City Council on 2025-04-22 5:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING

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What was covered during the roll call and opening introductions?

Ellen Kamei 0:00

Study session will begin with roll call. The Assistant City Clerk will take attendance by roll call. Council Member Clark? Council Member Hicks?

Unknown 0:10

Here.

Ellen Kamei 0:11

Councilmember McAllister?

Unknown 0:12

Yeah.

Ellen Kamei 0:13

Council Member Ramirez? Here. Council

Unknown 0:15

Member Show Walter? Vice Mayor Ramos? Here. Mayor Kamei? Thank you. We have a quorum with all members present.

Ellen Kamei 0:22

Great, thank you. So uh we begin tonight with a study session. Item 3.1 is our Moffat Boulevard Precise Plan, land use alternatives and streetscape priorities. Mandarin and Spanish translation services are available for this item. We'll now hear from our Mandarin interpreter.

Ellen Kamei 1:17

Think we're just working out some technical difficulties to be able to hear from our interpreters. Can we hear from our Chinese Mandarin interpreter first, please? Yes.

Unknown 1:31

Yes. Okay.

Unknown 1:38

Uh woman tikong her tungo zoom the ko yi fu. Lugu ni shai sin chang the hwa nin kai um tikong uhi lugo nieshi tungo zoom ten hui the hwa uh ning kai sha holdin ti pingu sa bang chu sien the ko yi yen to. Thank you. Great, thank you. We'll

Ellen Kamei 2:02

now hear from our Spanish interpreter.

Unknown 2:05

Muy buenas tardes. Si necesita interpretación al español, pulse el botón Interpretación en Zoom y seleccione el idioma adecuado para escuchar la reunión en ese idioma. Gracias.

Ellen Kamei 2:19

Great, thank you. So the purpose of this study session is to review the Moffitt Boulevard Precise Plan Land Use Alternatives and provide direction on a preferred land use alternative as well as streetscape priorities. Assistant Community Development Director Amber Amber Blazinski and Community Development Director Christian Murdoch will present the item. If you'd like to speak on this item in person, now is the time to submit your blue speaker card to the assistant city clerk now. And we'll begin with a staff presentation. Good evening, Mayor Kamei, members of the City Council. My name is Amber Blazinski, Assistant Community Development Director, and with me on the dais is Aki Snelling, who's the project planner for the Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan.

Ellen Kamei 3:06

The Moffat Boulevard precise plan will be the new will be a new precise plan that will serve as the zoning regulations for the area shown in blue. Similar to other precise plans in the city, it will include development and streetscape standards for the area and implement guidance from the general plan, housing element, and latest council work plan. The most recent council hearing on the project was November 19, 2024, when the council provided direction on the visioning framework and potential strategies for the Maffit area and designated four adjacent areas as future study areas shown in tan. For these future study areas, new development standards would be limited and no change in allowed land use or densities would occur at this time.

Ellen Kamei 3:50

The city, in conjunction with our consultants, have conducted extensive community outreach since last year's EPC and City Council study sessions and previous outreach efforts which included An event table at the February 23rd, 2025 Mountain View Farmers Market, visits to businesses along Moffitt to announce the March 3rd community workshop. A community workshop on land use alternatives and streetscape improvement concepts was held on March 3rd, where 85 attendees participated in group discussions on the land use alternatives and provided input in a live survey to rank streetscape improvement concepts. Additionally, the city conducted an online survey that ran between March 7th and April 6th, where 144 responses were received regarding the land use alternatives and streetscape improvement concepts.

Ellen Kamei 4:43

At the previous study session, five vision themes and potential strategies were presented. City Council provided direction to update the themes and strategies as shown on these slides. Vision Theme 1 is a unique identity and community for residents, businesses, workers, and visitors. Vision Theme Two is a thriving hub of economic activity and uses for the neighborhood and surrounding areas. Vision theme three is a revitalized neighborhood that embraces a range of housing, business and community amenities and uses for the neighborhood and surrounding areas.