Vallco should not be put on the agenda until there is a General Plan acceptable by the resudents and all Council members.
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From: Yu Ying
Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 10:56 AM
Subject: We should not start Vallco EIR
To: City Council <citycouncil@cupertino.org>, City Clerk cityclerk@cupertino.org
Dear Council members,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to start EIR on Vallco with the current project scope.
Since the council meeting of 12/04, cupertino residents have been confused about what was city's strategy on Vallco development. The "specific plan" is actually a very vague term, and has been used for the past council meetings to bypass any discussions, and community inputs.
Around May 19's council meeting, we, the residents, suddenly knew that there are indeed confusions on the GPA guidelines. In other words, current GPA is a re-write of the 2005 GP, and it has no community input at all yet it was PASSED on Dec 04!! There is a strong request from our residents that this GPA should be rescinded. And we know Councilman Barry and Councilman Darcy are supporting the rescind from the 05/19 council meeting. We also know the staff is preparing a redline copy that waits for community input by 07/31.
Given the above status, our GPA is not yet acceptable by the residents and some council members. Then, Vallco, as covered by current legal 2005 GP, is a land for retail, NOT a land for housing and offices. Vallco, as being planed in the GPA, should not be put onto the agenda before this GPA is acceptable by residents and all council members. Vallco is in no position to be studied whether to be able to have 800 housing+2 million sqft office. We should not start Vallco EIR study.
I am writing to express my strong opposition to start EIR on Vallco with the current project scope.
Since the council meeting of 12/04, cupertino residents have been confused about what was city's strategy on Vallco development. The "specific plan" is actually a very vague term, and has been used for the past council meetings to bypass any discussions, and community inputs.
Around May 19's council meeting, we, the residents, suddenly knew that there are indeed confusions on the GPA guidelines. In other words, current GPA is a re-write of the 2005 GP, and it has no community input at all yet it was PASSED on Dec 04!! There is a strong request from our residents that this GPA should be rescinded. And we know Councilman Barry and Councilman Darcy are supporting the rescind from the 05/19 council meeting. We also know the staff is preparing a redline copy that waits for community input by 07/31.
Given the above status, our GPA is not yet acceptable by the residents and some council members. Then, Vallco, as covered by current legal 2005 GP, is a land for retail, NOT a land for housing and offices. Vallco, as being planed in the GPA, should not be put onto the agenda before this GPA is acceptable by residents and all council members. Vallco is in no position to be studied whether to be able to have 800 housing+2 million sqft office. We should not start Vallco EIR study.
Please put this correspondence to the public record of June 16, 2015 City Council Meeting.
Thanks,
Yu (Cupertino Residents)
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