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Parks and Recreation Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · April 10, 2024

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, April 10, 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 7:01 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Kesting led the salute to the United States flag. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair David Kesting Commissioner Prashant Gattani Commissioner Prakash Giri Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Dona Mason Commissioner Mason (absence excused) Council Liaison Mehlinger (present) PRESENTATION A 24-0422 Field/Facility Usage Report Tracey Gott, Recreation Service Manager, and Recreation Services Coordinators Veronica Torres, Rick Cotter, and Gary Brown presented on the Field/Facility Usage Report. Highlights included: reservation statistics for park buildings, picnics, recreation center, theater, gymnasium, and fields. Commissioners asked about reservation market rates, field lights and the City's reservation website. B 24-0009 Las Palmas Tennis Center Needs Assessment Marlon Quimbao, Senior Engineer, presented on the Las Palmas Tennis Center Needs Assessment. Highlights included: assessment goals, building conditions, use of the tennis center, outreach, and project options. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2024 Commissioners asked if capital improvements had a funding cap, if rent would increase after renovations were made, and if tennis courts could be made available for the public to use. Chair Kesting opened for public comment. Greggory D. and Connie P. shared their concerns about the Las Palmas Tennis Center not having designated courts available for free play. Chair Kesting closed public comment. C 24-0423 Operational Overview of Parks, Golf and Tree Division Jim Stark, Superintendent of Parks and Golf, gave a presentation on Operational Overview of the Parks, Golf and Tree Division. Highlights included:organization overview, golf course services, Las Palmas tennis center, tree services, neighborhood parks, program indicators, park dedication fund, turf, and capital projects. Commissioners asked who maintains the trees at Las Palmas Tennis Center, and if we contract tree services out to a third-party. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR Commissioner Giri moved and Commissioner Gattani seconded the motion to Approve the Consent Calendar as submitted. Commissioner Bremond noted that he would abstain voting for the February 14, 2024 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting as he was not present. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Kesting Bremond Commissioner Gattani Commissioner Giri No: 0 Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Mason 1A 24-0548 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final April 10, 2024 Minutes of January 10, 2024 1B 24-0424 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2024 1C 24-0425 Approve the Special Joint Parks and Recreation Commission and Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2024 PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS None. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0426 Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility Chair Kesting discussed the potential study issue of Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility. Chair Kesting motioned to sponsor the potential study issue and Commissioner Giri seconded. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments None. -Staff Comments None. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 3 24-0427 Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2025 Standing item. ADJOURNMENT Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, April 10, 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. The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications. • 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 4/2/2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda April 10, 2024 • 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 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 24-0422 Field/Facility Usage Report B 24-0009 Las Palmas Tennis Center Needs Assessment C 24-0423 Operational Overview of Parks, Golf and Tree Division ORAL COMMUNICATIONS The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to opening public comment on 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 4/2/2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda April 10, 2024 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. 1A 24-0548 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. 1B 24-0424 Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of February 14, 2024 as submitted. 1C 24-0425 Approve the Special Joint Parks and Recreation Commission and Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Special Joint Parks and Recreation Commission and Board of Library Trustees Minutes of March 4, 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 three minutes. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0426 Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 4/2/2024 Parks and Recreation Commission Notice and Agenda April 10, 2024 INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 3 24-0427 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 4 Printed on 4/2/2024

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