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Approve the Downtown Committee meeting minutes of December 3,, 2024,

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Minutes for the December 5, 2024, 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.

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The Storytelling Ad Hoc Committee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item.

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The Multicultural Festival Committee will present an oral update. No action will be taken on this item.

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Nominate and vote to select a Chair and Vice Chair. Action may be taken on this item.

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That the Environmental Planning Commission review and recommend the proposed framework for the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance to the City Council.

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TBD Project Manager: Julie Barnard

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Approve the Environmental Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 3, 2024, June 6, 2024 and June 26, 2024.

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Lo provided a presentation on the BPAC Members Manual and the election of Chair and Vice Chair. Committee comments: Adamic asked staff to share the Members Manual presentation. Members indicated that tradition suggested that Vice Chair would become Chair. Barton indicated that he was willing to serve as Chair. MOTION: Elect Terry Barton as BPAC Chair, and James Kuszmaul as BPAC Vice Chair for 2025. Kuszmaul/Stone – 5/0/0 -passed.

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Approved the BPAC meeting minutes from December 12, 2024.

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Kakis provided a presentation on MVPD’s new transparency dashboard. Public comments: Bruce England asked staff to not replicate TIMS functionality. He also indicated that near miss data is valuable in highlighting areas with repeated near misses and items not captured in collision reports like texting(while driving)?. He noted that bicycle theft might also include theft of bike components. Valerie Fenwick shared that she has expressed support for near miss data for a decade and emphasized the value of the data even if it is not complete. She highlighted AskMV tickets she has submitted for near misses at Polaris Ave/Wright Ave and Middlefield Ave/Farley St intersections, where she also cited infrastructure issues like stop signs behind a tree, missing sidewalks, and missing bike lanes. She expressed frustration that she has not received responses to her near miss AskMV tickets. Committee comments: Stone expressed gratitude for the dashboard and indicated that the committee uses the data when weighing project elements. He supported consideration of information that might be incomplete including public comment and near miss information. Bonte echoed Stone’s comments and emphasized the usefulness of map visualization of areas of concern in the City. He supported the inclusion of schools on the map, and requested the addition of Los Altos schools with Mountain View students (including Almond Elementary, Covington Elementary, Egan Junior High, Blach Intermediate and Los Altos High). Adamic appreciated the dashboard and requested the data be downloadable or exportable. She noted that she had submitted a near miss report for a student who was almost hit in a Shoreline Boulevard crosswalk after pressing the button and starting to walk their bike across the street. She requested that data go back to at least two years before COVID to help understand trends. She also noted that MVHS Principal asked parents to report near misses so requested that the tickets be sent to the right place and recorded. Kuszmaul appreciated the dashboard and improvements incorporated before the meeting. He asked that data be exportable and noted that BPAC uses the data when making suggestions on infrastructure and enforcement, and tracking progress toward Vision Zero. He expressed interest in how PD is organized and spends resources on parking and traffic enforcement. He noted that he is skeptical of near miss and 911 call data, but still found value in the data. Bonte asked about the use of cameras to understand collisions and near misses in specific locations. Barton asked about difference between TIMS data and the PD dashboard. He also noted that no data is perfect and he requested the incorporation of near miss data in the dashboard. He also endorsed the idea of allowing exports of information.

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Pacho provided a presentation on the Citywide TDM Ordinance. No public comments: Committee comments: BPAC generally supported staff recommendation on the framework as part of the City’s larger effort to reduce vehicle miles traveled, and requested emphasis on validated strategies and ensuring that the framework incentivizes desirable transit-oriented development. Stone appreciated that the draft framework builds off existing rules and metrics. He noted that he has reviewed the CAPCOA report, including formulae for trip reduction. He highlighted that some of the most effective trip reduction strategies include transit proximity, and asked staff to ensure that the ordinance does not disincentivize transit-oriented development by incorporating transit-proximity into baseline ADT, resulting in a more difficult targets for desirable developments. Adamic expressed appreciation for mitigation strategies, but did not support the concept of burdening new development with additional analysis, work and process requirements, while existing developments are grandfathered in. She suggested policies to align incentives correctly so that the TDM Ordinance would not be needed, such as a fee per person for building out transportation infrastructure, or a tax per parking space, to incentivize implementation of transit and bike infrastructure. She noted the effectiveness of parking fees at Stanford University. Kuszmaul echoed concerns about cost burdens on new developments, and misalignment of incentives. For example, he commented that development further from transit should not be rewarded with higher baseline trip estimates that result in less effort to reduce trips by a certain amount. Likewise, developments in transit-oriented areas with no parking minimums, should not be penalized by not allow such strategies to count toward trip reductions. Finally, he supported the use of a cost per trip penalty to ensure that penalties scale with projects, and steeper fines apply for more egregious non-compliance. Bonte appreciated standardization of TDM conditions of approval across the whole of Mountain View. He expressed skepticism about self-reporting of compliance and favored automated methods such as 24/7 driveway cameras. He was also skeptical about strategies such as bike share, which did not seem practical in Mountain View, and requested confirmation that services like Uber not be included as “rideshare”. Barton expressed a preference for more light-weight libertarian solutions where people pay for externalities such as through priced parking. He therefore suggested that the City consider pricing on- and off-street parking and limiting parking supply. He expressed concern about TDM Plan providing a bandaid for these issues and developers circumventing good faith trip counts. He commented on the need for long-term culture change and noted the effectiveness of Stanford’s TDM strategy based on a foundation of priced parking. MOTION – Kuszmaul/Stone – 4/1/0 (Adamic opposed) - – BPAC supports staff continuing to develop recommended TDM framework as a part of the city’s continued effort to reduce vehicle trips to avoid unintended incentives to desirable development like transit-oriented development .

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Gauss provided a presentation on the Vision Zero Marketing and Outreach efforts. Committee comments: Kuszmaul supported use of contingency for a campaign to discourage bike lane blocking and suggested that this address parking in the sidewalk. He also requested linkages such as following marketing campaigns with PD enforcement, linking campaigns to infrastructure projects, and messaging new laws like corner day lighting. He also suggested use of collision and near miss data to guide future campaigns. Stone felt there was value in educating the public on infrastructure project elements such as LPIs, protected bikeways and how they make people safer so people understand what’s going on an why. Adamic felt the campaign was very well-executed and cute, but was skeptical about effects on behavior. She mentioned work in Bologna, Italy where the speed limit was reduced from 30 kph to 20 kph, with clear positive impacts on pedestrian-vehicle collisions. Barton appreciated the campaign and would like future campaigns focused on specific actions such as not parking in bike lanes, creating advocates and a more educated population. Bonte liked the campaign and thought it was a wise choice to pick the owls. He suggested providing information for the next effort on the new day lighting laws and requested linking efforts to enforcement (on things like day lighting, sidewalk parking, crosswalk encroachment and bike box encroachment). He also noted that the routes to school sometimes go to Los Altos and requested that these routes be considered.

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Lo presented updates on the Work Plan and TAL. Public comments: Max Bosel highlighted items related to at-grade railroad crossings. He cited a National League of Cities Vision Zero strategy related to quiet zones and encouraged BPAC to consider this issue. Committee comments: BPAC members discussed the timing of the Castro Grade Separation Interim Improvements project and Arango clarified that this item would come to BPAC in 6 to 9 months. Barton suggested public input on the interim concepts.

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Adamic provided updates from VTA BPAC including information. No public comments: Committee comments: Kuszmaul expressed thanks for the summary.

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MOTION - MS - McAlister/ Showalter - To: 1. Transfer and appropriate $540,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund to Magical Bridge All-Inclusive Playground, Project 18-36. (Five votes required) 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the professional services agreement with Tanner Pacific, Inc., a California corporation (Entity No. 3876190), for Magical Bridge All-Inclusive Playground, Project 18-36, and Rengstorff Park Maintenance and Tennis Building Replacement, Project 21-48, to increase the compensation by $150,000 for additional construction engineering services for a total not-to-exceed amount of $900,000. 3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to amend the construction contract with Robert A. Bothman, Inc., for Magical Bridge All-Inclusive Playground, Project 18-36, and Rengstorff Park Maintenance and Tennis Building Replacement, Project 21-48, to increase compensation by $575,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $11,799,382, including a $1,080,908 construction contingency.The motion carried by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - Clark/ McAlister - To: 7.1 204763 Potential Modifications to Allowed Rent Increases in Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance-Housing Element Program 3.2. The motion failed by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - McAlister/ Hicks - To: 1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally Approving a Planned Unit Development Permit, Special Design Permit, and a Development Review Permit to Construct a Five-Unit Detached Rowhouse Project and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove Eight Heritage Trees on a 0.51-Acre Site on the West Side of Easy Street, Between State Route 85 and Gladys Court (198 Easy Street), and Finding that the Project is Exempt from Review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report). 2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Conditionally Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create Five Lots and One Common Lot on a 0.51-Acre Lot at 198 Easy Street, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).The motion carried by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - Clark/ McAlister - To: 7.1 204763 Potential Modifications to Allowed Rent Increases in Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance-Housing Element Program 3.2. The motion failed by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - Ramos/ Showalter - To: 7.1 204763 Potential Modifications to Allowed Rent Increases in Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance-Housing Element Program 3.2The motion carried by the following vote:

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Review and approve minutes from December 9, 2024.

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Review and discuss updates.

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Accept Library Donations: $100 - Deborah Myers $200 - Cecily Chang $500 - Anonymous $1,000 - Rebecca Galiotto

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Nominate and vote on electing new Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.

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Review and discuss Library Director's Report.

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MOTION - MS - Ma/ Cox - To: Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes for December 12, 2024The motion carried by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - Cox/ Keating - To: To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision in its entirety. The motion carried by the following vote:

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MOTION - MS - Cox/ Ma - To: To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision in its entirety. The motion carried by the following vote:

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