Important meetings and announcements week of February 1st

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Mountain View MVCSP

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Feb 4, 2026, 11:07:30 PMFeb 4
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New Notices
  • Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated for January 2026–March 2026 (January 20, 2026):
    See here.
  • From member Deborah Vasquest on support for community waste collection options:
    "...to see if there is interest for a group effort to recycle items such as that Ridwell recycles in our neighborhoods? Perhaps there could be more self or neighborhood managed centers, at places like the library, senior center, tennis court centers, teen centers??  It would be great to empower people to work together in this physical way.  I’m not sure people want to do this in their private houses but it’s a way for the people upset about the Ridwell situation to mobilize.
    You can contact Deborah on this at sunshinegard...@gmail.com.
  • Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Draft Plan Review and Input upcoming dates:
    From https://collaborate.mountainview.gov/imaginemvparks
    Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting #2 - March 17, 2026
    City Council Meeting - May 2026 Plan Adoption
  • Rengstorff Survey / Avenue Walk + Bike Event:The City of Mountain View is conducting the Rengstorff Avenue Complete Streets Study to identify ways to improve safety, comfort, and greenery along Rengstorff Avenue for all road users.  
    From the City:
    We Need Your Input.
    Your ideas and feedback are essential to shaping the future of this corridor. 
    Share your thoughts on how Rengstorff Avenue can be improved by: 
    Taking our online survey, or
    Joining us for a Community Walking and Biking event on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at 7:45 a.m. We will meet at the Mountain View Community Center.
    For more information visit MountainView.Gov/CityProjects.
Comment letters this week
No comment letters are in play right now, 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 Discussion Group.
Standing guidelines: See agenda items below under "Meetings this week". Sometimes, with so many of interest, it might be best to comment in person only. If you want to see a letter submitted for any one of them, please make the case through mvcsp-...@googlegroups.com. I can follow up with talking points that I know of or can suggest. Please consider speaking as well and cite MVCSP. If you do so, please share what you intend to say through mvcsp-...@googlegroups.com. Of course, your comments should reflect MVCSP goals and principles if you cite the organization. Alternatively, you can say you're an MVCSP member but are speaking for yourself. For any letters listed above, author assignments are in parentheses. If no parentheses, the letter is unassigned, so open for someone among you to take it on (or else no letter will be developed).
If you would like to collaborate on a comments letter, please let Bruce or the membership as a whole know.

General information
  • MVCSP general meetings news:
    At our meeting on February 12th, we'll hear from new fire chief Brian Jones. Other future meeting details are tracked here.
  • Reminder: There are designated MVCSP Projects you can comment on in many cases:
    Check the list of the project folders here. These reflect the list of projects included in every general meeting agenda file.
  • Want to talk (either one person or in groups)?
    If you have anything related to MVCSP you'd like to talk with Bruce about, contact him anytime at bken...@gmail.com, and we'll set up a call or video session.
Meetings and Events This Week


Mountain View MVCSP

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Oops, that should be Deborah Vasquez. Not sure what Google did to me there...

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New Notices
  • MVCSP general meeting this week:
    See details in Meetings and Events This Week below. If you have any questions or comments related to the presentations you would like to share ahead of time, let me know, and I'll be sure they're covered.
    The in-person location (at Deb's) is tentative at the moment, but she'll pass the word either way ahead of the meeting time.
Comment letters this week
No comment letters are in play right now, but, if verbal comments for any of the agenda items are anticipated, they are noted in Meetings and Events This Week as red text with author assignments are in parentheses. If no parentheses, the letter is unassigned, so open for someone among you to take it on (or else no letter will be developed).
If you have comments/suggestions for any of those, please share them by contacting the letter author, replying to this email, and/or posting to the Discussion Group.
Standing guidelines for official MVCSP letters/comments in City meetings:
See agenda items below under "Meetings this week". If you want to see a letter submitted for any one of them, please make the case through mvcsp-...@googlegroups.com. 
Speaking on behalf of MVCSP is an option as well. If you do so, please share what you intend to say through mvcsp-...@googlegroups.com. Of course, your comments should reflect MVCSP goals and principles if you cite the organization. Alternatively, you can say you're an MVCSP member but are speaking for yourself. 
Any letters to be submitted officially with the MVCSP letterhead or public comments made on behalf of MVCSP need to be approved by the MVCSP Executive Committee. You can contact them at mvcs...@gmail.com.

General information
  • MVCSP general meetings news:
    At our meeting on February 12th, we'll hear from new fire chief Brian Jones. Other future meeting details are tracked here.
  • Reminder: There are designated MVCSP Projects you can comment on in many cases:
    Check the list of the project folders here. These reflect the list of projects included in every general meeting agenda file.
  • Want to talk (either one person or in groups)?
    If you have anything related to MVCSP you'd like to talk with Bruce about, contact him anytime at bken...@gmail.com, and we'll set up a call or video session.
Meetings and Events This Week
  • Tuesday, February 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:
  • https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1352174&GUID=4769EC0B-0AD2-40B6-9925-FD6A272B9753
    Including:

    3. STUDY SESSION
    3.1 Legislative Program Priorities for 2026
    4. CONSENT CALENDAR
    4.1 Notice of Intention to Vacate Public Street and Easement at 881 Castro Street
    4.2 Transit Center Grade Separation and Access Project (Castro and Evelyn Improvements), Project 21-35-Design Concept
    5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
    6. STUDY SESSION
    6.1 Charter Modernization - 2026 Ballot Measure
    7. NEW BUSINESS
    7.1 R3 Zoning District Update - Development Standards and Strategies
  • Wednesday, February 11th, 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=1366321&GUID=483A7BCF-6545-451A-8E99-72D7178ECF6F
    Including:

    2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
    3. PUBLIC HEARING
    3.1 Mixed-Use Residential Project at 490 East Middlefield Road Development Agreement
    Request for a Development Agreement between the City of Mountain View and WTA Middlefield, LLC for an eight-story, mixed-use building with 460 apartment units, utilizing State Density Bonus Law, and approximately 9,371 square feet of ground floor commercial replacing an existing office building, and the removal of 29 Heritage trees on a 2.86-acre site.
  • Wednesday, February 11th, 6:00 PM: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. 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
  • 5. NEW BUSINESS
    5.1 Heritage Tree Removal Application Appeal - 2415 Benjamin Drive
    Adopt a Resolution of the Urban Forestry Board of the City of Mountain View to Deny the Appeal, Uphold Staff’s Decision, and deny the removal of one (1) Heritage Tree at 2415 Benjamin Drive.
  • Thursday, February 12th, 6:30 PM: Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) general meeting. Hybrid: Location: Deb's (contact mvcsp...@gmail.com if details needed).
    To connect with the meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/bnb-jyjv-uwr
    Or dial: ‪(US) +1 484-416-4647‬ PIN: ‪388 566 059‬#. More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/bnb-jyjv-uwr?pin=4249719644556
    Agenda file: 
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_4UCAVa8r0WO8Wom6OmZdo19SV80m8czpSKFkzu4exo/edit?usp=sharing
    Summary agenda:
    * Introductions, preliminaries
    * Presentation #1: Brian Jones, the new fire department chief
    * Member led discussion #1: Deborah Vasquez on materials recycling in the Mountain View community
    * Member led discussion #2: Cliff Chambers on potential presentations from Senator Becker and/or Assemblyperson Berman at a future general meeting. Cliff would like to gauge interest in setting up a planning committee for this.* Development updates
    * Discuss past presentations
    * City Advisory Body updates
    * Updates from related community organizations
    * Final comments
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