Several Cupertino residents used oral communications on Dec. 2 to press the city for help with local quality-of-life and safety issues.

Homeowner Michael Chang described ongoing speeding and nighttime noise from vehicles using the Morro Bay Terrace laneway as a cut-through between Mary Avenue and Stevens Creek Boulevard and said the private developer, Related California, installed staggered speed bumps that have increased ambient noise near homes. He asked the council to intervene because the developer has declined to act without direction from the city.

Susan Bloomfield and other Memorial Park pickleball players urged the council to install sound-attenuation measures at the courts. Bloomfield said sound barriers she has seen elsewhere reduce noise and that many players — city residents and visitors — support mitigation. Another speaker, Arif, described children’s safety concerns, said he had filed 311 reports, and said he had been referred among departments when seeking enforcement on vaping at the courts.

City staff said they facilitated a meeting in August with the developer and operators that appeared productive and that staff will follow up on agreements about alternative traffic calming measures. On pickleball complaints, staff said engineers examined the option of attaching attenuation material to the existing fence but determined the fence was not structurally sufficient; installing a wall would incur cost and would require council direction to explore. Staff also said they had reviewed 311 tickets and shared information with the county sheriff’s office for enforcement on vaping complaints and will follow up with residents.

Council members asked staff to bring back options for additional traffic-calming measures and to return with cost estimates and implementation approaches for park noise mitigation if the council wanted to pursue a structural solution.

Next steps: staff will re-engage Related California and report back on the August meeting’s status, and will return to council with options and cost estimates for sound mitigation at Memorial Park and with enforcement follow‑up on vaping complaints.