City Clerk’s Office
DATE: September 29, 2026
SUBJECT: Actions from the September 22, 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 22, 2026, the following actions were taken:
2) Council took final action on Closed Session Item 2.1 to initiate litigation against Golden State Fire Apparatus and other named parties listed in the agenda to recover excess charges for City fire engines and other vehicles due to suspected violations of federal and state antitrust laws
4.1) Adopted Resolution No. 19146 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Updating the List of Designated Positions Required to File Statements of Economic Interest
4.2) Acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorized the Community Manager or designee to execute a sole source professional services agreement with Tetra Tech BAS, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 1346576) to provide design and construction support services for Field Renovations - Shoreline Athletic Fields, Project 27-28, in a not-to-exceed amount of $880,000, of which 100% is from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund
4.3) Acting in its joint capacity as City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorized the City Manager and Community Manager, or respective designees to execute a Settlement, Limited Release and Reimbursement Agreement with Google LLC, providing reimbursement for past environmental work at the property located at 2000 North Shoreline Boulevard, in a not-to-exceed amount of $4,968,700 Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, appropriated $4,968,700 in the Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund, utilizing the Site Contamination Reserve established within the Fund, for the settlement payment, of which 100% is from the Shoreline Regional Park Community Acting in its joint capacity as City Council and Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, authorized the Community Manager or designee to execute a Monitoring Reimbursement Agreement with Google LLC, for ongoing environmental monitoring, inspection and reporting at the property located at 2000 North Shoreline Boulevard, in a not-to-exceed amount of $900,000
Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 22, 2026
Acting in its capacity as Board of Directors of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, appropriated $900,000 in the Public Works Department, Shoreline Regional Park Community Fund, for the Monitoring Reimbursement Agreement, of which 100% is from the Shoreline Regional Park Community
4.4) Authorized the City Manager or designee to execute Addendum No. 14 to the Basic Agreement between the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos for authorization of:
a) Palo Alto to manage the design, construction, and implementation of the Headworks Project, Outfall Project, and Minor Capital and Emergency Projects (collectively, the “Projects”); b) Palo Alto to manage the $31 million in costs authorized for the Projects; c) Palo Alto to obtain and administer a line of credit to fund the Projects at the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant, d) Mountain View to provide a cost-share not-to-exceed $11.7 million Appropriated $2.0 million in the Wastewater Fund within the Public Works Department for the initial cash payment for the projects described in Addendum No. 14
6.1) Was not heard and will be re-noticed for discussion at a future date
6.2) Accepted the City of Mountain View Historic Context Statement (“HCS”) Introduced an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the Mountain View City Code to Update Standards and Procedures Related to the Designation and Preservation of Historic Resources and Finding that the Amendments Are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, as Recommended by the Environmental Planning Commission, and set a second reading for October 13, 2026, with the following amendments:
SEC. 36.55.20. - Designation process for historic register—Historic districts. a. Districts generally. The designated boundary must be contiguous, and shall not contain non-district parcels wholly enclosed within the district boundary. A historic district may only be formed within the geographic area bounded by the following public streets: California Street, Hope Street, Evelyn Avenue, and Bryant Street.
SEC. 36.55.25. - Designation of State and National Register Resources.
Any resource listed on the California Register of Historical Resources or the National Register of Historic Places shall also be included on the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources, except for a historic district that does not meet the geographic Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 22, 2026
location limitations provided in Section 36.55.20.a. Such inclusion shall be by reference and shall not require a separate local designation hearing. Within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the listing, the director shall notify the property owner of the listing, its local regulatory consequences, and the procedure for correcting an error concerning the identity or listing status of the property.
SEC 36.55.70. – Enforcement.
c. “… direct that the city shall not issue a permit authorizing new construction in place of the historic resource other than restoration or remedial work for a period of up to fifteen (15) five (5) years from the date of violation.” Introduced an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending the Zoning Map to Exclude Properties Designated on the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources Prior to January 1, 2025 from Government Code Section 65912.157 (Senate Bill 79) and Finding that the Amendments Are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as Recommended by the Environmental Planning Commission, and set a second reading for October 13, 2026 Referred consideration of a draft Council Policy to implement the incentives and benefits available to historic resources to the Council Policy and Procedures Committee Directed staff to exclude the following addresses from the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources, for adoption at a later public hearing:
201 Mariposa Avenue
250 Mariposa Avenue
252 Monroe Drive
472 View Street (482 View Street)
624 W El Camino Real
655 Castro Street
990 California Street
1051 W El Camino Real
1200 Villa Street
1414 W El Camino Real
1901 W El Camino Real
2674 W El Camino Real
Directed staff to delist the following addresses from the Mountain View Register of Historic Resources, following completion of required environmental review:
562 Pettis Avenue
Actions of the Mountain View City Council
and Shoreline Regional Park Community
September 22, 2026
1855 Miramonte Avenue
Directed staff to conduct the necessary analysis to establish a historic district in the downtown
Directed staff to explore ways to support property owners to self-designate, including information on available incentives
Directed staff to establish a historic plaque program to recognize the diverse history of the downtown area and further develop incentives that provide a real benefit to property owners, with a focus on permit fee reductions, property tax rebates, and Mills Act contracts
7.1) Adopted the Mountain View Active Transportation Plan, moving the multimodal paragraph from Chapter 4 (pg 73) to Executive Summary, and incorporating the following requests, with modifications, from the September 21, 2026, Community Coalition Letter:
1.a. Updated Design Standards (changes limited to scope of CIP 27-27)
1.b. Greening/Tree Canopy Improvements
1.c. KPIs and Performance Targets to Measure Active Transportation Progress (to be developed over the next year)
2.b. Part-Time Bicycle Lane Elimination
2.d. Traffic Calming (consideration of including green infrastructure in the existing Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP))
2.e. Smaller-Scale Safety Improvements (language moved from Chapter 4 to Table 7)
7.2) Adopted Resolution No. 19147 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving Annual Compensation Increases for the City Clerk and City Manager and Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Salary Plan for Regular Employees to Update the Salaries for Council Appointees