City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Parks and Recreation Commission  
Wednesday, February 14, 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 7:02 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Kesting led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 4 -  
Chair David Kesting  
Vice Chair Dona Mason  
Commissioner Prashant Gattani  
Commissioner Prakash Giri  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Bremond  
Commissioner Mason (arrived at 7:05 p.m.)  
Council Liaison Mehlinger (present)  
PRESENTATION  
A
24-0297  
Special Events Report  
Staff provided a recap of special events in 2023 and informed the Commission of  
upcoming events.  
Commissioners asked how the event was marketed, how can we be more culturally  
inclusive, and if the City had inventory to loan for special event permit users.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Chair Kesting called a recess from 8:00 to 8:05 p.m.  
Commissioner Kesting moved and Chair Giri seconded the motion to approve the  
consent calendar with the following notes on the January 10, 2024 minutes:  
1. Revise the public comment by Gregory D., to "the community would like to have  
tennis/pickleball access for local neighborhood families, similar to all other  
neighborhoods in Sunnyvale who have free walk on access to their neighborhood  
tennis courts."  
2. Add the following response to the Lifetime Tennis revenue/expense inquiry,  
"Lifetime Activities pays $14K a month for 20 acres of space. Staff can ask Michael  
Scadden, Lifetime Activities General Manager, to make a presentation."  
3. Add the following response to the Lifetime Activities inquiry about allocating select  
pickleball courts for free play, "Residents can work out a private deal with lifetime  
activities for access."  
The motion carries by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Kesting  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Bremond  
Commissioner Kesting moved and Chair Giri seconded the motion to ask the City  
Clerk if the minutes can strike all parts of what the contract does or doesn't state on  
the response for the Lifetime Activities question regarding allocating select pickle  
ball courts for free play to the community.  
The motion carries by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Kesting  
Vice Chair Mason  
Commissioner Gattani  
Commissioner Giri  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Bremond  
1
24-0296  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting  
Minutes of January 10, 2024  
Approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of January 10, 2024 as  
submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
None.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
2
24-0298  
Park Benches for Increased Senior Citizen Mobility  
Staff will agendize for the April Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioners asked if staff had an update on the mini library inquiry. Staff will  
connect offline.  
-Staff Comments  
Staff informed the Commission that the regular Parks and Recreation Commission  
meeting scheduled for March 13 will be canceled. A joint Parks and Recreation  
Commission and Board of Library Trustees meeting will take place on March 4 to  
discuss the Branch and Main Library.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
3
24-0299  
Parks and Recreation Commission Proposed Study Issues,  
Calendar Year: 2025  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Kesting adjourned the meeting at 8:34 p.m.