CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Sally Lieber, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Jannie L. Quinn, Interim City Attorney
Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Video Conference with No Physical Meeting LocationNovember 01, 2022
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY 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 participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. 6:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
At 6:00 p.m., Vice Mayor Hicks called the meeting to order.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)1.
City Attorney Logue announced the item listed for Closed Session.
There were no public speakers.
At 6:03 p.m., Vice Mayor Hicks recessed the meeting to Closed Session with all Councilmembers present except Mayor Ramirez.
At 6:08 p.m., Mayor Ramirez arrived.
CLOSED SESSION2.
2.1 Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)); Name of case: San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Mountain View; et. al., United State District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 20-cv-00824-EJD
At 6:31 p.m., Closed Session concluded.
6:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE1.
At 6:35 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez called the meeting to order.
Mayor Ramirez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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ROLL CALL2.
Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez
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PRESENTATIONS3.
3.1 California Department of Insurance Overview of Programs Lisa Strange, Northern California Outreach Manager, California Department of Insurance presented.
3.2 United Against Hate Week Proclamation
Mayor Ramirez presented the proclamation to Anthony Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the Mayor of the City of Berkeley.
3.3 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
Mayor Ramirez presented the proclamation to Albert Jeans.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie discussed Item 3.3.
Crescencia Sanchez discussed Item 3.3.
CONSENT CALENDAR4.
Councilmember Matichak pulled Item 4.1 for individual consideration.
Councilmember/Boardmember Showalter pulled Item 4.1 for individual consideration and discussed Items
4.3 and 4.5.
The following members of the public spoke:
Alex Brown discussed Items 4.4 and 4.5.
Bruce England discussed Item 4.5.
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/Kamei - To approve the balance of the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried, except for Item 4.1, by the following roll call vote:
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez
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4.1 AB 361 Resolution to Continue Remote Public Meetings During State of Emergency This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Councilmember Matichak for individual consideration.
The following members of the public spoke:
Tim MacKenzie
MOTION - M/S - Matichak/Hicks - To:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 18725 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing and Continuing Virtual Meetings of City Council, Committees, Boards, and Commissions Pursuant to AB 361 and Making Required Findings.
2. Direct staff to hold the January 10, 2023 City Council meeting as a hybrid meeting allowing both in-person and virtual participation.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez
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4.2 Castro StrEATs Outdoor Dining Program in the Pedestrian Mall and Extension of the Suspended Sidewalk Café Requirements and Fee Waivers
Adopt Resolution No. 18726 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending Resolution No. 18546, as Amended by Resolution Nos. 18577 and 18631, Temporarily Suspending Certain Requirements for Sidewalk Cafés Pursuant to Mountain View City Code Sections 36.42 et seq., and Waiving Sidewalk Café Fees, Payable May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2024, and Authorizing Outdoor Dining in the Pedestrian Malls to Facilitate a Consistent Outdoor Dining Program in the Downtown Area.
4.3 Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53-Amend Contract and Accept Construction
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the construction contract with Granite Rock Company to add $16,000 to the construction contingency for Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53, for a total contract amount of $961,400.
2. Accept Sailing Lake Access Road Improvement, Construction, Project 21-53, and authorize final contract payment.
4.4 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds-1100 La Avenida
Adopt Resolution No. 18727 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $55,000,000 to Finance and Refinance a 100-Unit Multi-Family Housing Facility for the Benefit of
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Avenida Armand, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, or Another Entity Created by Avenida Armand LLC (or an affiliate), and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto.
4.5 Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27-Authorize Cooperative Agreement and Appropriate Funding
1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Cooperative Agreement and necessary amendments to the Cooperative Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for the Final Design, Environmental Permitting, Right-of-Way Engineering, and Right-of-Way Acquisition Phases of Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27.
2. Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, transfer and appropriate $5 million from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation, Project 22-27.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS5.
The following member of the public spoke:
Crescencia Sanchez, on behalf of the Bill Wilson Center, discussed homelessness.
PUBLIC HEARING6.
6.1 Ordinances Amending Chapters 8, 14, and 24 of the City Code to Adopt the 2022 California and 2021 International Codes, Incorporating by Reference Other Uniform Codes and Reach Codes Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Aarti Shrivastava and Chief Sustainability and Resiliency Officer Danielle Lee presented the item.
Chief Building Official Nena Bizjak was available for questions.
The Council directed questions to staff.
The following members of the public spoke:
Steven Goldstein
Tim MacKenzie from Mountain View.
Bruce Naegel
Chris Frank, on behalf of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, indicated support for the ordinances.
Bruce Karney
Rebecca Young from Mountain View indicated support for the ordinances.
MOTION - M/S - Abe-Koga/Showalter - To:
1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Of Mountain View Amending Chapter 8, Articles I Through XIV, of the Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2022 California Building Codes, Incorporating by
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Reference Other International and Uniform Codes, and Adoption of the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code and 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022.
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 14, Articles I and II, of the Mountain View City Code, Relating to the Adoption of the 2021 International Fire Code, Incorporating by Reference the Amendments Adopted by the State of California to Establish the 2022 California Fire Code, to be read in title only, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022.
3. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 24 of the Mountain View City Code Relating to Hazardous Materials, to be read in title only, and set a second reading for December 13, 2022.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes: Councilmember Abe-Koga, Councilmember Kamei, Councilmember Lieber, Councilmember Matichak, Vice Mayor Showalter, Mayor Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez
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COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS7.
Councilmember Abe-Koga stated she attended a Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors meeting, a Bay Area Housing Finance Authority meeting, a Metropolitan Transportation Commission meeting, and a meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Ad Hoc Committee on Grade Separations.
Councilmember Kamei stated she attended a Community Health Awareness Council Board of Directors meeting. She announced Marsha Deslauriers, Executive Director of Community Health Awareness Council, was retiring.
Councilmember Lieber stated she attended a San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority meeting.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT8.
City Attorney Logue stated there was no Closed Session report.
ADJOURNMENT9.
At 8:37 p.m., Mayor/President Ramirez adjourned the meeting.
Approved on February 14, 2023.
___________________________ _____________________________ Alison Hicks, Mayor/President Heather Glaser, City Clerk/Secretary