City Council December 12, 2025 Non-Televised Special Meeting - Dec 12, 2025
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What is the purpose of the City Council training and roll‑call at the start of the meeting?
Work. Madam City Clerk,
we please call the role. Council Member Fruin?
Here.
Council Member Lohan? Here. Councilmember Wong?
Yeah.
Vice Mayor Chow? Here. Mayor Moore.
Here. So we are conducting the city council training. Our item one is city council training. Madam City Mayor Duly Base. Start the recommended action. Yes.
Thank you. Good morning and congratulations again to our newly appointed mayor and vice mayor. The sess this session is meant to be a brief refresher of our policies and an opportunity to align on how we collectively support Cupertino's governance and day to day operations. So there's nothing new that's being introduced to the U for all of this for. It's just a quick way for all of us to stay on the same page as we move into a busy year. Next slide. So you'll hear briefly from each of the department leaders on the areas that are most relevant to council's work. Our goal is to keep things high level today and useful as we discuss governance relationships, key policies, and important operational reminders.
Slide. And we would like to start by recognizing you as our full council team and the roles that each of you hold. Um, as you can see here, as we move into the new year with the new mayor and vice mayor staff, we continue to serve this council diligently and to the best of our ability. Next slide. Um, at a high level, my role as a city manager is to carry out your collective direction and make sure that the organization's aligned with it in all the areas, such as how we support commissions, how we manage the agendas, how we manage your priorities and the city's strategic planning. This presentation will touch briefly on each of those pieces so you can see how they fit together behind the scenes to implement your direction.
Okay. And this again is a simple reminder of the framework that protects both council and staffs. Council acting as a body sets policy in direction and staff through the city manager is responsible for carrying that out. Individual council members always have the right to information. And this structure helps us avoid any perception of undue influence and keeps everything transparent and consistent. Next. Our commissions and committees are advisory to council. They review issues and bring recommendations to you. You appoint commissioners and set the expectations through council procedures manual and through the commissioner's handbook. Here's a snapshot of the city manager's office that supports the city and council's day-to-day.
The CMO leadership, as you heard recently at a council meeting, it includes. Of course the city manager and the interim deputy city manager slash city clerk, Triang Tatsun. Um, we are supported by the executive assistant who is Souina, who also supports you. Administratively. Um I as a city manager I oversee citywide operations with all of the department heads and the deputy city manager reporting to me. The deputy city manager oversees the divisions within the CML that are listed here. And these include the clerk's office, managing agendas, PRAs, elections, all city records. Um this year alone the clerk's office has completed over 300 PRAs, logged over a hundred resolutions and ten ordinances, and prepared forty-five city council agendas.
Economic development supports to strengthen uh Cupertino's economy by supporting business attraction, retention, and expansion. They recently launched the Business Resource Hub and support over 10,000 Business Connect subscribers. Um they've met with over 400 businesses. It's a small team, as you know. Communications engages with the community through clear, consistent, transparent citywide communication. As of this year, they produce the City Manager bi-weekly newsletter and scene completely in-house. They've also achieved nearly three thousand new social media followers in just twenty twenty five. Emergency Management, as you're aware, prepares and protects the city through coordinated emergency planning and disaster response.
And this year they have helped to revamp the existing EOC and engaged volunteers with 24 community events and prepared 40 emergency go bags to the city's Build the Kid program.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the purpose of the City Council training and roll‑call at the start of the meeting?
0:00–14:10
2
How does the City Manager describe the relationship between council policy and staff implementation?
14:10–25:51
3
What are the key points of the Brown Act and the new SB 707 highlighted for council members?
25:51–40:23
4
What initiatives and projects does the Parks & Recreation Department present for 2025‑2026?
40:23–54:42
5
How does the Community Development Director outline planning, housing, and building divisions?
54:42–1:09:04
6
What major infrastructure and technology projects does Public Works report on?
1:09:04–1:20:38
7
What updates does the Information & Technology Director give on cybersecurity, AI, and digital services?
1:20:38–1:32:49
8
How are public comments, motions, and the final vote conducted before adjournment?
1:32:49–1:42:20
Speakers
5 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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