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Yui He (identified in the meeting as Yu Yu), who said she serves as vice chair of the Housing Commission but was speaking for herself, said a corporate property manager raised her rent after previous increases and delayed or ignored her request for rent relief. She described that the day after she gave notice to move, her unit was listed for less than the amount she had been offered, and she said the pattern is common among friends who have been displaced.

Connie Cunningham, chair of the Housing Commission (speaking for herself), supported Yui He’s request and said He brought renter perspectives to commission work. Both speakers asked the council to investigate management practices that lead to displacement and to create a designated renter seat on the Housing Commission to ensure consistent renter representation; they noted renters make up about 40 percent of Cupertino’s population.

Council did not take formal action during the meeting but was asked to investigate the alleged management practices and to consider the proposal to add a renter seat. Council members acknowledged the comments and staff follow‑up was requested.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cupertino City Council Meeting - July 15, 2025 (Part 1)","oneSentenceSummary","A Cupertino housing commissioner and a renter who said she was priced out urged the City Council to investigate large property management firm practices that lead to renter displacement and to create a designated renter seat on the housing commission.","taxTitle","Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California","taxId",3985,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6549818,"Residents press council to study highway noise, request coordination with VTA and Caltrans",222,3550000,3772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22&start=3550&end=3772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22/thumbnail_3550000.jpg","/articles/6549818/Cupertino/Santa-Clara-County/California/Residents-press-council-to-study-highway-noise-request-coordination-with-VTA-and-Caltrans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6549818-e50907cd79ffec894622028fbf60f014/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=CRUh1aNi1K6lX91OhJoaQQm7rFs7dIuK5q4GgvqwXwRat1xwfjYASB~ZxP50fGv~-3RvXyhmp2a9LW1DddqzdAEbsuC~66et4RGEMXRSL8Milb8UhepkIYGiQ-E0UklO80ZHyhSiPi90O9zox09dmbh3v~5192DEa98u5FbF2ZEuCnm0f7KiSnuEzbWZ9VvBplyhWAv39Ve0ER65axNDKVrprt975dKM4AweUFswUFT8EEYqhEmSK3yXK8EFXcPe3FJKMbTNLRIYrf-Ff6MiKuSZ3zptKyAP8gtG-F5~3jUAN-baAdv1nBdQtOwLIp1QFKMmMV8QY3L0hCLKdL5l~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Cupertino residents spoke during oral communications on July 15 to describe persistent and loud highway noise affecting neighborhoods near State Route 280 and other corridors and asked the council to treat noise as a health and safety issue in the upcoming general plan update.

Speakers described noise levels they said ranged from the mid‑60s up to peaks above 80–90 decibels in some spot readings taken by neighbors. Peggy Griffin, who lives one house from the I‑280 sound wall near Lucille and North Blaney, said the noise is “significant” where the wall has openings and asked the council to include noise in the health and safety chapter of the general plan and to ask VTA and Caltrans for mitigation.

Another speaker, Jin Wong, presented neighborhood measurements and asked the city to study noise and seek help from VTA and Caltrans to mitigate impacts; he said measured averages in some locations were about 63–76 dB with higher peaks and noted federal guidance ties high, constant noise to hearing risk. Rhoda Frey and others also raised concerns about industrial and truck noise at local sites and urged monitoring of reclamation plans and trucking operations affecting neighborhoods.

Speakers asked the council to consider updating the scope of the city’s contract with PlaceWorks (the general plan consultant) to add noise into the health and safety chapter. Council members invited staff to follow up with residents and coordinate with county and regional agencies where project authority lies.

The comments were part of the public comment period; the council did not take a formal vote on policy changes during the meeting but directed staff to consider follow‑up and to coordinate with partner agencies on technical noise studies and potential mitigation requests.","Multiple residents told the council about high noise from Highway 280 and SR‑85 openings in sound walls and urged the city to add noise to the general plan health and safety chapter, to press VTA and Caltrans for mitigation, and to study health impacts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6549823,"Council approves consent calendar, adopts weed‑abatement liens and postpones Torrey Avenue annex design",1284,4349000,5633000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22&start=4349&end=5633","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22/thumbnail_4349000.jpg","/articles/6549823/Cupertino/Santa-Clara-County/California/Council-approves-consent-calendar-adopts-weedabatement-liens-and-postpones-Torrey-Avenue-annex-design","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6549823-3cf95afa675282bd31d0de3e0c548a36/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=CR77OELvQJFlwjaBseVnA49RkVoiw~ObtWCecr27i-loda-iZTmXqcK-JOgJrTmrNro45PZ8rKnUcgUA3QI7S5oQSSDqfcReF65vd3AkUQenKz4bSOt~32-GVNIA7h9hGoMt4pV1YwSL9MU7pkvcHsviJ3ANERjkKja2f0sQmM7LVPqH-peA0bDOVq1N9SMW0cIyE~guBtFA-wXGeBRICAFxjKLN1vGHRJ1kQzcZ~GNnFD4AIPf-YM9zt0I2JaKq7JCqapI9lapCzMprNUCc54xLJUXnD4CBNccL8zVXb9QmVIknye23d0EVOkYwDh6yASDZWyOUEdZmLB6dN6bsuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cupertino City Council on July 15 approved a package of routine consent items, adopted lien assessments for a county weed and brush abatement program and postponed consideration of the Torrey Avenue City Hall annex design contract to September.

Consent calendar: The council voted unanimously to approve consent calendar items 4–9. As part of that package the council summarized an employment agreement for the interim city manager that became effective May 2, 2025: a proposed base salary of $295,000 and total annual compensation of $417,191 inclusive of fringe benefits, payroll taxes and retirement contributions. The council directed staff to post the full agreement on the city website (the city clerk said the agreement would be posted the next day).

Torrey Avenue annex design contract: Council postponed a previously continued agenda item related to the Torrey Avenue City Hall annex design contract. The motion to postpone carried unanimously; the council directed staff to return the item in September (the motion as stated: postpone to September).

Weed and brush abatement liens: After a public hearing during which several property owners questioned charges and process, the council adopted Resolution No. 25‑067 approving lien assessments and collection of unpaid fees for the county’s annual weed and brush abatement program. City staff said the county’s report included 89 parcels with assessed fees totaling $52,302. The program uses an inspection fee applied to every parcel and additional administrative or contractor charges when parcels fail inspection and county contractors perform abatement; the council approved placement of the unpaid amounts as liens on the affected parcels and voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.

Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar (Items 4–9): Outcome — approved unanimously. Roll call: Fruin (Aye), Mohan (Aye), Wong (Aye), Vice Mayor Moore (Aye), Mayor Chow (Aye). Noted item: interim city manager employment agreement (base $295,000; total annual $417,191), agreement to be posted on city website.
- Torrey Avenue City Hall annex design contract (postponement): Outcome — postponed to September; vote unanimous (same roll call as above).
- Resolution 25‑067, weed and brush abatement lien assessments: Motion adopted unanimously. The county’s assessment report listed 89 parcels totaling $52,302 in fees; action approves placing assessments on tax rolls for collection.

Council members and staff clarified that the weed abatement program is a cost‑recovery program administered by the county, that parcels placed on the list remain for three years if violations persist, and that owners may contest assessed fees through the process described in city notices.","At the July 15 meeting the Cupertino City Council unanimously approved the consent calendar (items 4–9), including an interim city manager employment agreement; adopted liens for weed and brush abatement for 89 parcels; and postponed the Torrey Avenue City Hall annex design contract to September.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6549828,"VTA CEO outlines transit projects, revenue plans and SR‑85 work for West Valley cities",5406,95000,5501000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22&start=95&end=5501","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5422792-958a6b073360b8e38cdcaf72dc142a22/thumbnail_95000.jpg","/articles/6549828/Cupertino/Santa-Clara-County/California/VTA-CEO-outlines-transit-projects-revenue-plans-and-SR85-work-for-West-Valley-cities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6549828-52ce79b94cf4015f49f13bf1ccaf4066/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=gIEpne0Zy~phdqL0aDkVAvk564tegWVAR9O6KHACOcIz0ZD0zUwERWK3Vyv-ZJ~QWcy~fOYyXjhCRrEWtocOxkq3UJw8jhuRF39MGKDaUNuEY-rMZ7DyZm0YkjGYMbjq558jbD6i-NXe9P~kcMmfCOZUQLFg-0tUaN-o-vPX1~tl22EwOw8M-JED-LDP7bobNQrTVXBXkgIEu9nESM8S-hjhvPviaGdEMtRC9e6K58tsty2xUBP8Qcn2PZsHTCa0ZN1aeMS4Rm~4OwvkP5FHk3utUXMc~Y1YNd2l4RUzJEicuvZ~kkVT4zV9-etRlyNW2EG-8E4Cgip8260yr~9Plw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carolyn, chief executive officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), told the Cupertino City Council on July 15 that VTA runs bus, light rail and paratransit for Santa Clara County and also serves as the county’s congestion management agency, delivering highway and interchange projects and programming local, state and federal discretionary funds.

Carolyn said weekday bus ridership is recovering to roughly three‑quarters of pre‑pandemic levels (about 69,000 weekday bus riders compared with roughly 90,000 pre‑pandemic), while light rail remains substantially lower (about 12,200 weekday riders, roughly 42 percent of pre‑pandemic). She said access paratransit ridership is up compared with a year ago and that weekend ridership has recovered fully.

The CEO described VTA’s portfolio beyond transit operations: express lanes on SR‑237, I‑880 and US‑101; a transit‑oriented development program with more than 2,000 housing units built or planned; and work delivering highway interchanges for Caltrans, including the recent De La Cruz/Trimble interchange. She said VTA operates the county’s express lanes and has begun directing some of that revenue toward transit operations and bicycle/pedestrian projects.

Regarding the SR‑85 corridor, Carolyn said the Measure B program allocated $350 million to SR‑85 improvements and that about $21 million has been allocated so far with about $329 million remaining. VTA staff are restarting studies on SR‑85 to evaluate transit lanes and congestion‑relief alternatives and said the agency will coordinate with city staff, Caltrans and local officials.

She described a pilot noise‑reduction project on SR‑85 that uses a special pavement expected to reduce tire‑pavement noise for cars traveling up to 60 mph and said early estimates from pilot segments suggest a possible reduction in the order of magnitude of 10–13 decibels in controlled conditions; VTA will report back with measured results.

On BART Silicon Valley, she said the 6‑mile extension segment within the county is roughly a $12 billion program (five miles in subway) and that the Federal Transit Administration has committed about $5.1 billion toward the project; VTA needs a stronger finance plan and continuing work in Washington, D.C., to finalize federal agreements.

Council members asked about how VTA will handle competing mobility services and revenue alternatives. Council member Wong asked whether driverless services such as Waymo could coexist with VTA; Carolyn said shared‑ride services can complement fixed transit by solving first‑ and last‑mile gaps and that VTA has partnered with Uber during service disruptions. On non‑fare revenue, she said advertising is limited but that express lanes and ground leases from VTA’s transit‑oriented development portfolio are expected to become meaningful revenue sources over time. She described a recent downtown Almaden building purchase and plans to ground‑lease development sites as part of a long‑term revenue strategy.

Carolyn invited city staff and residents to provide feedback on SR‑85 planning and noted VTA is recruiting participants for a citizen working group that oversees Measure B funds.","VTA CEO presented countywide transit operations, ridership recovery, the SR‑85 corridor study and Measure B funding to the Cupertino City Council and answered council questions about noise mitigation, revenue strategies and partnerships with ride‑hail providers.","actionData","errors"]

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