City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
6:00 PM
Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South
Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Davis called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
5 -
Present
Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Vice Chair Sandy Sommer, Commissioner IdaRose Sylvester,
Chair Joe Mitchner, and Commissioner Jonathan Davis
3.
MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1
Minutes Approval
M/S Bryant/Sommer - To approve the December 10, 2025 minutes.
3 - Commissioner Bryant, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Mitchner
Yes:
Abstain:
2 - Commissioner Sylvester, and Commissioner Davis
4.
5.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None
NEW BUSINESS
5.1
Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan - Updated Draft Review and
Recommendation
Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia and SFEI Representative Lauren Stoneburner provided a
presentation and answered the Commission's questions.
Speaking from the floor and/or virtually:
-Andrea Wald
-Rashmi
M/S Bryant/Sommer - To send to Council a statement that the PRC enthusiastically supports the draft
Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan.
To address concerns about implementation, the PRC recommends Council adopt the draft Plan with a
commitment to allocating resources to both carry out the current phase while also developing detailed project
plans and deliverables for the future phase.
The PRC recommends assigning/hiring of a dedicated staff coordinator or consultant to facilitate
implementation.
Yes:
5 -
Commissioner Bryant, Vice Chair Sommer, Commissioner Sylvester, Chair Mitchner, and
Commissioner Davis