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Parks and Recreation director outlines festival season, master-plan outreach
Summary
The department previewed festival activity and community outreach tied to the Parks and Recreation master plan, reporting roughly 300 participants engaged at initial outreach and about 60 planned outreach events; June events include the Summer Solstice Festival and Juneteenth in Plaza Del Mar.
City Parks and Recreation staff told the commission the department is ramping up public outreach tied to the Parks and Recreation master plan and previewed an active festival season. Staff reported that kickoff engagement at Earth Day reached about 300 community members and that roughly 60 outreach events are planned, ranging from small pop-up booths to larger festivals.
Staff said interns have been hired to assist with master-plan outreach and emphasized that additional pop-ups and park events will solicit resident input. The department also previewed city-supported June events: the Summer Solstice Festival (a three-day event beginning Friday, June 19, expected to attract parade viewers and tens of thousands to Alameda Park) and Juneteenth programming at Plaza Del Mar. Staff characterized these events as opportunities to gather public input on parks priorities and noted continued outreach through July.
Commissioners asked for specifics about outreach scope and suggested staff return with clarifying guidance as the master-plan process proceeds. The director's remarks closed the meeting and set expectations for further discussion of outreach and festival logistics at upcoming meetings.
