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Committee forwards Parks & Community Enrichment Commission report and 2026 work plan to council
Summary
The committee advanced the Parks & Community Enrichment Commission’s 2025 annual report and 2026 work plan to council. Commissioners highlighted a focused 9/16 volunteer day, volunteer hour valuations, and goals to formalize year‑round volunteerism and expand fundraising.
The committee voted to forward the Parks & Community Enrichment Commission’s 2025 annual report and 2026 work plan to full City Council. Shannon Brown, assistant director of Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment, presented the commission’s activities; Chair Janine Gaines highlighted two accomplishments: a citywide 9/16 volunteer day that concentrated on regional parks and the commission’s volunteer recognition program.
Gaines told the committee that volunteers contributed 413 hours during the concentrated regional 9/16 events and stated that valuation of that work was $118,103.70; she also cited an annual volunteer total of 39,441 hours valued at an estimated $1,731,459 using the Independent Sector hourly rate mentioned in the record. Vice Chair Robbie Robbins described three 2026 goals: advance equitable park improvements through neighborhood engagement, formalize 9/16 as a year‑round volunteer recognition process, and expand public‑private fundraising and rental fee strategies.
Council members praised the department’s volunteer engagement and agreed to forward the report to council for review. The committee recorded the motion to forward the report and work plan unanimously.
Note on figures: the transcript records both 413 volunteer hours tied to the 9/16 regional focus and a separate annual total of 39,441 hours; those figures are reported here as stated in the presentation.
