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Welcome to Cupertino Connect
Cupertino Connect is your essential guide to important news, local events and the latest happenings around our vibrant City. This newsletter is a twice-monthly compilation of items of interest from the City and our partners. We hope you enjoy reading it. To subscribe, visit cupertino.org/cupertinoconnect.
Happy New Year from Cupertino
The City of Cupertino wishes everyone a Happy New Year! We are excited to bring in 2024 with lots of fun activities and events for the Cupertino Community. Best of luck to everyone in this new year.
Community Funding Grant Program
The City of Cupertino provides funding to local non-profit organizations in social services, fine arts, and other programs for the general public through the City’s Community Funding Grant Program. The Program is now open and accepting applications until Thursday, February 1. To apply and for additional information, visit the City’s Community Funding Grant Program webpage.
Questions can be emailed to communityfunding@cupertino.org.
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Federal Grant Award for Bollinger Road Project
In December, the Public Works Transportation Division received a $425,600 planning and development grant award through the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This grant funding will help fund traffic modeling, community outreach, design of the recommended roadway improvements, testing of various traffic safety interventions, and some traffic enforcement along Bollinger Road. This initial phase of the project is anticipated to occur over a two-year period, beginning in the summer of 2024. The grant funding requires a local match of $106,400. The project will require coordination and collaboration with the City of San Jose, as the southerly half of Bollinger Road falls within San Jose’s jurisdiction. For more information, visit here.
Vision Zero Action Plan Meeting
The City of Cupertino is developing a Vision Zero Action Plan to reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries to zero. As a community member, we are seeking your input to help make Cupertino streets safer for all. Please join us for our second virtual community meeting on Tuesday, January 23, at 6 p.m. to give your feedback. To learn more about the project and to RSVP for the meeting, please visit the project website: cupertino.org/visionzero. Register for meeting here: cityofcupertino.zoom.
Emergency Preparedness Outreach
The City continues to prioritize community resilience and emergency preparedness in neighborhoods. As part of the Neighbor-to-Neighbor pilot program, City staff are meeting with Block Leaders, which are neighborhood volunteers that promote community engagement with the City, and other interested community members at local gathering spots in 2024. These meetings offer an opportunity to connect with other Block Leaders, neighbors, and City Emergency Management staff on topics we all care about. The next event is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, at 2 p.m. We will meet at the Starbucks in the Crossroads Shopping Center, located at 20520 Stevens Creek Boulevard. To learn more about building resilient communities through the Block Leader program, visit www.cupertino.gov/BlockLeader or contact Marta Drown at MartaD@cupertino.gov.
Become a Block Leader Volunteer
On Wednesday, January 24, the City of Cupertino Block Leader Program will host its first meeting of the new year. Featured at this meeting will be the City’s Building Department and a review of the City permit processes and requirements. Register today to participate in the potluck. The meeting is open to all residents. Come meet your Block Leader, register as a volunteer, and learn about the City permitting process.
Sign up at these links to bring drinks , entree, vegetarian entree, and/or dessert.
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Safe Routes to School Working Group Meeting
On Wednesday, January 10, Safe Routes to School hosted their first Group meeting of the year to discuss how to create a safer environment for students and families in Cupertino to travel to and from school. Safe Routes to School Working Group meetings bring together the program's partners to discuss how to accomplish the program's mission and expand the program. For more information, please visit here.
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Affordable Housing on Wolfe Road
The County of Santa Clara's Office of Supportive Housing is issuing a Request for Offers (RFO) with the goal of identifying a development partner for the County-controlled property located at 10333 North Wolfe Road, Cupertino. In 2019, the County initiated a process to identify County sites that may be appropriate for affordable housing. Through this coordinated effort, several sites were identified and this property represents the County’s seventh County-led development. The intent of the RFO is to select a development partner that can deliver an entitled site for a mixed income community that includes educator workforce housing by December through a robust community engagement strategy. For more information, please email the Director of the Office of Supportive Housing at Consuelo.Hernandez@hhs.sccgov.org.
Community Emergency Response Team Academy
The Santa Clara County Fire Department offers the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy to train residents on disaster preparedness skills. CERT volunteers can assist their families and neighbors in a disaster or public safety emergency when first responders are not immediately available to help. Cupertino residents who complete the CERT Academy are invited to join the Cupertino Citizen Corps to volunteer with the Office of Emergency Management. Participants in the academy will learn disaster preparedness, disaster medical operations, disaster psychology, fire suppression, light search and rescue, and terrorism awareness.
- The Hybrid CERT Academy is (3) evening/in-person sessions, (3) evening/online sessions, and (1) final skills exercise during the day.
- Participants must attend all seven (7) class meetings to receive a Certificate of Completion.
- Fee: $35 fee covers the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) you will receive in this course: hard hat, gloves, eye protection, and N95 mask.
To sign-up and register for the Winter Academy, click here. For any questions, please contact Gracie Hernandez at cert@sccfd.org or Kenneth Ericksen at kennethe@cupertino.gov.
Hazardous Waste Events
With the holiday season behind us, more household hazardous waste (HHW) may be generated than usual. Items include holiday lights, electronics (kid’s toys, phones, TVs), batteries, chemicals, paints, and more. Mismanaged HHW can cause fires which results in trash truck damage, service delays, and safety risks to both staff and residents. Please do your part and keep hazardous waste out of our waste stream Cupertino residents can safely dispose of hazardous waste for free at the upcoming drop-off events: Saturday, January 13 in Sunnyvale or Saturday, January 27 in Santa Clara.
To schedule your free drop-off appointment, visit hhw.org or contact the HHW Program at (408) 299-7300 or hhwstaff@cep.sccgov.org
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City Hall Contact Information
The following departments are available by phone only on Fridays:
- Building (408) 777-3228
- Business License (408) 777-3221
- Planning (408) 777-3308
- Public Works (408) 777-3354
- Finance (408) 777-3220
- City Manager's Office
*Please note some lines may be unattended from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Any non-urgent service requests for trees, roadways, sidewalks, trash, or parks can be submitted at cupertino.org/311. For urgent requests after hours, contact Santa Clara County Communications at (408) 299-2507.
The Scene
The Scene is the City's official quarterly publication to highlight exciting and important news around Cupertino.
While 2023 may have brought unprecedented challenges, the resilient spirit of the City of Cupertino continued to shine bright throughout the year. As we look back on the past year, we are grateful to the Cupertino community for their unwavering determination, passion, and dedication to unity. Take a look at some of the highlights throughout the year while we eagerly look forward to what the new year has to hold.
Please note: Due to the ongoing impacts to the City of Cupertino's budget, the Cupertino Scene will be reducing the frequency of publication from a monthly schedule to a quarterly schedule. You can expect the next spring issue on Monday, April 1.
Download and read at cupertino.org/scene.
What do you love about Cupertino Connect? What can we improve to give you the most interesting and relevant information about what's happening in your City?
Please send us an email: communication@cupertino.gov and we look forward to hearing from you!
Law Enforcement Reports
The Sheriff’s weekly report for December 18 through January 7 can be accessed here.
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