03/28/2023 Parks and Recreation Comm Regular
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Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
PARKS AND
RECREATION
COMMISSION
REGULAR
MEETING
AGENDA
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023 | 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Luis Ramirez Vice Chair: Vacant
Commissioners: Patricia Bentson, Theresa Graham, Ermelindo Puente
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.
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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.
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The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. February 28, 2023
6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7. INTRODUCTIONS
8. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1. Parks and Recreation Commission Review of FY24-28 Capital Improvement
Program Projects
1. Staff Report: 2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report and provide feedback.<br>
10. OLD BUSINESS
10.1. Parks & Recreation Commission Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025
Budget Requests
1. Staff Report: 2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Motion to approve a recommendation(s) to City Council on budget requests for the next
two-year budget cycle.<br>
10.2. Formal Adoption and Review of 2023 Parks & Recreation Commission
Work Plan
1. Staff Report: 2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Motion for approval to adopt the 2023 Parks and Recreation Commission Work Plan
. <br><br>
11. DEPARTMENT UPDATES
11.1. Recreation Division Updates
11.2. Status of City Parks
12. BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ENCOURAGEMENT & EDUCATION
12.1. Information Regarding Bike to Work Activates and Valley Transportation
Authority’s Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
13. COMMISSIONER PARK REPORTS & COMMENTS
13.1. • Arredondo (Los Arroyos, Forest)
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• Bentson (Del Rey, Cydney Casper)
• Graham (Hecker Pass, El Roble, Rainbow, Farrell Ave.)
• Patterson (Sunrise and Carriage Hills)
• Puente (San Ysidro, Renz, Butcher)
• Ramirez (Miller, LAVP, Christmas Hill)
14. STAFF COMMENTS
15. FUTURE COMMISSIONER INITIATED ITEMS
16. ADJOURNMENT