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Mountain View Visual Arts Committee Meeting - December 11, 2025

City CouncilThursday, December 11, 2025
BodyMountain View, California
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, December 11, 2025
StatusFILED
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We have one member of the public.

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If anyone from the public would like to speak, you can raise your hand.

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This will be the general public for any of the public.

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Okay, continue.

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That's good.

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Then number five, upcoming agenda topics.

0:26

If you have suggestions for future.

0:32

Nothing for me.

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Then I was wondering, Kirsten, the unfinished business number six,

0:44

is that fairly quick?

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Shall we do that now?

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Or shall we?

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We can push it.

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Nobody has to wait.

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Yeah, we can push it to the end.

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It is fairly quick, but we can.

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We can push it after.

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Okay, sounds good.

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So then moving on to new business number 7.

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7.1, lot 12, public overview and appointment of a talk.

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Yeah.

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Committee.

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We are fast.

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Okay.

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So I want to introduce Deanna and Caitlin.

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So Deanna is in the housing department.

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Caitlin is part of the developer team working on the Lot 12 project.

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So let me start share the PowerPoint and then I'll let Deanna get into this.

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So I'll introduce myself again, Deanna Talavera. I'm the Senior Housing Officer with the Housing Department here in Mountain View.

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This evening, we'll be walking the Visual Arts Committee through the Lot 12 project and provide some site background and project history.

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We'll talk a little bit about how we got here, the development progress to date, the public art requirement, and then what your role will be.

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And then there will be a short presentation by the ALTA and related team.

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So here is an image of the site.

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We can go back just one.

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Sorry.

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You'll see that it's centrally located in the downtown just across from City Hall,

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the Performing Arts Center and the Library.

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It's within walking distance to the Caltrain.

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train and um and it's really making it you know it's well located for affordable housing here in

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mountain view go to the next slide um in 2018 the city council prioritized this site for redevelopment

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some of the priorities for the site were that it be a fully affordable housing project

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There were several priorities in the RFP that was issued in 2019.

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That it be fully affordable, that it include up to 120 units, that it, you know, consist of excellent architecture and design.

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And what was really important to the City Council is that it included some placemaking and a public art component.

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component. So following the RFP process, the city council selected Alta Housing and Related

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California, a joint team to lead the development of the site. It's a 1.5 acre site. The new address

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for the project is 424 Bryant Street. So we'll no longer be referring to it as lot 12 moving forward.

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Of the 120 units, it'll be breakdown between studios, one bedrooms, two bedrooms, and three

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bedrooms, which was really important to the city council because it was important that this could

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serve households, including families and children. Most of our affordable housing stock had been

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primarily studios and one bedroom units. So we are making a lot of progress. It'll serve households

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up to 60% of the AMI. And just as a point of reference, for a family of four annually, that

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would mean that their income could not exceed about $100,000. So the development will include

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or serve a diverse range of residents. It'll include 10 units of permanent supportive housing,

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which will serve formerly homeless families. It'll include 15 IDD units that is consisting

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of households that include a person with intellectual or developmental disabilities,

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and 20 households will, 20 of the units will be reserved for rapid rehousing.

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And that's a program for those who are experiencing or exiting homelessness.

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So here's a little bit about the development progress.

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Some of this predates me, but Randy is here to fill us in if I forget anything.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Affordable Housing███████████████████████████████35%
Parks and Recreation██████████11%
Homelessness██2%
Engineering And Infrastructure1%
Summary of Proceedings

Mountain View Visual Arts Committee Meeting - December 11, 2025

The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) met on December 11, 2025, to review the public art plan for the Lot 12 affordable housing project (now named Corso), form an ad hoc committee to guide the art selection, and receive updates on several ongoing public art projects across the city.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Lot 12 / Corso Public Art Presentation: Deanna Talavera (Senior Housing Officer, Housing Department) provided project background: the 1.5-acre site at 424 Bryant Street will have 120 fully affordable units (studios to three-bedrooms) serving households up to 60% of area median income (approximately $100,000 for a family of four). The development includes 10 permanent supportive housing units, 15 IDD units, and 20 rapid rehousing units. City contribution (excluding land) is $23.45 million; county contribution is $19.75 million. Groundbreaking is expected in late January/early February 2026. The public art requirement includes a $75,000 budget for procurement and fabrication.
  • Caitlin Roth (Related California), Randy Suda (Alta Housing), and Tung Nguyen presented the public art plan. Three potential art locations were identified: a prominent corner plaza at Bryant and California (likely a sculpture) and two walls (approximately 14 ft high x 25 ft long) within the mid-block passageway (likely murals). The selection process will begin with an RFQ distributed to local artists, followed by a shortlist and RFP, community focus groups (including the Youth Advisory Committee), and a final recommendation to the full VAC in Q4 2026. The project branding, developed with Argus (art consultant), centers on themes of warm, hopeful, and active, with the project named "Corso" (Italian for path or passage) to reflect the mid-block walkway and residents' path to stability.
  • Ad Hoc Committee Formation: The VAC discussed forming an ad hoc committee to work with the development team on artist selection. Members Joe and Susie volunteered. A third member was considered but not appointed. The ad hoc committee will participate in RFQ review, artist interviews, and provide input throughout the process.
  • Unfinished Business / COPs Updates: Staff provided progress reports on several public art projects: Evelyn Park (butterfly reflect design – installation April 2026), Villa Chiquita Park (installation May 2026), Ringstorf Park maintenance buildings (SB 456 insurance preparation, contract signing January 2026), Shoreline Park (artist personal delay, timeline uncertain), and the bollard project (five of six artists participating, installation dependent on weather and artist availability).

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to Appoint Ad Hoc Committee: Motion made and seconded to appoint Joe and Susie to the ad hoc committee for the Lot 12 (Corso) public art project. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Project Timeline: The ad hoc committee will assist with RFQ review and artist selection; a final artwork recommendation will be brought to the full VAC in Q4 2026.
  • Public Art Strategy Update: The online survey for the city's public art strategy closes December 14, 2025; over 370 responses have been collected. A new call for artists for the Center for Performing Arts exhibition will be published December 15, 2025.
  • Next VAC Meeting: The next regular meeting will be in February 2026 (January meeting canceled).

Meeting Transcript

We have one member of the public. If anyone from the public would like to speak, you can raise your hand. This will be the general public for any of the public. Okay, continue. That's good. Then number five, upcoming agenda topics. If you have suggestions for future. Nothing for me. Then I was wondering, Kirsten, the unfinished business number six, is that fairly quick? Shall we do that now? Or shall we? We can push it. Nobody has to wait. Yeah, we can push it to the end. It is fairly quick, but we can. We can push it after. Okay, sounds good. So then moving on to new business number 7. 7.1, lot 12, public overview and appointment of a talk. Yeah. Committee. We are fast. Okay. So I want to introduce Deanna and Caitlin. So Deanna is in the housing department. Caitlin is part of the developer team working on the Lot 12 project. So let me start share the PowerPoint and then I'll let Deanna get into this. So I'll introduce myself again, Deanna Talavera. I'm the Senior Housing Officer with the Housing Department here in Mountain View. This evening, we'll be walking the Visual Arts Committee through the Lot 12 project and provide some site background and project history. We'll talk a little bit about how we got here, the development progress to date, the public art requirement, and then what your role will be. And then there will be a short presentation by the ALTA and related team. So here is an image of the site. We can go back just one. Sorry. You'll see that it's centrally located in the downtown just across from City Hall, the Performing Arts Center and the Library. It's within walking distance to the Caltrain. train and um and it's really making it you know it's well located for affordable housing here in mountain view go to the next slide um in 2018 the city council prioritized this site for redevelopment some of the priorities for the site were that it be a fully affordable housing project There were several priorities in the RFP that was issued in 2019. That it be fully affordable, that it include up to 120 units, that it, you know, consist of excellent architecture and design. And what was really important to the City Council is that it included some placemaking and a public art component. component. So following the RFP process, the city council selected Alta Housing and Related California, a joint team to lead the development of the site. It's a 1.5 acre site. The new address for the project is 424 Bryant Street. So we'll no longer be referring to it as lot 12 moving forward. Of the 120 units, it'll be breakdown between studios, one bedrooms, two bedrooms, and three bedrooms, which was really important to the city council because it was important that this could serve households, including families and children. Most of our affordable housing stock had been

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