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Mountain View, CA · April 21, 2020

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION 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 April 21, 2020 Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY This meeting was conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the City Council participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. 5:15 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (by Video Conference) At 5:18 p.m., Mayor Abe-Koga called the meeting to order. 1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION) City Attorney Chopra announced the items listed for Closed Session. There were no public speakers. The Council recessed to Closed Session with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember McAlister. 2. CLOSED SESSION 2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Government Code § 54956.9 Name of Case: Lohman v. City of Mountain View and Max Bosel , Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 16CV-292398 California Court of Appeals Case Nos. H046881/H046831 At 5:22 p.m., Closed Session concluded. 5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION I (by Video Conference) 1. CALL TO ORDER At 5:30 p.m., Mayor Abe-Koga called the meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, City of Mountain View Page 1 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga 3. STUDY SESSION I 3.1 Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program The purpose of this Study Session was to obtain Council input to guide the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program for City Council adoption on June 9, 2020. Assistant City Manager Michael Fuller presented the memo. Public Works Director Dawn Cameron was available for questions. The following members of the public spoke: Cliff Chambers from Mountain View. Louise Katz, on behalf of Livable Mountain View, provided comments on Item 4.5. The Council directed questions to staff. By consensus, the Council indicated support for staff's recommendation to not add limited-period resources at this time in an effort to focus resources on completing bicycle and pedestrian projects currently underway. A majority of the Council indicated support for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program project recommendations, including the roll-forward, modified non-discretionary and discretionary projects, amendments to existing projects and new projects as shown in Attachments 3 and 4. By consensus, the Council indicated support for the recommendation that one-third of the annual business licenses tax revenue reserved for transportation purposes be allocated to transportation projects. 6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (by Video Conference) 1. CALL TO ORDER At 6:46 p.m., Mayor Abe-Koga called the meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga 3. PRESENTATION 3.1 COVID-19 Update by City Manager Kimbra McCarthy City of Mountain View Page 2 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 City Manager McCarthy presented the update. The Council directed comments to staff. There were no public speakers. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Hicks pulled Items 4.3 and 4.5 from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Councilmember McAlister pulled Item 4.3 from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. Councilmember Clark recused himself from voting on Item 4.4 due to a real property interest located within 500 feet of 950 El Camino Real. There were no public speakers. MOTION - M/S - Ramirez/Kamei - To approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried for the remainder of the Consent Calendar by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga 4.1 Approve Meeting Minutes Approve the Shoreline Regional Park Community meeting minutes of July 23, 2019, September 10, 2019, September 24, 2019, October 22, 2019, and February 11, 2020. 4.2 2018 Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory Adopt the 2018 government operations greenhouse gas emissions inventory. 4.3 Carbon Neutrality Resolution Adopt a Resolution Adopting a Communitywide Carbon Neutrality Target of 2045. This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration by Councilmembers Hicks and McAlister. Assistant City Manager/Chief Operating Officer Audrey Seymour Ramberg was available for questions. The Council directed questions to staff. City of Mountain View Page 3 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 There were no public speakers. MOTION - M/S - Clark/McAlister - To: Adopt Resolution No. 18439 Adopting a Communitywide Carbon Neutrality Target of 2045. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga 4.4 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds-950 El Camino Real Apartments Adopt Resolution No. 18440 Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed $28,000,000 to Finance the Development of a 71-Unit Apartment Project for Persons and Households of Low-Income, for the Benefit of 950 El Camino Real, LP, or Another Entity Created by Palo Alto Housing Corporation, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto to Benefit Notice of Public Hearing. 4.5 Mountain View Transit Center Grade Separation and Access Project-Contract Amendments 1. Transfer and appropriate $220,000 from the General Fund-Transportation Reserve to Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to provide augmented preliminary engineering for the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $420,000 for a total contract not to exceed $1,985,000. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Service Agreement, to reimburse the Joint Powers Board for services and materials in support of the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $125,000 for a total contract not to exceed $135,000. This item was pulled for individual consideration by Councilmember Hicks. Public Works Director Cameron was available for questions. The Council directed questions to staff. MOTION - M/S - Clark/McAlister - To: City of Mountain View Page 4 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 1. Transfer and appropriate $220,000 from the General Fund-Transportation Reserve to Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to provide augmented preliminary engineering for the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $420,000 for a total contract not to exceed $1,985,000. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Service Agreement, to reimburse the Joint Powers Board for services and materials in support of the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $125,000 for a total contract not to exceed $135,000.. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS There were no public speakers. 6. PUBLIC HEARING None. 7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL 7.1 Adopt a Resolution Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Adopt a Resolution Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Arising Due to Fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Affirming Its Commitment to the Well-Being and Safety of Asian-Pacific American Communities. Mayor Abe-Koga presented the item. There were no public speakers. MOTION - M/S - Hicks/Kamei - To: Adopt Resolution No. 18441 Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Arising Due to Fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Affirming Its Commitment to the Well-Being and Safety of Asian-Pacific American Communities. City of Mountain View Page 5 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga At 7:45 p.m., Mayor Abe-Koga recessed the meeting. The meeting reconvened at 7:55 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL SESSION - STUDY SESSION 8. STUDY SESSION II (by Video Conference) 8.1 Senate Bill 743: CEQA Transportation Analysis The purpose of this Study Session was for the City Council to review information and policy options regarding the implementation of California Senate Bill 743. Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Aarti Shrivastava, Assistant Planner Soroush Aboutalebi and Transportation Manager Ria Hutabarat Lo presented the memo. Advance Planning Manager Martin Alkire and Public Works Director Dawn Cameron were available for questions. The following member of the public spoke: Cliff Chambers, on behalf of the Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning. The Council did not obtain a majority or consensus on whether it supported the suggested screening and Vehicle Miles Traveled threshold of significance with respect to low-VMT reference average (Res/Off) or small project screening. A majority of the Council supported the suggestions from City staff on mixed-use projects. 9. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilmember McAlister stated he attended a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workshop. Mayor Abe-Koga discussed the work of Silicon Valley Strong. 10. CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney Chopra stated there was no Closed Session report. City of Mountain View Page 6 City Council MEETING MINUTES 4/21/2020 11. ADJOURNMENT At 10:36 p.m., Mayor Abe-Koga adjourned the meeting. Approved on August 24, 2021. _____________________________ ______________________________ Margaret Abe-Koga, Mayor Lisa Natusch, City Clerk City of Mountain View Page 7

Agenda

CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION 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 Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location 5:15 PM Tuesday, April 21, 2020 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-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the City Council will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. Members of the public wishing to observe the 5:30 p.m. Study Session, 6:30 p.m. Special Session, and Study Session immediately following the Special Session may do so at https://mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at www.MountainView.gov/YouTube and on Comcast Channel 26. The Closed Session will not be broadcast. Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways: 1. Email comments for Closed Session, Study Session or Special Session items to city.council@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on April 21. Emails will be forwarded to the City Council. Emails received after 5:00 p.m. and prior to the Mayor announcing that public comment is closed for each item will be read into the record at the meeting (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor). IMPORTANT: identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email. All emails received will be entered into the record for the meeting. 2. Provide oral public comments during the 5:30 p.m. Study Session, 6:30 p.m. Regular Session and Study Session immediately following the Special Session: click the following link to register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar: https://mountainview.gov/cc_speakers - You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. Page 1 of 6 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM - When the Mayor announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit: https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. - When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor). 3. Members of the public who would like to provide comments to the City Council and are unable to send an email to city.council@mountainview.gov or access the live session to provide oral comments: please call 650-903-6436 and leave your comments in a voice mail message before 5:00 p.m. on April 21. Voice mail comments on Closed Session items will be forwarded to the City Council. Voice mail comments on Study Session and Special Session items will be played during public comment for the item at the meeting (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Mayor). IMPORTANT: identify the Agenda Item number at the beginning of your voice mail message. Staff capacity to receive and process messages may be limited and we encourage reserving telephone access for those who are unable to send email comments or access the live meeting to provide oral comments. 5:15 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION (by Video Conference) 1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION) 2. CLOSED SESSION 2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Government Code § 54956.9 Name of Case: Lohman v. City of Mountain View and Max Bosel , Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 16CV-292398 California Court of Appeals Case Nos. H046881/H046831 5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION (by Video Conference) 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. STUDY SESSION I 3.1 Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session memo is to obtain Council input to guide the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program. Staff will incorporate Council direction and present the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program to the City Council for adoption on June 9, 2020. Page 2 of 6 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM Attachment(s): Study Session Memo ATT 1 - Preliminary Review of FY 2020-21 ClP Program ATT 2 - Active and Planned Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects ATT 3 - Proposed FY 2020-21 Nondiscretionary Projects ATT 4 - Proposed FY 2020-21 Discretionary Projects ATT 5 - Responses to Council Questions ATT 6 - Memo from Information Technology Dated April 9, 2020 6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION (by Video Conference) 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PRESENTATION 3.1 COVID-19 Update by 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 the Shoreline Regional Park Community meeting minutes of July 23, 2019, September 10, 2019, September 24, 2019, October 22, 2019, and February 11, 2020. Attachment(s): 07-23-19 Shoreline Minutes 09-10-19 Shoreline Minutes 09-24-19 Shoreline Minutes 10-22-19 Shoreline Minutes 02-11-20 Shoreline Minutes 4.2 2018 Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory Recommendation(s): Adopt the 2018 government operations greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Attachment(s): Council Report 4.3 Carbon Neutrality Resolution Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Adopting a Communitywide Carbon Neutrality Target of 2045, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to Page 3 of 6 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution 4.4 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds-950 El Camino Real Apartments Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $28,000,000 to Finance the Development of a 71-Unit Apartment Project for Persons and Households of Low-Income, for the Benefit of 950 El Camino Real, LP, or Another Entity Created by Palo Alto Housing Corporation, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto to Benefit Notice of Public Hearing, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution ATT 2 - Public Hearing Minutes 4.5 Mountain View Transit Center Grade Separation and Access Project-Contract Amendments Recommendation(s): 1. Transfer and appropriate $220,000 from the General Fund-Transportation Reserve to Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65. (Five votes required) 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to provide augmented preliminary engineering for the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $420,000 for a total contract not to exceed $1,985,000. 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Service Agreement, to reimburse the Joint Powers Board for services and materials in support of the Transit Center Master Plan Next Steps/Implementation Items, Project 18-65, in an additional amount of $125,000 for a total contract not to exceed $135,000. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - 35% Augmentation Scope of Work & Budget 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. Page 4 of 6 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM 6. PUBLIC HEARING-None. 7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL 7.1 Adopt a Resolution Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution Denouncing Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Sentiment Arising Due to Fears of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Affirming Its Commitment to the Well-Being and Safety of Asian-Pacific American Communities, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL SESSION - STUDY SESSION 8. STUDY SESSION II (by Video Conference) 8.1 Senate Bill 743: CEQA Transportation Analysis Recommendation(s): That the City Council review information and policy options regarding the implementation of California Senate Bill 743. Attachment(s): Study Session Memo ATT 1 - EPC Study Session Staff Report, 10-23-19 ATT 2 - Existing Supporting Policies ATT 3 - Heat Map 1 - Regional Average VMT per Capita ATT 4 - Heat Map 2 - Santa Clara County Employment ATT 5 - Transit Priority Area Map 1 ATT 6 - Example Projects Analysis Table ATT 7 - Example Projects - Citywide Per Capita ATT 8 - Example Projects - County Per Capita ATT 9 - Example Projects - Nine-Co. Bay Area Per Capita ATT 10 - Example Projects - County Per Employee ATT 11 - Example Projects - Nine-Co. Bay Area Per Employee ATT 12 - Glossary ATT 13 - SB 743 Fact Sheet and FAQ 9. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time. Page 5 of 6 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 - 5:15 PM 10. CLOSED SESSION REPORT 11. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Please contact the City Clerk's Office with any questions regarding this agenda at 650-903-6304 or city.clerk@mountainview.gov. 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 online 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 6304. 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)) ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL: 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. 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 6 of 6

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