City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board  
Wednesday, January 17, 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 Filios 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 Bryant/Mitchner - To approve the Wednesday, December 13, 2023 minutes.  
Yes:  
5 -  
Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Davis, and  
Chair Sommer  
4.  
5.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None  
NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
5.2  
Annual Real Estate Update Regarding Park Land  
Real Program Administrator, Angela LaMonica, provided a presentation and answered the Commission's  
questions.  
Speaking from the floor:  
• Sumesh Raghavan  
Park Land Dedication Fund and Park-Related Projects - Midyear Update for  
Fiscal Year 2023-24  
Senior Management Analyst Lindsay Wong provided a presentation and answered the Commission's  
questions.  
Speaking from the floor:  
• Bill Lambert  
5.3  
Community Services Department Proposed Budget Requests for Fiscal Year  
2024-25  
Senior Management Analyst Lindsay Wong provided a presentation and answered the Commission's  
questions.  
Speaking from the floor:  
• Sumesh Raghavan  
• Mary Dateo  
5.4  
Election of Officers  
M/S Mitchner/Bryant - to nominate and elect Commissioner Sommer as Chairperson and Commissioner  
Davis as Vice Chairperson.  
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 updated the Commission on the following:  
• Activity Guide  
• Lunar New Year event  
• Recreation staffing, including introducing the new Recreation Manager, Colin James  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Sommer adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m.