Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · April 28, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, April 28, 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 Bryant/Filios - To approve the February 10, 2021, February 24, 2021, and March 14,
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 introducing The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail:
• Ross Heitkamp
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Shoreline Play Structure Replacement Project Update, Project 20-55
Project Manager Anne Marie Starr provided a presentation and answered the
Commission's questions.
M/S Bryant/Filios - To recommend the replacement of the majority of the Shoreline Play
Structure equipment in-kind with play equipment manufactured by the
original manufacturer, Columbia Cascade, Inc.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
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5.2 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Park Land Dedication Fund Recommendation
Senior Management Analyst Brady Ruebusch provided a presentation and answered the
Commission's questions.
Speaking from the floor regarding school district owned park space:
• Robin Lin
M/S Sommer/Filios - To commit and provide a recommendation to the City Council to
appropriate $7,428,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Fiscal Year 2018-19
Refunds, Fiscal Year 2018-19 Investment Earnings, Fiscal Year 2019-20 Refund, and
Park Land Dedication In-Lieu fees from June 2017, November 2017, and July 2020) for five
projects as detailed in staff’s presentation.
Yes: 5- Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Herbach, Commissioner Sommer, Vice Chair
Bryant, and Chair Mitchner
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Community Services Director Marchant updated the Commission on the following:
• CSD department staffing
• Vaccination site
• COVID-19 testing
• Recreation summer programming
• BBQ reservations
• 30th anniversary of the Rengstorff House
• Michael's restaurant renovations
• Bonny/Beatrice community meeting
• White tailed kites on Shorebird Way
Commissioner Bryant updated the Commission on the following:
• East Bay Native Plant Group's Bringing Back the Natives Tour
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Mitchner adjourned the meeting at 9:27 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, April 28, 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: 931 2075 5876
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
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
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3.1 Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Approve the February 10, 2021 minutes.
Approve the February 24, 2021 minutes.
Approve the March 14, 2021 minutes.
Attachments: February 10, 2021 Minutes
February 24, 2021 Minutes
March 14, 2021 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. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Shoreline Play Structure Replacement Project Update, Project 20-55
Recommendation: Recommend the replacement of the majority of the Shoreline Play
Structure equipment in-kind with play equipment manufactured by the
original manufacturer, Columbia Cascade, Inc.
Attachments: Memo
ATT 1 - Map
ATT 2- Damage
ATT 3 - Areas of Equipment Replacement
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5.2 Fiscal Year 2021-22 Park Land Dedication Fund Recommendation
Recommendation: 1. Provide a recommendation to the City Council to appropriate
$7,428,000 from the Park Land Dedication Fund (Fiscal Year 2018-19
Refunds, Fiscal Year 2018-19 Investment Earnings, Fiscal Year
2019-20 Refund, and Park Land Dedication In-Lieu fees from June
2017, November 2017, and July 2020) for five projects as shown in
Attachment 1.
2. Provide a recommendation to the City Council to schedule the
parks-related capital improvement projects in the new five-year plan as
shown in Attachment 2.
Attachments: Memo
ATT 1 - Commitments
ATT 2 - Summary
ATT 3 - Planning Area Assessment Map
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
7. 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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