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The Mountain View City Council held a special meeting on October 9, 2026, at 8:00 AM. Although the published agenda indicated only a closed session for City Attorney candidate interviews, the meeting began with an unscheduled presentation by the Housing Director on the city's affordable housing projects. After the presentation, the council proceeded to the closed session item.
For uh graduate school, I have a master's in public policy as well as a master's in urban planning. And when I graduated, I started with the city of San Jose, where I was for 10 years. I joined the City of Mountain View 10 years ago as a housing manager where I oversaw the city's housing initiatives. And through the years, I've had the opportunity to progress in my career, and uh currently I'm the housing director for the housing department. We have up to six projects at some phase of being completed. A lot twelve project behind us is our newest uh new construction, fully affordable housing development. And over the next six to eight months, we have up to four other 100% fully affordable projects that will be starting construction. All told, these will be several hundred brand new affordable housing for residents who are extremely low to low income residents, some who may have special needs. We also have a housing help center that is implemented out of our rent stabilization division office out on Escuela, right next to the senior center, and there are workshops, assistance that's provided for folks who, for example, may have questions about how to fill out an application for an affordable housing unit. The housing department, we have an amazing team, and it's a privilege to work with the good morning everyone. It's uh October 9th, 2026 at eight AM. Um, I am making a closed session announcement on behalf of my colleagues. Good morning, everyone. Um today the council will meet in closed session to consider public employee appointment pursuant to California government code section five four nine five seven B one for city attorney candidate interviews. Would any member of the public join us virtually or in person like to provide comment on the closed session agenda? If so, please click the raise hand in Zoom or submit a Blue Caspeakard to the city clerk. We'll take in-person speakers first. I don't see anyone here in person. Is there anyone online? I don't see anyone there either. Um I'll close public comment and the council will now recess to the Amesville Hotel for the closed session and will not return today to open session for adjournment. No closed session announcement is anticipated. Thank you.