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Votes at a glance: Commission approves minutes, field‑use policy changes, design and launch studies, and subcommittees
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission approved meeting minutes, recommended policy changes for McKechnie Green, recommended hiring a landscape designer for three mini parks, created a Zelensky Park subcommittee (and appointed members), and asked staff to analyze paddleboard/kayak launch locations.
The Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission recorded the following formal actions on Feb. 19, 2025. All outcomes below reflect votes taken during the meeting.
Approve minutes (12/16/2024) - Motion: Approve minutes from Dec. 16, 2024 meeting. - Outcome: Approved (roll call: Chair Holbrook yes; Vice Chair Moon yes; Commissioner Burr yes; Commissioner Judge yes).
McKechnie Green field-use policy (redline) - Motion: Approve revised McKechnie Green field-use policy with edits (clarify multiple users allowed, require fees regardless of partial use, confirm sport-in-season priority, add town-manager discretion to maximize field use) and forward to Town Council; dissolve subcommittee. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous vote recorded at meeting).
Zelensky Park subcommittee - Motion: Create a Zelensky Park subcommittee to study park improvements and inclusive-playground feasibility; appoint Chair Hornbrook and Commissioner Burr to serve. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous vote recorded at meeting).
Tiburon mini parks: landscape designer recommendation - Motion: Recommend that Town Council consider authorizing staff to hire a landscape designer to produce preliminary designs and community outreach for three Tiburon mini parks; return draft designs to commission for review. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous vote recorded at meeting).
Paddleboard/SUP/Kayak launch analysis - Motion: Recommend that Town Council direct staff to analyze possible SUP/paddleboard/kayak launch locations and report back with recommendations (compile prior studies, evaluate access/parking/permitting/environmental constraints). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous vote recorded at meeting).
How the votes were recorded: The meeting used roll call votes for motions that required a formal record. Where a mover or seconder was not explicitly captured in the transcript, the commission recorded the motion and second on the audio record and took roll call. Where a motion included recommended next steps (e.g., forwarding policy language to Town Council or asking staff to prepare an RFP), staff were directed to implement the follow-up tasks and return with required materials to the commission or Town Council as noted.
