City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board  
Wednesday, February 14, 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 7:01 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present  
Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Commissioner Steve Filios, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice  
Chair Jonathan Davis, and Chair Sandy Sommer  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
3.1  
Minutes Approval  
M/S Filios/Mitchner - To approve the January 17, 2024 minutes.  
Yes:  
5 -  
Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and  
Chair Sommer  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Speaking from the floor regarding Charleston Park Off Leash Dog Areas  
• Nicholas Hargis  
5.  
NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
Downtown Utility Improvements, Project 22-41-Phase 1  
Senior Civil Engineer Ariel Morales presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.  
M/S Bryant/Filios - To forward a recommendation to the City Council to approve the mitigation of one (1)  
Heritage tree at a 2:1 tree replacement ratio with the planting of two (2) 24” box trees near the removal area.  
Yes:  
5 -  
Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and  
Chair Sommer  
6.  
COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Assistant Community Services Director Kristine Crosby provided an update on the following:  
• Recreation special events  
• Activity Guide  
• Summer Camp Fair  
• Pickleball Feasibility Study  
Assistant Community Services Director Brenda Syliva provided an update on the following:  
• Pollinator Garden at Cuesta Parks and the Growing Natives Pollinators Tour  
Community Services Director John Marchant provided an update on future meeting items.  
ADJOURNMENT  
7.  
Chair Sommer adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m.