City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Council Transportation Committee  
Tuesday, June 4, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference,  
500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component. All members of the Committee and all  
speakers participated in person unless otherwise noted.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
At 6:30 p.m., Chair Kamei called the meeting to order.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
3 - Member Alison Hicks, Member Lisa Matichak, and Chair Ellen Kamei  
Present  
3.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
The following members of the public spoke:  
Serge Bonte spoke about the closed sidewalk caused by development at the intersection of Rengstorff  
Avenue and Latham Street. He commented that there was no alternative route and a temporary path should  
have been provided.  
4.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Approve Meeting Minutes  
4.1  
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.  
M/S Hicks/Matichak – To approve the Council Transportation Committee meeting minutes of January 30,  
2024.  
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
Yes:  
5.  
3 - Member Hicks, Member Matichak, and Chair Kamei  
NEW BUSINESS  
Personal Delivery Device Program Update  
5.1  
Economic Development Strategist Hinds provided a presentation on the Personal Delivery Device (PDD)  
Program Update.  
Economic Development Strategist Hinds and Economic Vitality Manager Lang responded to Committee  
questions about how many companies inquired about the program, how much of the program is overseen by  
the Community Development Department’s Economic Development Division or the Public Works  
Department’s Transportation Section, how the robots would be programmed to behave, if the robots’ contact  
information would be available 24/7, and whether the previous pilot program allowed robots to exit  
businesses' front doors onto Castro Street.  
The following members of the public spoke:  
Cliff Chambers  
Serge Bonte  
(Virtual) Bruce England  
(Virtual) Laura Risley  
(Virtual) Carl Hansen  
(Virtual) Theda Korns  
(Virtual) April Webster  
(Virtual) Evan Crow  
(Virtual) Emil Abraham  
The Committee provided the following feedback about the PDD Program. The Committee is open to  
implementing a PDD program but would like to ensure program safety and that robots do not take priority  
over pedestrians. The Committee would like purposeful distinctions that bike lanes are intended for bicyclists  
and e-cargo bicycles, sidewalks are intended for pedestrians, and PDD robots can utilize roads. There was  
discussion among the Committee members whether the PDD program should be a factor in the Active  
Transportation Plan. Committee members agreed that PDD robots should exit businesses into the  
alleyways, not onto Castro Street. They advised that the PDD program remain in the pilot phase until more  
data is gathered, including community feedback on which routes could pose conflicts. The Committee  
requested a draft of the potential PDD program network routes.  
5.2 California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40  
- Performance Metrics  
Associate Civil Engineer Nguyen provided a presentation on the California Street (West) Complete Street  
Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40—Performance Metrics.  
Associate Civil Engineer Nguyen, Principal Civil Engineer Gonzales, Acting Public Works Director Arango,  
and Acting Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Cameron responded to Committee  
questions about how vertical element options will be evaluated, if staff are considering factors such as  
telework, potential changes to street parking, and how the pedestrian experience can be improved.  
The following members of the public spoke:  
Cliff Chambers  
Serge Bonte  
(Virtual) April Webster  
(Virtual) Emil Abraham  
The Committee generally agreed with staff’s pilot project proposal and expressed appreciation for the project  
moving forward. They advised that staff keep other future projects in mind to minimally affect the California  
Street (West) Complete Street Improvement Project’s infrastructure.  
Vision Zero Action Plan and Local Road Safety Plan  
5.3  
Transportation Planner Ahmed provided a presentation on the Vision Zero Action Plan and Local Road Safety  
Plan (VZAP/LRSP).  
Transportation Planner Ahmed, Acting Public Works Director Arango, Acting Assistant City  
Manager/Community Development Director Cameron, Transportation Planner Whyte, and Principal Civil  
Engineer Gonzales responded to Committee questions about how bicycle/pedestrian plans will be prioritized,  
whether transportation plans can be consolidated, and whether there will be outreach/education efforts in the  
surrounding community. They sought clarification on prohibiting “right turns on red” and what a protected  
intersection entails. The Committee asked for more details about conflict points, if maps will be updated to  
reflect crash location data, and the expected completion timeline.  
The following members of the public spoke:  
Serge Bonte  
The Committee expressed support for the VZAP/LRSP including “no right turns on red” at certain locations.  
They asked staff to keep project feasibility in mind, to incorporate green improvements into safety  
improvements, and to avoid high injury locations in the safe routes to schools.  
M/S Hicks/Matichak – To recommend that the City Council adopt the integrated VZAP/LRSP draft.  
Committee Member Matichak requested an amendment to the motion, which the maker agreed to, to  
request that staff should update the draft with recent collision data included before presenting it to the City  
Council.  
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  
Yes:  
6.  
3 - Member Hicks, Member Matichak, and Chair Kamei  
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Staff Comments  
6.1  
Senior Civil Engineer Houghton provided a verbal update on the Castro Street and Rengstorff Avenue Grade  
Separation Projects.  
Committee Comments  
6.2  
The Committee followed up with staff about the inquiry of a constituent, Serge Bonte, who would like to know  
if pedestrian detours should be available when sidewalks are closed for construction. Acting Public Works  
Director Arango confirmed that staff will respond to the constituent.  
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.  
ADJOURNMENT  
7.  
At 10:08 p.m., Chair Kamei adjourned the meeting.  
These Minutes were hereby submitted for approval by Laura Lo, Executive Assistant.  
Approved on September 3, 2024.