Incomplete Staff Report for Study Session on Civic Center by BetterCupertino

From: Better Cupertino
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 12:04 PM
Subject: Incomplete Staff Report for Study Session on Civic Center
To: City Council <citycouncil@cupertino.org>, City Clerk CityClerk@cupertino.org

[Please put this as a written communication for Oct. 20 Council Meeting.]

Dear Mayor Sinks, Vice Mayor Chang and Councilmembers,

    Thank you for hosting a study session for the questions of whether to put Civic Center or Vallco on the ballot to get voter's approval.

    However, there is insufficient background provided for Civic Center. The Staff Report should provide the estimated cost of Civic Center and what happened on Aug. 18 so that the voters get alerted of the importance of such study session. Especially the financial impact to the city.

   The Staff Report spells out the cost of different elections. But we still have no information on the funding strategy. As of right now, any information on the funding strategy is still buried inside the Civic Center Master Plan that's more than 600 pages long.

 

   The agenda description should also clearly specify the financial impact of the Civic Center Master Plan. Yet, once again, the agenda item failed to mention the estimated cost of the project, which is up to $70 million.

   Neither the agenda item nor the staff report mentioned the potential financial burden of a long term debt for the city. That's what motivated this study session in the first place. But it is not mentioned.

   Please provide further information on Civic Center Master Plan for the study session.

Sincerely,

BetterCupertino