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Parks and Recreation Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · February 14, 2024

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Kesting called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Kesting led the salute to the United States flag. ROLL CALL Present: 4 - Chair David Kesting Vice Chair Dona Mason Commissioner Prashant Gattani Commissioner Prakash Giri Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Bremond Commissioner Mason (arrived at 7:05 p.m.) Council Liaison Mehlinger (present) PRESENTATION A 24-0297 Special Events Report Staff provided a recap of special events in 2023 and informed the Commission of upcoming events. Commissioners asked how the event was marketed, how can we be more culturally inclusive, and if the City had inventory to loan for special event permit users. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 14, 2024 Chair Kesting called a recess from 8:00 to 8:05 p.m. Commissioner Kesting moved and Chair Giri seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar with the following notes on the January 10, 2024 minutes: 1. Revise the public comment by Gregory D., to "the community would like to have tennis/pickleball access for local neighborhood families, similar to all other neighborhoods in Sunnyvale who have free walk on access to their neighborhood tennis courts." 2. Add the following response to the Lifetime Tennis revenue/expense inquiry, "Lifetime Activities pays $14K a month for 20 acres of space. Staff can ask Michael Scadden, Lifetime Activities General Manager, to make a presentation." 3. Add the following response to the Lifetime Activities inquiry about allocating select pickleball courts for free play, "Residents can work out a private deal with lifetime activities for access." The motion carries by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Kesting Vice Chair Mason Commissioner Gattani Commissioner Giri No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Bremond Commissioner Kesting moved and Chair Giri seconded the motion to ask the City Clerk if the minutes can strike all parts of what the contract does or doesn't state on the response for the Lifetime Activities question regarding allocating select pickle ball courts for free play to the community. The motion carries by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Kesting Vice Chair Mason Commissioner Gattani Commissioner Giri City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 14, 2024 No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Bremond 1 24-0296 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2024 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of January 10, 2024 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS None. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0298 Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility Staff will agendize for the April Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioners asked if staff had an update on the mini library inquiry. Staff will connect offline. -Staff Comments Staff informed the Commission that the regular Parks and Recreation Commission meeting scheduled for March 13 will be canceled. A joint Parks and Recreation Commission and Board of Library Trustees meeting will take place on March 4 to discuss the Branch and Main Library. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 3 24-0299 Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2025 ADJOURNMENT Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 8:34 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94819997080 Public Participation • In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option. • Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the 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 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute) • Watch the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting at: http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings • Submit written comments to the Parks and Recreation Commission no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to parksandrecreationcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to City Clerk, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 • Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 2/7/2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda February 14, 2024 Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to provide public comment, or 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: Angela Chan may be reached at 408-730-7599 or ncs@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL PRESENTATION A 24-0297 Special Events 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. 1 24-0296 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of January 10, 2024 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 2/7/2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda February 14, 2024 three minutes. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0298 Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 3 24-0299 Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2025 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 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and in the Bay Conference Room on the evening of the Parks and Recreation 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 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 2/7/2024

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