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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
NOTICE AND AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING–TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
CITY HALL–500 CASTRO STREET
5:30 P.M.—STUDY SESSION
6:30 P.M.—REGULAR SESSION
5:30 P.M.—STUDY SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL—Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Bryant, Macias, Means,Siegel,
Vice Mayor Inks and Mayor Kasperzak.
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 RAIL CROSSINGS POLICY STATEMENT
The City Council will hear a presentation and discuss the development of a policy
statement concerning railroad crossings in Mountain View.
6:30 P.M.—REGULAR SESSION (TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS)
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL—Councilmembers Abe-Koga, Bryant,Macias, Means, Siegel,
Vice Mayor Inks and Mayor Kasperzak.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
These items will be approved by one motion unless any member of the Council or
audience wishes to remove an item for discussion. The reading of the full text of
ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests
otherwise.
4.1 COSPONSORSHIP OF ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY EVENT AT
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE—Approve the recommendation of the Parks and
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Recreation Commission to continue City cosponsorship of the Shoreline
Amphitheatre's Fourth of July Symphony and Fireworks Display.
4.2 TRANSIT-ORIENTED ZONING UPDATE APPROPRIATION—Appropriate
$100,000 in developer funds received for consultant work on the transit-oriented
zoning updates. (Five votes required)
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.1 Resolution No. —AMENDMENT TO THE MORA-ORTEGA PRECISE
PLAN
Adopt A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MORA-ORTEGA PRECISE PLAN TO
EXTEND THE AMORTIZATION OF NONRESIDENTIAL USES AND
BUILDINGS AN ADDITIONAL 18 MONTHS (Attachment 1 to the staff report), to
be read in title only, further reading waived.
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED
ITEMS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council
on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any number of
topics for one three-minute period during the meeting. State law prohibits the
Council from acting on nonagenda items.
7. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time.
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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9. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday,February 28, 2012, at
6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers,500 Castro Street.
NOTICE
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Superior Court to certain City administrative
decisions and orders which require a hearing by law,the receipt of evidence and the exercise of discretion.
The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final(Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6). Further,
if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court,you may be limited,by California law,
including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009,to raising only those issues you or someone
else raised in the public hearing,or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at
the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made
prior to the next City Council meeting,regardless of whether it is a regular or special meeting. For
information on the next regular or special City Council meeting,please call (650)903-6304.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda
will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerks Office,500 Castro Street,Third Floor,dur-
ing normal business hours and at the Council Chambers at City Hall,Second Floor,during the meeting.
In addition,such writings and documents will be posted on the City's web site at www.mountainview.gov.
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COUNCIL MEETINGS AND AGENDA
• The City Council meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at
6:30 p.m.in the Council Chambers at City Hall,500 Castro Street,Second Floor. Special meetings are called
as necessary by the Mayor and noticed at least 24 hours in advance.
• Interested parties may review the agenda,minutes and staff reports at the Mountain View Library,
585 Franklin Street,beginning the Thursday evening before each meeting and at the City Clerk's Office,
500 Castro Street,Third Floor,beginning Friday morning. Agenda materials may also be viewed electroni-
cally at www.mountainview.gov. Staff reports are also available at the Council Chambers during the meeting.
• SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act,1990. Anyone who is planning to attend
the next City Council meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special
assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 903-630448 hours in advance of the Council meeting to
arrange for assistance. Upon request,in advance,by a person with a disability,City Council meeting
agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the
appropriate alternative format. Also upon request,in advance,an assistive listening device can be made
available for use during the meeting.
• The Council meetings are cablecast live on Channel 26 on the Mountain View Comcast cable system and are
replayed on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.and on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.following that week's Council meeting. If
there is a live Environmental Planning Commission meeting on a Wednesday,the replay of the City Council
meeting will be on a Thursday at 6:30 p.m. In addition,Council Regular meetings are webcasted,and
interested persons may visit the City's web site at www.mountainview.gov to watch the meetings live on their
computer,laptop or PDA device. Archived broadcasts of previous meetings may also be accessed and
watched on-line.
• The Council may take action on any matter noticed herein,and their consideration and action on the matters
noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated in the Agenda or staff report(s). The Council
may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus all those interested in an item
listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting(see Policy and Procedure A-13). The
reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests
otherwise.
• By policy,no new items of business will be started after 10:00 p.m.,unless an exception is made by vote of
the Council.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
• Interested persons are entitled to speak on any action item listed on the agenda and are requested to fill out
the blue cards available at the rear of the Council Chambers and deposit them with the clerk or at the
podium as soon as completed. This will assure that your name and city of residence are accurately recorded
in the minutes and that your interest in speaking is recognized. If you wish to speak and are not recognized
by the Mayor,please approach the podium prior to completion of discussion on the item. Speakers are
allowed up to three minutes each,and if a large group wishes to express its views,it is more effective to have
one spokesperson.
• Items on the'Consent Calendar"are not discussed individually but are approved as a group with one
motion. If a citizen wishes to speak on an item on the Consent Calendar,he or she may come to the podium
at the time announced by the Mayor and request that the item be pulled for discussion by the Council.
• Anyone wishing to address the Council on a nonagenda item may do so during the'Oral Communications"
part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.
• Reducing Time For Public Input: For any single agendized item and for Oral Communications from the
Public,if there appears to be 15 or more speakers and the Council might not be able to conclude the
scheduled agenda items for the meeting if speakers were allotted three(3)minutes each,the Mayor may
reduce speaking time to no less than two(2)minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Council,
in which case majority vote shall decide the issue without debate.
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