City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Council Transportation Committee  
Tuesday, April 20, 2021  
6:30 PM  
Video Conference with No Physical Meeting  
Location  
This meeting was conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March  
2020. All members of the Council Transportation Committee participated in the meeting by video conferenc  
with no physical meeting location.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Sally Lieber called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff members present:  
Public Works Director Dawn Cameron, Associate Civil Engineer Darwin Galang, City Traffic Engineer  
Lorenzo Lopez, Transportation Manager Ria Hutabarat Lo.  
Consultants Present:  
Rutvij Patel, Andrew Dickinson, Sam Corbett.  
3 - Member Ellen Kamei, Member Lisa Matichak, and Chair Sally Lieber  
Present  
3.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Bruce England encouraged support of Assembly Bill 122 amending Section 22450 of the Vehicle Code, an  
requests consideration to extend the Fairchild Drive sound wall.  
Albert Jeans encouraged staff to reconsider scope of capital projects since employers may encourage  
working from home post-pandemic.  
4.  
5.  
APPROVE MINUTES - None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Study  
5.1  
Recommendation: That the Committee recommend that the City Council approve Alternative No.  
2-Pedestrian hybrid beacon with a southern crosswalk and left-turn restriction from Sleeper Avenue-as the  
preferred alternative for the Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Study.  
Associate Civil Engineer Galang and Consultant Dickinson provided a presentation on the purpose,  
background, four intersection design alternatives, and feedback received.  
The Public Works Director Cameron, City Traffic Engineer Lopez, Associate Civil Engineer Galang, and  
Consultant Dickinson responded to Committee questions.  
Public comments were provided by  
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Bulent Dervisoglu  
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Albert Jeans  
Molly C.  
Lindsay van der Beek  
John McAlister  
Anne Bradford  
Valerie Fenwick  
Committee feedback included targeting outreach to those potentially impacted by the proposed changes to  
Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue intersection, and directed staff to consider incorporating bicycle crossing  
features into the design.  
MOTION: To recommend City Council approve Alternative No. 2 as the preferred alternative for the Study with  
the addition of a bicycle crossing to be incorporated into the final project design, and to conduct additional  
community outreach during project design and return to the CTC with the final design and community  
outreach findings. Mover Chairperson Lieber, seconder Committee member Matichak.  
Yes:  
3 - Member Kamei, Member Matichak, and Chair Lieber  
AccessMV: Comprehensive Modal Plan  
5.2  
Recommendation: That the Committee recommend the City Council approve the Draft Report for AccessMV,  
Mountain View’s Comprehensive Modal Plan (Attachment 1 to the memorandum).  
Transportation Manager Ria Hutabarat Lo provided a presentation on the background of and purpose of the  
AccessMV framework. The Public Works Director Cameron, Transportation Manager Lo, Consultant Corbett  
responded to Committee questions.  
Public comments were provided by:  
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Bruce England  
John McAlister  
Albert Jeans  
Committee feedback included addressing potentially overlapping or competing priorities in various  
transportation-related plans, interest in expanding opportunities for individuals to report near miss data, and  
increased consideration to equity concerns related to accessibility.  
MOTION: To recommend the City Council approve the draft report for AccessMV: MV’s Comprehensive  
Modal Plan. Mover Committee member Kamei, seconder Committee member Matichak.  
Yes:  
3 - Member Kamei, Member Matichak, and Chair Lieber  
2021 Meeting Schedule  
5.3  
Approve scheduling the next meeting of the Council Transportation Committee for either Tuesday, May 18,  
2021, or Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 6:30 p.m.  
MOTION: To set the next Council Transportation Committee Meeting to June 1, 2021. Mover Committee  
member Matichak, seconder Committee member Kamei.  
Yes:  
3 - Chair Lieber, Member Kamei, and Member Matichak  
6.  
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
6.1. Staff Comments  
6.2. Committee Comments  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Sally Lieber adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m.  
These Minutes were hereby submitted for approval by Candace Louie, Analyst.  
Approved on June 1, 2021.