Belvedere parks committee approves 2025 calendar and endorses focused report to city council

The Belvedere Parks, Open Space & Lanes Committee on Monday approved its 2025 meeting calendar and authorized a focused letter to the Belvedere City Council outlining two near-term priorities: an artists’ viewing platform and a lanes improvement program.

Chair Charlie Harrington led the discussion about scheduling and said staff adjusted one March date at a member's request before the committee voted to accept Tony’s recommendation. A motion to approve the calendar passed on a voice vote.

In a separate action the committee discussed a pared-down report to city council that would concentrate resources on completing an artists’ viewing platform (framed as a safety and view-preservation project) and on lanes priorities that the lanes subcommittee will develop. Tony told the committee that state grant funding may be available for the viewing-platform work but that the grant requires a 20% local match; committee members noted the Belvedere Community Foundation offers matching grants several times a year.

Members approved the report for submission subject to minor edits and final funding numbers to be added by staff before the council filing deadline, with the committee targeting the January council meeting for presentation.

Next steps: staff will update the funding figures in the report, the lanes subcommittee will supply prioritized lane-specific recommendations by the end of the first quarter, and the city will post the finalized report to the council packet when it is filed.

Outcome: Calendar approved; report authorized for submission to city council pending final edits.