Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning

Welcome to
Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning

We are a group of local volunteers dedicated to making Mountain View as beautiful, economically healthy, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian accessible, and affordable as possible. MVCSP member interest and expertise covers areas such as housing, transportation, the environment, the economy, and beyond!

MVCSP generally meets on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:30 PM. The location varies. See "What's Hot" below and the Calendar for upcoming-meeting details.

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What's coming up

Tuesday, November 29th, 4:00 PM: Council Goal-Setting Subcommittee meeting. See remote access details in the agenda file.
For information on the City website:
https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1057923&GUID=C9E963C7-2EEC-41C7-8AD8-6CE3BAE01A6B
Including: 
5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
5.1 Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 Work Plan Development Process
The Subcommittee will meet to provide direction regarding the timeline and process for developing the Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 Council Work Plan.
Wednesday, November 30th, 11:00 AM: Council Finance Committee meeting. See remote access details in the agenda file.
For information on the City website:
https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1058888&GUID=D08CD5DD-AFE1-404D-BDE6-BB328EED04AC
Including: 
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT RESULTS AND REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
Wednesday, November 30th, 6:30 PM: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) meeting. See remote access details in the agenda file.
For information on the City website:
https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=917465&GUID=BB032C35-8C64-436F-94B5-D725FEC3A6A2
Including: 
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Update on Transportation Dashboard
6.2 Transportation Development Act Article 3 and Active Transportation Funding
6.3 Update on Proposed Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)
Thursday, December 1st, 6:30 PM: Human Relations Commission meeting. See remote access details in the agenda file.
For information on the City website:
https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=992134&GUID=26A7D6DA-6A12-476A-8CA6-99E0B5950DE0
Including: 
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 Housing Insecurity Subcommittee
5.2 Mental Health Subcommittee
Thursday, January 12th, 6:30 PM: Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) general meeting, remote-access meeting this time (no physical meeting place). To connect with the meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/bnb-jyjv-uwr
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 484-416-4647‬ PIN: ‪388 566 059‬#. More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/bnb-jyjv-uwr?pin=4249719644556
Agenda file: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1og6jsSeGbcnovdLwuvJ6fWo95SiXGLD7z7dyVIunVtE/edit?usp=sharing
Summary agenda:
* Introductions, preliminaries
* Presentation #1: Rita Abdel-Malek and Leslie Bulbuk, field representatives for Assemblyperson Marc Berman). Rita covers transportation, energy, and utilities, and Leslie covers health. They share coverage for housing.
* Update from Internal Operations Committee and Executive Committee
* Update on Projects: Current and upcoming
* Proactive Engagement Committee (update)
* Development updates
* Discuss past presentations
* City Advisory Body updates
* Updates from related community organizations
* Final comments
For more about the above and other items, see NEWS AND UPDATES and CALENDAR.

What's new

Future Mountain View City Council agenda items updated for November-December 2022 (October 28, 2022)
City of Mountain View City Planning Division Update (October 2022)
City advisory body workplans updated for FY 2022–23 on September 13, 2022.
City of Mountain View External Roster updated March 21, 2022

How to Find Information on This Web Site

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Related Organizations and Stakeholders in Mountain View

Organizations in and around Mountain View dedicated to making our city as sustainable as possible, in all ways:

Canopy (https://canopy.org/)
Carbon-Free Mountain View (http://www.carbonfreemountainview.org/)
To join, go to http://www.carbonfreemountainview.org/cfsv
Community Services Agency (https://www.csacares.org/)
Day Worker Center of Mountain View (https://www.dayworkercentermv.org/)
Destination: Home (https://destinationhomesv.org/)
Friends of Caltrain (http://www.greencaltrain.com/friends-of-caltrain)
Friends of Mountain View Parks (https://www.friendsofmvparks.org/)
Friends of the Stevens Creek Trail (http://www.stevenscreektrail.org)
GreenSpacesMV (http://www.greenspacesmv.org)
Livable Sunnyvale (http://www.livablesunnyvale.org)
Magical Bridge Foundation (http://magicalbridge.org/)
Mountain View Chamber of Commerce (http://chambermv.org/)
Mountain View Housing Justice Coalition (https://mvhousingjustice.org/)
Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance (https://mvmha.com/)
Mountain View Tenants Coalition (https://mvtenantscoalition.org/)
MV YIMBY (https://mvyimby.com/)
Mountain View Streets for All (http://mvstreetsforall.org/)
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (https://bikesiliconvalley.org)
Soil&Water (Mountain View urban gardens support and advocacy) (http://www.soilandwatergarden.org)
SV@Home (http://siliconvalleyathome.org)