DATE:
June 10, 2025
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Public Works
TITLE: 2001 Landings Drive (formerly
1860-2159 Landings Drive)—Vacation of
Public Easements
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution of the City C ouncil of the City of Mountain View Amending Resolution No. 18478 to Modify Conditions Related to the Vacation of Public Easements at 2001 Landings Drive (formerly 1860-2159 Landings Drive), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On June 23, 2020
, Council took multiple actions for the development at 2001 Landings Drive (known as the Google Landings Office Development), including conditionally approving a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to a construct a five -story, 799,482 square foot office building above one level of underground parking, a four-level parking garage, site improvements (Application No. PL-2018-345), and vesting preliminary parcel map (Application No. PL-2019-296). Council also adopted Resolution No. 18478, Series 2020, ordering the vacation of public easements . The vacation of public easements over the property would allow construction of the proposed office building and was subject to the following conditions specified in Resolution No. 18478:
a. File with the City of Mountain View approved improvement plans, Parcel Map, agreements, and performance bonds for the required [development] improvements.
b. Existing PG&E, AT&T, and Comcast facilities are removed and relocated to a new easement or within the new street right-of-way dedication.
c. The Resolution shall be recorded concurrently with the Parcel Map [ for the development] in accordance with approved City recording instructions.
The Resolution conditions were outlined assuming the entire development proceeded forward at one time. The applicant, Google LLC, is no longer proceeding with the construction of the office building and has applied for a separate application to restore and secure the site (Application No. PL-2024-111). As part of the restoration work, Google will be installing
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approximately 66 trees on the site’s U.S. 101 frontage to provide landscape screening. An agreement is currently being reviewed by staff and Google for the installation , long-term irrigation, and maintenance of the trees. The agreement is expected to be executed in summer 2025 with installation of the trees anticipated shortly afterward.
While Google did not proceed with the Parcel Map, before terminating the development project, Google performed the following related to the vacation of the public easements : (1) dedicated new utility and street easements by separate grant deeds ; and (2) removed and relocated the PG&E, AT&T, and Comcast facilities to the new easements under a separate permit issued by the City. Google has satisfied those elements specific to the public easement vacations ; therefore, the public easements are no longer needed . Google has requested that the City complete the easement vacation by recording quitclaim deeds for the public easements.
Staff recommends amending Resolution No. 18478 to modify the conditions by replacing the requirements that are no longer needed for the development project with conditions specific to the utility relocations and respective new easement dedications, which have been satisfied.
Resolution No. 18478 and the r esolution amending Resolution No. 18478 will be recorded with the quitclaim deeds.
FISCAL IMPACT—There is no fiscal impact as a result of the amendment of the Resolution.
LEVINE ACT
California Government Code Section 84308 (also known as the Levine Act) prohibits city officials from participating in any proceeding involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” if the official has received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party, participant, or agent of a party or participant within the last 12 months. The Levine Act is intended to prevent financial influence on decisions that affect specific, identifiable persons or participants. For more information see the Fair Political Practices Commission website:
www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to-
play-limits-and-prohibitions.html
Please see below for information about whether the recommended action for this agenda item is subject to or exempt from the Levine Act.
SUBJECT TO THE LEVINE ACT
☒ Other permit, license, or entitlement for use
ALTERNATIVES
1. Do not adopt the Resolution amending Resolution No. 18478 and direct staff to modify the conditions.
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2. Provide other direction.
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Susana Valencia
Associate Civil Engineer
Reviewed by:
Quynh Byrer
Principal Civil Engineer
Edward Arango
Assistant Public Works Director/
City Engineer
Approved by:
Jennifer Ng
Public Works Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager
SV/4/CAM
929-06-10-25CR
205225
Attachment: 1. Amendment to Resolution 18478 for Vacation of Public Easements
cc: Bhavesh Parikh
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
ZA, APWD
—Arango, PCE—Byrer, File (2001 Landings Drive), SC/T