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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - Final
Mayor Ellen Kamei
Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos
Council member Chris Clark
Council member Alison Hicks
Councilmember John McAlister
Councilmember Lucas Ramirez
Councilmember Pat Showalter
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025 - 5:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500 CASTRO
ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
Jennifer Logue, City Attorney
Heather Glaser, City Clerk
August 26, 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.
5:00 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 5:04 p.m., Vice Mayor Ramos called the meeting to order.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. Vice Mayor Ramos led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter , Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 2025 Building Codes Update
Assistant Community Development Director Lindsay Hagan and Chief Building Official Nena Bizjak presented the item .
The following members of the public spoke:
Bruce Karney from Mountain View.
Shani Kleinhaus, on behalf of the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance.
Dashiell Leeds, on behalf of the Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter.
Mary Dateo from Mountain View.
(Virtual) John S
(Virtual) Bruce Naegel
David Watson from Mountain View.
(Virtual) Alex Brown
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By consensus, at the request of Councilmember Ramirez, the Council directed staff to prepare an off-agenda memo to provide a status update regarding single-stairway multi-family buildings, including AB 835 implementation, applicability to Mountain View, and other relevant information.
MOTION - M/S - Showalter/Ramirez - To:
1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending the Mountain View City Code to Delete Chapter 8, Article VIII (Floodplain Management), in its Entirety and Adopt a New Chapter 48 (Floodplain Management), and Finding that the Amendments are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, and set a second reading for September 9, 2025.
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Adopting the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with Local Amendments, Amending the Mountain View City Code to Delete Chapter 8, Article V (2021 International Property Maintenance Code) in its Entirety and Adopt a New Article VI (Property Maintenance Code) in Chapter 25 (Neighborhood Preservation) to Locate with Other Similar City Regulations, and Finding that the Amendments are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, and set a second reading for September 9, 2025.
3. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 24 (Hazardous Materials) of the Mountain View City Code to Streamline Content and Make Other Clarifying Amendments, and Finding that the Amendments are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, and set a second reading for September 9, 2025.
4. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View: (1) Repealing Local Amendments to the 2022 California Building Standards Code; (2) Adopting Local Amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Including the 2025 California Energy Code; (3) Amending Chapter 8 (Buildings) and Chapter 14 (Fire Prevention) of the Mountain View City Code to Comply with Changes to State Law; (4) Adopting Findings to Support the Local Amendments; and (5) Finding this Ordinance is Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, and set a second reading for September 9, 2025, amended as follows to add further refinements to the bird-safe design requirements:
(Exhibit B, Appendix AS.107 of the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code) Remove interior-applied film as a compliance measure for glazing Remove netting as a compliance measure related to slates, screens, netting and louvers Remove the dimensional threshold for passageways that require glazing treatment (e.g. any width applies) Modify the types of special architectural features that require glazing treatment to add the following:
Atriums (open and enclosed)
Glazing adjacent to courtyards
Three floors of glazing adjacent to any green roof or partial green roof Any stand-alone accessory or ancillary structure, such as, but not limited to, gazebos, ticket booths, bus shelters, or any free-standing clear, transparent, or highly-reflective structure City of Mountain View Pagel
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The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Councilmember Clark, Council member Hicks, Council member McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
5. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
City Attorney Logue announced the items listed for Closed Session and stated the Council would not take any final reportable action in Closed Session.
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually _
At 6:34 p.m., Mayor Kamei recessed the meeting to Closed Session.
6. CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
6.1 Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (California Government Code §S4956.9(d)(l)); Name of case:
San Francisco Baykeeper v. City of Mountain View; City of Sunnyvale; United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 20-CV-00824-EJD
6.2 Public Employee Performance Evaluation (California Government Code §S4957(b)(l)) Title: Council Appointees: City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Manager
7. ADJOURNMENT
At 10:30 p.m., Closed Session concluded .
Approved on October 14, 2025.
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