Request for a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to construct a 6-story, 168,647 square-foot hotel with 201 guest rooms and a 2-story, 37,611 square-foot office building, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove 14 Heritage Trees, replacing two commercial office buildings, on a 2.16-acre site; and a determination that an Initial Study of Environmental Significance has been prepared pursuant to Section 15168 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This project is located on the west side of Ellis Street between National Avenue and Fairchild Drive in the P-41 (East Whisman) Precise Plan.
Project Planner: Ellan Yau
Minutes for the June 1, 2023 regular meeting have been delivered to the Commissioners and a copy has been posted to the City Hall bulletin board. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes.
Federal Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program Updates and Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Action Plan Process
Conference with Labor Negotiators (California Government Code 54957.6(a))
Agency Designated Representative: Vice Mayor Showalter
Unrepresented Employees: City Attorney, City Clerk and City Manager
· Appeal Hearing A(scheduled for RHC October 16, 2023 meeting)
· The treatment of Utilities (Ratio Utility Billing Systems) in the CSFRA (scheduled for RHC October 16, 2023, and subsequent meeting).
Request for a Development Review Permit to construct a five-story, 32-unit residential condominium development with one level of underground parking, including a 27.5% State Density Bonus with a concession and waivers from development standards, a Vesting Tentative Map to subdivide one lot to create 32 residential condominium lots, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove two Heritage trees on a vacant 0.71-acre project site; and a determination that the project has prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the west side of Rich Avenue between Rich Place and El Camino Real in the R3-1 (Multiple-Family Residential) district.
Project Planner: Aki Snelling
150-190 South Whisman Road, Mitchell Kalcic, PL-2022-035: APN; 160-64-017
Conditional Use Permit to allow a conversion of an existing multi-building 70,000 square feet industrial park into research and development office use, a Development Review Permit for façade and site modifications, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove two Heritage trees on a 5.36-acre site.; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities”) of the CEQA Guidelines. The project site is located at the terminus of Kitty Hawk Way at the southwestern corner of South Whisman Road and East Evelyn Avenue in the MM (General Industrial) zoning district.
Project Planner: Edgar Maravilla
2224 Old Middlefield Way, Vadim Osipov for Osipova Ballet Academy, PL-2023-041: APN; 147-07-079
Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a dance studio to occupy four tenant spaces totaling 5,955 square feet of an existing multi-tenant commercial building, and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (“Existing Facilities”). This project is located on the north side of Old Middlefield Way between North Rengstorff Avenue and Independence Avenue in the CS (Commercial Services) district.
Project Planner: Vinson Kwan
Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)); Name of case: Gulay Mehbalyeva v. City of Mountain View; et. al., Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 23-CV-418256
Conference with Legal Counsel-Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)); Name of case: Ella Kobzanets v. City of Mountain View; et. al., Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 23-CV-420311
MOTION - MS - Showalter/ Ramos - To: The purpose of this Study Session is for the City Council to provide direction to staff on the Economic Vitality Strategy, including goals and strategies to further support the small business community.The motion carried by the following vote:
Shoreline Lake Improvements, Project 20-36, and Intersection Traffic Signal System Major Replacements and Upgrades (Shoreline Boulevard and Villa Street), Project 16-27-Construction Acceptance
1. Accept Shoreline Lake Improvements, Project 20-36, and authorize the final contract payment.
2. Accept Intersection Traffic Signal System Major Replacements and Upgrades (Shoreline Boulevard and Villa Street), Project 16-27, and authorize the final contract payment.
SB-1 Streets, Projects 22-03 and 23-03-Professional Services Agreement
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with BKF Engineers, a California corporation, to provide design and construction support services for SB-1 Streets, Projects 22-03 and 23-03, in a not-to-exceed amount of $435,710.
Construction Engineering Services, Tanner Pacific Inc.-Professional Services Agreement
Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the existing professional services agreement with Tanner Pacific, Inc., for an additional $300,000 to provide construction engineering services in a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000.
982 Bonita Avenue; 349 Martens Avenue; and 900 and 1001 Alta Avenue-Public Improvements
1. Accept the public improvements for the development at 982 Bonita Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful life.
2. Accept the public improvements for the development at 349 Martens Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful life.
3. Accept the public improvements for the development at 900 and 1001 Alta Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful life.
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 10.2023 of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 18 of the Mountain View City Code to Add Article II “Firearm Dealers” to Impose Local Permit Requirements on Firearm Dealers Operating Within the City of Mountain View. (First reading: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent)
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 11.2023 of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 36, Zoning, of the Mountain View City Code to Add Firearms and Ammunition Retailing as a Prohibited Home Occupation Use. (First reading: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent)
Selection of Preferred and Alternate Development Teams for 87 East Evelyn Avenue Affordable Housing Project
MOTION - MS - Abe-Koga/ Ramirez - To: That Council:
1. Select Affirmed Housing as the preferred development team for the 87 East Evelyn Avenue affordable housing residential development.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute an Exclusive Right to Negotiate Agreement (ERNA) with the selected development team and commence the negotiation process for the lease disposition, development, and loan agreement (LDDLA) and ground lease for the 87 East Evelyn Avenue site.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an amendment to the ERNA to extend the initial 90-day term for an additional 90 days if negotiations are not completed in the initial term but are progressing.
4. If, after selection of Affirmed Housing as the preferred development team, the City and Affirmed Housing are unable to come to an agreement, authorize with the City Manager or designee to enter into an ERNA and commence negotiations with Charities Housing as the alternate development team.
5. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Declaring the City-Owned Site at 87 East Evelyn Avenue to be Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant to the Surplus Land Act, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).The motion carried by the following vote:
Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Compliance Report for In-Lieu Parking Fees
Make available to the public the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Compliance Report for In-Lieu Parking Fees and place the report on the agenda for the October 24, 2023 City Council meeting.