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Thursday, October 5, 2023
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Council Neighborhoods Committee
6:30 PM Benjamin Bubb School - MUR, 545 Hans Avenue
Springer/Cuesta/Phyllis Neighborhoods Area
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 6:37 p.m., Chair Showalter called the meeting to order.
2. ROLL CALL
Present - Chair Showalter, Councilmember Ramirez, and Councilmember Ramos
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - NONE.
4. PUBLIC FORUM
An open forum, on issues and concerns of residents in the Springer/Cuesta/Phyllis Neighborhoods Area.
Members of the public were able to pre-submit questions via Formstack. City staff responded to question pre-submitted via Formstack during the public forum of this meeting.
The following members of the public spoke:
• David from Mountain View spoke on taxes.
• Raz Lev from Mountain View spoke on apartment units being added to the City.
• Leslie Bain from Mountain View spoke on tax initiatives and tax increases.
• T. Harris from Mountain View spoke about neighborhood beautification.
• Martina from Mountain View spoke on no second story zoning.
• Al
an Wessel from Mountain View spoke on building a carport with solar panels.
• Ron Sackman from Mountain View spoke on redevelopment at Cuesta and Miramonte.
• Donna Marzohs from Mountain View spoke on the plans for Blossom Valley shopping center.
• Min Huang from Mountain View spoke on the Housing Element and Cuesta Park Neighborhood.
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• T. Hannus from Mountain View spoke on safe routes to school and the crosswalk from Cuesta Park to Sleeper.
• Isabella from Mountain View spoke on adding bike lanes to Martens.
• Anonymous spoke about adding a crosswalk to Cuesta and Begen Avenue and adding a cross walk on Cuesta and Miramonte.
• Aurora Filinich from Mountain View spoke on adding a traffic light at the intersection of Bay Street
• T. Hannus from Mountain View spoke about trash on the on/off ramps.
• Anonymous spoke about recycling and composting bins in the parks.
• Elaine Kuo spoke about more information on recycling and zero waste.
• Dave Smith from Mountain View spoke about stops signs and traffic along Miramonte.
• Raz Ler from Mountain View spoke on the traffic going down.
• Inhwa Wada from Mountain View spoke on parking and street safety.
• Ron Sackman from Mountain View spoke on the construction on Miramonte.
• Min Huang from Mountain View spoke on Miramonte Avenue being repaired.
• Oam Leher from Mountain View spoke on repaving from Cuesta to Miramonte.
• Bob Schultz from Mountain View spoke on prevention of gopher holes at Cuesta Park.
• Gloria Van Bee from Mountain View spoke on the pavement at Cuesta Park.
• Li Zhang from Mountain View spoke on putting CNC meeting signs in the Springer Tree Neighborhood when the meeting happens.
• T.Hanna from Mountain View spoke on traffic lights at Barbara and Miramonte.
• Kathy Koh from Mountain View spoke about the status of the Chase bank building and the new magical playground.
• Bill Shine from Mountain View spoke on the basic income experiment and on police department overtime.
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• Chia Chin-Fu from Mountain View spoke on Chase building application and safety concerns with the middle school's bike path.
• Jennifer Thunstrom from Mountain View spoke on adding outdoor basketball courts.
• Francis Wong from Mountain View spoke on driving citations going down, traffic grants, and how the police department can help with high priority events like suicides.
• Sarah Maystrom from Mountain View spoke on repavement between El Camino and Foothill Espressway, recology trucks and loud noise start time.
• Ayana Lewis from Mountain View spoke on projects to reduce how much the City spends and improve the relationship with the school district.
• Robin Ryan from Mountain View spoke about panhandlers, trees at Benjamin Bubb school and R3 zoning.
• IdaRose Sylvester from Mountain View spoke on the trash at Varsity Park.
• Miguel Rodriguez from Mountain View spoke on the magical park. • Angel Saavedra from Mountain View spoke about large tent being permitted at the park.
• Sagar Jain from Mountain View spoke about fresh potable water usage.
• Bob Utermole from Mountain View spoke on RV law.
• Debbie Mathias from Mountain View spoke on the crosswalk at McKelvey Park.
• Merry Yen from Mountain View spoke on the road construction on Miramonte, road construction on El Camino, R3 zoning, bike safety, and the intersection at El Camino and Grant.
• Ernesto Hernandez from Mountain View spoke on rent control and landlord issues.
• Dolores Wood from Mountain View spoke on Cuesta Park and the sidewalk at 745 Cuesta.
• Keith Jacobson spoke on crime, the Blossom Shopping Center, and repavement of Miramonte Ave.
• David Shreni spoke on panhandlers.
• Bing Chen from Mountain View spoke on the police
department.
• Tamara Lewis from Mountain View spoke on planting
trees.
• Anonymous spoke on the Miramonte potholes.
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• A
nonymous spoke Resurfacing Miramonte Ave and recology.
• N
arges Abbadi from Mountain View spoke on Bonitas and Cuesta pedestrian walkways.
5. ADJ
OURNMENT
At 8:44 p.m. on Thursday October 5, 2023, Chair Showalter adjourned the meeting.
Approved on December 7, 2023