April 21, 1999

Dear Event Planner:

The Department of Parks and Recreation's reservation system has identified you as a past customer of the City of Sunnyvale's park system, and this letter is intended solely as a courtesy notification to you.

Please be advised of the following changes in Sunnyvale's park use policies:

• During calendar year 1999, non-residents will not be allowed to rent or reserve park picnic areas or spray pools. (Non-residents are welcome to continue using Sunnyvale’s picnic facilities on a first-come, first-served, non-reserved basis.) Event planners making picnic reservations may also be requested to verify that their picnic clients are largely Sunnyvale residents/businesses. This policy will be revisited prior to the year 2000 season.
  
• Reservations/permits will no longer be accepted for multiple picnic sites at the same location. A limit of one site per party will be enforced.
  
• "Inflatables" and/or "jumpers" may only be erected between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and only in locations approved by the Parks Division. This is specifically intended to improve user safety, protect park property, and minimize neighborhood concerns regarding generator noise.
  
• Tents and shade structures are limited to a 10' X 10' maximum size, with exceptions granted only upon approval of the Director of Parks and Recreation.

In addition, and in an effort to maintain positive public relations with neighbors living adjacent to our neighborhood parks, staff will be taking steps to increase its enforcement of existing municipal codes regarding the prohibition of amplified music and/or public announcement systems (unless specifically authorized by the Director of Parks and Recreation).

Please be advised that failure to comply with these policies or their intent (e.g., having more than one person from the same party make separate picnic reservations to circumvent the one site per party policy) will result in the loss of future permit privileges.

Thank you for helping us to better serve the community and for your support of the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter, please contact Kristin Mingst at (408) 730-7338.

Sincerely,
Robert A. Walker, Director
Parks and Recreation