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Attachment 2
PROPOSED 2026 REGIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
PURPOSE
Mountain View’s Legislative Platform confirms the City Council’s position on current legislative matters with the potential to affect the City directly or indirectly. The Legislative Platform is a guiding document for the City to utilize to promote and preserve the City’s interests at the regional, state, and federal levels. City staff will coordinate with advocacy services and regional partners as appropriate to monitor and assess state legislation and administrative or regulatory proposals and take action in alignment with the adopted Legislative Platform to advance and protect the City interests, as necessary.
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
The City of Mountain View provides many critical services, programs, and projects to fulfill its mission and help make Mountain View a great community in which to live, work, visit, and play.
In June 2021, the City Council adopted seven Strategic Priorities:
1. 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.
2. Livability and 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 wildlife habitats, and promote arts and culture. Provide parks, open space, and other key amenities.
3. Intentional Development and Housing Options : Support and increase 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.
4. Mobility and 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.
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5. Sustainability and Climate Resilience: 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.
6. Economic Vitality: Support a walkable, beautiful, vibrant downtown and accessible village centers that draw residents and visitors. Create an environment where small, local, and diverse businesses can thrive across the City alongside large employers. Continue to work in partnership with the business community to ensure Mountain View is a center for innovation with meaningful jobs for workers.
7. Organizational Strength and 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.
ADVOCACY POSITIONS FOR ADOPTION
Support: A support position indicates to the Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View is in favor of both the spirit of the proposed law as well as in support of the technical approach in which the proposed law seeks to address the issue.
Oppose: An oppose position indicates to the corresponding Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View is strongly against the proposed legislative policy proposal. Barring an amendment that would exempt the City from its provisions, it is unlikely the proposal could be feasibly amended to remove all concerns.
Oppose Unless Amended: An oppose unless amended position indicates to the corresponding Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View has concerns about either the spirit of the law and/or the specific approach being taken unless all or a significant number of the substantive concerns with the proposal are addressed. This position is often used to ensure policies can be modified to better suit the City’s goals through the negotiation and amendment process.
Neutral: A neutral position indicates to the corresponding Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View is impartial on the legislative proposal in question. Typically, this position is adopted after amendments have been taken to address policy concerns on a particular piece of legislation.
Sponsor/Cosponsor: A sponsor or cosponsor position indicates to the corresponding Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View is not only in strong CG/6/MGR
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support of the legislative proposal but is publicly leading the advocacy effort. This position is only used when a state lawmaker has agreed to carry a specific proposal on behalf of the City.
Monitor/Watch: Indicates to the corresponding Legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that the City of Mountain View is dedicating resources to review, evaluate, and monitor the proposal. If the City is undecided on how to proceed on the measure in print, staff will continue to watch for amendments that may cause concern or provide tools/resources for the City, taking the appropriate (formal) position at that time.
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM STATEMENTS
A. Administration, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management
1. Monitor/watch measures for providing flexibility for local government in contracting.
2. Support legislation that promotes efforts to advance workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3. Support legislation that facilitates the ability of local government to share resources to increase efficiency and decrease costs, including models such as mutual aid and regional collaboration in the provision of fire services.
4. Monitor and evaluate Proposition 13 and City and County tax apportionment proposals.
5. Monitor and evaluate any Bradley-Burns sales tax proposals.
6. Monitor and evaluate all proposals that include an unfunded mandate to local governments.
7. Oppose any amendment to the redistribution of sales and use taxes that will affect the City and its ability to provide City services and, therefore , cause a negative fiscal impact.
8. Monitor/watch measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
9. Monitor/watch measures that impose compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to employees.
10. Support efforts to maintain the City’s fiscal solvency with respect to unfunded pension and retiree health-care liability. Support efforts that decrease local costs.
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11. Support legislation and administrative efforts that provide clarity and flexibility in CalPERS workplace rules, including working after retirement and the use of contract service providers.
12. Support efforts that will protect the revenue base for the City.
13. Oppose actions that seek to reduce or redirect City revenues.
14. Support legislation that lowers thresholds for bond measures, including measures to support and fund affordable housing.
15. Review and evaluate measures that regulate the use of and content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Evaluate policy proposals to assess potential impacts to City administration, governance, and/or impacts to City residents.
16. Monitor Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) allocations and advocate for fair distribution of ERAF and Excess ERAF funds to prevent negative fiscal impact on the City.
17. Oppose legislation or ballot measures that would reduce, eliminate, or otherwise limit the City’s authority to levy real estate or documentary transfer taxes.
18. Support legislation that protects and enhances local control over revenue sources, including property tax, sales tax, transient occupancy tax (TOT), and user fees.
19. Support efforts that protect and enhance local flexibility in setting or adjusting fees to recover the full cost of services.
20. Support legislation that modernizes local government reporting requirements and promotes transparency, provided it does not create unfunded mandates or excessive administrative burdens.
21. Support tort reform and liability protections for public agencies, particularly related to natural disasters, public safety operations, and third-party claims.
22. Support flexibility in FEMA and CalOES reimbursement processes, including appeals, to ensure timely and equitable recovery for local agencies.
B. Governmental Transparency and Public Access
1. Support legislation that balances increased public trust, confidence, and access to public meetings while realizing the fiscal and operational constraints of local government.
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2. Support legislation that would increase civic participation and engagement, including the continued allowance of legislative subcommittees, advisory committees, and commissions to participate virtually (post -COVID-19 state of emergency) without physical location posting requirements under the Ralph M. Brown Act.
3. Support legislation that would permit a minority amount of virtual Councilmember participation without physical location posting, so long as a physical in-person quorum is present.
4. Support state funding efforts to assist with enhanced public access for members of the community.
5. Monitor/watch legislation that increases the cost of municipal elections through unnecessary new requirements.
6. Support legislation that would permit the City to provide electronic copies of documents to satisfy requirements in the California Public Records Act (CPRA).
7. Monitor and evaluate proposals that create new mandates under the CPRA without state reimbursement provisions.
8. Monitor and evaluate proposals that require a one-size-fits-all local record-retention policy.
9. Review and evaluate legislation that seeks to regulate campaign finance in local, regional, and state government campaigns.
10. Support legislation that preserves net neutrality.
11. Support funding for increasing access to broadband, including middle - and last-mile expenditures.
12. Support legislation that requires regional bodies to make public and provide transparency and accountability to the public regarding how City Councilmember appointments are made to those regional bodies.
C. Housing and Community Development
1. Support legislation that provides more resources and tools that enable Mountain View to address housing needs specific to the community, including resources to fund infrastructure and services to support new housing development.
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infrastructure to ensure continued progress in meeting our affordable housing production goals.
3. Monitor and evaluate housing proposals that take a “one -size-fits-all” approach.
Specifically, advocate for modifications in proposals to recognize communities like Mountain View that are good actors in addressing community housing needs.
4. Support legislative and/or funding efforts that provide more resources for effective planning to meet the City’s goal of developing complete communities.
5. Support legislation that will enable the City to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) goals, including legislation that increases funding for housing and legislation that increases flexibility in housing types that count toward RHNA goals.
6. Support legislation and funding opportunities that preserve existing affordable housing stock while protecting housing options for extremely low- , very low -, low-, and middle-income residents, including legislation that limits the ability for existing rental housing stock to remain vacant.
7. Support anti-displacement legislation that promotes and protects the ability of residents to remain and stay in the community, including tenant protection, 100% replacement requirements, funding, and support to realize true first right- of-return for displaced tenants in newly developed replacement units, and anti -price-gouging policies.
8. Support legislation that would incentivize increased production of missing -middle, low-, very low -, and extremely low -income housing production while allowing Mountain View to retain its local land-use authority.
9. Support legislative or funding mechanisms that promote affordable housing projects to meet the diverse needs of City residents, including housing for people with special needs.
10. Support legislation that allows for middle -income and affordable homeownership opportunities.
11. Support housing funding opportunities provided to local jurisdictions through statewide bond efforts for affordable and middle-income housing.
12. Support housing measures that promote the preservation of existing affordable housing, including programs that facilitate qualified developers and tenant- /community-based groups to acquire existing housing units.
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13. Support legislation that would provide additional time and resources to improve Housing Element processes.
14. Support legislative efforts that increase school funding to keep pace with community growth.
15. Monitor and evaluate legislation that protects the City’s ability to implement housing programs that promote equity and inclusion, prevent disparate impacts, reduces barriers, and increases efforts to affirmatively further fair housing, including legislation that supports Mountain View’s efforts to promote greater access to affordable housing, greater housing diversity, and greater access to opportunity.
16. Monitor and evaluate legislation that affects rent stabilization and oppose efforts to diminish the City’s Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) and Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO).
17. Monitor and evaluate telecommunication proposals that impact the regulation of telecommunication facilities.
18. Support electric vehicle (EV) proposals that impact the regulation and implementation of EV infrastructure or management if they improve climate resiliency and/or reduce GHG emissions.
19. Support legislative efforts that provide increased funding and policy incentives for Prohousing-certified jurisdictions up to and including streamlining of regulatory and planning requirements for local governments that show good- faith commitments to advancing housing solutions.
20. Support solar proposals that impact the regulation and implementation of solar infrastructure or management if they improve climate resiliency and/or reduce GHG emissions.
21. Support child care/day-care legislation to increase child care within the community.
22. Monitor and evaluate alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis proposals that impact the regulation of land-use provisions pertaining to the sale, use, or regulation of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis.
23. Support funding for public health measures and the expansion of health-care services.
24. Support for legislation and funding to enable the City to implement community forestry and urban greening programs, develop nature -filled neighborhoods, and support the City’s goal of Livability and Quality of Life.
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25. Monitor and evaluate legislation that relates to City permit review timelines for new multi-family, mixed-use, and/or commercial development.
26. Oppose legislation that poses risks to historic resources and neighborhood- /local- serving retail/services/restaurants and support legislation that preserves historic resources and requires replacement of any displaced neighborhood- /local-serving retail/service/restaurant uses in new development.
27. Support legislation to increase funding support for costs related to providing supportive services and case management in affordable housing projects with rapid rehousing and/or permanent supportive housing.
28. Support legislation to increase funding for transportation demand management (TDM) programs in affordable housing.
29. Support for legislation or funding that encourages the development of the 15-minute city (FMC) urban planning concept in which most daily necessities and services can be easily reached by a 15-minute walk, bike ride, or public transit ride from any point in the city.
30. Support legislation that requires cities to report responses to homelessness in their Housing Elements.
31. Support legislation dedicated to improving the builder’s remedy process that allows for more flexibility for local governments that show good- faith commitments to advancing housing solutions.
32. Support legislation that clarifies the interaction, applicability, and implementation requirements of overlapping state and housing laws to ensure consistent interpretation at the local level.
33. Support legislation that rewards Prohousing cities with funding, incentives, and permitting flexibility to increase the housing supply and create complete communities with the necessary infrastructure.
34. Support legislation that amends State Density Bonus L aw to ensure cities can continue to enforce inclusionary housing requirements.
35. Support legislation that ties any reduction, cap, deferral, or elimination of locally adopted revenues related to housing production—including development impact fees, permit fees, and transfer taxes —to demonstrable reductions in per -unit housing costs and improved housing affordability, ensuring that reductions do not undermine essential public infrastructure investments, and allow ing cities with a Prohousing Designation to require that developers provide financial transparency, such as development proform as that demonstrate cost reductions and housing CG/6/MGR
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affordability.
36. Support legislation that would incentivize the increased production of condominium developments, including but not limited to the modification of constructio n defect liability provisions and ensuring access to affordable hazard insurance policies.
37. Support legislation that seeks single-stair construction reform.
38. Support legislation that recognizes the need for mixed -use development around mass transit stops and provides cities with the necessary tools and funding to responsibly implement such legislation.
39. Support legislation that supports office conversions to housing and expands opportunities for employers to include workforce housing at their places of business.
40. Support legislation that preserves the right of cities to maintain their own reach codes.
41. Support sustained public investment and legislative action to expand seismic retrofit programs of soft-story, multi-unit residential buildings , including grants, low -cost financing, and incentives that make retrofitting achievable for property owners while protecting tenants from displacement.
42. Support the inclusion of realistic implementation deadlines in state laws that account for the many competing demands on local planning capacity.
D. Homelessness and Human Services
1. Support legislative and/or funding mechanisms for safe parking programs, including removing all sunset provisions set to expire.
2. Support efforts to increase federal and state funding to prevent and reduce homelessness in Mountain View and throughout Santa Clara County.
3. Support legislation and/or funding mechanisms that promote regional programs to address homelessness and support formerly homeless individuals, including funding for temporary emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and other supportive services for vulnerable populations.
4. Support measures that provide resources to address the mental health needs of people experiencing homelessness.
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of unnecessary and burdensome planning and reporting requirements.
6. Advocate for state funding to be included in mandates to address homelessness.
7. Support legislation for child and child-care tax credits and guaranteed income funding programs for families.
8. Advocate for changes in state law and additional funding that promotes increased ability for child-care options in urban settings.
9. Support legislation that requires jurisdictions to do their fair share in responding to homelessness, including increasing the supply of interim housing, rapid rehousing, and permanent housing and necessary support services.
10. Support legislation that promotes strategies to protect the safety and rights of vulnerable populations and preserves the socioeconomic and cultural diversity of the community, consistent with the City’s “Community for All” strategic priority.
11. Support legislation that creates opportunities for small and medium -sized cities to access the state’s Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program.
E. Economic Development
1. Support international, statewide, regi onal, and l ocal efforts to attract, retain, and provide resources for current and future technology -based, commercial, and industrial businesses.
2. Support efforts to provide funding mechanisms for economic development tools, including infrastructure investment, housing, childcare , and schools, focused on activation and placemaking in commercial retail areas to support vitality and increase pedestrian traffic and length of stay, as well as other needs critical to a foundation of equitable economic resiliency.
3. Support policies, programs, and funding that encourage working with other cities, counties, and government agencies to jointly leverage resources and assets to create and strengthen economic clusters within the region.
4. Support policies, projects, programs, and regulations for diversifying Mountain View’s primary economic base and facilitating investment that will result in maintaining or growing local jobs and creating an environment that is attractive to current and emerging industries.
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resiliency and addressing more equitable economic growth.
6. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business climate and maintain and grow the business tax base.
7. Maintain an equitable program for the continued disbursement of sales and use taxes, which reflect local impacts on various communities.
8. Taking into account the vital importance of equitable Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access, support legislation that would provide the needed education, financial resources, and access to ADA compliance experts for the Mountain View business community.
9. Support legislation and funding to enable workforce training and job growth to help meet the City’s goal of economic vitality.
10. Support nonresidential antidisplacement legislation that promotes and protects the ability of small or legacy businesses to remain and stay in the community, including business protection and replacement requirements.
11. Support policies and programs for the visual and performing arts/artist community that enhance and increase economic vitality for local businesses, create new jobs, increase the tax base, and promote tourism.
12. Support legislation that restores tax increment financing and other mechanisms that support the City’s ability to generate revenues.
F. Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, and Resilience
1. Decarbonization: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities to accelerate the electrification of buildings and vehicles to facilitate a shift away from fossil fuel dependency.
2. Climate Resilience: Support policies, programs, and funding that address extreme weather impacts, such as heat waves, sea -level rise, wildfires, air quality, and flood protection.
3. Collaborative Solutions : Support policies , programs , and funding opportunities that enhance regional cooperation in sustainable planning for climate resilience, decarbonization, transportation, housing, and economic development.
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5. Renewable Energy Production and Storage: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities to increase production of renewable energy and battery storage.
6. Electric Grid Capacity and Energy Affordability: Support increased grid capacity (transmission and distribution) and access to affordable, clean electricity.
7. Nature-Based Solutions: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities for initiatives like expanding tree canopies and wetland restoration that enhance climate resilience and provide multiple environmental benefits, including carbon sequestration and improved air quality.
8. Carbon Sequestration: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities for carbon sequestration initiatives that complement decarbonization policies and programs.
9. Empower Disadvantaged Communities: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities aimed at helping marginalized communities prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change.
10. Green Workforce Development: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities for training programs focused on workforce skills for the
electrification of buildings and transportation, particularly for those in marginalized communities.
11. Enhance Air Quality: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities for local agencies to reduce fossil fuel emissions and advance air quality improvements through innovative economic and technical developments.
12. Data Access and Data Driven Policy Analysis: Support policies, programs, and funding opportunities that encourage the state to analyze the costs and benefits of climate policies and provide local governments with access to data on resource consumption, supporting effective sustainability program implementation.
13. Support legislat ion that ensures tribal capacity to respond to CEQA consultation requests in a timely manner.
14. Support for legislation and funding to enable the City to implement urban greening and green infrastructure projects that improve water quality, protect creeks and waterways, reduce stormwater runoffs, decrease the flow of polluted water into the San Francisco Bay, and enhance regional climate resilience.
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G. Water Quality and Water Supply
1. Support and monitor legislation that would increase the availability of and funding for water conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage, and other water supply technologies.
2. Support the enhancement of a reliable and sustainable water supply for California that protects or enhances the environment.
3. Support measures to increase water supply and improve water quality in the region, including drought relief legislation.
H. Natural Hazards
1. Support programs which provide funding to hazard mitigation projects, including those identified in a FEMA-approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
2. Support funding of state efforts to update and prepare earthquake hazard mapping.
3. Support legislation and funding that would create an earthquake early warning system.
4. Support for legislation and funding to enable the City to implement urban greening programs to support climate resilience and mitigate the effects of extreme heat, air quality, and wildfire smoke, and safeguard residents’ health.
5. Support funding to mitigate extreme climate-related events for marginalized community members.
I. Recreation, Parks, and Library Services
1. Support legislation and funding opportunities (e.g., State Park grant funds, conservancy grant funds, and project mitigation funds) that would help the City fund acquisition, design, and/or improvements for parks, open space, natural resources, the urban forest, historic preservation, the arts, and cultural resources.
2. Support and encourage noncompetitive per-capita funding measures offered through the Natural Resources Agency, State Parks and Recreation, for the benefit of City Parks and Recreation capital projects.
3. Support efforts to fund the Housing -Related Parks Program offered through the CG/6/MGR
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4. Promote local agency control over policies that recognize the benefits of parks and recreation facilities.
5. Oppose efforts that erode funding for vital regional and community services that negatively impact Californians’ access to parks, open space, bikeways, after- school programming, youth services, senior services, food programs, facilities that promote physical activity, protect natural resources, and strengthen safety and security.
6. Oppose legislation that eliminates or reduces park development impact fees necessary for providing parks for new housing developments.
7. Support the California Library Association’s efforts to retain current funding levels, increase funding, and oppose legislation or budgetary actions that would reduce funding for libraries.
J. Public Safety, Emergency Services, and Law Enforcement
1. Support legislation that strengthens community-oriented public safety policies.
2. Support legislation and funding that will help local governments with improving community policing and rebuilding community trust through officer training and a proactive behavioral therapy approach for crises involving mental illness, homelessness and addiction, and support programs.
3. Monitor and evaluate legislation that would increase accountability and transparency for law enforcement agencies and personnel.
4. Support legislation that promotes and strengthens law enforcement and first - responder access to mental health services, including peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs.
5. Support legislation and funding opportunities that promote situational awareness during emergency events and evacuations.
6. Monitor legislation on implementation of best practices regarding law enforcement procedures and policies.
7. Support legislation that encourages regional collaboration and deployment of resources to maximize firefighting efforts.
8. Support local control of emergency medical services and ambulance services, including prehospital care and transport.
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9. Support local determination of adequate staffing based on data and analytics.
10. Recommend funding opportunities be created for public safety to include diversity in police and fire hiring, recruiting, and education practices.
11. Support legislation that coordinates public safety shutoff events between customers, regulators, government officials, and public safety partners.
12. Support legislation that would strengthen gun safety measures and accountability for gun crimes.
13. Support legislation for automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that supports law enforcement effectiveness while protecting privacy and reducing risks of misuse, establishes clear standards for data retention, storage, auditing, and sharing, and mandates that vendors demonstrate transparency and direct accountability for compliance with California law and local regulations governing ALPR use.
K. Transportation and Public Works
1. Support legislation that would increase funding for local transportation projects, including road resurfacing projects; local transit and shuttle projects; adding bikeways, sidewalks, and trails throughout the city where appropriate; programs that facilitate development -oriented transit and transit -oriented development; and enhancing bicycle and pedestrian safety and safety for people with disabilities.
2. Support increased state and federal funding of transportation improvements with regional or subregional benefits for all modes of transportation, including funding for constructing Caltrain grade separation projects.
3. Support legislation that would amend the Pedestrian Mall Law Act of 1960 to streamline the process for a City to make street closures permanent.
4. Support protection of dedicated transportation-related tax revenues and enhance the ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilities.
5. Support joint planning efforts and projects with Mountain View’s border cities and the County of Santa Clara on traffic congestion relief projects.
6. Support legislation and funding that support Vision Zero programs and project implementation.
7. Support efforts that allocate State General Fund surplus revenues to be invested in local/regional transportation projects and initiatives that benefit the City of Mountain View.
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8. Support policies aimed at equitable access for transportation system users and equitable transportation funding for disadvantaged communities.
9. Support funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the conversion of City shuttle fleets from gas-powered to electric vehicles.
10. Seek long-term funding solutions for the ongoing operation of Mountain View’s EV community shuttle program.
11. Oppose measures that undermine local decision -making in the installation of broadband services.
12. Closely monitor any legislation pertaining to the Surplus Lands Act and oppose measures that limit how land can be used and maintained.
13. Support legislation related to Valley Transportation Authority governance changes that ensure Mountain View is adequately represented on the governing board and fully recognizes Mountain View’s transportation needs.
14. Support legislation and funding that facilitates the implementation of slow, green, and shared-use street networks in Mountain View.
15. Support an increase in funding for transportation and transit without attaching additional requirements.
16. Support funding for constructing Caltrain grade separation projects.
17. Monitor/watch legislation that regulates the operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads.
18. Support legislation that establishes the creation and maintenance of reducing train noise operations and quiet zones for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Caltrain.
19. Support legislation and funding that enhances the climate resiliency of local and regional transportation infrastructure and operations.
20. Support legislation that strengthens safety standards for electric bicycles, including limits on user modification, enhanced rider training and licensing requirements, prohibitions on manufacturers or sellers encouraging or facilitating unlawful speed alterations, and age restrictions for higher-speed classes of e-bikes.
21. Support legislation that regulates e- bike battery and motor specifications to promote safe bicycle traffic for all residents in Mountain View.
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22. Support legislation and funding addressing unsafe youth use of e-bikes by requiring safety education and training programs for minors who violate traffic laws, while providing law enforcement with clear authority to impound e -bikes in cases of dangerous or repeated violations.
23. Support legislation that would expand the five- year pilot program for the use of automated speed cameras to additional jurisdictions to reduce speeding, traffic fatalities, serious injuries, and improve the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.