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Mountain View, CA · March 23, 2021

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final 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 Silvia Vonderlinden, Interim City Clerk Alison Hicks, Councilmember Sally Lieber, Councilmember Lisa Matichak, Councilmember Pat Showalter, Councilmember March 23, 2021 Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location 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. 4:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kamei called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez, Mayor Kamei 3. STUDY SESSION 3.1 Rental Housing Committee Applicant Interviews The following members of the public spoke: Tim MacKenzie Anna Marie Morales Mountain View Resident The Council discussed the interview questions. Council interviewed applicants Nicole Haines-Livesay, James Lee, Emily Ramos, Keating Rhoads, M. Guadalupe Rosas, Matt Grunewald and Alexander Brown. MOTION: M/S Ramirez/Lieber to make the following appointments for the three full seats: - Emily Ramos (Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez, Mayor Kamei - first round) - M. Guadalupe Rosas (Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez and Mayor Kamei - first round) - Nicole Haines-Livesay (on the second round of votes this applicant placed on the top #1 spot) and City of Mountain View Page 1 City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 3/23/2021 - Matt Grunewald (on the second round of votes this applicant placed on the top #2 spot) to the Alternate seat. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez and Mayor Kamei. 3.2 Fiscal Year 2021-22 through Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Public Works Director Dawn Cameron presented the staff report. The following members of the public spoke: Bruce Karney James Kuszmaul April Webster, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition The Study Session adjourned at 6:59 p.m. 6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Kamei called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez, Mayor Kamei. 3. PRESENTATIONS 3.1 March for Meals Month Proclamation Mayor Kamei read and presented the proclamation to Michele Lew, CEO of Health Trust. 3.2 Red Cross Month Proclamation Mayor Kamei read and presented the proclamation to David Wells and honored Martha Rosende, a local volunteer. 3.3 Certificates of Recognition to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Winners, Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA) Mayor Kamei congratulated the students. Forest Williams, Boardmember, said a few words of appreciation. The following member of the public spoke: Aulena Chaudhiri 3.4 COVID-19 Update by City Manager Kimbra McCarthy City of Mountain View Page 2 City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 3/23/2021 This item was addressed after the Consent Calendar. City Manager McCarthy provided an update on COVID-19. The following members of the public spoke: Eva Tang Tim MacKenzie 4. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: M/S Showalter/Matichak - To approve the Consent Calendar. The following member of the public spoke: Kiyoshi Taylor The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez and Mayor Kamei. 4.1 Approve Meeting Minutes Approve City Council meeting minutes of March 9, 2021 and March 16, 2021. 4.2 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Review and accept the 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 4.3 Adopt Project List for Senate Bill 1-Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Adopt Resolution No. 18542 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting a List of Projects for Funding Received from Senate Bill 1-the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 During Fiscal Year 2021-22, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 4.4 Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53-Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Authorize Mitigation Bank Credit Agreement 1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact for the Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Project 21-53, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Sale of Mitigation Credits with San Francisco Bay Wetland Mitigation Bank for 0.1 acre of wetland mitigation credit to meet the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board mitigation requirements for the Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Project 21-53, in a not-to-exceed amount of $190,000. City of Mountain View Page 3 City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 3/23/2021 4.5 2018-19 Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program, Project 19-01, and 2017-18 Concrete Sidewalk and Curb Repairs, Project 18-06-Accept Construction 1. Accept 2018-19 Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program, Project 19-01, and authorize the final contract payment. 2. Accept 2017-18 Concrete Sidewalk and Curb Repairs, Project 18-06, and authorize the final contract payment. 4.6 Execution of a Tax-Exempt Loan by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Saint Francis High School Adopt Resolution No. 18543 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Execution of a Tax-Exempt Loan or Loans by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Saint Francis High School, in a Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of $40,000,000 in One or More Series, for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Expansion, Renovation, Retrofitting, Equipping, and Improvement of Various Educational and Administrative Facilities Owned, Occupied, and Operated by Saint Francis High School of Mountain View, California, Within the City, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Agenda item 3.4 was addressed at this time and City Manager McCarthy provided the Covid-19 update. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS The following members of the public spoke: Sebastian Brisbois Megan Blach Kelsey Josund Rohin Ghosh Miriam C Katherine Lai Ellie Greene Salim Damerdji Eva Tang Alex Churchill Maya Achanya Sreoshi Sarkar Seth Donnelly Radhika Kamran Dana Pede Toni Moos Tim MacKenzie Jasmine Diarte Alexander Brown City of Mountain View Page 4 City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 3/23/2021 Renee Rashid 6. PUBLIC HEARING - None. 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Google North Bayshore Precise Plan Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Requalification and Preliminary Master Plan and Amendments to the North Bayshore Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Allocation Guidelines All Councilmembers disclosed they had visited the site and had contact with the applicant. Senior Planner Diana Pancholi presented the staff report. Michael Tymoff, Google, the applicant, made a presentation to Council. Councilmember Matichak further disclosed that she met with various property owners in the area. All the other Councilmembers made the same disclosure of having met with various property owners in the area. The following members of the public spoke: Gita Dev, Sierra Club Tim MacKenzie Jeff Morris Kat Wortham David Meyer, SV@Home Cliff Chambers, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning David Watson Bee Hanson, Mobile Home Alliance Alexander Brown Linda Ruthruff, Chair, California Native Plant Society Kelsey Banes, Regional Director for Action Salim Damerdji Bill Vierra MOTION: M/S Ramirez/Showalter - To: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 18544 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the North Bayshore Precise Plan Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Requalification Request of 1.3 Million Square Feet from Google LLC Subject to a Minimum Community Benefit Value of $42 Million, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Yes: 7 - Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Lieber, City of Mountain View Page 5 City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final 3/23/2021 Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramirez, Mayor Kamei. Council also provided input to staff (addressing Questions 2-6) as summarized by Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Shrivastava and City Manager McCarthy. 8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS A change in the Police Department encryption method was discussed. Councilmember Matichak reported her attendance at the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Board Meeting and Monta Loma working group meeting. Councilmember Abe-Koga reported her attendance at the Valley Transportation Agency meeting and the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board Meeting. Councilmember Showalter reported her attendance at a San Francisco Bay Conservation Development Commission meeting and mentioned the upcoming Water Alliance Summit. Councilmember Hicks stated that the Santa Cruz/Santa Clara Counties Airport/Community Roundtable meetings have been suspended and said she attended the Monta Loma working group meeting. Mayor Kamei reported her attendance at meetings of the Valley Transportation Agency Policy Advisory Committee, Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action Committee, and Community Health Advisory Council Finance Committee. 9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT City Attorney Krishan Chopra stated there was no Closed Session report. 10. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Kamei adjourned the meeting at 11:09 p.m. ________________________________ SILVIA VONDERLINDEN INTERIM CITY CLERK City of Mountain View Page 6

Agenda

CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 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 4:30 PM Tuesday, March 23, 2021 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 do so in the following ways: 1. Email comments to city.council@mountainview.gov by 4:30 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be received directly by the City Council. 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. By phone: Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 957 7508 2689 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. Page 1 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 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). 4:30 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 three openings (terms ending April 17, 2025) and one alternate opening (unexpired term ending April 17, 2023) on the Rental Housing Committee. Attachment(s): Study Session Memo ATT 1 - Board/Commission/Committee Selection Guidelines ATT 2 - Interview Schedule ATT 3 - RHC Applications 3.2 Fiscal Year 2021-22 through Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program Recommendation(s): The purpose of this Study Session is to provide the City Council an overview of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and obtain City Council input to guide staff in the preparation of the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 through Fiscal Year 2025-26 CIP. Attachment(s): Study Session Memo ATT 1 - Status of Active CIP Projects ATT 2 - CIP Non-Discretionary Projects ATT 3 - Planned CIP Discretionary Projects ATT 4 - PCI and Pavement Management Program Update ATT 5 - Options for Offsetting Carbon Emissions 6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL Page 2 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 3. PRESENTATIONS 3.1 March for Meals Month Proclamation 3.2 Red Cross Month Proclamation 3.3 Certificates of Recognition to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Winners, Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA) 3.4 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 City Council meeting minutes of March 9, 2021 and March 16, 2021. Attachment(s): 03-09-21 Council Minutes 03-16-21 Council Minutes 4.2 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Recommendation(s): Review and accept the 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 – Housing Element Annual Progress Report ATT 2 – EPC Housing Element Staff Report - 03-03-21 ATT 3 – Housing Element Sites for RHNA Requirement 4.3 Adopt Project List for Senate Bill 1-Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting a List of Projects for Funding Received from Senate Bill 1-the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 During Fiscal Year 2021-22, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution 4.4 Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53-Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Authorize Mitigation Bank Credit Agreement Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact for Page 3 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM the Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Project 21-53, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Sale of Mitigation Credits with San Francisco Bay Wetland Mitigation Bank for 0.1 acre of wetland mitigation credit to meet the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board mitigation requirements for the Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Project 21-53, in a not-to-exceed amount of $190,000. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 4.5 2018-19 Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program, Project 19-01, and 2017-18 Concrete Sidewalk and Curb Repairs, Project 18-06-Accept Construction Recommendation(s): 1. Accept 2018-19 Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program, Project 19-01, and authorize the final contract payment. 2. Accept 2017-18 Concrete Sidewalk and Curb Repairs, Project 18-06, and authorize the final contract payment. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Street Improvement List 4.6 Execution of a Tax-Exempt Loan by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Saint Francis High School Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Execution of a Tax-Exempt Loan or Loans by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Saint Francis High School, in a Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of $40,000,000 in One or More Series, for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Expansion, Renovation, Retrofitting, Equipping, and Improvement of Various Educational and Administrative Facilities Owned, Occupied, and Operated by Saint Francis High School of Mountain View, California, Within the City, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution Page 4 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 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 HEARING - None. 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Google North Bayshore Precise Plan Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Requalification and Preliminary Master Plan and Amendments to the North Bayshore Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Allocation Guidelines Recommendation(s): Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the North Bayshore Precise Plan Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Requalification Request of 1.3 Million Square Feet from Google LLC Subject to a Minimum Community Benefit Value of $42 Million, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Provide input on key questions regarding: a. Potential amendments to the North Bayshore Nonresidential Bonus Floor Area Ratio Allocation Guidelines; and b. The Google Preliminary North Bayshore Master Plan for a 122-acre site generally located in an area bounded by Charleston Road to the north, Stevens Creek to the east, Plymouth Street and Space Park Way to the south, and Huff Avenue to the west. The Plan area also includes portions of the Gateway Master Plan located at the northwest corner of Shoreline Boulevard and the U.S. 101 freeway northbound on-ramp in the P-39 (North Bayshore) Precise Plan. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution ATT 2 - North Bayshore Precise Plan ATT 3 - NBPP Bonus FAR Review Guidelines ATT 4 - NBPP Compliance Table ATT 5 - Project Plans ATT 6 - Approved/Planned Residential Developments in NBPP Page 5 of 7 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 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 23, 2021 - 4:30 PM 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

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