City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 23, 2021
Minutes
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
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- 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
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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SILVIA VONDERLINDEN
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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