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PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT
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DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PRESENTED BY: BRIAN GRUNER, PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
CONTACT INFORMATION: BRIAN GRUNER, PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, (714) 754-5009
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the Parks and Community Services Commission annual report, Attachment 1.
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BACKGROUND:
On August 20, 1990, the City Council approved the creation of the Parks, Recreation Facilities and Parkways Commission, a seven-member body. On May 20, 2002, the City Council renamed the commission to the Parks and Recreation Commission and reduced its membership to five members.
In 2019, the commission was renamed the Parks, Arts and Community Services Commission and expanded to seven members. In 2022, following the establishment of the Arts Commission, the commission was renamed the Parks and Community Services Commission, maintaining a seven-member structure. The role of the commission is defined in Municipal Code 12-71, Attachment 2.
The Commission and Committee Member Handbook, p. 23, defines the reporting out of Commission and Committee activities, recommendations, forthcoming work and funding requests through an "Annual Report". At the April 23, 2026, PACS Special Meeting, the Commission was introduced to the annual City Council presentation process and discussed the key topics and accomplishments to be included in the presentation. Chair Brown and Vice Chair Wright compiled the Commission's presentation input and drafted a presentation outline.
At the May 21, 2026, PACS Special Meeting, the draft presentation outline was presented and discussed. Commissioners were invited to submit final comments at the June 11, 2026, regular meeting, and the presentation outline was revised to incorporate the Commission's feedback. With the final feedback received, Chair Brown and Vice Chair formulated the PACS Annual Report presenta...
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