ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: December 17, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Appointments TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk
DATE: December 4, 2025
SUBJECT: One appointment to the North of the River Recreation and Parks District due to a term expiration on December 31, 2025
of Charles M. Howard.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council determination
BACKGROUND:
There will be one appointment to the Board of Directors of the North of the River (NOR) Recreation and Park District due to the term expiration of Charles Matthew Howard on December 31, 2025.
Applications have been received from the following:
Hovik Beduryan
Jeffrey C. Chudy
Dennis P. Gallagher
Charles M. Howard (incumbent)
Jenny Annet Kurdi
Daniel C. Nolan
Michael Spickler
The NOR Recreation and Park District is a special district that plans, organizes, and conducts a wide variety of park and recreation programs within its designated boundaries. The district’s service area is 215 square miles in size, including 24 park sites totaling nearly 270 developed areas. The five-member board has the responsibility of providing the district with clearly defined goals and objectives in support of its mission; to provide and maintain an adequate program of creation activities and a system of areas and facilities designed to support them; and to establish rules and regulations governing internal organization and operation.
City representatives are nominated and appointed by the full Council and must be residents of the City and the District throughout the four-year term.
Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m., at the District Offic e, 405 Galaxy Avenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The action to appoint someone has no fiscal impact to the City.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
NOR Recreation and Parks District Recruitment Packet 12-04-2025