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Parks commission urges on-site meetings and better data on park use

Sunnyvale City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Parks and Recreation Commission chair David Kesting told council the commission values on-site meetings and highlighted a lack of park-use data, calling the current tracking method 'a huge data blind spot' that hampers planning and goal setting.

David Kesting, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, told the joint study session that the commission has found value in holding meetings on location and in keeping a direct line to council and staff.

"We had in attendance... probably close to 15, maybe even 2 dozen people," Kesting said of a recent on-site meeting at Las Palmas Park and added that such meetings…

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