TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026 - 5:00 PM  
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW  
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500  
CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041  
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE  
Mayor Emily Ann Ramos  
Vice Mayor Chris Clark  
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager  
Jennifer Logue, City Attorney  
Heather Glaser, City Clerk  
Councilmember Alison Hicks  
Councilmember Ellen Kamei  
Councilmember John McAlister  
Councilmember Lucas Ramirez  
Councilmember Pat Showalter  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro  
St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
5:00 PM  
Tuesday, April 28, 2026  
JOINT REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW CAPITAL  
IMPROVEMENTS FINANCING AUTHORITY  
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5:00 P.M.-STUDY SESSION  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL  
3. STUDY SESSION  
3.1  
Review and provide feedback on the draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
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  
3.2  
3.3  
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  
Acting as the Board of Directors of the Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing  
Authority, approve the meeting minutes of June 10, 2025 and June 24, 2025.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Establishing an  
4.2  
Recommendation(s):  
Entertainment Zone on Portions of Castro Street Consistent with Senate Bill 969 as  
Codified in Business and Professions Code Section 25692, to be read in title only,  
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). (First reading: 6-0-1)  
Attachment(s):  
4.3  
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving a  
Plan of Finance of the California Municipal Finance Authority to Issue and Reissue  
Revenue Bonds With An Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Five Million  
Dollars ($35,000,000) to Finance a Residential Rental Project Located At 1020 Terra  
Bella Avenue, and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto, to be read in title only,  
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Declaring the  
Real Property Located at 1020 Terra Bella Avenue, Which is Intended to be Acquired  
and Immediately Leased Back to the Developer, to be Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant to  
the Surplus Land Act, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to  
the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.4  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting a List of  
Recommendation(s):  
Projects for Funding to Be Allocated During Fiscal Year 2026-27 from Senate Bill 1-the  
Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, to be read in title only, further reading  
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.5  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending City of  
Mountain View Resolution No. 18584, which Conditionally Approved a Residential  
Development Project at 400 Logue Avenue, to Replace “Exhibit A” to Resolution No.  
18584 with a Corrected “Exhibit A,” to Remove Condition of Approval No. 163  
Regarding the Park Land Dedication In Lieu Fee, to be read in title only, further reading  
waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
4.6  
Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Article V of Chapter 29  
Recommendation(s):  
of the Mountain View City Code to Align It With State Law, Clarify Real Property  
Conveyance Tax Exemptions, and to Make Other Clarifying Amendments, to be read in  
title only, further reading waived, and set a second reading for May 12, 2026  
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.7  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate terms and execute a Cost  
Sharing Agreement with the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD or  
District), for MVWSD to cost-share the portion of the repairs on MVWSD property and  
provide a temporary construction easement to support the project construction.  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Accept and appropriate up to $1,277,256 from MVWSD to Stevens Creek Bank  
Erosion and Outfall Repairs, Whisman Park Reach, Project 24-43, to cost-share the  
portion of the repairs on MVWSD property.  
3. Approve plans and specifications for Stevens Creek Bank Erosion and Outfall Repairs,  
Whisman Park Reach, Project 24-43, and authorize staff to advertise the project for  
bids.  
4. Find that, in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act requirements,  
Stevens Creek Bank Erosion and Outfall Repairs, Whisman Park Reach, Project 24-43, is  
categorically exempt. The creek bank erosion and outfall repairs are categorically  
exempt as Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land, under California Public Resources Code  
Section 15304.  
5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to award a construction contract for  
Stevens Creek Bank Erosion and Outfall Repairs, Whisman Park Reach, Project 24-43, to  
the lowest responsible responsive bidder if the low bid is within the available project  
budget.  
6. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services  
agreement with Geomorph Design Group, a California corporation (Entity No. 6025530)  
for Stevens Creek Bank Erosion and Outfall Repairs, Whisman Park Reach, Project 24-43,  
increasing compensation by $350,000 for additional professional services, for a total  
agreement not to exceed amount of $500,104.  
7. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services  
agreement with Marina Construction Management, Inc., a California corporation (Entity  
No. 6081240) for Stevens Creek Bank Erosion and Outfall Repairs, Whisman Park Reach,  
Project 24-43, for a total agreement not to exceed amount of $380,000.  
Attachment(s):  
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  
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Ordering the  
Conditional Vacation of the Existing Public Street Known as Fairmont Avenue, Between  
Castro Street and Hope Street, and a Five-Foot Street and Utility Easement Thereon, to  
be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Declaring the  
City-owned Portion of Fairmont Avenue, Between Castro Street and Hope Street, to be  
Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(E) Upon the  
Vacation of Fairmont Avenue as a Public Street and Public Easement, to be read in title  
only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).  
3. Approve the Key Terms for the Sale of Approximately 11,028 Square Feet of a  
Former City Street and Easements Upon the Vacation of Fairmont Avenue Between  
Castro Street and Hope Street to Castro GPRV 10, LLC for $4,200,000, and Authorize  
the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Take All  
Necessary Actions Related to the Sale of the City-owned Fairmont Avenue, Between  
Castro Street and Hope Street, to Castro GPRV 10, LLC.  
4. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally  
Approving a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to Construct  
an Eight-Story Mixed-Use Development with 140 Residential Condominium Units, 9,743  
Square Feet of Ground-Floor Commercial Space and Two Levels of Below-Grade Parking,  
Utilizing State Density Bonus Law, Replacing Existing Commercial Properties and Four  
Residential Units, a Provisional Use Permit to Allow Residential Uses (On Upper Floors  
Only) Along the Castro Street Frontage, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove  
Seven Heritage Trees on a 1.43-Acre Site Located at 843-903 Castro Street, 700 West El  
Camino Real, and 750 Fairmont Avenue (APN 158-06-008, 158-06-010, 158-06-036,  
158-06-037, 158-06-038, and 158-06-039), and Finding the Project to be Categorically  
Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Section  
15332 (“In-Fill Development Projects”) of the CEQA Guidelines, to be read in title only,  
further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report).  
5. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally  
Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create One Parcel with 140 Residential  
Condominium Units and Six Commercial Units at 843-903 Castro Street, 700 West El  
Camino Real and 750 Fairmont Avenue (APN 158-06-008, 158-06-010, 158-06-036, 158  
-06-037, 158-06-038 and 158-06-039), to be read in title only, further reading waived  
(Attachment 4 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
1. Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Action Plan (Attachment 1 to the Council  
6.2  
Recommendation(s):  
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. Approve the following Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Action Plan funding  
recommendations.  
a. Allocate $2,764,925 for capital projects and economic development, and $223,357  
for program administration costs in Community Development Block Grant and HOME  
Investment Partnerships Program funds as shown in Table 3.  
b. Allocate $191,227 in Community Development Block Grant funding and $48,584 in  
supplemental General Housing Funds for public services as shown in Table 4.  
c. Allocate $371,227 in General Housing Funds for contingency funding in the event  
that Fiscal Year 2026-27 CDBG funding is unable to be implemented as shown in Table  
5.  
3. Allocate $171,000 in General Funds for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for public service  
organizations as shown in Table 6.  
Attachment(s):  
6.3  
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Finding That the  
Issuance of the Lease Revenue Bonds Will Result in Significant Public Benefits; Declaring  
the Intention to Reimburse Expenditures on the Public Safety Building Project Made  
Prior to Issuance of the Lease Revenue Bonds; Approving the Issuance and Sale of the  
Lease Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $140,000,000;  
Approving Related Documents, Including a Site Lease, Lease Agreement, Bond Purchase  
Agreement and Continuing Disclosure Certificate; Approving a Preliminary Official  
Statement and Authorizing Distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and a  
Final Official Statement; Appointing Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel and Municipal  
Advisor in Connection with the Lease Revenue Bonds; and Authorizing Official Actions,  
to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 of the Council report).  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City of Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing  
Authority Board of Directors Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Lease Revenue Bonds  
to Provide Financing for a Public Safety Building Project to be Owned and Operated by  
the City of Mountain View, Approving Related Documents and Directing Related  
Actions, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 of the Council  
report).  
Attachment(s):  
7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.  
8. ADJOURNMENT  
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to the next City Council meeting.  
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