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Parks and Recreation Committee
June 2017 Meeting Final Minutes
Meeting Time: Monday June 19, 2017 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Place: Parks and Recreation Bldg 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
1.Call to Order/Roll Call (Quorum = 5)
a.Co-chairs: Liza Reichert & Nina Sutaria – both present
b.Members: Kathy Evans, Scott Vanderlip, Ingrid Sperow - present;
Patty Radlo, Champa Sreenivas & Julia Zarcone – not present
c.Staff: Sarah Robustelli – present, Tori Dye - present
d.Council Liaison: John Radford – not present
e.Associate Members: Karen Lemes, Yoko Hughes, Kit Gordon, Rebecca
Hickman, Helene Karlsson, Val Metcalfe, Jim Basiji – none present
f.Members of Public: Kjell Karlsson
2.Approval of Past Minutes (May meeting)
a.Scott moves to approve the minutes as they are, Kathy seconds, all
approve
3.New Chair vote
a.Julia nominated for chair by Liza
b.Kathy nominates Ingrid & Scott as chair & vice chair
c.Vote: 3 votes to Ingrid (Kathy, Scott, & Ingrid), 2 to Julia (Liza & Nina)
d.Vice chair vote: Scott - 5 votes (unanimous)
e.Scott nominates Kathy as secretary; all in favor
4.Weed management at Westwind
a.Kjell: explains that Open Space has discussed this, and wants to hire
contractor specifically for managing weeds
b.Sarah: planning to meet with Tori about this
c.P&R: Committee agrees that this is an issue and supports that this
should be dealt with; recommends that Open Space should work
directly with Tori as she oversees the Barn. Tori states that she would
prefer to be contacted directly so that she can be involved.
5.Barn Update - Tori
a.Camps going well & fairly full, despite heat
b.Staff is working out well
c.Eventually, would like to have a shade structure over the tie rails
(future facility improvement)
d.Sarah has been working with Tori on “wish list”; cell tower makes
~45k annually that is earmarked for Westwind, 109k currently unused
e.Hoedown: committee &Tori have interest in 2018 being a night event
fundraiser. Will put on agenda for next meeting.
f.Tori proposed idea to have new classes: adult class; mommy & me
class (set to just 4 classes in the mornings). Committee supports
trialing this idea.
6.2017 Events:
o Town Picnic – June 4; reviewed dot chart results
Most popular: Pathways, Open Space, outdoor movie nights,
community garden, community center
Committee will consider these interests in ongoing program
development
o 4th of July Parade – Sarah working with Yoko for help with this event
o Family Campout – August 18-19
27 registered so far
Sarah proposed potential menu; feedback from committee
included adding more kid-friendly food, salad bar, fresh fruit
o Hoedown – Sept 9
o Barn Lighting – Dec 3
7.Old Business
a.Outdoor Fitness Equipment Subcommittee – Liza, Champa, & Sarah
i.Passed council vote unanimously; will be installed in July. Plan to
have opening event/demo day
b.No reports this meeting:
i.Pathway Recreational Loops subcommittee – Liza & Scott
ii.Town Mailer Proposal – Scott
iii.Community Garden subcommittee – Scott, Champa, & Ingrid
8.Future Meetings:
July – no meeting
August 21st
September 18th
October 16th
November 20th
December – no meeting?
Adjourned Time: 7:03pm
Respectfully Submitted by Liza Reichert