Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 3.H
Meeting Date: December 10, 2025
From: John A. Corella, Director of Public Works
Title: Yoga Classes in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater - 2026 funded by the Parks and Community Events Commission Events Budget RECOMMENDATION:
To approve $3,000 of funding support from the Parks and Community Events budget for the Parks and Community Events Commission’s Yoga Classes in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater – 2026 event.
BACKGROUND:
The Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) continue to provide opportunities to engage the community and provide awareness of the park resources available here in the city. As part of PACE’s charge, PACE is active in volunteering and supporting community events and related functions.
Included in the approved Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget, PACE is allocated $10,000 per year to be able to fund all, or portions of events at parks within the city. This may include services and/or materials, or a combination thereof, related to the event to assist in the event’s success. All events initiated to receive funding from the PACE budget are first vetted by the PACE and upon their favorable recommendation, these events are then brought before the City Council for the approval of the requested funding.
The past four (4) fiscal years, the City Council has approved the necessary budget for materials and the instructor for the Yoga Classes in the Amphitheater. The two free weekly yoga classes were held on Tuesday’s at 8:30am and 10:00am, respectively, from January through March. These yoga classes have been extremely well received by the community with an average of 50 to over 100 people or more in attendance on varying dates. PACE continues to receive many accolades for coordinating the event and requests that the Yoga in the Park be continued this next fiscal year.
DISCUSSION:
The Yoga in the Park event is extremely well attended, so well in fact, three years past an additional Power Yoga class was added after the first Gentle Yoga class concludes. These back-to-back sessions are again proposed to return with Gentle Yoga serving the less experienced individuals, followed by Power Yoga serving the more experienced individuals.
Enthusiastic yoga participants participate in both.
At the October 7, 2025, PACE meeting, consideration for continuing the two weekly yoga classes at the Amphitheater was presented and submitted by PACE Vice Chair Baciu and Chair Erin Hyland. These free weekly Gentle and Power Yoga classes will be held on Tuesdays at 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., respectively, within the Amphitheater from January 27 through March 31 of 2026.
Returning will be Gentle Yoga class paid professional instructor Nicole Cuhney and Power Yoga class paid professional instructor Patti Wexler. Both are well-known yoga instructors in the valley. Volunteers, including PACE Commissioner Antonio Baciu and other PACE commissioners will monitor the classes, hand out mats and clean up after each class. PACE and yoga participants alike affirm that the classes continue to promote the Amphitheater’s beautiful park setting.
PACE’s requested funding for the classes is listed as follows:
$2,900 for 20 Instructor Classes at $145 each class.
$100 for incidentals to put on at the event.
Total Requested Yoga budget: $3,000
NOTE: Past funding for the classes paid for the wireless headset used by instructors and extra mats and blocks for participants that do not have their own. These will continue to be reused for these classes.
This PACE meeting item was recommended at the October 7, 2025, meeting, supporting the proposal and the respective requested budget of $3,000 in funding from the PACE Events budget. The recommendation also included this item be forwarded to the City Council for funding approval.
October 7, 2025, PACE Staff Report for the yoga classes are attached to this staff report.
Overall, PACE is requesting that the City Council approve $3,000 of funding support from the Parks and Community Events budget for the Parks and Community Events Commission’s Yoga Classes in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater – 2026 event.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Yoga Classes funding of $3,000 will be funded from the available $10,000 PACE Events budget to be apportioned out of the FY 2025-2026 Parks – PACE Community Events account 100-500-510-511-8300-8301, project M03511-OPS-PARKS-M&O.
PACE FY 2025-2026
PACE Budget $10,000
Halloween Dog Contest Panorama Park October 2025 $ 100 Approved Feliz Navi Dog Esperanza Park December 6,2025 $ 300 Approved Available PACE Budget $ 9,600
Yoga in the Park Amphitheater Jan-March 2026 $ 3,000
Remaining PACE Budget $ 6,600
DESCRIPTION GENERAL
LEDGER
ACCOUNT CODES
PROJECT CODE AMOUNT ONE TIME
or
ONGOING
2025-
2026
Parks and Community
Events
100-500-510-511-
8300-8301
M03511-OPS-
PARKS-M&O $3,000 One Time
2025-
2026 Total $3,000
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:
GOAL F: EMBRACING, INCLUSIVE CITY
Objective: Cathedral City is valued and respected as a community that welcomes and embraces diversity, has an abundance of high quality and affordable housing options, and vibrant businesses. Our neighborhoods are attractive and well-maintained and issues surrounding homelessness have been compassionately addressed with thoughtful, coordinated, and collaborative programs.
Action F-3: Promote additional community events and celebrations.
ATTACHMENTS:
October 7, 2025, PACE Staff Report for the Yoga Classes