City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission  
Wednesday, April 10, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room (Room  
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Kesting called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Kesting led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 3 - Chair David Kesting  
Commissioner Prashant Gattani  
Commissioner Prakash Giri  
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Dona Mason  
Commissioner Mason (absence excused)  
Council Liaison Mehlinger (present)  
PRESENTATION  
A
24-0422  
Field/Facility Usage Report  
Tracey Gott, Recreation Service Manager, and Recreation Services Coordinators  
Veronica Torres, Rick Cotter, and Gary Brown presented on the Field/Facility  
Usage Report. Highlights included: reservation statistics for park buildings, picnics,  
recreation center, theater, gymnasium, and fields.  
Commissioners asked about reservation market rates, field lights and the City's  
reservation website.  
B
24-0009  
Las Palmas Tennis Center Needs Assessment  
Marlon Quimbao, Senior Engineer, presented on the Las Palmas Tennis Center  
Needs Assessment. Highlights included: assessment goals, building conditions,  
use of the tennis center, outreach, and project options.  
Commissioners asked if capital improvements had a funding cap, if rent would  
increase after renovations were made, and if tennis courts could be made available  
for the public to use.  
Chair Kesting opened for public comment.  
Greggory D. and Connie P. shared their concerns about the Las Palmas Tennis  
Center not having designated courts available for free play.  
Chair Kesting closed public comment.  
C
24-0423  
Operational Overview of Parks, Golf and Tree Division  
Jim Stark, Superintendent of Parks and Golf, gave a presentation on Operational  
Overview of the Parks, Golf and Tree Division. Highlights included:organization  
overview, golf course services, Las Palmas tennis center, tree services,  
neighborhood parks, program indicators, park dedication fund, turf, and capital  
projects.  
Commissioners asked who maintains the trees at Las Palmas Tennis Center, and if  
we contract tree services out to a third-party.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Commissioner Giri moved and Commissioner Gattani seconded the motion to  
Approve the Consent Calendar as submitted.  
Commissioner Bremond noted that he would abstain voting for the February 14,  
2024 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting as he was not present.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 - Chair Kesting  
Bremond  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Mason  
1A  
24-0548  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of January 10, 2024  
1B  
1C  
24-0424  
24-0425  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of February 14, 2024  
Approve the Special Joint Parks and Recreation Commission  
and Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of March 4,  
2024  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
None.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
2
24-0426  
Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility  
Chair Kesting discussed the potential study issue of Park Benches for Increased  
Senior Citizen Mobility.  
Chair Kesting motioned to sponsor the potential study issue and Commissioner Giri  
seconded.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
None.  
-Staff Comments  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
3
24-0427  
Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues,  
Calendar Year: 2025  
Standing item.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m.