City Council on 2024-01-23 5:00 PM

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Mountain View City Council 3h 41m 6 speakers 7 agenda items transcribed 3 days ago official recording ↗

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What is the agenda and who is present at the start of the meeting?

Lucas Ramirez 0:22

Well calls when you take a while. Yeah.

Pat Showalter 0:39

So can I go ahead? Good evening. Um Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us for our joint closed session with the City of Sunnyvale. The Assistant City Clerk will take attendance by roll call.

Unknown 0:55

Councilmember Abicoga.

Pat Showalter 0:57

Yeah.

Clara Jessup 0:58

Council Member Hicks?

Pat Showalter 0:59

Here.

Clara Jessup 1:00

Councilmember Kamei?

Ashawani 1:01

Here.

Clara Jessup 1:01

Councilmember Ramos?

Unknown 1:05

Council Member Ramirez?

Ashawani 1:06

Here.

Unknown 1:07

Vice

Shahida Shabaz 1:07

Mayor Matacek? Here. Mayor Show Walter? Here. Thank you.

Pat Showalter 1:12

Okay, we have a quorum. And now um Sunnyvale will perform their roll call.

Don Cameron 1:20

Thank you. Mayor Show Shoalter, thank you for uh calling this joint meeting to order. First, Councilmember Mellinger, do you have a statement you would like to make?

Lucas Ramirez 1:32

I do. Uh I am pr participating remotely in tonight's council meeting under the just cause provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, included in California government code section five four nine five three J two because I am experiencing a contagious illness that prevents me from participating in person.

Don Cameron 1:54

Thank you. I would like to remind Sunnyvale community members that following the joint uh closed session meeting, the special order of the day. Recognition of Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering. a fair association. Award winners will begin at six thirty PM. Followed by that the regular council meeting at seven PM. We encourage the public to stay tuned and participate in the regular meeting. Those wishing to stay online. For the additional uh Sunnywheel items, please remain in uh remain in this zoom link. Mountain view will transition to a different Zoom link. for the remainder of the night. City Cloud? Maybe please have the roll call for Sunday bill.

Lucas Ramirez 2:48

Mayor Klein. President. Vice Mayor Sernivasan.

Don Cameron 2:51

Present.

Lucas Ramirez 2:52

Councilmember Melton. Present. Councilmember Cisneros?

Don Cameron 2:55

Present.

Lucas Ramirez 2:56

Councilmember Dean.

Joey Houghton 2:57

Present.

Lucas Ramirez 2:58

Councilmember Mellinger.

Joey Houghton 2:59

Present.

Lucas Ramirez 3:01

Council Member Sell.

Joey Houghton 3:02

President.

Lucas Ramirez 3:03

Seven present with Councilmember Mellinger participating via teleconference.

Pat Showalter 3:08

Thank you. Now Mountain View City Attorney Log will make a closed session announcement and then we will welcome public comment on the item listed for closed session.

Unknown 3:20

Thank you. Good evening to the council members in Sunnyvale and to our council members. The City Council for the City of Mountain View and the City of Sunnyvale will be participating in a joint closed session meeting for a conference with legal counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.9. The name of the case is San Francisco Bay Bay Keeper versus the City of Mountain View and City of Sunnyvale, United States District Court. Um of the Northern District of California case number two zero dash C V zero zero eight two four. Thank you.

Pat Showalter 4:01

Thank you.

How does the council transition from the joint closed‑session to the public comment period?

Pat Showalter 4:02

Okay, now would any member of the public joining us virtually or in person like to provide comment on the closed session item listed on tonight's agenda? If so, please click the raise hand button on Zoom or submit a speaker card to the clerk. We will take in-person speakers in Mountain View's Council Chambers, followed by in-person speakers in Sunnyville's Council Chambers, followed by speakers on Zoom. Each speaker will have three minutes. Um I do not see any uh in person speakers in Mountain View.

Don Cameron 4:43

Members of the public will now have an opportunity to address the council on the closed session item for Sunnyville. uh council uh from the c Sunnyvale council chambers. Members of the public wishing to address the Council's Please submit a speaker card to the Sunnyvale City Clerk. or raise your digital handle na handle hand now. or dial star nine on your on a telephone to indicate you wish to speak. I will call on members of public participating in person first. Then the city clerk will ask remote participants to unmute their microphone when it is their turn to address the council. speakers will have three minutes to speak. You say anyone interested in speaking on this item before we hear the remote remote

Don Cameron 5:36

From the remote speakers. City Clerk, uh do we have any in person speaker or speaker cards? I don't see none.

John Marshant 5:46

No, Vice

Lucas Ramirez 5:46

Mayor.

Don Cameron 5:47

Okay. Thank you.

John Marshant 5:49

And we also do not have any remote uh speakers.