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Parks and Open Spaces Board approves 2025–26 special events calendar; members raise market attendance concerns
Summary
The Parks and Open Spaces Board approved the fiscal‑year 2025–26 special events planning calendar and voted to approve meeting minutes and adjourn. Members debated a gap in the farmers market schedule, noted missing car‑count data, and agreed to run a vendor survey to inform future calendars.
The Parks and Open Spaces Board approved the special events planning calendar for fiscal year 2025–26 after a brief presentation and discussion on market scheduling and data needs.
A presenter summarized the calendar, which lists the Lucas Farmers Markets, Moving the Park, Arbor Day and a related recycling event, Country Christmas, Keep Lucas Beautiful spring cleanup, Founders Day, the Lucas car show, Art in Public Places, and a public lands trail cleanup. "We have prepared the special events planning calendar for the fiscal year 2526," said Angela Martinez, who presented the plan.
Board members focused on the farmers market schedule and a multi‑week gap introduced this year. One member said attendance appears reasonable but noted the board lacks systematic measures: "we don't have any car counts right now," the member said, adding that without counts it is "really hard to say" how market participation compares to prior years. Another member observed that the pause between market blocks risks momentum, saying the community could become "out of sight, out of mind." The board asked staff to seek vendor feedback and analytics, and Angela Martinez said she is preparing a vendor survey so the board will have empirical data to guide any calendar changes.
A motion to approve the special events planning calendar was made and seconded; the motion passed with all members voting in favor (vote tally not specified in the record). The board also discussed planning and sponsorship for the City of Lucas July 4, 2026 celebration and agreed to defer final commitment pending City Council direction. The board noted the council is scheduled to meet the first Thursday in August (August 7) and that the estimated budget request for a full celebration—cited during discussion as about $50,000—will factor into the council's decision. Members said preliminary fundraising conversations would be helpful to show community support.
The board approved minutes from the May 27, 2025 Parks and Open Spaces Board meeting and then adjourned; the meeting lasted about 12 minutes.
