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P&R 12-01-94CITY OF CUPERTINO~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone (408) 777-3200 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION City Hall December 1, 1994 CALL TO ORDER 1. Regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission called to order at 7:00 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG 2. ROLL CALL 3. Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff present: Hendrickson, Lohmiller, Hopkins, Buhler, Quinlan Stephen Dowling, Director of Parks and Recreation Linda Lagergren, Recording Secretary INTRODUCTIONS 4. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 5. None OLD BUSINESS 6. None NEW BUSINESS 7. Director introduced two members of the Mid-Peninsula Open Space District, Craig Britton, General Manager and Malcolm Smith, Public Affairs Manager, who presented to Commission an overview of general information and an orientation of the facilities and the services that the District provides. No action was required by staff. Chris Copeland, 11077 Linda Vista Drive. Chris Copeland commented that Montebello Ridge is one his and his wife's favorite places to hike. He stated that there is no legal place to park and if they could put in a little gravel parking lot, they would get alot more people from Cupertino coming up there. Craig Britton said that in another year or so they hope to have a parking lot up there. Commissioner Buhler said "I am a regular user of Rancho San Antonio. I have observed all of the improvements that you have made over there and I think it is just a fabulous recreational facility. I complement you on the job that you have done." Commissioners Quinlan, Hopkins and Hendrickson all stepped down at this time because of a potential conflict of interest with this agenda item. (Commissioners Quinlan and Hopkins are YMCA board members and Chairman Hendrickson lives within 300 feet of one of the potential sites.) Commissioner Lohmiller served as Chair during this discussion. Approved 1/5/95 Call to order Salute to Flag Roll Call Presentation by Mid- Peninsula Open Space District Chris Copeland 11077 Linda Vista Drive Consider- ation of a Ropes Course installation at Linda Vista or McClellan Ranch Director said, "The issue before the Commission this evening is the consideration of two possible locations for the ropes course, one of which would Linda Vista Park and the other would be the Simms portion of the McClellan Ranch park. Commission will recall that earlier in the Fall you had heard a proposal to install a challenge ropes course at McClellan Ranch Park and the consensus and direction from the Commission was that that was not an appropriate site and to go look for some alternatives. The consortium has done that and they are here before you tonight with two opportunities." Director Dowling introduced Rich Knapp who presented the two options. Rich Knapp gave an overview of what a ropes course is all about. He described that a ropes course consists of a series of low events (3-5 feet off the ground), a high course, the wall, and a debriefing wrap-up discussion. He stated that these are very controlled events. "The target group focuses primarily on teenagers, starting with the junior high school age group and moving up through the high school age group. This is one segment of our population that we are very concerned about because there doesn't seem to be alot of opportunities either recreational or educational that provide kids an opportunity to participate in positive events and programs which will allow them to grow and develop leadership skills and to learn how to work with others. This is why I feel this program is so important. The objectives of this program are to give kids an opportunity to challenge themselves so that they can grow in terms of their confidence, their sense of self-worth, their ability to work in a group situation, to develop problem solving skills, and to develop leadership skills." Liz Gallegos, Executive Director Northwest YMCA. Liz stated, "I would like to speak about what a rich collaborative opportunity this venture presents. We all know and agree that in today's world we need to work smart and use our resources wisely. I get really excited at the possibility of this project because of the variety of the different organizations that can work more closely together: schools, city, non-profit community service agencies, businesses, and service clubs, all joining together to make a positive difference in the quality of life for young people in our community." Barry Tank, Insurance Broker for Santa Clara Valley YMCA. "When you look at this program you think that it must be an insurance risk. In San Mateo County this program was activated and I was asked to go to the course and evaluate it. I spent a couple of days watching the procedures. I was quite impressed about the safety measures that were provided and the supervision that was involved. I was also impressed by the student who were participating in the ropes course. I also had the opportunity to go over to Alum Rock and view that ropes course for the Milpitas Unified School District, and I found that course to be equally creative and safety conscious. There are certain risks in all types of events and this present some unusual risks, however after reviewing the statistical information, I concur with the study. We found that in San Mateo there have only been about three claims over a twelve year period. All three claims involved spotters and two of them had to do with broken fingers and another had to do with a sprained leg. There have been no incidents of any serious losses or injuries by their participants over the time." David Tsui, resident of Cupertino (8069 Hyannisport). "I work at National Semiconductor, in human resources. I had the opportunity to go through the ropes course about three months ago. It is an experience I would like to share as a potential application for the local businesses. The ropes course does for the total quality profession build self-confidence, builds self-environmental awareness, builds trust, builds teams." Page 2 Consider- ation of a Ropes installation tt LiMa Vistat or McClellan Ranch Rich Knapp Liz Oallegos Bany Tank David Tsui 8069 Hyannisport Betsy Lamb, 10381 Orange. "I'm here to represent Tandem Computers but I am also a resident of Cupertino. I've been asked by Tandem to come and talk about and represent their commitment to this project. My role at Tandem is director of human resources and after going on the ropes course in Alum Rock I came back to Tandem very excited about the workplace application. At Tandem we are always looking at ways to develop that next work force of the future. We are concerned about issues like diversity and leadership in general, and a ropes course certainly tackles those kinds of things. I looked at this as a solution, because we are actually looking at out-of-state resources to come in and provide rope course activity. In terms of the environmental concerns, I actually noted those when we were at the Alum Rock course. Teaching awareness for adults and children about their responsibility in protecting the environment is a positive aspect of the whole ropes course activity. On behalf of Tandem, I am a strong supporter and Tandem is anxious to play a part with financial resources, if that is necessary, getting some management teams to participate, and on a personal note, I am anxious to see it as a chance to help develop our youth and teach them to take care of Cupertino the way that we all do." Rich Knapp said, "As stated in the proposal, when we talk about collaboration with corporations, what we would look at providing them with an opportunity to use the course and through their use of the course raise money to actually build and maintain the course so that either the city of Cupertino or the YMCA would accrue costs of maintaining or building the course, and at the same time we would provide service to industries. I think it's a wonderful opportunity to develop a true partnership." Rich Knapp presented the course at the Linda Vista site. "Linda Vista has some positives, but it has some limitations. The positives are that it has an excellent staging area. Because of the limited space and the limitations of the terrain, it requires us to configure the course in a way that is limiting. The top area is too steep and it can't be used. The way we developed this proposal is that we brought in Scott Garman, from Project Adventure, out of Portland, who builds courses. We flew him down and had him look at parks in Cupertino. We had him address the two parks that we thought had the greatest potential. We looked at the lower area. The high course would be a string of telephone poles. The low course would be very limited. This area has some drainage problems. It's possible to build a course here, the course can't be expanded and it does have limitations." Commissioner Lohmiller asked "How many poles would you be putting in?" Rich Knapp said, "Six to seven." Rich Knapp added, "To put the high course in here is more costly, then to put it in the other location." Rich presented the course at McClellan Ranch Park. "This is on the Simms property. It is in the front area, in front of the house between the road that leads to the house and McClellan Road. There are some trees along the fence line. In this area it is possible to put a great many more events than at the other course, and it would affect less area. The high course would parallel McClellan Road. The advantages of having it at this site is that it is all contained in one area. It is very easy to supervise. You can have more than one event being used at one time and it is easier to supervise than the course at Linda Vista. Another advantage at McClellan Ranch is the line of vision at this site is sheltered. There is parking and storage close. The only issue at this site is that we would need to put chips down to keep the dust down. We did visit other sites in the city. These two sites were the best available, so we developed our proposal around them." Commissioner Lohmiller added, "Commissioner Buhler and I have toured both sites and we are very familiar with both of them." Page 3 Betsy Lamb 10381 Orange Tandem Computers Rich Knapp Linda Vista park McClellan Ranch park Director Dowling said, "Your objective this evening is to, if appropriate, recommend the program to the city council and the second part of that recommendation should include a preferred site. I would like to remind you that McClellan Ranch Task Force has gone on record that they object to the location of a ropes challenge course anywhere on the McClellan Ranch site, which would include the Simms portion. Should city council adopt the concept and select the site, the collaborative would be asked to come back with a specific plan, that would be presented to commission and then to city council, once this conceptual plan and location has been adopted." Commissioner Buhler asked staff, "When this concept was discussed before the Task Force, the proposal was in a different location in the park. Was this specific alternative discussed with the Task Force?" Director Dowling said, "It was discussed in concept following the last commission meeting where the prior site was rejected. The Task Force felt that there was no place on the site that was consistent with the Master Plan and that they could support." Chris Copeland, 11077 Linda Vista Avenue Cupt. "The issue is, "not in my backyard." Linda Vista is in my backyard and it forms one of the boundaries of Linda Vista Park. The reason my wife and I are concerned about it is that there is already a significant problem with people being in the park after hours. The city obviously has a problem keeping people out of Linda Vista Park after hours. This would clearly just make it worse. The ropes course sounds like a great idea but Linda Vista park does not seem like a good place for it." Sue Copeland, 11077 Linda Vista Avenue Cupt. "The ropes course sounds like a wonderful idea." Sue Copeland read a letter into the record from their neighbors: Robert and Jennifer de Neve, 11105 Linda Vista Drive. The de Neve's were against locating the ropes course at Linda Vista Park, but in favor of having it at McClellan Ranch park. Susan Tweetmeir, 10365 Mary Avenue, Cupt. "I am a resident of Cupertino and a program director of "Tomorrows Leaders Today" program. Our program is about youth leadership in the community. The ropes course has become an integral part of our curriculum." Sharon shared comments from students who went on previous ropes course. "As a resident of Cupertino, I would be proud to have the ropes course in our city and I would strongly encourage you to seize this opportunity." Debbie Jamison, Rumford Drive, Cupt. "I am a resident and I was a member of the McClellan Ranch Ad Hoc Committee to write the master plan for McClellan Ranch. I felt the spirit of Nancy Hertert urging me to be here tonight to defend McClellan Ranch park against inappropriate uses. I don't think anyone in this room or in this community has a single negative thing to say about the worthy goals of the ropes course. I think the ropes course is a wonderful program for both youth and adults. I think the ropes course would have an impact on environmental programs. You need to stop what you are doing and explain to kids who are there for different purposes what all this apparatus is. The question whether to put a ropes course at McClellan Ranch park is clearly answered in the Master Plan document." Debbie reviewed the mission statement of the master plan. "The Simms property is a part of McClellan Ranch park. The ropes program certainly does have some aspects of environmental education, but fundamentally it is not an environmental education program. My objections would not be nearly so strong should a group want to rent the facilities or use the property, but then leave the property as they found it. But in this case we are talking about a program that has some not so easy to ignore structures, that are permanently installed on the property. To permanently install these structures that have nothing to do with preserving or enhancing the park's historical or ecological values are completely in violation of the mission statement and the master plan. I would like to see this program in our area as well. I think two areas that are far more appropriate are the two county parks. I hope that this group finds an appropriate spot, I know that McClellan Ranch park is not it. I urge you to reject the idea of putting a ropes course at McClellan Ranch park." Page 4 Ropes Course Chris Copeland Sue Copeland Susan Tweetmeir Debbie Jamison Karen Roman, Program Director with Tomorrow's Leaders Today. "I had the opportunity to go on the course. I would like to speak about the question of the environmental concerns. The expectations for behavior with the students are made clear and reinforced. The activities are focused. There is not time to be destructive to the surroundings. The celebration happened with hugs or pats on the back, not hooting or hollering. At the end of one exercise we looked up to see a deer looking at us, so obviously our behavior was not as disruptive even to the local wildlife. The environment encouraged this subdued behavior by the group. I realize there is an impact on the environment with the poles, but I think this is minimal especially when you relate the benefits you receive from this course." Rich Knapp said, "I understand the sensitivity of McClellan Ranch park. I have a deep sense of the value of McClellan Ranch park. I also understand the limited area we are left with and our need to look at multiple uses. When I look at the master plan and I look at the use and the opportunities that we have to get students into that and develop a sensitivity and develop an attitude and develop an appreciation for that, I just don't see it happening, I just don't see us getting kids out there. I know that the master plan was developed with great intent to protect the area. But if we are going to protect it then we need to develop the attitudes and values in the young people to make use of it. They can't develop those attitudes sitting in a classroom. We can develop multiple uses. Right now that preserve is impacted much more, by being next to Blackberry Farm then it would ever be by having a ropes course on the edge of it." Howard Johnson 22560 Alcalde Ave. Cupt. "When I heard that McClellan Ranch was going to be considered for a site, I was outraged. This decision is not a Linda Vista or McClellan, this decision is Linda Vista or other or none at all. What is so important at McClellan Ranch that they can't get somewhere else? I asked a retired park ranger at Stevens Creek park. He said the ropes course at Alum Rock was essentially closed because of the environmental damage. I think we need to be a little careful about the risk involved in this project." Larry Curb, Principal Kennedy Junior High School. "I think you have to look at shared uses. It's a nice facility at McClellan Ranch park. What we are proposing to put in there will have minimal impact on the area. I think we will have much less impact on the deer by taking a few children in there then the string of cars that goes passed there everyday. Everybody says there must be another place. The reason that we have come to you and asked if this course could be put there is its accessibility. There is a problem with transportation in the schools. If that is an area for just a few people to use, you need to look at the future. We need to develop leaders. The kids that come offthis course have leadership skills that many other kids won't have. And those kids will be the leaders who will help protect the environment in the future. It has to be shared use. The use that is there right now is very limited for a fairly few people. The impact will be minimal. I hope you consider that and look at the shared use and recommend that city council hear this." Liz Gallegos, YMCA. "We would encourage car-pooling from the YMCA's perspective. The course is designed to take a maximum of 30 but will usually have 15-20 people. We are looking at school groups coming in between 9am to 3pm. We were asked to look at the front end of the Simms property. As we understood, the master plan, it wasn't as specifically designed for the front end of Simms property as it was for the rest of the area. Going into the County areas, that puts my branch, the Northwest branch, its a little out of our jurisdiction. I would then need to work with the whole YMCA. It is a whole different span of communication and control and it really makes the course implementation a long way out. In regards to Alum Rock, it was a 10 year agreement. I appreciate the time that volunteers and citizens take in putting together master plans. A lot of time and energy goes into them. But I also know that good plans need to be looked at from time to time and tested against their relevancy. We ask that you look at that in respect to the front end of the Simms property." Commissioner Buhler asked of Liz Gallegos, "You mentioned that there was a time limit on the Alum Rock course. Is that something that you are suggesting be considered here? Liz said, "No I am not. I am looking for this to be a long-term commitment for our community." Page 5 Rope Course (continued) Karen Roman Howard Johnson Larry Curb Howard Johnson, "In terms of the noise, how smart is it to add noise to it. The facility is not an athletic facility, it is a nature and rural preserve. I see this project as an encroachment on this property. It is a tough decision to say no, but I think it is one that needs to be said." Mary Jane Coombs, student leader on the rope course. "One of the most important things I have seen as a leader on the ropes course is that different groups are thrown together in a very hard situation. In the high schools I see the same kids hanging out together. In the ropes course situation all these different kids are thrown together. We have at-risk kids that come out to the ropes course. The ropes course has such a positive impact on their lives. They become friends with people that they would never have come in contact with and they become friends." Commissioner Buhler asked, "When you appeared before the Commission last time, I think there was a clear message from more than one member of the Commission that said, we need to raise the level of activity in terms of considering other sites. Could you describe what steps you took to consider other sites and which sites you looked at." Rich Knapp said, "We intentionally are looking at forming a collaboration with the YMCA and the school district and hopefully one of the cities within the area that is covered by the YMCA. We looked at Cupertino because we felt that it offered the greatest opportunities for us. I visited almost all the parks in the city that I thought were possible for building the course. Some of the sites that I visited were sites that were recommended by people that were at the last meeting, including Varian. I spent quite a bit of time walking and looking at it and it's nice and flat and you could put a course in there and you would have 25 or 30 or 40 people here tonight talking about the visual barriers there. Some of the parks we went to I realize there are soccer teams and baseball teams at these parks. You can't have the guy lines coming down in that kind of situation because it is going to present a risk for kids. When we met with the Task Force at McClellan Ranch park one of the places they asked us to look was over at the Simms property, more specifically behind the house which we did look. It is oiled, pressed, and it is like concrete. It is just not suitable because it is too small of an area. We were specifically told by a member of that Task Force to look at that site. Out of all the locations we looked at, the Simms property appears to be the one that offers the greatest opportunity to build on. Yes, we did consider the environmental impact, that's why we spent $500 flying Scott in from Portland and allowing him to spend time on the site." Luis Buhler said, "I spent a fair amount of time going through the McClellan Ranch Park Master Plan and I am not convinced that this use is totally inconsistent with what the goals and objectives are of the plan. The plan talks about environmental leadership, environmental education, community partnerships, and I think that a case could be made that this activity would fall under parts of the Master Plan. I think that there is the potential of some environmental impact and so some mechanism to evaluate that if this goes there, after a period of time, might be an appropriate consideration. I think that there has been a very good search inside of Cupertino, but I'm not sure that the case has been made convincingly that there isn't a possibility that could be solved with a little effort in another jurisdiction. So I straggle with that a little bit." Commissioner Lohmiller said, "I looked at the Linda Vista site and the proposed plan just wouldn't work there. It is intrusive to the area. It would be objectionable to the neighbors in my opinion. I think that it would detract from the park. I'm the one that started the objection of having this at McClellan Ranch park to begin with, more so in the section of the park that was chosen before. It's certainly a tranquil place where it was. I had hoped perhaps behind the Simms house would be available, it's tucked back out of everybodys site. The front area I had some concern with from a public safety point of view, but I think that could be addressed. Traffic going by there might find that an attraction to look at. I think that this type of activity could co-exist there with some of the other programs in the park. Personnally I think our teenage use need leadership, I think it's very important we do that. I think this involves so many groups, it's a positive thing. And hopefully, it could involve the McClellan Ranch community in some way. I think that it would be an extremely postive program for our community. I Page 6 Howard Johnson Mary Jane Coombs don't think we have ever had an objection about the merits of this program. The problem was the location. You have to upset something when you add something. I would be in favor of having it at McClellan Ranch park. I've also looked at other sites. I have not found an acceptable alternative. I would be inclined to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Buhler said, "I am prepared to recommend that this go forward and that we ask the proponents to develop a plan for the Simms property site. Things that I would look for when I review that plan would be having a time in which it would be evaluated, like 10 years. I think that in the plan looking at some specific ways in which the educational opportunities could be joined with the educational opportunities that are talked about in the Master Plan. I think there is an opportunity here that you are going to bring a different kind of student into contact with the environment then you are currently getting now and I think that is an opportunity to meet the objectives of the Master Plan. Even though I am recommending for this to go forward, that you do spend a little bit of time looking at an altemative outside of our jurisdiction and see if that is a real possibility. But I too believe that this is a very beneficial program and has tremendous amount of potential for kids and other groups in the community. I want to see it go forward and I think this is the best alternative that we have been presented with." Commissioner Lohmiller moved and Commissioner Buhler seconded a motion that the Simms property be utilized for the installtion of a challenge ropes course as proposed by the consortium with a final specific plan to be approved by the commission and council. All in favor. Motion passed. Director said, "This is a follow-up to the recommendation that this commission prepared at our November 1 meeting regarding neighborhood parks relevant to the Heart of the City Specific Plan. You will recall that after discussion, the consensus was that trying to locate a three-and-one-half acre neighborhood park didn't seem to make a lot of sense. So consequently, your recommendation was that a typical neighborhood park not be a component of the Heart of the City plan. The Planning staff indicated that the Planning Commission agreed with that position, but did raise the issue, what about a "pocket park?" Tonight we are asking you to provide some comment, input and insight into your perspective relative to pocket parks." Director Dowling gave a textbook definition of a pocket park as defined by N.R.P.A.. "What we need to do tonight is talk about the role of the mini or pocket parks along Stevens Creek Boulevard and revisit our discussion." Commissioner Hopkins asked, "The piece of land that is on the comer of De Anza Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd. is just grass, what is the disposition of that land? Director said, "As part of the Heart of the City plan, there is something more specific called out there. I do not know what that is, but I do know that it is intended to be more in keeping with the tree theme there is talk of some sort of orchard arrangement as a reference back to our heritage, that would allow a place for people to sit and have some semblance of siting in an omhard." Commissioner Hopkins added, "So there is a possibility that that land would not be built on." Director safd, "That is a possibility." Commissioner Hopkins added, "So that could qualify as a mini park, in a sense that it would be open space and used for passive activities. As I look at the map there is Memorial Park at one end where people could go right off the Boulevard and there is Portal park which is fairly close and there may end up being some open space around Tandem if they develop, they may leave some open space there. So you may have a mini park there as well. Along the Boulevard, you seem to have some candidates already for for passive use. So, I don't see a need for a mini park at all along the Boulevard. Although I would encourage areas where benches, fountains, artwork and maybe a grassy knoll." Page 7 Ropes Course (continued) Commissioner Quinlan said, "I kind of agree with what Bob said. I had pictured something like tying in a curvalinear sidewalk with a bench and maybe a break in the tree line. That's the way I visualize it. Just a suggestion, I know several of the cities have assessment districts for maintainance that is on- going. If you are going to keep this in private ownership, or even in a public ownership arrangement, you may want to consider that factor from an equity standpoint for the private element. I still think that particular idea, a rest area that off-sets and brings in some landscape architecture to the theme would be beneficial, not only to the visual but to people that would be walking along the streets." Commissioner Buhler said, "Steve, you captured my feelings, when you talked about the pedestrian experience and making sure that somehow that becomes a part of the design. That is really what I was trying to express in the last meeting. I am really open to how that gets done." Commissioner Lohmiller said, "Pocket parks, like neighborhood parks we all envision them differently. I just don't think we have enough room for what I would call a pocket park. But I do think we have room for little way sides. I have a problem with the definition of the pocket park, but I like the concept that we talked about last time." Farokh Deboo 10257 Nile Drive and member of CURB. "Another altemative for the comer of De Anza Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd. is a wide expanse of retail. The new General Plan does call for a tremendous amount of density. To match this density, I feel that we do need some pocket parks to provide the balance and to provide some harmony. It should not be completely not considered. One of the things I would like to see is a revision of Policy 5-47 that you have discussed from the General Plan that calls out park minimum acreage. I feel that pocket parks in areas of high density, like City Center, should be given higher priority. In policy statement 5-53, point #3 talks about park fees that should be collected based on a formula which considers the extent to which the public and/or private park space and facilities meet the park need. This appears to me a contradiction with a recent ordinance that has come from your commission to planning commission and is going to go before city council. That is the ordinance on the park fee credit. It calls out for a 50% credit or no credit. Pocket parks would allow city council to have the discretion to have differing amounts of credit to meet different density needs along Stevens Creek Blvd. One of the areas is City Center that has been showing up fairly often as a candidate for open space. A lot of us have bought property in the area of the triangular plot hoping that it would continue to be open space. We feel that that should be considered as one of the areas for pocket parks. We do hope that your commission will consider a balance in areas of high density and propose that pocket parks be considered in these areas of high density." Commission reiterated to Mr. Deboo the reasons why they did not change the park dedication fee credit from 50% to 25%. Director stated, "I think what I heard a moment ago from Commission's discussion is that you did not feel the need to provide the traditional pocket park or mini park areas along Stevens Creek Blvd.and that it may not be feasible. You felt that you did support the linear park concept where there would be passive rest-stop areas along Stevens Creek Blvd. Is that correct? Commission agreed. Commission Quinlan said, "I don't picture this as being a huge area, certainly an acre or less. I certainly don't consider this as a part of a consideration in lieu of Quimby fees. When I visualized this mini-park, this quiet passive areas would remain in private ownership for maintenance." Director added, "To accomplish that it would take an offer from a developer, as they were participating in the renovation of the streetscape, if there were this suggestion, it would have to be something that they offered to do." Commission was in consensus that they continued to support the notion that, where feasible, quiet, passive areas, pedestrian friendly will be encouraged along Stevens Creek Boulevard. Page 8 "Pocket )arks" discussion (continued) MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 10. Approval of the minutes of the November 3 meeting will be continued to the next meeting. 11. Approval of the minutes of the November 28 meeting will be continued to the next meeting. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 12. Chairman Hendrickson reviewed a letter he received from Mavis Smith, a Deer Hollow Farm docent member, requesting to come before the Commission to discuss the possibility of some support from the City of Cupertino along with the City of Mountain View concerning Deer Hollow Farm. It was the pleasure of the Commission to agendized this item for the January 5 meeting. MONTHLY REPORTS 13. There was no monthly program report 14. There were no community contacts. MISCELLANEOUS 15. There was no legislative update. 16. There was no Mayor's luncheon report. 17. Director reminded Commissioners of upcoming events - Breakfast with Santa, Saturday, December 3 and the Tree Lighting Ceremony, Sunday, December 4. We are currently accepting applications for 2 seat openings on the Parks and Recreation Commission. ADJOURNMENT 18. Commissioner Lohmiller moved and Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion to adjourn at 9:54 p.m. to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday, January 5 1995, 7:00 p.m. Council Chambers. All in favor. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, ATTEST: City Clerk Chairperson P~e9 Motion