City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 3, 2015
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 - 4:45 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PLAZA & COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 500 CASTRO
ST.
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
March 03, 2015 Plaza & Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WAS TELECONFERENCED (G.M.T. TIME
ZONE) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(b) WITH
COUNCILMEMBER CLARK PARTICIPATING IN THE CLOSED SESSION
PORTION OF THE MEETING FROM FRONT AIR CONGRESS HOTEL, CARRER
DELS ALBEREDES, 16, 08830, SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT, BARCELONA, SPAIN.
THE TELECONFERENCE LOCATION WAS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND
AN AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WAS POSTED AT THAT LOCATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(b)(3). MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT
THIS LOCATION.
4:45 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
At 4:45 p.m., an announcement was made by City Attorney Quinn, who described the item that
Council would consider on the Closed Session Agenda below.
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (§54956.8)—Property: City-owned properties
located on Hope Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street and identified as Parking Lot 4
(no street number; APN 158-20-069) and Parking Lot 8 (no street number; APN
158-20-0004)—Agency Negotiators: Alex Andrade, Economic Development Manager, Dennis
Drennan, Real Property Program Administrator, and Melissa Stevenson Diaz, Assistant City
Manager—Negotiating Party: To be determined—Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
for Lease of Real Property
At 4:46 p.m., Mayor McAlister called the meeting to order and seeing no one wishing to speak,
closed the meeting to the public.
All Councilmembers were present.
The Closed Session was concluded at 5:54 p.m.
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5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor McAlister called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 6- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Bicycle Transportation Plan Update.
Transportation and Business Manager Forsberg and Alta Planning + Design Senior Planner Alex
Sweet provided oral reports and they, Transportation Planner Kim and Alta Planning + Design Chief
Executive Officer Michael Jones, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Jeral Poskey, Google Transportation Manager
Serge Bonte
Cliff Chambers
Patrick Moore
Thomas Raffill
Bill Cranston
Suzette Spencer
The Study Session concluded at 7:02 p.m.
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor McAlister called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Greg Unangst led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3. ROLL CALL
Present: 6- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmembers Inks and Siegel pulled item 4.2 from the Consent Calendar.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS WITH ITEM 4.8 AND
REQUESTING THAT THE ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
Sarah McDermott
Councilmember Inks recorded a no vote on Item 4.8.
Councilmember Rosenberg and Vice Mayor Showalter abstained from acting on item 4.1.1
December 16, 2014 Council meeting minutes.
MOTION - M/S Kasperzak/Showalter - To approve the Consent Calendar,
with Item 4.2 removed, Councilmember Rosenberg and Vice Mayor
Showalter abstaining from acting on Item 4.1.1, and Councilmember Inks
registering a no vote on Item 4.8.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and
Mayor McAlister
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
That City Council approve the following minutes:
1. December 16, 2014 Council meeting (revised to correct action to Item 7.3,
adding 1b to the motion);
2. February 3, 2015 Council meeting; and
3. February 10, 2015 Council meeting.
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4.2 Modify Parking Regulations on Portions of Hope and View Streets.
Transportation and Business Manager Forsberg, City Manager Rich and City Attorney Quinn
responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Robert Cox, speaking on behalf the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association Parking
Subcommittee
Annette Nielsen, Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association Parking Subcommittee Member
Dan Zemanek. Mr. Zemanek also responded to Council's questions.
MOTION - M/S Inks/Rosenberg - To adopt Resolution No. 17944 to
Modify Parking Restrictions on the East and West Side of Hope Street
between Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street and the East Side of View Street
between Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street, and to return to Council with
information addressing the issues raised by the Old Mountain View
Neighborhood Association, to be read in title only, further reading waived
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Yes: 6- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and
Mayor McAlister
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
4.3 1055 Boranda Avenue, Tract No. 10084 - Accept Public Improvements.
Accept the public improvements for the development at 1055 Boranda
Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful lives.
4.4 405 West Evelyn Avenue, Tract No. 10119 - Accept Public Improvements.
Accept the public improvements for the development at 405 West Evelyn
Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful lives.
4.5 455 West Evelyn Avenue - Agreement No. 2 - Future Public Street - Accept
Improvements.
Accept the public improvements for the development at 455 West Evelyn
Avenue - Agreement No. 2 - Future Public Street, for maintenance
throughout their useful lives.
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4.6 California Street/Ortega Avenue and East Middlefield Road/North Whisman
Road Traffic Signal Modifications, Project 10-39 - Accept Construction.
Accept California Street/Ortega Avenue and East Middlefield Road/North
Whisman Road Traffic Signal Modifications, Project 10-39, and authorize
the final contract payment.
4.7 Resolution Amending Council Policy K-2-Council Advisory Body
Appointments.
Adopt Resolution No. 17945 Amending City Council Policy K-2-Council
Advisory Body Appointments, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
4.8 Authorize City Manager to Amend Dates in the Disposition and Development
Agreement and Ground Lease for Moffett Gateway.
Authorize the City Manager to amend performance milestone timelines in
the Disposition and Development Agreement and Ground Lease for Moffett
Gateway based on the California Transportation Commission’s
consideration of the sales of the Caltrans parcel and authorize the City
Manager to execute these agreements.
Councilmember Inks registered a no vote on Item 4.8.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
Greg Unangst presented information regarding a pedestrian fatality that occurred in Mountain View
and he suggested that the City launch a Vision Zero Safety Program.
Patrick Moore read the obituary of Robert Schwehr and called for a minute of silence.
Roland Lebrun spoke in support of advanced grade crossings that detect activity on the railroad
tracks and stop any oncoming trains.
Michael Plasmeier expressed concerns with the lack of affordable housing in Mountain View.
Stephanie Munoz expressed concerns with El Camino Real Hospital's future plans for development
and its potential for increasing the need for housing, and she suggested that Council require the
hospital to include the development of housing in its plans.
Omar Chatty expressed concerns with the number of train-related fatalities that have occurred on the
rail corridor and he suggested that the City lobby for replacing Caltrain with BART.
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Planned Unit Development and Tentative Map for 333 North Rengstorff
Avenue.
Assistant Planner Cramblet and Dinar & Associates Principal Architect/Applicant Moshe Dinar
presented oral reports and they, Zoning Administrator Beaudin, and Senior Planner Adams,
responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Valerie Fenwick
Patrick Moore
MOTION - M/S Inks/Kasperzak - To:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 17946 Conditionally Approving a Planned Unit
Development Permit and Development Review Permit for a 29-Unit
Residential Development and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove
38 Heritage Trees at 333 North Rengstorff Avenue, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report), including a
determination that this project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15332 and 15304
(“Infill Development” and “Minor Alterations to Land”) of the CEQA
Guidelines; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 17947 Conditionally Approving a Tentative Map
to Subdivide a 1.72-Acre Lot into 29 Residential Lots and 1 Common Lot
with Shared Driveways, Guest Parking, Pedestrian Walkways, and
Landscaping at 333 North Rengstorff Avenue, including an additional
condition that the developer will provide all displaced tenants with their
last two months of rent for free, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, and Mayor McAlister
No: 1- Vice Mayor Showalter
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
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7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
7.1 Federal Legislative Priorities and Issues.
Assistant to the City Manager Thomas presented an oral staff report and she, and City Manager
Rich, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Stephanie Munoz
Omar Chatty. Mr. Chatty also responded to Council's questions.
Thomas Harrington, Intuit's Global Commute Solutions Leader
MOTION - M/S Showalter/Kasperzak - To approve Federal-level
legislative priorities and issues for the annual Council Washington, D.C.,
trip for the National League of Cities (NLC) Congressional City Conference
(March 7 to March 11, 2015), as outlined in this report and consistent with
the NLC and League of California Cities priorities and Council policy, with
the addition of the following items to the list: HR 990; scheduling a meeting
with someone from the Pentagon; South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project;
and scheduling a meeting with Congressman Mike Honda (Attachments 1,
2, and 3 to the Council report).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember Rosenberg,
Councilmember Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
No: 1- Councilmember Inks
Absent: 1- Councilmember Clark
Council recessed at 8:55 p.m. and reconvened at 9:01 p.m.
8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Siegel reported on his attendance at the Council Neighborhood Committee meeting.
Councilmember Inks reported on his meeting with the El Camino Hospital representatives and the
Grand Re-opening of the Orchard Supply in Mountain View.
Mayor McAlister also reported on his attendance at the Grand Re-opening of the Orchard Supply in
Mountain View, as well as the Mayor's Roundtable with Local Businesses.
Councilmember Rosenberg reported on his attendance at various advisory body meetings and the
Cuesta Park Tree Planting.
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9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE 6:30 P.M. SESSION - STUDY SESSION (HELD IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
10. STUDY SESSION
10.1 Transit Center and Caltrain Station Master Plan.
Transportation and Business Manager Forsberg and Consultant Jim Lightbody presented oral reports
and they, Public Works Director Fuller and City Manager Rich, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Roland Lebrun
Patrick Moore
Valerie Fenwick
Adina Levin, Friends of Caltrain
Cliff Chambers
Omar Chatty
11. ADJOURNMENT - At 10:28 p.m., Mayor McAlister adjourned the meeting to the
next meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in 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, MARCH 3, 2015 - 4:45 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE PLAZA & COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 500 CASTRO ST.
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 Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
John McAlister, Mayor
Plaza & Council Chambers - 500 Castro St. 4:45 PM Tuesday, March 3, 2015
THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TELECONFERENCED (G.M.T.
TIME ZONE) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(b) WITH
COUNCILMEMBER CLARK PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING FROM FRONT
AIR CONGRESS HOTEL, CARRER DELS ALBEREDES, 16, 08830, SANT BOI DE
LLOBREGAT, BARCELONA, SPAIN. THE TELECONFERENCE LOCATION WILL
BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND AN AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WILL
BE POSTED AT THAT LOCATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54953(b)(3). MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT THIS LOCATION.
4:45 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (§54956.8)—Property: City-owned properties
located on Hope Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street and identified as Parking Lot 4
(no street number; APN 158-20-069) and Parking Lot 8 (no street number; APN
158-20-0004)—Agency Negotiators: Alex Andrade, Economic Development Manager, Dennis
Drennan, Real Property Program Administrator, and Melissa Stevenson Diaz, Assistant City
Manager—Negotiating Party: To be determined—Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
for Lease of Real Property
5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Clark, Inks, Kasperzak, Rosenberg, Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 - 4:45 PM
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Bicycle Transportation Plan Update.
Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session is to provide an overview of the work
completed to date, including a preliminary assessment of existing bicycling
conditions in Mountain View and development of an initial list of proposed
infrastructure improvements, in support of the 2015 Bicycle Transportation
Plan (BTP) Update.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
ATT 1 - Existing Conditions
ATT 2 - Policy and Plan Review
ATT 3 - Needs Assessment
ATT 4 - Proposed Network
ATT 5 - Prioritization Criteria
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Clark, Inks, Kasperzak, Rosenberg, Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
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.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 - 4:45 PM
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
Recommendation(s): That City Council approve the following minutes:
1. December 16, 2014 Council meeting (revised to correct action to Item
7.3, adding 1b to the motion);
2. February 3, 2015 Council meeting; and
3. February 10, 2015 Council meeting.
Attachment(s): 12-16-14 Council Minutes
02-03-15 Council Minutes
02-10-15 Council Minutes
4.2 Modify Parking Regulations on Portions of Hope and View Streets.
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution to Modify Parking Restrictions on the East and West
Side of Hope Street between Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street and the East
Side of View Street between Evelyn Avenue and Villa Street, to be read in
title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.3 1055 Boranda Avenue, Tract No. 10084 - Accept Public Improvements.
Recommendation(s): Accept the public improvements for the development at 1055 Boranda
Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful lives.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.4 405 West Evelyn Avenue, Tract No. 10119 - Accept Public Improvements.
Recommendation(s): Accept the public improvements for the development at 405 West Evelyn
Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful lives.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.5 455 West Evelyn Avenue - Agreement No. 2 - Future Public Street - Accept Improvements.
Recommendation(s): Accept the public improvements for the development at 455 West Evelyn
Avenue - Agreement No. 2 - Future Public Street, for maintenance
throughout their useful lives.
Attachment(s): Council Report
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 - 4:45 PM
4.6 California Street/Ortega Avenue and East Middlefield Road/North Whisman Road Traffic
Signal Modifications, Project 10-39 - Accept Construction.
Recommendation(s): Accept California Street/Ortega Avenue and East Middlefield Road/North
Whisman Road Traffic Signal Modifications, Project 10-39, and authorize
the final contract payment.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.7 Resolution Amending Council Policy K-2-Council Advisory Body Appointments.
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Amending City Council Policy K-2-Council Advisory
Body Appointments, to be read in title only, further reading waived
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.8 Authorize City Manager to Amend Dates in the Disposition and Development Agreement
and Ground Lease for Moffett Gateway.
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager to amend performance milestone timelines in
the Disposition and Development Agreement and Ground Lease for Moffett
Gateway based on the California Transportation Commission’s
consideration of the sales of the Caltrans parcel and authorize the City
Manager to execute these agreements.
Attachment(s): Council Report
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.
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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Planned Unit Development and Tentative Map for 333 North Rengstorff Avenue.
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Planned Unit
Development Permit and Development Review Permit for a 29-Unit
Residential Development and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove
38 Heritage Trees at 333 North Rengstorff Avenue, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report), including a
determination that this project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15332 and 15304
(“Infill Development” and “Minor Alterations to Land”) of the CEQA
Guidelines.
2. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Tentative Map to
Subdivide a 1.72-Acre Lot into 29 Residential Lots and 1 Common Lot
with Shared Driveways, Guest Parking, Pedestrian Walkways, and
Landscaping at 333 North Rengstorff Avenue, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - PUD Resolution
ATT 2 - TM Resolution
ATT 3 - Location Map
ATT 4 - Plan Set
ATT 5 - Tree Canopy Exhibit
7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
7.1 Federal Legislative Priorities and Issues.
Recommendation(s): Approve Federal-level legislative priorities and issues for the annual
Council Washington, D.C., trip for the National League of Cities (NLC)
Congressional City Conference (March 7 to March 11, 2015), as outlined in
this report and consistent with the NLC and League of California Cities
priorities and Council policy (Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to the Council
report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - NLC Federal Priorities—2015
ATT 2 - LCC Federal Priorities—2015
ATT 3 - Council Policy A-16
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8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 6:30 P.M. SESSION -
STUDY SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
10. STUDY SESSION
10.1 Transit Center and Caltrain Station Master Plan.
Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session is to:
1. Present background information and discussion of planning elements
related to the proposed Master Plan for the Downtown Transit Center and
Caltrain Station.
2. Obtain Council input regarding the concepts/alternatives to be included
in the Master Plan study.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 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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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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