City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · September 3, 2020
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 - 5:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final 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
September 03, 2020 Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
SPECIAL MEETING: STUDY SESSION - RENTAL HOUSING COMMITTEE APPLICANT
INTERVIEWS
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 participated in the
meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Abe-Koga called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice
Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Rental Housing Committee Applicant Interviews
Public Comment opened at 5:34 p.m.
The following members of the public spoke:
Salim Damerdji
David Peters
Eva Teng
Johannes Muenzel
Sebastian
Public Comment closed at 5:39 p.m.
Council discussed and identified interview questions.
Council interviewed applicants Nicole Haines-Livesay, Weihang Fan, Richard Yu, Alexander
Brown, Hank Dempsey and Bee Hanson.
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City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 9/3/2020
MOTION - M/S - Ramirez/Kamei - To recommend appointment of Nicole Haines-Livesay.
The motion carried by the following show of hands vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember
Matichak, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Vice
Mayor Kamei, Mayor Abe-Koga
City Clerk Lisa Natusch stated the ratification of the appointment is scheduled for the
September 8, 2020 City Council meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Abe-Koga adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m.
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 - 5:30 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 5:30 PM Thursday, September 3, 2020
SPECIAL MEETING: STUDY SESSION - RENTAL HOUSING COMMITTEE APPLICANT
INTERVIEWS
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. meeting may do so at
https://mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at www.MountainView.gov/YouTube and on Comcast
Channel 26.
Members of the public wishing to comment on the item may do so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to city.council@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will
be forwarded to the City Council by the City Clerk’s Office.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
Online:
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.
When the Mayor announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in
Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 973 3516 1718
When the Mayor announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone participants will be
called on by the last two digits of their phone number.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 - 5:30 PM
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the
discretion of the Mayor).
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
5:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 Rental Housing Committee Applicant Interviews
Recommendation(s): Interview seven applicants for one opening on the Rental Housing
Committee (unexpired term ending April 17, 2021).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - RHC Selection Process
ATT 2 - Board/Commission/Committee Selection Guidelines
ATT 3 - Interview Schedule
ATT 4 - RHC Applications
4. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Agenda materials are available online at mountainview.legistar.com.
City Council meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 26 and 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))
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 - 5:30 PM
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.
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 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.
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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