City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Council Transportation Committee
6:30 PM Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference,
500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Monday, October 2, 2023
SPECIAL COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component. All members of the Committee and all speakers participated in person unless otherwise noted.
CALL TO ORDER1.
At 6:32 p.m., Chair Kamei called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL2.
Chair Ellen Kamei, Member Alison Hicks, and Member Lisa MatichakPresent 3 - ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None3.
CONSENT4.
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.
MOTION - M/S - Matichak/Hicks - To approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Kamei, Member Hicks, and Member Matichak3 -
4.1 Approve Meeting Minutes
Approve the Council Transportation Committee meeting minutes of May 15, 2023.
4.2 California State Transportation Agency-Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Grant
Forward a recommendation to the City Council to allocate the $20 million Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program grant funding award from the California State Transportation Agency to the construction phase of the Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation Project.
NEW BUSINESS5
5.1 California Street Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40 Associate Civil Engineer Nguyen, Consultant McGowan, and Consultant Cosentino provided a presentation on the California Street Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40.
Associate Civil Engineer Nguyen, Consultant Cosentino, Principal Civil Engineer Gonzales, and Public Works Director Cameron responded to Committee questions about term definitions, how the pilot status will
October 2, 2023Council Transportation Committee Minutes - Final transition to fixed status, road widths, vertical elements, plans for delivery vehicle parking, cost estimates, mid-block crossings, Safe Routes to School, and the Vision Zero Action Plan.
The following members of the public spoke:
Ken Kershner
Carl Stermenov
Harold Russell
April Webster
Julia Hayden
Cynthia Palacio/Cindy Newman
Emil Abraham
Evan Crowe
(Virtual) Tracy Chu
(Virtual) Silja Paymer
(Virtual) Mary Dateo
(Virtual) Alex Brown
No formal motion was required. Committee members had positive feedback and provided the following comments: inform the public of the pilot project’s design, purpose, and status; expand community outreach; ensure visibility at driveways and cross streets; look at adding planters at Escuela; and link evaluation metrics with Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero goals. The Committee would like future maps to show VTA bus stops and Mountain View Community Shuttle stops, and for the pilot project to incorporate improvements for all modes of transportation. Committee members expressed support for the idea of “Adopt a Planter Box” in which members of the public can fund the ongoing maintenance of planter boxes.
5.2 Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Improvements, Project 21-39 Associate Civil Engineer Robertson provided a presentation on the Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue Intersection Improvements, Project 21-39.
Associate Civil Engineer Robertson, Principal Civil Engineer Gonzales, Senior Traffic Engineer Galang, and Public Works Director Cameron responded to Committee questions about vehicle code enforcement, green light times, flexible posts, and bicycle ramps.
The following members of the public spoke:
Cynthia Palacio/Cindy Newman
Ted Nakashima
Prem Andrzejek
April Webster
Marcy Marcus
Emil Abraham
Deepti Nene
Ken Newman
(Virtual) Mary Dateo
(Virtual) Silja Paymer
(Virtual) Bruce England
(Virtual) Priyanka and Dhwani Shah
(Virtual) Megan Kundu
(Virtual) Vance Wagner
(Virtual) Kirti
(Virtual) Molly Carlson
(Virtual) Ling W.
(Virtual) Kamal Naran
October 2, 2023Council Transportation Committee Minutes - Final No formal motion was required. Committee members provided the following comments: move forward with the improvements as a pilot; evaluate the broader area for impacts on traffic patterns; and increase public notification regarding the project’s design, timeline, and evaluation.
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS6.
6.1 Staff Comments
- Castro Street (Transit Center) Grade Separation Update - 2024 Meeting Schedule
Public Works Director Cameron provided a verbal update on the Castro Street Grade Separation project. She also proposed a tentative Council Transportation Committee meeting schedule for 2024. Meetings may be scheduled in February, May, September, and November of 2024, with the dates to be confirmed at a later time.
6.2 Committee Comments
There were no Committee comments.
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.
ADJOURNMENT7.
At 9:20 p.m., Chair Kamei adjourned the meeting.
These Minutes were hereby submitted for approval by Laura Lo, Executive Assistant.
Approved on November 28, 2023.