City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board  
Wednesday, June 12, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference,  
500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Sommer called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
4 -  
Present  
Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice Chair Jonathan Davis, and Chair  
Sandy Sommer  
1 - Commissioner Steve Filios  
Absent  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Minutes Approval  
3.1  
M/S Mitchner/Bryant - To approve the May 8, 2024 minutes.  
Yes:  
4 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and Chair Sommer  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually regarding:  
The Community Model and Tennis  
- Gene Lee  
- Mike Rodgers  
Regarding Seasonal Wildflowers  
-Shani Kleinhaus  
Regarding The Cuesta Annex and Native Plantings  
- Silja Paymer  
5.  
PRESENTATION  
5.1  
Cuesta Pollinator Habitat Update  
GreenSpacesMV representative Silja Paymer.provided an update.  
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually:  
-Shani Kleinhaus  
-Bruce England  
-Rashmi  
-Michelaina Johnson  
5.2  
Annual Canopy Update  
Canopy representatives J.P. Renaud, Aubrey, and Evany Wang provided an update and answered the  
Commission's questions.  
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually:  
-Shani Kleinhaus  
-Cliff Chambers  
-Gene Lee  
5.3  
Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan Update  
Assistant Community Services Director Brenda Sylvia provided a presentation and answered the  
Commission's questions.  
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually:  
-Mike Rogers  
-Shani Kleinhaus  
-Silja Paymer  
-Bruce England  
-Michelaina Johnson  
6.  
NEW BUSINESS  
6.1  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry  
Board Work Plan  
Assistant Community Services Director Kristine Crosby provided a presentation and answered staff's  
questions.  
Speaking virtually:  
-Bruce England  
M/S Bryant/Davis - To approve the workplan as written with a modification to the pollinator habitat update  
item to include any and all pollinator habitats within the City and report on various community driven  
pollinator enhancements.  
Yes:  
4 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and Chair Sommer  
6.2  
Pickleball Court, Project 23-36-Draft Preliminary Study Findings  
Senior Project Manager Faryal Saiidnya and Verde Design representative Derek McKee provided a  
presentation and answered the Commission's questions.  
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually:  
-Virginia Steiner  
-Helen Carroll  
-Cliff Chambers  
-Li Zhang  
-Lisa  
-Bill Martin  
-Simon Bloch  
-Eric Frick  
-John Togasaki  
-Marc Shaw  
-Gene Lee  
-Paige Kolze  
-Silja Paymer  
-Mike Rodgers  
-Todd Dissly  
-Shani Kleinhaus  
-Bruce England  
-Katie Zoglin  
-Ben Wong  
-Steve Everett  
-Sharon Lam  
-Leslie Friedman  
-Rashmi  
-Jerry Pearson  
-Monica Williams  
-Michelaina Johnson  
-Carla Mott  
-Ravi Jerawal  
M/S Davis/Bryant - To continue discussion of the recommendation to council on the site location and number  
with direction to staff to look at off site property alternatives and opportunities to utilize currently paved areas  
within Cuesta Park, reconfiguration of site A, and an absolute moratorium on taking out the large stone pine  
in Site A.  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Sommer adjourned the meeting at 12:07 a.m.