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Council approves 2026 Parks, Senior and Community Police Engagement work plans; reduces police commission meeting frequency
Summary
The council accepted Parks & Recreation and Senior commission work plans and approved the Community Police Engagement Commission work plan with a direction to reduce meeting frequency (from quarterly to two meetings per year) with authority to call special meetings; staff must return an ordinance to amend the municipal code.
The City Council approved annual work plans for the Parks & Recreation Commission and the Senior Commission and accepted the Community Police Engagement Commission (CPEC) report of accomplishments.
Recreation Services Manager Ashley Williams presented the Parks and Recreation work plan and noted goals covering project advice, accessibility and outreach. Parks Commission Chair Robert Winston described 2025 accomplishments including park tours, the Alga Norte Aquatic Center renovation and progress on new parks and pickleball courts.
Senior Commission Chair Kathy Rangus said the senior center delivered tens of thousands of meals (she cited figures in the presentation) and offered more than 100 programs with thousands of event attendees in 2025. Both commission work plans were adopted by unanimous vote after council praise for volunteers and staff.
On the Community Police Engagement Commission, Director Faviola Medina summarized the commission’s role and accomplishments and read its recommendation to consider reducing meeting frequency due to sparse public attendance. Chair Michael Zepeda said commissioners had low public attendance at meetings and proposed fewer regular meetings with the option of special meetings for time‑sensitive issues. The chief of police (unnamed in the record) and the commission chair supported moving to two regular meetings per year with the option of calling special meetings.
Council voted unanimously to approve the CPEC work plan and directed staff to return an ordinance amending the municipal code chapter that prescribes meeting frequency. Council clarified that special meetings may be scheduled with at least 24-hour Brown Act notice. The motion passed unanimously.
Provenance: staff presentations and council motions were recorded in Items 10 and 11 presentations and subsequent votes.
