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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500 CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 Mayor Ellen Kamei Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos Jennifer Logue, City Attorney Councilmember Chris Clark Heather Glaser, City Clerk Councilmember Alison Hicks Councilmember John McAlister Councilmember Lucas Ramirez Councilmember Pat Showalter Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro 5:00 PM Thursday, March 13, 2025 St., Mountain View, CA 94041 JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY 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: 843 5126 7142. 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STUDY SESSION 3.1 Housing Element Programs 1.4 and 2.6-Incentives for Affordable Housing on Religious Sites and Other Sites South of the El Camino Real Precise Plan Recommendation(s): Review and provide direction on potential Zoning Code amendments and other incentives for affordable housing south of the El Camino Real Precise Plan, to implement Housing Element Program 1.4, Religious and Community Assembly Sites for Housing, and Program 2.6, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Attachment(s): Study Session Memo ATT 1 - Benchmark Ordinance Comparison ATT 2 - Site Development Prototypes ATT 3 - South of El Camino Real Site Details 6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL 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 Teen Week Proclamation 3.2 Youth Arts 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 Approve Minutes Recommendation(s): Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, approve the meeting minutes of December 10, 2024, December 17, 2024 and January 14, 2025. City of Mountain View Page 2 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM Attachment(s): 12-10-24 Council and Shoreline Minutes 12-17-24 Council Minutes 01-14-25 Council Minutes 4.2 South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53-Various Actions Recommendation(s): Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community: 1. Appropriate and transfer $3,625,000 from the Sea Level Rise Reserve in the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53, increasing the project budget from $4,975,000 to $8,600,000. 2. Approve plans and specifications for the Bay Trail Improvements at Pond A2W (a subproject of South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53) and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids. 3. Authorize the Community Manager or designee to award a construction contract to the lowest responsible responsive bidder if the low bid is within the project budget of $8,600,000. 4. Authorize the Community Manager or designee to execute an Agreement for Sale of Mitigation Credits with San Francisco Bay Wetland Mitigation Bank for 0.1 acre of wetland mitigation credit and 0.05 acre of other waters mitigation credit to meet the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board mitigation requirements for the Bay Trail Improvements at Pond A2W, under South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53, in a not-to-exceed amount of $345,000. 5. Authorize the Community Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with GHD, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 2889127), for South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53, increasing compensation by $1,200,000 for additional design services, for a total amount not to exceed $1,800,000. 6. Authorize the Community Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with Marina Construction Management, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 6081240), for South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53, increasing compensation by $432,680 for additional construction engineering services, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $680,000. Attachment(s): Council Report 4.3 Appropriations for Advanced Planning Capital Improvement Projects Recommendation(s): 1. Transfer and appropriate $500,000 from the Land Use Documents Fee Reserve to Downtown Precise Plan Comprehensive Update, Project 20-66, increasing the project City of Mountain View Page 3 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM budget from $2,582,000 to $3,082,000. (Five votes required) 2. Transfer and appropriate $300,000 from the Land Use Documents Fee Reserve to R3 Zoning District Update, Project 20-67, increasing the project budget from $1,897,000 to $2,197,000. (Five votes required) 3. Transfer and appropriate $150,000 from the Land Use Documents Fee Reserve to the 2023-2031 Housing Element, Project 21-58, increasing the project budget from $1,483,655 to $1,633,655. (Five votes required) 4. Transfer and appropriate $150,000 from the Land Use Documents Fee Reserve to Historic Preservation Ordinance Update, Project 22-45, increasing the project budget from $530,000 to $680,000. (Five votes required) 5. Transfer and appropriate $300,000 from the Land Use Documents Fee Reserve to Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan, Project 24-46, increasing the project budget from $1,510,000 to $1,810,000. (Five votes required) Attachment(s): Council Report 4.4 Plymouth Street to Space Park Way Realignment (Site Preparation Phase), Project 20-40-Construction Acceptance Recommendation(s): Accept Plymouth Street to Space Park Way Realignment (Site Preparation Phase), Project 20-40, 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1 Amendments to Chapter 46, Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (First Reading) Recommendation(s): 1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Mountain View City Code Chapter 46, Sections 46.5 and 46.6, to Modify Allowed Annual Rent Increases from the Current Combination of an Adjustment Limited to 100% of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward region, with a 2% Floor and 5% Ceiling to an Adjustment Limited to 60% of the CPI-U with No Floor and a 3% Ceiling, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a second reading for March 25, 2025 (Attachment 1 to the Council report). City of Mountain View Page 4 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM 2. Find that pursuant to California Code of Regulations Section 15060(c)(2), the proposed Code amendments are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act because they will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Ordinance 6.2 Toyota Dealership/Service Center at 2249-2283, 2319-2325, and 2385 Old Middlefield Way and 775 Independence Avenue Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Upholding the Zoning Administrator’s Environmental Determination and Approval of a Development Review Permit to Remove Two Commercial/Industrial Buildings, Including a Vacant 8,450 Square Foot Auto Service and Repair Building and a 14,880 Square Foot Office/Industrial Building, and Construct a New Two-Story, 39,399 Square Foot Automobile Dealership with Auto Service, Parts, and Repair Facility for Toyota; and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove 80 Heritage Trees (Including a Hedge of 61 Small Redwood Trees that Meet the Definition of Heritage Trees) on a 2.4-Acre Site at 2249-2283 Old Middlefield Way (APN 147-12-034), 2319-2325 Old Middlefield Way (APN 147-12-033), 2385 Old Middlefield Way (APN 147-12-061), and 775 Independence Avenue (APN 147-12-060), and Finding the Project to be Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15332, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution ATT 2 - Appellant Letter ATT 3 - Toyota Appeal Response Letter ATT 4 - Plan Set ATT 5 - Administrative Zoning Hearing Documents, December 18, 2024 ATT 6 - Final Findings Report from Admininstrative Zoning Hearing ATT 7 - Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda, December 18, 2024 ATT 8 - CEQA Compliance Checklist - Class 32 Exemption ATT 9 - Arborist Report ATT 10 - Queuing Analysis ATT 11 - Public Comment Received After the Administrative Zoning Hearing 6.3 Single-Family Residential Development with 22 Units at 301, 309, 317, and 323 Moorpark Way and 301 Sylvan Avenue Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally Approving a Development Review Permit and a Special Design Permit to Redevelop the Project Site by Removing an Existing Single-Family Home, a Vacant Private School, and a City of Mountain View Page 5 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM Commercial Building to Construct 22 Single-Family Units Utilizing State Density Bonus Law, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove 26 Heritage Trees on a 2.51-Acre Site at 301, 309, 317, and 323 Moorpark Way and 301 Sylvan Avenue (APN: 161-05- 003, 161-05-004, 161-05-005, 161-05-006, and 161-05-007), and Finding that the Project is Exempt from Review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (“In-Fill Development”) and Section 15302 (“Replacement or Reconstruction”), 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 Conditionally Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Combine Five Existing Parcels and Create 27 Parcels, Including 22 Residential Parcels and Five Common Parcels on a 2.51-Acre Lot at 301, 309, 317, and 323 Moorpark Way and 301 Sylvan Avenue (APN: 161-05-003, 161- 05-004, 161-05-005, 161-05-006, and 161-05-007), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report). Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Resolution for Development Review ATT 2 - Resolution for Vesting Tentative Map ATT 3 - Project Plans ATT 4 - Density Bonus Request Letter ATT 5 - Zoning Administrator Hearing February 12, 2025 ATT 6 - Public Comments 7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time. 8. ADJOURNMENT City of Mountain View Page 6 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting. 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In accordance with California Government Code section 54957.9, as may be amended from time to time, the Council may order a meeting room cleared and continue in session in the event a meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible, and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are disrupting the meeting. 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. City of Mountain View Page 7 of 7 Printed on 3/6/2025