DATE:February 17, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Derek Schweigart, Parks and Recreation Director
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE'S 2025 YEAR END
REPORT, REVIEW OF MISSION STATEMENT, AND GOALS
FOR 2026
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council by Minute Order, accept the Parks and Recreation Committee's 2025 Year-End Report; approve the Mission Statement; accept the Goals for 2026, and provide direction to the committee on other Council initiatives or priorities for the upcoming year.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minute Order No. 802, each citizen advisory committee must prepare a written year-end report, review its mission statement, and prepare a written annual goals/work program for the upcoming year for presentation to the City Council meeting in the first quarter of each year.
At a regular meeting on February 3, 2026, the Parks and Recreation Committee approved the following:
1. 2025 Year-End Report
2. Mission Statement
3. Goals for 2026
It is recommended that by Minute Order, the City Council accept the Parks and Recreation Committee’s 2025 Year-End Report, approve the Mission Statement, and accept the Goals for 2026.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
City Council Operations and Improved Community Engagement ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - 2025 Parks and Recreation Committee Year-End Report Attachment 2 - Mission Statement and Goals for 2026