2026-09-15 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes. No video is posted.

Regular meeting 5:35 p.m. to 9:10 p.m.; Vice Mayor Chao arrived at 5:41 p.m.; all five members present, Mayor Moore presiding.
Cupertino High School FBLA students recognized.
Audit Committee renamed to Audit and Finance Committee; second reading passed 5-0.
Artificial Intelligence City Council Policy adopted 5-0.
Law enforcement services agreement discussion; motion passed 5-0 to authorize negotiation.
City Council Policy Review received; internal audit recommendations noted.
Internal audit work program accepted.
Municipal Code Chapter 19.08 definitions amendment postponed to October 6.

Item 4: postponed to October 6, 2026 (originally introduced Sept 1, continued from Sept 15).

Item 9: Second reading and enactment of Ordinance 26-2285.
Motion (Wang/Mohan) passed 5-0 to enact, with amendment to add "emerging technologies such as" before artificial intelligence in section 2.88.100(i).
Renames Audit Committee to Audit and Finance Committee; updates duties and powers; updates Director title.
Wang and Moore requested future agenda item to transition committee toward forward-looking approach.

Item 14: Receive update on law enforcement services agreement with County of Santa Clara.
Written communications: September 10 letter from Sheriff Jonsen; draft resolution included.
Presented by Director of Finance Jonathan Orozco and Senior Assistant City Attorney Michael Woo.
Motion (Moore/Wang) passed 5-0 as amended to: authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute long-term agreement preserving the city's rights under California Government Code Section 51350; authorize reasonable efforts to address service gap between October 1 and anticipated Board of Supervisors action; adopt desk-item Resolution 26-100.

Consent calendar items 5-13 approved 5-0 (Wang/Mohan): approval of Sept 1 regular and special meeting minutes; ratifying accounts payable; accounts payable ratification; internal audit grant review; internal auditor recommendations; City Lobbyist evaluation subcommittee appointment (Mayor Moore and Councilmember Wang).
Item 15: City Council Policy Review received; motion (Fruen/Moore) passed 5-0 as amended to accept recommendations and direct staff to bring through work program for consideration; no further work by internal auditor.
Item 16: Internal audit work program accepted; motion (Mohan/Moore) passed 5-0 as amended to accept required projects ($30,000) and first two tier-one items; authorize Fourth Amendment with Baker Tilly; adopt Resolution 26-099 with additional $5,000 for total work program funding.
Oral communications: BMR application deadline (O. Peper), cultural center (Edward Hirshfield), commissioner statements (Mark Fantozzi), political signs and public safety (Minna Xu, Shannon Bee, Steven Scharf), council candidate forum (Rhoda Fry), Coach House development and retail preservation (Jennifer Griffin, virtually), political signs (Michael Wang, virtually).
City Manager report and councilmember reports.