
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3. Retain the Existing Structure; or
4. Build a New Structure; or
5. Defer Action.
Written communications for this item included emails to the Council and staff
presentation.
Director of Public Works Chad Mosley gave a presentation.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and the following members of the
public spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Parks and Recreation Commissioner and Economic Development Committee Member
Claudio Bono (representing self)
Rhoda Fry
Danessa Techmanski (virtually)
Planning Commissioner San Rao (representing self) (virtually)
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Mayor Moore closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Moore moved and Chao seconded the staff recommendation, Option 1, with
an amendment to convert to a park with native plantings, remove the structure and
return it to nature, and include some pathways that are safely away from the street, with
the slope down from Stevens Creek Boulevard.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Fruen made a friendly amendment to coordinate with the
Historical Society first before moving forward. (Moore and Chao did not accept this
friendly amendment and it was not included in the motion)
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Chao made a friendly amendment to add outdoor seating
(Moore accepted the friendly amendment)
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Chao made a friendly amendment to exclude a labyrinth
(Moore accepted the friendly amendment)
The amended motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Moore, Chao, Fruen, and
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Mohan. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. Subject: Consider a Tentative Map, Architectural and Site Approval, and Tree Removal
Permit for the construction of a 51-unit townhome condominium development on
Housing Element Priority Housing Sites 25 through 28. The project utilizes Senate Bill
330 and provisions of State Density Bonus law. (Application No(s): TM-2024-009,
ASA-2024-015, TR-2024-044; Applicant: SummerHill Homes, LLC; Location: 10857,
10867, 10877, and 10887 Linda Vista Drive; APNs: 356-06-001, -002, -003, and -004).
Recommended Action: 1. Find the project exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA);
2. Make the required findings of No Net Loss (SB 166); and
3. Approve the following permits:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 26-029 approving Tentative Final Map (TM-2024-009)
(Attachment A);
b. Adopt Resolution No. 26-030 approving Architectural & Site Approval Permit
(ASA-2024-015) (Attachment B); and
c. Adopt Resolution No. 26-031 approving Tree Removal Permit (TR-2024-044)
(Attachment C).
Written communications for this item included emails to the Council, staff presentation,
supplemental report, and Attachment U - Plan set.
As noted under Postponements and Orders of the Day, this item was continued to a
special City Council meeting on April 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR – None
CITY MANAGER REPORT
13. Subject: City Manager Report
City Manager Tina Kapoor included the City Manager Newsletter, which includes recent
highlights and upcoming events as provided in the published agenda.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED – None.
COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
14. Subject: Councilmember Reports
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Councilmembers included reports on their various committees and events as provided
in the published agenda.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no requests from Councilmembers for future agenda items.
15. Subject: Upcoming Draft Agenda Items Report
A tentative council meeting agenda calendar was provided in the published agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:12 p.m., Mayor Kitty Moore adjourned the Regular City Council Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
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Lauren Sapudar, City Clerk