City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 6, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
Ellen Kamei, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Lucas Ramirez, Vice Mayor Krishan Chopra, City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Siliva Vonderlinden, Interim City Clerk
Alison Hicks, Councilmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
February 06, 2021 Video Conference With No Physical Meeting Location
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TEAM-BUILDING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT
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.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Kamei called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Lieber,
Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez and Mayor
Kamei
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
None.
4. CITY COUNCIL RETREAT
City Manager McCarthy provided opening remarks.
4.1 Facilitated City Council Team Building Session
Public comment will be taken prior to Council’s consideration of this item.
Engage in a facilitated workshop providing an opportunity for dialog amongst
Councilmembers regarding communication and decision-making styles, norms for working
together, and Council roles and relationships.
Greg Larson, facilitator, provided the agenda and Mayor Kamei asked for public comment.
There was none.
Transition Break
Council recessed at 10:50 a.m. and reconvened at 11:10 a.m.
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4.2 Facilitated City Council Strategic Planning Session (expected to begin at
approximately 11:00 a.m.)
Public comment will be taken prior to Council’s consideration of this item.
Engage in facilitated dialog regarding the City's vision, mission statement and strategic
priorities (Major Goals) to gather initial Councilmember input as part of a collaborative
strategic planning process that will also include community and City staff input.
Cristelle Blackford facilitated this agenda item and City Manager McCarthy provided
opening remarks.
After the brief agenda for this portion of the meeting by the consultant, Mayor Kamei
opened the public comment:
Janet Werkman
Shani Kleinhaus
Bruce England
Robert Cox
Louise Katz
Lee Hansen
Robin Lin
Isaac Taylor
Dashiell Leeds
Bruce Karney
Jessica Chohan
Nazinin Dashtara
Bruce Naegel
Alexander Brown
April Webster
Jim Zaorski
Salim Damerdji
Mary Dateo
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Kamei adjourned the meeting at 1:45 p.m.
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Silvia Vonderlinden, Interim City Clerk
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL
MEETING LOCATION
Ellen Kamei, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Lucas Ramirez, Vice Mayor Krishan Chopra, City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Siliva Vonderlinden, Interim City Clerk
Alison Hicks, Councilmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
Video Conference With No Physical Meeting Location 8:30 AM Saturday, February 6, 2021
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TEAM-BUILDING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT
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 live 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 an item may be so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to city.council@mountainview.gov by 3:00 p.m. on February 5, 2021. Emails will
be forwarded to the City Council by the City Clerk’s Office. Please identify the Agenda Item number
in the subject line of your email.
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.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 975 4439 8251
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. When the Mayor calls your name to provide
public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the
discretion of the Mayor).
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. 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.
4. CITY COUNCIL RETREAT
4.1 Facilitated City Council Team Building Session
Public comment will be taken prior to Council’s consideration of this item.
Recommendation(s): Engage in facilitated dialog amongst Councilmembers regarding
communication and decision-making styles, norms for working together,
and Council roles and responsibilities.
Attachment(s): Team Building Discussion Guide
ILG Article-Attributes Of Exceptional Councils
Transition Break
4.2 Facilitated City Council Strategic Planning Session (expected to begin at approximately 11:00
a.m.)
Public comment will be taken prior to Council’s consideration of this item.
Recommendation(s): Engage in facilitated dialog amongst Councilmembers regarding the City's
vision, mission statement and strategic priorities (Major Goals) to gather
initial Councilmember input as part of a collaborative strategic planning
process that will also include community and City staff input.
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM
Attachment(s): Strategic Planning Discussion Guide
Strategic Planning Timeline
5. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at mountainview.legistar.com.
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))
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 - 8:30 AM
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.
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