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Coverage of the Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Cupertino City Council Special Meeting (Part 1 of 2).
A
D
B
Way
here
there
is
no
close
session,
so
we
are
going
to
a
very
brief
ceremonial
item.
The
city
of
Cupertino
is
pleased
to
present
a
proclamation
in
honor
of
Suicide
Prevention
Awareness
Month.
This
is
the
time
to
raise
awareness,
to
help
shift
public
reception
and
reduce
stigma
around
mental
health.
According
to
the
U.S
surging
General
Dr
Vivek
Murphy
mental
health
has
become
the
defining
public,
health
and
societal
challenge
of
our
time.
We
continue
to
see
a
rise
in
race
of
suicide
here
in
the
United
States
and
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Cupertino.
B
We
are
grateful
for
your
efficacy
and
the
work
you
do
every
day
to
improve
and
save
precious
lives
of
so
many
people
struggling
with
mental
health
challenges.
We
must
normalize
supporting
mental
health,
just
as
we
do
physical
health
and
we
call
all
leaders
to
speak
about
this
evenly
openly
and
honestly.
We
all
have
a
responsibility
to
our
community.
Thank
you
again
for
all
the
work
you
do
now
we're
moving
to
yo.
We
can
clap.
Thank
you.
B
A
B
C
E
Welcome
back
everybody,
it's
good
to
see
you
all
now
that
we're
starting
up
September
in
the
fall
I
just
wanted
to
bring
up
a
couple
of
items
that
had
I
had
gone
through,
which
I
just
wanted
to
share.
One
of
them
is
sp423,
which
you
all
did
discuss,
which
I'm
glad
it.
Actually
we
thought
that
it
was
going
to
the
assembly
floor
this
morning,
but
it
was
not
voted
on
I
believe
it
will
be
taken
up
later.
This
bill
has
been
amended
severely.
E
E
This
could
be
anywhere
on
the
California
coast.
I
have
now
two
sets
of
household
members
that
live
in
the
coastal
Conservancy
area
in
Aptos
in
Santa
Cruz.
This
bill
terrifies
me
I
think
that
they
need
to
make
sure
if
they're
going
to
talk
about
deactivating,
the
coastal
commission,
they
should
put
it
in
a
separate
bill.
E
My
parents
worked
very
hard
in
the
1970s
to
a
stop
help
establish
the
coastal
Conservancy.
It
was
a
Statewide
vote.
I
wasn't
old
enough
to
vote
on
it,
but
I
know
that
they
voted
for
it.
I,
don't
appreciate
having
my
parents,
time
and
effort
and
many
go
to
waste
by
having
someone
try
to
take
down
a
Statewide
initiative
that
was
put
in
in
1976
by
the
people
of
California.
Therefore,
SB
423
is
a
hazard
and
a
nuisance
to
the
state
of
California
I
hope
that
it
does
not
get
out
of
the
assembly.
E
The
best
place
for
this
bill
is
on
the
suspend
also
I
have
attended
two
Fremont
Unified
High
School
district
meetings
about
the
trustee,
I
guess
they're,
trying
to
establish
some
sort
of
a
trustee
voting
area.
There
was
no
representation
from
Cupertino
Los,
Altos
or
Saratoga
at
either
of
the
meetings
and
I
really
feel
like
if
you
that
the
trustee
board
is
being
bulldozed
by
the
City
of
Sunnyvale
with
the
Moffett
Park.
Forty
and
twenty.
C
Thousand
homes
causing
a
problem.
Thank
you
and
just
a
reminder.
If
you
wish
to
speak
under
oral
Communications,
please
have
a
speaker
card
submitted
in
the
next
six
minutes
or
your
hands
your
hand
raised
on
Zoom.
So
next
we
have
Ed
hirschfield,
followed
by
Alex
Wyckoff,
followed
by
Rodney
Weathers,
welcome,
Ed.
F
I've
lived
in
my
home
in
Cupertino
for
61
years
and
I
have
watched
the
population
of
wires
on
the
telephone
pole
in
my
backyard,
grow
and
grow
and
grow
and
I
think
they've
grown
beyond
the
capacity
of
the
whole
of
the
pole.
To
hold
them.
I
think
that
the
transmission
systems
in
Cupertino
for
the
areas
where
there
are
not
buried
transmission
lines
represent
a
hazard
and
Lahaina,
is
one
example
of
that
kind
of
Hazard.
F
F
F
I
was
an
engineering
manager
for
many
years
and
if
a
technician
working
for
me
had
dressed
the
wires
in
the
way
in
which
they're
dressed
on
my
pole,
he
wouldn't
have
lasted
more
than
a
Cupertino
hour,
so
he
would
have
been
fired
and
I
think
that's
the
case
with
all
the
wires
in
Cupertino.
Cupertino
does
not
regulate
the
users
of
the
polls
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
and
there
is
no
rule
governing
the
quality
of
the
work
they
do.
The
work
they
do
is
terrible.
C
Saying
that
is
your
time:
I'm
also
recommending
the
super
you're
muted,
sir,
that
is
your
time.
You've
been
muted.
Please
observe
the
set
speaker
times.
Thank
you.
Next,
we
have
I
actually
skipped
over
Brooke
as
it
followed
by
Jacob
sterling
silver
Brooke
as
it
followed
by
Jacob
sterling
silver,
followed
by
Alex
Wyckoff,
welcome,
Brooke.
G
Thank
you,
Kirsten
I
would
like
the
city
council
to
reconsider
its
tactics,
or
at
least
the
majority
of
the
city
council,
to
reconsider
its
tactics.
If
I
wasn't
aware
that
Lewis,
Carroll
and
George
Orwell
were
deceased,
I
would
think
that
they
were
your
public
policy
advisors
because
there's
an
absolute
disconnect
between
your
rhetoric
and
your
actions.
You
talk
about
transparency
and
yet
at
every
turn
you
try
to
silence
the
public
and
put
impediments
in
place
to
keep
people
from
accessing
information.
G
You
talk
about
Kumbaya
and,
let's
all
get
along,
and
yet
the
May
9th
meeting
was
a
perfect
example
of
what
you
shouldn't
be
doing.
I
realized
that
public
service
is
difficult,
but
you
need
to
have
a
thick
skin.
If
you
want
to
be
venerated
and
if
you
don't
want
to
be
questioned,
you
need
to
go
off
and
start
a
religious
cult,
because
then
you
can
boot
people
up
when
they
disagree
with
you.
H
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Jacob
sterling
silver
I
have
a
Goodwill
thing
to
try
to
bring
up.
It's
actually
I
didn't
know
it
was
Suicide
Prevention
month,
but
I
work
with
the
non-profit
with
a
couple
of
combat
vets,
and
we
try
to
deal
with
just
that.
The
veteran
suicide
isolation
is
a
bad
thing,
the
numbers
you
know
they
they
fluctuate.
They
say
it's
17
to
22
a
day.
Actually,
some
new
studies
have
started
to
show
that
they're,
not
counting
drug
overdose
or
alcohol-related
deaths,
which
is
kind
of
sad.
H
If
a
guy
overdoses
with
a
suicide
note,
then
that's
considered
a
suicide.
If
there's
no
note,
that's
considered
an
accidental
death,
so
that
number
could
be
as
close
to
double
from
some
of
the
research
I've
done.
I,
don't
know
how
accurate
it
is.
So
what
we've
been
doing
is
just
trying
to
get
in
between
the
isolation
and
the
veteran
I
had
a
I
had
a
friend
that
was
kind
of
going
through
it.
H
He
was
a
little
bit
depressed,
I
said
get
in
the
truck
we're
going
skydiving
and
he
wasn't
depressed
when
he
hit
the
ground,
so
we're
trying
something
different.
Trying
to
change
tactics,
I
think
sending
them
towards
therapy
all
the
time.
It
starts
to
burn
them
out,
I
call
it
Dr,
burnout
and
I
believe
they
get
bored
through
some
of
the
treatment,
especially
the
combat
vets.
So
if
we
try
to
do
anything,
we
can
to
get
them
out
of
the
house
and
we've
also
been
engaged
with
some
other
County
activities.
H
We
were
at
the
veterans,
Stand
Down
handing
out
300
pounds
of
free
ribs.
It
was
a
good
time,
but
some
of
the
Vets
just
can't
deal
with
big
events,
so
we're
trying
to
give
them
very,
very
intense
peer
support.
You
know:
go
out
to
the
range
I
took
a
marine
out
to
the
range
I've
been
there
in
five
years
and
he's
talking
about
two
deployments
in
his
head,
always
having
a
bunch
of
chatter
in
his
mind,
but
when
he
went
out
there
and
shot
some
clay
targets,
he
had
a
great
time.
H
He
said
all
that
shut
down
so
trying
to
get
them
to
do
something
that
excites
them
and
have
some
fun.
Hopefully
we
can
get
them
living
life
again.
A
lot
of
those
guys
were
heavy
heavy
adrenaline
lifestyle
and
we
take
them
back
and
throw
them
into
the
VA
system,
and
all
they
have
is
therapists
and
doctors
that
are
digging
up
old
memories.
H
They've
been
trying
to
drink
away
for
years,
it's
a
little
rough
for
them,
so
I
volunteered
down
that
VA,
for
it
was
about
six
seven
years
and
I
dealt
with
guys
dealing
with
addiction
issues
and
try
to
help
them
through
that
path
and
they're
just
bored.
We
got
to
do
something
different.
We
got
to
change
tactics
so
we're
going
around
asking
for
help
from
all
the
cities.
I'll
go
to
San
Francisco
down
to
as
far
south.
H
As
my
truck
will
take
me
to
every
city
council
and
see
if
we
can
find
some
support,
you
guys
have
my
information
we're
trying
to
get
into
local
papers
just
to
let
everybody
know
we're
here
and
if
there's
anybody
that
wants
to
help
out
with
the
actual
board
of
directors,
I'm
willing
to
talk
to
people
I'm.
Just
a
union
iron
worker
I
put
these
buildings
up,
I'm,
not
a
businessman
I
just
know
we
got
to
do
something
else,
because
it's
just
there's
too
many
of
them
behind,
and
it
doesn't
just
affect
that
individual.
I
You
Kristen
good
evening
Madam
mayor
and
city
council.
My
name
is
Alex
Wyckoff
and
I'm.
An
environmental
program
specialist
in
the
public
works
department
and
I've
worked
for
the
city
for
29
years.
I
am
also
the
cea
Local
21
Vice
chair,
fair
and
reasonable
wages
is
why
our
cea
and
OE
three
brothers
and
sisters
are
here
before
you
tonight.
I
A
revolving
door
of
Staff
causes
significant
uncertainty
when
building
an
organization's
succession
plan
a
failed
succession
plan
with
staff
who
are
not
fully
committed
to
the
city's
Mission
and
one
another
is
detrimental
to
being
able
to
deliver
the
service.
This
community
expects
institutional
knowledge
is
lost
and
very
difficult
to
develop.
One-Time
payouts
do
not
retain
staff
if
the
base
wage
cannot
compete
with
similar
positions
in
other
cities.
That
one-time
payout
money
is
not
reinvested
back
into
the
community
as
staff
receive
it
and
leave
for
higher
paying
wages
elsewhere.
I
I
We
ask
you
think
about
the
many
successful
Community
festivals
and
programs
offered
each
year
to
give
your
attention
to
the
well-manicured,
roadway,
medians
and
all
of
our
Parkland
to
remember
in
a
winner
of
Epic
weather,
where
we
had
little
to
no
roadway
flooding
and
minimal
tree
loss
to
the
significant
and
ever
increasing
number
of
building
and
development
projects
reviewed
and
inspected
and
to
making
sure
we
pay
our
bills
on
time.
There
is
so
much
more.
I
C
J
J
J
We
all
know
that
there
was
a
mistake
that
was
made
that
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
workers
as
a
city
of
Cupertino
staff,
we
all
are
asking
for.
All
we
are
asking
for
is
the
cost
of
living
raise.
This
was
earned
over
the
past
year.
The
cost
already
is
gone
if
they,
if
they
do
not
receive
the
cost
of
living
a
raise,
they
actually
are
resulting
in
a
pay
cut
coming
from
a
business
owner.
J
J
They
have
already
earned
their
cost
of
living
raise
and
it
is
important
that
they
receive
it.
They
will
continue
to
do
the
good
work
that
they
do.
They
will
continue
to
be
more
loyal
and
they
will
also
offer
solutions
that
will
create
more
income
to
the
city
if
they
do
not
receive
their
cost
of
living,
increase
and
feel
undervalued
and
hit
hard
financially,
they
will
either
leave
or
continue
to.
K
You
thank
you
for
having
me,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
Deus,
thank
you
for
your
presence,
greatly
appreciate
that
my
name
is
Michael
Moore
I'm,
the
business
representative
for
operating
engineers,
local
number,
three
I
have
to
say
this.
Everybody
can
be
great
because
everybody
can
serve
the
men
and
women
behind
me
serve
this
city
with
a
lot
of
reverancy
and
Zeal
to
ensure
that
the
residents
have
everything
that
they
need
to
make
this
city,
productive,
fun
and
great
to
live
in
and
for
that
I'm
actually
grateful.
K
There
was
a
quote
by
this
great
gentleman
who
was
assassinated
many
many
years
ago,
and
his
quote
was
life's
most
persistent
and
Urgent.
Question
is
what
are
you
doing
for
others?
So
I
posed
that
to
this
Deus?
What
are
you
doing
for
others
and
those
others
are
the
men
and
women
that
are
standing
behind
me.
We
would
love
it
if
you
would
take
us
into
consideration
in
everything
that
you
do
keep
us
in
mind
for
the
things
that
we
do
for
you
and
the
residents
of
this
city
with
that
I
bid
you
Ado.
Thank
you.
C
L
Hi,
so
my
name
is
Roberto
I
work
in
the
operators,
engineer,
Union
and
I
just
wanted
to
come
up
to
you
guys
and
speak
more
on
how
the
lack
of
wages
that
we're
receiving
in
this
next
contract
affects
us.
I
know
they
already
spoke
to
it
a
little
bit
about
how,
without
a
decent
wages.
Here
we
will
be
taking
pay
cuts
and
how
that
would
affect
me
personally.
I'm
part
of
the
I
live
in
the
city's
BMR
program.
L
That's
the
below
Market
housing
program
and
I'm
lucky
enough
to
be
in
that
program,
but
even
even
programs
like
that
raise
your
rent
by
at
least
eight
point
five
to
nine
percent
a
year.
So
luckily,
but
we
we've
been
getting
from
the
union
over
the
years-
has
been
able
to
cover
that
when,
in
a
year
like
this,
when
they're,
only
offering
1.7
or
whatever
it
is
I,
don't
even
I,
don't
I
don't
have
enough
to
even
cover
my
my
next
rent
increase
along
with
all
the
other
stuff.
L
That's
coming
along
in
in
January
with
Kaiser
going
up.
It's
going
up,
11,
11.7
percent
for
me
and
my
family,
which
you
know
is
in
my
current
situation,
is
mandated
by
Santa
Clara
County
that
I
have
to
have
you
know
Kaiser
or
whatever
it
is
a
health
type
of
health
insurance.
So
I'm
just
posting
it
out
there
to
you
guys
that
if,
with
all
these
increases,
I
don't
know
how
you
expect
us
to
to
come
in
and
do
the
work,
because,
obviously
we're
losing
out
on
money
every
time.
L
So
that's
obviously
piling
up
debt.
It
doesn't
really.
You
know,
vote
out
well
for
us
and
that's
me
who
lives
in
the
city.
I
could
only
imagine
some
of
these
other
guys
that
are
commuting
from
Super,
far
away
that
have
more
bigger
families
that
they
have
to
feed
and
no
it's
just
not
sustainable
for
us.
So
it's
just
something
that
that
needs
to
be
addressed
to
keep
everybody
here.
L
Happy
everybody
here
does
a
really
great
job,
and
it's
just
sad
that
we're
in
the
situation
that
we
have
to
come
up
here
and
and
tell
you
guys
about
this
when
we
get
nothing
but
Kudos
and
good
jobs
from
everybody
around
the
city,
everybody
loves
the
work
that
we
do
and
it's
just
a
bad
situation.
It
feels
like
to
me
at
least
that
we
have
to
come.
It
seems
like
beg
for
money
when
we
we've
done
the
work,
but
yeah,
that's
all
I
got.
Thank
you.
Thank.
M
Thank
you
good
evening,
Council.
My
name
is
Alex
corbless
I
am
the
President
of
the
Cupertino
employee,
Association
and
I'm
here
to
speak
to
you
about
the
same
thing
that
you've
just
heard
a
number
of
people
speak
to
you
about
pretty
eloquently
and
who
you
will
hear
quite
a
number
more
speak
about
I'm
sure
equally
as
eloquently
we
are
here
because
we
are
in
need
of
a
real
cost
of
living
adjustment.
M
I
assume
that
all
of
you
are
proud
to
serve
this
city.
You
wouldn't
be
on
Council
and
spending
this
amount
of
time
working
with
this
city,
if
you
weren't
and
I,
cannot
even
express
to
you
how
proud
the
people
standing
behind
me
are
also
to
work
for
this
city
and
the
amount
of
time
and
effort
we
dedicate
into
making
this
place
something
that
we
can
be
proud
of.
When
you
look
around
at
the
services
that
the
cities
provides.
That's
part
of
why
you're
proud
to
serve
here.
M
If
you
have
an
elderly
neighbor
that
it
maybe
is
a
little
lonely
and
needs
some
place
to
go,
that's
our
senior
center
as
part
of
our
Recreation
Department.
Maybe
your
niece
is
learning
to
play
basketball.
Well,
that's
me.
Those
are
programs
that
I
run,
maybe
that
Park,
that
your
niece
is
playing
basketball
in
might
be
maintained
by
Roberto
that
you
just
heard
speak
and
many
many
more
things.
If
a
new
coffee
shop
opens
down
the
street
from
your
house,
that's
another
city,
employee
that
has
done
work
to
make
that
happen.
M
The
if
you
and
your
daughter
ride
your
bike
and
ride
your
bikes
to
take
her
to
school,
that
safe
routes
to
school
program.
The
reason
that
you
have
a
safe
way
to
get
to
that
school
with
your
child
is
because
of
a
city,
employee
and
those
streets
that
you
took
to
get
there,
not
just
the
route
the
streets
themselves
and
the
bike
lanes
are
well
maintained
again,
because
even
more
city
employees
have
have
worked
to
make
that
happen
and
Roberto
said
it.
M
We
are
always
happy
to
do
it
and
we
do
now
and
then
get
a
praise
for
that,
and
we
appreciate
it
when
we
do,
but
as
trite
as
it
sounds,
you
can't
pay
the
bills
with
praise
rent
increases.
He
mentioned
11.
some
odd
percent
that
Kaiser
is
going
up
just
this
year
since
the
last
time.
The
city's
contribution
to
employee
health
has
gone
up.
It's
actually
almost
20
percent
that
Jess
Kaiser
has
gone
up
and
I
bring
up
Kaiser
because
it's
a
pretty
good.
M
C
N
O
Taking
the
time
to
hear
us
out,
it's
pretty
important
for
any
City
or
municipality
to
have
the
actual
workers
who
were
there
doing
the
doing
that
it
takes
to
beautify
and
keep
up
a
city
and
every
single
detail
within
it.
You
know
what
makes
people
want
to
live
there.
Those
small
things
it's
important
to
have
these
blue-collar
workers
that
take
care
of
everything
that
make
everything
and
every
little
detail
run,
such
as
traffic
lights,
keeping
that
medians
grassy
and
green
trees,
trimmed
and
all
the
flowers
planted
in
my
15-year
memory.
O
The
insurance
offered
by
this
city
has
been
forgive
my
exaggeration
or
overstating,
but
it
has
been
ridiculously
expensive
and
it
is
now
cripplingly
expensive.
We've
reached
the
limit
and
a
point
where
nearly
every
service
is
Out,
Of
Reach,
because
the
Physicians
and
their
groups
have
canceled
affiliates
with
our
insurance
and
the
limitations
we
pay
for
those
and
the
most
expensive
Insurance
have
basically
become
unattainable
and
unusable.
Could
the
city
manager
please
make
themselves
known
because
I
looked
up
the
public,
accessible
salaries
today
and
earning
approximately
four
times
what
my
husband
earns?
O
It
seems
that
the
city
can
somehow
work
it
out
that
our
employees
are
making
a
more
commensurate
salary
to
afford
the
insurances,
afford
cost
of
housing
and
everything
that's
happening,
going
on
with
rent
increases,
housing
increases,
property
tax
increases
and
all
of
the
things
that
accompany
a
spike
in
the
economy
that
we're
seeing.
We
can't
expect
Municipal
Employees
to
go
on
at
the
point.
O
These
employees
that
are
all
standing
behind
me
take
pride
in
what
they
do.
It's
why
companies
such
as
apple
apple,
have
been
here
for
three
plus
decades
now
things
that
are
happening
in
terms
of
taxes
and
whatnot,
they
happen,
and
it
is
on
the
people
sitting
before
me
to
work
those
things
out
and
make
it
suborn
as
best
they
can
within
reason.
It
shouldn't
be
a
punishment.
O
So
with
that
said,
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
at
some
point,
these
Municipal
Employees
are
going
to
get
to
a
point
where
they're
having
to
pay
a
courtesy
of
working
for
us
tax
and
the
last
time
I
looked
that
was
called
slavery
and
you
can't
expect
your
employees
to
go
further
working
at
these
wages
and
these
rates
paying
the
insurance
costs
that
they're
paying
and
expect
them
to
go
on.
It's
not
sustainable,
and
we
have
to
do
better
collectively.
We
have
to
do
better.
Thank
you.
C
P
Thanks
Kirsten
John
martir,
City,
Cupertino,
proud,
employee
of
nine
and
a
half
years
with
the
community
developed
Department
I've
been
a
senior
planner
start
off
system.
Planner
work,
my
way
up,
love
this
community
I
grew
up
here
in
the
West
Valley
40
46
years
now,
and
a
lot
of
what
I
have
to
say
is
has
already
been
said
so
I'll
keep
it
pretty
short
and
sweet.
P
My
brothers
and
sisters
behind
me
who
have
been
brothers
and
sisters
of
me
since
I've,
been
working
here
and
especially
since
2016
when
I
joined
the
CAA
board
and
I've
continued
to
be
on
this
board
since
then,
because
I
feel
it's
very
important
to
advocate
for
these
folks
because
I
care
about
them,
we
care
about
each
other.
You
know
these
these
folks.
They
serve
the
community,
especially
as
residents
with
with
the
best
their
abilities.
P
However,
as
you've
heard,
with
the
rising
Health
costs,
as
well
as
inflation
other
price
increases,
many
of
us
will
be
for
us
to
move
on
not
necessarily
from
our
homes
but
at
least
to
other
jobs.
Many
of
us
have
Decades
of
experience,
as
you
heard,
from
Alex
Wyckoff.
My
my
colleague
on
the
on
the
board
experienced
that,
if
lost
cost
of
community
more
financially
than
it
would
just
to
reinvest
just
to
reinvest
just
a
little
bit
in
the
workforce
that
you
already
have
all
we
asked
for.
P
You
guys
is
to
work
with
us
in
a
manner.
That's
responsive,
that's
fair,
and
that
was
respectful
again.
Thank
you
for
listening
and
your
patience
with
us
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
our
wonderful
relations
that
we've
had
so
far
through
the
decades
that
we've
served
this
community.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
G
Q
Q
This
group
here
tonight
represents
the
backbone
of
this
city.
We
are
the
group
who
keeps
the
city
safe
during
the
pandemic
of
covid-19,
which
we
would
all
rather
forget,
but
it's
in
the
past,
and
we
are
also
the
group
that
responded
diligently
and
efficiently
during
the
storms
earlier
this
year,
and
we
were
also
able
to
help
out
with
numerous
events
in
the
city
as
well
as
keeping
this
city
beautiful,
safe
and
clean.
Q
The
reason
that
all
of
this
is
possible
is
this
group's
hard
work,
our
diligent
training
and
our
overwhelming
dedication
mayor,
wait,
I,
don't
know
if
you
remember,
but
you
came
to
the
city
and
gave
us
a
proclamation
for
our
efforts
during
that
storm,
and
one
of
the
statements
you
had
made
was
that
you
were
so
proud.
The
city
of
Cupertino
did
not
have
to
declare
a
state
of
emergency
that
was
a
very
busy
day
for
us
and
I'll
be
upfront
with
you
about
that
that
we
just
jumped
into
action.
Q
Q
Q
Q
So
they
do
this
job
from
say
six
to
three
and
go
to
another
job
by
probably
four
or
four
Thirty,
and
if
not
the
same
job,
pretty
close
to
it
and
they're
working
long
hours
and
I.
Ask
you
this
that
we
were
there
for
your
you
and
your
time
of
need,
and
we
ask
that
the
favor
will
be
returned
to
us
that
you
be
there
for
in
our
time
of
need.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
R
First
mayor
way
said
the
normal
allotted
time
was
one
hour
for
an
agenda
item,
but
she
was
going
to
extend
it
to
90
minutes
with
each
person
allowed
to
speak
one
minute.
Typically,
when
there
are
a
lot
of
speakers,
everyone
speaks,
but
they
have
a
reduced
amount
of
time.
Everyone
speaks
because
every
voice
matters
second
I
believe
mayor
way
was
mistaken.
When
she
said
there
was
normally
an
hour
limit
for
public
comment
for
agenda
items,
nowhere
in
the
agenda
or
the
city
council
procedure
manual
or
in
our
Municipal
Code.
R
Does
it
limit
the
total
amount
of
time
for
any
given
agenda
item
to
one
hour.
Typically,
it
is
adjusted
on
an
as
needed
basis.
You
can't
assign
an
arbitrary
time
limit,
nor
should
you
I
believe
she
was
confused.
Confusing
agenda
items
with
oral
Communications
third
mayor
way
allowed
the
same
person
then
Mosey
from
equality
labs
to
speak
twice
when
an
enormous
number
of
people
were
not
allowed
to
even
given
the
opportunity
to
speak
once.
R
R
Fourth,
there
was
a
disruptive
behavior
by
a
high-level
City
staff,
member
that
it
was
allowed
to
continue,
but
the
same
disruptive
behavior
from
the
public
was
not.
The
disruption
was
so
loud
that
it
was
difficult
for
the
public
and
the
council
members
to
hear
what
was
being
said,
which
was
the
intent
of
their
action.
C
S
Hello
I'd
like
to
I,
wish
everybody
a
happy,
belated
Labor
Day
and
to
remember
what
Labor
Day
is
about,
and
it's
about
these
working
men
and
women
who
serve
the
community
and
I'm.
Thank
I'm.
Glad
they're
here
tonight
and
I
could
not
say
anything
better
than
what's
already
been
said,
I'm
really
proud
of
these
men
and
women
who
serve
this
city
and
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time,
so
that
was
ad-libbed
I'm
going
to
get
into
my
speech
now
so
good
evening.
S
Honorable
mayor
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Stanley
young,
with
ifpte
Local,
21
and
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
city
employees
who
I
represent
Cupertino,
we
know
that
the
city
of
Cupertino
has
budget
and
financial
challenges,
but
we
have
to
get
creative
to
make
sure
that
our
members
who
provide
the
excellent
services
to
the
communion
residents
of
Cupertino
maintain
their
Fair
wage
increases
and
salaries.
What
is
currently
being
offered
is
not
enough
to
keep
up
with
the
bay
area
of
cost
of
living
and
local
inflation.
S
We
have
also
seen
the
cost
of
Health
Care
has
continued
to
increase,
creating
a
burden
on
Family,
Health,
Care
and
individual
plants.
You've
heard
it
here
tonight
anywhere
from
10
to
20
percent
in
the
past
three
or
four
years.
It's
unacceptable
that
families
have
to
choose
between
holiday
gifts,
health
care
and
other
personal
needs
for
their
family.
S
Therefore,
I
ask
you
to
explore
new
options
to
make
sure
that
the
city
can
retain
the
staff
who
have
served
the
public
but
also
make
sure
we
can
recruit
new
employees
as
well.
This
is
vital
to
make
sure
that
there
are
employees
who
could
continue
to
provide
the
services
that
the
public
and
community
and
Cupertino
count
on
and
depend
on.
Our
Union
saw
what
happened
to
San
Jose
800
to
a
thousand
vacancies
in
a
place
where
it
cost
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
two
million
dollars
to
build
a
home.
S
We
cannot
let
that
happen
in
Cupertino.
We
have
to
make
sure
our
members
can
afford
to
work
for
the
city.
Our
Union
wants
the
city
council
on
City
leadership,
to
put
city
employees
and
the
residents
of
Cupertino
first
they
are
one
in
the
same
and
we
don't
seek
division
within
the
community.
Actually,
we
need
the
community
support,
because
our
members
are
the
people
that
provide
those
Services.
You
heard
Alex
Corvallis
talking
about
safe
ways
to
school,
basketball
programs,
Senior,
Center
programs,
community
centers,
that's
our
members
who
do
the
work
for
the
citizens
of
this
city.
S
Think
of
all
the
City
events,
the
parks,
the
community
centers,
the
special
events
and
memories
that
families
have
created
here.
The
people
who
staff
those
are
our
members.
Please
invest
in
the
city,
employees
and
residents
by
making
sure
our
members
have
Fair
wage
increases
to
continue
to
serve
the
public
of
Cupertino.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
C
T
Thank
you
good
evening.
My
name
is
Josh
Rodriguez
and
I'm.
The
political
director
for
the
South
Bay
labor
Council,
representing
over
100
unions
in
Santa,
Clara
and
San
Benito
counties
I,
wanted
to
speak
up
on
behalf
of
the
city.
Employees
that
are
here
tonight
and
to
say
that
the
offer
and
the
deal
as
it
stands
is
is
a
not
serious
deal.
It's
insulting
and
it's
disrespectful.
A
1.75
percent
increase,
doesn't
even
keep
up
with
the
cost
of
living.
It
doesn't
address
any
housing,
it
doesn't
address
the
rate
the
race
and
Healthcare
prices.
T
This
already.
This
is
one
of
the
most
expensive
counties
to
live
in
in
the
U.S
and
it
was
way
before
inflation
started.
Shooting
up
in
the
past
two
years
and
an
increase
of
1.25
is
just
not
serious.
The
city
employees
will
serve
better.
It's
these
workers
that
keep
the
city
going
and
it's
the
workers
that
deal
with
taxpayers
day
to
day
and
interact
with
all
the
citizens
and
provide
the
services
that
make
the
city
what
it
is.
T
I
think
City
leadership
needs
to
invest
in
their
workers,
so
we
can
have
a
functioning,
thriving
City
and
it's
time
to
get
serious
and
come
to
the
table
with
a
proposal
addresses
the
reality
that
these
workers
are
living
and
what
you've
heard
of
tonight
and
they
should
get
what
they
deserve.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
U
365
I'm
here
to
support
my
union
brothers
and
sisters
and
as
you've
heard
today
here,
they're
trying
to
get
a
fair
contract
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
their
families
and
health
care,
as
we
all
know,
is,
is
nothing
to
not
take
care
of
and
I
feel
that,
with
with
all
the
skyrocketing
of
living
and
the
benefits
that
these
people
and
these
workers
have
done
for
your
city.
I
live
here
in
Cupertino
I
moved
here
about
two
years
ago,
and
it's
one
of
the
most
beautiful
places.
U
I've
lived
and
definitely
has
a
lot
of
services
that
a
lot
of
other
communities
don't
have
I
lived
in
different
Bay
areas,
towns
of
the
Bay
Area
I
grew
up
in
Morgan
Hill
I've
worked
for
VTA
38
years,
so
I
know
the
whole
all
the
cities
and
communities
and
what
these
people
are
doing
here.
Keeping
your
city
safe,
clean
and
all
your
services
that
you
have
are
way
more
than
a
lot
of
other
cities,
and
you
should
pay
them.
What
they're
worth
should
give
them
a
fair
living
wage
increase.
Thank
you.
C
V
V
V
W
Good
evening,
council
members
I
have
a
number
of
disjointed
thoughts
this
evening,
nice
to
see
so
many
staff
here,
for
the
most
part,
I
found
highly
skilled
staff
to
be
patient
and
eager
to
help,
most
recently
with
code
enforcement.
Yes,
there
are
some
bad
apples,
but
good
apples
are
not.
They
deserve
closure
in
negotiations
and
I
would
Echo
Lisa's
comment
Regarding?
Why?
How
can
we
have
a
new
city
hall
got
money?
If
we
think
we've
got
money
for
that,
then
we
should
have
money
to
pay
people
anyway.
W
W
It
is
only
klingert
production
that
has
permanently
ceased.
Clinker
can
be
imported,
other
materials
can
be
imported
to
make
cement,
so
Lehigh
is
continuing
to
protect
its
conditional
use
permit
to
manufacture
cement.
I
also
hope
that
the
city
staff
and
Council
can
look
at
the
new
Reclamation
plan,
because
it
does
not
bode
well
for
the
residents
of
Cupertino
regarding
air
pollution
traffic.
Our
Scenic
protected
Scenic
views
Etc
on
to
my
other
thoughts
regarding
valko
per
a
letter
from
the
Department
of
Environmental
Health.
W
Speaking
about
revealing
things
just
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
transparency,
something
that
our
council,
members
and
people
who
want
to
become
council
members
talk
about
a
lot.
We
want
transparency.
Why
is
the
park
and
rec
meeting
no
longer
videoed
and
what
is
the
cost
to
video
the
parks
and
rec
meeting
and
who
made
the
decision?
W
Last
of
all,
some
folks
have
referred
to
this
this
evening.
A
gentleman
who
testified
here
in
our
own
City
Hall,
passed
away
shortly
thereafter
on
our
grounds
and
I'm
just
devastated
that
our
mayor
has
not
volunteered
to
have
or
vice
mayor,
because
I
know
you've
done
Mona
with
silence
for
our
citizen.
We
have
had
moments
of
silence
for
other
people
and
not
him,
and
it's
wrong,
and
especially
that
he
was
admonished
just
before
he
died
in
front
of
his
child
is
unacceptable.
Thank
you
and.
X
X
Can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
okay,
so
I
just
want
to
call
out
the
fact
that
money
has
to
be
found
somewhere
else
to
fund
the
needs
of
our
city
staff,
which
is
a
very
important
priority
and
I
want
to
call
your
attention
that
we
spend
on
non-essential
funding
the
programs
such
as
I
love,
Cupertino
website
such
as
Chamber
of
Commerce
funding
such
as
new
websites
for
online
shopping
and
subsidizing
festivals.
X
I'd
like
to
call
your
attention
to
half
of
our
spend
on
toxin
track
or
half
of
our
spend
on
sidewalks
is
actually
a
single
program.
It
is
time
to
cut
these
non-essential,
spend
activity
and
fund
our
staff.
It
is
time
to
keep
the
lights
on
and
it
is
time
to
cut
all
non-essential
spend
on
activities
such
as
a
hundred
million
City
Hall.
X
X
Out
of
the
many
study
projects,
we
have
over
15
study
projects
and
we
need
to
cut
our
study
projects
down
so
that
we
fund
salaries
for
the
people,
that
really
matter
and
I'd
like
you
to
cut
top
down
salaries,
I'm
glad
somebody
from
staff
I
think
Kendra.
It
was
that
spoke
out.
The
city
manager
makes
four
times
what
the
staff
make
and
we've
added
a
assistant
manager
and
an
associate
manager,
and
now
the
economic
development
committee.
We
need
to
cut
these
rules
at
the
top
so
that
we
fund
the
people
that
really
matter.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
Mana
city
clerk
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
speak
today.
You
know,
and
you
take
your
time
to
speak
to
the
council
member.
We
really
appreciate
that
so
now,
I'm
gonna
close
the
oral
communication
and
we
are
going
to
move
to
consent.
Calendar
items
number
two
to
five:
do
we
have
any
consent?
Calendar
that's
been
pulled.
U
W
Hi
good
evening
again
had
a
couple
of
questions
about
the
accounts
payable.
There.
I
was
looking
just
through
it
quite
quickly
and
and
actually
a
couple
of
cup
questions.
One
is
about
the
Verizon
bills
and
I've
seen
this
before,
where
sometimes
there's
certain
people's
Verizon
bills
that
are
really
much
higher
than
others.
For
instance,
this
time
all
the
city
council
members
head
of
Verizon
bill,
but
vice
mayor
mohans,
was
huge
compared
to
the
other
ones,
and
so
why
is
that?
What
happened?
W
And
the
same
is
true
for
Mr
David
stillman's
a
card
was
much
higher
than
the
others
I'd
like
to
have
some
explanation
about
that,
because
we
care
about
how
our
dollars
and
Cents
gets
spent
in
the
city.
That
said,
the
other
thing
that
surprised
me
I
was
looking
into
how
How
the
City
reimburses
companies
on
this.
This
tax
sharing
agreement-
and
yes,
this
does
have
to
do
with
ap
so
hold
on.
W
So
what
happens
is
for
instance,
if,
as
somebody,
anybody
in
the
state
of
California
purchases,
an
Apple
product
online
Cupertino
gets
the
sales
tax
dollars
as
though
that
transaction
had
happened
within
Cupertino,
not
in
LA
Los,
Altos,
Los
Gatos,
whatever
it's
as
it
would
happen
here.
So
Cupertino
gets
a
benefit
of
that
sale,
but
this
tax,
which
is
a
buck
out
of
every
hundred
spent
and
then
Cupertino
remits,
35
cents
of
that
buck
to
Apple.
There's
a
similar
agreement
with
another
company
called
Insight.
W
So
when
we
look
at
the
accounts
payable
about
every
quarter,
or
so
we
see
a
check
that
has
gotten
written
to
apple
or
to
Insight
and
notice
that
there
have
been
no
payments
to
Apple
for
what
we
would
normally
have
expected
in
q1
and
Q2
of
the
calendar
year,
not
the
fiscal
year.
So
one
question
would
be:
why
is
Cupertino
withholding
that
money?
W
That
would
otherwise
go
to
Apple,
but
the
other
curious
thing
is:
is
there
doesn't
seem
to
be
a
matching
invoice
and
you
know
usually
when
I
think
about
you
know
when
you
pay
people
money
that
there's
some
kind
of
invoice
attached
to
it.
So
so
that's
my
question
on
the
AP
at
my
second
question.
First
is
about
Verizon,
why
there's
inconsistencies
and
charges
on
for
for
individuals,
and
the
second
is:
why
are
there
no
matching
invoices
for
the
remitted
tax
payments
to
Insight
and
to
Apple?
Thank
you.
B
B
D
B
You
so
we
are
moving
consent
calendar
number
two
to
the
end
of
the
agenda.
Now
we
are
going
to
public
hearing.
Do
we
need
a
rest
tonight?
No,
okay,
okay!
So
there's
no
public
hearing,
so
we
are
going
to
action
item
items
number
six
and
seven.
It
has
a
similar
tone
to
it.
So
I
would
like
to
propose
that
we
consider
number
six
and
seven
at
the
same
time
that
we
will
hear
number
six
stat
presentation
and
give
staff
time
to
ask,
give
council
member
at
time
to
ask
questions
and
then
we'll
listen.
B
B
B
AD
AD
In
terms
of
the
purpose
of
this
work,
this
assessment
was
designed
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
the
city's
management
and
governance
collaboration.
The
goal
was
to
ensure
that
all
of
the
practices
that
are
in
place
are
well
aligned
with
best
practice
and
set
everyone
up
for
Success
moving
forward.
We
wanted
this
to
be
constructive
and
really
focused
on
how
can
the
city
move
forward
in
some
of
the
areas
where
there
is
continuing
issues?
AD
So
the
scope
of
this
work
looked
at
a
variety
of
different
items,
including
things
like
council
meeting
procedures
and
resources,
working
relationships
and
collaboration
as
well
as
training
and
onboarding.
I.
Do
also
want
to
highlight
that,
while
this
assessment
looked
at
city
council
as
a
whole,
we
also
reviewed
the
Committees
and
commissions
as
part
of
this
work,
to
understand
how
those
governance
groups,
the
processes
that
support
those
groups
are
also
functioning
in
terms
of
the
methodology.
The
primary
work
for
this
project
was
conducted
between
March
and
June
of
this
year.
AD
Our
work
is
typically
done
in
four
phases
where
we
start
off
with
project
initiation,
and
then
we
move
into
fact-finding
for
this
review.
We
conducted
interviews
with
23
members
of
City
staff
and
Council.
We
reviewed
documents
and
conducted
best
practice,
research
as
well.
Then
we
brought
those
items
together,
performed
our
analysis
created
a
draft
report
that
was
reviewed
with
the
management
team
to
validate
facts,
and
then
it
was
brought
forward
to
the
audit
Committee
in
July.
AD
AD
So
shifting
into
the
observations
and
recommendations,
the
first
area
that
we
looked
at
was
policies
and
procedures,
and
the
city
has
established
many
policies
that
we
would
expect
to
see
that
are
well
aligned
with
best
practice.
So
that
is
a
very
strong
Foundation
to
be
starting
from,
but
there
are
some
opportunities
that
we
noted
to
increase
the
effectiveness
of
some
of
your
current
policies.
AD
Do
want
to
note
that
there
are
several
items
in
here
that
are
very
closely
connected
to
some
of
the
discussion
that
will
be
taking
place
for
agenda
item
number
seven
as
well,
so
just
want
to
flag
that
there
will
be
discussion
and
Direction
around
some
of
these
overlapping
topics
once
we
get
to
that
item
too.
So
that
is
the
case
for
this
first
item,
as
well
as
for
the
second,
which
is
focused
on
meeting
Cadence
and
processes.
This
is
another
area
where
positive
progress
is
already
being
made.
AD
While
we
were
performing
this
assessment,
the
adoption
of
the
city
council
procedure
manual
we've
received
a
lot
of
good
feedback,
saying
yes,
we're
headed
in
the
right
direction.
This
is
setting
up
all
involved
for
success,
but
we
want
to
continue
focusing
in
this
area
to
make
sure
that
these
City
Council
meetings
are
as
productive
as
possible.
So
the
recommendation
here
again
is
really
to
continue
the
work
that
is
happening
here
and
making
sure
that
everyone
fully
is
aware
of
those
procedures
and
are
held
accountable
to
fulfilling
them.
AD
Looking
at
the
municipal
code
guidelines,
we
have
a
recommendation
around
making
sure
that
there's
a
consistent,
practical
criteria
to
determine
when
information
requests
might
require
excessive
staff
time
in
order
to
complete
to
make
sure
that
that
code
guideline
can
be
applied
consistently
and
then.
Finally,
thinking
about
when
we're
speaking
of
roles
and
responsibilities,
how
can
we
ensure
that
those
are
well-defined
and
clarified
for
all
involved
through
things
like
governance,
trainings
and
Retreats
as
well?
AD
The
fourth
item
here
is
related
to
that.
Looking
at
onboarding
and
training.
This
is
another
area
where
recently
the
onboarding
and
orientation
process
has
been
updated
and
we
received
some
positive
feedback
that
that
has
been
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
that
it
could
be
further
strengthened,
specifically
by
adding
items
to
do
with
roles
responsibilities,
but
also
just
practical
application
of
guidelines
so
that
those
trainings
are
kind
of
taken
out
of
the
theoretical
and
brought
more
down
into
the
practical.
AD
Our
fifth
area
was
looking
at
ethics
and
compliance,
and
the
city
is
already
performing
many
of
the
best
practice
elements
that
we
would
expect
to
see
in
a
comprehensive
Ethics
program.
But
there
was
one
Gap
that
we
noticed
in
terms
of
compliance
enforcement
in
relation
to
form
700
disclosures.
So
our
recommendation
is
just
about
closing
that
Gap,
the
fifth
area
was
related
to
strategic
Direction.
So,
as
you
all
know,
every
governing
body
setting
the
Strategic
direction
is
a
major
piece
of
what
you
all
do
here
and
the
work
plan.
AD
The
two-year
work
plan
is
again
a
good
step
in
the
right
direction
to
prioritize
annual
initiatives.
However,
we
would
recommend
that
the
city
consider
developing
a
longer
range
plan
like
a
five-year
strategic
plan
to
help
ensure
long-range
strategy,
but
also
continuity,
as
there
are
shifts
in
leadership
over
time
as
well.
AD
Number
seven
was
in
relation
to
community
engagement.
This
is
another
item
that
I'm
imagining
will
come
up
in
agenda
item
seven
as
well,
but
this
is
looking
at
the
fact
that
you
have
a
very
active,
vocal
and
engaged
Community,
which
is
absolutely
fantastic
within
that
space.
It's
important
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
wide
range
of
opportunities
for
people
to
be
providing
feedback.
In
many
ways
the
city
has
established
excellent
avenues
for
Community
engagement,
and
we
noted
some
additional
opportunities
to
do
that.
AD
First
and
foremost
is
just
making
sure
that
there's
good
alignment
before
the
city
integrates
or
begins
major
initiatives
so
that
there's
good
alignment
between
expectations
of
City
Council
in
terms
of
what
community
engagement
will
look
like
and
how
that
is
carried
out
by
staff
and
staff
capacity.
For
that.
The
second
recommendation
is
to
continue
current
efforts
to
establish
a
statistically
significant
representative
Community
survey,
so
that
you
can
ground
decision
making
and
really
have
that
broad
understanding
of
across
our
community,
in
particular
some
of
the
folks
that
we
might
not
hear
from
always
are
there.
AD
So
then,
shifting
gears
into
the
commission
and
committee
work
that
we
reviewed.
The
first
thing
we
looked
at
was
the
actual
structure,
number
focus
and
goals
of
the
commissions
and
committees
that
are
in
place.
You
have
many
commissions
and
committees
here,
which
is
the
really
critical
part
of
local
government,
so
that
you
can
have
that
as
both
an
engagement
tool,
but
also
really
relying
on
the
expertise
of
the
community
members
that
participate
in
those
groups.
AD
There
are
some
opportunities
to
increase
the
effectiveness
of
these
groups
and
ensure
that
everyone's
time
is
being
really
well
used,
as
they
are
participating
in
these
groups
as
well.
Our
first
recommendation
here
is
related
to
establishing
a
charter
for
each
group
so
that
it's
very
clear
what
are
the
roles
and
responsibilities
of
those
group
members
in
particular,
because
many
of
your
groups
are
advisory
in
nature.
AD
The
second
recommendation
is
around
reviewing
the
governance
groups
themselves.
We
identified
some
options
to
potentially
bring
together
some
of
those
groups
again
with
the
focus
of
knowing
it's
a
significant
allocation
of
resources,
both
in
terms
of
the
group
members
and
the
staff
that
support
these
groups,
so
ensuring
that
they
are
as
streamlined
as
possible,
while
also
getting
what
you
need
from
these
groups
in
terms
of
their
advisory
capacity.
AD
AD
The
ninth
area
was
looking
at
the
member
selection
process
right
now
there
are
several
groups
that
could
potentially
benefit
from
adding
some
baseline
qualification
criteria
for
those
groups.
So
we've
noted
several
areas-
that's
certainly
not
true
for
all
groups
or
even
most
groups,
but
several
of
the
groups
could
benefit
from
that,
and
we
have
noted
that
in
the
report
as
well
10
when
we
were
looking
at
the
operations
thinking
through
things
like
onboarding
meeting
procedures,
work
plans,
those
areas.
AD
Finally,
shifting
into
our
last
two
observations,
these
are
more
focused
towards
staff
members,
but
the
first
thing
that
we
wanted
to
note
is
that
it
requires
really
significant
investment
of
Staff
time
to
support
these
groups,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
again
that
that
staff
time
is
being
used
as
effectively
as
possible.
We
know
that
these
groups
are
incredibly
important
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
processes
are
as
efficient
as
can
be.
AD
Some
of
the
recommendations
here
are
just
around
reviewing
to
ensure
that
there's
consistency
and
clarity
about
who
needs
to
attend
these
meetings,
whether
it's
the
staff
liaison
the
department
director
or
both
and
then
finally
providing
training
to
staff
Liaisons
again
so
that
they
have
a
very
consistent
Baseline
knowledge
around
what
is
expected
of
them
in
these
roles,
and
our
final
piece
is
on
communication
and
change
management.
This
is
a
general
note.
AD
We
know
that
the
organization
has
gone
through
a
pretty
extreme
period
of
flux
and
change
in
the
last
several
years,
so
as
shifts
are
being
made,
especially
in
relation
to
some
of
these
governance
groups.
Thinking
about
how
can
we,
internally
as
a
management
team,
focus
on
communication
and
change
management,
to
ensure
that
staff
are
brought
along
on
those
decisions
and
changes
as
well,
so
with
that
I
will
close
out?
Thank
you
so
much.
B
AA
AD
Thank
you
for
your
question,
so
we
did
not
interview
any
commission,
member
or
residence
as
part
of
the
scope
of
this
work.
We
did
interview
staff
members
that
support
the
individual
commissions
and
committees
to
get
their
understanding
of
current
processes,
but
because
the
focus
was
really
on
those
internal
processes,
it
was
restricted
to
staff
and
city
council.
D
AD
We
tried
to
focus
our
observations,
obviously,
on
the
most
critical
areas,
so
I
will
say:
I
do
think
that
all
the
areas
are
important.
Some
of
the
areas,
though
there
is
current
work,
already
happening.
Many
of
these
areas
actually
and
so
I
would
say,
focusing
on
completing
the
current
work
that
is
in
progress
would
be
an
excellent
start
for
this
and
then
coming
back
and
picking
up
some
of
the
newer
additional
pieces.
D
Got
it
and
then,
with
respect
to
observations
one
and
two
and
their
related
recommendations,
especially
to
you
know,
continue
current
efforts
to
implement
the
city
council
procedures
manual
and
hold
meeting
participants
accountable.
Are
there
any
more
specific
recommendations
that
you
would
make
there?
It's
a
little
Broad.
AD
AD
Yeah,
so
this
is
one
in
relation
to
within
your
Municipal
Code.
You
have
the
guideline
that
says.
Essentially,
if
there's
going
to
be
significant
staff
time
that
is
needed
for
this.
How
do
we
determine
that?
And
there
are
some
additional
guidelines
within
the
municipal
code
that
that
kind
of
bring
down
one
level
of
specificity?
AD
The
recommendation
here
is
really
around
saying
what
are
some
of
the
internal
processes
or
even
sort
of
decision
tree
that
we
would
want
to
go
through
as
a
management
team
to
determine
that
so,
for
example,
an
initial
request
might
take
10
minutes
to
complete.
So
you
say
yes,
we're
going
to
respond
to
this
respond
away,
and
then
it
turns
out
that
there
might
be
follow-up
information
or
it
turns
out
that
there's
one
additional
piece
that
we
didn't
realize
before
that
then
might
take
and
start
eating
into
that
time.
AD
Essentially,
and
so
we
have
seen
some
cities
develop
a
simple
decision-making
tree
that
says
at
this
point
in
the
process.
That's
when
we're
going
to
cut
it
off
in
alignment
with
the
municipal
code.
Obviously,
it's
Falls
with
under
that
umbrella,
but
that
way
it
can
make
it
a
little
bit
easier
internally,
as
that
decision
is
being
made
on
each
request
so
that
that
can
be
applied
as
consistently
as
possible.
D
Z
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
we,
along
with
council
member
fruen.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
look
at
this
a
few
weeks
ago
as
part
of
the
audit
committee
proceedings,
I
had
a
specific
question
about
the
Strategic
Direction
portion
of
your
report.
It's
probably
based
on
best
practices
from
other
jurisdictions.
Z
How
does
it
actually
work?
We
sort
of
live
at
it
in
a
time
when
there's
constant
change
and
to
even
plan
one
year
ahead
is
is
a
challenge
in
itself.
So
does
it
even
make
sense?
I
know
it's
a
good
thing
to
think
strategically,
but
how
does
it
work
in?
What
would
be
your
recommendation
to
put
that
into
practice
in
Practical
terms,
absolutely.
AD
And
you
are
not
alone
on
that
at
all.
In
terms
of
recognizing
that
things
are
coming
up
every
year,
things
are
coming
up
every
month
that
might
need
to
be
taken
into
consideration.
Typically,
what
we
see
this
done,
as
is
you,
might
set
a
three
to
five
year.
Strategic
plan
where
you
say
here
are
the
major
goals.
Here
are
the
major
initiatives
that
we
wish
to
accomplish
during
that
time,
but
it's
not
a
promise.
It's
not
saying
we
are
absolutely
are
going
to
do
all
of
these
things.
AD
It's
saying
this
is
where
we
are
hoping
to
go.
This
is
where
we
would
like
to
aim
as
a
city,
then
on
an
annual
basis.
Typically,
what
this
looks
like
is
the
management
team
will
get
together
and
select
from
the
Strategic
plan.
Here
are
the
items
that
we
think
would
make
sense
to
move
forward
this
year.
They
would
bring
that
to
city
council.
AD
You
all
would
weigh
in
on
that
set
priorities
for
the
year
and
do
that
in
advance
of
your
budgeting
cycle,
so
that
those
can
be
brought
in
and
budgeted
for
in
that
way,
you
can
also
identify
at
that
time.
If
there's
any
major
strategic
initiatives
that
should
be
added
to
the
list,
essentially
so
you
can
be
responding
to
emergent
needs,
while
still
kind
of
keeping
your
eye
on
some
of
those
most
critical
long-term
goals
as
well.
B
C
E
E
I
I
think
that
it's
good
to
have
audits
it
could
it's
good
to
take
recommendations,
but
I
can't
believe
that
everything
that
we
have
done
for
the
last
30
years
has
been
inadequate
or
wrong.
I
mean
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
have
happened
in
these
Chambers.
We
did
all
of
the
Apple
stuff.
There
was
a
lot
of
upheaval
in
2010.
E
We
never
had
particular
problems
with
City
Council
Members.
This
is
the
first
year
that
has
been.
It
appears
that
there
are
some
problems
and
I
I.
Don't
blame
the
other.
Two
I
I
think
that
we're
going
to
have
to
work
through
this
I.
Also
right
now,
we've
eliminated
the
environmental
Review
Committee,
the
design,
Review
Committee
and
the
legislative
Review
Committee.
We
have
had
no
Planning
Commission
meeting
for
the
last
three
months
and
now
I
understand
that
the
park
and
rec
is
not
being
televised.
We
have
no
committees
left.
E
E
Maybe
we
don't
need
staff
members
to
run
those
committees,
but
I'll
tell
you.
Last
year
we
were
full
and
loaded
and
running
and
to
me
we
participated
in
everything.
It
was
like
being
at
the
University
I,
had
so
much
that
I
got
out
of
my
last
year
in
Cupertino
the
last
this.
The
last
nine
months
has
been
like
being
in
Nursery
School
I
swear
to
God
and
I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
in
Biochemistry
and
I
have
taken
Master's
level
classes
in
Biochemistry.
C
R
I
also
agree
in
training
and
I
think
that
top
of
the
list,
rosensburg's
rules
and
brown
act
in
detail
cover
many
aspects
of
it
and,
in
particular
the
minute
they're
elected
the
minute.
Don't
wait
till
they've
been
served
and
sat
on
the
diocese
for
a
month
for
the
first
meeting,
or
they
don't
show
up
work
plans
for
commissions,
I'm
disappointed
that
the
Commissioners
were
not
interviewed,
because
there
are
issues
with
our
commissions.
Their
members
are
motivated,
they're
energized.
They
want
to
participate
and
on
planning
they
want
to
handle
the
balcony
issues
the
tree.
R
R
Also,
when
you
aren't
I
believe
in
a
work
plan
for
the
commissions
but
I
think
the
Commissioners
should
have
a
say
on
it,
it
should
not
be
dictated
by
staff,
it
should
be
a
Cooperative
list
and
also
cancellation
of
the
commissioning
meeting.
Commissioner
meetings
should
be
decided,
cooperatively,
not
just
dictated
down
anyway.
Thank
you,
I
hope
you
think
about
that.
V
So
there's
we
are
in
a
stuck
in
a
mud.
It's
like
being
a
burning
man
last
weekend.
I
would
assume
so
the
city
council
has
adopted
a
list
of
recommendations
from
one
of
the
several
paid
for
Consultants.
They
have
had
one
example
that
I
want
to
highlight.
Is
the
city
council
should
continue
to
use
the
city
work
program
as
a
way
to
implement
council's
goals,
and
the
city
should
rely
on
the
work
program,
to
focus
resources
and
determine
staffing
needs?
V
I,
don't
see
that
really
happening
and
if
it's
happening
it's
not
transparent
and
public
is
not
being
allowed
to
have
input
and,
as
said
before,
Commissioners
are
on.
Committees
are
not
even
allowed
to
have
input
because
their
meetings
are
canceled.
They
could
have
study
sessions
if
they
don't
have
a
true
agenda
and
I
know
that
takes
staff
time,
but
it's
important.
These
people
have
engaged
in
the
city
to
help
and
they're
not
being
able
to
do
so.
There's
just
this
spinning
wheel
of
drama,
that's
going
on
for
almost
nine
months.
V
That
is
not
serving
the
city.
Well,
at
all,
we
live
in
an
increasingly
nasty
world
right
down
to
our
own
City.
It
feels
as
though
silencing
those
at
the
top
of
the
city's
org
chart,
which
is
the
residence
and
compartmentalized
governing,
is
the
new
transparency
I'm.
Not
in
favor
of
that
it
seems
that
serial
punishment,
an
individual
investigation,
is
a
new
working
together.
V
V
W
Hi,
thank
you
for
your
report
and
it's
a
great
opportunity
that
you're
here
I
hope
that
you
can
comment
on
the
sudden
non-televising
of
our
Parks
and
Rec
commission
I'm,
really
hoping
that
the
city
council
can
work
with
staff
to
figure
out
a
way
to
restore
televising
this.
These
important
meetings
they
will
become
more
important
moving
on
because
we're
going
to
be
growing
our
population.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
enough
land
for
for
parks
and
what
we
do
with
our
parks
and
I.
Just
think.
W
It's
terrible
thing
and
reduces
the
transparency,
and
maybe
we
could
do
have
some
kind
of
a
video
light.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
as
good
as
the
video
that
we
do
for
city,
council
or
planning,
but
let's
please,
restore
it
and
I
really
want
an
explanation
as
to
why
how
it
got
eliminated
in
the
first
place.
We
really
do
want
to
encourage
public
engagement
and
transparency.
W
We
hear
transparency
over
and
over
again,
and
it
makes
me
sad
to
see
what
just
repeat
what
my
predecessors
have
said
to
see
how
the
way
things
are
going
and
I'd
also
like
to
remind
the
council
and
staff
about
the
Bagley
Keen
open
meeting
act.
The
meetings
of
public
bodies
and
writings
of
public
officials
and
agencies
shall
be
open
to
public
scrutiny.
W
But
if
you
take
that
opportunity
away,
we
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
engage
publicly,
and
that
is
why
I've
sincerely
think
the
Council
for
keeping
item
six
and
seven
on
this
agenda
separate.
If
they
had
been
heard
together,
it
would
have
been
confusing
and
if
had
they've
been
heard
together.
That
means
that
it
would
reduce
the
opportunity
for
public
engagement
and
isn't
that
what
we're
here
for.
W
C
X
Good
evening,
city
council
I
have
to
wonder
we're
seeing
the
council
meet
after
more
than
a
month
and
what
are
the
priorities
that
this
type
of
agenda
items
show
up
as
the
priority
for
the
council?
How
does
the
work
program
set
priorities?
That
of
all
the
things
you
could
be
talking
about?
We
could
have
been
talking
about
finances.
We
could
have
been
talking
about
funding,
City
staff.
We
could
have
been
talking
about
the
housing
element.
We
could
have
been
talking
about
the
sign
ordinance,
but
yet
we
are
here.
X
We
are
talking
about
an
audit
report
which
is
very
well
written
and
very
well
presented
by
Christina
kudos
to
Christina
for
a
well
presented
report.
However,
you
have
a
question
when
this
report
addresses
certain
aspects,
but
leaves
other
things
out,
I'd
like
to
understand
how
many
study
projects
are
City
staff
in
Malden
right
now,
and
what
are
efficiencies
that
we
achieved
by
eliminating
study
project
I'd
like
to
understand
how
many
working
groups
are
being
run
by
staff
right
now
that
are
addendums
to
committees
and
commissions,
particularly
in
the
area
of
bike
and
pen.
X
X
X
X
AE
Great
thank
you
good
evening,
city,
council,
members
and
mayor
way.
I
wasn't
intending
to
speak
on
this
topic
tonight.
I
am
Jennifer,
Sheeran
and
I'm
here
tonight.
Only
speaking
as
myself.
Thank
you
for
this
assessment.
I
want
to
say
thank
you.
Without
taking
an
assessment,
we
can't
determine
how
well
we're
doing
it's
clear
that
our
city
had
a
lot
of
issues
and
how
it
was
run
before
this
year.
AE
Meetings
lasted
until
all
hours
of
the
night,
for
example,
I
personally
was
at
a
meeting
in
2018
that
lasted
until
4
a.m.
That
means
staff
was
there
until
4am.
Following
that
meeting,
we
all
have
heard
about
documented
abuses
of
our
City's
procedures
and
Municipal
Code
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
that.
A
lot
of
that
has
improved
with
our
new
Council
and
our
new
procedures.
No
one
is
being
silenced.
Everyone
has
the
same
amount
of
time
to
speak
as
before.
It
can
be
frustrating
when
council
members
that
you
supported
are
no
longer
in
office.
AE
This
doesn't
mean
that
anyone
is
being
treated
other
than
respectfully.
The
council
meeting
is
a
business
meeting
for
the
council
to
set
direction
for
the
city
to
do
business,
I'm
glad
that
we're
moving
in
that
direction.
Thank
you
for
doing
that
and
for
all
the
changes
that
you
have
made
now.
Everyone
in
the
city,
including
our
staff
and
not
just
a
handful
of
residents,
have
the
opportunity
to
speak.
It's
about
8,
15,
PM
right
now,
and
the
nice
part
about
it
is
we're
all
still
awake
to
give
meaningful
input.
C
B
Right,
thank
you,
mother
city
clerk,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
residents
and
attendees
will
speak.
Thank
you
for
speaking
of
your
mind
and
then
what
I
want
to
bring
back
to
the
council
for
Council
input
or
we
I
think
this
item
is
to
accept
the
Enterprise
leadership
assessment.
Audit
final
report
to
receive
it
I
would
bring
back
to
council
for
five
minutes.
Discussion
or
you
know,
would
you
believe
God
want
to
say
councilman.
AA
Richard
I
have
more
questions
so
I
think
I
understand
this.
For
this
internal
audit
we
don't
interview
Commissioners
or
the
residents.
However,
as
a
city
government
funded
by
taxpayer
dollars,
our
goal
is
to
serve
the
residents.
So
I
would
like
to
understand
what
kind
of
assessment
is
there
that
would
actually
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
the
city
serving
the
residents
getting
their
feedback,
because
it's
very
easy
to
conduct
a
meeting
be
very
happy
with
how
it's
conducted,
because
we
think
we
got
everything
we
want
done,
but
the
residents
might
feel
totally
left
out.
AD
I
took
a
professional.
Thank
you
great
question.
Thank
you.
So
the
note
that
we
have
about
the
representative,
Community
survey
I,
think
really
speaks
to
the
need
that
you're
speaking
to
there,
that
would
be
an
excellent
tool
to
gather
annual
feedback
from
a
broad
array
of
your
community
members
about
the
their
perception
of
what
is
the
direction
of
current
city
government.
Do
we
feel,
like
it's
headed
in
a
positive
direction,
a
negative
Direction
being
able
to
provide
feedback
on
exactly
the
topics
that
you're
talking
about?
AA
Really
doesn't
answer
my
question
because
we
are
talking
about
effectiveness
of
the
city
council,
meeting,
commission
meeting
and
the
other
products
and
pro
Parks
direct
programs.
For
example.
How
do
I
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
these
programs?
Community
survey
might
help
us
with
long-term
strategic
plan,
but
I
feel
that
this
yeah.
So
how
do
we
is
there
some
kind
of
assessment
that
you
can
recommend.
AD
Well-
and
this
might
not
be
fully
answering
your
question,
but
to
provide
a
little
bit
more
context
in
terms
of
when
we
were
looking
at
the
effectiveness
of
meetings.
Some
of
the
things
that
we
were
looking
at
were
things
like.
What
is
the
average
length
of
the
meeting?
How
how
effectively
are
you
able
to
move
through
topics
and
agenda
items?
AD
So
you'll
see
in
the
report
that
we
call
out
some
of
the
specific
criteria
that
we're
using
to
determine
and
to
evaluate
Effectiveness
and
while
Community
input
was
not
necessarily
part
of
the
criteria
that
were
used
for
that?
It
is
well
aligned
with
best
practice
in
terms
of
what
we
would
consider
to
see
at
the
municipal
level
for
things
like
Community
meetings
and
the
collaboration
of
this
team.
AB
So
that's
my
first
question
and
then,
with
regards
to
the
sister
cities
committee,
did
you
find
what
that
assignment
actually
entails
and
how
often
the
committee
members
who
were
assigned
to
that
committee
would
would
meet
and
what
their
purpose
was
and
if
not
then
I'd
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
that?
Okay,
that's
it!
Thank
you.
AD
Thank
you
so
much
so
to
clarify
the
tables
that
have
the
breakdown
of
the
staff
hours.
Those
are
pulled
from
a
previous
staff
report,
so
all
those
numbers
were
gathered
previously,
which
is
why
they
speak
to
some
of
the
commissions
and
committees
that
were
eliminated
subsequent
to
that.
So
we
included
them
in
this
report,
mainly
to
illustrate
the
the
level
of
investment
that
is
needed
for
a
lot
of
these
groups,
but
it
doesn't.
AD
It
is
not
a
full
documentation
of
the
current
staff
time
that
is
spent
on
the
current
groups,
because
it
does
take
into
account
some
of
those
additional
groups
that
have
since
that
time
been
reduced
or
eliminated.
So
that's
one
piece
there.
As
I
mentioned,
we
did
not
speak
with
any
of
the
commission
or
committee
members,
so
I
can't
speak
to
any
of
of
their
experiences.
There.
AB
AC
B
AD
B
Thank
you.
So,
when
I
look
at
it,
your
recommendations,
counseling
different
categories,
I,
think,
council.
Member
from
it
asks
you,
you
know,
which
one
you
think
are
the
most
important
ones
that
use
that
concentration.
Otherwise,
we
have
already
started
and
finished
that
in
that
case,
I
think
that's
a
good
recommendation.
I
want
to
follow
up
with
council
member
Charles.
Why
are
we
not
you
know
getting
public
engaged
or
getting
commission
or
engaged?
So
in
your
opinion,
as
a
profession,
profession
know
who?
Who
knows
what
to
do?
AD
So
when
we
put
together
a
scope
for
this,
you
can
set
it
up
in
a
couple
different
ways
for
this
type
of
project,
and
sometimes
the
goal
is
to
really
understand
what
is
the
community
perception
of
these
groups?
What
do
we
need
to
be
shifting
in
terms
of
our
internal
operation,
to
ensure
that
we're
meeting
Community
needs?
That
would
be
one
particular
type
of
assessment.
AD
D
Just
a
quick
follow-up
on
my
earlier
question
about
observation
and
recommendation
number
two:
there
is
a
subsection
there
with
a
recommendation
on
effective
meeting
facilitation,
specifically
at
the
end
where
it
says,
encourage
respectful
and
constructive
dialogue
among
council
members
and
established
clear
rules
and
protocols
for
productive
meetings.
Are
there
specific
rules
and
protocols
that
you
think
we
would
benefit
from.
AD
AD
Is
in
the
procedures
manual,
so
I
believe
that
that
is
covering
99
of
what
you
need
and
I
think
the
one
percent
remaining
is
going
to
be
up
to
this
group
to
come
back
review.
That
say:
is
it
meeting
our
needs
as
a
team,
but
in
terms
of
alignment
with
best
practice
that
is
I
would
say
that
is
covering
what
we
would
expect
to
see
it
cover
there.
The.
AD
B
Thank
you,
council,
member
from
any
more
questions.
I
want
to
follow
up
with
one
question
from
the
comment
of
one
of
the
speakers.
The
this
whole
assessment
actually
to
me
feels
like
we
are
concentrating
on.
How
can
we
use
specs
practice
to
do
business
open
up,
listen
to
public
comments,
but
still
move
the
business
of
the
city
council
forward
so
that
we
can
complete
the
council's
test
of
doing
business?
Is
that
a
good
description
of
of
this
assessment.
AD
I
think
it
absolutely
encompasses
a
really
critical
part
of
this,
which
is
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
all
have
the
tools
that
you
need
to
do
your
business
really
effectively.
I
think
a
piece
of
that
is
community
engagement
for
sure,
but
the
vast
majority
of
what
we
were
looking
at
here
actually
does
not
necessarily
touch
on
community
engagement.
B
Also,
a
comment
I
want
to
make
is
I
feel
that
this
gives
us
all
five
of
us
and
the
public
be
on
the
same
page
following
the
same
Precision.
So
we
can
all
understand
what
we
we
have
time
to
express
our
opinions.
We
have
time
to
share.
We
have
time
to
discuss
time,
to
ask
questions
and
time
to
make
decisions
together.
I
feel
that
it
gives
us
a
good
framework
how
we
can
move
forward
to
have
backed
backs
practice
and
understand
each
other
framework
of
how
we
move
together.
Z
Z
AD
I
can
imagine
that
there's
a
couple
different
pieces
going
on
here,
because
there
is
quite
a
bit
of
current
or
in
progress,
work,
that's
already
happening,
and
so
obviously
we
would
not
want
to
get
in
the
way
of
any
of
those
items,
but
for
any
items
that
would
be
new
items
of
business.
That
is
certainly
something
that
I
think
would
be
up
for
for
discussion
here,
in
terms
of
which
of
those
items
you
would
like
to
move
forward
with.
Most
of
these
items
are
things
that
fall
within
the
sphere
of
city
council.
K
A
AA
AA
AD
I
think
the
key
there
is
making
sure
that
everyone's
on
the
same
page
and
well
aligned
and
you
have
consistent
expectations.
So
that's
where
your
procedures
really
come
into
play
because
they
provide
you
a
framework
so
that
everyone
is
aware,
here's
the
moments
for
public
input.
Here's
how
we're
going
to
take
that
into
account.
Here's
how
we
move
forward
with
the
discussion
so
I
think
that
the
framework
and
procedures
are
really
excellent
tool
to
start
you
on
that
path.
To
balance
those
those
competing
needs
as
well.
B
So,
thank
you.
If
there
are
no
more
comments,
we
can
move
to
number
seven.
The
reason
why
I
was
going
to
combine
it
because
I
think
the
actions
is
in
number
seven.
So
right
now
we
have
finished
number
six.
Unless
someone
has
still
have
some
comments,
do
we
need
to
take
a
break
okay?
So
let's
take
a
five
minute
break
and
we
can
come
back
to
number
seven.