CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 - 5:00 PM MEETING MINUTES - Final COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND VIDEO CONFERENCE, 500 CASTRO ST., MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
Ellen Kamei, Mayor/President Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager/Community Manager Emily Ann Ramos, Vice Mayor/Vice President Jennifer Logue, City Attorney/Counsel Chris Clark, Councilmember/Boardmember Heather Glaser, City Clerk/Secretary Alison Hicks, Councilmember/Boardmember
John McAlister, Councilmember/Boardmember
Lucas Ramirez, Councilmember/Boardmember
Pat Showalter, Councilmember/Boardmember
November 04, 2025 Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY This meeting was conducted with a virtual component. All members of the City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community and all speakers participated in-person unless otherwise noted. 5:00 P.M.-CLOSED SESSION
At 5:02 p.m., Mayor Kamei called the meeting to order.
1. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT (OPEN SESSION)
Senior Assistant City Attorney Mitesh Bhakta announced the item listed for Closed Session.
There were no public speakers in-person or virtually.
At 5:03 p.m., Mayor Kamei recessed the meeting to Closed Session with all Councilmembers present except Councilmember Ramirez.
At 5:06 p.m., Councilmember Ramirez arrived.
CLOSED SESSION (PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
2.1 Conference with Real Property Negotiator (California Government Code §54956.8)-Property: City Lots 4 and 8; no street address (APNs 158-20-069 and 158-20-004); Agency Negotiators: Arn Andrews, Assistant City Manager, Dawn Cameron, Assistant City Manager, Christian Murdock, Community Development Director, Amanda Rotella, Economic Vitality Manager, Angela LaMonica, Real Property Program Administrator-Negotiating Party: The Robert Green Company-Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment for Lease of Real Property
At 6:01 p.m., Closed Session concluded.
6:30 P.M.-REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 6:30 p.m., Mayor/President Kamei called the meeting to order.
Mayor Kamei let the Pledge of Allegiance.
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2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7- Councilmembers/Boardmembers Clark, Hicks, McAlister, Ramirez, Showalter, Vice Mayor/Vice President Ramos, Mayor/President Kamei
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Senior Assistant City Attorney Bhakta stated no final action was taken in Closed Session.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember McAlister indicated a No vote on Item 4.1.
The following members of the public spoke:
Cesar Plasencia from San Jose, on behalf of Carpenters Local 405, discussed Item 4.1. (Virtual) Bruce England discussed Item 4.5.
(Virtual) Robert Cox discussed Item 4.3.
(Virtual) Dennise Jauregui, on behalf of Housing Choices, discussed Item 4.1.
MOTION - M/S - Ramirez/Ramos - To approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried, except for Item 4.1, by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Councilmembers/Boardmembers Clark, Hicks, McAlister, Ramirez, Showalter, Vice Mayor/Vice President Ramos, Mayor/President Kamei
4.1 Multi-Family Housing Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for 424 Bryant Street (Lot 12) Adopt Resolution No. 19042 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Issuance of the California Municipal Finance Authority Exempt Facility Bonds in an Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) for the Purpose of Financing or Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of Mountain View Lot 12 and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto.
Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
No: Councilmember McAlister
4.2 Joint Powers Agreement for Employee Vision Benefits through PRISM Adopt Resolution No. 19043 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Enter into a Joint Powers Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) on behalf of the City to Continue the City's Participation in the Prism Vision Program.
4.3 Amendment of Section 11 of City Council Policy A-13 Adopt Resolution No. 19044 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending Section 11 of City City of Mountain View Page 2
City Council/Shoreline Regional Park Community MEETING MINUTES - Final 11/4/2025 Council Policy A-13 Governing Motions for Reconsideration.
4.4 Temporary Closure from Public Access of Blossom Lane Adjacent to 747 West Dana Street Adopt Resolution No. 19045 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing Temporary Closure from Public Access of One Entrance to Parking Lot No. 6 from Blossom Lane, Adjacent to 747 West Dana Street, for Roadway and Utility Work for a Period not to Exceed Five Consecutive Weeks.
4.5 Shoreline Boulevard at Highway 101 Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge, Preliminary Design, Project 16-60-Professional Services Agreement
Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorize the City Manager and Community Manager, or their respective designees, to amend the professional services agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 1293239), for Shoreline Boulevard at Highway 101 Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge, Preliminary Design, Project 16-60, to add $58,707 for additional project close-out services, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $791,215. The total cost of preliminary design for the project will be funded 100% by the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund.
4.6 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule
Approve the 2026 City Council meeting schedule.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS The following members of the public spoke:
(Virtual) Bruce England from Mountain View, on behalf of Green Spaces Mountain View, discussed a project at 151 Calderon Avenue.
(Virtual) bjwb from Mountain View indicated opposition to pickleball in the Cuesta Park Annex.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
6.1 Public Safety Building, Design, Project 20-49-Environmental Certification Principal Project Manager David Printy presented the item.
The following member of the public spoke:
Alexander Brooks indicated opposition to the project.
MOTION
Councilmember Hicks moved to:
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting Findings Related to Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Alternatives; Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and Certifying the Mountain View Public Safety Building Environmental Impact Report in Compliance with the California Environmental Quality City of Mountain View Page 3
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"The public art shall capture the prior history of the site and the work of the master architect Goodwin Steinberg."
Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
Councilmember Clark moved to amend the motion to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 19046 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting Findings Related to Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Alternatives; Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and Certifying the Mountain View Public Safety Building Environmental Impact Report in Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Direct staff to explore incorporating the prior history of the site and the work of the master architect, Goodwin Steinberg, into the public art of the project.
The motion maker and seconder accepted the amendment.
The amended motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Recommended Amendments to the Below Market Rate Housing Program - Housing Element Program 1.9 Housing Specialist Anna Reynoso and Affordable Housing Manager Julie Barnard presented the item.
The following member of the public spoke:
(Virtual) David Watson, on behalf of Mountain View YIMBY. (Virtual) James Kuszmaul
MOTION - M/S - Ramirez/Showalter - To:
1. Approve the recommended amendments for the City's Below Market Rate Housing Program and direct staff to bring back Ordinance amendments for Council consideration, with the additional amendment as follows:
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2. Direct staff to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating the graduated fee reduction with maximizing the development potential of small sites, up to 10 units (SB 684 and SB 1123), and return to the Council with options.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
Councilmember Showalter moved to direct staff to evaluate the feasibility of including in the administrative guidelines staff discretion to grant an extension of delivery (off-site land dedication or preservation) of up to six months if the developer is working in good faith.
Councilmember Ramirez accepted the amendment.
The amended motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Hicks, Councilmember McAlister, Councilmember Ramirez, Councilmember Showalter, Vice Mayor Ramos, Mayor Kamei
8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor Kamei stated she attended the Ameswell/Stevens Creek Pedestrian Bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony. Councilmember Showalter stated she attended a San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:15 p.m., Mayor/President Kamei adjourned the meeting.
Approved on February 24, 2026.
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