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Study Session #1
Housing Element
Process and
Housing Survey
Written Comments
Cyrah Caburian
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Jon Wizard <jon@yimbylaw.org>
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 4:21 PM
Kirsten Squarcia; Cupertino City Manager's Office; City Attorney's Office
Darcy Paul; Liang Chao; Kitty Moore; Hung Wei; Jon Robert Willey;
housingelements@hcd.ca.gov
Agenda Item #1 - Housing Element Survey
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To Whom it May Concern:
The city's housing element survey is not a statistically valid source of information because it is skewed by an
overrepresentation of homeowners. Pursuant to AB 686 andGovernment Code 65583(c)(7), the city must engage
members of under-represented and vulnerable groups, such as People of Color and those with disabilities, as well as
make a diligent effort to solicit input from all economic sectors of the community, respectively. This survey
demonstrates that from the outset, the housing element process in Cupertino is flawed, whichwill only lead to a bad
outcome. If you get the ingredients wrong when you cook a meal, adding a bunch of salt once it's done doesn't fix that
you used the wrong ingredients. Likewise, if the city uses the flawed results of this survey to "inform" its housing
element, it can expect a bad housing element that is geared toward solving iSsueS identified by only one portion of the
community-a group that has moreresources, housinginsecurity, and opportunity than any other group.
If the city endeavors to do even a passable job with its housing element-not even good, just acceptable -it will
supplement this sophomoric "survey" with a professionally facilitated, statistically valid, and useful survey that truly
reflects the conditions in the community.
Continually Disappointed,
Jon
Jon Wizard
Policy Director ha/him
Campaign for Fair Housing Elements
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#10
Density Bonus
Ordinance
Written Comments
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Cyrah Caburian
From:Jean Bedord <Jean@bedord.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 5, 2021 4:30 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Agenda Item #10 Density Bonus Ordinance
Attachments:Bedord Council - 2021-10-056 Agenda #10 Density.pptx
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I'd like to use this for my comments on this agenda item.
Thanks.
Warm regards,
Jean Bedord
Cell: 408‐966‐6174 / Land line: 408‐252‐5220
10/5/2021
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Density Bonus Ordinance
•Jean Bedord
•Cupertino City Council
•Oct. 5, 2021
Council Accountability for Agenda Items
•Staff time
•Develop staff report
•Identify and develop background materials
•Legal Review
•Scheduling and processing
•Planning Commission
•Commissioner review
•Meeting time
•City Council
•City manager and council member reviews
•Meeting time
•Closed sessions to consider potential lawsuits
•Public engagement
Opportunity costs – what else is not getting done?
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Accountability for Density Bonus Ordinance
•Dec. 15, 2020 Council resolution (not ordinance) to circumvent Jan. 1 2021 effective date of AB2345
•Council warned of potential litigation
•Feb. 23, 2021 Planning commission passed 4‐1
•April 6., 2021 Council agenda postponed due to late night
•April 20, 2021 Council agenda – passed 4‐1
•Letters warning of potential HCD actions against city
•May 3, 2021 Housing and Community Development (HCD) advisory letter
•May 4, 2021 Council Second Reading – passed 4‐1
•Public comment included warnings of litigation
•Aug. 10, 2021 Planning Commission – deadlocked 2‐2.
•Sept. 7, 2021 Council agenda item rescheduled due to lack of approval by Planning Commission
•Sept. 14, 2021 Planning Commission – passed 3‐2
•Oct. 5, 2021 Council agenda item
Recommend approval of staff recommendations – STOP wasting resources!
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