CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025 - 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500 CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
Mayor Ellen Kamei Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos Jennifer Logue, City Attorney Councilmember Chris Clark Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Councilmember Alison Hicks
Councilmember John McAlister
Councilmember Lucas Ramirez
Councilmember Pat Showalter
March 18, 2025 Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component. All members of the City Council and all speakers participated in-person unless otherwise noted.
6:30 P.M.-STUDY SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 6:32 p.m., Mayor Kamei called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Kamei led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
Absent: 1- Councilmember McAlister
At 6:34 p.m., Councilmember Ramirez arrived.
4. STUDY SESSION
4.1 Rental Housing Committee Applicant Interviews
The purpose of this study session was to interview applicants for the three openings on the Rental Housing Committee and make a recommendation for adoption at the March 25, 2025 City Council meeting.
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.
The Council selected the following time allocation and questions to ask each Rental Housing Committee applicant:
One minute: Tell us about yourself and what unique perspectives and abilities you would bring to the Rental Housing Committee.
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One minute: Tell us about the role of the Rental Housing Committee and the role of its hearing officer in the Rental Housing Committee decision-making process.
Two minutes: What do you think will be the important issues in the next year, and how would you go about thinking them through and addressing them?
One minute: Tell us about your experience as a member of the Rental Housing Committee or your impressions interacting with the Rental Housing Committee.
The Council interviewed the following six applicants for three members on the Rental Housing Committee to fill four-year terms beginning April 18, 2025, through April 17, 2029.
Alexander Brown
Christopher Chiang
David Grimm
Emily Staats Hislop
Kevin Ma
(Virtual) M. Guadalupe Rosas
The Council discussed the applicants and voted for three by ballot.
City Clerk Glaser announced the Council voted as follows:
Councilmember Clark voted for Alexander Brown, Emily Staats Hislop and Kevin Ma.
Councilmember Hicks voted for Alexander Brown, Emily Staats Hislop and Kevin Ma.
Councilmember Ramirez voted for Emily Staats Hislop, Kevin Ma and M. Guadalupe Rosas.
Councilmember Showalter voted for Alexander Brown, Emily Staats Hislop and Kevin Ma.
Vice Mayor Ramos voted for Alexander Brown, Kevin Ma and M. Guadalupe Rosas.
Mayor Kamei voted for Alexander Brown, Emily Staats Hislop and Kevin Ma.
Alexander Brown, Emily Staats Hislop and Kevin Ma were selected to fill three terms on the Rental Housing Committee beginning April 18, 2025, through April 17, 2029.
These selections were scheduled to be brought back to the Council for appointment on March 25, 2025.
5. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:35 p.m., Mayor Kamei adjourned the meeting.
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Ellen Kamei, Mayor Heather Glaser, City/Clerk
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