City of Mountain View
Minutes
Council Neighborhoods Committee
6:30 PM SPRINGER/CUESTA/PHYLLIS AREA - Benjamin
Bubb Elementary School, 525 Hans Ave.,
Mountain View, CA 94041
Thursday, September 11, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER1.
Chair Showalter called the meeting to order at 6:38 PM.
ROLL CALL - Committee members McAlister, Ramos, and Chair Showalter2.
Emily Ann Ramos, John McAlister, and Pat ShowalterPresent 3 - PUBLIC FORUM3.
The Committee held an open forum on issues and concerns of residents in the Springer/Cuesta/Phyllis Neighborhoods.
Members of the public were able to pre-submit questions via Formstack. City staff responded to the pre-submitted questions as well as questions submitted in person.
The following members of the public submitted these written questions/comments:
Barbara Weesen-Baer of Mountain View commented that none of the current open space in Cuesta and the Annex should be paved for new courts or parking.
Bruce England of Mountain View asked how many acres of open space is Cuesta Park (without the Annex).
Cathy Lipe commented on the struggles bikers and residents are having on California and asked how the Miramonte road diet would be different. They also asked the City to expand paid summer internships for high school/college students.
Daniel Prescott asked what commitment the City would make to planting more trees in support of the arbor cover and when they stopped following the Cuesta Annex Master Plan.
David Keefer of Mountain View commented that they oppose pickleball courts at Cuesta Park and asked whether those proposals have been terminated. They also asked why pickleball was getting so much attention when it ranked 27th out of 35 priorities in the Parks Survey.
David Shreni asked how the Field Usage percentage (17%) is calculated and what the five least used fields are. They also asked how many gallons of water are used at the golf course per day in July in comparison with how many golfers there are each day. They asked how many traffic tickets were written in July 2025 in comparison to July 2019.
Doris Garzon asked if the City sold part of Shoreline to Google (2400 Amphitheater) in the 1990’s and how much they paid.
September 11, 2025Council Neighborhoods Committee Minutes Grace Kawahira of Mountain View asked for confirmation that the City would not share automated license plate reader data to outside parties (as other cities have done despite the state laws). They also asked about bike usage data in regards to the California and El Camino Real road diets. They asked if the road diets would be reversed in the future if bike use did not meet expectations.
Jacque asked about weekend construction hours for Lola Lane.
Jennifer Chue asked about detailed traffic studies regarding traffic on Cuesta between Miramonte and Grant Rd. They asked for additional safety features to deter the dangers caused by speeding cars.
Joshua Smith asked how much was spent studying whether to pave over Cuesta Park and Annex.
Karin Stein of Mountain View asked for a second school crossing guard at the intersection of El Camino Real and Phyllis since students cross multiple directions at once. They also asked what the City is doing about kids on ebikes and how many are being impounded.
Katie Zoglin asked if Google owns/controls any land that it is no longer actively developing. And if need be, would the City approach Google about using it for pickleball courts.
Ken VanBure of Mountain View asked when the resurfacing of Miramonte between Castro and Cuesta would be completed.
Kim Merry of Mountain View asked that future aerial conception drawings include the surrounding houses.
They also asked how to have the Cuesta Annex designated as permanent open space. They asked about parking and noise studies that should pre-empt consideration of Cuesta for pickleball courts. They also asked that the Neighborhood map include all of the neighborhood group names.
Marilyn Benefiel commented on the power speculators seem to have in comparison to homeowners who live in the neighborhoods and included a list of downsides.
Martha Hill asked how much the City is spending on Housing in 2025-2026 in comparison to the whole City budget. They also commented on the low traffic citation and accident statistics and asked how many staff are in that unit and how they are spending their time.
Maureen Cauley of Mountain View asked when the traffic calming would begin on El Monte between Springer and El Camino.
Miguel Estaroi asked for a rough estimate of the total housing unity capacity in the Cuesta Park/Miramonte area if all areas were fully built out (R3) including parking lots and shopping centers.
Nancy Sthur asked if the school district’s limited Cooper Park access for the next 45 years was a condition of the City agreeing to fund the teacher housing project. They asked if there was an explicit written agreement regarding the dog park at Cooper park.
Pete Stahl of Mountain View asked why they had never seen a baseball game on the large field at McKelvey Park and how they could reserve the Community Room at McKelvey.
Rick Van Mell of Mountain View submitted observations, concerns and a request related to stoplight timing at El Camino and Calderon/Phyllis.
Silja Paymer of Mountain View commented that Cuesta Park/Annex should be preserved as the relaxed, open space that it is. They also asked why approved projects (like Miramonte Phase 1 -delayed 15 months) are not getting completed. Regarding safety for pedestrians in school zones, they expressed concerns about the sidewalk on Barbara that abruptly ends, the crosswalk at Hans that needs a stop sign and raised
September 11, 2025Council Neighborhoods Committee Minutes crossings, enforcing car speed limits, yielding to pedestrians, and window tinting (prevents making eye contact with driver prior to crossing).
Stephen Huie of Mountain View asked about the pedestrian island at Shoreline/Miramonte and El Camino, commenting that it makes walking to Eagle Park/Pool difficult with kids/strollers.
Tom Baer of Mountain View commented on the dangerous behaviors of ebike riders on Cuesta Drive, asking for restrictions and age limits.
Anonymous asked about noise impact studies of pickleball and parking impact studies relating to Cuesta and potential pickleball courts.
Anonymous commented that the California road diet has cause traffic jams between Showers and Escuela.
They asked how the City will ensure that does not happen as a result of the impending Miramonte road diet.
Anonymous asked how much the City is spending on the 114 Safe Parking spots and what percent found housing last year.
Anonymous commented on pedestrian safety at Cuesta Park related to drivers on Cuesta and Grant, and asked for additional protections from cars.
Anonymous commented on the insufficient parking at Grant-Cuesta Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center.
They explained that employees regularly park on Gretel Lane all day and overnight, often blocking the fire station driveway, crosswalks, and residential driveways.
Anonymous asked if pickleball courts are considered open space and if the City has plans to increase open space.
ADJOURNMENT4.
Chair Showalter adjourned the meeting at 8:03 PM.