CC Resolution No. 16-027 Directing City Staff to Prepare a Report on the Effects of the Proposed Initiative Entitled " Initiative Adopting the Vallco Town Center Specific Plan"RESOLUTION NO. 16-027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THE
PROPOSED INITIATIVE ENTITLED "INITIATIVE ADOPTING THE VALLCO
TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN TO (1) PROVIDE THAT THE VALLCO
SHOPPING DISTRICT SPECIAL AREA(" AREA") CONTAINS A MIXTURE OF
RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, RETAIL, CIVIC AND EDUCATION USES; (2) REQUIRE
ANY DEVELOPMENT TO FUND OR PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS SUCH
AS TRANSIT, SCHOOLS, A GREEN ROOF, AND RECYCLED WATER; AND (3)
GRANT THE PROPERTY OWNER INITIAL ENTITLEMENTS TO DEVELOP IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INITIATIVE AND ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR
FUTURE APPROVALS; AND MAKING RELATED AMENDMENTS TO
CUPERTINO'S GENERAL PLAN AND MUNICIPAL CODE" AND TO
APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REPORT
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2016, Vicky Tsai and Judy Wilson submitted to
the City Clerk a Notice of Intent to circulate an initiative petition ("Valko Initiative")
and a request for the City Attorney to prepare the official ballot title and summary; and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2016, the City Attorney prepared the Title and
Summary for the Valko Initiative and provided it to the proponents; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code section 9212 authorizes the City Council to
direct City staff to prepare a report on the impacts of the Initiative, including seven
specified types of impacts as well as on "any other matter" that the City Council
requests to be included in the report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that such a report would
provide valuable information about the Valko Initiative to the Council and to all
interested residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, the preparation of an Elections Code section 9212 report is
not a project under provisions and requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, together with related State CEQA Guidelines (collectively,
"CEQA"), in that this is administrative action which does not involve a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect impact on the physical environment; and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
Resolution No . 16-027
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1. The City Council directs City staff to:
a. Prepare a Report on the effects of the Vallco Initiative pursuant to
Elections Code section 9212, addressing each of the impacts specified in subsection
(a)(l)-(7) of that section, to the extent applicable, as well as any other items identified by
the City Council, including comparison to other pending initiatives; and
b. Retain, at the direction of the City Manager, any consultants that
the City Manager determines are necessary to complete the Report, in an amount not to
exceed $180,000.00; and
c. Present the Report to the City Council no later than the latest date
authorized by Elections Code section 9212(b ); and
2. The City of Cupertino's Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year 2015/2016 is
hereby amended to appropriate $180,000.00 for the preparation of the Report.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cupertino this 31st day of March, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council
Chang, Vaidhyanathan, Paul, Sinks, Wong
None
None
None
APPROVED:
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk