CC, PC, HC 05-11-2021 Item No. 1 Housing Element Study Session_Late Written Communications05-11-2021
City Council, Planning
Commission and
Housing Commission
Joint Study Session #2
Housing Element
Update
Written Comments
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jenny Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:24 PM
To:City Council; City Clerk; City of Cupertino Planning Commission
Subject:No Way are We Rezoning Neighborhoods from R1
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Dear City Council:
There is no way that the R1 neighborhoods in Cupertino are going to Multifamily.
Thank you.
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jenny Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:18 PM
To:City Council
Subject:High Density Housing Along Stevens Creek Blvd.
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Dear City Council:
Are we supposed to upzone neighborhoods along Stevens Creek Blvd?
How does that happen? Are the people in the neighborhoods asked whether They want their neighborhoods upzoned?
Or are we supposed to build High Density Housing on every piece of land adjoining Stevens Creek Blvd., Wiping out any
retail or commercial or medical office in favor of housing?
Every thing will be housing and there will be no services? Just 200 foot High Housing complexes with no roads or schools
or stores?
Wow. A city of just housing. No jobs. What a weird vision of utopia?
Also, no way are we rezoning R1 to multi‐family.
As far as I know, the governor is Gavin Newsom, not Scott Wiener or Buffy Wicks or Toni Atkins.
Thank you,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jenny Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:57 PM
To:City Council; City of Cupertino Planning Dept.; City Clerk
Cc:grenna5000@yahoo com
Subject:Pasadena Had 9000 Housing Units in Their RHNA Numbers??
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Dear City Council:
Pasadena was supposed to build 9000 RHNA housing units?? You have got to be kidding!
In what universe are these dictators of RHNA numbers operating?? Did they even realize There was something called
Covid? I don't know who is telling the RHNA Boards to get These outrageous numbers?? Is it the Big Housing Money
Sources? Or is RHNA just making This stuff up or drawing the numbers out of a Magic Act Top Hat??
At this point, I think they used the Top Hat!!
Unbelievable!! Irrational!! Totally mind‐boggling!!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 7:44 PM
To:City Council; City Clerk
Cc:grenna5000@yahoo.com
Subject:Is There Democracy in California Any More?
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Dear City Council:
It sounds like the Housing Element has become a tool for the
people who fund the high density housing bills. They get to
make the decisions about what is built in California.
The term" by right" and "ministerial" are terms that only came
into play from the High Density Housing bills. It is wording that
the backers of the bills came up with and are trying to pass
off as law for the rest of the state. None of the public ever
got to vote on these topics or make comments about them.
"By right" and "ministerial" are anti city and anti environment.
No politician should be peddling bills that use "by right" or
"ministerial" because they are anti voter, anti public and
anti local control.
It sounds like the special interest money is paying to have
"by right" and "ministerial" in the bills. The public is not so easily
duped.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Grfffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jennifer Griffin <grenna5000@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:52 PM
To:City Council; City Clerk
Cc:City of Cupertino Planning Commission
Subject:Who Believes What HCD Says Anymore
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Dear City Council:
I find it laughable that HCD is dictating to Cupertino where to
put housing? That is a lot of nerve, considering that HCD has been
overtly influence by the money from the High Density Housing
Bills. I am sure that the authors of the High Density Housing
Bills are dictating any and every policy for HCD.
The farce continues as stated before.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Griffin
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Steve Kelly <svproperties@att.net>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:49 PM
To:City Council
Subject:Fw: Cupertino Housing Element
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May 10, 2021
Cupertino City Council & Planning Commission
10300 Torre Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014
Dear Mayor & Council Members:
Housing is in desperate need because cities and counties in California have not done what is necessary to
build more market rate and affordable housing. At your last housing meeting the City Council Members and
Planning Commissioners said you need more funds to build affordable housing in Cupertino. You are correct
and you do not need to go to the state or federal government to make it happen.
You need to maximize developer contributions the list below is the best way to make that happen.
1. Reduce the minimum SFR lot size to 5,000 sq. ft. so more homes will be built, and more funds will
be contributed by developers for affordable housing.
2. Increase height limits along Stevens Creek Blvd and De Anza Blvd for high density housing projects. San Jose already
has high density housing planned along Stevens Creek and Santa Clara has done the same along the El Camino Real.
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3. Offer density bonuses for developers that provide more than the minimum amount of affordable
housing.
4. Infill projects should allow more Town Home and Condo Developments instead of single‐family homes.
More families would be helped since town homes and condos require less space for a 2 or 3 bedroom
home.
As a former Planning Commissioner on the Santa Clara Commissioner myself, and having served on the
Stevens Creek Advisory Commission for the City of San Jose I know these changes would work to increase
market rate and affordable housing in Cupertino as well. It will just take bold action by the Cupertino City
Council & its Planning Commission.
Sincerely,
Steve Kelly
Steve Kelly
Real Estate Broker (R)
License#01100262
408-482-0318
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Connie Cunningham <cunninghamconniel@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:58 PM
To:City Clerk
Cc:Cunningham Connie
Subject:Two Clarification questions: Topic: Special Meeting Joint Study Session II - May 11, 2021
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Dear Kirsten,
Topic: Special Meeting Joint Study Session II - May 11, 2021
Hello, I have two questions that I will be asking tonight, but wondered if it would be helpful to have the consultants take
a look ahead of time.
1. Page 3, paragraph 1, of the report: Please describe lot consolidation and flexible development‐ with an example of
each. (HE‐1.3.3 and HE‐1.3.4)
2. Page 9, final paragraph, of the report: Please compare this HE policy (HE‐1.3.3 and HE‐1.3.4) to the land
assemblage program discussed on page 9.
Thank you, Connie