Important meetings and announcements week of January 9th

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New Notices
  • City of Mountain View City Planning Division Update (January 2025):
    See here.
  • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items:
    Updated for February 2025–April 2025 (January 30, 2025)
    See here.
  • New Mountain View Police Transportation Dashboard:
    See here.
  • SVBC seeking new Policy Advisory Committee members:
    SVBC is putting a call out for interested candidates in our Policy Advisory Committee which will help work through our policy agenda refresh. Please add your nominations here.
  • View and Comment on the Draft Caltrans Bike Plan Update Report!:
    Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) is pleased to announce the release of the Bike Plan Update 2025 Draft Report!
    Caltrans Bay Area has updated the District 4 Bike Plan, first adopted in 2018, the first Caltrans District Bike Plan. The Bike Plan Update reviewed progress on the 2018 Bike Plan, analyzed conditions for biking along and across the State Transportation Network in the nine-county Bay Area, and identified priority improvements to provide a more connected, lower-stress bicycle transportation network in our region. Review and comment on this draft document using the button below.
    Comment on Caltrans' Draft Bike Plan Update
    Visit the website below to view the Bike Plan Update content, including the data map, the story map the Bicycle Best Practices, and to download the Draft Bike Plan.
    Explore the Bike Plan Update Content
  • VTA Bicycle Superhighway Implementation Plan 2025 Update:
    See here, as presented at the January 2025 B/PAC meeting.
  • Join Our Region's Transit Advisory Boards!:
    Our partners in transit are looking for bike and transit riders to join the following committees:
    BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force (BBATF)
    Caltrain's Bicycle and Active Transportation Advisory Committee (BATAC)
    Samtrans
    The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
  • Equitable VMT Mitigation Program final report is available:
    As a reminder, with the Equitable VMT Mitigation Program, VTA seeks to develop a framework, where cities, the county and developers can work together to improve transportation options that reduce driving and improve equity along the way. After reviewing community input on the draft report in Fall 2024, the Equitable VMT Mitigation Program final report is available. VTA staff will be bringing the final report as an action item to the following VTA committees and Board of Directors meetings listed below:
    February 12, 2025: Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
    February 13, 2025: Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
    February 20, 2025: Congestion Management Program & Planning Committee (CMPP)
    March 6, 2025: Board of Directors Meeting
    Join Meetings
    These meetings are hybrid in-person and online. You are welcome to offer comments verbally, or submit written comments before the meetings. Visit the Board & Committees page and navigate to the specific committee for instructions on commenting. If you are unable to attend the meetings, you can review the final report on the project page.
    View Project Page
Comment letters this week
No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

General information
  • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
    This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
Meetings and Events This Week

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      New Notices
      • Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan Workshop:
        The public is invited to a workshop to discuss potential land use alternatives for the City’s Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan on Monday, March 3 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the German International School, 310 Easy St.
        The Precise Plan expands on the 2030 General Plan vision, and will include new goals, policies, and regulations for private development and street improvements, and implement requirements of the 2023-2031 Housing Element. The workshop will include an overview of the project and give participants time to provide input on potential land use alternatives.
        Child care (ages 3 and above) and light refreshments will be provided. Translation services will also be available. A meeting agenda and additional materials for the workshop will be available on the City’s Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan at MountainView.gov/moffettblvd.
      • Council Transportation Committee meeting on March 4th:
        Anticipated for the agenda is discussion on the City Transportation Demand Management program.
      Comment letters this week
      No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
      If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
      If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

      General information
      • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
        This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
      Meetings and Events This Week
      • Tuesday, February 18th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

      • For information on the City website:
      • https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/becoming_led_zeppelin
        Including:

        4. STUDY SESSION
        4.1 Environmental Planning Commission Applicant Interviews
      • Wednesday, February 19th, 7:00 PM: Environmental Planning Commission meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

      • For information on the City website:

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          New Notices
          • Katie Causey is now no longer with SVBC! If you would like to contact her, reach out to ka...@katiecausey.org. For now, Matt Jones will be our staff liaison with SVBC.
          • For this week's B/PAC meeting, If you’d like to make an advanced public comment via email, please email Brandon Whyte at Brando...@mountainview.gov and state “Official Public Comment for BPAC Meeting.” If he receives your comments before Noon on the day of the meeting, he’ll include them in the meeting, and they will be provided to the B/PAC members.
          • R3 Zoning District Update: Join the Conversation - Public comment through Collaborate Mountain View will close after March 2, 2025:
            The opportunity for public comment through Collaborate Mountain View will close after March 2, 2025.  After that, comments should be sent to Eric.An...@mountainview.gov.
          • City of Mountain View External Roster updated February 20, 2025:
            See here.
          Comment letters this week
          No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
          If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
          If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

          General information
          • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
            This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
          Meetings and Events This Week
          • Tuesday, February 25th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

          • For information on the City website:
          • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1249667&GUID=3A976255-0790-417C-AE84-D6DFD0FE777C
            Including:

            4. CONSENT CALENDAR
            4.6 Adoption of Legislative Platform for 2025
            5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
            7. NEW BUSINESS
            7.1 Fiscal Year 2024-25 Midyear Budget Status Report and Adjustments, and Fiscal Year 2025-26 Preliminary General Operating Fund Forecast
            7.2 Council Strategic Priorities and Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 Council Work Plan Project Identification
          • Wednesday, February 26th, 6:30 PM: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

          • For information on the City website:

              Bruce England

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              New Notices
                • For this week's B/PAC meeting, If you’d like to make an advanced public comment via email, please email Brandon Whyte at Brando...@mountainview.gov and state “Official Public Comment for BPAC Meeting.” If he receives your comments before Noon on the day of the meeting, he’ll include them in the meeting, and they will be provided to the B/PAC members.
                • Draft Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan Concept Alternatives Workbook meeting dates:
                  The EPC and City Council will hold study sessions to review and consider the Draft Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan Concept Alternatives Workbook.  From these materials, the EPC and City Council will be endorsing a Preferred Land Use Alternative to help inform the preparation of the Draft Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan.  No formal decisions will be made at these study sessions.
                  For more information on the Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan project and to be informed of future study sessions and meetings, please sign up on the project webpage at: collaborate.mountainview.gov.
                  MEETING DATES:
                  - EPC Study Session, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 7:00 P.M., or soon thereafter.
                  - Tentative City Council Study Session, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 5:00 P.M., or soon thereafter.
                  The Study Sessions will be held in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, 500 Castro Street. Associated documents will be available the Friday before the meeting at mountainview.legistar.com.
                  Please contact Eric Anderson, Advanced Planning Manager, at (650) 903-6306 or at Eric.An...@mountainview.gov, for more information about this project.
                  These meetings will be broadcast live at mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at MountainView.gov/YouTube, and Comcast Channel 26. To provide comments to the EPC or City Council:
                  1) email e...@mountainview.gov or city.c...@mountainview.gov;
                  2) join the Zoom Webinar (please see the published agenda for instructions); or
                  3) attend the meeting in person.
                  Meeting dates and times are subject to change.  Please check the final published agenda the Friday before the meeting to verify the meeting date, times, location, and agenda items. Agendas are online at mountainview.legistar.com and posted outside the front door of City Hall at 500 Castro Street. To arrange an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this hearing, please call (650) 903-6306.
                • California Street Pilot Project Underway:
                  Construction for the California Street Pilot Project began on Monday, March 10, and will include repaving California Street from Showers Drive to S. Shoreline Boulevard along with other improvements.
                  The California Street Pilot Project will implement:
                  - a four-lane to three-lane road diet (one vehicle travel lane reduction in each direction)
                  - a two-way left-turn center lane (Showers to Mariposa)
                  - protected intersections (where bikes are separated from vehicles)
                  - temporary bulb-outs (extra protected space at the corners)
                  - high-visibility midblock crossings with enhanced lighting
                  - parking-protected bikeways with a buffered section separating the parked cars from the bikeway
                  Some travel disruptions are expected, including single and multiple lane closures, while pavement is restored and a slurry seal is applied. Construction on the approximately 1.4 miles of roadway is expected to be completed by the fall.
                  For more information on the project, visit the project webpage.
                • Council Sustainability Subcommittee meeting:
                  The Council Sustainability Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday April 29 at 6:00 PM in the Plaza Conference Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall.  They will receive the annual update of our community's greenhouse gas emissions.  These inventories are a vital part of understanding where we will need to invest to reduce emissions.
                  The majority of Mountain View's measured and estimated emissions come from transportation, and the Sustainability staff will also report on multifamily vehicle electrification initiatives.
                • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated:
                  For March 2025–May 2025 (March 17, 2025). See here.
                Comment letters this week
                No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                General information
                • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                  This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                Meetings and Events This Week
                • Tuesday, April 1st, 8:00 AM: Downtown Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                • For information on the City website:

                • 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                • 7. NEW BUSINESS
                  7.1 Advisory Body Input on the Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 Council Work Plan Potential Projects
                • Tuesday, April 1st, 6:00 PM: Council Transportation Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                • For information on the City website:

                • Including:

                  3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                • 5. KEY PROJECT UPDATES
                  5.1 US 101/Rengstorff/San Antonio Interchange Improvements
                  6. NEW BUSINESS
                  6.1 Active Transportation Plan-Scoring Criteria and Holistic Network Maps
                • Wednesday, April 2nd, 6:30 PM: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                • For information on the City website:

                • Including:

                  3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                  6. NEW BUSINESS
                • 6.1 Advisory Body Input on the Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 Council Work Plan Potential Projects
                  6.2 Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2029-30 Capital Improvement Program

                • 6.3 BPAC Fiscal Year 2024-25 Work Plan
                • 6.4 Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan
                • Thursday, April 3rd, 6:30 PM: Human Relations Commission meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                • For information on the City website:
                • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1205096&GUID=1BCE5B17-7EAA-4AA8-A881-C00BE44A363D
                  Including:

                  4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                  6. NEW BUSINESS
                  6.1 Fiscal Year 2025-30 Consolidated Plan, Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, and Community Development Block Grant and General Fund Public Service Funding Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-26
                • Saturday, April 5th, 8:30 AM: City Council SPECIAL MEETING - TEAM-BUILDING RETREAT. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View, CA 94043

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                    New Notices
                    • MVCSP general meeting this week:
                      See details later in this message. We will have this presentation:  555 W. Middlefield project team update. Note that it's virtual only this time.
                    • Active Transportation Plan CIP matrix available:
                      From the City:
                      We would like to share a table of Active Transportation Projects from the Active CIP list. This table will be added to the record of the April 2, 2025 BPAC meeting in Legistar, and it is also available on our City Projects webpage.
                    • Paris goes pedestrian (from All Things Considered):
                      Paris goes pedestrian
                      April 4, 20255:22 PM ET
                      Heard on All Things Considered
                      Parisians voted to close some 500 streets to cars, making the city more pedestrian-friendly. Not everyone is thrilled about the changes.
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, April 8th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
                      7. NEW BUSINESS
                    • 7.1 Preliminary Review of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Budget
                    • Wednesday, April 9th, 7:00 PM: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Community Center Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South Rengstorff Ave and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Including:

                      4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated for April 2025–June 2025 (April 10, 2025):
                      See here.
                    • City of Mountain View External Roster and Council Assignments, updated April 1, 2025:
                      See here.
                    • Stevens Creek Trail Clean-Up opportunity:
                      ACTIVITY:  SCT trail cleanup as part of Celebrate Trails Day,
                      DATE & TIME:   Saturday, April 26th, 9am-12noon.
                      WHERE:  starting from Whisman Park, 310 Easy Street, Mountain View, CA 94043
                      WHAT TO WEAR: wear long sleeved shirt, long pants and work gloves
                      WHAT TO BRING: bring water and a can-do attitude
                      Our annual volunteer event to have fun outside and help
                      clean up the creek corridor, trail, and nearby park areas.
                      This event coincides with the national Celebrate Trails
                      event held at over 400 places nationwide.
                      SIGNUP: https://cerv.is/0068x218
                      We may be walking off trail in places, and there may be poison oak. So regardless of the
                      weather, please wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and sturdy boots.
                      WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING:
                       Water bottle, work gloves, sunscreen,
                      hat for protection from the sun, and a can-
                      do attitude
                      WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE:
                       Garbage picker-upper tongs, garbage
                      bags, food and refreshments
                      Youths from 6-17 are welcome with a
                      responsible adult guardian. Multiple
                      youths are okay with each adult guardian
                      if adult signs waivers.
                      Thank you for volunteering! Because of you, the Stevens Creek Trail will be an
                      even better place to bicycle, walk or run, while remaining a riparian place where
                      wildlife can live in our urban environment.
                      Co-sponsored by City of Mountain View and Friends of Stevens Creek Trail. Contact
                      us for more info: www.stevenscreektrail.org
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, April 15th, 6:00 PM: Council Appointments Review Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Including:

                      4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                    • 5. NEW BUSINESS
                      5.1 Committee Openings
                      Including those for the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC), Downtown Committee, Performing Arts Committee, and Senior Advisory Committee.
                    • Thursday, April 17th, 5:30 PM: Council Neighborhoods Committee meeting. Elm Room, Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, May 27th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:
                    • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1249674&GUID=017F7418-388E-4D70-8B1D-2FC92FA7DF5F
                      Including:

                      4. CONSENT CALENDAR
                      4.4 Economic Vitality Strategy Annual Progress Report
                      4.5 Safe Routes to School Program-Professional Services Agreement
                      5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
                      6. PUBLIC HEARING
                      6.1 Commercial Development at 365-405 San Antonio Road and 2585-2595 California Street
                    • Wednesday, May 28th, 6:30 PM: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Nothing new this week
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, June 10th, 5:00 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
                    • 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
                      6.2 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Budget
                      6.3 Modifications to the City of Mountain View Master Fee Schedule
                    • Wednesday, June 11th. 7:00 PM: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040 and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Summary agenda:
                      * Introductions, preliminaries

                    • * Presentation #1: Emily Margaretten with the Mountain View Voice to talk about news coverage for our city.

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated for June 2025–October 2025 (June 16, 2025):
                      See here.
                    • City of Mountain View City Planning Division Update (June 2025):
                      See here.
                    • City of Mountain View External Roster and Council Assignments, updated June 30, 2025:
                      See here.
                    • Are you interested in representing us at upcoming City Volunteer Fair?:
                      Let me know, but here are details from the City:
                      The City of Mountain View Recreation Division invites you to participate at our Fall Volunteer Fair on Saturday, August 30, 2025 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Mountain View Community Center. This is a chance to showcase available volunteer opportunities offered in the community in addition to answering any questions from interested volunteers. The Volunteer Fair is only open to non-profit organizations based in Mountain View or directly serving the Mountain View community.
                      If you are interested in participating, please fill out the form below by Thursday, July 31.
                      Link: https://forms.gle/No4MDafbjSnFDCGX8
                      Selected organizations will receive a confirmation email on Friday, August 1, 2025.
                      If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me directly. Thank you.
                      Daisy Pagayon
                      Recreation Coordinator
                      Community Services Department | Recreation Division
                      650-903-6607
                    • NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE R3 ZONING DISTRICT UPDATE PROJECT:
                      As the Lead Agency, the City of Mountain View, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the above referenced project and would like your input regarding the scope and content of the environmental information to be addressed in the EIR.
                      The R3 Zoning District Update Project will modify development standards throughout the R3 Zoning District, increase densities in select “change areas” within the R3 Zoning District, and increase densities in the R2 Zoning District pursuant to Program 1.3 of the City’s Housing Element. Additional information about the proposed project, including the Notice of Preparation (NOP), is available at:  www.mountainview.gov/r3zoningupdate
                      A virtual public scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday July 23, at 7:00 p.m. to take comments regarding the scope and content of the Draft EIR. Members of the public may participate virtually via Zoom webinar, and may join the video conference with any of the following:
                      Direct link: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/81293017910, or at www.zoom.com or within the Zoom App with Webinar ID: 812 9301 7910, or
                      Telephone: +1 669 900 9128 or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) and enter the Webinar ID: 812 9301 7910.
                       Written comments regarding the scope and content of the EIR must be submitted to the Lead Agency by August 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.  When commenting, please identify a contact person, and send your response via email (preferred) to:
                      Eric.An...@mountainview.gov
                      or mail to:
                      City of Mountain View Community Development Department
                      Attention: Eric Anderson, Planning Manager
                      500 Castro Street, P.O. Box 7540
                      Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
                    • City of Mountain View - please take our Miramonte survey:
                      The City of Mountain View is conducting a Complete Streets design study on Miramonte Avenue, between El Camino Real and Castro Street / Marilyn Drive, to improve safety, accessibility, connectivity, active transportation, and greenery for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers. The new design will be built when this segment of roadway is slated for repaving in 2026.
                      Please provide your input on the design option for Miramonte Avenue between El Camino Real and Castro Street / Marilyn Drive by completing this 5-minute survey. To learn more about everything that has been happening to Miramonte Avenue, visit the project website: www.MountainView.gov/Miramonte. Please share this survey link with your friends and neighbors. We look forward to hearing from you.
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Wednesday, July 23rd, 4:00 PM: Administrative Zoning meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:
                    • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1264599&GUID=00CC80EB-0943-4B7D-9BA1-E744F7ADA87F
                      Including:

                      3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                      4. PUBLIC HEARING
                      4.1 828-836 Sierra Vista and 1975-1979 Colony Street, Albert Wang for Legend Colony LLC
                      Request for a Planned Unit Development Permit and Development Review Permit to construct a new 20-unit rowhouse development, utilizing State Density Bonus Law, and a Vesting Tentative Map to create 20 residential lots and two common lots on a 0.99-acre project site.

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • The August MVCSP general meeting is now moved to a later date due to a conflicting City meeting on our usual 2nd Thursday that month. See the mvcsp.org home page for details.
                    • Downtown Precise Plan Update – Visioning Workshop:
                      Thursday, August 14, 2025, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
                      Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
                      SVF Portuguese Hall - 361 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA
                      The City of Mountain View invites you to join us as we begin the process of updating the City’s Downtown Precise Plan. This exciting three-year planning process will update the vision for the Downtown area which will guide land use, building design, and streetscape improvements for future decades. The goal is to ensure the Downtown remains the vibrant heart of Mountain View.
                      The workshop will start with a project overview and a summary of existing conditions. Workshop participants will then provide input on their ideas and vision for the future of this area. This community input will be presented to the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) and City Council at Study Sessions later this year.
                      Childcare (ages 3 and above) and light refreshments will be provided. Interpretation services in Chinese and Spanish will be available at this meeting. A meeting agenda and additional materials for the workshop will be available on the City’s Downtown Precise Plan update webpage.   If you wish to receive notifications of future meetings about this project electronically, sign up for e-notifications at  https://mountainview.gov/dtppcomprehensiveupdate
                      If you have comments or questions about this project, please contact the project planner, Diana Pancholi at 650-903-6306 or at Diana.P...@mountainview.gov
                    • Fyi re August 27th B/PAC meeting:
                      MVPD will be attending the August 27th B/PAC meeting. They will be prepared to discuss e-bikes.
                    • Community Members Needed for Measure B Citizens' Oversight Committee:
                      Help Santa Clara County build transportation solutions that move the community! Make your voice heard and ensure that your transportation dollars are spent appropriately by serving on the 2016 Measure B Citizens’ Oversight Committee.
                      In 2016, voters overwhelmingly approved Measure B with nearly 72% support. Measure B, a 30-year half-cent countywide sales tax, will fund projects that enhance transit, highways, expressways and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets). While the VTA Board of Directors sets policy decisions for the 2016 Measure B Program, voters approved creation of a committee entrusted to provide oversight to ensure that the 2016 Measure B funds are spent according to the ballot language and to keep voters informed about Program compliance.
                      The oversight committee is comprised of eight membership positions representing specific areas of expertise. Key factors of membership and the appointment process are:
                    • Online application process is open and competitive
                    • Selection process seeks a balance of relevant professional experience
                    • Candidates must be registered to vote in Santa Clara County
                    • Term is four years, with a maximum of two consecutive terms
                    • Committee generally meets five times per year
                      The application is available online, and more information on the Committee, its responsibilities, and the 2016 Measure B Program is available at the oversight committee website.
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    No City meetings this week

                    Matt Jones

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                    Hi Mtn View/Los Altos team members,

                    Bruce, Thank you for the updates and upcoming action items. 

                    Please find an email below that summarizes a call to action to help save transit.
                    I highly encourage Mtn View/Los Altos SVBC members to make public comments at the upcoming VTA hearing or email in comments ahead of time.
                    See below for details:



                    Dear fellow nonprofits and partner organizations,


                    We are fast approaching a deadline that could have major effects on the communities we serve. 

                    We need all hands on deck to ensure that our most vulnerable populations that are transit-dependent - low income people, youth, seniors and people with disabilities - do not have devastating service cuts that affect their ability to move safely and cost effectively through our region. It would set us backwards on our climate and housing goals and create major traffic and pollution.


                    This Thursday evening, August 7, the VTA board will be voting on whether to join the regional public transportation funding measure. This measure will not only prevent severe cuts to BART and Caltrain, will provide funding to greatly improve bus service by implementing VTA’s Visionary Network, and support faster, more reliable bus service, integrated, affordable fares, improved paratransit and accessibility for people with disabilities and seniors, and easy to use wayfinding signs. 


                    Our ask: that VTA opt in to the regional transportation measure at the highest level (½ cent sales tax), the only level that will save transit and help our transportation system work even better.


                    This is an unprecedented opportunity to get hundreds of millions of dollars of new funding for transit service throughout Santa Clara County and connecting the county to the rest of the region.


                    To get a measure on the ballots that funds BART, Caltrain, VTA and other agencies across the region we need a law passed in Sacramento. The bill to do this is SB63, which would authorize a ballot measure in 2026. The bill would authorize a signature gathering citizen’s initiative which could pass with a vote of 50% +1.


                    After months of advocacy, this is the VTA Board’s critical vote:

                    Thursday August 7 starting at 5:30pm.


                    Can your organization and community members you serve speak up to the VTA board in support of joining the regional funding measure?  


                    Come join us by doing any of the following:

                    • We have a handy toolkit here that provides the info for you and your community to make a public comment remotely by Zoom, email the Board, or attend the meeting in person. The signup page has the meeting agenda, zoom information if you are dialing in, and suggested points to make in comments.  For community members, it is especially powerful to share a personal story about why public transit matters to them.  Board members need to hear from the residents that will be most affected by cuts and benefit the most from improvements.

                    • You and others can sign up here to get text and email reminders when the item comes up on the agenda so you can join when it’s time for public comment period rather than waiting through other items.

                    • Sign this joint letter showing that community groups and nonprofits support joining SB63 to save and improve our public transit system.


                    This past week, transit riders and Santa Clara County leaders rallied to show VTA that transit riders want Santa Clara County to join the regional transit funding measure!  


                    Can your organization join us?


                    Thanks,


                    Matt Jones, SVBC and Adina Levin, Seamless Transit

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning comments on Item 8.2 VTA Position on SB 63:
                      See here.
                    • The draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan is moving toward the public review phase:
                      From Community Services
                      City staff are completing a thorough internal review to ensure the Plan fosters collaboration across departments and charts a strong course for protecting and enhancing biodiversity and the urban forest.
                      The draft Plan will be posted on BiodiversityMV.com the week of September 29, 2025. This will be your opportunity to review the Plan and share feedback ahead of two key public meetings:
                      Parks and Recreation Commission – October 8, 2025
                      Environmental Planning Commission – October 15, 2025
                      We appreciate your continued interest in this important work and look forward to hearing your input to help shape the final Plan.
                    • Notice of Preparation of An Environmental Impact Report for The Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan Project:
                      From Community Development
                      As the Lead Agency, the City of Mountain View will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the above referenced project and would like your input regarding the scope and content of the environmental information to be addressed in the EIR.
                      The Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan (Precise Plan) will include new zoning regulations and development standards for the Precise Plan area, encompassing parcels along and near Moffett Boulevard between Central Expressway and Highway 85. Regulations will include ground floor commercial requirements and higher residential densities. The Precise Plan will also include a vision, goals and policies, and streetscape standards. This Precise Plan implements three adopted City plans, including the 2030 General Plan, the Sixth Cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element, and the Fiscal Years 2023-25 City Council Work Plan.
                      Additional information about the proposed project, including a full copy of the Notice of Preparation in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15082(c) is available at: https://www.mountainview.gov/moffettblvd
                      A virtual public scoping meeting will be held on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to take comments regarding the scope and content of the Draft EIR. Members of the public may participate virtually via Zoom webinar, and may join the video conference with any of the following:
                      Direct Link: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/87520630521, at zoom.com or within the Zoom App with Webinar ID: 875 2063 0521, or
                      Telephone: US: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) and enter the Webinar ID: 875 2063 0521.
                      Written comments regarding the scope and content of the EIR must be submitted to the Lead Agency by September 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  When commenting, please identify a contact person, and send your response via email (preferred) to Aki.Sn...@mountainview.gov, or by mail to:

                    • City of Mountain View Community Development Department
                    • Attention: Aki Honda Snelling, Project Planner

                    • 500 Castro Street, P.O. Box 7540
                      Mountain View, CA 94039-7540
                    • Downtown Precise Plan Visioning Survey:
                      From Community Development
                      Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent community workshop on August 14, 2025, for the Downtown Precise Plan update. We appreciated the valuable ideas and feedback shared during the event.
                      If you were unable to attend, there’s still an opportunity to share your input through an online survey. This survey has similar content to the community workshop. Combined with the survey, the results will help the project team understand the community’s thoughts and ideas on the characteristics that make Downtown unique and special and the specific improvements that may be needed to ensure that Downtown remains the heart of Mountain View.
                      Take the survey here: DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN VISIONING SURVEY
                      (Note: The survey will be available till September 18, 2025.)
                    • Human Relations Commission Civic Participation Survey:
                      From Elise Lester on the Human Relations Commission’s Civic Participation Ad Hoc Committee via Marn-Yee Lee
                      Hello everyone,
                      I wanted to share that I’m currently serving on the Mountain View Human Relations Commission’s Civic Participation Ad Hoc Committee. Our goal is to explore how the City can better reach residents and encourage broader civic engagement.
                      As part of this work, we’re surveying Mountain View residents who are a part of Mountain View–based organizations that meet at least semi-regularly to hear directly from community members about what’s working, what could be improved, and what kinds of support or outreach would help more residents get involved.
                      Your input will help shape our recommendations and ensure this process reflects the voices of engaged community members like you.
                      If you’re interested in participating, please fill out this quick form!
                      You’re also welcome to call or text me directly if you’d prefer to connect that way.
                      Thanks so much,
                      Elise Lester
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, August 26th, 5:00 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Including:

                      3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                    • 4. CONSENT CALENDAR
                      4.2 BPAC Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work Plan

                    • 6. NEW BUSINESS
                      6.1 Active Transportation Collision Report
                    • 6.2 Miramonte Avenue Complete Streets Study, Project 23-31
                    • Thursday, August 28th, 2:00 PM: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Sycamore Room, 2073 Crisanto Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Including:

                      3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                    • 4. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WORKSHOP
                      4.1 Best Practices for Effective Commission/Staff Working Relationships

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Community event with The United Effort 9/16:
                      From Trevor Shannon with The United Effort Organization
                      I wonder if some of your members might be interested in a community event put on by The United Effort Organization.  Here's a little info about me and about the event:
                      I volunteer with a local nonprofit called The United Effort that helps people experiencing homelessness find a home and apply for benefit programs.  We're hosting a free community event for folks to learn more about our homeless community members, what we can do to help, and hear some success stories.  Sept 16, 6-8pm. We'd love to have you there!
                      Space is limited, so RSVP here for the free event.
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, September 2nd, 8:00 AM: Downtown Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • For information on the City website:

                    • Including:

                      3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                    • 5. NEW BUSINESS
                      5.1 Miramonte Avenue Complete Streets Study, Project 23-31
                      5.2 El Monte Corridor Improvements, Project 21-38
                      5.3 Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation Project—Cost-Reduction Measures
                    • Thursday, September 4th, 6:30 PM: Human Relations Commission meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                    Bruce England

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                    New Notices
                    • Reminder to check out the draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan:
                      Available here. Along with information about upcoming related City meetings.
                    Comment letters this week
                    No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                    If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                    If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                    General information
                    • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                      This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                    Meetings and Events This Week
                    • Tuesday, September 30th, 9:00 AM: Council Policy and Procedures Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:
                    • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1336418&GUID=64619159-ADF4-4841-A7D9-45DA3FA1EB9B
                      Including:

                      4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                      5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
                      5.1 Council Policy A-13 - Motions for Reconsideration
                      Staff recommends the CPPC discuss and provide direction on any desired amendments to Section 11 of Council Policy A-13. Any amendments will come back to the CPPC for review at a future meeting before being presented City Council unless otherwise directed by the CPPC.
                    • Wednesday, October 30th, 7:00 PM: Environmental Planning Commission meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                    • For information on the City website:

                      caroline horn

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                      Good afternoon, all.

                      We have an immediate need in Los Altos for support for active transportation and public transit:

                      Los Altos Concerns:
                      1. Immediate action needed 9/29/205:  Tennis courts into parking lots at LAHS
                         
                      The School Board for the Mountain View/Los Altos High School district will be discussing the conversion of tennis courts into automobile parking spaces at the rear entrance of Los Altos High School, so that the number of parking spots for LAHS is the same as for MVHS.  This proposal would create traffic conflicts for students who walk or bike to school since the entrance would cross sidewalk and bike lanes in an already congested area. Are there alternatives to building more parking lots?

                      If you are interested in this topic, have kids at LAHS or live nearby, please express your opinion of this plan to the Board tonight or via email:  trus...@mvla.net

                      Board Meeting
                      Date / Time
                      September 29, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. (arrive early if possible)

                      1299 Bryant Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA


                      1. Los Altos Volunteer Fair on Oct 4, 10:30 am -1pm-this will be held at State Street Market in Los Altos, 170 State Street, Los Altos, CA 94022.  SVBC will be hosting a table, along with lots of other great organizations!

                      Best,
                      Caroline Horn

                      p.s. Here is my email to the Board. Please realize that this becomes part of the public record, so you may want to minimize personal details.
                      ___________________________________
                      Dear Trustees,
                      I read with great concern the proposal to convert 4 tennis courts into parking spots at LAHS (Town Crier). I'm part of a PTSA group that tries to encourage our students to use active transportation or mass transit to travel to and from school. 

                      I'm also a resident who lives on Los Ninos Way, near the rear entrance of the school. Are there other ways to solve the parking issues at the school?

                      Can the school district please promote these alternative means of transportation? 

                      1. VTA Smartpass
                        Many more students are taking the bus these days. Surely a VTA smartpass for every student will be more cost-effective and environmentally favorable than paving over 4 tennis courts for automobiles?
                      2. Bicycles for those who cannot afford them - Silicon Valley Bike Exchange and other local groups like GreenTown hold recyled bike drives and can often provide students with bicycles. Can these be distributed to students?

                      We already have a lot of automobile traffic during school drop off and pick up. The creation of a parking lot in this area will result in more conflicts between drivers and walkers/bikers.

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

                      Caroline Horn



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                      Bruce England

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                      New Notices
                        • Reminder to check out the draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan:
                          Available here. Along with information about upcoming related City meetings.
                        • Development Update - October 2025:
                          The Community Development Department has posted the October 2025 update on private development projects and long-range planning projects currently underway in the City of Mountain View. The project list is organized by project status - under review, approved, or under construction. You can access the updated report on the City's Development Projects website. And on the MVCSP website here.
                          For additional information on any project, please contact the Planner listed for the project or contact the Planning Division at 650-903-6306 or planning...@mountainview.gov.
                        • Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code to Implement Council Policy G-9 Regarding the Gatekeeper Process at 10/14 City Council meeting:
                          The Council will consider text amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code to implement Council Policy G-9 (Gatekeeper Application Policy and Procedures), and Program 1.3f of the City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element, related to City Council consideration of private development projects seeking amendments to the City’s General Plan, Zoning Map/Regulations, and/or Precise Plans. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. The project was heard at the September 17, 2025, Environmental Planning Commission meeting, where a recommendation to the City Council was made to adopt the amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code.
                          DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard
                          This meeting will be held with a virtual component in Council Chambers located at 500 Castro Street, Second Floor, Mountain View, CA 94041, broadcast live at mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at MountainView.gov/YouTube, and on Comcast Channel 26. Members of the public wishing to provide comments to the City Council may:
                          send an email to cou...@mountainview.gov; join the Zoom Webinar by visiting gov/meeting and entering Webinar ID 843 5126 7142 or by calling 669-900-9128 and entering Webinar ID 843 5126 7142; or attend the meeting in person.
                          If you have questions about this item, please contact Amber Blizinski at amber.b...@mountainview.gov or 650-903-6306.
                          Comments or written statements may be submitted to the City Clerk, 500 Castro Street, P.O. Box 7540, Mountain View, California, 94039-7540 or city....@mountainview.gov. Legal challenges may be limited to those issues or objections raised at the public hearing orally or in written correspondence delivered to the City during, or prior to, the public hearing.
                        Comment letters this week
                        No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                        If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                        If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                        General information
                        • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                          This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                        Meetings and Events This Week
                        • Wednesday, October 8th, 4:00 PM: Administrative Zoning meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                        • For information on the City website:

                        • For information on the City website:

                        • Including:

                          4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                        • 5. NEW BUSINESS
                          5.1 Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan - Draft Review

                          Bruce England

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                          New Notices
                          • Reminder to check out the draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan:
                            Available here. Along with information about upcoming related City meetings.
                          • Learn About the City Budget:
                            Video about Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Budget now available
                            Post Date: 10/09/2025 2:20 p.m.
                            The City of Mountain View’s video about the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Adopted Budget is now available online. Watch the video.
                            The budget is typically considered the single most important policy document that a local government adopts. Through the video, learn about the City’s annual budget process and how your tax dollars are allocated for city services, programs, and initiatives in Mountain View. 
                            Visit the Finance and Administrative Services Department's webpages for more details about the City's budget.
                            Click here for more information.
                          • California Street Complete Streets Infrastructure Tour:
                            Join us to pedal down the new bike infrastructure on California Street, followed by free produce from the Mountain View Farmer's Market!
                            Where
                            380 Del Medio Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040
                            When
                            Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
                            Details and to register here.
                          • Brandon Whyte news:
                            Brandon has been the active transportation planner for the City of Mountain View. Many of us know him and have collaborated with him over time. In his words: I have resigned my position at the City of Mountain View. For assistance, please email public...@mountainview.gov or call 650.903.6311.
                          • Would you like to participate in the No Kings event on October 18th by bike?:
                            Some of us are planning to ride during it from Sunnyvale up to Palo Alto and back, or starting from Calderon (and possibly other locations) within Mountain View (and joining those from Sunnyvale as they're passing by). Let me know at bken...@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in this. Planning is still in progress.
                            For starting from Sunnyvale, Tim Oey says this: "I am "leading" / organizing a No Kings bicycle ride along El Camino starting in Sunnyvale at Remington & El Camino at 12pm and going to Tesla in Palo Alto and then back to Tesla in Sunnyvale by 2pm. We'll all have banners and signs on our bicycles. And music. And brightly colored safety vests."
                          Comment letters this week
                          No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                          If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                          If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                          General information
                          • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                            This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                          Meetings and Events This Week
                          • Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                          • For information on the City website:
                          • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1249683&GUID=ED807CA1-16A4-447D-B61B-266D523EA870
                            Including:

                            4. CONSENT CALENDAR
                            4.6 Acceptance and Appropriation of $75,000 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant
                            5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
                            6.2 Gatekeeper Process - Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code to Implement Council Policy G-9
                          • Wednesday, October 15th, 7:00 PM: Environmental Planning Commission meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                          • For information on the City website:

                          • Including:

                            4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                          • 5. PUBLIC HEARING
                            5.1 Mixed Use Project at 749 West El Camino Real
                            6. NEW BUSINESS
                            6.1 Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan- Draft

                            Bruce England

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                            Oct 12, 2025, 11:17:08 PMOct 12
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                            Forgot to include it in details, but the SVBC Mountain View / Los Altos local team meeting starts at 6pm on Wednesday the 15th.
                            Cheers,
                            Bruce 

                            Bruce England

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                            Oct 19, 2025, 10:49:53 PMOct 19
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                            New Notices
                            • Take City survey for the Terra Bella Bikeway Feasibility Study:
                              The City of Mountain View is studying the feasibility of adding bike facilities on Terra Bella Avenue. Bike facilities could enhance safety and comfort for cyclists but may result in loss of some on-street parking spaces. The city is working on the feasibility study, which is not yet slated for funding for design or construction. Learn more and take our 5-minute survey:   English    Español
                              In addition to the survey response, you are welcomed to attend the upcoming Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting to share your comments about the project.
                               Wednesday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m. Plaza Conference Room Mountain View City Hall 500 Castro Street
                              Join via Zoom
                            • At least one bike counter installed on California Street now:
                              See details here.
                            • City of Mountain View Housing Element Update Update:
                              The City of Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, Mountain View Civic Center, 500 Castro Street, at which time all interested parties may be heard regarding the following project:  
                              Housing Element Program 1.1(g): Zoning and General Plan Amendments
                              The EPC will consider General Plan amendments, text amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code, and amendments to the Precise Plan. These amendments would rezone the following sites to allow multifamily residential uses:
                              - 830, 829-835, 850, 859-861, 870, 889, and 897-899 Leong Drive, and 3 and 55 Fairchild Drive (west end of Evandale Precise Plan) 
                              - 1702-1704 Miramonte Avenue 
                              - 777 Cuesta Drive 
                              - 1949 Grant Road 
                              - 677-699 Calderon Avenue 
                              - 410-750 West Evelyn Avenue (Mountain View Transit Center) 
                              These amendments implement Program 1.1(g) of the City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element. This project includes other minor clean-up amendments necessary to implement State law, including reductions to required parking near major transit stops and requirements for avigation easements. The project falls within the scope of the Program EIR for the City of Mountain View Housing Element Update, consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15168.  
                              If you have comments or questions about this project, please contact Krisha Penollar at (650) 903-6306 or at krisha....@mountainview.gov.
                              This meeting will be broadcast live at mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at MountainView.gov/YouTube, and on Comcast Channel 26. Members of the public wishing to provide comments to the EPC may: 1) send an email to e...@mountainview.gov 2) join the Zoom Webinar online at mountainview.gov/meeting or call 669-900-9128 and enter Webinar ID 853 0070 5240; or 3) attend the meeting in person in the Council Chambers, Second Floor at 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041. Please consult the meeting agenda, which will be available for review the Friday before the meeting at mountainview.legistar.com. Meeting dates and times are subject to change.  Please check the final published agenda online at the web address listed above or view the posted agenda located outside the front door of City Hall at 500 Castro Street to verify the meeting date, times, location, and agenda items. To arrange an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this hearing, please call (650) 903-6306.
                            Comment letters this week
                            No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                            If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                            If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                            General information
                            • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                              This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                            Meetings and Events This Week
                            • Tuesday, October 21st, 6:00 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                            • For information on the City website:

                            • Including:

                              4. STUDY SESSION
                              4.1 Environmental Planning Commission Applicant Interviews
                            • Wednesday, October 22nd, 8:30 AM: Council Finance Committee/Investment Review Committee meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                            • For information on the City website:

                            • Including:

                              4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                            • 5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
                              5.1 PRESENTATION OF THE STATUS OF THE CITY’S PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT POLICY (VERBAL PRESENTATION, NO STAFF REPORT)
                              5.2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INVESTMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25

                            Chris Parry

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                            Nov 6, 2025, 8:17:20 PMNov 6
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                            On Sunday morning, November 16, SVBC is hosting a Complete Streets ride to highlight the new parking protected bike lanes on California Street.  We are going to start at Del Medio Park (near the MV/PA border) and take California Street down to the MV Farmer’s Market.  There will be some free produce at the end when we reach the Farmer’s Market.  If you are interested, please sign up on Eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/california-street-complete-streets-infrastructure-tour-registration-1758470726279.

                            Bruce England

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                            New Notices
                            • MVCSP general meeting this week!:
                              Details about our December meeting in "Meetings and Events This Week".
                            • 2025 Mountain View-Palo Alto Holiday Lights Ride:
                              By Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
                              Starting at the Mountain View Transit Center
                              Date and Time: Dec 13 at 5:15pm PST
                              Join a 13-mile, 2-hour family-friendly bicycle ride to see glittering holiday lights in our community!
                              Get ready to pedal your way into the holiday spirit at the Mountain View and Palo Alto Local Team's third annual Holiday Lights Bike Ride!
                              Join us for a memorable evening that'll have you feeling the joy of the season while exploring the twinkling holiday lights. This is an inclusive and family-friendly ride that celebrates multiculturalism and the joy of the holiday season.
                              For more details and to register, see here.
                            • Cyclists! Please ride over the California Street bike counters when you can!:
                              Information shared with me...
                              There are two bike counters on California Street. One in each direction between Mountain View Ave. and Shoreline Blvd in the block just west/north of Shoreline Blvd in the bike lane.  Since they are a little too close to the intersection, people turning left from the eastbound direction may leave the bike lane and miss the counter to get into the left turn lane to turn left.
                              It sounds like this is the same location used before the road diet so while not perfect and will likely undercount some cyclists especially since there are fewer areas to enter and exit the bike lanes due to the parking and bollard lane protection.  For the previous count, they borrowed some counters, so had four locations.  The city now has two purchased counters which count both bikes using tubes and pedestrians using sensors. They are installed on the east end near Mountain View Ave.  The counters will move to the West end near Rengstorff after the counting period is completed near Mountain View Ave.
                              Best approach seems to be to ride on California St. early and often and encourage others to do the same and experience the improvements.
                            • GBI/ECR Update @ December TEAMC Meeting: 
                              We are joining the San Mateo County TEAMC in an update from Samtrans on the draft Grand Boulevard Initiative Action Plan, on Wednesday, December 17th from 5-6pm -- during what would normally be our Biketivist Forum timeslot.  
                              • TEAMC is a coalition of ~20 organizations working to advance transportation solutions that promote social equity, public health and safety, and environmental protection in San Mateo County.
                            • January Biketivist Forum news:
                              We'll pick up in the new year with a January Biketivist Forum, where we will:
                              Formally introduce our new Policy Director and share an update on our policy priorities in 2026;
                              Hear from Seamless Bay Area on opportunities to support the regional transportation measure; and Breakout into local teams for the 2nd half.
                            • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated for October 2025–December 2025 (October 13, 2025):
                              See here.
                            • Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ news:
                              Plan Bay Area 2050+ is the latest long-range plan to guide growth and investment across the region’s nine counties and 101 cities. The plan seeks to advance an integrated vision for a Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant for all by 2050.
                              Tell Us What You Think
                              All interested agencies, organizations and individuals are welcome to submit comments and/or participate in the public hearings for the Draft Plan and supplemental reports linked above. All comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
                              Join a Public Hearing
                              Each public hearing will begin with the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ hearing followed by the Draft EIR hearing. Oral and written comments will be received at the hearings.
                              For more details, go here.
                            • Take Action: Save Transit-Oriented Communities:
                              Take Action: Save Transit-Oriented Communities
                              The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has helped encourage infill building, a major force for fighting climate change, through its funding programs for years. Now, however, as MTC prepares to update funding guidelines, the commission is poised to weaken requirements for transit-oriented housing.
                              Help Transform save funding for transit-oriented communities. Speak out now.
                              Email MTC
                            Comment letters this week
                            No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                            If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                            If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                            General information
                            • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                              This MV team workplan for 2025 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                            Meetings and Events This Week
                            • Tuesday, December 9th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                            • For information on the City website:
                            • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1249688&GUID=606678DA-846F-4FA0-8EF8-9BEBD6785E29
                              Including:

                              4. CONSENT CALENDAR
                              4.5 Intersection Traffic Signal System-Major Replacements and Upgrades (Rengstorff Avenue and Latham Street), Projects 18-27 and 22-15-Construction Acceptance
                              5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
                            • Wednesday, December 10th, 4:00 PM: Administrative Zoning meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                            • For information on the City website:

                            • For information on the City website:

                            • Including:

                              4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
                            • Thursday, December 11th, 6:30 PM: Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) general meeting. Virtual only this time. 

                            • Summary agenda:
                              * Introductions, preliminaries
                            • Presentation #1: MVCSP Strategy planning for 2026

                            Bruce England

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                            Dec 8, 2025, 10:39:08 PMDec 8
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                            Chris says re latest on bike counter location....

                            ---------- Forwarded message ---------
                            From: Chris Parry <kah...@gmail.com>
                            Date: Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
                            Subject: Re: [SVBC MV/LA] Important meetings and announcements week of December 7th
                            To: Bruce England <bken...@gmail.com>


                            FWIW, the Cal. St. Bike counter has moved.  For eastbound direction, it is now closer to Rengstorff.

                            Sent from my iPad

                            On Dec 8, 2025, at 2:59 PM, Bruce England <bken...@gmail.com> wrote:

                            

                            Tim Oey

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                            Dec 8, 2025, 11:23:11 PMDec 8
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                            Yes, both counters are now just slightly west of Rengstorff. I rode over both of them on Sunday :-)

                            Also someone on California Street really likes knocking down, moving, and turning around the "Park Here / Bike Here" signs. I straightened out, moved, and put back upright a few dozen of them on Sunday in both directions.

                            Sincerely,
                            Tim Oey
                            Sunnyvale, CA 94087
                            http://www.timoey.com/
                            "Knowledge is Power"

                            Bruce England

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                            Dec 15, 2025, 5:44:01 PM (10 days ago) Dec 15
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                            New Notices
                            • SVBC Mountain View / Los Altos local team meeting this week?:
                              We do have the time set if we want to use it. Or we can just wait until January. What do you think? Please let me know by start of Wednesday so I'll know how to proceed for us.
                            • Survey from Human Relations Commission on how people engage with Mountain View's civic process:
                              Shared by James Kuszmaul:
                              I'm forwarding the below survey from Elise Lester on the Human Relations Committee. The committee is trying to solicit feedback around how people engage with Mountain View's civic process. They are looking for submissions by the end of December.
                              Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHms1P2nuW43PyxHheccKC3aPkVIc9laGMN9UqaVuhLy7lRw/viewform
                            • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated:
                              For December 2025–January 2026 (December 5, 2025). See here.
                            • Active Transportation Plan update news:
                              The Council Transportation Committee reviewed scoring criteria and holistic network maps at its April 1, 2025, meeting. Staff is developing policy recommendations, identifying potential projects, and scoring a prioritized project list, which will be the focus of the next round of public engagement planned for early 2026. The plan’s final draft is expected to go before the Council in Q2/Q3 2026.
                            • Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan update news
                              The draft plan was made available to the public on November 3, 2025, and was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) at its meeting on November 17, 2025. At its meeting on January 27, 2026, the Council will review and comment on the draft plan. Staff expect to bring the plan to the PRC for final recommendation in March 2026 and to present the plan to the Council for final adoption in May 2026.
                            • Biodiversity Strategy/Update the Community Tree Master Plan to create an Urban Forest Plan update news:
                              The project team presented the draft plan at the October 8, 2025, PRC meeting and will return to PRC on January 21, 2026, with a revised draft. Following the PRC’s review, the plan is scheduled for consideration by the Council in April 2026 and adoption in June 2026.
                            • Dark Skies Ordinance update news:
                              Staff has completed research of comparable ordinances, conducted stakeholder meetings, and administered a public survey to gather community input. The project team will prepare a draft ordinance planned for presentation to the EPC and Council during public hearings in Q2 2026.
                            Comment letters this week
                            No comment letters in play right now that I'm aware of, but verbal comments are anticipated for some of the agenda items listed below as red text as applicable.
                            If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by replying to this email and/or posting to the related Mountain View Advocacy Slack channels here.
                            If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

                            General information
                            • Reminder: Keep an eye on the SVBC MV/LA workplan files:
                            • This MV team workplan for 2026 reflects the list of projects and activities for the year for us. Look at this to see where you can plug in your efforts. It takes all of us to make our work meaningful throughout the year.
                            Meetings and Events This Week
                            • Tuesday, December 16th, 6:30 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.

                            • For information on the City website:
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