City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission  
Wednesday, October 8, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Kesting called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Kesting led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 3 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Chair David Kesting  
Commissioner Prashant Gattani  
Commissioner Prakash Giri  
Vice Chair Dona Mason  
Commissioner Daniel Bremond  
Vice Chair Mason (excused absence)  
Commissioner Bremond (excused absence)  
Council Liaison Cisneros (absent)  
STUDY SESSION  
A
25-0969  
Active Aging Week  
Trenton Hill, Recreation Services Manager, provided a presentation on Active Aging  
Week. Highlights included: information about Senior Center hours, membership  
costs, available programs and services, and how these offerings support  
Sunnyvale's Age-Friendly initiatives and Active Aging Week.  
B
25-0970  
Arts and Humanities Month  
Trenton also provided a presentation about National Arts and Humanities Month.  
Highlights included: project overview, and art in the park.  
C
25-0971  
Provide Input for Annual Boards and Commissions Study  
Session  
Commissioners engaged with staff in a discussion about providing input on the  
study issue process for boards and commissions.  
The commissioners identified main takeaways for the chair and vice chair to present  
at the City Council meeting anticipated in November. Its valuable for commissioners  
to have opportunities to provide input to Council Members on policies that are  
important to the public.  
Additionally, commissioners expressed interest in holding Parks and Recreation  
meetings on-site at City parks. Some commissioners noted that they would  
appreciate meetings that are less frequent, but longer and with a more robust  
agenda. Other commissioners countered, that it is more valuable to hold monthly  
meetings.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Valerie, an in-person member of the public, gave a presentation during Oral  
Communications on the Snail Community’s request to include snail-themed art or  
play structures in the upcoming Columbia Park renovation.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Commissioner Gattani moved and Chair Kesting seconded the motion to approve  
the consent calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 -  
Chair Kesting  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Bremond  
1
25-0972  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of September 10, 2025  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0991  
Preliminary Discussion of 2026 Master Work Plan  
Commissioners decided to carry the 2026 Parks and Recreation Commission  
Master Work Plan to the next meeting for further discussion.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Giri announced that he attended the State of the City event and  
commented that it was an excellent event. He noted that the Parks and Recreation  
Commission received recognition during the event.  
-Staff Comments  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
3
25-0930  
Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues,  
Calendar Year: 2026  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 8:16 p.m.