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APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, May 21, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING
At 6:00 p.m., Mayor Kitty Moore called the Special City Council Meeting to order in the
Cupertino Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Kitty Moore, Vice Mayor Liang Chao, and Councilmembers J.R. Fruen and
Sheila Mohan. Absent: Councilmember R “Ray” Wang.
COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
1. Subject: Interview and appoint to fill vacancies on the Teen Commission (Day 2)
Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and make appointments to fill four
vacancies and one alternate commission member on the Teen Commission
Written Communications for this item included an amended Attachment A – Interview
Schedule.
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council conducted interviews for commission vacancies and terms expiring on Teen
Commission.
At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Moore recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 7:14 p.m. with all
Councilmembers present (Wang absent).
The Council continued interviewing applicants.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council voted to make appointments via an electronic voting system. Images of the
voting results are included after the minutes as Exhibit A (attached).
City Council Minutes May 21, 2026
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Council conducted voting rounds to fill the vacancies on the Teen Commission.
MOTION: Moore moved and Mohan seconded to appoint Isabel Tian, Nikita Sharma,
Anya Mulchandani, Pranshu Jha to the Teen Commission with terms ending August 31,
2029, and Stefan Johnson as alternate member. The motion passed with the following
vote: Ayes: Moore, Chao, Fruen, and Mohan. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent:
Wang.
2. Subject: Interview and appoint to fill vacancies on the Public Safety Commission
Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and make appointments to fill two
vacancies on the Public Safety Commission and one alternate commission member on
the Public Safety Commission.
Written Communications for this item included an amended Attachment A – Interview
Schedule.
Mayor Moore opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Councilmembers asked questions and made comments.
Council conducted interviews to fill a special vacancies on the Public Safety
Commission.
Council voted to make appointments via an electronic voting system. Images of the
voting results are included after the minutes as Exhibit A (attached).
MOTION: Fruen moved and Moore seconded to appoint Unmesh Agarwala to the
Public Safety Commission with partial term ending January 30, 2027, Stephen Lau to the
Public Safety Commission with a full term ending January 30, 2029, and Adwait Sathye
as alternate member. The motion passed with the following vote: Ayes: Moore, Chao,
Fruen and Mohan. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:55 p.m., Mayor Kitty Moore adjourned the Special City Council Meeting.
City Council Minutes May 21, 2026
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Minutes prepared by:
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Lauren Sapudar, City Clerk