City Council on 2023-09-26 6:00 PM
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Mountain View City Council
6h 33m
8 speakers
8 agenda items
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What topics are covered in the closed‑session agenda at the start of the meeting?
Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us for our closed session. City Attorney Loague will make a closed session announcement, and then the City Council welcomes public comment on the items listed for our closed session. City Attorney Loague.
Thank you. There are three items on this evening's closed session agenda. Item two point one is a conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation. Pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine, the name of the case is Gulai Mabalevia versus the City of Mountain View, Santa Clara County Superior Court number twenty three C V four one eight two five six. Item two point two is a conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine. The name of the case is Ella Kobzanitz versus the City of Mountain View, Santa Clara County Superior Court case number twenty-three C V. four two zero three one one.
The final item, item two point three, is a conference with legal counsel regarding a liability claim pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine. The name of the claimant is Manuel Garcia.
Thank you. Would any member of the public joining us virtually or in person like to provide comment on the closed session items listed on tonight's agenda? If so, please click the raised hand button in Zoom or submit a blue speaker card to the city clerk. City clerk, do you have any cards? No. Um And Now is time to raise your hand if you're attending virtually and would like to speak. Seeing no hands. Uh we will now recess to the plaza conference room for closed session and return to the council chambers at the close at the close of the closed session to continue the regular session.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Mountain View City Council of September twenty sixth, twenty twenty three. I have an announcement. The city clerk's office is recruiting volunteers to interview for service on boards, commissions, and committees. The application period has been extended to Friday, October sixth at five PM. We currently have vacancies on the following. The Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The board of library trustees. The downtown committee, and this would be for downtown property owners andor representatives of a business in the downtown. Also the parks and recreation комісія. The Senior Advisory Committee and the Visual Arts Committee. In addition, recruitment is open for volunteers to interview for one vacancy on the rental housing committee.
The application period closes this Thursday, september twenty eighth, at five PM. Applications and more information can be found at mountainview.govslash advisors. Now please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Now we move to item two, which is roll call. The city clerk will take attendance.
Councilmember Abekoga. Here. Councilmember Kamei. Here. Councilmember Matajek. Here. Councilmember Ramirez. Here. Councilmember Ramos? Here. Vice Mayor Scholter. Here. Mayor Hicks. Here.
Thank you. We are now on item three, which is presentations. Please note these are only presentations. The city council will not take any action. And public comment will occur after the presentation item. If you'd like to speak on this item in person, please submit a blue speaker card to the city clerk. Now. So we're on item three point one. Um, we are happy to be joined this evening by Sukanyas Kumar, chair of the Porn Performing Arts Committee. Uh to accept this proclamation. Will you please join me at the lecture?
Hi, maybe you can come to this side of the lectern. Here is your very long proclamation. You can take it home and read it, but I'll read part of it. In part, the proclamation reads: whereas the nation's 120,000 nonprofit arts organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nation's 4,500 local arts agencies in communities across the country, and the Arts and Humanities.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What topics are covered in the closed‑session agenda at the start of the meeting?
1:31–25:49
2
How does the discussion transition from the opening remarks to the public comments and proclamations?
25:49–1:17:29
3
What is the focus of the Economic Vitality Strategy presentation and the related council deliberations?
1:17:29–2:15:21
4
What are council members discussing about the economic‑vitality vision and equity statements?
2:15:21–3:22:40
5
How do council members prioritize actions (rapid‑response team, vacancy tax, etc.) and use straw polls to decide?
3:22:40–4:09:02
6
What is the process for selecting the preferred and alternate development teams for the 87 East Evelyn Avenue affordable‑housing project?
4:09:02–4:30:24
7
What are the key features and financing details of Charities Housing’s proposal?
4:30:24–4:48:17
8
How do council members raise concerns about parking, subsidies, and senior‑housing requirements?
4:48:17–6:33:28
Speakers
8 identified
Alison Hicks 48 min
Ellen Kamei 23 min
Pat Showalter 21 min
Lucas Ramirez 19 min
Emily Ann Ramos 13 min
Kimbra McCarthy 13 min
Chris Clark
Rafael Mandelman
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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