For years, the developer has asserted that retail may not be able to survive in the area, and that it would be difficult to find willing tenants to fill the space. Rather than let it go vacant for years, city officials suggested that the retail space could be converted into some other use to serve the neighborhood — but only after the developer puts in a good faith effort.The original plan was to give retail a chance for two years after the project is complete, but city council members voted 5-2 to contract that duration to just one year, with council members Abe-Koga and McAlister opposed.While I am not against forward progress, how does the council intend to address the additional traffic on Terra Bella which is a currently a small two lane road. Ward 2 Position 1. January 1st, 2019 thru December 31st, 2020.

"It has industrial to the west, it has some light industrial to the south and a freeway to the north, so I think my concerns about traffic and all that would be tempered just because of the location. We built new J.A. "The sticking point for the council wasn't in the size of the project, but in the lack of amenities and community benefits for the area. "I believe we have a practice, and I personally have the philosophy, that community benefits should be spent in the neighborhood that has the project," said Councilwoman Lisa Matichak.

The City Attorney, City Clerk and City Auditor are also Council appointees. Image courtesy of the city of Mountain ViewAn area of Mountain View dominated by diffuse industrial buildings is about to undergo a major transformation, after the Mountain View City Council on Tuesday approved a 303-unit mixed-use housing project for the Terra Bella neighborhood of the city.The project, which won unanimous support by the council, will replace surface street parking lots near the corner of Shoreline Boulevard and Highway 101 with seven-story apartments and for-sale condos. You can't have both.However, without a constant press of new residential demand (which reflects a few firms expanding since the early 2000s at rates exceptionally, demonstrably high even by silicon-valley historical standards), residential property is not such a "good investment from a monetary standpoint," no MATTER what any home owners do or don't do.Thanks for someone to point out the reality we are in today.Beautiful.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL. It’s more than a year out, but Mountain View’s 2020 election for City Council is already beginning to take shape. The seven Councilmembers are elected at large for four-year terms that are staggered so that three or four Council seats are filled at the general municipal election in November of every even-numbered year. The developer is planning to cut a $15.8 million check to the city in lieu of providing park space for the future residents, and much of the $4.2 million in community benefit funding isn't geared toward residents in and around Terra Bella at all. Several residents living in the single-family neighborhood to the south told council members they opposed the project on grounds that it would exacerbate traffic, and worried it could set a precedent for massive buildings across all of Terra Bella.

If you are already a registered user and the commenting form is not below, Working together we can bring change for the benefit of everyone. I would really like to see some studies around that other than "hoping and wishing" people will do this. "To me this is somewhat isolated, it's close to the freeway, it's away from neighborhoods," he said. Council members have long said the area needs a precise plan, but have been reluctant to commit the staff time and resources to create one.While the project is huge compared to its neighbors and would tower over the Taco Bell to the south, McAlister said he believes the project is far enough away from existing residents that it should have a muted effect on them. According to "Alex, aresident of Jackson Park" commenting on the earlier guest-opinion piece about this project, Alex just points out the math of the situation. It truly is an honor and a privilege to serve you on the Mountain View City Council.