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Daly City recreation commissioners set engagement and fundraising goals for 2026
Summary
At a January meeting, the Daly City Recreation Commission agreed to prioritize measurable community engagement and fundraising in 2026, adopting a proposed '1-2-3' participation benchmark and assigning commissioners homework to compile fundraising ideas for a February report-back.
The Daly City Recreation Commission on a recent meeting prioritized commissioner engagement and fundraising as its top goals for 2026, settling on measurable minimums and a work plan to report back next month.
Chair Montanas opened the discussion by asking members to reflect on 2025 accomplishments and to propose priorities for the year ahead. Commissioners praised last year’s larger events and cross-agency partnerships and said they want to sustain that momentum through deeper volunteer involvement and sponsorships. "The seeds were well planted years ago," Montanas said, adding that staff and volunteers were central to the department’s expanded events.
Commissioner Ortiz described 2025 as a culmination of multi-year efforts and urged the commission to scale events while remaining connected to routine programs that serve youth and active adults. "We gotta put, or we gotta create community with the folks that we're really, really trying to impact," Ortiz said.
Vice Chair Luna proposed regular commissioner volunteer shifts to become more immersed in daily programming, not just headline events. Commissioners discussed a simple, measurable framework — suggested by one member as 'join one committee, attend two events, check out three programs' — to define engagement and make participation trackable.
Edgardo, speaking for the Recreation Department, said staff welcomed commissioner involvement and noted constraints such as limited staffing. He also described recent changes to the department’s scholarship program and said the department had "reached out to... 60 different people that applied" under the revised process, which has allowed the department to increase award amounts.
The commission assigned "homework" to draft fundraising ideas and agreed to include an events-and-committees overview in the director's report at the next meeting. Commissioners emphasized the volunteer nature of their positions while endorsing modest, achievable minimums for engagement.
Votes at a glance - Motion to approve agenda: moved by Vice Chair Luna; second recorded; approved by voice vote. - Motion to approve minutes from 11/25/2025: moved by Vice Chair Luna; second recorded; approved by voice vote. - Motion to adjourn: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
The commission set a follow-up to report fundraising proposals at its next meeting on Feb. 24, 2026.
