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Monterey Parks & Recreation reports strong program demand, big projects and constrained staffing

City of Monterey Parks and Recreation Commission · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Department staff summarized the first Parks & Recreation annual report (July–Nov 2025), highlighting strong program enrollment and revenue, major facility projects (Hilltop phase‑1, Solicito lights) and staffing challenges that may inform midyear budget requests.

Shannon, the department manager, presented the Parks & Recreation Department’s operations report for July through November 2025, noting publication of the department’s first annual report and several large and small capital and program initiatives.

She described workforce and program developments: training academies for employees (Monterey Way Academy; First City Academy), a shift to online registration through SmartRec with a reported increase in online‑collected revenue compared with a pre‑COVID baseline, and active…

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