City Clerk’s Office
DATE: October 14, 2026
SUBJECT: Actions from the October 13, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting At the City Council Regular meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the following actions were taken:
4.1) Adopted Ordinance 14.2026 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 Adopted Ordinance 15.2026 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
4.2) Adopted Resolution No. 19148 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Adopting the Revised Ambulance Billing and User Fees to Be Used by the Mountain View Fire Department for Advanced Life Support Emergency Ambulance Transportation Services and Authorizing the Applicable Fees to Be Reflected in the City’s Master Fee Schedule as “Actual Costs (as Established by Santa Clara County)”
4.3) Accepted the 2026 Pathways to Housing Homeless Response Strategy Implementation and Expenditure Plan's first Annual Progress Report
Directed staff to review the letter from Hope’s Corner, reach out to their representatives, and return to Council with options for addressing their funding gap
4.4) Authorized the City Manager or designee to amend the existing professional services agreement with San Francisco Estuary Institute, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) (Business Entity No. 1141169), to amend the scope of services, extend the term to December 31, 2028, and increase compensation by $150,000 for an amount not to exceed $1,022,880 Actions of the Mountain View City Council
October 13, 2026
6.1) Received a report on the Conceptual Design for a Citywide Fiber Network Adopted Phase 1a of the report and direct staff to return to Council during the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget process for project funding, and direct staff to establish a Technology Upgrade Reserve for future implementation of Phase 1b and other strategic technology investments as budget permits
7.1) Introduced an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Approving a First Amendment to the Development Agreement By and Between the City of Mountain View and LinkedIn Corporation for the LinkedIn Middlefield Campus on a 28.7-Acre Site Located at 700-810 East Middlefield Road and 1100-1200 Maude Avenue (APNs: 165-38-001 and 165-38-009) to Extend the Term by Five Years, and set a second reading for October 27, 2026 Directed staff to appropriate all public benefit funds received to the Mountain View affordable housing fund
7.2) Adopted Urgency Ordinance 16.2026 of the City of Mountain View Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Filing, Acceptance, Processing, or Approval of Applications for, and the Establishment or Operation of, Detention or Custodial Detention Facilities and Custodial Processing Facilities Pending Study of Appropriate Zoning and Land Use Regulations
7.3) Adopted Resolution No. 19149 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Confirming the Annual Report of the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement Area No. 1 and Levying the Annual Benefit Assessments for Calendar Year 2027 Authorized the City Manager or designee to allocate the 2027 revenues from Business Improvement Area No. 1 to the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce to fund a disbursement agreement with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce to accomplish the purposes of the area
7.4) Adopted Resolution No. 19150 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Confirming the Annual Report of the Downtown Mountain View Business Improvement Area No. 2 and Levying the Annual Benefit Assessments for Calendar Year 2027 Authorized the City Manager or designee to allocate the 2027 revenues from Business Improvement Area No. 2 to the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce to fund a disbursement agreement with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce to accomplish the purposes of the area
Actions of the Mountain View City Council
October 13, 2026
7.5) Adopted Resolution No. 19151 of the City Council of the City of Mountain View:
(1) Awarding an Energy Services Contract to SolarNorcal, LLC, Doing Business as Excite Energy, for the Design, Installation, and Commissioning of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems at Four City Facilities: the Mountain View Public Library, City Hall, the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center (“Project Sites”), Including Roof Replacement Work at the Mountain View Public Library and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and a Battery Energy Storage System (Battery Storage) at the Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center, For a Total Amount Not to Exceed $3,945,750;
(2) Finding That the Project Satisfies the Cost-Effectiveness Requirements of California Government Code Section 4217.12 for Energy Service Contracts; (3) Approving a Midyear Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project, City Facilities Solar PV and Battery Storage, for the Design and Installation of Solar PV Systems at the Project Sites, Including Roof Replacement Work at the Mountain View Public Library and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and Battery Storage at Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center (Collectively, “Project”); (4) Transferring and Appropriating $2,600,000 From the General Non-Operating Fund, $1,400,000 From the CIP Reserve Fund, and $1,000,000 From the Sustainability Project CIP (Project 20-99) to Fund the New CIP Project; and (5) Finding That the Project is Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)