City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board  
Wednesday, December 10, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South  
Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040  
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Vice Chair Mitchner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
4 -  
Present  
Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Commissioner Steve Filios, Commissioner Sandy Sommer, and  
Vice Chair Joe Mitchner  
1 - Chair Jonathan Davis  
Absent  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Minutes Approval  
3.1  
M/S Bryant/Filios - To approve the November 17, 2025 minutes.  
Yes:  
4 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Sommer, and Vice Chair Mitchner  
4.  
5.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None  
NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
Heritage Tree Removal Application Appeal - 3440 Truman Avenue  
Urban Forest Manager Russell Hansen presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.  
Speaking virtually:  
-Prithvi Raj  
M/S - Bryant/Sommer - To adopt a Resolution of the Urban Forestry Board of the City of Mountain View to  
Deny the Appeal, Uphold Staff’s Decision, and Deny the Removal of One (1) Heritage Tree at 3440 Truman  
Avenue, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the memorandum).  
Yes:  
4 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Sommer, and Vice Chair Mitchner  
5.2  
Heritage Tree Removal Application Appeal - 2415 Benjamin Drive  
Urban Forest Manager Russell Hansen presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.  
M/S Sommer/Bryant - To adopt a Resolution of the Urban Forestry Board of the City of Mountain View to  
Deny the Appeal, Uphold Staff’s Decision, and deny the removal of one (1) Heritage Tree at 2415 Benjamin,  
to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the memorandum).  
Yes:  
4 - Commissioner Bryant, Commissioner Filios, Commissioner Sommer, and Vice Chair Mitchner  
6.  
COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
CSD Director Marchant provided an update on the following:  
-Tree Lighting  
-Staffing updates  
-PRC member updates  
-Upcoming PRC meeting schedule  
The Commission and staff thanked Commissioner Filios for his service and Commissioner Filios made  
outgoing remarks.  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Vice Chair Mitchner adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m.