City's updated Parks and Fields Reservation Policy approved by council; Pueblo Nuevo reservations remain limited

At the Parks Board meeting on March 23, Public Works Administrator Adriana Olguin reviewed a newly approved 'Parks and Fields Reservation Policy Procedures' that was adopted by city council the previous evening and distributed to the board.

Olguin said the updated policy replaces a vague 2022 draft and consolidates reservation forms, commercial permit rules, field usage guidelines, priority‑use criteria, waiver/hold‑harmless language and compliance procedures into a single 21‑page document. "I felt that it was important for the city to have a better Policy Procedure draft that really identified everything ... that needs to be within our procedures," Olguin said.

She told the board that reservations for Pueblo Nuevo remain on hold until electrical work is finished. "They're being advised that the electricity is not available," Olguin said, noting staff are allowing public use on a first‑come, first‑serve basis without fees while work continues and that cones have been placed to limit parking around the electrical work.

Olguin also reported that official addresses and GIS coordinates for parks, fields and memorial sites have been added to the city website to improve emergency response and public information. "The GIS coordinates were also done ... once I noticed that we didn't have any official addresses for any of our sites," she said.

Board members were invited to review the forms and submit suggested amendments for consideration at the next city council meeting. No formal policy vote was taken by the Parks Board because the document was already approved by council the night before.