City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 8, 2024
Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2024 - 5:15 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 5:15 PM Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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
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5:15 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
2.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (§54956.8); Property: 928 Mariner Drive, Mountain View, CA
94043 (APN 153-24-021); Agency Negotiators: Arn Andrews, Assistant City Manager, Christian Murdock,
Community Development Director, Angela LaMonica, Real Property Program Administrator; Negotiating
Party: Department of the Army; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Purchase
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 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
3.2 Arts & Humanities Month Proclamation
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
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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 Minutes
Recommendation(s): Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, approve the meeting minutes of June 11, 2024, June 25, 2024, September
10, 2024 and September 24, 2024.
Attachment(s): 06-11-24 Council and Shoreline Minutes
06-25-24 Council and Shoreline Minutes
09-10-24 Council Minutes
09-24-24 Council Minutes
4.2 Santa Clara County Public Health Department Climate and Health Program Grant Funding
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Accepting a Grant
from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in the Amount of $25,000 and
Approving an Appropriation Amendment to Increase the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital
Projects Fund Revenue by $25,000 and Expenditures in Sustainability Project Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) Project 20-99 by $25,000, to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.3 Use of City Parking Lot 7 by Santa Clara County, Trinity United Methodist Church, and Home First
Services to Support a Cold Weather Shelter (748 Mercy Street)
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing
Temporary Closure from Public Access of 15 Parking Spaces Within Parking Lot 7 from
3:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. daily, from November 1, 2024 through April 15, 2025;
October 15, 2025 through April 15, 2026; and October 15, 2026 through April 15,
2027, for Use by Santa Clara County’s Cold Weather Shelter Program Staff and
Participants, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a no-fee license agreement
with the County of Santa Clara for the temporary use of 15 parking spaces within
Parking Lot 7 between the hours of 3:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. daily, from November
1, 2024 through April 15, 2025; October 15, 2025 through April 15, 2026; and October
15, 2026 through April 15, 2027, for use by Santa Clara County’s Cold Weather Shelter
Program staff and participants.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
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4.4 Silicon Valley Clean Energy Grant Agreement Amendments
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending the
Senior Center Hot Water Systems and Community Education About Building
Electrification Grant Agreements with Silicon Valley Clean Energy to Extend Project
Completion Dates to December 31, 2025 and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee
to Execute Ministerial or Administrative Amendments to the Agreements, to be read in
title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.5 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Grant Funding
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Directing Staff to
Apply for a Noncompetitive $148,010 Grant From the Formula Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program, and Accepting and Appropriating Awarded Grant
Funds to City Hall HVAC GHG Offsets, Phase I, Project 22-34-01 (Mountain View Senior
Center), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council
report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.6 2023 Santa Clara County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting Volume I
and Mountain View’s Annex within Volume II of the 2023 Santa Clara County
Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - MJHMP Volume I
ATT 3 - MJHMP Volume II (Mountain View’s Annex)
ATT 4 - FEMA Approval Pending Adoption Letter
4.7 Overtime and Portal-to-Portal Pay for Employees
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing
Overtime and Portal-to-Portal Pay for Employees When Staff are Deployed to Assist
with Wildland Fires and Other Emergency Incidents, 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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4.8 Council Policy Position - Support for Proposition 5
Recommendation(s): 1. Waive the City Council Policy A-16 requirement that ballot measures be referred to
staff for analysis by a majority vote of the City Council before Council takes a position
on a measure in order to consider Proposition 5.
2. Adopt a Council Policy position of support for Proposition 5, a statewide measure
which allows local bonds for affordable housing and public infrastructure with 55%
voter approval. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Council Policy A-16
ATT 2 - Legislative Analyst Office Impartial Analysis for Proposition 5
4.9 Plymouth/Space Park Realignment, Project 20-40-Professional Services Agreement
Recommendation(s): 1. Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, approve deferring the bus lane elements of the project scope for
Plymouth/Space Park Realignment, Project 20-40, to be a later phase of the project.
2. Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, authorize the Community Manager and City Manager, or their respective
designees to amend the professional services agreement with BKF Engineers, a
California corporation (Entity No. 599256), for Plymouth/Space Park Realignment,
Project 20-40, to add $600,000 for additional design services for a total not-to-exceed
amount of $2,155,565. Approximately 71% of the total costs from preliminary
engineering through construction for the Plymouth/Space Park Realignment project will
be funded by the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.10 SB-1 Streets, Project 23-03-Professional Services Agreement
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement
with BKF Engineers, a California corporation (Entity No. 599256), for SB-1 Streets,
Project 23-03, to add $61,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $496,710.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.11 939 San Rafael Avenue (APN: 153-18-032)-Acquisition of Real Property
Recommendation(s): 1. Approve the acquisition of property located at 939 San Rafael Avenue (APN: 153-18
-032) owned by San Rafael Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company.
2. Appropriate $6.05 million from the Park Land Dedication Fund for the acquisition
and closing costs of 939 San Rafael Avenue. (Five votes required)
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3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents and take all
necessary action related to the acquisition of 939 San Rafael Avenue (APN: 153-18-
032).
4. Find that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act requirements,
under Public Resources Code Section 21080.28, the California Environmental Quality
Act requirements do not apply to the acquisition of land for preservation of lands for
park purposes; and acquisition of the property is categorically exempt under Class 25,
acquisition to preserve lands for park purposes.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Park Land Dedication Fund Commitment
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 Mixed-Use Addition at 194-198 Castro Street
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving a
Planned Community Permit, Development Review Permit, and Historic Preservation
Permit to Construct a Three-Story, 5,733 Square Foot Building Addition with a Roof
Deck Adjacent to an Existing Two-Story, 7,608 Square Foot Historic Building with Office
and Ground-Floor Restaurant, and a Provisional Use Permit to Allow an Administrative
Office Use on the Upper Floors of a Commercial Building on a 0.14-Acre Project Site at
194-198 Castro Street, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to
the Council report). The project is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15332 (“In-Fill
Development”) and 15331 (“Historic Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation”).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - Project Plans
ATT 3 - Historic Resource Assessment Peer Review
ATT 4 - Arborist Report
ATT 5 - Transportation Demand Management Plan
6.2 HUD PRO Housing Grant Application and Establishment of the Acquisition/Preservation Subfund
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize staff to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and
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Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Grant.
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Establishing the
City of Mountain View Acquisition/Preservation Subfund in the Housing Fund, to be
read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
3. Approve and Appropriate $4 million from the BMR In-Lieu Fees Subfund to the new
Acquisition/Preservation Subfund. (Five votes required)
4. Increase appropriation of $4 million in the Housing Department in the Acquisition
and Preservation Subfund for the purpose of implementing the
acquisition/preservation program. (Five votes required)
5. If awarded, authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the agreement and
any required forms with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Upon execution of the grant agreement, authorize an increase in appropriation per the
amount in the executed agreement, not to exceed $4 million, for the acquisition and
preservation program in the Housing Department in the Acquisition/Preservation
Subfund. (Five votes required)
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - City of Mountain View HUD PRO Housing Draft Application
ATT 2 - Resolution
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Ordinance Amending Chapter 1, Article I, Section 1.2 of the Mountain View City Code
Recommendation(s): Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 1, Article I,
Section 1.2 of the Mountain View City Code to Modify the Definition of “Holiday” and
Authorize City Staff to Return Directly to City Council with a Resolution Amending
Section 8.05 of Council Policy D-7 Governing Holiday Leave for City Employees, to be
read in title only, further reading waived, and set a second reading for October 22, 2024
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Ordinance
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Appointing Extra-Help Retired Annuitant Under Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View for an Exception to
the 180-Day Wait Period, Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224, 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
9. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
10. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
11. ADJOURNMENT
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