City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Downtown Committee  
Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
Tuesday, May 5, 2026  
8:00 AM  
Spanish or Chinese interpretation via Zoom and translation of meeting materials are available at no cost upon request. Please  
contact the City by 5:00 p.m. at least two business days prior to the day of the scheduled meeting by phone at (650) 903-6608 or by  
email at mep@mountainview.gov.  
Interpretación por medio de Zoom y traducción de los materiales de la reunión estarán disponibles sin costo alguno con solicitud  
previa. Favor de comunicarse con la Ciudad antes de las 5:00 p. m. al menos dos días hábiles antes de la reunión agendada al (650)  
903-6608 o por correo electrónico a mep@mountainview.gov.  
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903-6608 或发送电子邮件至 mep@mountainview.gov 联系市政府。  
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Committee virtually may  
join the meeting online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/81419543379 or by dialing 669-900-9128 and entering  
Webinar ID: 814 1954 3379. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”  
feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are  
participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL - Committee members Dennis Reiter, Peter Katz, Stephanie Lin, Marisol Melara, Jamil Shaikh, Vice Chair  
Pamela Baird, and Chair Mike Kasperzak.  
Remote: Chair Mike Kasperzak, 1172 Morton Ct, Mountain View 94040  
3. APPROVE MINUTES  
Minutes Approval  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Downtown Committee meeting minutes of April 7, 2026  
Attachments:  
Downtown Committee Minutes - April 7, 2026  
The minutes for the April 7, 2026, meeting have been delivered to Committee members and copies posted  
on the City Hall bulletin board. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve  
these minutes.  
4. UPCOMING AGENDA TOPICS  
This portion of the agenda is reserved for identifying agenda items for future meetings.  
Items currently on future agenda Items list:  
Vacant Storefronts, Parking Plan Update, Art/Murals in Downtown, Precise Plan Update, School  
performances in the Downtown, street signs, PG&E, Retail Coach Report Next Steps, Bike Parking,  
Historical Markers, Busking Ordinance, and Downtown Parking Strategy.  
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not  
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on  
non-agenda items.  
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
6.1  
Downtown Development Update  
Attachments:  
Downtown Development Updates May 2026  
Staff will provide an overview of Downtown Development.  
6.2 CASTRO STREET UPDATE  
Staff will provide a verbal update on current efforts and activities related to Castro Street.  
7. NEW BUSINESS  
7.1  
Downtown Parking Maintenance Assessment District No.2 - Annual Renewal  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
ATT 1 Downtown Parking Map  
Staff will provide an overview of the annual renewal.  
7.2  
Downtown Committee Workplan - Fiscal Year 2026-2027  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
ATT 1 - Draft Downtown Committee Work Plan—FY 2026-27  
As required by City Council Policy A-23, the Committee will prepare an annual work plan that will be  
submitted to Council for review and approval in fall 2026. Staff seeks input to develop a work plan for  
Fiscal Year 2026-27. Staff will bring back the work plan from the discussion and input today for adoption  
at the next Downtown Committee meeting.  
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES  
The specific location of each meeting is noted on the agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.  
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to Amanda Rotella, Economic Vitality Manager, at 650-903-6471.  
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First Floor, beginning the Monday  
morning before each meeting. Agenda materials may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.  
SPECIAL NOTICE- Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990  
Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance may call the  
Community Development Department at 650-903-6306 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a  
person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate  
alternative format.  
The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission,  
or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.  
SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Downtown Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made  
available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting  
location noted on the agenda during the meeting.  
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE  
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.  
Anyone wishing to address the Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are  
allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes.