TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 - 5:00 PM  
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW  
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500  
CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041  
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE  
Alison Hicks, Mayor  
Pat Showalter, Vice Mayor  
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager  
Jennifer Logue, City Attorney  
Heather Glaser, City Clerk  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember  
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember  
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember  
Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember  
Emily Ann Ramos, Councilmember  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro  
St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
5:00 PM  
Tuesday, September 12, 2023  
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Council virtually may join  
Webinar ID: 843 5126 7142. When the Mayor announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”  
feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Mayor calls your name to provide public comment, if you are  
participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.  
5:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION  
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)  
2. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)  
2.1  
5:05 P.M.-STUDY SESSION  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL  
3. STUDY SESSION  
3.1  
The purpose of this Study Session is to provide the City Council with an overview of  
potential revenues to consider placing on the ballot in 2024, including major  
considerations associated with each revenue type. Staff seeks Council feedback related  
to the revenue options presented and selection of an ad hoc committee to assist staff  
during the yearlong ballot initiative process.  
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  
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 City Council meeting minutes of June 29, 2023.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
4.2  
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Fixing the  
Employer Contribution at an Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the  
Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act with Respect to a Recognized  
Employee Organization (Group 001 Safety-Fire), 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 Fixing the  
Employer Contribution at an Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the  
Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act with Respect to a Recognized  
Employee Organization (Group 002 Safety-Police), to be read in title only, further  
reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.3  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Appropriating  
$390,949 to the City Manager’s Office from the General Non-Operating Fund for an  
Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, and Authorizing the  
City Manager or Designee to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Bureau  
Veritas Technical Assessments LLC to Develop an Americans with Disabilities Act  
Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, in an Amount not to Exceed $390,949, to be read in  
Recommendation(s):  
title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). (Five votes  
required)  
Attachment(s):  
4.4  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Final  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
Map of Tract No. 10584, 570 South Rengstorff Avenue, Accepting Dedications, Making  
Findings as Required by Chapter 28 of the Mountain View City Code, and Making  
Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, to be read in title  
only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
4.5  
Accept the Final 2020 and Preliminary 2021 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions  
Inventories.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
4.6  
Designate Councilmember Emily Ann Ramos as the voting delegate and Councilmember  
Recommendation(s):  
Ellen Kamei as the alternate for the General Assembly meeting at the 2023 Cal Cities  
Annual Conference.  
Attachment(s):  
4.7  
4.8  
Approve the Council advisory body work plans for Fiscal Year 2023-24.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement  
with GHD, Inc., to provide design engineering, environmental clearance, and permitting  
services for Charleston Pump Station Realignment, Project 20-44, in a not-to-exceed  
amount of $1,800,000.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
4.9  
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement  
with Schaaf & Wheeler, Consulting Civil Engineers, to provide design engineering,  
environmental clearance, and permitting services for Lower Stevens Creek Levee  
Improvements, Project 18-52, in a not-to-exceed amount of $1,250,000.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
4.10  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Appropriating  
Recommendation(s):  
$771,975 in the General Non-Operating Fund for Workforce Development and Job  
Training Programs and Small Business Assistance Programs, to be read in title only,  
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). (Five votes required)  
Attachment(s):  
4.11  
4.12  
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with Strategic Energy  
Innovations in an amount not to exceed $137,100 to host two Climate Corps Fellows.  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
1. Ratify acceptance of construction for Well Abandonments 10, 17, and 20, Project 19  
-39, and authorization of the final contract payment.  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Accept South Whisman Park (Pyramid Park), Project 21-45, and authorize the final  
contract payment.  
Attachment(s):  
4.13  
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the  
Recommendation(s):  
City Manager or Designee to Enter into an Agreement with the City of Palo Alto to  
Provide Water and Sanitary Sewer Services Outside of the Corporate Limits of the City  
of Mountain View, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the  
Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.14  
Make available to the public the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Compliance Report for  
Recommendation(s):  
In-Lieu Parking Fees and place the report on the agenda for the October 10, 2023 City  
Council meeting.  
Attachment(s):  
4.15  
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to submit an application to the Community  
Resilience Centers Implementation Grant Program from the California Strategic Growth  
Council and execute all related documents if awarded.  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the  
City Manager or the City Manager’s Designee to Apply for and Accept Grant Funds from  
the California Strategic Growth Council for the Community Resilience Center  
Implementation Grant in an Amount up to $10 Million and Negotiate and Execute any  
Related Documents Necessary to Accept These Grant Funds, to be read in title only,  
further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
4.16  
4.17  
Appoint Shahana Rajasekaran to a vacancy on the Youth Advisory Committee for the  
Recommendation(s):  
Attachment(s):  
2023-24 school year term.  
1. Ratify acceptance of public improvements for the development at 1720 Villa Street  
for maintenance throughout their useful life.  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Ratify acceptance of public improvements for the development at 525, 555, and 769  
East Evelyn Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful life.  
3. Accept the public improvements for the development at 2601 Garcia Avenue for  
maintenance throughout their useful life.  
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 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. STUDY SESSION  
6.1  
The purpose of this Study Session is to obtain Council direction on the timing of future  
Recommendation(s):  
Gatekeeper authorization hearings, future modifications to the Zoning Ordinance  
(Chapter 36 of the City Code) regarding Gatekeeper exemptions from Council  
authorization hearings, and updates to the Gatekeeper Amendment Authorization  
Criteria.  
Attachment(s):  
7. PUBLIC HEARING  
7.1  
1. Adopt a Resolution of Intention to Approve an Amendment to Contract Between the  
Board of Administration California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the City  
Council City of Mountain View, to be read in title only, further reading waived  
(Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Authorizing an Amendment to  
the Contract Between the City Council of the City of Mountain View and the Board of  
Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, to be read in  
title only, further reading waived, and set second reading for October 10, 2023  
(Attachment 2 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
8. NEW BUSINESS  
8.1  
1. Authorize the City Manager to direct City staff to terminate the 2000 Joint Use  
Agreement between the City and Mountain View Whisman School District and  
determine the timing and actions necessary to have a transition in maintenance and  
scheduling responsibilities to the District for the school fields and facilities at the Bubb,  
Castro, Imai, Landels, Vargas, Monta Loma, Stevenson, and Crittenden Schools.  
Recommendation(s):  
2. Affirm the City Council’s continued commitment to the current agreements  
governing the Mountain View Sports Pavilion at Graham Middle School, Graham  
Middle School Maintenance Agreement, Mountain View Sports Center at Crittenden  
Middle School, and the easement agreement between the City and Mountain View  
Whisman School District for the City’s use of land at Crittenden School for the extension  
of the Permanente Creek Trail providing a safe route to school.  
3. Approve the Mayor sending a letter communicating these actions to the Mountain  
View Whisman School District Board of Trustees (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 18 of the  
8.2  
Recommendation(s):  
Mountain View City Code to Add Article II “Firearm Dealers” to Impose Local Permit  
Requirements on Firearm Dealers Operating within the City of Mountain View, to be  
read in title only, further reading waived, and set a second reading for September 26,  
2023 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).  
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 36, Zoning,  
of the Mountain View City Code to Add Firearms and Ammunition Retailing as a  
Prohibited Home Occupation Use, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and  
set a second reading for September 26, 2023 (Attachment 2 to the Council report).  
Attachment(s):  
9. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.  
10. CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
11. ADJOURNMENT  
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