Parks and Recreation Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · April 10, 2024
Minutes
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.
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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
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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.
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Agenda
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
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• 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
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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
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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.
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