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Parks and Recreation Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · July 14, 2021

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, July 14, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream TELECONFERENCE NOTICE Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020) and Section 42 of Executive Order N-08-21 (June 11, 2021), issued by Governor Newsom, the meeting was conducted telephonically. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Giri called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Commissioner Daniel Bremond Vice Chair Gregory Dibb Chair Prakash Giri Commissioner David Kesting Commissioner Dona Mason Council Liaison Hendricks (present) PRESENTATION 21-0729 Parks and Recreation Month Report Superintendent of Recreation Services, Damon Sparacino, and Superintendent of Golf and Parks, Jim Stark, provided a presentation on Parks and Recreation Month. Highlights included: Parks and Recreation month proclamation, recreation statistics and park updates. Commissioners inquired and Chair responded: How long does turf last before needing replacement? The synthetic field at Fair Oaks will be on a 10-year replacement schedule. Will the Indoor Sports Center reopen for drop-in programs? Yes, currently the Indoor City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final July 14, 2021 Sports Center is being used for camp programming, but will reopen for our drop-in programs in mid-to-late August. Council Liaison Vice Mayor Hendricks asked staff to show statistics of 2020 in future presentations. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS S Bremond, Sunnyvale resident, asked the Commission to explore creating additional pickle ball courts and the use of electric leaf blowers throughout the City. CONSENT CALENDAR Vice Chair Giri moved and Commissioner Bremond seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bremond Vice Chair Dibb Chair Giri Commissioner Kesting Commissioner Mason No: 0 21-0728 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2021 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of June 9, 2021 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 21-0733 Selection of Chair and Vice Chair Commissioners discussed and nominated members for Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Bremond moved and Commissioner Kesting seconded the motion to approve the selection of Prakash Giri as Chair and Gregory Dibb as Vice Chair. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final July 14, 2021 Yes: 5 - Commissioner Bremond Vice Chair Dibb Chair Giri Commissioner Kesting Commissioner Mason No: 0 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 21-0730 Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2022 Standing item. No study issues approved in previous meeting were proposed. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments None. -Staff Comments Jim Stark followed up on the public inquiry asked during Oral Communications regarding the use of gas leaf blowers. He noted that the City has explored new technology to replace gas-powered leaf blowers. Currently, electric leaf blowers are $1,000 more expensive per unit and do not have the required power to replace gas-powered yet. The City will continue to research and recently purchased quieter gas-powered leaf blowers to lessen the noise. Damon Sparacino followed up on the public inquiry asked during Oral Communications regarding creating additional pickle ball courts. He noted that currently the City has a Expanded Sports study issue that was ranked last year. Although it was not funded, it will have the opportunity to be ranked again this year. He added, there are four pickle ball courts at Las Palmas, and once summer camp programming is over, the Indoor Sports Center will host pickle ball scrimmages in late August or early September. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Giri adjourned the meeting at 7:53 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, July 14, 2021 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94819997080 TELECONFERENCE NOTICE Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by Santa Clara County and the State of California, the meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission on July 14, 2021, will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20. • Watch the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting at: http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings • Submit written comments to the Parks and Recreation Commission up to 4 hours prior to the meeting to parksandrecreationcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. • Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone): Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94819997080 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 948 1999 7080 Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment, contact the City at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable alternative arrangements for you to communicate your comments. For other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact: Tracey Gott may be reached at 408-730-7599 or ncs@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 7/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda July 14, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020) and Section 42 of Executive Order N-08-21 (June 11, 2021), issued by Governor Newsom, the meeting was conducted telephonically. ROLL CALL Call to Order via teleconference. PRESENTATION 21-0729 Parks and Recreation Month Report ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the Parks and Recreation Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the Parks and Recreation Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Parks and Recreation Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. 21-0728 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2021 Recommendation: Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of June 9, 2021 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 7/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda July 14, 2021 21-0733 Selection of Chair and Vice Chair STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 21-0730 Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2022 NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Notice to the Public: Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Arts Commission Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. Agenda information is available by contacting Ricky Le at 408-730-7336 or rle@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the One-Stop Desk, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 72 hours before the Meeting. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 7/14/2021

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