Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · September 20, 2023
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 6:00 PM Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference,
500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Filios called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 5 - Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Commissioner Jonathan Davis, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice
Chair Sandy Sommer, and Chair Steve Filios
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
M/S Mitchner/Sommer - To approve the June 14, 2023 minutes.
Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and
Chair Filios
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Donation of a Monument and Park Benches in Honor of the 1975 Mountain
View High School Football Team Championship
Parks and Open Space Manager Tim Youngberg presented a report and answered the Commission's
questions.
Speaking from the floor:
• Pamela Baird
• Helen Carroll
M/S Mitchner/Sommer - To accept a donation of a monument recognizing the Mountain View High School
football team that won the 1975 Central Coast Section Championship and two public benches to be placed at
Eagle Park.
Commissioner Davis offered a friendly amendment to allow staff to reconsider the orientation of the elements.
Commissioner Mitchner and Sommer accepted the friendly amendment and the Commission voted on the
motion and friendly amendment.
Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and
Chair Filios
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5.2 Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Update and Commission Input
Next Practice Partners representative Neelay Bhatt provided a presentation and answered the Commission's
questions.
Speaking from the floor:
• Peying Lee
• Silja Paymer
• Pamela Baird
• Dash Leeds
• Jim Zaorski
• Mary Dateo
• Shani Kleinhaus
• Jessica Chohan
• Linda Ruthruff
• Daniel Shane
The Commission received an update on the Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan and responded to three key
questions from the consultant team.
Commissioner Davis made a motion to:
Request that Director Marchant and consultant Bhatt have a brief offline discussion tomorrow and determine
what can be shared with the Commission in terms of the primary themes of the survey and provide to the
Commission in a timely manner.
Commissioner Davis retracted the motion.
5.3 Rengstorff Park Pickleball Pilot Program Update and Recommendation
Recreation Manager Kristine Crosby presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.
Speaking from the floor:
• Cliff Chambers
• Helen Carroll
• Monica Williams
M/S Davis/Sommer - To:
• Continue the dual-striped Pickleball Program at Rengstorff Park tennis courts on Courts 3 and 4;
• Continue the designated play times for each sport on dual-striped Courts 3 and 4-Monday through Friday
and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Monday and Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 2:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m., for pickleball play and allow staff to adjust the schedule as needed; and
• Staff will solicit and review feedback on the dual court use and provide the Tennis Advisory Board with an
annual update on the program and status of the construction of dedicated pickleball courts.
Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and
Chair Filios
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6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Recreation Manager Kristine Crosby updated the Commission on Recreation programming, special events
and the Rengstorff Aquatics Center.
Commissioner Sommer informed staff and the Commission that she has been appointed to serve as the
Mountain View Los Altos Representative to a working group for the MidPen Regional Open Space District.
John Marchant updated on Fayette Park Grand Opening and the Shoreline 40th Anniversary.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Filios adjourned the meeting at 9:47 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 6:00 PM Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference, 500
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the
Commission virtually may join the meeting online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85398627008
or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID: 853 9862 7008. When the Chair announces
the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your
phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via
phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Approve the June 14, 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
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5.1 Donation of a Monument and Park Benches in Honor of the 1975 Mountain View High
School Football Team Championship
Recommendation:
Accept a donation of a monument recognizing the Mountain View High School
football team that won the 1975 Central Coast Section Championship and two public
benches to be placed at Eagle Park.
Attachments: Memorandum
ATT 1 - Council Policy K-6
ATT 2 - Proposed Location
ATT 3 - CAD Drawing
ATT 4 - Inscriptions
ATT 5 - Updated Letter to the PRC
ATT 6 - Updated Images
5.2 Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan Update and Commission Input
Recommendation:
Receive an update on the Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan and respond to three
key questions from the consultant team.
Attachments: Memorandum
5.3 Rengstorff Park Pickleball Pilot Program Update and Recommendation
Recommendation:
Review and approve the Tennis Advisory Board’s recommendations:
• Continue the dual-striped Pickleball Program at Rengstorff Park tennis courts on
Courts 3 and 4;
• Continue the designated play times for each sport on dual-striped Courts 3 and
4-Monday through Friday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Monday and
Thursday, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., for pickleball
play and allow staff to adjust the schedule as needed; and
• Staff will solicit and review feedback on the dual court use and provide the Tennis
Advisory Board with an annual update on the program and status of the construction
of dedicated pickleball courts.
Attachments: Memorandum
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
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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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