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Parks and Open Spaces Board approves special events calendar for fiscal year 2025–26
Summary
The Parks and Open Spaces Board approved the special events planning calendar for fiscal year 2025–26, listing Lucas Farmers Markets, Movie in the Park and other recurring events; the board also agreed to gather vendor feedback after the season.
The Parks and Open Spaces Board voted to approve the special events planning calendar for fiscal year 2025–26 after a staff presentation and brief discussion.
Donna, the staff presenter, summarized the calendar and budget impact, listing Lucas Farmers Markets, Movie in the Park, Arbor Day, a recycle/Arbor Day event, Country Christmas, Keep Lucas Beautiful, the spring cleanup, Founders Day, the Lucas car show, Art in Public Places and the public lands trail cleanup. "So, we have prepared the special events planning calendar for the fiscal year 2526," Donna said during her presentation.
Board members discussed adding Movie in the Park back onto the schedule after it was omitted last year; Donna said she added it because she found it had been left off since October. A committee member raised questions about farmers-market timing and attendance, noting anecdotal reports of solid vendor sales but a lack of formal counts.
John Elliott moved to approve the calendar; Angela Martinez seconded the motion, which passed on a voice vote with members saying "Aye."
The board asked staff to return with vendor feedback and any budget clarifications. The chair also suggested surveying vendors at the close of the market season to capture empirical data on whether the schedule change met vendor and customer needs.
