DATE:
November 4, 2025
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
City Clerk’s Office,
City Manager’s Office
TITLE: 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the 2026 City Council meeting schedule.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
As set forth in Mountain View City Code Section 2.1, City Council Regular Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The following schedule proposes minor modifications to the City Council’s regular schedule to avoid observed holidays and provide for a summer recess and a winter recess. City Council Special Meetings have been included to accommodate the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and to anticipate Environmental Planning Commission interviews and the Council appointees’ annual review.
The proposed 2026 meeting schedule is as follows:
January 13 City Council Meeting (Ceremonial)
January 27 City Council Meeting
February 10 City Council Meeting
February 24 City Council Meeting
March 10 City Council Meeting
March 24 City Council Meeting
April 14 City Council Meeting
April 28 City Council Meeting
May 12 City Council Meeting
May 26 City Council Meeting
June 9 City Council Meeting
June 23 City Council Meeting
August 25 Special City Council Meeting (Appointee Evaluation Closed Session) September 8 City Council Meeting
September 22 City Council Meeting
October 13 City Council Meeting
2026 City Council Meeting Schedule
November 4, 2025
October 20 Special City Council Meeting (Environmental Planning Commission Interviews) October 27 City Council Meeting
November 10 City Council Meeting
November 17 Special City Council Meeting
December 8 City Council Meeting
December 15 Special City Council Meeting
As long as at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body participates in person from a singular physical location clearly identified on the agend a, Councilmembers attending conferences that overlap with a Council meeting may avail themselves of the provisions of Government Code 54953 to attend the meeting using the “just cause” provision . Use of this provision is limited to five meetings per calendar year.
The following outlines some of the conferences being held in 2026, as well as observed holidays:
Cal Cities
April 22 through April 26 — City Leaders Summit, Sacramento, California September 23 through September 25 — Annual Conference and Expo, Anaheim, California
National League of Cities
March 16 through March 18 — Congressional City Conference, Washington, D.C.
November 19 through November 21 — City Summit, Nashville, Tennessee
United States Conference of Mayors
January 28 through January 30 — Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C.
June 3 through June 6 — Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California
2026 Observed Holidays—City Hall Closed
Thursday, January 1 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 16 Presidents Day
Tuesday, March 31 César Chávez Day
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day
Friday, June 19 Juneteenth
Friday, July 3 Independence Day (Observed)
Monday, September 7 Labor Day
Wednesday, November 11 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day
2026 City Council Meeting Schedule
November 4, 2025
Friday, November 27 Day after Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24 Day before Christmas
Friday, December 25 Christmas Day
Once approved, the meeting dates will be published online at https://mountainview. legistar.com.
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.
EXEMPT FROM THE LEVINE ACT
☒ General policy and legislative actions
PUBLIC NOTICING – Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Heather Glaser
City Clerk
Kimbra McCarthy
City Manager