CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 - 5:30 PM
VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING
LOCATION
Lucas Ramirez, Mayor
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor
Margaret Abe-Koga, Councilmember
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember
Lisa Matichak, Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Jennifer Logue, City Attorney
Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location Thursday, January 5, 20235:30 PM
SPECIAL MEETING
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with California Government Code §54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the City Council. Please contact [email protected] to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. All members of the City Council will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Members of the public wishing to observe the live meeting may do so at https://mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at YouTube.com/MountainViewGov and on Comcast Channel 26.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item may do so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be received directly by the City Council. Please identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting by joining the meeting online at:
https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/84351267142 or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID: 843 5126 7142.
When the Mayor announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Mayor calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
5:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Options for Filling a Council Vacancy
Provide direction to staff on how to fill the vacancy on the City Council created by the Recommendation(s):
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 - 5:30 PMCity Council AGENDA AND NOTICE resignation of Councilmember Sally Lieber.
Council Report
ATT 1 - Potential Timeline for Appointment
ATT 2 - Sample Interview and Selection Procedure
ATT 3 - Draft Application
ATT 4 - Sample Interview Questions
ATT 5 - Example Timeline for Special Election
Attachment(s):
5. ADJOURNMENT
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 - 5:30 PMCity Council AGENDA AND NOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6).
Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting.
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin Street, beginning the Thursday evening before each meeting and at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning Friday morning prior to Tuesday City Council meetings. Agenda materials may also be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office during normal business hours and posted at https://mountainview.legistar.com under the meeting details for this meeting.
City Council meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 26 and replayed on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. In addition, Council meetings are webcast live and archived at mountainview.legistar.com.
The Council may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting. The reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise. Per Council Policy A-13, no new items of business will begin after 10:00 p.m. unless an exception is made by vote of the Council.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (650) 903-6399 or by email at [email protected] 48 hours prior to the meeting so the City can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). If you have a hearing or speech disability, please use the California Relay System at 711, TDD 650-967-0158 or 800-735-2929.
The City of Mountain View does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, source of income, gender, gender expression or identity, or any other State or Federal protected class in any of its policies, procedures or practices. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission and access to, or treatment or employment in, the City of Mountain View programs and activities. For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy, please contact the City's Section 504 Coordinator at [email protected] or 650-903-6397.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL:
Email comments to [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be received directly by the City Council. Please identify the Agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Requests to show an audio or video presentation during a Council meeting should be directed to [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on the meeting date.
Anyone wishing to address the Council in person must complete a blue speaker card indicating the name you would like to be called by when it is your turn to speak and the item number on which you wish to speak. Please complete one blue speaker card for each item on which you wish to speak.
Virtual and in-person speakers will be called in order as determined by the Mayor.
Pursuant to Council Policy A-13, an individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Council. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Mayor may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Council by majority vote.
If requested in advance of the public input portion of the agenda item to the Mayor or City Clerk, a speaker who represents five or more members of the public in attendance who complete cards but elect not to speak may have up to 10 minutes to address the Council, if the Mayor determines that such extension will reduce the total number of speakers who planned to speak.
An applicant and/or appellant for a zone change, precise plan or quasi-judicial hearing or appeal to the Council shall have up to 10 minutes to address the Council and, with the consent of the Council, two minutes of rebuttal at the conclusion of all public speakers.
The presiding officer may remove or cause the removal of any individual(s) for disrupting a meeting in accordance with California Government Code section 54957.95, as may be amended from time to time. In accordance with California Government Code section 54957.9, as may be amended from time to time, the Council may order a meeting room cleared and continue in session in the event a meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible, and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are disrupting the meeting.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023 - 5:30 PMCity Council AGENDA AND NOTICE To request Russian, Spanish or Chinese interpretation, please contact the City Clerk's office by 5:00 p.m. at least two business days prior to the day of the scheduled Council meeting by phone at (650) 903-6399 or by email at [email protected].
Чтобы запросить устный перевод на русский язык, обратитесь в офис городского секретаря до 17:00. не менее чем за два рабочих дня до дня запланированного заседания Совета по телефону (650) 903 - 6399 или по электронной почте [email protected] .
Para solicitar interpretación en español, comuníquese con la oficina del Secretario Municipal antes de las 5 p.m. al menos do s días hábiles antes del día de la reunión programada del Consejo por teléfono (650) 903 - 6399 o por co rreo electrónico a [email protected] . 如需中文口 译服务，请在下午 5 点前 联系市书记官办公室。在预定的市议会会议召开前至少两个工作日通过电话 (650) 903 - 6399 或 发送电子邮 件至 [email protected] 。
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