Council Actions Newsletter
City Council Meeting
City Council Actions:
Closed Session Report
City Attorney Floy Andrews reported on the actions taken during the closed session held at 5:30 p.m. City Attorney Andrews reported that there was no reportable action.
Ceremonial Items
Mayor Chao announced the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, at the Cupertino Veterans Memorial.
Presentations
3. Presentation from Toyokawa Sister City delegation regarding recent student exchange
Council received the presentation from Toyokawa Sister City delegation regarding recent student exchange.
4. Presentation from Hsinchu Sister City delegation regarding recent student exchange
Council received the report from the Hsinchu Sister City delegation regarding their recent student exchange.
5. Presentation from Santa Clara Valley Water Valley District on recent updates from the District
Council received the presentation from Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Postponements and Orders of The Day
Chao moved and Moore seconded to reorder the agenda to hear item 13 before item 12. The motion passed.
Consent Calendar
Council took action to approve items 6 - 10.
Public Hearings
11. Introduce an ordinance for Municipal Code Amendments to Title 16, Buildings and Construction, of the Cupertino Municipal Code adopting the California Buildings Standards Code and Fire Code, for consistency with Assembly Bill 130 and making local exceptions as mandated by the State of California
Council took action to:
- Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 25-2278: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Chapters 16.02, 16.04, 16.06, 16.10, 16.16, 16.20, 16.24, 16.40, 16.42, 16.54, 16.58, 16.62, 16.64, 16.68 and 16.80 of Title 16 of the Cupertino Municipal Code adopting the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Wildland-Urban Interface, Fire, Historical Building Code, Fire, Existing Building Code, Green Building Standards Code, Referenced Standards Code, Uniform Housing Code, and Property Maintenance Code with certain exceptions, deletions, modifications, additions and amendments”;
- Adopt Resolution No. 25-092 making factual findings with respect to the local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions necessary to make local amendments to the California Building Standards Code.
- Find the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308; and
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Amend to include the Tier 2 correction to Section 4.106.4.2.6, and direct staff to review the language, including the pros and cons, of the two optional items (Appeals and Interpretive Authority), and return with recommendations.
Study Session
12. Update on the development of the Active Transportation Plan, including a summary of Phase 1 activities and an overview of what to expect during Phase 2
Council took action to:
- Drop “Public Input” from ranking criteria since it’s not objective and unreliable.
- Remove Fairness as a ranking criteria as the CIP adoption process will address that.
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Add “Cost-efficiency (user impact)” to ranking criteria - low cost high impact projects should have high priority; Grant funding.
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Add impact to vehicular traffic to artery streets as to a ranking criteria to subtract points.
- Add and prioritize technology solutions such as sensor driven pedestrian bicyclist detection
o Safe driving technology - speedometer, red light cameras
- Need inputs from drivers on dangerous points.
- School crossing - needs traffic management too, in addition to bike and ped infrastructure.
- Need data:
- Longer trip data from cell phone data, in addition to short trip data
- Project list generated
- Data for De Anza Buffered Bike Lane connected so far.
- Hopper data
- TDM data from Apple
Action Calendar
13. Introduce Ordinance No. 25-2279: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending City Code Title Five (Business Licenses and Regulations) to Establish Chapter 5.51 to Regulate Film Production.”
Council took action to conduct the first reading, with the below amendments, of Ordinance No. 25-2279: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending City Code Title Five (Business Licenses and Regulations) to Establish Chapter 5.51 to Regulate Film Production.”
City Manager Report
14. City Manager Report
Interim City Manager Tina Kapoor reported on recent highlights and upcoming events as provided in the published agenda.
Councilmember Reports
15. Councilmember Reports
Councilmembers reported on their various committees and events as provided in the published agenda.
Future Agenda Items
16. Upcoming Draft Agenda Items Report
A tentative council meeting agenda calendar was provided in the published agenda.
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