Council hears Parks and Recreation master plan; commissioners and residents urge quick implementation and clarity on funding, water play and facilities

City staff and consultants presented the Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Master Plan on Feb. 23, laying out a 10‑year vision, six guiding themes, 19 goals and more than 50 recommended actions to expand and equitably improve parks, recreation facilities and programming.

"This is a visionary document that will shape our parks and recreational offerings over the next decade," Parks and Recreation Director Nick Gonzales told the City Council. Shalina Otvert of Concrete Design Initiative, the lead consultant, described a year of site inventories and outreach that engaged more than 700 people and produced maps and an implementation timeline. "We did it by listening to your staff and listening to the people on the commission and others that make the park system go," Otvert said.

The plan documents uneven access across city neighborhoods and recommends tools for implementation, including…