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Public Spaces Commission
Community Forum
MINUTES
Ukiah Valley Conference Center ♦ 200 S. School St. ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482
Virtual Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81764322746
November 12, 2024 - 5:30 PM
1. ROLL CALL
Public Spaces Commission met at a Community Forum on November 12, 2024, having been
legally noticed on November 8, 2024. The meeting was held virtually at the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81764322746 and in person at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center at
200 S. School St., Ukiah, CA 95482. Commissioner Babbini called the meeting to order at 5:30
p.m. Commissioners Present: Elora Babbini, Vick i Bitonti-Brown, Steven Ratley, and Joe
Scriven. Commissioners Absent by Prearrangement: Megan Parker. Staff Present: Neil Davis,
Community Services Director and Araceli Sandoval, Community Services Administrative Assistant.
2. INTRODUCTIONS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the September 10, 2024, Community Forum.
Scriven/Ratley to approve the Minutes of September 10, 2024, a Community Forum, as submitted.
Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Babbini, Ratley, Bitonti-Brown, and Scriven.
NOES: None. ABSENT: Parker. ABSTAIN: None.
4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The Public Spaces Commission (PSC) welcomes input from the audience that is within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the PSC. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to three
(3) minutes per person and not more the (10) minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not
allow action to be taken on audience comments.
Commission Consensus to hear item 7a out of order.
5. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Review and Comment on the 2024 Park Gaps Analysis.
Presenter: Neil Davis, Community Services Director.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Creation of a Friends of Ukiah Parks Group with the Public Spaces Commission Serving
as the Board of Directors.
Presenter: Neil Davis, Community Services Director.
Public Comment: Martin Bradley.
Scriven/Ratley to approve Staff to 1) Discontinue the MOU between the North Coast opportunities
Public Spaces Commission Minutes for November 12, 2024, Continued:
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sponsored Friends of Observatory Park group, and 2) create a Friends of Ukiah Parks group with
the Public Spaces Commission Acting as the Group’s Board of Directors. Motion carried by the
following roll call vote: AYES: Babbini, Ratley, Bitonti-Brown, and Scriven. NOES: None. ABSENT:
Parker. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Consideration of a Trial Period of Extended Park Hours at Oak Manor Park.
Presenter: Neil Davis, Community Services Director.
Babbini/Ratley to approve a ninety-day pilot program of extended hours at Oak Manor Park with an
8pm shut-off time. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Babbini, Ratley, Bitonti-
Brown, and Scriven. NOES: None. ABSENT: Parker. ABSTAIN: None.
8. STAFF MEMBER PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS
• Observatory Park Cyclone Fence Removal Update and Native Plant Nursery Update – Neil
Davis, Community Services Director.
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
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Araceli Sandoval, Public Spaces Commission Clerk