HomeMy WebLinkAboutEPC 2017-04-05 Item 5.2 Memo - Exhibit 21
Ongoing General Plan Action Items List
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Land Use and Design
CITY-WIDE
Planning Process
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LUD 1.2.1: On-line document system. Improve the accessibility and
ease of use of the City’s online document system through emerging
technologies.
IS/CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 1.4.1: Outreach accessibility. Ensure that outreach is available to
all populations by providing translation, convenient meeting times, and
submittal of public input using latest technologies.
CDD/CMO/PWD/
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Regional Coordination
3 LUD 2.2.1: Support regional planning. Commit staff resources to
participate in regional and other key planning issues. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 2.5.1: Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Consistency. Evaluate
land uses and development within the Airport Influence Area (AIA) for
consistency with the safety, height, noise, and related policies of the
CLUP.
CDD Day-to-day
Land Use Mix, Distribution and Intensity
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LUD 3.1.2: Increase public transit use. Develop strategies to increase
public transit ridership through coordination with transit agencies and
private employers.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Exhibit 2
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LUD 3.1.3: Projects near rail corridors and arterials. Address air quality
and noise impacts on new projects near rail corridors and arterials
through appropriate site and building design, materials, and
technologies.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 3.5.2: Diverse households. Support affordable housing
development to serve a range of household types and incomes through
strategies identified in the City’s Housing Element (Goals, Policies, and
Implementation Programs).
CDD EPC Priority Day-to-day
Land Use and Access to Services
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LUD 4.1.1: Accessibility and amenity improvements. Identify
accessibility and connectivity improvements to and within neighborhood
centers, and enhance pedestrian and bicycle facilities through City plans,
Capital Improvement Projects, and during review of private
development projects.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Neighborhoods
Downtown
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LUD 7.1.1: Downtown Committee. Maintain the Downtown
Committee as an advisory committee that reviews Downtown
policies and procedures.
CDD Day-to-day
10 LUD 7.1.2: Downtown facilities. Support the use of Downtown facilities
for civic events. All Departments Day-to-day
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LUD 7.6.1: Manage parking strategies. Evaluate both short- and long-
term parking strategies.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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Streetscapes and Public Spaces
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LUD 8.1.1: Implement gateway improvements. Include gateway
improvements where appropriate in plans such as the City’s Capital
Improvement Program, new or amended Precise Plans, or other special
plans, and through public and private development projects. Gateway
improvements could include new and remodeled buildings, landscaping,
plazas, and visual art elements.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Integrating Buildings into the Community
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LUD 9.1.1: Implement design compatibility. Utilize precise plans, design
guidelines, and zoning standards to ensure high-quality site and
architectural design and compatibility between new and existing
development.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 9.4.1: Complete Streets design standards. Adopt Complete Streets
Design Standards and other pedestrian-oriented street design concepts
from the Mobility Element.
CDD/PWD EPC Priority Day-to-day
Sustainable Building Design and Development
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LUD 10.2.2: Protection of wildlife nursery sites. Require preconstruction
surveys for nesting birds and/or roosting bats prior to any development
that involves the removal of vegetation and/or demolition/restoration of
abandoned structures (e.g., houses, barns, sheds, bridges).
CDD/CSD Day-to-day
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LUD 10.4.1: Support sustainability measures. Support programs and
strategies to encourage community members to perform upgrades that
address sustainability and healthy indoor environment goals.
CDD EPC Priority Day-to-day
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LUD 10.6.2: Minimize permit fees and timelines. Minimize permit fees
and process timelines for the installation of on-site renewable energy
technologies.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 10.10.1: Public outreach and education. Provide public outreach
and education on sustainability practices through over-the-counter
materials and online resources.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 10.10.2: Environmental education. Provide public environmental
education by integrating visible examples of green technology into public
buildings.
CDD Day-to-day
Historic Preservation
20 LUD 11.1.1: Register of Historic Resources. Maintain and update the
Mountain View Register of Historic Resources. CDD Day-to-day
21 LUD 11.1.2: Promote historic resources. Encourage and promote public
awareness of Mountain View’s historic and cultural resources. All Departments Day-to-day
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LUD 11.1.3: Historic resource changes. Utilize the development review
process to ensure that changes to historic resources are consistent with
the U.S. Secretary of Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties.
CDD Day-to-day
23 LUD 11.3.1: Early historic evaluation. Identify and evaluate historic and
cultural resources early in the development review process. CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.3.2: Assistance for historic properties. When possible, provide
assistance for properties listed in the Mountain View Register of Historic
Resources to be nominated as properties in the California and/or
National Register of Historic Places.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.3.3: Register of Historic Resources benefits. Promote the
benefits for properties listed on the Mountain View Register of Historic
Resources.
CDD Day-to-day
26 LUD 11.3.4: Mills Act contracts. Support Mills Act contracts to preserve
historic resources. CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.5.1: Review Historic Property Directory List. Prior to approval of
development permits for projects that includes ground-disturbing
activities. The most recent and updated Northwest Information Center
list: Historic Property Directory for the County of Santa Clara shall be
consulted to determine if known archaeological and paleontological sites
underlie the proposed project. If it is determined that known cultural
resources are within ¼ mile of the project site, the City shall require the
project applicant to conduct a records search at the Northwest
Information Center (NWIC) at Sonoma State University to confirm
whether there are any recorded cultural resources within or adjacent to
the project site. Based on that research, the City shall determine
whether field study by a qualified cultural resources consultant is
recommended.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.5.2: Pre-construction cultural resource surveys. Should City staff
determine that field study for cultural resources is required, the project
applicant shall have a cultural resource professional meeting the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards in history and/or archaeology
conduct a preconstruction survey to identify significant cultural
resources – including archaeological sites, paleontological resources, and
human remains – in the project site and provide project-specific
recommendations, as needed. Coordination with local Native American
communities should be done when significant cultural resources and
remains are identified as part of pre-approval site analysis.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.5.3: Archaeological and paleontological standard conditions.
Adopt and periodically update a set of standard mitigation measures and
development conditions to address the discovery and identification of
archaeological and paleontological deposits.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 11.6.1: Human Remains. Should human remains be found on a
project site, no further excavation or disturbance of the site or any
nearby area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human remains
shall be disturbed until the Santa Clara County Coroner is contacted and
determines that no investigation of the cause of death is required. If an
investigation is required, and the coroner determines the remains to be
Native American then: (1) the coroner would contact the Native
American Heritage Commission within 24 hours; (2) the Native American
Heritage Commission would identify the person or persons it believes to
be the most likely descended from the deceased native American; (3)
the most likely descendent may make recommendations to the
landowner or the person responsible for the excavation work, for means
of treating or disposing of, with appropriate dignity, the human remains
and any associated grave goods as provided in Public Resources Code
Section 5097.98 and Health & Safety Code Section 7050.5.
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Economic Development and Fiscal Stability
Fiscal Stability
31 LUD 12.1.1: Financial Forecast. Maintain and update the City’s 10-year
Financial Forecast. FIN Day-to-day
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LUD 12.3.1: Fiscal impact analysis. Require fiscal impact analysis of
proposed General Plan or Zoning Ordinance Amendments and major
development projects.
CDD Day-to-day
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LUD 12.3.2: Conversion of industrial to residential lands policy.
Maintain and update the City’s Policy on Converting Industrial to
Residential Lands.
CDD Day-to-day
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34 LUD 12.5.1: Cost-saving projects. Develop, evaluate, and prioritize a list
of projects that reduce operational expenses. CDD/CMO Day-to-day
Local Economy
Jobs and Innovation
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LUD 14.3.1: Grant funding. Identify and pursue grant and funding
opportunities to develop emerging technology pilot programs and
services.
All / IT Day-to-day
36 LUD 14.4.1: Develop Partnerships: Develop partnerships and market the
City's business districts to local and regional organizations. CDD-ED Day-to-day
CHANGE AREAS
North Bayshore
Innovation and Sustainability
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LUD 15.1.1: Corporate and emerging technology focus. Market the
North Bayshore Area to the corporate business community and to
emerging technology businesses.
CDD-ED Day-to-day
Land Use and Design
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LUD 16.1.1: Public easements. Ensure open space amenities, plazas,
pathways, and park areas remain publicly accessible by requiring public
easements, when necessary.
CDD/PWD/CAO Day-to-day
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LUD 16.1.2: Burrowing owl avoidance/protection during development.
Require preconstruction surveys and protection measures for burrowing
owls prior to any North Bayshore development activities on parcels that
a qualified biologist has determined provide suitable underground
retreats (e.g., ground squirrel burrows, debris piles, storm drain inlets)
that could be occupied by either breeding or wintering owls.
Consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game shall be
required for any site on which burrowing owls are found during the
preconstruction survey.
CDD/CSD Day-to-day
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LUD 16.1.3: Special-status plant surveys. Require preconstruction
surveys for Congdon’s tarplant and other special-status plant species
prior to development of any ruderal or grassland habitat in the North
Bayshore area in accordance with CDFG protocols.
CDD/CSD Day-to-day
Mobility
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LUD 17.1.1: Partnerships. Pursue public-private partnership
opportunities to improve connectivity and integrate transportation
systems.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
42 LUD 17.1.5: New North Bayshore Shuttle System. Develop strategies to
incorporate existing shuttles into a new North Bayshore shuttle system. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 17.1.6: North Bayshore shuttle and Downtown. Improve
connectivity and efficiency of shuttle service between the North
Bayshore area and the Downtown transit center.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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44 LUD 17.1.7: City-wide shuttle integration. Evaluate the integration of
the North Bayshore Shuttle System with a City-wide shuttle system. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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LUD 17.1.8: Future transportation options. Evaluate future North
Bayshore transportation strategies, including fixed rail and Personal
Rapid Transit options.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
46 LUD 17.2.2: Traffic management plan. Update the City’s traffic
management plan for Shoreline Amphitheatre events. CMO/POL
47 LUD 17.3.2: Trail access. Improve access to Permanente and Stevens
Creeks and Bay Trails. CDD/CSD EPC Priority Day-to-day
Sea-Level Rise
East Whisman
El Camino Real
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LUD 20.7.1: Implement pedestrian improvements. Implement
pedestrian improvements identified in the Pedestrian Master Plan and
through private development projects.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
49 LUD 20.9.1: Bus Rapid Transit design. Work with the VTA on the design
of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. PWD/CDD Day-to-day
San Antonio
Moffett Boulevard
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LUD 23.7.1: Improve connectivity. Develop and implement strategies
to encourage transit, pedestrian, and bicycle access and connectivity
along and across the Central Expressway corridor.
PWD/CDD EPC Priority Day-to-day
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Mobility
Complete Streets
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MOB 1.1.1: Mobility plans. Ensure mobility master plans include or
reference priority project lists intended to maintain and enhance the
multi-modal transportation system.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.1.2: Multi-modal design. Update street design standards to
address roadway function, adjacent land use, and accommodations for
all modes.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
53 MOB 1.1.3: Existing resources. Consult existing resources for design
guidance in developing street design standards. PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.2.1: Complete Streets. Implement complete streets policies and
standards in new street design standards, new streets projects, and in
street rehabilitation projects.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
55 MOB 1.2.2: Grand Boulevard Initiative. Implement principles of the
Grand Boulevard Initiative along El Camino Real. PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.2.3: Targeted standards. Consider additional corridor-specific
and/or Precise Plan-based street design standards and guidelines to
enhance multi-modal environments (for example, streets, sidewalks,
landscaping, and furniture).
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.3.1: Pedestrian and bicycle connections. Ensure Precise Plans
and zoning standards include guidelines for public greenways to create
strong pedestrian and bicycle connections, particularly in locations
where large blocks are prevalent and vehicular through-connections may
not be feasible.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.3.2: Development review. Use the development review process
to identify and implement pedestrian and bicycle improvements in
private development projects and along adjacent street frontages.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.3.4: Grade separations. Support plans for new grade-separated
infrastructure (for example, bridges and underpasses) and updates to
existing infrastructure consistent with grade separation policies, to
reduce conflicts between modes and improve accommodations for non-
automotive travel.
PWD Day-to-day
60 MOB 1.4.1: Street grid. Identify and leverage opportunities for a street
grid of smaller blocks and improved connections as parcels redevelop. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.4.2: Municipal uses. Review street design standards to ensure
they consider utility infrastructure, emergency access, and service access
needs.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.5.1: Connected network. During review of new subdivisions and
major redevelopments, ensure new development provides or enhances
a highly interconnected transportation network.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
63 MOB 1.6.1: Traffic calming. Provide traffic calming improvements
through the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP). PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 1.6.2: Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Update
NTMP guidelines to ensure they include up-to-date traffic calming design
options.
PWD Day-to-day
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Accessibility
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MOB 2.1.1: Sidewalks and lighting. Encourage separated sidewalks and
lighting during review of new development projects and significant
rehabilitation or expansion projects.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 2.1.2: ADA accessibility. Implement and enforce requirements for
ADA accessibility at public facilities and during review of private
development projects (for example, disabled parking, paths of travel,
building access, curb ramps, etc.).
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 2.1.3: Transportation plans. Ensure bicycle, pedestrian, and other
transportation plans consider access improvements to public facilities,
programs, and services.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 2.1.4: Transit providers. Coordinate with transit providers
responsible for implementing accessible transit and paratransit services
to accommodate the needs of Mountain View residents.
PWD Day-to-day
Walkability
69 MOB 3.1.1: Pedestrian Master Plan. Regularly update and implement
the goals, policies, and actions of the Pedestrian Master Plan. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.1.2: Sidewalk database. Maintain a database of missing sidewalk
segments and explore opportunities to close gaps in the sidewalk
network.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.1.3: Pedestrian paths. Include publicly accessible pedestrian
paths in major new developments and public facilities, and ensure that
they are clearly identified and safe.
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MOB 3.1.4: Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Implement existing policy to
install curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, where desired on unimproved local
streets and identify funding for the improvements.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.1.6: Sustainable streetscapes. Consider adopting and/or
updating sustainable streetscape standards and guidelines for public
improvements and frontage design of private development aimed at
creating attractive pedestrian environments, particularly along high-
traffic roadways.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.2.1: Connections through superblocks. Develop pedestrian
improvement standards aimed at breaking down large blocks, where
vehicular intersections are not feasible or desirable.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.2.2: Existing neighborhoods. Identify and enhance pedestrian
and bicycle facilities and connections through existing neighborhoods to
commercial locations and amenities.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.2.3: Pedestrian crossings to parks. Improve and enhance
pedestrian crossings to parks and other public facilities in accordance
with current standards and best engineering practices.
PWD/CSD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.2.4: Safety and security. Encourage building design features in
new developments, such as windows and entries that orient towards
public pathways, to improve the safety and security of pedestrians.
CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.3.2: Pedestrian connections. Identify and prioritize pedestrian
access to connect neighborhood cul-de-sacs and connect neighborhoods
to the City-wide trail system.
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MOB 3.4.1: Roadway reductions. Identify opportunities to reduce
roadway widths at specific intersections and along key corridors to
enhance pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including landscape amenities.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.5.1: Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Support the
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) work on pedestrian and
bicycle facility projects.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 3.5.2: Programs to promote walking. Implement new and
enhanced sustainability and health programs that promote walking and
bicycling.
CMO/PWD Day-to-day
Bikeability
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MOB 4.1.1: Bicycle Transportation Plan. Regularly update and
implement a comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan (BTP), including
identification of projects that extend and improve the on-street bicycle
network, and consideration of bicycling mode-share targets to achieve a
well-utilized network.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
83 MOB 4.1.2: Funding. Seek funding and revenue sources to install bicycle
network improvements and parking. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 4.2.1: Off-street trails. Maintain and extend the City’s off-street
trail network to improve bicycle and pedestrian access, including Stevens
Creek, Hetch Hetchy Trail, and Permanente Creek Trail.
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MOB 4.3.1: Public bicycle parking. Enhance the availability of
convenient and publicly accessible bicycle parking facilities at transit
stations and ensure availability on public and private property at key
commercial locations such as Downtown.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
86 MOB 4.5.1: Bicycle education. Provide bicycle education and promotion
programs. PWD Day-to-day
Transit
87 MOB 5.1.1: Commuter rail. Actively support commuter rail in Santa
Clara County and along the Peninsula. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.1.2: Light rail. Actively support enhanced existing light rail
service to transit-oriented employment centers and residential
development in Mountain View.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.1.3: Protection from negative effects. Collaborate with service
providers in transit planning processes to support designs that address
visual, noise, and vibration impacts and avoid creating barriers that
divide the community.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.1.4: Caltrans and VTA. Plan for and work with Caltrans and VTA
to implement BRT improvements along El Camino Real that reflect the
City’s needs and interests.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.1.5: Transit prioritization. Collaborate with Caltrans and VTA to
consider additional signal timing adjustment and transit prioritization to
minimize transit delay along El Camino Real, in coordination with service
needs of other modes of travel (for example, pedestrian crossing, vehicle
travel along corridor, etc.).
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92 MOB 5.1.6: Transit outreach. Provide informational and promotional
support for new and existing transit services. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.2.1: California High-Speed Rail Corridor. Work with the
California High-Speed Rail Authority to provide enhanced pedestrian and
bicycle access as well as economic development opportunities along and
across the rail corridor.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.2.2: Community preservation. Support the preservation of the
Downtown business district, historic buildings, pedestrian-friendly
environment, and adjacent residential character along the rail corridor.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.2.3: Downtown circulation. Support protection of Downtown
Transit Center operations and access, Downtown mobility, and Central
Expressway level of service from impacts of high-speed rail.
PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.3.1: City-wide shuttles. Study a possible City-wide shuttle
system in coordination with VTA, employers, project developers, and
other stakeholders.
PWD EPC Priority Day-to-day
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MOB 5.3.2: Caltrain and VTA. Work with Caltrain and VTA to maintain
and enhance convenient, ADA-accessible train, light rail, bus, and shuttle
service.
PWD Day-to-day
98 MOB 5.3.3: Bicycle amenities. Encourage bicycle amenities and access
on public transit. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.4.1: NASA/Ames. Partner with NASA/Ames Research Park to
plan and fund transportation connections with Mountain View, including
potential shuttle, bicycle, and pedestrian connections to Downtown,
North Bayshore and East Whisman.
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100 MOB 5.4.2: Shuttle access. Support improvements for continued
shuttle access to the Downtown Transit Center and Caltrain. PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.5.1: Multi-modal station access. Collaborate with Caltrain, VTA,
and the High-Speed Rail Authority to optimize station access for all
modes, provide safe routes to transit, and ensure adequate bicycle and
automobile station parking.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 5.5.2: Caltrain station access. Support Caltrain station
improvements identified in the Caltrain Bicycle Access and Parking Plan,
and prioritize non-single occupancy vehicle modes of access.
PWD Day-to-day
Safe Routes to Schools
103 MOB 6.1.1: Funding. Pursue public and private agency grant funding
sources for safe routes to schools programs. PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 6.2.1: Filling gaps. Identify opportunities to install sidewalks,
pathways, and bicycle facilities, which may include right-of-way
acquisition, to complete gaps along routes to schools.
PWD EPC Priority Day-to-day
105 MOB 6.3.1: Trail access. Plan and construct school-accessible trailheads
or neighborhood access points. PWD Day-to-day
106 MOB 6.4.1: Education and outreach. Work with the school districts to
develop and distribute safe routes to schools plans and information. PWD Day-to-day
Vehicle Parking
107
MOB 7.2.1: Reducing negative effects of parking. Require new parking
to be accessed from secondary streets, minimizing the width and
number of driveways into a parking facility, and screening parking areas
with landscaping or wrapping with active uses.
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Performance Measurement
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MOB 8.1.1: Transportation analysis for new development. Coordinate
with the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Agency to
periodically update the City’s transportation analysis requirements for
new development, including evaluation criteria, significance thresholds,
and mitigation guidelines for environmental analysis (CEQA/NEPA).
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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MOB 8.1.3: Interim level of service (LOS) standards. Until adoption of
new significance thresholds of performance indicators occurs, the
Citywide vehicle LOS standards from the 1992 General Plan, which
include a target peak hour LOS policy of LOS D for all intersections and
roadway segments, with the following exceptions in high-demand areas:
• Use LOS E for intersections and street segments within the Downtown
and San Antonio areas where vitality, activity and multi-modal
transportation use are primary goals; and
• Use LOS E for intersections and street segments on CMP designated
roadways in Mountain View (e.g., El Camino, Central Expressway and San
Antonio Road).
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Quality
110 MOB 9.1.2: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. Regularly update the
GGRP to address transportation emissions reductions. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
111
MOB 9.2.1: Mixed-use in higher densities. Seek to create higher-
intensity mixed-use districts along transit, bicycle, and pedestrian
corridors.
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MOB 9.2.2: Alternative modes. Promote walking, bicycling, transit and
other highly efficient modes of transportation to reduce per capita
vehicle miles traveled.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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MOB 9.3.1: Municipal vehicles. Minimize emissions from City-owned
and operated vehicles through equipment retrofit, purchasing of more
efficient models, changes in operation protocols, or other actions.
FIN/PWD Day-to-day
114
MOB 9.3.2: Sustainable infrastructure. Support the installation of
innovative, sustainable infrastructure for low-emission vehicles (for
example, electric charging stations, etc.).
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Vehicles and Roadway System Efficiency
115
MOB 10.1.1: Congestion. Limit congestion to portions of the
transportation network that have the least impact on the City’s
residential neighborhoods.
PWD Day-to-day
116
MOB 10.1.2: Roadway System Management. Use Transportation
Systems Management (TSM) principles when considering roadway
system improvement projects to improve traffic flow, in balance with
the needs of other modes.
PWD Day-to-day
117
MOB 10.1.3: Roadway improvements. Include roadway operation
improvement requirements as part of the review process for new
development and significant rehabilitation or expansion projects.
PWD Day-to-day
118
MOB 10.1.4: Surrounding jurisdictions. Collaborate with surrounding
jurisdictions and transit agencies such as VTA to implement intelligent
transportation systems and minimize the potential negative impacts on
Mountain View from projects in surrounding jurisdictions.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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119 MOB 10.2.4: Project design. Ensure development project designs
support achievement of TDM measures. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Maintenance
120
MOB 11.1.1: New funding sources. Ensure mobility plans include
opportunities for new funding sources to implement system
improvements.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
121 MOB 11.2.1: Pavement Management System. Maintain a Pavement
Management System and regularly report on pavement conditions. PWD Day-to-day
122 MOB 11.2.2: Pedestrian facilities. Ensure sidewalks and pathways
remain free of obstacles that impair accessibility. PWD Day-to-day
123
MOB 11.3.1: Project funding. Emphasize funding for alternatives to
single-passenger vehicle facilities when appropriating money for
transportation projects.
PWD Day-to-day
124 MOB 11.4.1: Demonstration projects. Identify and implement
demonstration projects that create system efficiencies and cost savings. PWD Day-to-day
Infrastructure and Conservation
City-wide Infrastructure
125 INC 1.1.1: Infrastructure upgrade. Develop appropriate procedures for
upgrades to existing infrastructure. PWD Day-to-day
126 INC 1.1.2: Infrastructure replacement. Identify and replace end of life
infrastructure as necessary. PWD Day-to-day
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127
INC 1.2.1: Fee structure. Develop and implement a fee structure
establishing how the City will share the cost of infrastructure upgrades
made necessary by new development.
PWD/FIN Day-to-day
128
INC 1.5.1: Coordination with utilities. Work with utility providers to
promote information-sharing and to ensure proper maintenance of
utility infrastructure.
PWD Day-to-day
129
INC 1.6.1: Sustainable materials for maintenance. Research and
consider the use of sustainable or green construction materials during
maintenance projects.
PWD/CSD Day-to-day
130
INC 2.1.1: Water shortages. Be prepared to mitigate water shortages
due to drought, disaster, infrastructure failure or other service
interruptions.
PWD Day-to-day
131 INC 2.1.2: Sewer. Mitigate sewer disposal, due to disaster,
infrastructure failure, or other service interruption. PWD Day-to-day
132
INC 2.4.1: Criteria for vulnerable areas. Create specific design criteria
for sensitive and vulnerable areas such as the North Bayshore area due
to their unique environmental conditions.
CDD/CSD Day-to-day
133
INC 2.4.2: Emergency service restoration plan. Create and maintain an
emergency service restoration plan for all critical infrastructure –
including potable water, wastewater, storm water, recycled water,
telecommunications, energy and streets – in case of disaster,
infrastructure failure or other service interruptions.
PWD Day-to-day
134
INC 3.1.1: Monitoring rights-of-way. Prioritize physical improvements
to streets, sidewalks and other public rights-of-way based on regular
monitoring of their condition.
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135
INC 3.1.2: Upgrades to unimproved streets. Review policies and
procedures for when and how to upgrade unimproved streets,
remaining sensitive to the unique character, aesthetics, equity and
desires of residents in the City’s different neighborhoods.
PWD Day-to-day
136 INC 3.1.3: Recycled content paving material. Seek opportunities to use
paving material that has recycled content. PWD Day-to-day
Water, Wastewater and Stormwater
Potable Water Supply
137
INC 4.1.1: Urban Water Management Plan and Water Master Plan.
Comply with provisions of the City’s Urban Water Management Plan and
the Water Master Plan and regularly update them to reflect long-term
land use planning decisions.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
138
INC 4.1.2: Groundwater quality and regulations. Closely monitor
groundwater quality as well as any changing rules and regulations
regarding the City’s access to groundwater, revising plans as necessary
to reflect any relevant changes to the groundwater supply.
PWD Day-to-day
139 INC 4.1.3: City reservoir storage. Regularly review reservoir capacity to
ensure the City meets recommended storage amounts. PWD Day-to-day
140
INC 4.2.1: Water contracts. Work with other local agencies and water
wholesalers to maintain the City’s existing water contracts and Supply
Guaranties.
PWD Day-to-day
141 INC 4.2.2: Access to imported water supply. Monitor changing rules
and regulations regarding the City’s access to imported water supply. PWD Day-to-day
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142 INC 4.3.1: Water main replacement. Execute the annual water main
replacement program and budget. PWD Day-to-day
Water Conservation
143 INC 5.1.1: Public education. Implement public education programs
about water conservation and efficiency, including education at schools. PWD Day-to-day
144 INC 5.1.2: Large consumers. Target water use efficiency outreach
towards larger water customers. PWD Day-to-day
145
INC 5.2.1: Incentives and requirements. Create incentives and develop
regulations that encourage water use efficiency, water conservation and
recycled water use.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
146 INC 5.7.1: City demonstration projects. Administer demonstration
projects such as water-wise gardens and rain gardens. CSD/PWD Day-to-day
Wastewater
147
INC 6.1.1: Sewer Master Plan. Maintain and update the City’s Sewer
Master Plan (SMP) as necessary, to reflect long-term land use planning
decisions.
PWD Day-to-day
148
INC 6.1.2: Anticipating future wastewater generation. Anticipate
future wastewater generation by regularly updating the Sewer Master
Plan (SMP) to reflect long-term land use planning decisions.
PWD Day-to-day
149
INC 6.1.3: Monitoring. Monitor the condition of the sanitary sewer
collection system and continue to make improvements by maintaining
and updating the Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP).
PWD/CAO/FIR Day-to-day
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150 INC 6.1.4: Sanitary Sewer Overflows. Maintain programs to prevent
sanitary sewer overflows. PWD Day-to-day
151
INC 6.1.5: Wastewater conveyance outside City limits. Allow
conveyance and treatment of wastewater by City infrastructure for the
City of Los Altos, portions of Moffett Field and NASA/Ames and other
areas outside City limits as mutually beneficial.
PWD/CAO Day-to-day
152 INC 6.1.6: NASA/Ames sanitary sewer discharge. Renew sanitary sewer
discharge agreement with NASA/Ames. CAO/PWD Day-to-day
153
INC 6.2.1: Pollution prevention. Actively partner with the Palo Alto
Regional Water Quality Control Plant (PARWQCP), implementing policies
to control inflow and infiltration sources, and reducing wastewater
loading of pollutants, such as metals, pharmaceuticals and other
emerging pollutants that may pass through the wastewater treatment
system.
PWD/FIR Day-to-day
154
INC 6.2.2: Industrial pollution control monitoring. Conduct industrial
inspection and monitoring programs to ensure that required controls are
installed and maintained and that applicable discharge limits are met.
FIR Day-to-day
155
INC 6.2.4: Commercial pollution control monitoring. Implement
commercial inspection programs to control discharges that may create
hazardous conditions in the City’s sewer system or may cause sewer
overflows.
FIR Day-to-day
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156
INC 6.2.5: Source controls in new development. Control potential
pollutant sources from new facilities or developments by requiring
source controls during the planning and building plan check review
process.
PWD/CDD/FIR Day-to-day
Recycled Water
157 INC 7.1.3: Promoting recycled water. Promote additional uses of
recycled water within state-approved regulations. PWD Day-to-day
158 INC 7.1.4: Selling recycled water. Investigate opportunities to sell
recycled water to neighboring jurisdictions. PWD/FIN Day-to-day
159
INC 7.1.5: Recycled water at NASA/Ames. Support the continued and
expanded use of recycled water at NASA/Ames Research Center and
Moffett Field.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
Stormwater
160 INC 8.1.1: Stormwater Master Plan. Update and maintain the
Stormwater Master Plan as necessary. PWD Day-to-day
161 INC 8.1.2: Upgrade undersized drainage pipes. Provide funding and
infrastructure to remove cross culverts. PWD Day-to-day
162
INC 8.1.3: Low Impact Development (LID). Maximize opportunities to
design and construct LID Stormwater treatment controls at new
development and redevelopment projects through efforts to educate
developers and project engineers and implementation of the
development review process.
FIR/CDD Day-to-day
163 INC 8.1.4: Infrastructure upgrade. Develop appropriate procedures for
upgrades to existing infrastructure. PWD Day-to-day
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164
INC 8.3.1: Best practices in City operations. Implement pollution
prevention Best Management Practices while conducting municipal
operations, such as street sweeping, water utility operations, storm
drain maintenance and sanitary sewer.
PWD/FIR Day-to-day
165
INC 8.4.1: Inter-agency collaboration. Participate in the Santa Clara
Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP) and work
collaboratively with other permitted agencies to achieve compliance
with multiple requirements, such as monitoring and public education, in
a cost effective manner.
FIR Day-to-day
166 INC 8.4.2: Storm water pollution sources. Conduct inspection programs
to identify and eliminate sources of Stormwater pollution. FIR Day-to-day
167
INC 8.4.3: Pollutants of Concern. Implement programs to minimize
potential discharges of pollutants of concern, such as mercury, copper,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ether
(PBDEs), legacy pesticides, selenium, or other pollutants of concern that
may be identified during the timeframe of the General Plan.
FIR Day-to-day
168
INC 8.4.4: Outdoor water conservation. Minimize overwatering from
irrigation systems and encourage outdoor water conservation, which
decreases the burden on the Stormwater system.
CSD/PWD Day-to-day
169
INC 8.6.1: Emerging technologies. Evaluate and update development
and design standards for Stormwater treatment to reflect prevailing or
emerging technologies.
FIR/CDD/PWD Day-to-day
170
INC 8.7.1: Storm inlet stencils. Ensure storm inlets are stenciled with a
“No Dumping, Flows to Bay” or similar text to educate the public about
storm drain pollution.
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Solid Waste and Recycling
171 INC 10.1.1: Zero waste action plan. Adopt and implement a Zero Waste
Action Plan. PWD Day-to-day
172
INC 10.1.2: Public education. Provide comprehensive and ongoing
public education and promotion programs to encourage residents and
businesses to reduce waste and participate in recycling programs.
PWD Day-to-day
173 INC 10.1.3: Large consumers. Target recycling and reuse outreach
towards large commercial and industrial customers. PWD Day-to-day
174
INC 10.3.1: Source Reduction and Recycling Element. Implement the
programs described in the Mountain View Source Reduction and
Recycling Element (SRRE).
PWD Day-to-day
175 INC 10.7.1: Recycled content advocacy. Advocate for local, state and
federal legislation that will increase use of recycled content products. PWD Day-to-day
176 INC 10.7.2: Recycled content promotion. Educate and encourage
residents and businesses to use products with recycled content. PWD Day-to-day
177 INC 10.9.1: Preferential purchasing. Periodically review and update the
City’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy (EP3). FIN/PWD Day-to-day
178 INC 11.2.1: Drop-off site. Maintain a convenient City-operated
accessible recycling drop-off and redemption site. PWD Day-to-day
179
INC 11.2.2: Recycling receptacle storage. Require adequate, accessible
and convenient areas for the storage and collection of recyclable
materials in all new developments.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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180 INC 11.4.1: Refuse disposal capacity. Assure that the City possesses a
minimum of five years of refuse disposal capacity at all times. PWD Day-to-day
181 INC 11.6.1: Service pricing. Assess services to ensure they are
convenient and competitively priced. PWD/FIN Day-to-day
Climate Change
182 INC 12.2.1: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. Adopt and regularly
update a City-wide Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GGRP). CDD/PWD Day-to-day
183
INC 12.2.3: Emissions reductions. Reduce community-wide and
government operations greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to adopted
targets.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
Energy Production and Consumption
184
INC 13.1.1: Building energy conservation and efficiency. Develop and
implement a plan to increase energy efficiency and conservation in
public buildings and infrastructure.
CDD/CSD/PWD Day-to-day
185
INC 13.3.1: Efficiency in development review. Use the development
review process to inform developers of the advantages of energy
efficiency in buildings, including passive solar design.
CDD Day-to-day
186
INC 14.1.2: Promoting renewables. Regularly investigate and publicize
opportunities for community members or the City to utilize renewable
energy technologies such as solar, co-generation or wind.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
187 INC 14.1.3: Methane extraction. Extract methane gas from the sanitary
landfill for energy production. PWD Day-to-day
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188
INC 14.1.4: Renewables in development review. Use the development
review process to inform developers of the advantages of renewable
energy production, including wind and solar.
CDD Day-to-day
189 INC 14.2.1: Sustainable design. Incorporate sustainable design features
into new City facilities. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
190
INC 14.1.5: Incentives for Renewables. Develop a program of incentives,
fee waivers or other strategies to facilitate community members
installing renewable energy technologies.
FIN/PWD/CDD Day-to-day
Green Building
191
INC 15.1.1: Green building requirements. Create and administer
community-wide green building requirements. Regularly update them
and track development of Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design-New Construction (LEED-NC), Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND), Green
Point Rated or other relevant green building standards as they relate to
the City’s green building objectives.
CDD EPC Priority Day-to-day
192
INC 15.1.2: Other green building regulations. Monitor state green
building requirements such as CalGREEN, as well as any other relevant
regional, state or federal standards and requirements and ensure the
City’s green building program meets or exceeds these and all applicable
standards and regulations.
CDD Day-to-day
193 INC 15.1.4: Staff training. Provide regular staff training on green
building practices, regulations and standards. CDD Day-to-day
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194
INC 15.2.1: Visible green technology. Provide public environmental
education by integrating visible examples of green technology into public
buildings.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
195 INC 15.2.2: Green building education. Provide fact sheets and other
materials on the City’s web site and at City offices. CDD Day-to-day
Species and Habitat
196 INC 16.1.1: Habitat corridors. Identify and preserve wildlife habitat
corridors through the City. CSD EPC Priority Day-to-day
197
INC 16.1.2: Water replenishment. Enable sufficient surface water
replenishment and protect surface water quality to enable groundwater
percolation and provide habitat for wildlife.
FIR/PWD Day-to-day
198
INC 16.1.3: Water quality. Support efforts by the Santa Clara Valley
Water District to preserve water, habitat and riparian quality in the
creeks within the City, including implementing the Santa Clara Valley
Water Resources Protection Collaborative Guidelines and Standards for
Land Use Near Streams.
CDD/PWD/FIR Day-to-day
199 INC 16.1.4: Volunteer creek clean-up. Encourage volunteer creek clean-
ups. CSD/FIR Day-to-day
200
INC 16.3.1: Burrowing owl. Evaluate and maintain burrowing owl
habitat through the Burrowing Owl Preservation Management Plan
(BOPMP).
CDD Day-to-day
201
INC 16.4.1: Invasive species. Identify invasive species and their
associated risks, contain these species and reduce their amounts
wherever feasible.
CSD Day-to-day
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202 INC 16.5.1: Tidal marshes. Maintain Charleston Slough within Shoreline
at Mountain View and creeks as wildlife habitat. CSD/PWD Day-to-day
Watershed and Floodplain Management
203 INC 17.1.1: Inter-agency coordination. Coordinate with the Santa Clara
Valley Water District (SCVWD) on flood-related issues. PWD Day-to-day
204
INC 17.1.2: Fee structure. Review and update the procedure and fee
structure for the cost of system upgrades made necessary by new
development, considering the possibility of new impact and
maintenance fees.
PWD/FIN Day-to-day
205
INC 17.4.1: Flood zones. Continue to review development in areas
identified by the General Plan Flood Zone Map and FEMA flood zone
maps for compliance with the City’s Drainage and Flood Control
Ordinance.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
206 Soil and Groundwater Contamination
207
INC 18.1.1: Enforcing existing regulations. Enforce local codes and
support State and Federal regulations to prevent contamination of
groundwater resources.
FIR Day-to-day
208
INC 18.1.3: Abandoned wells. Support the Santa Clara Valley Water
District (SCVWD) to locate and seal abandoned wells in accordance with
state standards to protect groundwater quality.
PWD Day-to-day
209
INC 18.1.4: Monitoring well permitting. Support the Santa Clara Valley
Water District (SCVWD) to locate monitoring wells to protect
groundwater quality.
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210 INC 18.1.5: Abandoned sites. Monitor, prevent, and remediate
contamination from abandoned sites. PWD/FIR/CMO Day-to-day
211 INC 18.1.6: Shallow groundwater. Monitor shallow groundwater
quality and ensure it meets or exceeds state and federal requirements. FIR/CMO/PWD Day-to-day
212
INC 18.2.2: Inter-agency coordination. Provide local information and
other assistance to state, regional, and federal agencies that oversee
cleanup of groundwater contamination in Mountain View.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
213 INC 18.2.3: Vulnerability study. Support the Santa Clara Valley Water
District (SCVWD) vulnerability study. PWD Day-to-day
214 INC 18.2.4: Vapor intrusion. Monitor and address soil quality and
incidences of vapor intrusion. CDD/CMO Day-to-day
Integrated Pest Management
215 INC 19.1.1: Integrated Pest Management Plan. Maintain and regularly
update the City’s Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP). CSD/FIR Day-to-day
216 INC 19.2.1: Pesticide use tracking. Maintain a database to track the
amount of pesticides applied at City facilities. CSD/FIR Day-to-day
Air Quality
217 INC 20.1.1: Wood-burning ordinance. Enforce the City’s wood-burning
ordinance. CDD Day-to-day
218
INC 20.1.2: Air quality through California Environmental Quality Act.
Use the development review process to evaluate the cumulative effects
of new development on air quality and impose appropriate mitigation
measures through the CEQA process.
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219
INC 20.2.1: Sensitive receptors. Utilize Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD) guidelines to protect residential uses
and other sensitive receptors from stationary sources of pollution.
CDD Day-to-day
220
INC 20.2.2: Regional Clean Air Plan. Cooperate with the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District (BAAQMD) in implementing the regional
Clean Air Plan.
CDD Day-to-day
221
INC 20.2.3: Congestion Management Plan. Work with the Congestion
Management Agency (CMA) to implement the Congestion Management
Plan (CMP).
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
222
INC 20.2.4: Regulation of specific businesses. Improve awareness of
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s enforcement program to
regulate specific businesses, especially those near residential
neighborhoods.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
223
INC 20.3.1: Pollution prevention. Encourage the community and City
employees to minimize single-occupancy auto travel through employer
incentives and other strategies.
CDD/PWD/CMO Day-to-day
224
INC 20.6.1: Conditions for development and grading. Adopt and
periodically update standard mitigation measures and development
conditions for dust, particulate, and exhaust control standard measures
for demolition and grading activities in compliance with the BAAQMD
CEQA Air Quality Guidelines.
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225
INC 20.7.1: Protection of sensitive receptors. Adopt procedures to
require health risk assessments, emissions analysis and risk reduction
plans in accordance with BAAQMD-recommended procedures for
sensitive land uses, and establish standard mitigation measures and
development conditions to comply with BAAQMD standards.
CDD Day-to-day
Parks, Open Space and Community Facilities
Parks and Open Space
226
POS 1.1.1: Acquire open space. Acquire and develop open space
consistent with the priorities established by the Parks and Open Space
Plan (POSP).
CSD/PWD Day-to-day
227
POS 1.1.2: Implement park land dedication ordinance. Use the park
land dedication provisions of the City’s Subdivision Ordinance to provide
land or fees for parks. The requirements are a condition of residential
project approval.
PWD/CSD Day-to-day
228
POS 1.1.3: Use creative approaches to increase park land. Use creative
and innovative means, such as easements, leases, cooperative
agreements and grants from other agencies and organizations, to
increase park and open space resources.
CAO/CSD/CDD/P
WD Day-to-day
229 POS 1.1.4: Update Park and Open Space Plan. Update the Parks and
Open Space Plan every three years. CSD Day-to-day
230
POS 1.1.5: Maintain inventory. Maintain an inventory of public and
private properties for potential purchase and redevelopment as public
open space.
PWD/CSD Day-to-day
231 POS 2.1.1: Explore third community park. Explore strategies to build a
third community park, north of Central Expressway. CSD Day-to-day
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232
POS 2.3.1: Ensure safe access across streets and barriers. Utilize the
Parks and Open Space Plan, Bicycle Transportation Plan, Pedestrian
Master Plan, and other plans, and collaborate with other governmental
agencies to ensure that open space resources can be safely accessed
across streets and other barriers.
PWD/CSD Day-to-day
233
POS 2.5.1: Use preservation criteria in Parks and Open Space Plan.
Utilize the POSP’s preservation criteria to evaluate the purchase or
preservation of surplus school sites.
CSD/PWD Day-to-day
234 POS 3.1.1: Develop environmental education programs. Develop
environmental education programs, services, and facilities. CSD Day-to-day
235
POS 3.1.2: Plant native species in natural areas. Plant native and/or
drought-tolerant species in natural areas such as the Stevens Creek Trail
and Shoreline at Mountain View.
CSD Day-to-day
236 POS 4.1.1: Notify residents. Notify residents of open space projects. CSD Day-to-day
237 POS 4.2.1: Design for safety. Design for park safety and security. CSD/PWD Day-to-day
238
POS 4.2.2: Consider neighbors. Recognize and respect the need for
privacy and security of neighboring residents when developing parks,
trails, and other open spaces.
CSD/PWD Day-to-day
239
POS 5.1.1: Schools as neighborhood centers. Collaborate with the
Mountain View Whisman school district to explore using school sites as
neighborhood centers. The centers could provide out-of-school
activities, family programming and services, intergenerational activities
and neighborhood events.
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240
POS 5.1.2: Mountain View High School open space joint use. Explore
development of an agreement with the Mountain View-Los Altos Union
High school District for joint use of the open space at Mountain View
High School for public use.
CSD Day-to-day
Programs and Services
241
POS 7.1.1: Develop programs for all ages and abilities. Develop
programs and activities for residents of all ages and ability levels
consistent with the City’s Recreation Plan and Youth Action Plan.
CSD/LIB Day-to-day
242 POS 7.1.2: Develop diverse programs. Create planning programs
relevant to the City’s cultural diversity. CSD/CMO/LIB Day-to-day
243
POS 7.1.3: Develop community facilities. Develop safe and attractive
facilities for adolescents and young adults, seniors, and other
populations with special needs, throughout the community.
CSD/PWD Day-to-day
244
POS 7.1.4: Work with City commissions and committees. Work with
the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC), Senior Advisory Committee
(SAC), and the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) on recreation
programming.
CSD/CMO Day-to-day
245
POS 7.1.5: Improve technology. Consider innovative technological
improvements and strategies that will serve diverse future community
needs.
CSD/CMO/LIB/IT Day-to-day
246 POS 7.1.6: Accessing City services. Explore strategies to make accessing
City services easier and more user-friendly. CMO/CSD Day-to-day
247 POS 8.1.1: Improve access. Collaborate with public and private entities
to improve access to child care. CMO/CSD Day-to-day
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248
POS 8.1.2: Connect providers and clients. Utilize Santa Clara County’s
Local Needs Assessment for Child Care to connect child-care providers
with client populations.
CMO/CSD Day-to-day
249
POS 8.1.4: Integrate child care into other uses. Encourage and support
integration of child-care facilities with transit trips and within large
development projects.
CMO/CDD Day-to-day
250 POS 8.1.5: Support operations. Provide support and information that
enhance child-care provider operations. CMO/CDD/CSD Day-to-day
251
POS 8.1.6: Provide references. Maintain and make available a
reference and referral list of center-based and family child care
providers in the City.
CMO Day-to-day
252 POS 8.1.7: Enhance quality and standards. Participate in local efforts to
enhance child-care quality, and community care licensing standards. CMO Day-to-day
253
POS 8.1.8: Promote accessibility and affordability. Work with the
Mountain View Whisman School District to continue making preschool
and after-school child-care accessible to low-income families and
available on school campuses.
CSD/CMO Day-to-day
Arts
254
POS 10.1.1: Maintain Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
Maintain the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts as an
important community resource.
CSD/CMO Day-to-day
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POS 10.1.2: Utilize Performing Arts Committee. Utilize the Performing
Arts Committee (PAC) to support programs and operations of the
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, to advocate for the arts
in public venues and to promote music, theater, dance, and other
performing arts.
CSD Day-to-day
256
POS 11.1.1: Encourage public art. Encourage public art to be included
within public and private development projects, with specific emphasis
in key planning areas identified for significant change.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
257
POS 11.1.2: Acquire public art. Retain and develop programs to acquire
significant works of public art by supporting the One Percent for Art
Program and the Public Arts for all Capital Improvement Projects.
CDD/CSD Day-to-day
258
POS 11.1.3: Maintain Visual Arts Committee. Maintain the Visual Arts
Committee (VAC) to guide the acquisition of public art and promote
other visual arts programs.
CDD Day-to-day
Trees, Gardens and Landscaping
259
POS 12.1.1: Maintain tree inventory. Maintain a comprehensive
inventory of street trees and trees in public spaces in order to determine
where to allocate resources to maintain or replace trees.
CSD Day-to-day
260 POS 12.1.2: Publicize tree ordinance. Publicize and enforce the
Heritage Tree Ordinance. CSD Day-to-day
261
POS 12.1.3: Identify funding source. Identify a funding source to assist
lower-income property owners with maintaining Heritage trees on their
property.
CSD Day-to-day
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262 POS 12.2.1: Increase number of trees. Work towards having trees on at
least 90% of identified and available street tree planting sites. CSD/PWD Day-to-day
263
POS 12.4.1: Require compliance with water conservation standards.
Require new landscaping to comply with City water conservation
standards and requirements.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
264 POS 13.1.1: New community garden. Establish a new community
garden. CSD EPC Priority Day-to-day
Noise
265
NOI 1.1.1: Noise Ordinance. Update and enforce the City’s Noise
Ordinance to be consistent with this Element. The update shall include
noise performance standards for stationary noise sources, including, but
not limited to, mechanical equipment, loading/unloading activities,
amplified music, and light industrial operations.
CAO/CDD Day-to-day
266
NOI 1.2.1: Disclosures for mixed-use development. Require disclosures
to residents of new mixed-use developments of potential noise
associated with adjacent uses such as solid waste/recycling collection,
deliveries and other activities typically associated with commercial
activity.
CDD/CAO Day-to-day
267
NOI 1.2.2: Disclosures for new development. Require disclosures to
residents in new developments of potential noise associated with nearby
freeways or highways.
CDD/CAO Day-to-day
268
NOI 1.6.1: Traffic noise reduction measures. Investigate and implement
measures and techniques to reduce traffic noise such as repaving
roadways or reducing speeds.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
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NOI 1.6.2: Traffic noise reduction process. Monitor and record noise
complaints related to traffic noise and coordinate with the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Noise Reduction Screening
Program to reduce noise.
CDD/PWD Day-to-day
270
NOI 1.6.3: Truck traffic. Encourage a limitation on commercial,
industrial and construction truck traffic through residential areas by
measures such as requiring truck traffic routes and traffic plans be
identified for new construction and new commercial and industrial uses.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
271
NOI 1.7.1: Noise complaints. Respond to noise complaints by
monitoring the source, suggesting noise mitigation measures, and using
enforcement options when necessary.
CAO/ POL/ CDD Day-to-day
272 NOI 1.7.2: Shoreline Amphitheatre. Plan for and manage noise from
Shoreline Amphitheatre operations. CDD/CSD/POL Day-to-day
273
NOI 1.8.1: NASA overflights. Encourage and coordinate with NASA to
minimize flights over the community, including managing practice
landings, particularly during evening and nighttime hours.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
274
NOI 1.8.2: NASA noise levels. Encourage and coordinate with NASA to
utilize flight, landing, and maintenance procedures which lower noise
levels.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
275
NOI 1.8.3: Moffett Federal Airfield uses. Support efforts to restrict the
use of Moffett Federal Airfield for additional air traffic uses such as
passenger and cargo uses.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
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NOI 1.9.1: Rail corridors. Monitor plans and projects, which would
increase the noise from rail corridors, evaluate their noise impacts, and
seek mitigation for any change that worsens local conditions.
PWD/CMO Day-to-day
277
NOI 1.9.2: High-speed rail. Coordinate with the California High-Speed
Rail Authority to reduce the noise impacts of the proposed High-Speed
Rail Service.
PWD/CDD Day-to-day
278 NOI 1.9.3: Light and heavy rail vibration. Monitor vibration caused by
light and heavy rail using Federal guidelines for determining impacts. CDD/PWD Day-to-day
279
NOI 1.9.4: Light rail. Monitor regional plans for light rail facilities in
Mountain View to ensure that noise impacts are identified and
mitigated.
PWD Day-to-day
280 NOI 1.9.5: Air horns. Seek the cooperation of transit agencies to avoid
unnecessary and prolonged use of air horns except for safety purposes. PWD Day-to-day
281 NOI 1.9.6: Train noise legislation. Support legislation to reduce the
noise level of trains. PWD Day-to-day
Public Safety
Police and Fire Services Combined
282
PSA 1.1.1: Share Police and Fire services. Work with neighboring cities
to evaluate possible efficiency and cost savings from sharing services.
POL/FIR Day-to-day
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Police
283 PSA 2.2.1: Prompt notification. Notify residents and others in a timely
manner of criminal activity that may potentially affect them. POL Completed
284
PSA 2.3.1: Improve officer skills. Continuously develop and improve the
skills and abilities of all members of the Police Department through
training and education.
POL Day-to-day
285 PSA 2.3.2: Embrace technology. Embrace new technology that will help
prevent and solve crimes. POL Day-to-day
286
PSA 2.4.1: Support Police Activities League. Provide support to the
Mountain View Police Activities League via volunteered staff time and
referrals.
POL Day-to-day
287
PSA 2.6.1: Police service levels and facilities. Periodically review Police
Department service levels and facility needs based on the most recent
City studies and recommendations.
POL Day-to-day
Fire and Hazardous Materials
289 PSA 3.1.1: Use fire suppression best practices. Evaluate and update
best practices, plans and policies for preventing and suppressing fires. FIR Day-to-day
290
PSA 3.1.2: Provide excellent equipment. Equip Firefighters with state-
of-the-art equipment and training to respond quickly and effectively to
medical emergencies.
FIR Day-to-day
291 PSA 3.1.3: Adopt codes. Adopt and enforce proactive fire and life safety
codes. FIR/CDD Day-to-day
292 PSA 3.1.4: Continue fire inspections. Maintain proactive and responsive
programs for fire inspections and code enforcement. FIR Day-to-day
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PSA 3.2.1: Incorporate latest technology and training. Keep abreast of
new technology and training to manage and control hazardous
materials.
FIR Day-to-day
294
PSA 3.2.2: Enforce hazardous materials ordinances. Update and
enforce local ordinances regulating the storage, use, handling, and
clean-up of hazardous materials and contaminated sites.
FIR Day-to-day
295
PSA 3.3.1: Regulate new hazardous materials uses. Review, monitor,
and place appropriate conditions on new development that propose
hazardous material use.
FIR Day-to-day
296
PSA 3.4.1: Monitor remediation of federal Superfund sites. Monitor
environmental remediation activities at federal Superfund sites within or
adjacent to the City of Mountain View and ensure development in areas
contaminated by federal Superfund sites implement appropriate
measures to protect human health and the environment.
CDD/CMO Day-to-day
Emergency Preparedness
297
PSA 4.1.1: Maintain public safety operations during disaster. Maintain
emergency operations sufficient for public safety during a disaster. This
applies to facilities, equipment, communications systems and personnel,
even when mutual aid is unavailable. Opportunities for public safety
workers to live in Mountain View, as provided for in the Housing
Element, will assist in ensuring the availability of adequate personnel.
FIR/POL/PWD Day-to-day
298
PSA 4.1.2: Conduct practice drills. Conduct practice drills at least
annually for City employees assigned to the City’s disaster response
team.
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299 PSA 4.1.3: Work with Moffett Field. Collaborate with Moffett Field in
emergency preparedness planning efforts. FIR Day-to-day
300
PSA 4.1.4: Plan for damaged utility lines. Develop response plans for
disasters created by damage or failure of major gas and electric
transmission lines.
FIR/PWD Day-to-day
301
PSA 4.1.5: Evacuation plans. Emergency preparedness plans should
consider priority evacuation routes taking into account areas and
roadways that are more susceptible to earthquakes and liquefaction,
flooding and other disasters or emergencies.
FIR Day-to-day
302
PSA 4.2.1: Enforce building codes. All development and construction
proposals shall be reviewed by the City of Mountain View to ensure
conformance to current and applicable building and fire code standards.
CDD/FIR Day-to-day
303 PSA 4.2.2: Develop a mitigation plan. Develop a Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan. FIR Day-to-day
304
PSA 4.2.3: Involve employers. Work with large employers in the City’s
industrial and office areas to prepare a coordinated response in the
event of a disaster.
FIR Day-to-day
305 PSA 4.2.4: Educate the community. Educate the community on
Community Risk Reduction and increase emergency preparedness. FIR Day-to-day
306
PSA 4.2.5: Work with neighborhoods. Support and involve
neighborhoods and work with the Community Emergency Response
Team to develop emergency response plans.
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PSA 4.2.7: Geotechnical studies. Adopt and periodically update a set of
standard mitigation measures and development conditions related to
geotechnical/soils investigation and environmental site assessments.
CDD Day-to-day
308
PSA 4.2.8: Hazardous materials contamination. Adopt and periodically
update a set of standard mitigation measures and development
conditions to reduce the potential for contamination associated with
hazardous materials related to areas adjacent to highways or previously
used for agriculture or industrial uses.
CDD Day-to-day
309 PSA 5.1.2: Upgrade Public Buildings. Replace or upgrade City-owned
buildings and structures to meet seismic building codes. PWD/CSD Day-to-day
310
PSA 5.1.3: Hazard Studies. Review development projects in potentially
seismic areas to ensure that geotechnical investigations are prepared
following State guidelines and relevant local codes.
CDD Day-to-day
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program Actions
311
Measure E-1.1: Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit B: Leverage
Energy Upgrade California outreach and educational materials, and
Power Saver loans when made available, to encourage energy efficiency
retrofits and the use of energy efficient, low-carbon, or renewable
technologies
CDD Day-to-day
312
Measure E-1.1: Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit C: Support
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), PG&E, and other
organizations’ efforts to develop and implement an Energy Upgrade
California program for residential property owners
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Measure E-1.2: Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit A:
Encourage the development of a non-residential PACE financing program
(AB 811) to encourage investment in energy efficiency retrofits in non-
residential properties
CDD Day-to-day
314
Measure E-1.2: Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit B:
Encourage small businesses to participate in PG&E programs that
provide technical assistance and access to incentives for energy
efficiency upgrades (e.g., refrigeration, HVAC, lighting)
CDD Day-to-day
315
Measure E-1.3: Non-Residential Lighting Retrofit A: Enforce the
Building Code to require all non-residential tenant improvements to
improve lighting per current adopted Mountain View Green Building
Code.
CDD Day-to-day
316
Measure E-1.3: Non-Residential Lighting Retrofit B: Encourage small
businesses to participate in PG&E programs that provide technical
assistance and access to incentives for energy efficiency upgrades (e.g.
lighting)
CDD Day-to-day
317
Measure E-1.4: Residential Energy Star Appliances A: Leverage the
Energy Upgrade California platform to promote Energy Star appliances
and electronics
CDD Day-to-day
318
Measure E-1.4: Residential Energy Star Appliances B: Collaborate with
PG&E, SCVWD, and other non-profit organizations to promote existing
financial incentive programs to encourage voluntary replacement of
inefficient appliances with new Energy Star appliances
CDD Day-to-day
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Measure E-1.5: Smart Grid C: Update the Green Building Code to
require smart grid energy management and compatible hearing,
ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting in new construction
CDD Day-to-day
320
Measure E-1.6: Exceed State Energy Standards in New Residential
Development A: Ensure compliance with City’s adopted energy
efficiency requirements
CDD Day-to-day
321
Measure E-1.7: Exceed State Energy Standards in New Non-Residential
Development A: Ensure compliance with City’s adopted energy
efficiency requirements
CDD Day-to-day
322
Measure E-1.8: Building Shade Trees in Residential Development B:
Develop an outreach program to encourage residents to plant shade
trees on private property
CDD Day-to-day
323
Measure E-2.4: Non-Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems C:
Encourage the development of a non-residential PACE financing program
(AB 811) to encourage non-residential property owners to invest in
renewable energy systems
CDD Day-to-day
324 Measure E-2.5: Landfill Gas to Energy A: Continue to operate the
Shoreline Landfill gas to energy generation systems PWD Day-to-day
325
Measure E-2.5: Landfill Gas to Energy B: Work with landfill-gas end
users to evaluate potential for developing combined heat and power
systems
PWD Day-to-day
326 Measure E-4.1: Energy Efficiency in Streetlights and Traffic Lights A:
Identify and prioritize municipal parking garages for lighting upgrades PWD/CDD Day-to-day
327 Measure E-4.1: Energy Efficiency in Streetlights and Traffic Lights D:
Install high-efficiency lighting in all City-owned parking facilities PWD/CDD Day-to-day
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328 Measure S-1.1: Implementation of Zero-Waste Plan A: Implement
Zero-Waste Plan PWD Day-to-day