City Council on 2026-09-22 5:00 PM - JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL (REGULAR) AND SHORELINE REGIONAL PARK COMMUNITY (SPECIAL) - Sep 22, 2026

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Emily Ann Ramos 2:43
All right. Is everyone ready? All right, we're gonna get this started. Okay. Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us for our closed session. Senior Assistant City Attorney Bakra uh will make a closed session announcement when we will and then we will welcome public comment on the items listed for the closed session. I totally messed up your name. I'm so sorry for that.
Unknown 3:09
That's okay. Thank you, Mayor. There are two items on this evening's closed session agenda. Item two point one is a meeting to discuss initiation of litigation pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine D four. Item two point two is a meeting to consider appointment of a city attorney pursuant to government code section five four four four four four nine five seven B one.
Emily Ann Ramos 3:30
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 raise hand button in Zoom or submit the speaker card to the city clerk. We will take in person speakers first. Each speaker will have three minutes. Seeing none, we will now take virtual speakers. Seeing none, um the council will now recess to the plaza conference room for closed session and return to the council chambers at the close to continue the regular session.
Emily Ann Ramos 4:48
All right. Good evening everyone. Welcome to the joint meeting of the Mountain View City Council and Shoreline Regional Park Community of september twenty second, twenty twenty six. 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. All right. The city clerk will take attendance by roll call. Councilmember Hicks? Here.
Unknown 5:31
Councilmember Kamei? Here. Council Member McAllister. Here. Councilmember Ramirez? Here. Councilmember Showalter. Vice Mayor Clark? Here. Mayor Ramos? Here. You have a quorum?
Emily Ann Ramos 5:43
Thank you. In recent weeks, the city, along with a few of our neighboring elected decision making bodies, have been subjected to disruptive racist verbal attacks by anonymous callers during virtual public comments. The City of Mountain View is fully committed to racial, religious, and cultural equity and justice as we strive to create a welcoming, safe and inclusive community for all. The council welcomes respectful, non threatening public comments on matters within our jurisdiction. Comments deemed otherwise pursuant to the Council Code of Conduct and the Government Code may be grounds for terminating a speaker's comment period. Now I'd like to take a moment to highlight a new tool the city is piloting to make our public meetings more accessible to our diverse community.
Emily Ann Ramos 6:27
The city has launched a pilot of WordFly, an AI-powered translation and captioning service that allows members of the public to follow meeting proceedings in their preferred language using their own device or headset. The service offers translation in more than 60 languages. For those watching from home via Zoom, YouTube, and the city website, or cable TV, Wordly Translation Service can be launched by scanning the QR code displayed on the screen or by clicking direct links provided in the meeting agendas. As a reminder, we are currently recruiting members to serve on our boards, commissions, and committees. We are accepting applications until five PM on October second for the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
Emily Ann Ramos 7:10
Board of Library Trustees, Downtown Committee, Environmental Planning Commission, Human Relations Committee, Parks and Rec Recreation Commission, Performing Arts Committee, and the Senior Advisory Committee. Please visit Mountainview.gov/slash Bcc. Or contact the city clerk's office for additional information. Interim City Attorney Quinn, do you have a closed session report?
Alison Hicks 7:33
Yes, I do have a closed session report. In closed session this evening, the City Council took final action on item two point one on the closed session agenda, which was a conference with legal counsel pursuant to government code section five four nine five six point nine D four regarding the initiation of litigation.

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