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Council Actions Newsletter

City Council Meeting

Watch the November 18, 2025 Meeting (Agenda), which was also continued to December 1, 2025 Meeting (Agenda)

Ceremonial Items

1. Recognition of Members of Armed Forces, Veterans, and their Families

Council recognized members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families

2. Recognition of Police Officers, Firefighters, First Responders and their Families

Council recognized police officers, firefighters, first responders and their families.

3. Proclamation recognizing the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II

Council presented the proclamation recognizing the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II to the following organizations:

• Jennifer Cheung and Ignatius Y. Ding, representing the Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia

• Judge Lillian Sing and Hon. Judge Julie Tang, representing the “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition
• Ling Li and Cathy Tsang, representing the Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War
• Betty Yuan and Deborah Zhao, representing the WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall

4. Recognition of November 29, 2025 as Small Business Saturday

Council presented the proclamation recognizing November 29, 2025 as Small Business Saturday. Economic Development Manager Daniel Degu and the following Economic Development Committee members received the proclamation:

• Manjari Asawa
• Jennifer Yip (EDC and business owner of two Cupertino businesses: Paint Nail Beauty Spa and Sense Head Spa)
• Tracy Kosolcharoen
• Tracy Kosolcharoen
• Vice Chair Selina Kaing

Presentations 

5. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Operational Overview presentation

Jim Frawley, Emergency Manager Consultant, and Ken Ericksen, Citizen Corps Coordinator for the City of Cupertino, presented this item.

Postponements and Orders of The Day

6. Appeal of fee determination made by the City Collector for Business License renewal; public hearing pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code (CMC) Section 5.04.480(C); Appellant: Annie Lee; Business: Lee's Sandwiches; Business Address: 20363 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014 (Postponed from September 3, 2025)

Council took action to postpone this item to the next meeting when the Council will discuss the business license policy. Council passed the motion.

Consent Calendar

Councilmember Wang removed Items 13 and 16 from the Consent Calendar.

Mayor Chao gave an oral report for Item 15.

Council took action to approve Consent Calendar items  and removed Items 13 and 16 for discussion after the Action Calendar.

Public Hearings

17. Amendment to FY 25-26 Fee Schedule to establish fee for ministerial two lot Urban Lot Split Applications

This item was discussed but was continued to a Special Meeting on Monday, December 1, 2025 due to a zoom outage.

All items below were discussed on December 1, 2025

Public Hearings(Continued)

1. Amendment to FY 25-26 Fee Schedule to establish fee for ministerial two lot Urban Lot Split Applications (Continued from November 18, 2025)

Council took action to Adopt Resolution No. 25-098 to amend the City’s FY 25-26 Fee Schedule - Schedule C - to establish a new, reduced fee for Ministerial Urban Lot-Split Applications

Action Calendar

2. City Manager's First Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26; Budget Modification No. 2526-419, decreasing appropriations by $674,221 and increasing revenues by $503,628 resulting in a $1,177,849 increase to unassigned fund balance

Council took action to: 

1. Accept the City Manager’s First Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and

2. Adopt Resolution No. 25-099 approving Budget Modification No. 2526-419, decreasing appropriations by $674,221 and increasing revenues by $503,628 resulting in a $1,177,849 increase to unassigned fund balance.

3. Review first quarterly update for the FY 25-27 City Work Program and make modifications with items from the Future Agenda Items requested by Councilmembers ("TBD List")

Council took action to:

1. Receive first quarterly update for the FY 2025-27 City Work Program;
2. Approve the TBD list and the FY 25-27 City Work Program, as modified:

Amended TBD list (Attachment D) modifications

• Remove Items 1-4 
• Add Item 10 (retail) and Item 11 (park) to the City Work Program and complete by July 2026
• Remove Item 17 (BBF) and Item 18 (BBF swimming pool) which have been answered or will be answered by informational memo 
• Approve the remaining staff recommendations 

• Add Item 25 (proposed by Wang): an informational memo on resident vs. non-resident fee structure, justification for fees, and preferential access for residents

• Remove the Sign Ordinance from the City Work Program 

• Separate the Retrofit of City Hall and Annex/EOC in the City Work Program 

• Add Item 20 (additional Housing Element sites) to the City Work Program, with an informational memo from the City Attorney first, and a potential study session if needed

Council also requested an informational memo for item 10 and the current approval process for the artistic bike rack projects. 

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