The City of Mountain View Strategic Priorities were developed through careful deliberation by the City Council with input from the community and City staff to advance a vision of Mountain View’s future. The two-year Council Work Plan establishes the top projects to help advance the vision and strategic priorities during Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Council Strategic Priorities
and FYs 25- 27 Work Plan
A welcoming, vibrant city that plans intentionally and leads regionally to create livable, sustainable neighborhoods, access to nature and open spaces, and a strong innovation- driven local economy.
Vision
Strategic Priorities
The critical focus areas to achieve the vision.
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Livability & Quality of Life
Enhance Mountain View as a great place to live
that values community health and well-being.
Preserve Mountain View’s unique character,
restore and enhance wildlife habitats, and
promote arts and culture. Provide and enhance
parks, open space, and other key amenities.
Community for All
Support Mountain View’s socioeconomic and
cultural diversity. Engage and protect vulnerable
populations through policies that promote access
to housing, transportation and other programs
and services.
Mobility & Connectivity
Develop a mobility network that enhances connectivity
across Mountain View and establishes green corridors.
Promote transit and safe active transportation options
that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips and traffic and increase walking and biking
Organizational Strength & Good Governance
Continue to innovate, collaborate and continuously improve to deliver a high level of customer service. Recruit, develop and retain top notch staff. Maintain fiscal responsibility and effective intergovernmental partnerships. Communicate and engage regularly and transparently with our multilingual community.
Sustainability & Climate
Resiliency
Through implementation of the Sustainability
Action Plan and other actions, reduce and
minimize the City’s greenhouse gas emissions
and prepare for sea level rise. Protect and
enhance local ecosystems and biodiversity
through rewilding and other measures. Support
residents and businesses to adopt sustainable
practices and use resources wisely.
Intentional Development
& Housing Options
Support an increase in the quantity and diversity of
housing options, including assistance for the unhoused.
Provide opportunities for affordable housing as well as home ownership. Plan for neighborhoods with nearby
transit, jobs and amenities that balance density with
livable, green, mixed-use development.
Economic Vitality
Support a walkable, beautiful, vibrant downtown and
accessible village centers that draw residents and visitors.
Create an environment where small, local, diverse
businesses can thrive across the City alongside large
employers. Continue to work in partnership with the
business community so that Mountain View remains a
center for innovation with meaningful jobs for workers.
Fiscal Years 2025- 27 Council Work Plan
Projects to advance the Strategic Priorities.
Stevens Creek Trail Extension
Execute funding agreement(s) with the City of Sunnyvale and begin the conceptual design.
Low - and Middle -Income Housing
Identify funding support, city properties, and partnership opportunities and address barriers to condominium development to create a strategy for supporting low- and middle-income homeownership.
R3 Zoning Update
Complete the update of R3 Zoning District development standards.
End of Natural Gas Flow by 2045
Adopt a resolution and identify legal pathways, electrical grid improvements, and community resiliency work to support implementation.
Community for All Action Plan
Create and promote a Community for All Action Plan.
City Broadband Network
Develop the conceptual design for a citywide fiber network Smart Water Meters
Create a plan for installing smart water meters and associated supportive technology citywide 2026 Charter Amendment Measure
Place a measure on the 2026 ballot with modernizing amendments to the City Charter. 2026 Revenue Measure
Develop a revenue measure and place it on the 2026 ballot.
City Code Cleanup
Review and make periodic amendments to the Municipal Code to remove contradictory, unenforceable, or otherwise outdated sections.
Citywide Objective Design Standards
Create citywide objective design standards for new multifamily and mixed-use developments.
Pedestrian Mall Vacant Storefront Activation Program
Develop and implement vacant storefront display and pop-up program guidelines.
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Increase
Develop and begin implementing a strategy to increase the PCI on arterial streets to 70.
City Policy/Template Updates
Update City policies, templates, and documents as needed.
City Volunteer Framework
Create a framework to support opportunities for volunteer organizations to work with the City.
Pickleball Solutions
Expedite the completion and implementation of the Pickleball Feasibility Study including the construction of new permanent courts and an interim expansion of pickleball hours at Rengstorff Park.