City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 3, 2017
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES PLAZA & COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 500 CASTRO ST.
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Christopher R. Clark, Councilmember Patricia Showalter, Councilmember
John McAlister, Councilmember Leonard Siegel, Vice Mayor
Daniel H. Rich, City Manager
Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk Ken S. Rosenberg, Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
October 03, 2017 Plaza & Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
THIS MEETING WAS TELECONFERENCED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54953(b) WITH COUNCILMEMBER SHOWALTER PARTICIPATING IN THE
MEETING FROM BAR HARBOR QUALITY INN MEETING ROOM, 40 KEBO ST., BAR
HARBOR, ME 04609. 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 AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT
THIS LOCATION.
5:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
At 5:00, an announcement was made by Senior Assistant City Attorney Chopra, who described the items
that Council would consider on the Closed Session Agenda below.
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation, Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (2): One potential case
2.2 Conference with Legal Counsel--Existing Litigation (§54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Annie Lohman v. City of Mountain View and Max Bosel, Santa Clara County Superior
Court Case No. 16CV292398
Seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Rosenberg closed the public comment period and closed the
meeting to the public at 5:01 p.m.
All Councilmembers were present.
The Closed Session concluded at 5:18 p.m.
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5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION, PART I (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Rosenberg called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter, Vice
Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Input on a Rowhouse Project at 535 and 555 Walker Drive, 619 and 629 Alamo
Court, and 640 Taylor Court, and Discussion of Potential Options to Encourage
the Development of Ownership Housing in R3 Districts.
Senior Planner Hodge and SummerHill Homes Senior Vice President Katia Kamangar presented oral
reports and they, and Community Development Director Tsuda, responded to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Jim Pollart, Classic Communities Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Planning.
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION (HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Rosenberg called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Rosenberg also called for a minute of silence in memorial of all the victims of the Las Vegas
shooting incident.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter, Vice
Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
3. PRESENTATION
3.1 Mayor Rosenberg presented the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Day Proclamation to Erica
Wood, Silicon Valley Community Foundation Chief Community Impact Officer
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4. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/ Siegel - To approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter, Vice
Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
4.1 Wastewater Purification Agreement with the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement
with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to study water purification
opportunities.
4.2 Well No. 21 Pump Station Upgrade-Reject Bids.
1. Reject the bid received for the Well No. 21 Pump Station Upgrade.
2. Direct staff to rebid the project and authorize the City Manager to
award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder if the
low bid is within the project budget.
4.3 Public Art for the Library Children’s Services Area Expansion Project.
Select Artist Lisa Long for the commission of a public art project for the
Library Children’s Services Area expansion.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
Steven Goldstein expressed concerns with the minimal information provided by Environmental Protection
Agency on the TCE monitoring in the City of Mountain View. Mr. Goldstein also expressed appreciation
to Governor Brown for enacting AB 1505, and requested that the City act proactively in this regard.
Mike Kasperzak requested that in light of AB 1505, that council direct the City Attorney to work on
suspension of the rental housing impact fee and reinstatement of the inclusionary zoning requirement.
Trey Bornmann presented information on the newly-formed Santiago Villa Neighborhood Association and
requested that the association be added to the Neighborhood Association programs in order to receive
information and notices regarding issues that would impact the neighborhood and the Mountain View
community. He also requested that the neighborhood grants program be extended in order for the
newly-formed organization to participate. Mr. Bornmann also responded to Council's questions, and
invited the Council to attend the organization's next meeting.
Bee Hanson informed Council that the mobile home park has one of the highest rents in the nation and that
being included in the City's rent stabilization program is the number one item on the Association's agenda.
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Barbara Davis expressed concerns with the impacts of the high rents charged by the Santiago Villa Mobile
Home Park, and she requested that their residents be included in the rent stabilization program.
Alex Brown spoke in support of his fellow Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park residents and requested that
the Council take action to add the park members to the rent stabilization program.
An unidentified male resident of Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park requested that Council support the park
by including the residents in the rent stabilization program.
6. PUBLIC HEARING - None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Adopt a Resolution Governing Compensation for the EAGLES and Approving a
Pilot Front Line Employee Development Program for Miscellaneous Employees
and Approve Appropriation of Funds for this Pilot Program.
Assistant City Manager Ramberg presented an oral staff report.
MOTION - MS - McAlister/Abe-Koga - To:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 18167 authorizing the City Manager or His
Designee to Amend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the
EAGLES and the City of Mountain View, for the Period from Council
Adoption through June 30, 2020, and to Revise the City's Salary Plan to
Reflect these Compensation Changes and Approve a Pilot Front Line
Employee Development Program for Miscellaneous Employees, to be
read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council
report).
2. Appropriate and transfer $63,000 from the General Fund Reserve to
the City Manager's Office General Non-Operating Fund to fund a Front
Line Employee Development Pilot Program for miscellaneous front-line
employees in EAGLES, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Local 521, Nonsworn Police Officers Association (NPOA), and the
unrepresented Confidential group for reimbursement of up to $400 for
eligible expenses during the pilot period. (Five votes required)
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter, Vice
Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
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8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Magical Bridge Foundation Agreement.
Community Services Director de la Montaigne and Magical Bridge
Foundation Founder Olenka Villarreal presented oral reports and they,
City Manager Rich and City Attorney Quinn, responded to Council's
questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION:
Joan MacDonald
MOTION - MS - Matichak/Rosenberg - To:
• Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract between the City of
Mountain View and the Magical Bridge Foundation for professional and
design services related to development of an all-inclusive playground in
Mountain View.
• Authorize the City Manager to apply for a matching grant for up to $2
million through the Santa Clara County All-Inclusive Playground Grant
Program.
• Approve Rengstorff Park as the preliminary site for the All-Inclusive
Playground as shown in Attachment 2 to the Council report to begin
community outreach, fundraising, and the public input process.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter, Vice
Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
Council recessed at 7:54 p.m., and reconvened at 8:10 p.m.
8.2 Public Meeting on Downtown Business Improvement Areas (BIAs).
Business Development Specialist Tamisiea and Central Business
Association Executive Director Julie Smiley presented oral reports and
they, City Manager Rich and City Attorney Quinn, responded to
Council's questions.
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MOTION - MS - Abe-Koga/Siegel - To:
1. Preliminarily approve the Central Business Association Annual
Report.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 18168 of the City Council Declaring Its
Intention to Levy Assessments for the Downtown Mountain View
Business Improvement Area No. 1, to be read in title only, further
reading waived, and set a public hearing date of November 7, 2017
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
3. Adopt Resolution No. 18169 of the City Council Declaring Its
Intention to Levy Assessments for the Downtown Mountain View
Business Improvement Area No. 2, to be read in title only, further
reading waived, and set a public hearing date of November 7, 2017
(Attachment 2 to the Council report).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter,
Vice Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
8.3 Ordinance Repealing Mountain View City Code Section Related to Loitering
in the Median Strip Within a City Street and Amending Mountain View City
Code Sections Related to the Centralized Purchasing System, Mobile
Vending Permits, Solicitation Prohibited in the Public Right-of-Way, and
Encroachment on City Property.
Assistant City Attorney Wright presented an oral staff report.
MOTION - MS - Clark/Abe-Koga - To Introduce an Ordinance Repealing
Article I of Chapter 21, Section 21.1 of the Mountain View City Code
Related to Loitering in the Median Strip Within a City Street and
Amending the Mountain View City Code as follows: Articles VI and XIII
of Chapter 2, Sections 2.76, 2.83, 2.204, and 2.211 Related to the
Centralized Purchasing System; Article II of Chapter 15, Section 15.15
Related to Mobile Vending Permits; Article I of Chapter 21, Section
21.28 Related to Solicitation Prohibited in the Public Right-of-Way; and
Article I of Chapter 27, Section 27.17 Related to Encroachment on City
Property, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a
second reading for October 24, 2017 (Attachment 1 to the Council
report).
The motion carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Clark, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Showalter,
Vice Mayor Siegel, and Mayor Rosenberg
9. STUDY SESSION, PART II
9.1 Los Altos School District - Transfer of Development Rights and Master
Agreement for Shared Open Space/Recreational Facilities.
Assistant Planner Panos, Los Altos School District Superintendent Jeffrey Baer, and Los Altos School
District Trustee Bryan Johnson presented oral reports and they, City Attorney Quinn, City Manager Rich,
Community Services Director de la Montaigne and Community Development Director Tsuda, responded
to Council's questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
John Wong, Mountain View/Los Altos Girls Softball League Vice President
Nancy Morimoto
Stephen Friberg
Serge Bonte
Ken Smith
Jenna Adams
Barton Hechtman, Matteoni O'Laughlin & Hechtman Law Firm. Mr. Hechtman also responded to
Council's questions.
Councilmember Abe-Koga recused herself from discussions related to staff's question numbers 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5 due to a conflict of interest based on her previous employment with Synopsys, and she left the dais.
She returned to the meeting to participate in discussions related to staff's question number 6.
10. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
By consensus, the November 14, 2017 Council meeting was cancelled.
Staff was directed to reopen the neighborhood grants program to allow the Santiago Villa Neighborhood
Association, or any other neighborhood associations to participate in the program.
Councilmember Matichak reported on her attendance at the Council Neighorhood Committee meeting for
Central Neighborhoods held at Landel's Elementary School, as well as the Firefighters's Pancake Breakfast
and the Community Services Agency Hometown Heroes event.
Vice Mayor Siegel reported on his attendance at the CalMod Local Policymakers Group meeting.
Staff was directed to bring back a legal analysis related to AB 1505.
Mayor Rosenberg reported on his attendance at the National League of Cities Big Ideas Conference.
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Councilmember Showalter reported on her attendance at the Grand Boulevard Task Force meeting, as
well as the Cities Association of Santa Clara County meeting.
11. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None
12. ADJOURNMENT - At 10:37 p.m., Mayor Rosenberg adjourned the meeting to the next City
Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., in the Plaza Conference
Room.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
LORRIE BREWER, MMC KEN S. ROSENBERG
CITY CLERK MAYOR
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE PLAZA & COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 500 CASTRO ST.
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Christopher R. Clark, Councilmember Patricia Showalter, Councilmember
John McAlister, Councilmember Leonard Siegel, Vice Mayor
Daniel H. Rich, City Manager
Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk Ken S. Rosenberg, Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney
Plaza & Council Chambers - 500 Castro St. 5:00 PM Tuesday, October 3, 2017
THIS MEETING WILL BE TELECONFERENCED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54953(b) WITH COUNCILMEMBER SHOWALTER PARTICIPATING
IN THE MEETING FROM BAR HARBOR QUALITY INN MEETING ROOM, 40 KEBO
ST., BAR HARBOR, ME 04609. 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 AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY AT THIS LOCATION.
5:00 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 Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation, Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (2): One potential case
2.2 Conference with Legal Counsel--Existing Litigation (§54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: Annie Lohman v. City of Mountain View and Max Bosel, Santa Clara County Superior
Court Case No. 16CV292398
5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION, PART I (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Clark, Matichak, McAlister, Showalter, Vice Mayor Siegel, and
Mayor Rosenberg
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Input on a Rowhouse Project at 535 and 555 Walker Drive, 619 and 629 Alamo
Court, and 640 Taylor Court, and Discussion of Potential Options to Encourage the
Development of Ownership Housing in R3 Districts.
Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session is to discuss potential policy direction
for development standards applicable to the R3 (Multiple-Family) Zoning
Districts, based on a proposed rowhouse project by SummerHill Homes
(“SummerHill”), and in the context of the City Council’s interest in
encouraging the development of ownership housing units.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
ATT 1 - Project Plans
ATT 2 - Recently Approved Rowhouse Projects
ATT 3 - Development Standards Compliance Table
ATT 4 - Project Description and Justification Letter
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Clark, Matichak, McAlister, Showalter, Vice Mayor Siegel, and
Mayor Rosenberg
3. PRESENTATION
3.1 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Day Proclamation to be Accepted by Erica Wood, Chief
Community Impact Officer
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 Wastewater Purification Agreement with the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or his designee to enter into an agreement
with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to study water purification
opportunities.
Attachment(s): Council Report
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
4.2 Well No. 21 Pump Station Upgrade-Reject Bids.
Recommendation(s): 1. Reject the bid received for the Well No. 21 Pump Station Upgrade.
2. Direct staff to rebid the project and authorize the City Manager to
award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder if the low
bid is within the project budget.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.3 Public Art for the Library Children’s Services Area Expansion Project.
Recommendation(s): Select Artist Lisa Long for the commission of a public art project for the
Library Children’s Services Area expansion.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - RFP
ATT 2 - Proposal
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. PUBLIC HEARING - None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Adopt a Resolution Governing Compensation for the EAGLES and Approving a
Pilot Front Line Employee Development Program for Miscellaneous Employees
and Approve Appropriation of Funds for this Pilot Program.
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to
Amend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the EAGLES and the
City of Mountain View, for the Period from Council Adoption through
June 30, 2020, and to Revise the City’s Salary Plan to Reflect these
Compensation Changes and Approve a Pilot Front Line Employee
Development Program for Miscellaneous Employees, to be read in title
only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
2. Appropriate and transfer $63,000 from the General Fund Reserve to
the City Manager’s Office General Non-Operating Fund to fund a Front
Line Employee Development Pilot Program for miscellaneous front-line
employees in EAGLES, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Local 521, Nonsworn Police Officers Association (NPOA), and the
unrepresented Confidential group for reimbursement of up to $400 for
eligible expenses during the pilot period. (Five votes required)
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Magical Bridge Foundation Agreement.
Recommendation(s): • Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract between the City of
Mountain View and the Magical Bridge Foundation for professional and
design services related to development of an all-inclusive playground in
Mountain View.
• Authorize the City Manager to apply for a matching grant for up to $2
million through the Santa Clara County All-Inclusive Playground Grant
Program.
• Approve Rengstorff Park as the preliminary site for the All-Inclusive
Playground as shown in Attachment 2 to the Council report to begin
community outreach, fundraising, and the public input process.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Contract-Comps-Milestones
ATT 2 - Site Map
8.2 Public Meeting on Downtown Business Improvement Areas (BIAs).
Recommendation(s): 1. Hold a public meeting on the Downtown Business Improvement Areas.
2. Preliminarily approve the Central Business Association Annual Report.
3. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council Declaring Its Intention to Levy
Assessments for the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement
Area No. 1, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a public
hearing date of November 7, 2017 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
4. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council Declaring Its Intention to Levy
Assessments for the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement
Area No. 2, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a public
hearing date of November 7, 2017 (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution BIA 1
ATT 2 - Resolution BIA 2
ATT 3 - BIA Map
ATT 4 - CBA Annual Report 2017
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
8.3 Ordinance Repealing Mountain View City Code Section Related to Loitering in the
Median Strip Within a City Street and Amending Mountain View City Code
Sections Related to the Centralized Purchasing System, Mobile Vending Permits,
Solicitation Prohibited in the Public Right-of-Way, and Encroachment on City
Property.
Recommendation(s): Introduce an Ordinance Repealing Article I of Chapter 21, Section 21.1 of
the Mountain View City Code Related to Loitering in the Median Strip
Within a City Street and Amending the Mountain View City Code as
follows: Articles VI and XIII of Chapter 2, Sections 2.76, 2.83, 2.204, and
2.211 Related to the Centralized Purchasing System; Article II of Chapter
15, Section 15.15 Related to Mobile Vending Permits; Article I of
Chapter 21, Section 21.28 Related to Solicitation Prohibited in the Public
Right-of-Way; and Article I of Chapter 27, Section 27.17 Related to
Encroachment on City Property, to be read in title only, further reading
waived, and set a second reading for October 24, 2017 (Attachment 1 to
the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Ordinance
9. STUDY SESSION, PART II
9.1 Los Altos School District - Transfer of Development Rights and Master Agreement
for Shared Open Space/Recreational Facilities.
Recommendation(s): For the City Council to provide input on a Transfer of Development Rights
(TDR) process, designed to support acquisition of a new public school site
for the Los Altos School District (LASD) in the San Antonio area, and a
new potential Master Agreement for shared open space and recreational
facilities at the new school.
Attachment(s): Study Session Memo
ATT 1 - Potential Receiving Sites
ATT 2 - Draft LOI
ATT 3 - Massing Studies
ATT 4 - Potential Master Agreement
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 - 5:00 PM
10. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
11. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
12. ADJOURNMENT
The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. in the Plaza
Conference Room, 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 3, 2017 - 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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