Regular Meeting

Closed Session Report

City Attorney Floy Andrews announced no reportable action taken during the closed session held on June 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Ceremonial Items - None

Postponements And Orders of The Day

Council took action to reorder the agenda to hear Item No. 7 prior to Item No. 6. 

Consent Calendar 

Council took action to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1-5.

Action Calendar

7. Amend the Existing Agreement with Santa Clara County for Law Enforcement. 

Council took action to approve the staff recommendation to authorize the City Manager to continue negotiations and execute an amendment with the following changes:

1. extending the term of the current agreement for Law Enforcement Services to September 30, 2026; and
2. revising the cost methodology as proposed by the County to increase the contract in an amount not to exceed $6.4 million.
3. with an amendment to direct the City Manager to engage with the school superintendents and Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) to explore alternatives for cost sharing the School Resource Officers (SRO’s).

Public Hearings 

6. Consideration of Recommended Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27, adoption of the Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for FY 2026-27, establishment of the Appropriation Limit, and related actions.

Council took action to:

1. Continue the pickleball pilot program; provide a three-month update on the pilot program, particularly regarding enforcement, refer the pickleball noise issue to the Parks and Recreation Commission; and
2. Along with staff, come up with an array of options, including municipal code restrictions on the placement of additional pickleball courts near sensitive receptors; and
3. Allocate $10,000 for professional noise study to determine whether a sound wall at Memorial Park would reduce noise levels from both the bleachers and pickleball courts sufficiently to meet the municipal code noise ordinance; and
4. Remove funding for the sound wall until additional information and direction are available. The results of the noise study shall be referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission for discussion, including review of the impacts of the sound frequency.

Council made a friendly amendment to update the funding allocation from $10,000 to $15,000 based on the current noise study estimate. 

Council took action to approve the staff recommendation for Item 1, 2, and 3 as amended, to:

1.  Adopt Resolution No. 26-075 establishing an Operating Budget of $141,318,264 for FY 2026-27, which includes the following changes to the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget, published on May 4, 2026:

• Approve the operating budget of $141,293,145 outlined in the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget; and
• Approve a reduction in appropriations of $47,000 for recurring Chamber of Commerce funding agreement; and
• Approve additional appropriations of $25,000 for City Work Program Public Engagement Strategy; and
• Approve additional appropriations of $34,119 for the Council approved salary adjustment of Senior Assistant City Attorney; and
• Approve additional appropriations of $13,000 for RISE Housing Solutions; and
• Approve the allocation of $200,000 for RISE Housing funds to be budgeted in the General Fund previously funded in Special Revenue Fund as approved by Council on May 19, 2026; and
• Approve a reduction in revenues of ($224,320) relating to at-risk ERAF property tax; and
• Approve additional revenues of $15,000 for Law Enforcement related administrative fees; and
• Approve any other recommended changes as directed by City Council; and
  • With an amendment to remove Community Grant Funding allocations for Fremont Union High Schools Foundation ($8,500) and the Rotary Club of Cupertino ($3,000), and to allocate $5,000 to American Legion Post 642 Cupertino Wreaths Across America program and $2,500 to Cupertino Host Lions Club Fish-A-Thon; and
  • With an amendment to defund $60,000 for Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), as presented.

2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-076 establishing a Capital Improvement Program Budget of $14,235,000 for FY 2026-27, with the amendment to reduce the funding allocation for the Pickleball Sound Attenuation Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to $15,000 to conduct only a noise study; and
3. Adopt Resolution No. 26-077 establishing an Appropriation Limit of $148,461,383 for FY 2026-27.

Items Removed From The Consent Calendar - None

City Manager Report 

8. City Manager Report

City Manager Tina Kapoor included her City Manager Newsletter, which includes recent highlights and upcoming events as provided in the published agenda.

Oral Communications - Continued - None

Councilmember Reports

9. Councilmember Reports

Councilmembers included reports on their various committees and events as provided in the published agenda.

Future Agenda Items

As noted under Item No. 7:

• Chao requested that staff provide a staffing level chart comparable to those included in prior adopted budget documents. Staff indicated that the chart would be included in the FY 2026-27 Budget document and provided in an informational memorandum.
•  Fruen and Wang requested a Study Session to return with the First Quarter FY 2026-27 Budget Update to review cost estimates and implementation options for wildfire preparedness, mitigation, evacuation, and home-hardening initiatives.

10. Upcoming Draft Agenda Items Report

A tentative council meeting agenda calendar was provided in the published agenda.