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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE - Revised PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 500 CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 Margaret Abe-Koga, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager Ellen Kamei, Vice Mayor Krishan Chopra, City Attorney Chris Clark, Councilmember Lisa Natusch, City Clerk Alison Hicks, Councilmember Lisa Matichak, Councilmember John McAlister, Councilmember Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember Plaza Conference Room and Council Chambers, 500 5:45 PM Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-25-20, dated March 12, 2020. Any or all members of the City Council may participate in this meeting by teleconference. In consideration of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), members of the public are encouraged to submit public comment on agenda items in advance of the meeting to city.council@mountainview.gov or to the City Clerk at the address listed on the agenda. Members of the public are discouraged from attending this meeting in accordance with the County Public Health Officer shelter in place order effective March 17, 2020. This meeting will be broadcast live at mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at MountainView.gov/YouTube and on Comcast Channel 26. Attendees are expected to comply with directions from City staff with regard to social distancing measures. Individuals with respiratory issues will be prohibited from attending and those who are at higher risk for serious illness should not attend. 5:45 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM) 1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION) 2. CLOSED SESSION 2.1 Conference with Labor Negotiators (§54957.6) -- Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager Kimbra McCarthy, Assistant City Manager Audrey Seymour Ramberg, Human Resources Manager Sue Rush and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP; Employee Organizations: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 521; the EAGLES Association; the Police Officers Association (POA); the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1965; Unrepresented Fire Managers; Unrepresented Police Managers; and Unrepresented Confidential Employees STUDY SESSION (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) Page 1 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. STUDY SESSION 3.1 Preliminary Review of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session, the first of two planned prior to the Council’s scheduled adoption of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) in June, is to obtain initial Council input to guide staff in its preparation of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 CIP. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Active and Proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects ATT 2 - Nondiscretionary Projects ATT 3 - Discretionary Projects 6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (COUNCIL CHAMBERS) 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL 3. PRESENTATION 3.1 Swearing-In of City Manager Kimbra McCarthy 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 Approve Meeting Minutes Recommendation(s): Approve City Council meeting minutes of February 25, 2020. Attachment(s): 02-25-20 Council Minutes 4.2 Declaration of Vacant Seat on the Senior Advisory Committee Recommendation(s): Declare vacant the Senior Advisory Committee seat held by Leann Higgins due to absence from three consecutive Regular Meetings pursuant to City Charter Section 905 and Council Policy K-2, Council Advisory Body Appointments. Page 2 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised Attachment(s): Council Report 4.3 West Middlefield Road Improvements, Between Rengstorff Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard, Project 19-35-Various Actions Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Program Supplement No. F026 to the Administering Agency-State Agreement for Federal-Aid Projects-Agreement No. 04-5124F15 with the State of California, acting by and through its Department of Transportation for West Middlefield Road Improvements, from Rengstorff Avenue to Shoreline Boulevard, Project 19-35, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Transfer and appropriate $300,000 from the Construction/Conveyance Tax Fund to West Middlefield Road Improvements, Between Rengstorff Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard, Project 19-35. (Five votes required) 3. Approve plans and specifications for West Middlefield Road Improvements, Between Rengstorff Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard, Project 19-35, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids. 4. Authorize the City Manager to award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder if the bid is within the project budget. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution 4.4 Authorize the Shoreline Regional Park Community Executive Director or Designee to Amend the Existing Agreement with Live Nation to Allow Use of Lot B for Safe Parking Purposes Recommendation(s): Acting as the Shoreline Regional Park Community Board, authorize the Shoreline Regional Park Community Executive Director or designee to amend the existing agreement with Live Nation to allow use of Lot B for Safe Parking purposes. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Council Report—February 25, 2020 4.5 Increase Appropriations in the Fire Department for Reimbursement of Mutual-Aid Support-Kincade Fire and OES Preposition/Mobilization Recommendation(s): For reimbursements not received by June 30, 2020, transfer and appropriate $262,095.48 from the General Non-Operating Fund for the following: for the 2020 Kincade Fire ($245,587.68) and the 2020 Office of Emergency Services (OES) Preposition/Mobilization ($16,507.80). (Five votes required) Attachment(s): Council Report Page 3 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised 4.6 Adopt a Resolution in Support of Outreach Activities to Ensure a Complete Count and Participation in the 2020 Decennial Census Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution in Support of Outreach Activities to Ensure a Complete Count and Participation in the 2020 Decennial Census, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution 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 topic for up to three minutes during this section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5 minutes. State law prohibits the Council from acting on nonagenda items. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1 Rowhouse Development at 1555 West Middlefield Road Recommendation(s): 1. Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 1555 West Middlefield Road Residential Project (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Planned Unit Development Permit and Development Review Permit to Construct a 115 -Unit Rowhouse Development Project and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove 55 Heritage Trees at 1555 West Middlefield Road, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report). 3. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Vesting Tentative Map for Condominium Purposes for a 115-Unit Residential Project Creating 20 Lots and Seven Common Lots on a 5.44-Acre Lot at 1555 West Middlefield Road, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Initial Study and Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration ATT 2 - Resolution for PUD, a DRP, & a HTRP w/Conditions ATT 3 - Resolution for a Tentative Map w/Conditions ATT 4 - Project Plans ATT 5 - Public Comment Page 4 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised 6.2 New Residential Development at 355-365, 401 and 415 East Middlefield Road Recommendation(s): 1. Approve an Initial Study of Environmental Significance for the 355- 365, 401, and 415 East Middlefield Road Residential Project, pursuant to Section 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit for a Residential Bonus FAR to Construct Two 7-Story Multi-Family Residential Buildings with 427 Units (157 Condominiums and 270 Apartments) with Three Levels of Structured Parking and 36 Four-Story Townhomes with Attached Garages, for a Total of 463 Residential Units, and a Transfer of Development Rights of 10,000 Square Feet from 2535 California Street, 506 Showers Drive, and 350 Showers Drive to 355 East Middlefield Road in Relation to the Los Altos School District TDR Program, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove 18 Heritage Trees, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report). 3. Adopt a Resolution Conditionally Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create Five Residential Lots, Three Common Lots, and Dedication of a New 0.38-Acre Public Park on a 6.0-Acre Project Site Located at 355- 365, 401, and 415 East Middlefield Road, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report). 4. Adopt a Resolution Ordering the Vacation of Public Easements on 355 -365, 401, and 415 East Middlefield Road, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 4 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Initial Study of Environmental Significance ATT 2 - Resolution for the PCDR, & HTRP ATT 3 - Resolution for a Vesting Tentative Map ATT 4 - Resolution Ordering the Vacation of Public Easements ATT 5 - City Council Report Dated January 16, 2018 ATT 6 - City Council Report Dated April 17, 2018 ATT 7 - City Council Report Dated October 16, 2018 ATT 8 - EPC Staff Report Dated June 19, 2019 ATT 9 - EPC Staff Report Dated February 19, 2020 ATT 10 - Project Plans ATT 11 - East Whisman Precise Plan ATT 12 - Public Comments Page 5 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Ratification of the Existence of a Local Emergency Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Ratifying the Existence of a Local Emergency, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution 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 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: 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. The agenda and staff reports may be viewed 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 prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Agenda materials may also be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com. 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 during normal business hours and at the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2nd Floor, during the meeting. City Council meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 26 and replayed on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. In addition, Council meetings are webcast live and archived at mountainview.legistar.com. The Council may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting. The reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise. Per Council Policy A-13, no new items of business will begin after 10:00 p.m. unless an exception is made by vote of the Council. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (650) 903-6399. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) Page 6 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE - TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 - 5:45 PM Revised ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL: Anyone wishing to address the Council is requested to fill out a blue speaker card and deposit it with the City Clerk to ensure that your name is accurately recorded in the minutes. Pursuant to Council Policy A-13, an individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Council. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Mayor may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Council by majority vote. If requested in advance of the public input portion of the agenda item to the Mayor or City Clerk, a speaker who represents five or more members of the public in attendance who complete cards but elect not to speak may have up to 10 minutes to address the Council, if the Mayor determines that such extension will reduce the total number of speakers who planned to speak. An applicant and/or appellant for a zone change, precise plan or quasi-judicial hearing or appeal to the Council shall have up to 10 minutes to address the Council and, with the consent of the Council, two minutes of rebuttal at the conclusion of all public speakers. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator. Page 7 of 7