City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board  
Wednesday, May 10, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Mountain View Community Center, 201 S.  
Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94041  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Filios called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.  
2. ROLL CALL  
4 -  
Present  
Absent  
Commissioner Jonathan Davis, Commissioner Joe Mitchner, Vice Chair Sandy Sommer, and  
Chair Steve Filios  
1 - Commissioner Ronit Bryant  
3. MINUTES APPROVAL  
3.1  
Minutes Approval  
M/S Sommer/Davis - To approve the April 12, 2023 minutes with an update to clarify the intention of the second  
motion for item 5.1.  
4 - Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Filios  
Yes:  
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None  
5. NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Park Land Dedication Fund Recommendation  
Senior Management Analyst Lindsay Wong presented a report and answered the Commission's questions.  
The Commission provided input on non-Park Land Dedication funded items.  
M/S Davis/Mitchner - To forward a recommendation to the City Council to appropriate $2,000,000 from the Park  
Land Dedication Fund to two existing projects and $6,000,000 to one new project.  
4 - Commissioner Davis, Commissioner Mitchner, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Filios  
Yes:  
5.2  
Community Services Department Master Plans Update  
Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia updated the Commission on the Biodiversity Plan.  
Director Marchant updated the Commission on the Parks and Recreation Plan.  
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia updated the Commission on the following:  
• Sylvan Park Trellis  
• Castro Pedestrian Mall  
• Forestry division/Canopy  
• Charleston Park Improvements  
Community Services Director Marchant updated the Commission on the following:  
• Past and future PRC item status  
• Recreation programming  
Commissioner Davis requested a Community Gardens update be added as a future agenda item.  
7. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Filios adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.