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DATE: July 6, 2026

SUBJECT: Actions from the June 23, 202 6 City Council Regular , Shoreline Regional Park Community Special and Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority Special Meeting

At the City Council Regular, Shoreline Regional Park Community Special and Mount ain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority Special meeting on Tuesday , June 23, 202 6, the following actions were taken:

2) Council took final action on Closed Session Item 2.4 to authoriz e the City to join a legal brief with other Bay Area local governments supporting a request for a court order to halt construction of a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Gilroy

4.1) Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, approve d the meeting minutes of February 10, 2026, February 24, 2026, March 10, 2026, March 24, 2026, and April 14, 2026

4.2) Adopted Ordinance No. 13.2026 of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 2, Article VIII of the Mountain View City Code to Add Section 2.86.25 Governing the Selection of Arguments for City Ballot Measures and to Make Other Clarifying Modifications

4.3) Adopted Resolution No. 19112 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Establishing the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations Limit

4.4) Adopted Resolution No. 19113 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Modifying City Council Policy A-11, Financial and Budgetary Policy, amended to reflect the updated policy text attached to the Council Q&A document

4.5) Adopted Resolution No. 19114 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting the City of Mountain View 2025 Urban Water Management Plan

Adopted Resolution No. 19115 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting the City of Mountain View Water Shortage Contingency Plan

4.6) Adopt the Recommended Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program by taking the following actions:

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Adopted Resolution No. 19116 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting the Recommended Fiscal Year 2026 -27 Capital Improvement Program, including All Amendments to Existing Projects, Excluding the Shoreline Regional Park Community

Adopted Resolution No. S-188 of the Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community Adopting the Recommended Fiscal Year 2026 -27 Capital Improvement Program for the Mountain View Shoreline Regional Park Community, Including Amendments to Existing Projects

4.7) Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the existing professional services agreement with Strategic Energy Innovations for Climate Corps Fellow services to extend the term to June 30, 2029, and increase compensation by $503,385.45 for a four -year total not-to-exceed amount of $735,824.45

4.8) Adopted Resolution No. 19117 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing Temporary Closure from Public Access to Parking Lot No. 11 for a Minimum of 66 Consecutive Months Beginning October 2026

Approved the removal and mitigation of 40 Heritage trees at a 2:1 tree replacement ratio with 24” box trees for Public Safety Building, Project 20-49

Approved plans and specifications for Public Safety Building Package 1 - Selective Demolition, Site Preparation, and Utilities Coordination, Project 20 -49, and authorize d staff to advertise the project for bidding

Authorized the City Manager or designee to award a construction contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder if the bid is within the estimated project costs for Package 1 of Public Safety Building, Project 20-49, of $5,500,000. Approximately 12.4% of the total costs from preliminary design through construction for the Public Safety Building, Project 20-49, will be funded by the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund

4.9) Adopted Resolutio n No. 19118 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Amend the Professional Services Agreement with Optony Inc. to Increase Compensation by $32,950 for Technical and Financial Advisory Support Services for Municipal Solar and Battery Storage Projects, for a total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $285,950

4.10) Adopted Resolution No. 19119 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Finding That the Action Taken and Activities Approved Herein are Not Projects Subject to California Environmental Quality Act Procedures, and Authorizing the City Manager or Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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Their Designee to: (1) Enter Into a Memorandum of Agreement With the Resilient Facilities Coalition (RFC), a Multi- Organization Coalition for Climate and Community Resilience Projects; and (2) Apply for Grant Funds Available Under California Proposition 4 and Related Programs in an Amount Estimated to be a Maximum of $35.0 Million, Including as a Lead or Partner Agency

4.11) Adopted Resolution No. 19120 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Declaring that the City is Authorized to Accept and Incur an Obligation of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Grant Funds and Enter into and Execute Standard Agreement(s) 213 with the California Department of Housing and Community Development

Appropriated $5,170,000 in Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Grant Funding to Middlefield Complete Streets, Project 22-01

Approved a mid-year Capital Improvement Program project, Bus Shelter Improvements

Appropriated $330,000 of Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Grant Funding and $45,000 of Conveyance Tax funds to Bus Shelter Improvements

Authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents and agreements and take all necessary actions related to the grant funding

4.12) Adopted Resolution No. 19121 a Resolution of Intention of the City Council of the City of Mountain View to Vacate the Public Street and Street Easement Known as Gamel Way in its Entirety, and set a date for a public hearing to consider the vacation for September 8, 2026

4.13) Adopted Resol ution No. 19122 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute Program Supplement No. F027 to Administering Agency - State Agreement for Federal- Aid Projects No. 04- 5124F15 with the California Department of Transportation for City of Mountain View Transit Center Mobility Hub Pilot, Project 23-27

4.14) Deferred action on Council Policy A- 13b Community Engagement in Public Meetings to September 2026

4.15) Adopted Resolution No. 19123 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting Council Policy A-24 Prohibiting the Use of City Property for Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities
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4.16) Adopted Resolution No. 19124 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending City Council Policy D-13, Mountain View Employee HomeBuyer and Relocation Assistance Program

4.17) Adopted Resolution No. 19125 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Appointing 15 Members and Nine Members -at-Large/Alternates to the Youth Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 School Year Term

4.18) Adopted Resolutio n No. 19126 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the Acceptance and Appropriation of a Cannabis Tax Fund Grant from the State of California in an Amount up to Four Hundred Ninety -Eight Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Twenty Cent s ($498,397.20) Contingent Upon Award and Receipt of the Grant Funds, to Help Reduce, and Mitigate the Impacts of, Impaired Driving in Mountain View and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Take All Steps Necessary to Receive the Grant Funds

4.19) Approved a midyear Capital Improvement Program project, Shoreline Golf Links Parking Lot Repaving

Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, transferred and appropriate d $638,500 of Shoreline Series A Bond Proceeds and $1,161,864 of Shoreline Series B Bond Proceeds from Charleston Road Improvements, Design and Construction, Project 19-34, to the Shoreline Golf Links Parking Lot Repaving Project

Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, transferred and appropriate d $2,199,636 of Shoreline Series A Bond Proceeds from Plymouth/Space Park Realignment, Project 20-40, to the Shoreline Golf Links Parking Lot Repaving Project, where the total project budget is 100% from the Shoreline Regional Park Community

Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, appropriated $2,199,636 from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund to Plymouth/Space Park Realignment, Project 20 -40, where the total project budget is $31,865,952, of which 27% is from the Shoreline Regional Park Community

Authorized the Community Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with Sandis Engineers Surveyors and Planners, a California corporation (Entity No. 606309), to provide design and construction support services for Shoreline Golf Links Parking Lot Repaving, in a not-to-exceed amount of $407,000 Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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4.20) Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community:

Authorized the Community Manager or designee to execute a Memorandum of Agreement and a Habitat Easement Deed and Habitat Maintenance Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to design, construct, and maintain the portions of the project components on City property for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Phase II Alviso Pond complex at Pond A1

Authorized the Community Manager or designee to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the California State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC) to design and construct the erosion protection, and Coast Casey North Levee at Shoreline at Mountain View Regional Park to support the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Phase II Alviso Pond complex at Pond A1

Authorized the Community Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with Marina Construction Management, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 6081240) for South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18- 53, increasing compensation by $150,000 for additional professional services, for a total agreement not- to-exceed amount of $830,000

Found that in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act requirements, the erosion protection improvements at Pond A1 is categorically exempt as Class 1, Existing Facilities, under California Public Resources Code Section 15301

4.21) Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorized the Community Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with GHD, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 2889127) for Shoreline Sea Level Rise Study Update, Project 21 -54, increasing compensation by $400,000 for additional engineering services, for a total amount not to exceed $799,080

4.22) Adopted Resolution No. 19 127 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View: (1) Approving a Special Event Permit and Sound Amplification Permit for the Oktoberfest Special Event, Subject to Conditions; (2) Approving the Closure of Certain Public Streets in the Downtown Area on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2:30 a.m., through Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10:00 p.m., for the Oktoberfest Special Event Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21101(e); and (3) Delegating Authority to the Community Services Director for Future Oktoberfest Events

4.23) Accepted North Shoreline Boulevard and Crittenden Lane Reconstruction, Project 2141, and authorized the final contract payment
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Accepted South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Project 18-53 (Bay Trail Improvements at Pond A2W), and authorized the final contract payment

4.24) Amended title of Acquisition of Real Property at 909 and 917 San Rafael Avenue, Project 23-47, to Acquisition and Related Site Preparation at 909, 917, and 939 San Rafael Avenue, Project 23 -47, and add ed to the scope site preparation activities at 939 San Rafael Avenue

Found that, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements, Acquisition and Related Site Preparation at 909, 917, and 939 San Rafael Avenue (939 San Rafael Avenue Demolition), Project 23 -47, is categorically exempt as Class 1, Existing Facilities, under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301

Approved plans and specifications for Acquisition and Related Site Preparation at 909, 917, and 939 San Rafael Avenue (939 San Rafael Avenue Demolition), Project 2347, and authorized staff to advertise the project for bids

Authorized the City Manager or designee to award a construction contract for 939 San Rafael Avenue demolition to the lowest responsive responsible bidder if the bid is within the estimated project costs for the demolition phase of Project 23-47, of $735,000

4.25) Awarded the contract for legal advertising for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 to the Daily Journal Corporation, doing business as San Jose Post Record, as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in an amount of $11,500 and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute subsequent change orders in an amount not to exceed $13,500, for a total contract amount not to exceed $25,000

4.26) Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the construction contract with Basset Engineering for San Antonio Area Sewer Main Improvements, Phase 1, Project 19 -45, to add $503,000 to the contingency budget for a total not -to-exceed contract amount of $3,064,362

Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with Tanner Pacific, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 3876190), for an additional amount of $150,000 to provide additional construction management and inspection services for San Antonio Area Sewer Main Improvements, Phase 1, Project 19 -45, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $382,740

4.27) Reviewed and accepted the fall 2025 and spring 2026 North Bayshore Trip Cap Reports

Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
Shoreline Regional Park Community and
Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority
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4.28) Accepted California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21 -40, and authorize the final contract payment

Transferred and appropriate d $243,000 from the San Antonio Public Benefit Fund to California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21-40

Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with BKF Engineers, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 3696846), for California Street (West) Complete Street Improvements, Pilot, Project 21 -40, to add $13,000 for additional design services, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $563,000

4.29) Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute a new professional services agreement for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 with BPR Consulting Group LLC for building plan checking, inspection, and consultant/professional services in an amount not -to-exceed $600,000

Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute a new professional services agreement for Fiscal Year 2026 -27 with Shums Coda Associates, Inc. for building plan checking, inspection, and consultant/professional services in an amount not -to-exceed the City Manager or designee to execute a new professional services agreement for Fiscal Year 2026-27 with Shums Coda Associates, Inc. for building plan checking, inspection, and consultant/professional services in an amount not-to-exceed $800,000

4.30) Appropriated $81,000 and $179,000 in the Community Services Department, Shoreline Restaurant- Michaels and Shoreline Golf Links SubFunds, respectively, for increased restaurant and golf operating costs

Increased revenue appropriations by $81,000 and $179,000 Community Services Department, Shoreline Restaurant- Michaels and Shoreline Golf Links SubFunds, respectively, for increased restaurant and golf operating costs

4.31) Approved the business terms for a lease agreement between the City of Mountain View and Google, Inc., that includes an option for Google to sell the property to the City, for property located at 485 and 495 Clyde Avenue (APN 160 -57-006 and 160- 57007) (Attachment 1 to the Council Report) and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a lease agreement consistent with these business terms

Found that in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15325, the lease and Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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potential acquisition of these properties is categorically exempt as Class 25(f) because the lease and potential acquisitions preserve lands for park purposes

4.32) Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute an amendment to the professional services agreement with Plante Moran, CPAs, P.C., for Land Management System advisory services, including request for proposal development, vendor selection support, and contract and statement of work advisory services, increasing compensation by $174,955 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $397,604

4.33) Approved travel for Mayor Ramos and Councilmember Kamei to represent the City at the 50th anniversary commemorative ceremony of the Sister City relationship between Mountain View and Iwata, Japan, and delegate the City Manager or designee to authorize funding of up to $25,000 for travel, ceremonial gifts, and other expenses per Council Policy A-14

4.34) Ratified the award of an on- call emergency services construction contract with West Valley Construction Company, Inc., a California corporation, (Entity No. 351886) to remediate emergency conditions that arose during the Cuesta Water Main Incident, for a total amount not-to-exceed $600,000

6.1) Adopted the Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan , including a revised definition of “Functional Species” that reads:

"Species that can be selected for planting to provide specific desired functions as climate resilience, pest resistance, urban compatibility, or naive biodiversity support."

7.1) Adopted the Community Ownership Action Plan

Adopted Resolution No. 19128 of the City Council of the City of Mountain to Transfer and Appropriate $1,000,000 From the Below -Market-Rate Housing Fund to the Acquisition and Preservation Subfund to Fund Community -Owned Housing Projects as Part of the Community Ownership Action Plan

Adopted Resolution No. 19129 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View to Appropriate $425,000 From the General Housing Fund to Fund Capacity -Building Efforts as Part of Implementing the Community Ownership Action Plan

Authorized the City Manager or designee to establish and implement a process, including appropriate safeguards and eligibility criteria, for evaluating and selecting Community - Owned Housing Projects for funding, and to approve and execute all funding agreements Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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and related documents for selected projects, without returning to City Council, and direct the City Manager or designee to provide notice to City Council and the public of funding decisions within 30 days of executing all project-related funding documents

7.2) Adopted Resolution No. 19130 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View: (1) Calling a General Municipal Election and Ordering Consolidation with the Statewide General Election for the Purpose of Submitting to the Voters a Ballot Measure to Amend Mountain View City Code Section 33.2 to Authorize City Council to Increase the City's Transient Occupancy Tax; (2) Authorizing Members of the Council to Author an Argument for the Ballot Measure; (3) Directing the City Attorney to Prepare an Impartial Analysis; and (4) Authorizing the City Clerk to Contract with the County of Santa Clara for Services to be Performed in Connection with the General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and authorizing Mayor Ramos, Vice Mayor Clark, and Councilmember Ramirez to author an argument in favor

7.3) Adopted Resolution No. 19131 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Appointing Jannie Quinn as an Interim City Attorney Under Government Code Section 21221(h)

8.1) Adopted Resolution No. 19132 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally Approving a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to Construct a Three-Story Multi-Family Building with 11 Apartment Units and Two, Two- Story Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on a Vacant Site Which Previously Contained a Multi-Family Building, Utilizing State Density Bonus Law, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove Two Heritage Trees on a 0.172 -Acre Site Located at 333 Franklin Street (APN: 158 -12-069); and Finding the Project to be Categorically Exempt from the California En vironmental Quality Act (CEQA), Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (“In-Fill Development Projects”)

8.2) Convened a public hearing, accepted public comment, and took the following actions necessary for the City of Mountain View, the Shoreline Regional Park Community, and the Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026- 27 budgets, fee modifications, and funding for the adopted F iscal Year 2026 -27 Capital Improvement Projects

City of Mountain View Actions:

Adopted Resolution No. 19133 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View: 1) Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 -27 City Budget; 2) Appropriating Funds to Cover Expenditures Approved by Said Budget; 3) Authorizing the City Manager or designee to Execute Funding Agreements Consistent with Nonprofit Funding Appropriations in Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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the Adopted Budget; 4) Adjust the Business License Tax Amount by the Annual CPI; and 5) Authorizing the Finance and Administrative Services Director to Adjust Appropriations in Various Funds as Needed to Align with Actual Revenue Earned and Received as Specifically Set Forth Herein, Make Final Adjustments to the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act and Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance Budgets and Fees, Adjust Appropriations Related to the Graham Middle School Site Based on Billed Invoices, and Determine Final Budget Amounts Based on Council Direction

Adopted Resolution No. 19134 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending the City of Mountain View Master Fee Schedule

Committed $2,256,000 of Park Land Dedication Funds to the adopted Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Projects

Adopted Resolution No. 19135 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Salary Plan for Hourly Employees and Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Salary Plans for Regular and Hourly Employees

Appropriated $1,800,000 in the Water Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 -26 to cover costs associated with the Cuesta water main emergency incident

Authorized the City Manager (as Director of Emergency Services), or designee, to approve water and sewer bill credits of up to two months or one billing cycle for the 67 households impacted by the Cuesta water main emergency incident

Mountain View Shoreline Regional Park Community Action:

Adopted Resolution No. S-189 n of the Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community: 1) Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 -27 Shoreline Regional Park Community Budget; 2) Appropriating Funds to Cover Expenditures Approved by Said Budget; and 3) Authorizing the Treasurer to Adjust Appropriations as Needed to Make Payments in Accordance with the Tax-Sharing Agreement with Santa Clara County and the Education Enhancement Reserve Joint Powers Agreement, to Align Appropriations with Actual Revenues Earned and Received as Specifica lly Set Forth Herein, and Determine Final Budget Amounts Based on Board Direction

City of Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority Action:

Adopted Resolution No. F-26 of the City of Mountain View Capital Improvements Financing Authority (“MVCIFA”) Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 -27 Budget for Debt Actions of the Mountain View City Council,
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Service Payments, Appropriating Funds to Cover Expenditures Approved by Said Budget, and Authorizing the MVCIFA Treasurer to Make Budget Adjustments and Determine Final Budget Amounts Based on MVCIFA Board Direction

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