Commission Hears Mayor's Proposed FY26 Parks Budget, Approves Several Measure P Recommendations

City of Fresno parks staff presented the mayor's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for the Parks, After School Recreation and Community Services Department and the capital projects portfolio; the commission discussed Measure P allocations, capital projects and staffing changes and approved several budget recommendations by voice vote.

Aaron Aguirre, parks director, and Summer Rooks, projects administrator, walked commissioners through revenue, appropriation and program tables tied to Measure P during the May 19 meeting. Staff highlighted subfunding created to separate citywide and "high needs" dollars and described the mayor's proposed allocations across six Measure P categories.

Key budget figures and portfolio details discussed during the presentation included: - The presentation showed Category 1 (existing parks) with a beginning balance of $4,900,000 and projected sales-tax revenue of about $10.8 million, producing a Category 1 total of roughly $16.1 million as presented by staff. - Staff said the mayor's proposal includes approximately $11.4 million in Category 4 funding to be passed through to the Fresno Arts Council to administer the expanded-access arts grants program. - Aaron Aguirre described a personnel transfer in the mayor's proposal that would move a landscape crew (50 maintenance…