City Clerk’s Office
DATE: September 9, 2026
SUBJECT: Actions from the September 8, 2026 City Council Regular and Shoreline Regional Park Community Special Meeting
At the City Council Regular and Shoreline Regional Park Community Special meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the following actions were taken:
4.1) Acting as the City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, approve d the meeting minutes of April 28, 2026, May 12, 2026, May 19, 2026, May 26, 2026, June 9, 2026, June 23, 2026, and August 25, 2026
4.2) Adopted Resolution No. 19136 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Fixing the Employer Contribution at an Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act with Respect to a Recognized Employee Organization (Group 001 Safety-Fire)
Adopted Resolution No. 19137 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Fixing the Employer Contribution at an Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants Under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act with Respect to a Recognized Employee Organization (Group 002 Safety-Police)
4.3) Adopted Resolution No. 19138 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View: (1) Accepting and Appropriating $388,515 in 2022-2023 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (“PLHA”) Program Funds From the State of California in the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Subfund; (2) Appropriating $336,483 of the 2022-2023 PLHA Program Funds in the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Subfund to the 96 West El Camino Real Affordable Housi ng Project; (3) Appropriating $142,036 in PLHA Program Funds in the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Subfund to the Homeownership Assistance Pilot Program, Consisting of the Reappropriation of $110,000 in 2019 -2021 PLHA Funds and the Appropriation of $32,036 in 2022 -2023 PLHA Funds; (4) Authorizing the Use of $74,132 in PLHA Program Funds for Eligible Administrative Costs, Consisting of the Reappropriation of $54,136 in 2019 -2021 PLHA Funds and the Appropriation of $19,996 in 2022- 2023 PLHA Funds; and (5) Reducing the Existing Housing Impact Fund Appropriation for the 96 West El Camino Real Affordable Housing Project by $336,483, from $7,070,000 to $6,733,517, Reflecting the Replacement of These Funds with 2022- 2023 PLHA funds
4.4) Adopted Resolution No. 19139 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Issuance of the California Municipal Finance Authority Exempt Facility Bonds in an Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 8, 2026
Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) for the Purpose of Financing or Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of a Rental Housing Project Located at 96 West El Camino Real and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto
4.5) Adopted Resolution No. 19140 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 87 East Evelyn Avenue and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto
4.6) Authorized the City Manager or designees to execute an Amendment to the Joint Use Agreement between the Mountain View Whisman School District and the City of Mountain View for recreational use of school sites
Accepted the restroom facilities at Castro, Imai, and Landels Elementary Schools installed by the Mountain View Whisman School District for use by the public during non -school hours
Adopted Resolution No. 19141 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Reimburse the Mountain View Whisman School District a Total of Nine Hundred Forty -One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy -One Dollars and Five Cents ($941,571.05) as the City’s share of the Cost to Install the Restroom Facilities at Castro, Imai, and Landels Elementary Schools
4.7) Adopted Resolution No. 19142 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting Council Policy A-13b Governing Community Engagement in Public Meetings
4.8) Acting in its joint capacity as City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community:
Found that, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements, Shoreline Lake Cove and Hill Landscaping, Project 24 -37, is categorically exempt as Class 1, Existing Facilities, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301
Approved plans and specifications for Shoreline Lake Cove and Hill Landscaping, Project 24-37, and authorized 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 available project budget of $1,340,000. 100% of project funding is from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 8, 2026
4.9) Adopted Resolution No. 19143 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing Temporary Closure of Parking Lot Nos. 4 and 8 from 7:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. on Select Sundays Occurring Between September 20, 2026 and February 7, 2027, Not to Exceed Eight Sundays, for Use by the California Farmers’ Market Association
Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the California Farmers’ Markets Association for the temporary use of Parking Lot Nos. 4 and 8 for select Sundays occurring between September 20, 2026 and February 7, 2027, not to exceed eight Sundays
4.10) Acting as the City Council, authorize d the City Manager or designee to accept SB -1 Streets, Project 23-03, and authorized the final contract payment
Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorized the Community Manager or designee to accept Shoreline PVC Landfill Gas Header Replacement, Project 23-41, and authorized the final contract payment
4.11) Designated Councilmember Kamei as the voting delegate and Mayor Ramos as the voting alternate for the General Assembly meeting at the 2026 Cal Cities Annual Conference
Authorized the City's voting delegate or alternate to cast a vote at the Cal Cities Annual Conference to reflect the position adopted by the City Council
Adopted a position of opposition to the use of a constitutional amendment or other form of ballot initiative to ensure final local authority over housing and land use decisions , support for an approach for convening a working group or committee that could explore a legislative or policy fix, and directed City staff to work with the City's state lobbyist on options for Mountain View to have a seat at the table as part of the policy work
4.12) Approved the recommended board, commission, and committee work plans for Fiscal Year 2026-27, including an updated work plan for the Parks and Recreation Commission as presented by City staff at the City Council meeting
Directed the City Manager to return to the Council with recommendations for revised scopes for the Environmental Planning Commission and the Downtown Committee
4.13) Approved the City’s response to the 2026 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report, Pothole Damage: Improving claims processes within Santa Clara County
4.14) Approved the City's response to the 2026 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report:
VTA’s Management and Oversight of BART Silicon Valley Phase II Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 8, 2026
Directed the Council Transportation Committee or Council Policy and Procedures Committee to review the bylaws for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Group 2 Cities (comprised of Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills) and present to the City Council for approval
4.15) Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with Canopy, a California nonprofit organization (Entity No. 2373157), for community engagement and tree planting services, in an amount not to exceed $508,700
4.16) Approved plans and specifications for the Middlefield and Moffett Sewer Replacement, Project 22-42, and authorize staff to advertise the project for bids
Authorized the City Manager or designee to award the construction contract to the lowest responsive responsible bidder if the bid is within the total project budget of $10,440,000
Found that in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements, Middlefield and Moffett Sewer Replacement, Project 22 -42, is categorically exempt as Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction, under CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 3 of the California Code of Regulations), Section 15302(c)
Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with BKF Engineers, a California corporation (Entity No. 599256), for Middlefield and Moffett Sewer Replacement, Project 22 -42, increasing compensation by $73,000 for additional design services, for a total amount not to exceed $700,000
Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with Tanner Pacific, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 3876190), to provide construction management and inspection services for Middlefield and Moffett Sewer Replacement, Project 22-42, in a not-to-exceed amount of $635,000
4.17) Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with Next Practice Partners, LLC, a limited liability company (Business Entity No. 202207291610863), increasing compensation by $24,400 for an amount not to exceed $674,171
6.1) Approved the Downtown Business Improvement Area No. 1 Annual Report
Adopted Resolution No. 19144 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Annual Report of the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement Area No. 1 Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 8, 2026
and Declaring Its Intention to Levy Assessments for 2027, and set a public hearing date of October 13, 2026
6.2) Approved the Downtown Business Improvement Area No. 2 Annual Report
Adopted Resolution No. 19145 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Annual Report of the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement Area No. 2 and Declaring Its Intention to Levy Assessments for 2027, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a public hearing date of October 13, 2026
6.3) Received public input and approve d the draft Fiscal Year 2025 -26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
7) Directed staff to research land use regulations prohibiting detention centers and bring forward an urgency ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on detention centers or other appropriate action as soon as practicable