City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Downtown Committee  
Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
Tuesday, February 4, 2025  
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/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 Pamela Baird, Anne Cavanaugh, Peter Katz, Marina Keith, David Lin, Stephanie  
Lin (absent), Chair Jamil Shaikh, and Vice Chair Mike Kasperzak.  
3. APPROVE MINUTES  
Downtown Committee Minutes - December 3, 2024,  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Downtown Committee meeting minutes of December 3, 2024,  
Attachments:  
Minutes - December 2024  
4. UPCOMING AGENDA TOPICS  
This portion of the agenda is reserved for identification of 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, Joint meeting with Visual and Performing Arts Advisory Bodes  
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 Update - February 2025  
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 Police Department Transparency Dashboard  
Police Department Staff will provide an overview of the new Transparency Dashboard.  
7.2  
The Retail Coach Report  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Att 1: The Retail Coach Report  
City consultant, The Retail Coach, will present their report of findings and recommendations around  
Vacancy in the Downtown.  
7.3 Collaborations with Performing Arts Committee (PAC) and Visual Arts Committee (VAC)  
Presentations from PAC and VAC staff liaisons on downtown-related committee workplan items and  
possible areas for collaboration and coordination.  
7.4 Election of Chair and Vice Chair  
The Committee shall nominate and elect a new Chair and Vice Chair for 2025.  
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, Acting Economic Vitality Manager, at 650-903-6571.  
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.