CC Resolution No. 03-206RESOLUTION NO. 03-206
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 03-186 AND ENDORSING THE VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S COMMUNITY DESIGN AND
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND ITS MANUAL OF BEST PRACTICES
FOR INTEGRATING TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2003, the City Council of the City of Cupertino adopted
Resolution No. 03-186 endorsing the Valley Transportation Authority Community Design and
Transportation (CDT) Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino wishes to amend the resolution to more accurately
reflect the concepts conveyed in the CDT Manual of Best Practices for Integrating
Transportation and Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with
the cities, towns and County of Santa Clara, has developed a Community Design and
Transportation (CDT) Program and a guiding Manual of Best Practices for Integrating
Transportation and Land Use as the program's guiding document; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2002, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) adopted
the CDT Program (Resolution No. 02.11.35) as its primary program for integrating
transportation and land use, and the CDT Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation
and Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino participated in the development of the CDT Program
and the Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino recognizes that, to effectively meet the current and
future needs of its changing communities, transit, pedestrian, and multimodal roadway facilities
must play increasingly important roles in the City's individual departments and actions by the
Council; and
WHEREAS, to better meet the current and future needs of its communities, the City of
Cupertino desires a strengthened "transportation consciousness" between the VTA and the City
that is reflected within the City's individual departments and actions by the Council; and
WHEREAS, to optimize the City's investments in, and utility of, transportation and urban
services infrastructure, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented developments should be located in urban
cores, major transportation corridors, and transit station areas; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this endorsement is to convey on behalf of the City and
Council a strong spirit of support for the concepts, principles, practices and actions conveyed in
VTA's CDT Programs Manual of Best Practices for Integrating Transportation and Land Use;
and
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WHEREAS, that it shall be the policy of the City of Cupertino to consider the concepts,
principles, practices and actions conveyed in the CDT Manual of Best Practices for Integrating
Transportation and Land Use in its planning, public works, and redevelopment projects, and in
its project development, review, and approval processes; and
WHEREAS, that the City of Cupertino will consider the identification and evaluation of
opportunities to provide an integrated and interconnected system of transit services, pedestrian
facilities, bicycle routes, and multimodal roadways in the preparation of the General Plan,
Specific Plans, Community Plans, District Plans and similar planning documents; and
WHEREAS, that the City of Cupertino will consider opportunities for creating
multimodal streets and implementing alternative street design standards and strategies, as defined
in the VTA's Community Design and Transportation Program, and as identified and developed
by City staff, in the preparation of the General Plan, Specific Plans, Community Plans, District
Plans and similar planning documents; and
WHEREAS, that the City of Cupertino will consider existing and proposed train stations,
bus stops, and transit centers as "opportunity areas" for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit
infrastructure improvements; and
WHEREAS, that the City of Cupertino recognizes the cores, major transportation
corridors, and station areas as identified in the CDT Manual of Best Practices for Integrating
Transportation and Land Use and by the City as key areas to target future growth and implement
the CDT concepts, principles, practices and actions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Cupertino recognizes the
public value in identifying and preserving right-of-way for transportation facilities such as
streets, transit stops and stations, transit preferential facilities, and pedestrian and bicycle
facilities in its planning and programming process, as applicable, practice able and as
opportunities permit;
BE IT FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that the City of Cupertino will seek opportunities for
partnerships with VT A and neighboring jurisdictions to identify and pursue mutually beneficial
studies, projects, and funding agreements.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 3rd day of November, 2003, by the following vote:
Vote
Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Chang, James, Lowenthal, Kwok, Sandoval
ATTEST:
Mayor, City of Cupertino~