Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · May 10, 2023
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 7:00 PM Mountain View Community Center, 201 S.
Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Filios called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4 - Commissioner Jonathan Davis, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice Chair Sandy Sommer, and
Chair Steve Filios
Absent 1 - Commissioner Ronit Bryant
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
M/S Sommer/Davis - To approve the April 12, 2023 minutes with an update to clarify the intention of the second
motion for item 5.1.
Yes: 4 - Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Filios
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Park Land Dedication Fund Recommendation
Senior Management Analyst Lindsay Wong presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.
The Commission provided input on non-Park Land Dedication funded items.
M/S Davis/Mitchner - To forward a recommendation to the City Council to appropriate $2,000,000 from the Park
Land Dedication Fund to two existing projects and $6,000,000 to one new project.
Yes: 4 - Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Filios
5.2 Community Services Department Master Plans Update
Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia updated the Commission on the Biodiversity Plan.
Director Marchant updated the Commission on the Parks and Recreation Plan.
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6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia updated the Commission on the following:
• Sylvan Park Trellis
• Castro Pedestrian Mall
• Forestry division/Canopy
• Charleston Park Improvements
Community Services Director Marchant updated the Commission on the following:
• Past and future PRC item status
• Recreation programming
Commissioner Davis requested a Community Gardens update be added as a future agenda item.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Filios adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 7:00 PM Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff
Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Approve the April 9, 2023 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. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Park Land Dedication Fund Recommendation
Recommendation: Forward a recommendation to the City Council to appropriate $2,000,000 from the
Park Land Dedication Fund to two existing projects and $6,000,000 to one new
project.
Attachments: Memorandum
ATT 1 - Planning Area Assessment and Map
ATT 2 - Summary of Park Land Dedication Fund
5.2 Community Services Department Master Plans Update
Recommendation: Receive an update from staff on the Community Services Department's master plans.
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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))
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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