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Coverage of the July 27, 2021 Cupertino City Council Special Teleconference Meeting.
(Live Streamed Version)
A
A
B
Hello
and
welcome
to
a
special
meeting
of
the
cupertino
city
council
today
is
july.
27
2021
welcome
back.
This
is
technically
our
first
live
public
meeting
back
and
we're
in
conference
room
c.
We
do
have
an
open
component
of
tonight's
meeting
as
well
as
a
closed
component.
This
is
the
regular
tuesday,
where
we
consider
the
litigation
oriented
matters
confronting
the
city
and
we
also
have
a
new
city
manager,
greg
larson.
B
And
I'm
here
very
good,
and
so
I
don't
see
any
members
of
the
public
that
are
here
live
right
now
in
conference
room
c,
because
this
is
a
hybrid
meeting.
What
is
happening
is
that
people
have
three
options
of
speaking
to
us
from
the
public.
Just
to
give
you
a
sense
beforehand,
you
can
either
raise
your
hand
on
zoom.
B
Earlier
this
summer
we
made
some
modifications
to
the
agenda
setting
process
for
cupertino,
which
is
of
course,
a
very
important
process,
because
that's
where
the
genesis
of
all
of
the
items
on
our
agendas
begins,
and
so
we
ended
up
having
the
ability
to
get
our
council
member
exposure.
All
of
our
council
members
exposure
to
the
mayor's
agenda,
setting
process,
as
well
as
having
a
good
divvying
up
of
the
remainder
of
the
staff
updates
to
council
on
the
agendas
now
in
the
interim.
B
B
Such
that
questions
could
be
brought
forth
to
the
manager,
the
assistant
city
manager,
as
well
as
the
city
attorney
and
save
a
lot
of
staff
time,
because
we
will
no
longer
be
having
a
full
department
head
and
a
city
council
member,
a
briefing
for
each
of
the
agendas.
The
points
of
contact
will
be
our
city,
manager
and
assistant
city
matters.
So
to
me,
it
sounded
really
good
and
greg
over
the
weekend
put
in
weekend
time.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
larson,
for
being
willing
to
sacrifice
a
fair
portion
of
your
saturday.
D
Mr
mayor
I'll
just
say
thank
you
for
that
great
staff
report.
I
don't
really
have
anything
to
add,
except
to
highlight
the
real
advantages
I
see
to
this
and
first
bernie,
the
public
who's
watching
the
meeting.
The
attachment
to
the
staff
report
probably
lays
it
out
most
clearly
to
understand
what's
happening,
but
the
real
advantages
are.
The
council
gets
information
earlier
both
in
terms
of
what's
coming
on
a
future
council
agenda
and
letting
staff
know
information
they
want
included
in
the
staff
reports.
D
You
will
have
an
opportunity
to
ask
questions
as
you
already
do,
but
staff
is
committing
to
get
you
answers
to
those
questions
as
they're
available
earlier,
we
retain
the
current
council
prerogative,
two
members
of
council
asking
to
have
something
on
the
future
agenda
and
the
mayor
to
set
those
agendas
to
approve
the
agendas.
We
do
have
the
incidental
benefit
of
reduced
staff
time.
D
Even
if
they're
not
needed
waiting
for
meetings
and
what
I
think
is
the
biggest
benefit
is
we
will
be
getting
feedback
from
each
member
of
the
council
immediately
following
each
council
meeting
on
how
that
meeting
went
so,
staff
can
go
into
a
continuous
improvement
process
to
better
meet
your
needs
and
the
community's
needs.
So
I'll
stop
there
and
take
any
questions
from
the
council
republic.
B
That's
perfectly
excellent.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
city
manager,
and
what
I
will
add
is
that
we
are
presented
with
an
option
because
of
the
current
way.
We
do
it.
Two
of
our
council
members,
vice
mayor
chow,
as
well
as
councilmember
willie,
going
in
order
of
seniority,
have
had
the
opportunity
to
sit
in
with
me
under
the
current
cycle
and
observe
the
mayor's
agenda
review
setting
meeting.
B
If
we
change
the
way
that
this
agenda
setting
review
process
goes,
then
council,
member
moore,
as
well
as
council
member
way,
will
not
have
the
ability
to
sit
in
on
that.
However,
at
that
point,
if
we
were
to
change
it,
it
no
longer
becomes.
You
know
our
process,
at
least
for
the
remainder
of
this
current
term.
E
So
I
think
I've
been
through
it
once
right
as
it
turns
out.
I
think,
under
the
city
of
germany's
advice
at
that
time,
mayor
actually
set
the
agenda
with
the
sitting
region
before
so
that
one
hour
was
no
different
than
the
agenda
review
we
had,
and
not
only
that
I
was
not
allowed
to
even
make
ask
questions.
E
D
B
Of
course,
okay,
so
I
don't
see
any
other
answers
for
questions
clarifying
from
staff.
It
seems
like
we
all
have
a
handle
on
what
the
options
are.
I
do
see
a
member
of
the
public
with
a
hand
raised
and
so
jennifer
griffin.
I
will
go
ahead
and
unmute
you
and
I'll
remind
the
public
that
you'll
need
to
have
your
hand
raised
by
the
time
by
the
time.
The
first
speaker
is
done,
but
also
remind
us,
because
we
have
a
hybrid
situation
tonight
and
possibly
going
forward,
but
we'll
see
how
this
works
out.
B
C
Okay,
I
still
don't
trust
this
tablet.
You
know
what
let
me
just
make
a
comment
initially,
since
this
is
the
first
time
with
masks
on.
Could
you
all
be
very
make
sure,
when
you're
speaking
that
you
speak
slowly
and
very
very
clearly,
I
think
you
guys
are
doing
a
great
job,
but
I
lost
a
couple
of
comments
from
people
because
they
were
muffled
and
you
know.
C
I
think
this
is
just
the
nature
of
the
beast,
because
I've
gone
into
the
bank
and
had
the
cashier
pull
out
the
wrong
amount
of
money
because
she's
wearing
a
mask
and
I'm
wearing
them
out.
So
when,
especially,
if
you
guys
are
going
to
be,
I'm
just
wondering
when
you're
going
to
go
back
into
the
council
chambers,
if
the
issues
are
with
the
masks,
the
other
thing
is
too.
We
can't
tell
immediately
who
you
all
are,
because
you
have
masks
on
and
some
of
you
are
behind
other
people.
C
B
Absolutely
thank
you
jennifer.
I
don't
see
any
other
hands
raised
from
the
public
I'm
going
to
take
on
jennifer's
question.
So
thank
you
for
posing
that
question.
Jennifer,
it's
an
excellent
question,
and
so,
with
regard
to,
when
we're
going
back
to
council
chambers,
when
we
go
back
live,
this
will
not
be
the
norm.
B
So
in
terms
of
what
the
situation
will
be.
I
think,
if
we're
wearing
masks,
the
microphones
in
community
hall
should
be
able
to
pick
us
up.
If,
if
we
were
muffled
because
of
you
know
the
way
that
we
communicated
back,
then
it'll
probably
carry
over,
but
I
think
we
should
be
okay
once
we
get
back
into
community
hall.
The
other
thing
that
you
had
mentioned
jennifer,
then
that's
a
great
idea.
B
F
B
Thank
you,
councilmember
moore.
Would
anyone
like
to
second
council
member
moore's
motion
council
member
way
seconds
the
motion?
Is
there
any
desire
for
discussion?
I
will
say
that
I
am
fully
supportive
of
this
recommendation,
even
though
I
did
come
up
with
a
brainchild
of
kind
of
the
musical
agenda
review
meeting
schedule.
I
I
think
it's
for
me.
B
Council
would
then
have
the
benefit
of
having
a
review
of
the
agenda
and
a
knowledge
of
that.
For
a
full
week
before
the
materials
come
out,
and
so
that
is
a
completely
new
time
and
amount
of
time
for
council
to
absorb
what
the
upcoming
meeting
is
about,
but
then
also
in
that
meantime,
council
is
meeting
one-on-one
with
the
city
manager
and
the
assistant
city
manager
and
the
city
attorney
to
go
over
that
previous
week's
council
meeting.
B
So
you
know,
I
think
this
is
a
really
excellent
way
of
doing
things
and
then,
ultimately,
the
questions
asked
will
be
much
more
informed
because
the
packet
will
come
out
either
on
wednesday
or
thursday
morning
and
we'll
have
a
few
days
to
consider
and
then
the
the
answers
will
come
back
to
the
council
members.
I
believe
it
was
monday
morning
or
sunday
evening.
Is
that
correct.
B
E
Yeah,
so
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
really
appreciate
mayor
paul,
for
you
spend
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
work
out
a
lot.
This
just
takes
time
when
the
the
the
one
you
proposed
and
it's
just
as
it
turns
out.
I
was
really
looking
forward
to
to
see
how
the
agenda
setting
works
with
what's
being
considered,
but
as
it
works
out,
I
couldn't
really
follow
the
entire
process
because
of
broadway
and
other
considerations.
A
C
B
I
don't
take
this
in
any
kind
of
negative
fashion
whatsoever.
I
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
idea
to
implement,
and
you
know
if
we
have
the
appetite,
because
ultimately
a
lot
of
our
procedures,
if
not
all
of
them
are
implemented
by
my
staff,
and
so,
if
we
have
the
appetite
on
staff
to
you
know
do
that
innovation
and
constant
improvement.
I
am
going
to
ride
that
wave
all
the
way
you
know
to
to
its
fruition.
So
you
know
very
happy
appreciate
your
kind
words
but
yeah.
B
E
My
smart
channel
and
then
councilman
more
comment
regarding
the
presentation.
Thank
you
for
posting.
I
think
it
I
requested
for
all
the
staff
presentation
to
be
posted
on
the
council
of
james
theater
back
in
2019,
and
the
staff
has
been
posting
that
and
that's
excellent.
However,
I
find
out
the
commission
meetings:
don't
have
their
presentations
on
students,
so
if
that
could
also.
B
B
I'm
talking
about
the
council,
I'm
talking
about
the
council
presentations,
so
they
don't
come
out
on
the
day
that
the
agenda
is
published.
So
that's
something
that
we've
been
trying
to.
I
guess
you've
been
trying
to
get
that
I've
been
trying
to
get
that
and
I've
always
been
told
that
you
know
staff
needs
all
the
time
it
can
possibly
take
even
right
up
to
the
meeting
itself
to
get
the
presentation
out
and
I've
just
had
experience.
You
know
I've
experienced
over
six
and
a
half
years
that
you
know
and
early
on.
B
In
my
first
term
there
was
very
substantive
information
being
presented
from
the
diocese
on
these
desk
items
in
the
presentations
and
so
the
the
the
closer
to
the
agenda
publication.
We
can
release
the
presentations,
the
happier
that
will
make
me,
but
I
understand
that
there's
work
to
be
done.
There
are
questions
to
be
answered,
and
so,
if
we
can
get
these
presentations
on
monday
evening,
you
know
even
tuesday
morning
would
be
an
improvement
over
what
we
have
right
now,
but
yeah
great.
Thank
you.
Vice
mayor
child
councilmember.
What
so.
G
I'll
echo
vice
mayor
and
saying
thank
you
for
starting
a
different
process
that
I
think
brings
us
all
into
the
fold.
Absolutely
as
opposed
to
okay.
Council
meeting
is
tuesday
and
fairly
late
in
the
game.
Do
we
then
even
find
out
about
the
agenda
and
so
being
brought
into
the
fold?
Much
sooner,
I
think
makes
it
a
more
inclusive
process.
G
I
did
hear
you
know
the
mayor,
saying:
okay,
let's
go
ahead
and
move
these
two
items
up,
but
you're
still
limited
to
your
set
of
eyes,
along
with
the
city
manager,
as
opposed
to
the
rest
of
these
that
are
talking
to
residents.
It
might
be
about
ragnar
creek.
All
the
input
that
we
got
might
tend
to
say
to
you
as
we
need
to
move
that
earlier,
because
we
know
we're
going
to
be
getting
a
lot
of
comments
right.
A
G
B
So
you
know
absolutely
like
I
say
this
is
always
a
work
in
progress
and
when
it
comes
to
procedure
and
being
able
to
improve
our
meetings,
I
think
our
staff
has
done
a
fantastic
job.
I
mean
you
know,
particularly
our
city
manager's
office.
Right
now,
our
city
clerk's
office
has
been
incredible
in
terms
of
being
able
to,
like,
I
said
in
the
meeting
last
week,
make
sure
that
we
have
an
agenda
packet
that
is
as
accessible
and
really
really
really
convenient
as
possible
to
be
able
to
download
one
single
file
for
everything.
B
B
G
This
is
my
comments.
I
don't
think
it
needs
to
be
finished.
You
know
if
they've
got
the
general
outline,
you
know,
they've
got
10,
slides
and
maybe
they've
got
eight
of
the
10.
by
all
means.
I
think
you
know
just
providing
that
that
it
helps
us
wade
through
the
different
agenda
items,
especially
the
important
ones.
You
know
blackberry
farm
put
some
pictures
in
there
things
that
wow.
This
would
really
make
it
more
understandable
for
the
community.
G
That's
watching
this,
but
doing
it
the
day
before
or
the
day
of
you
know
what
can
staff
really
do
at
that
late
date
in
the
game?
So
I
would
toss
that
out
for
consideration
that
I
think
that
would
really
be
helpful
and
then
don't
pressure,
the
staff,
but
let
them
know
the
the
initial
draft
of
their
presentation
and
slides.
You
know
put
it
out
there
and
we
know
it's
not.
The
final
version.
B
B
Yeah,
sorry,
I
can't
help
myself,
but
I
you
know
I
did
make.
I
asked
a
question
about
three
months
ago,
I
said
I
heard
that
palo
alto
prepares
these
agendas
to
agendas
in
advance.
How
does
that
work?
So?
I
was
told
about
a
month
later
after
I
followed
up,
I
was
told.
Well,
it
doesn't
work
very
well
without
too
much
detail.
This
is
precisely
not
that
kind
of
feedback,
and
so
I
I
appreciate
you
affirmatively
going
there
taking
a
look
at
our
process,
I'm
very
proud
of
our
classes.
B
I
I
think
it's
you
know
kind
of
six
of
one
half
a
dozen
of
the
other.
I
think
there
are
good
points
to
what
we
had
right
now,
but
I
think
there
are
really
good
points
to
what
we
have
going
forward
as
well,
assuming
that
this
motion
passes.
So
I
you
know,
I
thank
you
greg
for
being
willing
to
take
a
look
at
you
know
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
things
and
trying
to
improve
them.
So
I'll
absolutely
give
this
my
support
and
so
without
any
further
ado
I'll
ask
our
city
clerk.
B
Excellent.
Thank
you,
madam
city
clerk.
We
are
now
on
to
a
recess
until
6
30.,
so
video
division.
We
delivered
you
completion
for
this
item
and
so
members
of
our
public,
you
are
also
welcome
to
log
on
to
our
closed
session
portion.
However,
I
will
remind
you
that
we
have
a
different
link
for
that
meeting
and
so
you'll
need
to
go
to
the
agenda
and
call
up
that
link
if
you're
interested
at
the
very
beginning
of
council's
closed
session
and
making
a
comment
with
regard
to
those
agenda
items
before
we
close
the
meeting.