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Commission unanimously recommends updates to Menlo Park picnic-area rental policy

Parks and Recreation Commission · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The Menlo Park Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously Jan. 28 to recommend updates to the city’s picnic-area rental policy, endorsing formatting and procedural changes and adding an explicit allowance for tents; staff will finalize language and return the item for next steps.

Vice Chair Joseph Grass said the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended updates to the city’s picnic-area rental policy after a staff presentation and brief discussion.

Staff presented a version of the policy that reorders and reformats the document to current city standards, updates rental time frames and permitted quantities, adds guidance for rentals, corrects contact information and…

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