Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 24, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
This meeting was conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20,
dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Parks and Recreation Commission participated in the
meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Mitchner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 5- Commissioner Steve Filios, Commissioner Jonathan Herbach, Commissioner Sandy
Sommer, Vice Chair Ronit Bryant, and Chair Joe Mitchner
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
M/S Filios/Bryant - To approve the January 13, 2021 minutes.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Speaking from the floor with concerns about the sidewalk, crosswalk, and decreased
lanes at Del Medio and Fayette:
• Cynthia Razo
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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5.1 San Antonio Mini-Park Conceptual Review and Recommendation, Project
20-48
Senior Project Manager Rey Rodriguez, Associate Civil Engineer Marichrisse Hoang, and
Landscape Architect David Rubin provided a presentation and answered the
Commission's questions.
Speaking from the floor:
• Pamela Baird
• Megan Palmer
• Cynthia Razo
M/S Filios/Bryant - To consider Plan F as the PRC's choice in recommendation to
Council, and also express the desire to ensure consistency with the southern side of
Fayette that we are proposing to call the Fayette Greenway for cohesion by matching the
metal fencing used there and similarly utilizing a native plant palette throughout the entire
park rather than having it in one selected area.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
M/S Filios/Bryant - To provide a recommendation to the City Council to commit an
additional $300,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Park Land Dedication In-Lieu
Fees from June 2017) to Capital Improvement Program Project 20-48, 400 San Antonio
Park Design and Construction, for a total project cost of $2,129,000.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Community Services Department Proposed Budget Requests for
Fiscal Year 2021-22
Senior Management Analyst Brady Ruebusch provided a presentation and answered the
Commission's questions.
M/S Filios/Sommer - To provide a recommendation to the City Council to commit
$895,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Park Land Dedication In-Lieu Fees from
July 2020) to two projects as shown in Attachment 1.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Community Services Director Marchant, Recreation Manager Crosby, and Forestry and
Roadway Manager Trconic updated the Commission on the following:
• Future agenda items
• Recreation programs
• Community Center vaccination site
• Upcoming Canopy event
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8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Mitchner adjourned the meeting at 9:37 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting
Location
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20,
dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Parks and Recreation Commission will participate in
the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Online:
Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar:
https://mountainview.gov/prc_speakers
You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be
disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to
connect to the meeting.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in
Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 936 9877 7694
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone participants will
be called on by the last two digits of their phone number.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the
discretion of the Chair).
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
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3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Approve the January 13, 2021 minutes.
Attachments: Minutes
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission
on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law
prohibits the Commission from acting on non-agenda items.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 San Antonio Mini-Park Conceptual Review and Recommendation, Project 20-48
Recommendation: 1. Review and comment on the revised San Antonio Mini-Park
Conceptual Plan and recommend approval to the City Council.
2. Provide a recommendation to the City Council to commit an
additional $300,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Park Land
Dedication In-Lieu Fees from June 2017) to Capital Improvement
Program Project 20-48, 400 San Antonio Park Design and
Construction, for a total project cost of $2,129,000.
Attachments: Memo
ATT 1 - Park Land Fund Commitment
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6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Community Services Department Proposed Budget Requests for Fiscal
Year 2021-22
Recommendation: 1. Accept staff’s report and presentation and provide input on the
Community Service Department’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2021-22.
2. Provide a recommendation to the City Council to commit $895,000
from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Park Land Dedication In-Lieu
Fees from July 2020) to two projects as shown in Attachment 1.
Attachments: Memo
ATT 1 - Park Land Fund Commitments
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Community Services Department at (650)
903-6400 or prc@mountainview.gov.
The Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed
herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to
make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
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ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION:
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 Commission on an item not on the agenda may do so during the "Oral Communications"
part of the agenda. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large
number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an
objection from the Commission by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a
member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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