Alison Hicks

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Mountain View City Council · City Council on 2025-11-18 5:15 PM - SPECIAL MEETING · 18 Nov 2025 meeting

So at the very least, I don't think we should allow, I think we have to take seriously that at least the preservation of the artwork

is not a community benefit.

It's part of what we do in order to make that statement of overriding considerations, which I'm not sure.

I am sure that this will pass tonight.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make that vote because I think that we need to improve our process on this particular point.

But at the least, I don't think that that should be paid for as a community benefit.

I think that's part of the CEQA process.

Let's see if I had anything else.

No, I think that's it.

Thank you, Mayor.

Yes, it would be great if the motion includes amending the resolution to include these findings to deny the concession. podcast-host

don't you podcast-host

Yes, so this is the identical argument that was made in the Tyrella builder's remedy case and I was aware of that argument and I had explained to counsel for the applicant that I was not prepared to recommend that counsel podcast-host

accept the argument because the argument essentially allows for an unlimited time period for the applicant to pull building permits. podcast-host

While I understand that the argument is that the applicant is not going to take an unlimited time period, podcast-host

um the way they are interpreting the law would mean that if you approve the project tonight there is an unlimited time period between tonight and the date in which they need to pull building permits and start construction but at the date that they pull building permits and start construction podcast-host

Then after that date, the two and a half year time period starts to run under the Housing Accountability Act. podcast-host

I respectfully disagree with that interpretation. podcast-host

I do not believe that the Housing Accountability Act, which is designed to facilitate and expedite housing development, is interpreted to mean that there is an unlimited time period to pull building permits. podcast-host

And so while I understand that this particular applicant wouldn't be taking that amount of time, podcast-host

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