Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board

Senior Center 266 Escuela Aveue City of Mountain View Agenda Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board Commissioners Cornes, Naegele, Vice Chair Hepfer, Chair Herbach Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:00 PM Senior Center - 266 Escuela Avenue 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Thida Cornes, Katherine Naegele, Vice Chair Paul Hepfer and Chairperson Jonathan Herbach 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 16-703 Approval of minutes Recommendation: That Parks and Recreation Commission approve the September 14, 2016 minutes. Attachments: 09-14-2016 PRC Minutes 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Jeral Poskey from Google Transportation Team talked about Google’s transportation and training program that educate its employees about getting out of cars and safely riding bikes to work, and positive outcome through their e-bike and training program. Don Myrah, a Sunnyvale resident, spoke about homeless issues, unsafe trail surfaces, speeding and lack of enforcement on trails. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 16-704 Update of One-Year-Trial-Multimodal Forms of Transportation and Speed Limits on City Trails Recommendation: Review and forward a recommendation to the City Council to adopt an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 38, Article IV, of the Mountain View City Code Regulating the Use of City Trails. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - 2012-2016 Trail Count Data City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 11/17/2016 Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda October 13, 2016 and Urban Forestry Board 7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Community Services Director J.P. de la Montaigne highlighted the following: - Senior Center Anniversary Date - City Council discussion on parking of RVs on Crisanto Avenue - Fillable and printable on-line Heritage tree removal application - Heritage Park constructions and scheduled opening in December - November PRC meeting items - Gold Medal Finalist Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management Commission had questions regarding Burrowing owls population at this time of the year. Commissioner Cornes clarified about political gatherings in public Parks. 8. ADJOURNMENT At 8:10 p.m., the Chair adjourned the meeting to the next Parks and Recreation Commission meeting to be held on November 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Center, 266 Escuela Avenue. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 11/17/2016 Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda October 13, 2016 and Urban Forestry Board AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES - The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Commission Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. - Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Executive Assistant at (650) 903-6400 or community.services@mountainview.gov. - Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the City Clerk Office, 500 Castro Street, 3rd Floor; the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or soon thereafter; or online at http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink; and they are available during each Commission meeting. SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 - Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. - The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE - Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. - Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 11/17/2016