City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · November 1, 2022
Minutes
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, Interim City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
November 01, 2022 Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting was conducted in accordance with California Government
Code §54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the City Council. All members of the City Council participated in
the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
6:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
At 6:00 p.m., Vice Mayor Hicks called the meeting to order.
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
City Attorney Logue announced the item listed for Closed Session.
There were no public speakers.
At 6:03 p.m., Vice Mayor Hicks recessed the meeting to Closed Session with all Councilmembers present
except Mayor Ramirez.
At 6:08 p.m., Mayor Ramirez arrived.
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)); Name of case: San
Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Mountain View; et. al., United State District Court, Northern District of
California, Case No. 20-cv-00824-EJD
At 6:31 p.m., Closed Session concluded.
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 6:35 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez called the meeting to order.
Mayor Ramirez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber,
Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember
Ramirez
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 California Department of Insurance Overview of Programs
Lisa Strange, Northern California Outreach Manager, California Department of Insurance presented.
3.2 United Against Hate Week Proclamation
Mayor Ramirez presented the proclamation to Anthony Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of the City
of Berkeley.
3.3 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
Mayor Ramirez presented the proclamation to Albert Jeans.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie discussed Item 3.3.
Crescencia Sanchez discussed Item 3.3.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Matichak pulled Item 4.1 for individual consideration.
Councilmember/Boardmember Showalter pulled Item 4.1 for individual consideration and discussed Items
4.3 and 4.5.
The following members of the public spoke:
Alex Brown discussed Items 4.4 and 4.5.
Bruce England discussed Item 4.5.
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/Kamei - To approve the balance of the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried, except for Item 4.1, by the following roll call vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber,
Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember
Ramirez
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4.1 AB 361 Resolution to Continue Remote Public Meetings During State of Emergency
This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Matichak for individual consideration.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie
MOTION - M/S - Matichak/Hicks - To:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 18725 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing and Continuing
Virtual Meetings of City Council, Committees, Boards, and Commissions Pursuant to AB 361 and Making
Required Findings.
2. Direct staff to hold the January 10, 2023 City Council meeting as a hybrid meeting allowing both
in-person and virtual participation.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber,
Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember
Ramirez
4.2 Castro StrEATs Outdoor Dining Program in the Pedestrian Mall and Extension of the Suspended Sidewalk Café
Requirements and Fee Waivers
Adopt Resolution No. 18726 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending Resolution No.
18546, as Amended by Resolution Nos. 18577 and 18631, Temporarily Suspending Certain Requirements
for Sidewalk Cafés Pursuant to Mountain View City Code Sections 36.42 et seq., and Waiving Sidewalk Café
Fees, Payable May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2024, and Authorizing Outdoor Dining in the Pedestrian Malls
to Facilitate a Consistent Outdoor Dining Program in the Downtown Area.
4.3 Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53-Amend Contract and Accept Construction
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the construction contract with Granite Rock Company
to add $16,000 to the construction contingency for Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction,
Project 21-53, for a total contract amount of $961,400.
2. Accept Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53, and authorize final contract
payment.
4.4 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds-1100 La Avenida
Adopt Resolution No. 18727 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Issuance of
Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to
Exceed $55,000,000 to Finance and Refinance a 100-Unit Multi-Family Housing Facility for the Benefit of
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Avenida Armand, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, or Another Entity Created by Avenida Armand LLC
(or an affiliate), and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto.
4.5 Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27-Authorize Cooperative Agreement and Appropriate
Funding
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Cooperative Agreement and necessary amendments
to the Cooperative Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board and the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority for the Final Design, Environmental Permitting, Right-of-Way Engineering, and
Right-of-Way Acquisition Phases of Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27.
2. Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, transfer and
appropriate $5 million from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to Rengstorff Avenue Grade
Separation, Project 22-27.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
The following member of the public spoke:
Crescencia Sanchez, on behalf of the Bill Wilson Center, discussed homelessness.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
6.1 Ordinances Amending Chapters 8, 14, and 24 of the City Code to Adopt the 2022 California and 2021
International Codes, Incorporating by Reference Other Uniform Codes and Reach Codes
Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Aarti Shrivastava and Chief Sustainability and
Resiliency Officer Danielle Lee presented the item.
Chief Building Official Nena Bizjak was available for questions.
The Council directed questions to staff.
The following members of the public spoke:
Steven Goldstein
Tim MacKenzie from Mountain View.
Bruce Naegel
Chris Frank, on behalf of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, indicated support for the ordinances.
Bruce Karney
Rebecca Young from Mountain View indicated support for the ordinances.
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/Showalter - To:
1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Of Mountain View Amending Chapter 8, Articles I Through XIV, of the
Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2022 California Building Codes, Incorporating by
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Reference Other International and Uniform Codes, and Adoption of the 2021 International Property
Maintenance Code and 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, and set a second
reading for December 13, 2022.
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 14, Articles I and II, of the
Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2021 International Fire Code, Incorporating by
Reference the Amendments Adopted by the State of California to Establish the 2022 California Fire Code, to
be read in title only, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022.
3. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 24 of the Mountain View City
Code Relating to Hazardous Materials, to be read in title only, and set a second reading for December 13,
2022.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber,
Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember
Ramirez
7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Abe-Koga stated she attended a Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors
meeting, a Bay Area Housing Finance Authority meeting, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission
meeting, and a meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Ad Hoc Committee on Grade
Separations.
Councilmember Kamei stated she attended a Community Health Awareness Council Board of Directors
meeting. She announced Marsha Deslauriers, Executive Director of Community Health Awareness Council,
was retiring.
Councilmember Lieber stated she attended a San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority meeting.
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Logue stated there was no Closed Session report.
9. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:37 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez adjourned the meeting.
Approved on February 14, 2023.
___________________________ _____________________________
Alison Hicks, Mayor/President Heather Glaser, City Clerk/Secretary
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Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor Jennifer Logue, City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location 6:00 PM Tuesday, November 1, 2022
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with California Government Code
§54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the City Council. Please contact city.clerk@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy
of the applicable resolution. 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 YouTube.com/MountainViewGov and on Comcast Channel 26.
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6:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)); Name of case: San
Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Mountain View; et. al., United State District Court, Northern District of
California, Case No. 20-cv-00824-EJD
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - 6:00 PM
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATIONS
These are presentations only. The City Council will not take any action.
3.1 California Department of Insurance Overview of Programs
3.2 United Against Hate Week Proclamation
3.3 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
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 AB 361 Resolution to Continue Remote Public Meetings During State of Emergency
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing and
Continuing Virtual Meetings of City Council, Committees, Boards, and Commissions
Pursuant to AB 361 and Making Required Findings, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.2 Castro StrEATs Outdoor Dining Program in the Pedestrian Mall and Extension of the Suspended Sidewalk
Café Requirements and Fee Waivers
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending Resolution
No. 18546, as Amended by Resolution Nos. 18577 and 18631, Temporarily Suspending
Certain Requirements for Sidewalk Cafés Pursuant to Mountain View City Code Sections
36.42 et seq., and Waiving Sidewalk Café Fees, Payable May 1, 2020, through April 30,
2024, and Authorizing Outdoor Dining in the Pedestrian Malls to Facilitate a Consistent
Outdoor Dining Program in the Downtown Area, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.3 Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53-Amend Contract and Accept
Construction
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the construction contract with
Granite Rock Company to add $16,000 to the construction contingency for Sailing Lake
Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53, for a total contract amount of
$961,400.
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2. Accept Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53, and
authorize final contract payment.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.4 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds-1100 La Avenida
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the
Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate
Principal Amount Not to Exceed $55,000,000 to Finance and Refinance a 100-Unit
Multi-Family Housing Facility for the Benefit of Avenida Armand, L.P., a California Limited
Partnership, or Another Entity Created by Avenida Armand LLC (or an affiliate), 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
ATT 2 - TEFRA Meeting Minutes, October 20, 2022
4.5 Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27-Authorize Cooperative Agreement and Appropriate
Funding
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Cooperative Agreement and
necessary amendments to the Cooperative Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint
Powers Board and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the Final Design,
Environmental Permitting, Right-of-Way Engineering, and Right-of-Way Acquisition Phases
of Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27.
2. Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community,
transfer and appropriate $5 million from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to
Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27.
Attachment(s): Council Report
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
6.1 Ordinances Amending Chapters 8, 14, and 24 of the City Code to Adopt the 2022 California and 2021
International Codes, Incorporating by Reference Other Uniform Codes and Reach Codes
Recommendation(s): 1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Of Mountain View Amending Chapter 8, Articles I
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Through XIV, of the Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2022
California Building Codes, Incorporating by Reference Other International and Uniform
Codes, and Adoption of the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code and 1997
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, to be read in title only, further
reading waived, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022 (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 14, Articles I
and II, of the Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2021 International
Fire Code, Incorporating by Reference the Amendments Adopted by the State of California
to Establish the 2022 California Fire Code, to be read in title only, further reading waived,
and set a second reading for December 13, 2022 (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
3. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 24 of the
Mountain View City Code Relating to Hazardous Materials, to be read in title only, further
reading waived, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022 (Attachment 3 to the
Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Chapter 8 Building Code Ordinance
ATT 2 - Chapter 14 Fire Code Ordinance
ATT 3 - Draft Ordinance Chapter 24
ATT 4 - Summary of Amendments to Reach Codes
7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
9. ADJOURNMENT
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