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The City of Mountain View Parks and Recreation Commission and Urban Forestry Board met March 17, 2026. The commission approved the February 11, 2026 minutes; forwarded a recommendation to City Council to adopt the updated Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan with direction to prioritize park expansion in underserved areas, consider school-field reliance and 10-minute walking distances alongside acres-per-thousand metrics, and emphasize native canopy tree planting aligned with the Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan; and directed staff to return with a revised tree-mitigation plan for the Public Safety Building (Project 20-49) prioritizing native canopy replacement at 2:1 for Heritage trees and 1:1 for non-Heritage trees and exploring neighborhood/nearby planting if on-site space is insufficient. Staff provided recreation and facilities updates. Meeting opened at 6:02 p.m. and adjourned at 11:29 p.m.
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