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The board that decides what your parks become.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board advises City Council on park land, facilities, and master plans. It meets third thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m., and the city files its minutes as scanned images in a records system almost nobody reads. This is that record, read back to you — what was decided, what it costs, what the public said, and what is still open.

271 documents · 19622026 · 2,192 pages · updated Aug 14, 2026
2 of 7 seats vacantDistrict 1 and District 3 have no representative. The board is deciding the Young Park master plan — a District 3 park — with the District 3 seat empty. A member of the public raised exactly this objection on the record in May.
At large
Jeremy Williams
District 1
Vacant
District 2
Charles Beard
District 3
Vacant
District 4
Alana Bradley
District 5
Stephanie Genelle Hofacket
District 6
G. Michael Amezquita

Meetings, read in full

The count on each card is unresolved items left at the gavel. Meetings not yet digested are listed in the archive below, straight from the city’s records system.

Open items

In May 2026 a board member proposed tracking every open action on a spreadsheet — originator, date, description, point of contact — as a permanent agenda item, because the online trail map had gone un-updated for over a year. Staff said they would comment at the next meeting. Until that exists, this is it, built from the minutes.

BoardSeptember 17, 2026May 21, 2026
Young Park master plan decision
Tabled to a date certain. The board must still choose among renovation, hybrid, and reimagined — or a modified combination.
StaffBefore September 17, 2026May 21, 2026
Young Park work session
Staff to find an acceptable date for a work session before September 17. Requested because the board is short-handed and the subject is in-depth.
Steven BinghamMay 21, 2026
Itemized costs by feature
Amezquita asked staff to itemize the cost of each feature so the city knows what it gets for its dollars. Bingham agreed, with the caveat that figures will be ranges.
Steven BinghamMay 21, 2026
Verbatim public statements in the minutes
Amezquita's proposal to accept a written public statement and enter it in the minutes as is. Bingham said he will look this over.
StaffNext meetingMay 21, 2026
Action-item tracking spreadsheet
Amezquita's proposal for a permanent agenda item tracking every open action with originator, date, title, description, and point of contact. Staff to comment at the next meeting.
Online trail map
Raised as not updated in over a year — the example that motivated the tracking spreadsheet. Raised again by Bradley in board comments.
UnassignedMay 21, 2026
Downtown splash pad slip hazard
Bradley reported online discussion of kids slipping and falling on a very slick surface with nothing to prevent slipping. No staff response recorded.
Parks & Recreation revenue presentation
Bradley asked whether the board could discuss or receive a presentation on plans to increase the department's income.
City CouncilJune 2026 (elections)May 21, 2026
Vacant board seats — Districts 1 and 3
Bingham said the vacant seats need to get filled. Young Park is in District 3. Board elections proceed in June.

The full archive

Every document the city holds for this board, 1962 to 2026 — pulled from its Laserfiche repository, newest first. Each links to the city’s own viewer, so nothing here stands between you and the primary record. Generated 2026-08-14.

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