Mayor Kamei, Vice Mayor Ramos, and Members of the City Council,
We understand the city council will have a public hearing on Tuesday, December 9, on the Historic Ordinance and Local Register Update.
As the impact of SB79 on our historic downtown is now known, the designation of a historic district to be placed on the Mountain View local historic register (which would include the downtown historic retail district and adjacent commercial buildings) is now one of the most significant and time-sensitive of the actions needed to preserve our downtown with the creation of an SB79 local alternative plan.
We request the support of council on this issue as there is no other option if we are to have a historic downtown that preserves the history and identity of our city, particularly in this time of urbanization.
Please see the attached slides numbers 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18-20 to see why declaring this historic district is a key component to an SB79 local alternative plan. In particular, note that the Redwood City Extended Main Street historic district, described on slide 20, is similar in many ways to our downtown historic retail district and is already certified as an official historic district.
We are happy to answer any questions about our request for a historic district. Also, we would be happy to set up a time (via Zoom or in person) to walk through this updated rendition of our slides.
Robert Cox, Louise Katz, Peter Spitzer, Hala Alshahwany, Leslie Friedman, Maureen Blando, Muriel Sivyer-Lee, Nazanin Dashtata, Jerry Steach, Nancy Stuhr, Lorraine Wormald, Alice De Guzman, David Lewis, Carol Lewis, and Julia Ha
For the Steering Committee of Livable Mountain View
