Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board

City of Mountain View Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board Wednesday, October 23, 2024 7:00 PM Community Center - 201 S. Rengstorff, Mountain View, CA 94040 (No Virtual Participation) 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Sommer called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 5 - Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Commissioner Steve Filios, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice Chair Jonathan Davis, and Chair Sandy Sommer 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Minutes Approval M/S Davis/Bryant to approve the September 11, 2024 minutes. Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and Chair Sommer 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None 5. NEW BUSINESS City of Mountain View Page 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes - Final October 23, 2024 and Urban Forestry Board 5.1 Pickleball Court, Project 23-36-Draft Pickleball Study Findings Senior Project Manager Faryal Saiidnia and Verde Design representative Derek McKee presented a report and answered the Commission's questions. Speaking from the floor: -Cliff Chambers on behalf of Barney Morgan, Charles Fischer, Damon Reinhardt, Mitch Peterson, Hansel Collins - Mike Rogers on behalf of Chris Dateo -Silja Paymer on behalf of Mary Dateo (no card) -Leona Pearce -Lori Spray -Rashmi Sahai -Steve Spray -Julianne Wang -Noah Banks -Pam Pritchard -Lonnie Hordon -Terri Rayl on behalf of Jeremy Chen -Steve Schramm -Aaron Bloom -Helen Carroll -Paige Kolze -Eric Frick -Christine Crosby -Todd Young -Kathy Chiu -Tina Chang -Natalie Johnson M/S Davis/Mitchner - To direct staff to continue to refine A2 and A3 with a much more specific articulation of the surrounding design features and amenities (not just the courts), some of the impacts to Cuesta and for staff to comment on the pros/cons of alternative concepts and areas mentioned tonight, including Cuesta Annex and Terra Bella. Commissioner Mitchner seconded with a friendly amendment that the amenities include a couple of dog run scenarios. Commissioner Mitchner withdrew his amendment and second. The motion was not voted on. M/S Filios/Sommer - To forward to Council Concept A3 and include recommended enhancements to the park and relocate the off-leash dog area without reducing other turf areas of Cuesta Park. Chair Sommer made a friendly amendment to edit the enhancement list to be more detailed, including rehabilitating unusable space by raising the level of the amenity of the green space to make up for the loss of the bowl by creating new planting spaces and native plantings including large scale, denser native or pollinator expanses. Chair Sommer withdrew the amendment. Chair Sommer made a friendly amendment to include the following: the intention of them being large scale, expansive, substantial and including rehabilitation. The amendment was not accepted. Commissioner Filios made a friendly amendment to reword the motion as follows: to forward to Council Concept A3 and as part of the conceptual design phase for the Pickleball Courts, also develop conceptual plans for park enhancements with the intention of them being large scale, expansive, substantial and City of Mountain View Page 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes - Final October 23, 2024 and Urban Forestry Board including rehabilitation, and develop conceptual plans for a new dog park area. Chair Sommer accepted the amendment. The friendly amendment was voted on. Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and Chair Sommer 6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Recreation Manager James introduced new Senior Recreation Coordinator Matthew Hicks and updated the Commission on Recreation special events. Community Services Director Marchant updated the Commission on the upcoming grand openings for Rengstorff Aquatics Center and Magical Bridge Playground. 7. ADJOURNMENT Chair Sommer adjourned the meeting at 11:06 p.m. City of Mountain View Page 3