02/28/2023 Parks and Recreation Comm Regular
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Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 | 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Luis Ramirez Vice Chair: Sergio Patterson
Commissioners: Eric Arredondo, Patricia Bentson, Theresa Graham,
Ermelindo Puente, Angela Reinert
Daryl Jordan, 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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Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the
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:
1. CALL TO ORDER
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2. ROLL CALL
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. January 17, 2023
February 7, 2023 (Retreat)
6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7. INTRODUCTIONS
8. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1. Adoption of 2023 Parks & Recreation Commission Work Plan
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Motion for approval to adopt the 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Work
Plan.
9.2. Parks & Recreation Commission Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025
Budget Requests
1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Commission consensus on budget requests for the next two-year budget cycle.
10. OLD BUSINESS
11. DEPARTMENT UPDATES
11.1. Recreation Division Updates
12. BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ENCOURAGEMENT & EDUCATION
13. COMMISSIONER PARK REPORTS & COMMENTS
14. STAFF COMMENTS
14.1. Updates:
1. Training request
2. City Board and Commission Manuel
3. Council Correspondence
15. FUTURE COMMISSIONER INITIATED ITEMS
16. ADJOURNMENT