VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022 - 6:00 PM
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
MEETING MINUTES - Final
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor/President
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor/Vice President
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember/Boardmember
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember/Boardmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember/Boardmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember/Boardmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember/Boardmember
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager/Community Manager
Jennifer Logue, City Attorney/Counsel
Heather Glaser, City Clerk/Secretary
Video Conference with No Physical Meeting LocationApril 26, 2022
JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL (REGULAR) AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY (SPECIAL)
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting was conducted in accordance with California Government Code §54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the City Council. All members of the City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. 6:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
At 6:00 p.m., Mayor Ramirez called the meeting to order.
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
City Attorney Logue announced the item listed for Closed Session.
There were no public speakers.
At 6:02 p.m., Mayor Ramirez recessed the meeting to Closed Session with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Kamei.
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.1 Conference with Labor Negotiators (§54957.6) -- Agency Designated Representatives: City of Mountain View Assistant City Manager/Chief Operating Officer Audrey Seymour Ramberg, Human Resources Director Sue Rush, and Charles Sakai, Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP; Employee Organizations: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 521; the EAGLES Association; the Police Officers Association (POA); the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1965; Unrepresented Fire Managers; Unrepresented Police Managers; Unrepresented Department Heads; and Unrepresented Confidential Employees At 6:28 p.m., Closed Session concluded.
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4/26/2022City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community MEETING MINUTES - Final At 6:30 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez called the meeting to order.
Mayor Ramirez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers/Boardmembers Abe-Koga, Lieber, Matichak, Showalter, Vice Mayor/ Vice President Hicks, Mayor/President Ramirez
Present: 6 -
Absent: 1 - Councilmember/Boardmember Kamei
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Oath of Office for City Attorney Jennifer Logue
City Clerk Glaser administered the oath of office to incoming City Attorney Jennifer Logue by pre-recorded video.
3.2 Teen Week Proclamation
Mayor Ramirez presented the proclamation to Youth Advisory Committee Chair Emily Chan.
The following member of the public spoke:
Alex Brown
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Matichak indicated a No vote on Item 4.2.
The following members of the public spoke:
Albert Jeans discussed Item 4.8.
Alex Brown discussed Item 4.3.
Vice Mayor Hicks discussed Items 4.5 and 4.6.
Councilmember Showalter discussed Item 4.5.
MOTION - M/S - Showalter/Hicks - To approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried, except for Item 4.2, by the following roll call vote:
4/26/2022City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community MEETING MINUTES - Final Yes: Councilmembers/Boardmembers Abe-Koga, Lieber, Matichak, Showalter, Vice Mayor/Vice President Hicks, Mayor/President Ramirez 6 -
Absent: 1 - Councilmember /Boardmember Kamei
4.1 Approve Minutes
Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, approve the meeting minutes of February 22, 2022 and April 12, 2022.
4.2 Adopt an Ordinance to Enact Campaign Contribution Limits, Amend Campaign Finance Reporting and Disclosure Requirements, and Repeal Political Sign Regulations (Second Reading)
Adopt Ordinance No. 5.22 of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 2, Article XII, of the Mountain View City Code Relating to Campaign Finance and Repealing Article III of Chapter 3 of the Mountain View City Code Relating to Political Signs. (First reading: 5-2; Matichak and Showalter no)
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Hicks, Mayor Ramirez
5 -
No: Councilmember Matichak1 -
Absent: Councilmember Kamei1 -
4.3 Amendments to the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance to Apply to Mobile Home Tenants (Second Reading)
Adopt Ordinance No. 6.22 of the City of Mountain View Amending Article XIII of Chapter 36 of the Mountain View City Code Related to Tenant Relocation Assistance to Provide Tenant Relocation Assistance Benefits and a First Right to Return to Mobile Home Tenants Who Rent a Mobile Home in a Mountain View Mobile Home Park, and Finding the Ordinance to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (First reading: 7-0)
4.4 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Application to Fund Recycled Water Expansion Projects
Adopt Resolution No. 18660 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing Submittal of a Financial Assistance Application to the United States Bureau of Reclamation for its WaterSMART: Title XVI, Water Reclamation and Reuse Program.
4.5 Miramonte Avenue Improvements, Project 20-01-Authorize Professional Services Agreement
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with Bellecci & Associates, Inc., of Pleasanton to provide design and construction support
4/26/2022City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community MEETING MINUTES - Final services for Miramonte Avenue Improvements, Project 20-01, in a not-to-exceed amount of $240,000.
4.6 Intersection Traffic Signal System-Major Replacement and Upgrades (Shoreline Boulevard/Latham Street-Church Street), Projects 17-27, 19-27, 20-27, and 21-27-Various Actions
1. Approve plans and specifications for Intersection Traffic Signal System-Major Replacements and Upgrades (Shoreline Boulevard/Latham Street-Church Street), Projects 17-27, 19-27, 20-27, and 21-27, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder if the bid is within the project budget.
4.7 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Third Quarter Budget Status Report and Fiscal Year 2022-23 Preliminary General Operating Fund Forecast Update
1. Acknowledge and file the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Third Quarter Budget Status Report and the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Preliminary General Operating Fund Forecast Update.
2. Appropriate $570,000 in the Liability Self-Insurance Fund for additional Insurance premiums. (Five votes required)
3. Appropriate $69,000 in the Finance and Administrative Services Department, Water Fund, for utility bill online payment processing costs. (Five votes required)
4. Authorize the Finance and Administrative Services Department to repurpose $120,000 in limited-period funding from the General Non-Operating Fund, previously approved for a Transient Occupancy Tax ballot measure study, to the Cost Allocation Plan and Fee Study project. (Five votes required)
4.8 Planned and Emergency Facilities Projects, Projects 18-18 and 20-18, Recycling Center Building Retrofit-Various Actions
1. Transfer and appropriate $400,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve to Planned and Emergency Facilities Projects, Project 20-18, for the Recycling Center Building Retrofit. (Five votes required)
2. Approve plans and specifications for the construction of Planned and Emergency Facilities Projects, Projects 18-18 and 20-18, Recycling Center Building Retrofit, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder if the bid is within the project budget.
4.9 Civic Center Infrastructure, Phase I, Project 20-54, City Hall Locker Room Renovation, and Metal Beam Guardrail Installation, Project 19-58-Accept Construction
4/26/2022City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final
1. Accept City Hall Locker Room Renovation, Project 20-54, and authorize the final contract payment.
2. Accept Metal Beam Guardrail Installation, Project 19-58, and authorize the final contract payment.
4.10 2005 Rock Street-Accept Public Improvements
Accept the public improvements for the development at 2005 Rock Street for maintenance throughout their useful life.
4.11 Appointment to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Approve the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee recommendation for appointment of Lada Adamic as the City of Mountain View’s representative to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee for the two-year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024
4.12 Approve a Midyear Capital Improvement Project-Shoreline Sailing Lake Pump Replacement Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, approve a midyear Capital Improvement Program project, Shoreline Sailing Lake Pump Replacement, and transfer and appropriate $400,000 from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to the new project.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS The following member of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie from Mountain View discussed federal recognition of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Funding Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Action Plan Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager Micaela Hellman-Tincher presented the item.
The Council directed questions to staff.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie indicated support for the Crestview project.
Kevin Ma, on behalf of Mountain View Yes In My Back Yard, indicated support for the Crestview project.
4/26/2022City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/Hicks - To:
1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program funds (Attachment 1 to the Council report), and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and submit any required forms and certifications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. Allocate approximately $1,509,789 ($738,112 of Community Development Block Grant funds, $771,677 of available Home Investment Partnership Program funds) for capital projects, including the potential acquisition and rehabilitation of the Crestview Hotel property by the County of Santa Clara for permanent or transitional housing, a project that would meet various housing needs and/or other affordable housing projects.
3. If the actual grant amount received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program Federal Program Year 2022-23 is different than the estimated amount in Recommendation No. 2, then authorize the Community Development Director or designee to proportionally adjust the amount allocated to the potential acquisition and rehabilitation of the Crestview Hotel and/or other affordable housing projects.
4. Find the above actions exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act under Health and Safety Code Section 50675.1.4 as to the Crestview Hotel project funding and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) (3) as to all other actions.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Hicks, Mayor Ramirez
6 -
Absent: Councilmember Kamei1 -
6.2 Ordinance Approving a Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition, and Use Policy Assistant City Attorney Megan Marevich and Police Chief Chris Hsiung presented the item.
The Council directed questions to staff.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie
Salim Damerdji
Kevin Ma from Mountain View.
4/26/2022City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final
Alex Brown
MOTION
Councilmember Matichak moved to introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Adding Section 2.69.3, Entitled "Military Equipment Policy," to the Mountain View City Code in Compliance with Assembly Bill 481, and set second reading for May 10, 2022.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
Councilmember Showalter moved to amend the motion to add direction to staff to evaluate the feasibility of satisfying the annual community engagement meeting required by California Government Code section 7072(b) with a joint meeting of the Public Safety Advisory Board and the Police Department.
The maker of the motion accepted the amendment
Councilmember Showalter seconded the amended motion.
The Council discussed the amended motion.
The amended motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Hicks, Mayor Ramirez
6 -
Absent: Councilmember Kamei1 -
7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilmember Lieber announced a cultural event to be held by Santa Clara University with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe on April 30. She discussed the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
Councilmember Abe-Koga discussed Silicon Valley Clean Energy and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. She stated she attended a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workshop.
In response to Councilmember Matichak, by consensus, the Council referred to the Council Policy and Procedures Committee consideration of disclosure and requirements for the Council, Staff/Committee Reports portion of the Council meeting outlined in City Council Policy A-13.
4/26/2022City Council MEETING MINUTES - Final
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Logue stated there was no Closed Session report.
9. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:08 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez adjourned the meeting.
Approved on June 14, 2022.
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Lucas Ramirez, Mayor/President
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Heather Glaser, City Clerk/Secretary