RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING THE PARKS & RECREATION MASTER PLAN
DATED March 9, 2026
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, in September 2023, the City Council authorized an agreement with Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (WRT) to prepare a comprehensive Citywide Parks & Recreation Master Plan (Master Plan). The Master Plan is intended to guide the acquisition, development, operations, maintenance, and funding decisions of the City’s parks, recreation facilities, open space, and programming over the next 15-20 years; and WHEREAS, the development of the Master Plan included extensive community engagement, conducted throughout the planning process, including five pop-up outreach events held in the late summer and early fall of 2024, meetings with five focus groups in September 2024, three community surveys including a statistically valid survey, one community workshop in June 2025, online engagement opportunities, and outreach involving more than 1,800 community members; and WHEREAS, updates on the progress of the Master Plan were presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council throughout the planning process; and WHEREAS, the draft Master Plan was revised to incorporate feedback, update information, and improve clarity prior to final consideration by the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the final changes on March 9, 2026, and recommended that the City Council approve the Master Plan by a 6-0 vote; and WHEREAS, the final Parks and Recreation Master Plan outlines both systemwide and site-specific recommendations and provides a non-binding framework to guide future parks and recreation planning, evaluation of capital improvements, and consideration of funding priorities based on community needs and values; and WHEREAS, the Master Plan does not obligate funding or immediate implementation, and all future projects derived from the Master Plan shall be subject to available funding, public input, and formal approval through the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Santa Clara hereby adopts the Parks and Recreation Master Plan dated March 9, 2026, which is attached hereto, as the guiding document for future parks and recreation planning and development.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE ___ DAY OF _________, 2026, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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ATTEST: ______________________________
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Parks & Recreation Master Plan dated March 9, 2026
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