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Record of Proceedings

Mountain View Human Relations Committee Meeting – June 5, 2026

City Council — Friday, June 5, 2026
BodyMountain View, California
SessionCity Council
DateFriday, June 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:36

Put you back.

1:39

No, right.

1:40

Wonderful.

1:41

All right.

1:42

Welcome everybody.

1:43

Um, see here.

1:45

Welcome to the June 4th, 2026 meeting of the Human Relations Committee.

1:51

Um, we are beginning at 6 34 PM.

1:55

Hi, first meeting.

1:58

A special welcome to Mary.

2:00

Um, and if there are any attendees or not, but why are there's agenda copies available?

2:08

And I will now ask the principal management analysis analyst to take attendance by roll call.

2:14

Thank you, Chair.

2:15

Committee member McDonald.

2:18

Committee member point.

2:21

Committee member Smith and here.

2:23

Committee member Webb.

2:25

Here uh committee member Yan.

2:28

Excited.

2:29

Vice Chair Lester here and Chair Pat left here.

2:34

All right, moving on to minutes approval.

2:36

The minute for the May 7th, 2026 regular meeting have been delivered to committee members and posted on the city hall bulletin board.

2:44

Would any member of the public like to comment on the minutes?

2:48

Seeing none.

2:49

Uh if there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes.

2:56

Um we do have one online.

2:58

Oh, no.

3:01

We do not.

3:02

Okay, okay.

3:03

That's on the city logo.

3:05

Um, so no comments or corrections from either the public or my fellow committee members.

3:15

Seeing none, we will uh a motion is ordered to in order to approve these minutes.

3:21

Um, we do a show of hands.

3:24

Let's see.

3:25

We need to show hands or all those in favor.

3:31

Yeah, second.

3:32

Okay.

3:34

All right.

3:35

Uh let's see.

3:35

All those in favor say aye.

3:39

I decided to go on this.

3:42

Okay.

3:42

All right.

3:43

We'll move on to four oral communications from the public.

3:47

This portion of the meeting, the reports and wishing to address the committee on any matter that is not on the agenda.

3:54

Each speaker has the three minutes to make your comments.

3:56

State law prohibits the committee from acting on non-agenda items.

4:00

For those attending the meeting via Zoom, please use the raise your hand function or press star nine on your phone to make a comment.

4:07

The committee will receive in-person comments first.

4:11

And seeing none and done online.

4:36

So we're still working on uh finding partners for uh possible know your rights uh trainings uh in post-September.

4:48

Um, for the new committee member we're uh forming.

4:51

I know your rights training uh with respect to senior rights, um labor rights, and uh we've been uh working with the youth advisory committee to find what kind of uh know your rights training we would uh want to do there, which would most likely be like freedom of speech assembly or First Amendment rates, um in that respect, but uh hoping to have more information for you soon or after the meeting.

5:20

Wonderful.

5:21

Thank you, committee member for them.

5:23

Uh, there are any committee member questions.

5:28

Um attendees for public comments.

5:32

I'll move on to the civic participation ad hoc.

5:36

Uh the civic participation ad hoc committee will now present an oral update.

5:40

Uh no action will be taken outside.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Safety██████████████████████████████████34%
Community Engagement██████████████████████22%
Procedural████████████████16%
Technology and Innovation████████████12%
Transportation Safety██████6%
Homelessness████4%
Immigration Enforcement███3%
Personnel Matters██2%
Affordable Housing█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Mountain View Human Relations Committee Meeting – June 5, 2026

Note: The meeting transcript indicates the meeting occurred on June 4, 2026, but the provided context specifies the meeting date as June 5, 2026. This summary uses the specified date.

The Human Relations Committee (HRC) of Mountain View held a regular meeting on June 5, 2026, starting at 6:34 PM. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, oral updates from ad hoc committees, a detailed presentation of the Mountain View Police Department (MVPD) 2025 Annual Report, and the adoption of the fiscal year 2026-2027 work plan and meeting schedule.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes of the May 7, 2026 regular meeting were approved unanimously by a show of hands.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public provided comments during the oral communications or on any agenda item.

Discussion Items

  • Civic Participation Ad Hoc Update: Vice Chair Lester reported that survey data has been collected (including Spanish and Mandarin versions) but is still being organized for presentation. Discussion included strategies for reaching residents not already civically engaged, translation of city materials into Russian (now on request), and the need for targeted outreach to underrepresented groups.
  • LGBTQ+ Outreach Committee Update: Principal Analyst James presented that the committee had its kickoff meeting in May, plans a table at the city’s Pride event on June 20, 2026, and is exploring partnerships with local organizations like the Queer Book Club at Books Inc.
  • MVPD 2025 Annual Report: Chief Michael and Captain Crowell presented a comprehensive overview of the department’s activities. Key points included:
    • Department Demographics: 20% of sworn officers are female (up from 15% in 2024). Officers speak 10 languages including Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Russian. Gradual alignment with city racial demographics noted; efforts to increase East Asian representation ongoing.
    • Crime Trends: Property crimes slightly decreased from 2,855 (2024) to 2,842 (2025). Person crimes rose minimally from 739 to 742. Larceny (including package/mail theft) comprised 29% of property crimes. Burglaries fell 10% from 2024.
    • Calls for Service: Nearly 98,000 calls in 2025, including ~24,000 911 calls. Over 98% of 911 calls answered within 10 seconds.
    • Professional Standards: Out of 37,000+ incidents, 13 uses of force, 10 pursuits (6 apprehensions), 8 personnel complaints (2 sustained).
    • Technology: Flock Safety automated license plate reader contract terminated due to vendor’s unauthorized data sharing; department is evaluating alternatives. Body-worn cameras (Axon, stored on AWS) used with live streaming capability for command staff.
    • Community Outreach: Included women’s self-defense classes, school programs (ROAR, Dreams & Futures, Cops that Care served nearly 900 children), and engagement on civil immigration enforcement stance (MVPD does not participate in such enforcement).
    • Other Units: K9 program (94 deployments), traffic division (7,764 citations, 357 accidents, 1 fatal), youth services unit, neighborhood events services (99 housing referrals), investigative services (including cybercrime and ICAC task force).
  • Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Work Plan: Staff recommended up to two new projects due to current workload. After discussion, the committee voted to accept the recommended work plan (which includes civil discourse workshop and outreach toolkit) and added a “Celebrate Women” event to be staggered—starting after one of the current projects is completed.
  • Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule: Approved with corrections to dates (October 2026 meeting is October 1, not October 7; May 2027 meeting is May 6, not May 7).

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes Approval: Approved unanimously via show of hands.
  • Work Plan Approval: Motion passed to approve the recommended work plan as amended to include a “Celebrate Women” event, with staggered implementation. No roll call recorded; voice vote indicated approval.
  • Meeting Schedule Approval: Approved with date corrections, via show of hands.
  • Ad Hoc Committees: Civic participation and LGBTQ+ outreach committees will continue their work; Know Your Rights ad hoc committee is seeking training partners.
  • Data Requests: Several committee members requested future year-over-year trend data, per capita crime comparisons, and a demo of the public transparency dashboard. The chief agreed to share traffic-safety concerns from the public with the traffic unit and to follow up on a staff report regarding city communications before the FIFA World Cup.

Meeting Transcript

Put you back. No, right. Wonderful. All right. Welcome everybody. Um, see here. Welcome to the June 4th, 2026 meeting of the Human Relations Committee. Um, we are beginning at 6 34 PM. Hi, first meeting. A special welcome to Mary. Um, and if there are any attendees or not, but why are there's agenda copies available? And I will now ask the principal management analysis analyst to take attendance by roll call. Thank you, Chair. Committee member McDonald. Committee member point. Committee member Smith and here. Committee member Webb. Here uh committee member Yan. Excited. Vice Chair Lester here and Chair Pat left here. All right, moving on to minutes approval. The minute for the May 7th, 2026 regular meeting have been delivered to committee members and posted on the city hall bulletin board. Would any member of the public like to comment on the minutes? Seeing none. Uh if there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes. Um we do have one online. Oh, no. We do not. Okay, okay. That's on the city logo. Um, so no comments or corrections from either the public or my fellow committee members. Seeing none, we will uh a motion is ordered to in order to approve these minutes. Um, we do a show of hands. Let's see. We need to show hands or all those in favor. Yeah, second. Okay. All right. Uh let's see. All those in favor say aye. I decided to go on this. Okay. All right. We'll move on to four oral communications from the public. This portion of the meeting, the reports and wishing to address the committee on any matter that is not on the agenda. Each speaker has the three minutes to make your comments. State law prohibits the committee from acting on non-agenda items. For those attending the meeting via Zoom, please use the raise your hand function or press star nine on your phone to make a comment. The committee will receive in-person comments first. And seeing none and done online.

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