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Commission directs staff to form six-month parks advisory committee to study park consolidation
Summary
The commission approved a motion directing staff to create a citizen advisory framework, focused on Parks, Culture & Recreation and specifically studying park consolidation, to run for six months and report back.
The City Commission on Jan. 28 directed staff to prepare a framework for a citizen advisory committee focused on Parks, Culture & Recreation, with a specific assignment to study park consolidation. The motion called for a six-month effort; the motion passed 5-0.
City Manager Jonathan Hayes had recommended town halls and "socials" as the most inclusive format, but multiple commissioners asked staff to research and return with options for citizen advisory committees. After discussion, commissioners voted to ask staff to assemble a targeted advisory effort: "a framework for a citizen advisory committee inside of parks, culture, and recreation specifically targeted towards the consolidation of parks" for a six-month period, with staff to return recommendations to the commission.
Commissioners said the advisory committee model would give continuity in following issues over time and could solicit community input and suggestions on which parks to maintain, merge or repurpose. Staff will prepare the committee framework, identify membership criteria, outline Sunshine-law considerations and provide procedural guidance and a timeline for the six-month study.
The motion passed on a 5-0 roll call. The commission later received a companion motion to have staff implement the parks consolidation advisory committee and the motion passed unanimously.
