Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee · 5:30 PM · City Hall 1201 Leopard St. Basement Training Room.
Matters
Site-specific scope
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)
Veteran's Walk Events Proposal (26-1258)
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Request cost estimates for Veteran's Walk school field trips
Why now: On 2026-08-12 Chair Linda Lindsey said the proposal would require little funding, but on 2026-09-09 she presented estimated bus transportation costs and asked for Parks staff help, and no action was taken at either of the 2 appearances.
What to do: Ask the Parks and Recreation department for the bus transportation cost estimates Chair Lindsey presented, and compare them with her earlier claim that the program needs little funding. The public record never states who pays for buses or Parks staff time.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check how Veteran's Walk field trips affect downtown parks
Applies if: You live, work, or operate a business near the Hilliard Center or Sherrill Veteran's Memorial Park
Why now: Chair Lindsey proposed a walk starting at the Hilliard Center and ending at Sherrill Veteran's Memorial Park, with food trucks, public restrooms, and a Spring 2027 kick-off hoped for with T.J. Allen and George Evans Elementary.
What to do: If you live or work near the Hilliard Center or Sherrill Veteran's Memorial Park, expect school groups, possible food trucks, and Parks staff preparing public facilities if the walk proceeds. Ask the Parks and Recreation department how crowds, food truck placement, and restroom use would be handled.
Act before: After the next material record update
Analysis
Governance & Oversight
Financial Highlights
Development & Land Use
Community Impact
Insights by Role
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingPARD staff report accepting trail installation on dedicated land in lieu of dedicating a park parcel when plats are reviewed (File 26-1257). Developers with pending plats can raise this option with staff.
Journalist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe unusual officer vote and the park fee changes offer follow-up angles. A motion to table the Vice Chair vote failed for lack of a second, and the committee supported FY27 fee increases for athletic fields and Latchkey.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingFee schedule changes (File 26-0050) and the new Chair and Vice Chair set the engagement points for athletic leagues and park users. Thomas Cronnon now chairs the committee and Linda Lindsey is Vice Chair.
14 items(6 procedural hidden)
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AI-generated summaries. Click to expand for original text.
#1The 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
#1Approval of PRAC meeting minutes from the special meetings of July 9, 2026 and July 22, 2026.
#EChair Remarks
#FDirector's Report
#GEx-Officio Updates, Brook Kaufman, Visit Corpus Christi
#HUnfinished Business for Discussion or Possible Action
#2Presentation of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC) recommendations for the 2026 bond program and for the FY 2026-27 budget.
#INew Business for Discussion & Possible Action
#3Presentation and discussion on the Park Development Fee process by the Parks & Recreation Department's Assistant Director.
#4Presentation by Chair Linda Lindsey proposing 'Veteran's Walk' events.
#JCommittee Liaison & Subcommittee Reports
#KFuture Agenda Items
#LNomination & Action Regarding PRAC Chair Elections
#20The City of Corpus Christi promotes participation regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability or political belief. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request and
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