City Hall Connection
February 23, 2022
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News and Information from the City of Mountain View
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City of Mountain View Launches Elevate MV, a Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program |
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At the Tuesday, Feb. 22 meeting, the City Council approved over $1 million in funding for Elevate MV, which is the City’s guaranteed basic income pilot program. Elevate MV will aid extremely low-income Mountain View families earning 30% or less of the Area Median Income with at least one child under age 18.
By the end of summer, 166 randomly selected Mountain View families who qualify will begin to receive monthly cash payments of $500 per month for one year. Highlighting financial freedom, participants are able to decide how the additional income best serves their families’ needs.
The pilot program will be run by the Community Services Agency and will be part of a nationwide research study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research.
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Safe Storage of Firearms Ordinance |
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At the Feb. 22 City Council Meeting, councilmembers approved a new ordinance requiring the safe storage of firearms in residences and vehicles.
As per policy, a second reading of the ordinance before the City Council will take place on March 8 with the new law expected to go into effect on May 7 after public outreach and education.
The Safe Storage Firearms ordinance requires a person who keeps a firearm in a residence to either safely store the firearm in a locked container or to disable the firearm with a trigger lock. Otherwise, they must have the firearm in their close proximity and control.
For vehicle storage, the ordinance prohibits any person from placing, storing or leaving a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless the firearm is stored in a locked container in the locked trunk of a vehicle with some exceptions for an out-of-view, permanently affixed container where no trunk is available.
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City Unveils Refreshed Visual Identity |
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This week, the City of Mountain View debuted a dynamic, refreshed visual identity that is now designed for digital applications.
The update to the City’s logo, colors, fonts and other identity elements builds upon the City Council’s adoption of the Strategic Roadmap. These changes reinforce the City’s vision of “a welcoming, vibrant city that plans intentionally and leads regionally to create livable, sustainable neighborhoods, access to nature and open spaces, and a strong innovation-driven local economy.”
The new City logo features a vibrant color palette and familiar iconic images such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, a sun representing the area’s 300+ days of sunshine, an oak tree, and Mountain View’s shoreline along the San Francisco Bay. With similar imagery from the former logo, the updated logo reflects Mountain View’s past while embracing the road, or trail, to future opportunities. The overall visual identity represents how the city’s landscape combined with the community is a force of nature.
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Use Your Voice to Improve Services for Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Our County |
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The County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services has launched a public outreach program to get feedback on county services to understand the mental health and substance use service needs of Santa Clara County residents.
You can participate by taking the community survey (responses are anonymous):
- Online here.
- Phone, call 669-900-2137.
- In-person or on paper, at any County Mental Health clinic.
- Or contact MHSA@hhs.sccgov.org.
You can join the North County Community Conversation on Thursday, Feb. 24 via Zoom from 3:30–5 p.m. using the Meeting I.D. 835 9488 7958 or call in using 669-900-6833.
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$20,000 in Scholarships for Youth Film Competition: EmPower Silicon Valley |
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Do you know a high school student interested in what a clean energy future would look like? Silicon Valley Clean Energy is providing $20,000 in scholarships for students as part of the second Empower Silicon Valley Youth Short-Film Competition!
Through a short film, local youth are invited to explore what a climate-friendly, clean energy world would look like and how we will get there. No film experience or prior climate change knowledge is necessary.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy provides local residents and businesses with renewable and carbon–free electricity at competitive rates. Mountain View is proud to be a founding member of SVCE, which brings choice and competition to the electricity marketplace.
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Upcoming Community Services and Activities |
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Preschool Registration Opens Friday |
Three programs will be available for registration:
- Tot Time for ages three and four;
- Playschool for ages four and five; and
- A new nature-based afternoon program called Nature Playschool for ages four and five.
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The Farm currently has a few pregnant goats and sheep that will give birth in late February and early March.
The first chance for the public to get up and close with the new farm babies will be at the Spring Farm Tour on Saturday, March 26. Admission is $7.00 per person. |
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The next month at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts is all about music and comedy. From Smuin's tribute to Patsy Cline to an incredible musical about the children of Disney's most-loved tales. Share a smile with friends and family or thank your bubble for getting through the last two years by making an evening or two out of these uplifting and performances.
Feb. 24—27 | Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents Dance Series 01: A Patsy Cline Tribute | Tickets
March 8 | Socially Inept: Roast of Silicon Valley | Tickets
March 11—13 | UpStage Theater presents Falsettos | Tickets
March 12—20 | Peninsula Youth Theatre presents Disney’s Descendents: The Musical | Tickets
March 19—20 | TheaterGames presents The Three Musketeers | Tickets
March 26 | Peninsula Youth Theatre presents Stories on Stage: The Wishing Chair | Tickets
March 26 | Community School of Music and Arts presents Taylor Eigsti - Imagine Our Future | Tickets
March 27 | Quadre - The Voice of Four Horns presents Nature Calling Harmony | Tickets (and a special Autism/Sensory Friendly performance here)
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State Launches SMARTER Plan |
Last week, the State announced its SMARTER Plan to focus on the next phase of California’s COVID-19 response: recovery. SMARTER stands for Shots, Masks, Awareness, Readiness, Testing, Education and Rx treatments.
Shifting from a pandemic mindset to an endemic one, the plan presents a pathway of preparedness and prevention. The key areas include:
- Increasing vaccination rates especially among kids to keep them in the classroom.
- Ensuring how quickly California can deploy staff, personal protective equipment (PPE), and resources to hospitals and communities.
- Quickly matching patients up with effective treatments.
- Tracking cases to address spikes as the State sees them and quickly identifies new variants.
- Building California’s own supply chain for tests and keeping stockpiles of masks and PPE.
- Investing in innovative approaches to detection and therapeutics.
- Emphasizing equity and countering misinformation.
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The vaccination site at the Mountain View Community Center will continue to operate Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through April.
Drop-in vaccinations are available Monday through Thursday at the Community Center, located at 201 S. Rengstorff Ave. Friday and Saturdays are still by appointment only due to higher demand.
Vaccine appointments can be made through the County’s website at sccFreeVax.org. |
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The next COVID-19 testing date with the County of Santa Clara is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts’ Rehearsal Studio (located next to Pioneer Park). Get an appointment time in advance at sccFreeTest.org. |
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Upcoming Meetings & Events |
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Feb. 24 | Eviction Protection Help Clinics | 1–5 p.m. | online
Feb. 24 | Public Safety Advisory Board | 7 p.m. | online
Feb. 28 | Free COVID-19 Testing | 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. | register
March 1 | Downtown Committee | 10 a.m. | register
March 1 | Eviction Protection Help Center | 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | register
March 2 | Development Review Committee | 2 p.m. | register
March 2 | Environmental Planning Commission |7 p.m. | online
March 3 | Eviction Protection Help Clinics | 1–5 p.m. | online
March 3 | Human Relations Commission |6:30 p.m. | online
March 4 | Teen Festival: Fantastic Friday | 6:30 p.m. | get tickets
March 5 | Free Paper Shredding | 8 a.m.–8 p.m. | Sunnyvale SMaRT Station
March 5 | Summer Camp Fair | 9–11 a.m. | Mountain View Senior Center
March 7 | Youth Advisory Committee | 4:30 p.m. | register
March 8 | Eviction Protection Help Center | 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | register
March 8 | City Council Meeting | 5 p.m. | online
March 9 | Property Owner Registration and Annual Fee Webinar | 3 p.m. | register
March 9 | Administrative Zoning Hearing | 4 p.m. | online
March 9 | Visual Arts Committee | 6 p.m. | online
March 9 | Parks and Recreation Commission | 7 p.m. | online
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