Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board

City of Mountain View Minutes - Final Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board 6:00 PM Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 This meeting was conducted with a virtual component. CALL TO ORDER1. Chair Davis called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. ROLL CALL2. Commissioner Ronit Bryant, Vice Chair Sandy Sommer, Commissioner IdaRose Sylvester, Chair Joe Mitchner, and Commissioner Jonathan Davis Present 5 - MINUTES APPROVAL3. 3.1 Minutes Approval M/S Bryant/Sommer - To approve the December 10, 2025 minutes. Yes: Commissioner Bryant, Vice Chair Sommer, and Chair Mitchner3 - Abstain: Commissioner Sylvester, and Commissioner Davis2 - ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None4. NEW BUSINESS5. 5.1 Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan - Updated Draft Review and Recommendation Assistant Community Services Director Sylvia and SFEI Representative Lauren Stoneburner provided a presentation and answered the Commission's questions. Speaking from the floor and/or virtually: -Andrea Wald -Rashmi M/S Bryant/Sommer - To send to Council a statement that the PRC enthusiastically supports the draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan. To address concerns about implementation, the PRC recommends Council adopt the draft Plan with a commitment to allocating resources to both carry out the current phase while also developing detailed project plans and deliverables for the future phase. The PRC recommends assigning/hiring of a dedicated staff coordinator or consultant to facilitate implementation. Yes: Commissioner Bryant, Vice Chair Sommer, Commissioner Sylvester, Chair Mitchner, and Commissioner Davis 5 - Page 1City of Mountain View

January 21, 2026Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board Minutes - Final New Commissioner IdaRose Sylvester introduced herself. 5.2 Election of Officers M/S Davis/Bryant- To nominate and elect Joe Mitchner as Chairperson and Sandy Sommer as Vice Chairperson. Yes: Commissioner Bryant, Vice Chair Sommer, Commissioner Sylvester, Chair Mitchner, and Commissioner Davis 5 - COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 6. Commissioner Mitchner thanked Commissioner Davis for his service as Chair Community Services Director Marchant updated the Commission on: -The Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan next steps -Nexus Study for Parkland Fees Commissioner Davis requested an update on the future updates to the Heritage Tree Ordinance. ADJOURNMENT7. Chair Mitchner adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m. Page 2City of Mountain View

Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board City of Mountain View Agenda Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040 6:00 PMWednesday, January 21, 2026 Spanish or Chinese interpretation via Zoom and translation of meeting materials are available at no cost upon request. Please contact the City by 5:00 p.m. at least two business days prior to the day of the scheduled meeting by phone at (650) 903-6608 or by email at mep@mountainview.gov. Interpretación por medio de Zoom y traducción de los materiales de la reunión estarán disponibles sin costo alguno con solicitud previa. Favor de comunicarse con la Ciudad antes de las 5:00 p. m. al menos dos días hábiles antes de la reunión agendada al (650) 903-6608 o por correo electrónico a mep@mountainview.gov. 如有需要，可通过 Zoom 获取中文翻译版，会议材料翻译版免费提供。请至少在会议预定日期前两个工作日下午 5:00 前致电 (650) 903-6608 或发送电子邮件至 mep@mountainview.gov 联系市政府。 This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Commission virtually may join the meeting online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85027481875 or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID: 850 2748 1875. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Minutes Approval Recommendation: Approve the December 10, 2025 minutes. MinutesAttachments: 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Commission from acting on non-agenda items. Page 1City of Mountain View Printed on 1/15/2026

January 21, 2026Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board Agenda 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan - Updated Draft Review and Recommendation Recommendation: Review the updated draft Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan (Plan), provide feedback, and forward a recommendation to the City Council to adopt the Plan. Memo ATT 1 - Draft Plan Attachments: 5.2 Election of Officers Recommendation: Nominate and elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. 6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time. 7. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The agenda and staff reports are available online at mountainview.legistar.com. Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400 or prc@mountainview.gov. The Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. Anyone wishing to address the Commission on an item not on the agenda may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from the Commission by majority vote. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator. Page 2City of Mountain View Printed on 1/15/2026