City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · January 6, 2015
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Christopher R. Clark, Councilmember Ken S. Rosenberg, Councilmember
John M. Inks, Councilmember Patricia Showalter, Vice Mayor
R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr., Councilmember Leonard M. Siegel, Councilmember
Daniel H. Rich, City Manager
Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk John McAlister, Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
January 06, 2015 Council Chambers
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Clark called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m., and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Bryant, Inks, Kasperzak, Siegel, Vice Mayor McAlister,
Mayor Clark.
3. SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR COUNCIL ADVISORY BODY MEMBERS
The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed and reappointed Council
Advisory Body members.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION - M/S Siegel/Abe-Koga - To approve the Consent Calendar. The
motion carried unanimously.
Note: Due to the fact that the Shoreline Regional Park Community meeting
notice was not properly agendized, the minutes for this body will be
approved at the next Shoreline Regional Park Community meeting.
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
1. City Council December 2, 2014 meeting;
2. City Council December 9, 2014 meeting; and
3. City Council December 16, 2014 meeting.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
None.
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6. NEW BUSINESS
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO OUTGOING
COUNCILMEMBERS AND CONGRATULATING INCOMING COUNCILMEMBERS:
Lisa Chung, California State Senator Jerry Hill's Senior District Representative
Jeremy Dennis, California State Assemblymember Richard Gordon's District Manager
6.1 PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TO, AND REMARKS BY, OUTGOING
COUNCILMEMBERS MARGARET ABE-KOGA, RONIT BRYANT, AND JAC SIEGEL
Mayor Clark presented Proclamations recognizing the service of outgoing Councilmembers
Abe-Koga, Bryant and Siegel, and each Councilmember made outgoing remarks.
6.2 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CHRIS CLARK, MAYOR, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY
Vice Mayor McAlister presented a Proclamation recognizing the service of Mayor Clark.
6.3 REMARKS BY OUTGOING MAYOR
Mayor Clark made outgoing remarks.
6.4 SEATING OF NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS
City Clerk Brewer conducted the Oath of Office for newly-elected Councilmembers Showalter,
Rosenberg and Siegel.
6.5 REMARKS BY NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilmembers Showalter, Rosenberg and Siegel made incoming remarks.
6.6 ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
Mayor Clark nominated, seconded by Councilmember Inks, Councilmember McAlister for Mayor.
The motion carried unanimously.
Councilmember Kasperzak nominated, seconded by Councilmember Rosenberg, Councilmember
Showalter for Vice Mayor. The motion carried unanimously.
6.7 REMARKS BY NEW MAYOR
Mayor McAlister and Vice Mayor Showalter made remarks.
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7. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:13 p.m., Mayor McAlister invited everyone to a Reception in
the Rotunda for the Outgoing and Newly Elected Councilmembers, New Mayor, and Vice
Mayor, and Newly Appointed and Reappointed Advisory Body Members. The next
Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 500 Castro Street.
ATTEST:
__________________________
LORRIE BREWER, MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
__________________________
JOHN McALISTER
MAYOR
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr., Councilmember
Ronit Bryant, Councilmember John McAlister, Vice Mayor
John M. Inks, Councilmember Jac Siegel, Councilmember
Daniel H. Rich, City Manager
Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk Christopher R. Clark, Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
Council Chambers 6:30 PM Tuesday, January 6, 2015
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Bryant, Inks, Kasperzak, Siegel, Vice Mayor McAlister, and Mayor
Clark
3. SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR COUNCIL ADVISORY BODY MEMBERS
The City Clerk will administer the Oath of Office to the newly appointed and reappointed Council
Advisory Body members.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
These items will be approved by one motion unless any member of the Council or audience wishes
to remove an item for discussion. The reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be
waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise.
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM
Recommendation(s): That City Council approve the following minutes:
1. City Council December 2, 2014 meeting;
2. City Council December 9, 2014 meeting;
3. City Council December 16, 2014 meeting;
4. Shoreline Regional Park Community June 10, 2014 meeting;
5. Shoreline Regional Park Community June 17, 2014 meeting;
6. Shoreline Regional Park Community November 25, 2014 meeting; and
7. Shoreline Regional Park Community December 16, 2014 meeting;
Attachment(s): 12-02-14 Council Minutes
12-09-14 Council Minutes
12-16-14 Council Minutes
06-10-14 Shoreline Regional Park Community Minutes.pdf
06-17-14 Shoreline Regional Park Community Minutes.pdf
11-25-14 Shoreline Regional Park Community Minutes.pdf
12-16-14 Shoreline Regional Park Community Minutes.pdf
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any matter
not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any number of topics for one three-minute
period during the meeting. State law prohibits the Council from acting on nonagenda items.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TO, AND REMARKS BY, OUTGOING
COUNCILMEMBERS MARGARET ABE-KOGA, RONIT BRYANT, AND JAC SIEGEL
6.2 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING CHRIS CLARK, MAYOR, FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY
6.3 REMARKS BY OUTGOING MAYOR
6.4 SEATING OF NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS
The City Clerk will administer the Oath of Office to the newly elected Councilmembers.
6.5 REMARKS BY NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM
6.6 ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
Election by Councilmembers of Mayor and Vice Mayor
Nomination/Election of Mayor
Nomination/Election of Vice Mayor
6.7 REMARKS BY NEW MAYOR
7. ADJOURNMENT to a Reception for the Outgoing and Newly Elected
Councilmembers, New Mayor, and Vice Mayor, and Newly Appointed and Reappointed
Advisory Body Members. The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 13,
2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street.
NOTICE
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Superior Court to certain City administrative
decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence and the exercise of
discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be
limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence
delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to
reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting, regardless of
whether it is a regular or special meeting. For information on the next regular or special City
Council meeting, please call (650) 903-6304.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street,
Third Floor, during normal business hours and at the Council Chambers at City Hall, Second Floor,
during the meeting. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City's web site at
www.mountainview.gov.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 - 6:30 PM
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND AGENDA
The City Council meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 500
Castro Street, Second Floor. Special meetings are called as necessary by the Mayor and noticed at least 24 hours in advance.
Interested parties may review the agenda, minutes and staff reports at the Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin Street, beginning the
Thursday evening before each meeting and at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning Friday morning. Agenda
materials may also be viewed electronically at www.mountainview.gov. Staff reports are also available at the Council Chambers during
the meeting.
SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990. Anyone who is planning to attend the next City Council meeting
who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 903-6304 48
hours in advance of the Council meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, City Council
meeting agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative
format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting.
The Council meetings are cablecast live on Channel 26 on the Mountain View Comcast cable system and are replayed on Wednesday at
6:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. following that week's Council meeting. If there is a live Environmental Planning Commission
meeting on a Wednesday, the replay of the City Council meeting will be on a Thursday at 6:30 p.m. In addition, Council Regular
meetings are webcasted, and interested persons may visit the City's web site at www.mountainview.gov to watch the meetings live on their
computer, laptop or PDA device. Archived broadcasts of previous meetings may also be accessed and watched on-line.
The Council may take action on any matter noticed herein, and their consideration and action on the matters noticed herein is not limited
by the recommendations indicated in the Agenda or staff report(s). The Council may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any
order and thus all those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting (see Policy and
Procedure A-13). The reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise.
By policy, no new items of business will be started after 10:00 p.m., unless an exception is made by vote of the Council.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any action item listed on the agenda and are requested to fill out the blue cards available at the
rear of the Council Chambers and deposit them with the clerk or at the podium as soon as completed. This will assure that your name and
city of residence are accurately recorded in the minutes and that your interest in speaking is recognized. If you wish to speak and are not
recognized by the Mayor, please approach the podium prior to completion of discussion on the item. Speakers are allowed up to three
minutes each, and if a large group wishes to express its views, it is more effective to have one spokesperson.
Items on the "Consent Calendar" are not discussed individually but are approved as a group with one motion. If a citizen wishes to speak
on an item on the Consent Calendar, he or she may come to the podium at the time announced by the Mayor and request that the item be
pulled for discussion by the Council.
Anyone wishing to address the Council on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers
are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.
Reducing Time For Public Input: For any single agendized item and for Oral Communications from the Public, if there appears to be 15
or more speakers and the Council might not be able to conclude the scheduled agenda items for the meeting if speakers were allotted three
(3) minutes each, the Mayor may reduce speaking time to no less than two (2) minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from
Council, in which case majority vote shall decide the issue without debate.
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