City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Downtown Committee  
Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
Tuesday, February 6, 2024  
8:00 AM  
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/81156274569 or by dialing 669-900-9128 and entering Webinar  
ID: 811 5627 4569. 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 Anne Cavanaugh, Mike Kasperzak, Peter Katz, Marina Keith, David Lin, Money  
Singh, Merry Yen, Vice Chair Jamil Shaikh, and Chair Pamela Baird.  
3. APPROVE MINUTES  
The minutes for the December 5, 2023, 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.  
Downtown Committee Minutes - December 5, 2023  
Attachments:  
Downtown Committee Minutes – December 5, 2023  
Approve the Downtown Committee meeting minutes of December 5, 2023.  
4. UPCOMING AGENDA TOPICS  
This portion of the agenda is reserved for identification of agenda items for future meetings.  
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 Updates- February 2024  
Attachments:  
Downtown Development Updates- February 2024  
Planning Division staff will provide an update on downtown development projects  
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 Presentation on Sister Cities  
Leslie Imai, Mountain View Sister Cities President, will provide a presentation.  
7.2 Election of the Chair and Vice Chair  
The Committee shall nominate and elect a new Chair and Vice Chair for 2024.  
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 Development Specialist, 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.