City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission  
Wednesday, January 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 7:00 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Chair David Kesting  
Vice Chair Dona Mason  
Commissioner Daniel Bremond  
Commissioner Prashant Gattani  
Commissioner Prakash Giri  
Council Liaison Srinivasan (present)  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Chair Kesting moved and Vice Chair Mason seconded the motion to Approve the  
Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of December 11, 2024 as submitted.  
The motion carries by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Kesting  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Bremond  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
1
25-0059  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of December 11, 2024.  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of December 11, 2024 as  
submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0052  
Discussion and Recommendation to City Council to Name the  
New City Park at 1142 Dahlia Court (Corn Palace)  
Jesus Raygoza, Superintendent of Recreation Services, presented on the  
Discussion and Recommendation to City Council to Name the New City Park at  
1142 Dahlia Court (Corn Palace). Highlights included: project background, site  
history, site plan, Council Policy 7.3.23, naming criteria, park naming suggestions,  
and alternatives.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
Was any outreach conducted to get input from the public in the neighborhood? No,  
the naming suggestions followed the policy based criteria.  
Does anyone have the sign from the Corn Palace? Unsure, however the family that  
owned Corn Palace might still have the sign.  
Chair Kesting commented that it would be good to try and use the original Corn  
Palace sign at the new park at 1142 Dahlia Court.  
The Commissioners unanimously agreed, that the name of the new city park at  
1142 Dahlia Court should be "Corn Palace Park," due to the history of the location.  
The motion carried the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Kesting  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Bremond  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
3
25-0062  
Rank 2025 Study Issues  
Jim Stark, Superintendent of Golf and Parks, and Jesus Raygoza, Superintendent  
of Recreation Services, spoke briefly about each study issue.  
Commissioners collectively discussed the study issues, and all agreed that since  
some of the study issues were already being covered in other study issues that are  
currently under way, in order to streamline the process, they recommend to Council  
to drop or defer the following study issues:  
DPW 20-03  
DPW 22-08  
DPW 23-07  
DPW 25-07  
ESD 2202  
LRS 25-01 (defer)  
Commissioner Giri and Vice Chair Mason did not agree to drop study issue DPW  
25-07, but Commissioner Gattani, Commissioner Bremond, and Chair Kesting voted  
to drop the study issue 3-2.  
Staff conducted a random voice vote. See the study issue ranking below:  
1. DPW 25-06 Assessment of Underutilized City-Owned Real Estate Parcels for  
Short or Long-term Use  
2. DPW 24-04 Evaluate Late Night Lights at Public Parks  
Commissioner Giri moved and Vice Chair Mason seconded the motion to approve  
ranking of the two study issues that the Parks and Recreation Commission will  
recommend to Council to keep.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Kesting  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Bremond  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Chair Kesting noted that its great to see that there is work being done at  
Washington Park, and is excited to see the updates.  
Commissioner Gattani wanted to note that the stone benches that inhabit  
Ponderosa Park are uncomfortable to sit on and a possible study issue to explore in  
the future.  
-Staff Comments  
Jesus Raygoza, Superintendent of Recreation Services, announced that there will  
be a Job Fair March 4, 2025 at the Community Center. Additionally, the renovations  
on the Community Center grounds are underway.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
4
25-0063  
Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues,  
Calendar Year: 2026  
Standing Item.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 7:57 p.m.