Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee · 5:30 PM · City Hall 1201 Leopard St. Basement Training Room.
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Parks Committee Bond 2026 and FY 26-27 Budget Recommendations (26-0050)
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Track parks field maintenance equipment and security funding requests
Applies if: Your firm sells field maintenance equipment or park security services
Why now: On 2026-08-12 Mr. Dodd presented requests for machinery for athletic field maintenance (phase III) and security for Washington Coles Park, alongside two Building Maintenance Tech positions, as part of the FY27 budget.
What to do: Ask Parks and Recreation for the scope of the phase III athletic field maintenance machinery and the Washington Coles Park security request. Both are funding requests that could become purchasing or service opportunities, and the record gives no budget amounts or timing yet.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask which bond projects the parks committee recommended
Why now: The committee logged no action on 2026-04-08, 2026-05-13, 2026-06-10 and 2026-07-09, then voted unanimously on 2026-08-12 only to support new fees and fee increases, with no bond project list recorded across 7 appearances.
What to do: Request the committee's written Bond 2026 project recommendations and ask whether they were ever voted on. Without them, the public cannot tell what the committee backed beyond the fee changes.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Compare proposed parks fees, including After Hour Kid Power rates
Applies if: You use city athletic fields or enroll a child in After Hour Kid Power
Why now: On 2026-08-12 the committee voted unanimously to support a higher After Hour Kid Power Daily Drop-In rate for the school year, new artificial turf field rental fees, and higher natural grass field rental fees.
What to do: Pull the proposed Parks and Recreation fee schedule and compare the current and proposed Daily Drop-In rate for After Hour Kid Power. Also check the new artificial turf field rental fees if your league or team uses those fields, since these costs can be passed on to participants.
Act before: After the next material record update
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (26-0049)
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HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectPRAC took no action on its Bond 2026 and FY 26-27 budget recommendations, so the window to shape the parks project list before it advances to City Council remains open. Advocates for specific facilities should engage ahead of the next meeting, when aquatics and trail items are already queued.
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MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe committee deferred its Bond 2026 and budget recommendations without acting, and the same meeting record both excused Ariana Jones's absence and credits her with delivering the North Beach presentation — a discrepancy worth confirming against the official minutes.
Resident
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingNorth Beach residents got a full project rundown covering beach nourishment, several neighborhood parks and Gulfspray Avenue, while pool users and trail users should watch the next agenda, which will take up an Aquatics Master Plan, Holly Trestle Trail and the Northside Aquatic Center.
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The Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee shall advise the City Council as to all public parks and the buildings therein, public outdoor recreation areas and centers, and any other grounds placed unde
#CApproval of Absences: Ariana Jones, Joe De La Paz & Mark Borgeson
#1Approval of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) meeting minutes from the special meetings held July 9, 2026 and July 22, 2026.
#EChair Remarks
#FDirector's Report
#GPresentation by Film Commissioner Drew Mayer-Oakes
#HUnfinished Business for Discussion or Possible Action
#2Presentation of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee's recommendations for the 2026 Bond program and its budget recommendations for fiscal year 2026-2027.
#INew Business for Discussion or Possible Action
#3Presentation providing updates on North Beach by Ariana Jones, a member of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee.
#JCommittee Liaison & Subcommittee Reports
#KFuture Agenda Items
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