Cerritos council changes park reservation rules to regain Measure A eligibility

The Cerritos City Council voted 3–2 on Sept. 25 to direct staff to change reservation and class policies at Cerritos Park East and Liberty Park 2 effective Oct. 15, 2025, to comply with Los Angeles County Measure A requirements and restore the city’s eligibility for Measure A funding. The decision removes the resident-priority reservation and discounted class-fee rules at those two facilities that the county said made Cerritos “not in good standing.”

Council members and staff framed the vote as a tradeoff between local priority rules and access to park funding. Community and Cultural Services Director Annie Hilton told the council, “To regain eligibility to apply for any Measure A funding, the city would need to revise its policies to allow residents and nonresidents to reserve meeting rooms and picnic shelters at Cerritos Park East concurrently.”

Why it matters: staff said the city currently stands to forfeit about $1.9 million in Measure A formula funds already allocated to Cerritos and would be disqualified from applying for competitive Measure A grant cycles planned by Los…