P&R 01-20-2022 (Special)CITY OF
CITY OF CUPERTINO
is PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Teleconference Special Meeting
CUPERTINO Thursday, January 20, 2022
6:00 PM
AMENDED MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stanek called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. via remote teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Carol Stanek, Xiangchen (Minna) Xu, Gopal Kumarappan,
Neesha Tambe
Commissioners absent: Sashikala Begur
Staff present: Joanne Magrini, Kevin Khuu, Rachelle Sander, Daniel
Mestizo
Guest speakers: Ishitha Vemula, Sara Wan, Manasvi Lodha, Angela Zhang
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Sub-ject: Presentation from the Youth Activity Board
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from the Youth Activity Board.
Joanne Magrini, Director of Parks and Recreation, introduced Daniel Mestizo,
Recreation Coordinator. Daniel introduced Ishitha Vemula, Sara Wan, Manasvi Lodha,
and Angela Zhang from the Youth Activity Board (YAB) to present to the Commission.
The members explained what YAB was, highlighting programs they had put on in FY
2020-2021, including Infoteeno, Kindness Week, and Hack Cupertino, current programs
from this fiscal year such as Bobateeno, the YAC Social, and Cupertino Cafe, and
upcoming and proposed programs such as YAC Attack, South Bay Fun Fest, and Teen
Movie Night.
The Commission acknowledged YAB's work on their programs and events and
provided feedback and advice to the YAB members.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
David Fung congratulated Commissioner Tambe on her eight years of service on the
Commission and thanked everyone else for their service on the Commission.
Helene Davis also thanked Commissioner Tambe for her eight years of service on the
Commission.
Chair Stanek shared a message from Meenakshi Biyani and commended Commissioner
Tambe for her service to the Commission.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The Commission received thirteen written communications regarding item number 2 on
the agenda. The communications will be added into the record.
OLD BUSINESS
2. Subject: Commission Proposals for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 City Work Program
Recommended Action: Provide a list of proposed items for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023
City Work Program, identifying the top three proposals, limited to no more than five.
Joanne presented on this item and summarized what happened at the previous
meeting.
Gauri Dwivedi asked to cede her three minutes to Louise Saadati.
Louise Saadati asked the Commission to put the creation of DOLAs as a high priority
work program item for next fiscal year. Emphasized that if new DOLAs were not given
a high priority, no work will be done on new DOLAs, more DOLAs need to be enabled
throughout the City for residents to use, multiple DOLA trials should be allowed in the
same year, and more data from multiple DOLAs is needed before standardization rules
can be developed. Asked the Commissioners to put Facilitate Community Driven
Projects such as DOLA and Labyrinth as a priority for next fiscal year.
Deepa Mahendraker re-emphasized the need for DOLAs as other parks in the City and
cited unofficial DOLAs at Memorial Park and other parks in the City. Asked the
Commission to make it a priority.
Commissioner Tambe suggested to providing five items for City Council's
consideration instead of three. Chair Stanek reviewed the top three proposals that
garnered the most support from the Commissioners: the DOLA, Labyrinth, and Field
Use Agreement of Regnart Elementary.
Commissioner Kumarappan and Chair Stanek suggested finding a way to increase
efficiency on the DOLA project to reduce the project size. Commissioner Tambe
suggested voting for five projects in total, but including the Memorial Park and
Lawrence Mitty projects. Commissioner Kumarappan recommended separating the two
extra large projects on the list, and then rank the remaining five to then vote on the top
three. The Commission voted on the proposals and updated the objectives of the top
three. The resulting projects and objectives are as follows:
1. Enable Additional DOLA Locations - Standardize the process to create DOLA
trial programs, with no more than two trials running at a time. Respond and evaluate
community driven DOLA proposals to implement additional DOLAs throughout the
City.
2. Long Term Strategic Plan - Create a prioritization list of the 22 opportunities
listed in the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan.
3. Labyrinth Program or Similar - Establish maintenance for the two current
labyrinths at McClellan Ranch Preserve and Creekside Park and find ways to enhance
recreation at more parks throughout the City with labyrinths or nature play. Engage the
community to maintain or create new labyrinths or similar.
Commissioner Tambe motioned to propose five projects to City Council: Enable
Additional DOLA Locations, Long Term Strategic Plan, and Labyrinth Program or
Similar ranked as 1, 2, and 3 respectively and the two carryover projects, Memorial Park
Improvements and Lawrence Mitty, in no order, for the FY 2022-23 City Work Program.
Commissioner Kumarappan seconded. Motion carries with 4 yes and 1 absent.
The Commissioners and Joanne thanked Commissioner Tambe for her years of service
on the Commission, highlighting her insight, knowledge, and accomplishments, and
wished her the best in her future endeavors.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Stanek adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. to the February 3, 2022, meeting at 7:00
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kevin Khuu, Management Analyst
Parks and Recreation Department
Minutes amended and approved at the February 3, 2022 regular meeting