01/17/2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting
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Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING | 6:00 PM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA
95020
Chair: Theresa Graham Vice Chair: Patricia Bentson
Commissioners: Eric Arredondo Patricia Bentson, Theresa Graham, Sergio Patterson, Luis
Ramirez, Ermelindo Puente, Angela Reinert
Adam Henig, Staff Liaison
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need
special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s
Office at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0204 or
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org to help ensure that reasonable arrangements can be
made.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City of Gilroy Parks and Recreation Commission
after distribution of the agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at
www.cityofgilroy.org subject to Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
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people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the
people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
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PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES:
During the PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA portion of the meeting, each
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more than three (3) minutes. Persons
wishing to address the Commission are requested, but not required, to complete a Speaker’s Card
located at the entrances. Completion of this speaker’s card is voluntary. All persons may attend this
meeting and speak, regardless if a card is completed or not. Speaker’s slips should be submitted to
the Secretary BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. Anyone wishing to address the
Commission on any other item on this AGENDA is requested, but not required, to fill out a
speaker’s slip as well and submit it to the Secretary BEFORE the Commission takes action on the
item.
The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
Parks and Recreation Commission Regular
Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 2 January 18, 2023 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. November 15, 2022
6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7. INTRODUCTIONS
8. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1. Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission
9.2. Select Parks & Recreation Commission Retreat Meeting Date
9.3. Recommendation to the City Council to rename the Gilroy Senior Center’s
Classroom One after Theodore “Ted” Carpenetti
9.4. Review Proposed Closing Hours at Las Animas Veterans Park
10. OLD BUSINESS
10.1. Review the 2022 Parks and Recreation Commission Work Plan
11. DEPARTMENT UPDATES
11.1. Recreation Division Update
11.2. Status of City Parks
12. BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ENCOURAGEMENT & EDUCATION
13. COMMISSIONER PARK REPORTS & COMMENTS
14. STAFF COMMENTS
15. FUTURE COMMISSIONER INITIATED ITEMS
16. ADJOURNMENT