Livable Sunnyvale – Oct. 2nd Meeting
At our October meeting, we will introduce a new feature called “the Month in Review” on Google Slides. Steering Committee Membership Director Julia Liu will explain how we all can use this feature to add content to share.
By the same interactive logic, we will also introduce a new feature for ending our meetings called “Upcoming Events”. All members will also have access to post to keep us up to date on important future events.
Our special guests will be members of the Santa Clara Community Advocates who will introduce themselves and continue the process of collaboration that was started by Greenbelt Alliance who organized Envisioning El Camino, held recently at the Santa Clara Library.
Both Sunnyvale and Santa Clara will be in the process of approving their respective Specific Plans starting this year(Sunnyvale) and January (Santa Clara).
Also Steering Committee Secretary, Gail Rubino, will report on a workshop meeting she
attended with Catalyze that is interesting for our mobile home housing policy strategy as well as other “affordable” housing we want to preserve and protect.
If time allows, we will collectively come up with a plan for a proposed Tactical Urbanism project for traffic calming!
Please join us. Meeting are always free and open to the public.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 6:30 pm, Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (meeting room is upstairs)
Livable Sunnyvale Sept. 4th General Meeting
Join us for our monthly Livable Sunnyvale General Meeting.
Other than updates on Climate Action Plan 2.0 from Council, meeting with Sunnyvale Housing Officer, Age Friendly Cities meeting, Vision Zero outcome, Active Transportation Plan, our Transportation Platform, our Housing Platform, and activism opportunities, there will be two Speaker Presentations
- Milo Trauss and Sara to give an update on the outreach process and feedback so far on the Fremont Corners Village Center (2 outreach sessions held so far) Q and A.
- Sue S. Will give a short training on “how to be an activist in Sunnyvale” (Key documents, contacts, and roles to play alone or in the organization).
Livable Sunnyvale Sept. General Meeting
When: Wed, Sept. 4th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 West El Camino Real, 2nd floor.
August 7th Meeting: Housing Platform and Tactical Urbanism
At our next General Meeting, this Wednesday at 6:30 pm, we will discussed and vote on our Draft Housing Platform. You can find and comment on it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AqgyXihleL3jiT3U4Dn-3BP7jybAQIaVs6VXp8AWvs0/edit?usp=drivesdk. You can also send the steering committee feedback directly.
If you would like to suggest changes, please get us your comments by Monday evening at the latest, so that we can consider incorporating them. As a reminder, per our bylaws, amendments require a two thirds vote to pass.
Note that the sections on transportation and the environment are not yet done. We’ll be working on finishing them in the next couple months.
We will also have a presentation on Tactical Urbanism.
The Livable Sunnyvale General Meeting is Wednesday, August 7 at Sunnyvale Toyota.
Starts at 6:30PM. All meetings are free and open to the public.
Sunnyvale Toyota, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
Livable Sunnyvale June 5th General Meeting – Age-Friendly Sunnyvale and Protected Bike Lanes
| Come hear TWO great presentations at Livable Sunnyvale’s June 5th General Meeting. Everyone is welcome.· Tracey Gott from Age-Friendly Silicon Valley will update us on the Sunnyvale Action Plan. The City’s age-friendliness assessment was completed in May 2018. What has happened since then? What’s the timeline for completion and what can the residents expect?· John Cordes representing SVBC Santa Clara County Advocate will update us on Protected bikeways. What are these paths, and why do we need them? Most importantly, how will biking be safer for all riders using protected bike paths? Come learn how Livable Sunnyvale will impact these efforts. WHEN? Wednesday, June 5th, 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm WHERE? Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 2nd floor conference room. This meeting is open to the public. Everyone is welcome. |
General Meeting – May 1: Fremont Corners Village Center and Steering Committee Election
Don’t miss the May 1 meeting!
1. Milo Trauss with True Life Companies is going to tell us about the Fremont Corners Village Center application. This project is in the early stages of application and has not begun formal community engagement. However, if you are attending our meeting, you will be among the first to offer input on this project!
Fremont Corners is the corner where Longhorn Steak House and 24 Hour Fitness and many other small businesses reside at the corner of Sunnyvale-Saratoga and Fremont Ave..
2. Livable Sunnyvale Steering Committee Election. All members are eligible to run and vote. Members who have declared will give a short candidate statement and then we’ll vote. The election is based on approval voting – you can vote for as many candidates as they wish. The 7 persons with the highest number of votes will be elected.
Declared candidates are:
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- John Cordes
- Alejandro Marti
- Julia Liu
- Tara Martin-Milius
- Richard Mehlinger
- Gail Rubino
- Michael Serrone
- Sue Serrone
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Meeting details
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Sunnyvale Toyota, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Livable Sunnyvale: Regional and Statewide Housing Solutions. Panel Discussion with Housing Experts
Livable Sunnyvale: Regional and Statewide Housing Solutions. Panel Discussion with Housing Experts
There are a growing number of proposed State bills to address the housing crisis in California and the Bay Area. Join us for an informative discussion about the impact of these bills and how they relate to the CASA Compact.
April 16, 2019
7 – 8:30pm – come early to help set up
Sunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128
375 N. Pastoria Ave. (close to the intersection of Maude and Mathilda)
Caltrain 2040 Vision – Redwood City March 20
On March 20 in Redwood City Friends of Caltrain is hosting a presentation on Caltrain’s 2040 Vision at Redwood City City Hall. The presentation will cover an exciting vision of the future showing how Caltrain could reach 250,000 daily trips by 2040 with up to 5-minute service at top station. The increase would be the equivalent of double-decking the 101 freeway
These improvements will depend on decisions made in a visionary business plan that the Caltrain board will decide on this year. Come learn about the Caltrain business plan from the transportation and policy experts at the forefront of the effort, and learn how you can add your voice and help this happen.
RSVP Link http://org.salsalabs.com/o/741/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=103367
Facebook event link to share: https://www.facebook.com/events/293343851346920/
Home Sweet CASA – March 14th in Menlo Park
On March 14, Michael Lane, Deputy Director of Silicon Valley at Home will help outline housing affordability solutions at the local, regional and state levels, providing an overview of the regional housing crisis and describing the set of proposed regional solutions developed through the CASA initiative.
Co-sponsored by Palo Alto Forward, Menlo Together, Silicon Valley At Home, Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County
RSVP here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-sweet-casa-taking-on-the-regional-housing-crisis-tickets-57735496424Facebook event link to share:https://www.facebook.com/events/2298809807008296/