City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · May 28, 2024
Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024 - 5:45 PM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500
CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
Pat Showalter, Mayor Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Lisa Matichak, Vice Mayor Jennifer Logue, City Attorney
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Alison Hicks, Councilmember
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember
Emily Ann Ramos, Councilmember
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro 5:45 PM Tuesday, May 28, 2024
St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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
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feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Mayor calls your name to provide public comment, if you are
participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
5:45 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
2.1 Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6) - Agency Designated
Representatives: City of Mountain View Assistant City Manager Arn Andrews, Human Resources Director
Maxine Gullo, Human Resources Manager Lindsey Bishop and Charles Sakai - Sloan Sakai Yeung and
Wong LLP; Employee Associations: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 521; the EAGLES
Association; the Police Officers Association (POA); the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF),
Local 1965; Unrepresented Fire Managers; Unrepresented Police Managers; Unrepresented Department
Heads; and Unrepresented Confidential Employees
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. PRESENTATIONS
These are presentations only. The City Council will not take any action.
3.1 Recognition of Outgoing Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)
3.2 Mental Health Awareness Proclamation
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3.3 Bike Month Proclamation
3.4 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage 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 481 Military Equipment Policy Adoption (Second Reading)
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Repealing Chapter 2, Article IV,
Division I, Section 2.69.3 of the Mountain View City Code and Finding That This Action
is Not Subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). (First reading: 5-0-2;
Hicks, Kamei absent)
2. Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Adopting a Military Equipment
Use Policy Governing the Funding, Acquisition, and Use of Military Equipment by the
Mountain View Police Department Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 481 and Finding
That This Action is Not Subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, to be read in
title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report). (First reading: 5-
0-2; Hicks, Kamei absent)
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Ord. Repealing Mountain View City Code Section 2.69.3
ATT 2 - Ord. Adopting MVPD Policy 709 - Military Equipment
4.2 Council Policy A-13, City Council Meetings, Revision to Section 14, Study Sessions
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending City
Council Policy A-13, City Council Meetings, Amending Section 14 Regarding the Conduct
of Study Sessions, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution and Exhibit A (COMBINED)
ATT 2 - Existing Council Policy A-13 (redlined)
ATT 3 - CPPC Memorandum (April 25, 2024)
ATT 4 - Annotated Study Session Memo Template
4.3 Amend Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Professional Services
Agreement
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending the
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget to Appropriate Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty
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Dollars ($34,730) in the City Manager's Office in the General Non-Operating Fund for
the Development of an Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition
Plan, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council
report). (Five votes required)
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an amendment to the
professional services agreement with Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, LLC, for the
development of an Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan
to increase the maximum compensation by $34,730 for a total contract amount not to
exceed $425,579 and extend the term of the contract through December 31, 2024.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.4 Downtown Utility Improvements, Project 22-41 - Various Actions
Recommendation(s): 1. Find that in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act requirements,
Downtown Utility Improvements, Project 22-41, is categorically exempt as Class 2,
Replacement or Reconstruction, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302.
2. Approve the removal and mitigation for one Heritage tree at a 2:1 tree replacement
ratio with 24” box trees for Downtown Utility Improvements, Project 22-41.
3. Approve plans and specifications for Downtown Utility Improvements, Project 22-
41, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to award the construction contract to the
lowest responsive, responsible bidder if the bid is within the total project budget of
$12,360,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.5 Mountain View Child-Care Center Operator Agreement Extension
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Amend the Mountain View Child-Care
Center Operator Agreement with AbilityPath to Extend the Term Through June 30,
2029, Modify the Center’s Hours of Operations, and Include Identified Facility
Improvements.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - AbilityPath Letter Dated March 15, 2024
ATT 2 - Council Report Dated December 12, 2023
ATT 3 - Council Memorandum Dated March 5, 2024
ATT 4 - Summary of Information
4.6 Downtown Precise Plan Comprehensive Update, Project 20-66 - Professional Services Agreement
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Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services
agreement with Raimi + Associates, Inc. (California Business Entity No. 2895030), to
prepare a Downtown Precise Plan Comprehensive Update and to perform associated
California Environmental Quality Act work in an amount not to exceed $2.0 million.
2. Transfer and appropriate $2,582,000 from the Land Use Document Fee Reserve in
the Development Services Fund to the Downtown Precise Plan Update, Project 20-66,
and transfer $1,750,000 from Project 20-66 back to the Construction/Conveyance Tax
Fund, resulting in a total budget of $2,582,000 for the Downtown Precise Plan Update,
Project 20-66. (Five votes required)
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - City Council Study Session Memo, November 7, 2023
ATT 2 - Downtown Precise Plan Boundary
ATT 3 - Raimi & Associates, Scope of Work & Timelines
4.7 California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40 - Various Actions
Recommendation(s): 1. Find that in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
requirements, California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-
40, is categorically exempt as Class 1, Maintenance and Minor Alteration of Existing
Public Facilities, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
2. Transfer and appropriate $2,870,000 from the CIP Reserve Fund to California Street
(West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40. (Five votes required)
3. Approve plans and specifications for California Street (West) Complete Street
Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to award a construction contract to the
lowest responsible bidder if the bid is within the project budget of $4,630,000.
5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services
agreement with BKF Engineers, a California corporation (Entity No. 3696846), to
provide additional design services for California Street (West) Complete Street
Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40, to add $40,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of
$520,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.8 Annual Street Maintenance (Middlefield Road Complete Streets), Project 22-01 - Professional Services
Agreement
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement
with Siegfried Engineering, a California corporation (Business Entity No. 526212), to
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provide design and construction support services for Middlefield Road Complete
Streets, Project 22-01, in a not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.9 Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program (Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive), Project 21-01, and Sylvan
Park Trellis Replacement and Sand Volleyball Court, Projects 21-47 and 21-46 - Construction Acceptance
Recommendation(s): 1. Accept Street Resurfacing and Slurry Seal Program (Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive),
Project 21-01, and authorize the final contract payment.
2. Accept Sylvan Park Trellis Replacement and Sand Volleyball Court, Projects 21-47
and 21-46, and authorize the final contract payment.
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. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Active Transportation Plan-Scoring Criteria
Recommendation(s): Approve the scoring criteria for the Active Transportation Plan.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Map of Community Concerns Related to Active Transportation
6.2 Flock Public Safety Cameras
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a one-year agreement with
Flock Safety for 24 Flock Safety Automated License Plate Recognition cameras for an
amount not-to-exceed $96,800.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to renew or extend the agreement with Flock
Safety in subsequent years without returning to Council.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the agreement to change the
number of Flock Safety Automated License Plate Recognition cameras and the location
of the cameras within Mountain View as recommended by the Police Department.
4. Authorize the City Manager and Police Chief to adopt Police Department Policy 460,
"Automated License Plate Readers" ("ALPRs").
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Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - ALPR Policy 460
7. PUBLIC HEARING
7.1 Approve Budget and Award an Energy Services Contract to Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc. to Install Solar
Array Systems on Three Public Facilities: Senior Center, Mountain View Sports Pavilion and Whisman
Sports Center
THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE HEARD ON MAY 28, 2024. THIS ITEM WILL BE RE-NOTICED FOR DISCUSSION ON A
FUTURE DATE
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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