City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 27, 2015
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PLAZA & 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
October 27, 2015 Plaza & Council Chambers
5:00 P.M.-STUDY SESSION (HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor McAlister called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Inks, Councilmember
Kasperzak, Councilmember Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice
Mayor Showalter, and Mayor McAlister
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 580 and 620 Clyde Avenue Office Project.
Associate Planner Eric Anderson, Renault & Handley Realtors Managing Broker Dave Conklin, The
Guzzardo Partnership, Inc., owner Paul Lettieri, Arc Tec, Inc., architect John Duquette and TDM
Specialists, Inc., President Elizabeth Hughes presented oral reports and they, Public Works Director
Fuller, Assistant Community Development Director Blount and City Attorney Quinn, responded to
Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Linda Curtis
At 6:30 p.m., Council recessed to the 6:30 p.m. session.
3.2 City Council Goal to Improve Transportation by Enhancing Mobility and
Connectivity.
Item 3.2 was considered out of agenda order.
Transportation and Business Manager Forsberg presented an oral staff report and she, Public Works
Director Fuller and City Manager Rich, responded to Council's questions.
The Study Session concluded at 11:55 p.m.
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6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor McAlister called the meeting to order at 6:43 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mountain View/Los Altos High School Superintendent Jeff Harding led the Pledge of Allegiance
and introduced himself to the community.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Inks, Councilmember
Kasperzak, Councilmember Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, Vice
Mayor Showalter, and Mayor McAlister
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Mayor Showalter recused herself from acting on Item 4.4.
Mayor McAlister announced that Item 4.2 will be revised to reflect Councilmember Kasperzak as
the alternate voting delegate in place of Councilmember Siegel.
MOTION - M/S Clark/Rosenberg - To approve the Consent Calendar with
a revision to Item 4.2 reflecting Councilmember Kasperzak as the alternate
voting delegate in place of Councilmember Siegel, and with Vice Mayor
Showalter recused from acting on Item 4.4.
The motion carried unanimously.
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
That City Council approve the October 6, 2015 City Council minutes.
4.2 Designation of Two Voting Delegates for the National League of Cities
Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition.
Designate Mayor John McAlister as the voting delegate and
Councilmember R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr., as the alternate delegate for the
Annual Business Meeting to be held at the conclusion of the National
League of Cities Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition.
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4.3 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees
and Informational Reporting of Other Fee.
Staff recommends making available to the public the Fiscal Year 2014-15
Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees and
Informational Reporting of Other Fee, and agendize the report for the
December 8, 2015 Regular Meeting.
4.4 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information
Regarding Flood Risk.
Approve the Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public
Information Regarding Flood Risk.
Vice Mayor Showalter recused herself from acting on this item.
4.5 Clarification of the Employer Contribution for Employees and Retired
Annuitants Under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act
With Respect to the International Association of Firefighters and Police
Officers Association.
1. Adopt Resolution No. 17997 Fixing the Employer Contribution at an
Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’
Medical and Hospital Care Act With Respect to a Recognized Employee
Organization (Group 001 Safety-Fire), to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report);
2. Adopt Resolution No. 17998 Authorizing the City Manager or His
Designee to Execute a Side Letter Amending the Memorandum of
Understanding Between the International Association of Firefighters, Local
1965, and the City of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017, to be read in title
only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report);
3. Adopt Resolution No. 17999 Fixing the Employer Contribution at an
Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’
Medical and Hospital Care Act With Respect to a Recognized Employee
Organization (Group 002 Safety-Police), to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report); and
4. Adopt Resolution No. 18000 Authorizing the City Manager or His
Designee to Execute a Side Letter Amending the Memorandum of
Understanding Between the Police Officers Association and the City, for the
Period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 4 to the Council report).
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5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
Mike Fischetti presented information on an article printed in The Voice regarding a family of four
that had to live in their recreational vehicle after their landlord raised their rent. Mr. Fischetti also
expressed concerns with the rise in homelessness in the City and requested that Council consider
this issue as a future agenda item.
Maria Marroquin asked Council what is being done with respect to the evidence she presented last
week regarding a rent increase situation at 333 N. Rengstorff.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Minimum Wage-Update on Regional Efforts and Introduce an Ordinance
Amending Section 42.14 of the Mountain View City Code Related to the
Citywide Minimum Wage.
Mayor McAlister opened the Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m.
Deputy City Manager McCarthy presented an oral staff report and she, Senior Assistant City
Attorney Chopra and City Attorney Quinn, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Margaret Abe-Koga
Meghan Fraley, Raise the Wage Coalition
Randall Jones
Noveed Safipour, Peninsula Young Democrats President
Matt Savage. Mr. Savage also responded to Council's questions.
Alex Nunez
Sarah McDermott, Unite Here Local 19 Research Analyst
David Urhausen. Mr. Urhausen also responded to Council's questions.
Jeremy Borousse
Maria Noel Fernandez, Working Partnerships USA. Ms. Fernandez also responded to Council's
questions.
Dave Offen
Alex Park
Marilyn Winkleby
Mario Cedillo
Sara
Alisa Barnhart
Alison Hicks
Nazli Kaplankirin
Job Lopez
Julie Conde
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SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS (continued):
Carolyn Hopkins-Vasquez, representing The Tied House. Ms. Hopkins-Vasquez also responded to
Council's questions.
Carol Lewis
Omar Vasquez, Sacred Heart Community Service
Thomas Atwood, Fool's Mission Co-Founder
Poncho Guevara, Sacred Heath Community Service Executive Director
Mehmet Vural, restaurateur. Mr. Vural also responded to Council's questions.
Scott Myers-Lipton, San Jose State Professor
Gary Wesley
Ellen Kamei
Barbara Goodwin
Rebeca Armendariz, SEIU Local Union 521. Ms. Armendariz also responded to Council's
questions.
Mike Fischetti. Mr. Fischetti also responded to Council's questions.
Hicam Essadki
Lucas Ramirez
Jim Neal
Stephanie Munoz
Thida Cornes
Sally Lieber
Joan MacDonald
Julie Smiley, Mountain View Central Business Association Executive Director
Jessica Lynam, California Restaurant Association Director of Local Government Affairs
Saru Jayaraman, Center for Labor Research and Education Director
Alice Smith
Mayor McAlister closed the Public Hearing at 8:36 p.m.
Mayor McAlister recused himself from participating on the motion on the issue of "carve outs" and
left the dais.
MOTION - M/S Kasperzak/Siegel - That there be no carve outs.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, and Vice Mayor Showalter
No: 1- Councilmember Inks
Recused: 1- Mayor McAlister
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MOTION - M/S Showalter/Rosenberg - To:
Introduce an Ordinance Amending Section 42.14 of the Mountain View
City Code Related to the Citywide Minimum Wage to $11 in January 1,
2016, to $13.00 in January 1, 2017, to $15 in January 1, 2018 and include a
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, San Francisco-Oakland-San
Jose, California Consumer Price Index increase (Attachment 1 to the
Council report), to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a
second reading for November 10, 2015.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember
Rosenberg, Councilmember Siegel, and Vice Mayor Showalter
No: 2- Councilmember Inks, and Mayor McAlister
Council recessed at 9:20 p.m. and reconvened at 9:32 p.m.
6.2 Urgency Ordinance to Require a Written Residential Rental Lease with a
Specified Term.
Mayor McAlister opened the Public Hearing at 9:32 p.m.
City Attorney Quinn presented an oral staff report and she, City Manager Rich and Community
Services Director de la Montaigne, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Gary Wesley
Ana Uriostegui, speaking in English, translated in Spanish.
Philip Cosby
Angel Santuario
Lucas Ramirez
Jacob Mandell
Joan MacDonald
Mayor McAlister closed the Public Hearing at 10:04 p.m.
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MOTION - M/S Clark/Kasperzak - To introduce and adopt an Urgency
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mountain View to Require a
Written Residential Rental Lease with a Specified Term and the following
revisions:
1) Section 2(c)(ii) to read "...30 consecutive days...";
2) Section 3(a) strike the word either and add "...six months and one year
at tenant's election...";
3) Section 3(e) strike section iv;
4) Section 3(f)(i) add: "...45 days..."; and
5) Section 9, strike the first sentence and the last line will read: "As an
urgency ordinance this ordinance becomes effective immediately upon its
adoption at a first reading by a five of seven vote of the City Council and
shall be of no further force and effect as of February 1, 2016."
to be read in title only, further reading waived.
MOTION - M/S Siegel/Rosenberg - To table the motion.
The motion failed by the following vote:
Yes: 2 - Councilmembers Rosenberg and Siegel
No: 5 - Councilmembers Inks, Kasperzak, Clark, Vice Mayor
Showalter and Mayor McAlister
The original motion failed by the following vote (five votes required):
Yes: 4- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Kasperzak, Vice Mayor
Showalter, and Mayor McAlister
No: 3- Councilmember Inks, Councilmember Rosenberg, and
Councilmember Siegel
MOTION - M/S Clark/Kasperzak - To continue the meeting past 10:00
p.m. to consider the remaining items on the agenda.
The motion carried unanimously.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 771 North Rengstorff Avenue - Immigrant House Designation.
Senior Planner Williams and Assistant Community Development Director Blount responded to
Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION:
Robert Cox
Mary Kay Marinovich
Diane Solomon
Carol Lewis
MOTION - M/S Rosenberg/Kasperzak - To adopt Resolution No.18001
Conditionally Approving a Historic Preservation Permit to Add the
Structure Known as the Immigrant House, Which Will be Located at 771
North Rengstorff Avenue, to the Mountain View Register of Historic
Resources, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to
the Council report).
The motion carried unanimously.
8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Inks reported on his attendance at the Council Technology Committee meeting
earlier in the day.
9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None.
10. ADJOURNMENT - At 11:55 p.m., Mayor McAlister adjourned the meeting to the next
Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
500 Castro Street.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
LORRIE BREWER, MMC JOHN MCALISTER
CITY CLERK MAYOR
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE PLAZA & 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 Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
John McAlister, Mayor
Plaza & Council Chambers 5:00 PM Tuesday, October 27, 2015
5:00 P.M.-STUDY SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Clark, Inks, Kasperzak, Rosenberg, Siegel, Vice Mayor Showalter, and Mayor
McAlister
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 580 and 620 Clyde Avenue Office Project.
Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session is for the City Council to provide input
on the 580 and 620 Clyde Avenue office development formal application
prior to environmental review.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
ATT 1 - 2030 General Plan East Whisman Section
ATT 2 - Project Plans
ATT 3 - EPC Meeting Summary
ATT 4 - Public Comment
3.2 City Council Goal to Improve Transportation by Enhancing Mobility and Connectivity.
Recommendation(s): Provide direction to staff regarding the development of a work plan for a
project to initiate a multi-year process in conjunction with other agencies to
improve fixed-rail last-mile connections.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 PM
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.
4.1 Approval of Minutes.
Recommendation(s): That City Council approve the October 6, 2015 City Council minutes.
Attachment(s): 10-06-15 Council Minutes
4.2 Designation of Two Voting Delegates for the National League of Cities Annual Congress of
Cities and Exposition.
Recommendation(s): Designate Mayor John McAlister as the voting delegate and
Councilmember Lenny Siegel as the alternate delegate for the Annual
Business Meeting to be held at the conclusion of the National League of
Cities Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Letter
ATT 2 - Form
4.3 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees and
Informational Reporting of Other Fee.
Recommendation(s): Staff recommends making available to the public the Fiscal Year 2014-15
Annual Compliance Report for Development Impact Fees and
Informational Reporting of Other Fee, and agendize the report for the
December 8, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Memo
4.4 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information Regarding
Flood Risk.
Recommendation(s): Approve the Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public
Information Regarding Flood Risk.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - SCC Multi-Jurisdictional PPI Regarding Flood Risk 2015
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 PM
4.5 Clarification of the Employer Contribution for Employees and Retired Annuitants Under
the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act With Respect to the International
Association of Firefighters and Police Officers Association.
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution Fixing the Employer Contribution at an Equal
Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’
Medical and Hospital Care Act With Respect to a Recognized Employee
Organization (Group 001 Safety-Fire), to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
2. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to
Execute a Side Letter Amending the Memorandum of Understanding
Between the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1965, and the
City of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017, to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
3. Adopt a Resolution Fixing the Employer Contribution at an Equal
Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’
Medical and Hospital Care Act With Respect to a Recognized Employee
Organization (Group 002 Safety-Police), to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report).
4. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to
Execute a Side Letter Amending the Memorandum of Understanding
Between the Police Officers Association and the City, for the Period of July
1, 2015 through June 30, 2017, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 4 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution-IAFF-Fixing Employer Contribution
ATT 2 - Resolution-IAFF-Authorizing Side Letter
ATT 3 - Resolution-POA-Fixing Employer Contribution
ATT 4 - Resolution-POA-Authorizing Side Letter
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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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 PM
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Minimum Wage-Update on Regional Efforts and Introduce an Ordinance Amending
Section 42.14 of the Mountain View City Code Related to the Citywide Minimum Wage.
Recommendation(s): Receive an update on regional minimum wage efforts and Introduce an
Ordinance Amending Section 42.14 of the Mountain View City Code
Related to the Citywide Minimum Wage (Attachment 1 to the Council
report), to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a second
reading for November 10, 2015.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Ordinance
ATT 2 - Regional Letter
ATT 3 - Cities Association Subcommittee Report
ATT 4 - LAO Report
ATT 5 - National Employment Law Project Report
ATT 6 - University of California, Berkeley Report
ATT 7 - George Mason University Report
ATT 8 - Beacon Economics Report
ATT 9 - Cities/Counties with Minimum Wage Ordinances
6.2 Urgency Ordinance to Require a Written Residential Rental Lease with a Specified Term.
Recommendation(s): Introduce and adopt an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of Mountain View to Require a Written Residential Rental Lease with a
Specified Term, to be read in title only, further reading waived. (Five votes
required)
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Urgency Ordinance
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 771 North Rengstorff Avenue - Immigrant House Designation.
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Historic Preservation Permit
to Add the Structure Known as the Immigrant House, Which Will be
Located at 771 North Rengstorff Avenue, to the Mountain View Register of
Historic Resources, to be read in title only, further reading waived
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
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Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution Approving the Historic Preservation Permit
ATT 2 - Location Maps
ATT 3 - Findings Report
ATT 4 - Historic Resource Evaluation
8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 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, OCTOBER 27, 2015 - 5:00 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 Thursday at
6:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. following that week's Council meeting. 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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