City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · April 21, 2020
Minutes
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,
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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
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to connect to the
meeting.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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