City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 24, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023 - 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500
CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
Alison Hicks, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Pat Showalter, Vice Mayor Jennifer Logue, City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember
Emily Ann Ramos, Councilmember
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro 6:00 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2023
St., Mountain View, CA 94041
JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL (REGULAR) AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY
(SPECIAL)
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Council virtually may join the
meeting online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/84351267142 or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID:
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6:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
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.-REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATION
This is a presentation only. The City Council will not take any action.
3.1 National Domestic Violence 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
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4.1 Approve Minutes
Recommendation(s): Approve City Council meeting minutes of September 26, 2023 and September 28, 2023.
Attachment(s): 09-26-23 Council Minutes
09-28-23 Council Minutes
4.2 Commuter Parking for Safe Parking Program Participants at Shoreline Lot B
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution of the Shoreline Regional Park Community Authorizing the
Community Manager or Designee to Amend the Amended and Restated Amphitheatre
Ground Lease Agreement with Live Nation to Expand a Portion of Lot B that may be Used
for Safe Parking to Include a New Commuter Parking Area and Finding These Actions to
be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Under CEQA Guidelines Sections
15301 and 15061(b)(3), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to
the Council report).
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the
City Manager or Designee to:
(1) Amend the Amended and Restated Amphitheatre Ground Lease Agreement with Live
Nation to Expand the Portion of Lot B that may be Used for Safe Parking to Include a New
Commuter Parking Area;
(2) Amend the Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B Lease Agreement with the County of Santa
Clara to Add a New Commuter Parking Area; and
(3) Amend the Funding Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for Preventing and
Ending Homelessness in Mountain View to Add a New Commuter Parking Area at
Shoreline Lot B
and Finding These Actions to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3), to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution—Shoreline Regional Park Community
ATT 2 - Resolution—City of Mountain View
4.3 Resolution for CalRecycle Grant Program Applications
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing Submittal
of Applications for All CalRecycle Grants for Which the City is Eligible, to be read in title
only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
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Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.4 North Whisman Road/Pacific Drive Traffic Signal
Recommendation(s): 1. Accept the traffic signal and related improvements at the intersection of North
Whisman Road and Pacific Drive installed by the Mountain View Whisman School District
for maintenance and operation throughout their useful life.
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the
City Manager or Designee to Reimburse the Mountain View Whisman School District a
Total of Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000) as the City’s Share of the Cost to
Install the Traffic Signal and Make Related Improvements at the Intersection of North
Whisman Road and Pacific Drive, to be read in title only, further reading waived
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.5 Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Compliance Report for In-Lieu Parking Fees
Recommendation(s): Review the Fiscal Year 2022-23 informational reporting for the In-Lieu Parking Fees
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - FY 22-23 Annual Compliance In-Lieu Parking Fees
4.6 Cities Association of Santa Clara County's Request for Approval of Joint Powers Agreement to Establish the
Cities Association of Santa Clara County Joint Powers Agency
Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the proposed Joint Powers Agreement (“JPA”);
2. Delegate authority to the City Council’s Cities Association of Santa Clara County
(“CASCC”) Board representative to report approval of the JPA at the CASCC Board of
Directors (“CASCC Board”) Meeting and approve any non-substantive changes made at
that Board Meeting without further City Council action; and
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the JPA.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Proposed Joint Powers Agreement
ATT 2 - Fiscal Year 2024 CASCC Budget
ATT 3 - Fiscal Year 2024 CASCC Membership Dues
4.7 California State Transportation Agency-Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Grant
Recommendation(s): Allocate $20 million of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program grant award from the
California State Transportation Agency to the construction phase of the Rengstorff
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Avenue Grade Separation Project as recommended by the Council Transportation
Committee.
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 within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction 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 HEARINGS
6.1 HUD PRO Housing Grant Application
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize staff to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Grant.
2. If awarded, authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and submit any
agreements and required forms and certifications to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development to receive the award, including any amendments to agreements or
related documents (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - City of Mountain View Draft HUD PRO Housing Grant Application
6.2 918 Rich Avenue Residential Condominium Project
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting the
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program for the 918 Rich Avenue Condominium Project, a Five-Story, 32-Unit Residential
Condominium Project Located at 918 Rich Avenue, Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1
to the Council report).
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving a
Development Review Permit to Construct a Five-Story Condominium Project with 32
Residential For-Sale Units, Including Four Below-Market-Rate Affordable Units, with One
Level of Underground Parking, a 27.5% State Density Bonus with One Concession and
Waivers/Reductions from Development Standards, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit
to Remove Two Heritage Trees on a 0.71-Acre Site Located at 918 Rich Avenue, to be read
in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
3. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving a
Vesting Tentative Map for Condominium Purposes for 32 Residential Units at 918 Rich
Avenue, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council
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report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - IS/MND Resolution
ATT 2 - Project Resolution
ATT 3 - Vesting Tentative Map Resolution
ATT 4 - Project Plans
ATT 5 - Density Bonus Letter
ATT 6 - Public Comment
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Compensation for Council Appointees
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving Annual
Compensation Increases for the City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Manager and Adopt a
Revised Salary Plan, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
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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