CC 01-28-2020 CUPERTINO APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
ROLL CALL
At 5:30 p.m. Mayor Steven Scharf called the Special City Council meeting to order in the City
Hall Conference Room A, 10300 Torre Avenue.
Present: Mayor Steven Scharf, Vice Mayor Darcy Paul, and Councilmembers Liang Chao, Rod
Sinks, and Jon Robert Willey. Absent: None.
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS- None
COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
1. Subject: Interview applicants for commissions with terms expiring on the Housing
Commission, Sustainability Commission, and Technology, Information, and
Communications Commission (TICC)
Recommended Action: Conduct interviews and make appointments to the Housing
Commission, Sustainability Commission, and Technology, Information, and
Communications Commission (TICC)
Written Communications for this item included emails to Council, an updated interview
schedule, an amended Attachment J - Commission Attendance Report, and written
comments from applicants and the Sustainability Commission liaison.
Mayor Scharf opened public comment and the following individuals spoke:
Jean Bedord (Cupertino resident)- talked about senior community appointments and
input for projects, and priority funding for senior services.
Mayor Scharf closed public comment.
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During the ballot voting process Council appointed Sashi Begur to a full term ending
1/30/24 on the Public Safety Commission (Scharf, Paul, Willey) and the Parks and
Recreation Commission (Scharf, Chao, Paul); and Eric Shan as 1st Alternate on the Public
Safety Commission (Chao, Paul, Sinks, Willey).
Paul moved and Sinks seconded to remove Sashi Begur from the Public Safety
Commission and move to the Parks and Recreation Commission; and to move Eric Shan
to the Public Safety Commission.
Paul modified his motion to remove Sashi Begur from appointment to the Public Safety
Commission to 1st alternate, and to primary (member) on the Parks and Recreation; and
to move Eric Shan from 1st alternate to primary (member) on the Public Safety
Commission. The motion carried unanimously.
Council conducted interviews and made the following appointments:
Housing Commission
Tessa Parish to a full term ending 1/30/24 (Scharf, Paul, Chao, Willey)
Sue Bose (business representative) reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/24
(unanimous)
Alternates
Eric Shan 1st alternate (Scharf, Paul, Chao, Willey)
Heather Payne 2nd alternate (Scharf, Paul, Chao)
Sam Vicchrilli 3rd alternate (consensus)
Sustainability Commission
Ram Mohan to a partial term (does not count as first term) ending 1/30/22 (filling
vacancy from Angela Chen appointment to Audit Committee) (unanimous)
Vignesh Swaminathan (Business Representative) reappointed to a full term ending
1/30/24 (unanimous)
Anna Weber (Educational Representative) reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/24
(Scharf, Paul, Sinks, Willey)
Lakshmi "Meera" Ramanathan reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/24 (unanimous)
Alternates
Rose Grymes 1st alternate (unanimous)
Technology,Information, and Communications Commission (TICO
Rajaram Soundararajan reappointed to a full term ending 1/30/24 (Scharf, Paul, Chao,
Sinks)
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Eliza Du to a full term ending 1/30/24 (Scharf, Paul, Chao, Willey)
Alternates
Lakshminarasimha Ankireddipally 1st alternate (unanimous)
Bo Zhang 2nd alternate (Paul, Chao, Sinks, Willey)
Anil Garg 3rd alternate (Paul, Chao, Willey)
Note: The official ballots are available in the City "Records" digital archives and the City's
website in the "Agendas &Minutes" meeting details.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:55 p.m., Mayor Scharf adjourned the meeting.
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Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
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