CC 10-05-2021 Study Session Item No. 1 Housing Element Survey_Late Written Communications1
Cyrah Caburian
From:Joseph Fruen <jrfruen@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 5, 2021 5:37 PM
To:City Clerk; Kirsten Squarcia
Cc:Darcy Paul; Kitty Moore; Liang Chao; Jon Robert Willey; Hung Wei; Cupertino City Manager's Office
Subject:For public comment re: Housing Element Study Session - 10/5/2021 City Council Meeting; 5:30 pm
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Mayor Paul, Councilmembers & Staff:
Thank you for holding today's study session on the Housing Element process and the housing survey. I think that the
public would benefit from some clarification as to how the housing survey will be folded into the Housing Element
planning process. It is noteworthy that the survey's results significantly understate the views of and feedback of renters,
a community of interest that has historically been underrepresented in Cupertino's planning process. The survey notes a
response rate of less than 17% self‐identified renters. By contrast, renters make up approximately 39% of Cupertino
households per Baird + Driskell's Housing Needs Data Report: Cupertino as prepared for MTC‐ABAG earlier this year
(available https://mtcdrive.app.box.com/s/nei8x775oi5m47mqhu8ctpyyqrioa2v3/file/794789523569), which I've
excerpted below:
In light of AB 686's outreach mandates, how does staff envision incorporating the results of the housing survey into the
Housing Element that will remain consistent, not just with the letter of that law and HCD's guidelines, but with its clear
spirit‐‐ensuring that all voices, especially historically underrepresented voices, are heard in this planning process‐‐so that
the public can have greater certainty that our Housing Element will ultimately receive HCD certification?
Many thanks for today's session,
J.R. Fruen
Cupertino resident