City Council
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · May 13, 2025
Agenda
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MAY 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 Tuesday, May 13, 2025
St., Mountain View, CA 94041
JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL (REGULAR) AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY
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City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 - 5:00 PM
5:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
2. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel - Initiation of litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(4) (1 potential case)
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL
2. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
3. PRESENTATIONS
These are presentations only. The City Council will not take any action.
3.1 Affordable Housing Month Proclamation
3.2 Mental Health 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 Approve Minutes
Recommendation(s): Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, approve the meeting minutes of February 25, 2025, March 13, 2025,
March 18, 2025, March 25, 2025, April 5, 2025 and April 8, 2025.
Attachment(s): 02-25-2025 Council and Shoreline Minutes
03-13-2025 Council and Shoreline Minutes
03-18-2025 Council Minutes
03-25-2025 Council Minutes
04-05-2025 Council Minutes
04-08-2025 Council and Shoreline Minutes
4.2 Renewal of Downtown Parking Maintenance and Operation Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2025-26
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the
Annual Engineer’s Report for the Downtown Parking Maintenance and Operation
Assessment District No. 2 and Approving the Levying of Assessments for Fiscal Year
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2025-26, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council
report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - Downtown Parking Map
4.3 Amend City Council Policy A-9, Preservation and Destruction of City Records
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending City
Council Policy A-9, Preservation and Destruction of City Records, to Implement a
Trusted System, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - Amended Policy A-9 (redline)
4.4 Performing Arts Committee Reestablishing Resolution
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Repealing
Resolution No. 18199, and All Amendments Thereto, and Adopting a New Resolution
Reestablishing the Performing Arts Committee, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
4.5 Destination: Home Capacity Grant for Homeless Initiatives
Recommendation(s): Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the
City Manager or Designee to Accept a Grant in the Amount of $102,000 from
Destination: Home SV to Support the City’s Ongoing and New Homeless Initiatives, and
Authorizing the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Documents Necessary for
Receipt of the Grant Funds, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment
1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - Destination: Home Grant Award Letter to the City of Mountain View
4.6 Annual Water and Sewer Main Replacements, Projects 25-08 and 25-09-Professional Design Services
Agreement
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement
with HydroScience Engineers, Inc., a California corporation (California Entity No.
2063417), to provide design engineering and construction support services for Annual
Water and Sewer Main Replacements, Projects 25-08 and 25-09, in a not-to-exceed
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amount of $863,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.7 Public Safety Building, Design, Project-20-49-Appropriation and Professional Services Agreement
Recommendation(s): 1. Transfer and appropriate $6,800,000 from the General Fund Budget Contingency
Reserve to Public Safety Building, Design, Project 20-49.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services
agreement with SVA Architects, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 2549921), for
Public Safety Building, Design, Project 20-49, to add $6,100,000 for additional
professional services, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $7,500,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.8 Lease Extension Approval, 909 San Rafael Avenue-APN 153-10-012
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a lease amendment with Dusty
Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for 909 San Rafael Avenue (APN 153-18-012), to
extend the term of the lease with a one-year renewal option and two six-month renewal
options under the terms and conditions set forth in this Council report. For the first
year, the gross annual rent will be $553,104.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute any subsequent amendments,
including the exercise of renewal options, provided there is no financial impact
exceeding $650,000 per year.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.9 Annual Water and Sewer Main Replacements, Projects 19-21 and 19-22-Construction Acceptance
Recommendation(s): Accept Annual Water and Sewer Main Replacements, Projects 19-21 and 19-22, and
authorize the final contract payment.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.10 Villa-Chiquita Park, Project 21-61-Professional Services Agreement
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement
with SSA Landscape Architects, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 1819543), for
Villa-Chiquita Park, Project 21-61, to add $53,400 for additional services, for a total
not-to-exceed amount of $298,400.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.11 Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Improvements, Design and Construction, Project
21-39-Professional Services Agreement
Recommendation(s): Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement
with BKF Engineers, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 3696846), for Grant Road
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and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Improvements, Design and Construction, Project
21-39, to add $190,000 for additional professional services, for a total not-to-exceed
amount of $623,000.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.12 1255 Pear Avenue and 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway-Public Improvements
Recommendation(s): 1. Accept the public improvements for the development at 1255 Pear Avenue for
maintenance throughout their useful life.
2. Accept the public improvements for the development at 1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway for maintenance throughout their useful life.
Attachment(s): Council Report
4.13 Recycled Water Service Agreement Amendment No. 2 with Palo Alto
Recommendation(s): 1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 2 to the First
Amended and Restated Contract No. C059999 between the City of Palo Alto and the
City of Mountain View to allocate cost-sharing for the design, construction, and
operations of Phase 1 of the Advanced Water Purification System at the Regional Water
Quality Control Plant.
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View to Authorize
Payment of $22.0 Million ($22,000,000) to the City of Palo Alto as a Pay-As-You-Go
Contribution Toward the Capital Cost of the Phase 1 Advanced Water Purification
System Project (Project) and Assume Responsibility for the Payment of Principal and
Interest on a $10.5 Million ($10,500,000) Loan to be Obtained by the City of Palo Alto
for the Project, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the
Council report).
3. Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, approve reserving $22.0 million in the Shoreline Regional Park Community
Fund as a cash contribution for the capital cost of the project. Appropriate the $22.0
million as follows:
• Appropriate $17.0 million from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund
reserve to the project in Fiscal Year 2025-26.
• Appropriate $5.0 million from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund reserve
to the project in Fiscal Year 2026-27.
4. Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park
Community, adopt a Resolution of the Shoreline Regional Park Community Board of
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Directors Authorizing the Community Manager to Enter into an Agreement for $22.0
Million ($22,000,000) with the City of Mountain View for the Capital Cost of the Phase
1 Advanced Water Purification System Project, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Resolution of the City of Mountain View City Council
ATT 2 - Resolution of the SRPC Board of Directors
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 AB 481 Military Equipment Annual Report and Policy Adoption
Recommendation(s): Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Renewing Approval of Mountain
View Police Department Military Equipment Use Policy, Adopting Updated Military
Equipment Use Policy, and Finding That This Action is Not Subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a
second reading for May 27, 2025 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Ordinance
ATT 2 - Military Equipment Annual Report
7. PUBLIC HEARING
7.1 Federal Fiscal Year 2025-30 Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Action Plan
Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-30 Consolidated Plan and Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual
Action Plan (Attachment 1 to the Council report) and authorize the City Manager or
designee to execute and submit any required forms and certifications to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. Allocate Community Development Block Grant Funds for the 2025-26 Annual Action
Plan as follows:
a. $233,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding for public service
applicants as shown in Table 4. If the actual Community Development Block Grant
amount received by the City for Fiscal Year 2025-26 is different than estimated, allocate
the difference using the “Capped Proportion” method among applicants based on their
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awarded funding levels and up to the amount requested.
b. $1,846,000 in direct allocation projects for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual
Action Plan Funds as described in Table 2.
c. $120,000 for program administration costs.
3. Allocate $1,708,231 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds to direct
allocation projects and $23,700 to program administration costs for the Fiscal Year
2025-26 Annual Action Plan.
4. Allocate $171,000 of General Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for public service
applicants as shown in Table 5.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Draft 2025-30 Consolidated Plan and 2025-26 Annual Action Plan
ATT 2 - Appendix A—Citizen Participation and Stakeholder Consultation
ATT 3 - Appendix B—Regional Housing Market Analysis
ATT 4 - Organization Mission and Program Summaries
ATT 5 - Funding Strategy
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8.1 Recommended Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2029-30 Capital Improvement Program
Recommendation(s): Approve the Draft Recommended Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2029-30
Capital Improvement Program.
Attachment(s): Council Report
ATT 1 - Projects to Close
ATT 2 - Active Projects
ATT 3 - Terra Bella Memo
ATT 4 - Recommended Nondiscretionary and Discretionary Projects
ATT 5 - Amendments to Existing Projects
ATT 6 - Information Technology Department CIP Proj. Amendment Requests
ATT 7 - Unscheduled Proposed Projects
9. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
10. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
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Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence
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