City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission  
Wednesday, May 17, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room  
(Room 145), City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Joint meeting with the Arts Commission  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Eskridge called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Eskridge led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 8 - Vice Chair Gregory Dibb  
Commissioner Daniel Bremond  
Commissioner David Kesting  
Commissioner Dona Mason  
Dawna Eskridge  
Winnie Lam  
Agnes Veith  
Kathryn Filley  
Absent: 2 - Chair Prakash Giri  
Molly Kauffman  
Commissioner Mason (attended at 7:07 p.m.)  
Commissioner Kauffman (excused absence)  
Chair Giri (excused absence)  
Council Liaison Din (absent)  
Council Liaison Melton (present)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
1
23-0567  
Review and Recommend Council Approve Recommended  
Budget  
Director of Finance, Tim Kirby, provided a presentation on the recommended  
budget. Highlights included: legal framework, community values, budget principles,  
budget approval process, budget summary, citywide revenue, top tax revenues,  
expenditures, reserve balances, park dedication fund, golf and tennis operations,  
recreation projects and art in-lieu fees.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
How does the public find out which projects are next on the timeline, and do  
plans/schedule change depending on demand? Patrons can find out which projects  
are next in the 20-year plan, which can be found in volume 2 of the recommended  
budget. During public outreach for each project, members of the public will be able  
to inform the design team of what is in demand.  
Commissioner Bremond moved and Commissioner Veith seconded the motion to  
Recommend Council Approve the Recommended Budget. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Yes: 8 - Vice Chair Dibb  
Commissioner Bremond  
Commissioner Kesting  
Commissioner Mason  
Eskridge  
Lam  
Veith  
Filley  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 - Chair Giri  
Kauffman  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Kesting informed the Commission of an article regarding loneliness.  
He noted that building parks and encouraging community engagement was a great  
solution.  
Chair Eskridge encouraged the Commission to attend the Art and Wine Festival.  
Commissioner Bremond inquired about how many trees fell down due to the  
storms.  
Council Liaison Melton responded that approximately 120 trees fell down due to  
rain  
and wind.  
-Staff Comments  
Superintendent of Recreation Services, Damon Sparacino, provided an update that  
Council approved the Utility Box Art and Sunnyvale Icons Project. Council selected  
suns as the icon.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Eskridge adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.