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Date: September 15, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Parks and Recreation Commission
Ted Stevens, Community Services Director
By: Cyndy Rosell, Supervising Administrative Assistant | [email protected] Subject: Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Services – Accept and File 2025-26 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Services Director that City Council accept and file the 2025-26 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report.
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
The 2025-26 Annual Report, which summarizes the Parks and Recreation Commission’s activities from July 2025 through June 2026, is attached for the City Council’s information and review. The Parks and Recreation Commission approved this report at its meeting on August 12, 2026, and moved to request that it be accepted by the City Council.
ATTACHMENT
1.2025-2026 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report 1 C
ommission
:
T
he Parks and Recreation Commission
completed
the
year with discussions on different programs
and projects. Here is a summary of their meetings and activities:
Public Meeting
s and Workshops:
•
Community Outreach
for input regarding
the
renaming of Columbia Park to Ted T. Tanouye
Park
•
Public
Meeting regarding the
El Nido Redevelopment
Conceptual Plan
Public Events
:
•
The Commission attended v
arious Community Services events such as
:
Halloween Movie Night
Annual Turkey Trot Fun Run
Torrance Summer Nights
Beat the Odds Awards
•
The Commission also attended the
various
City
events as well:
Armed Forces Day Parade
Ch
e
r
ry Blossom Festival
July 4
th
2025 Fireworks Celebration
Groundbreaking for the pickleball courts at
Wilson Park
“Samuri of the Diamond”
Dodger
s
Mural
unveiling at
the
Double Tree Hotel
Grand re
-
opening
of
f
ields
3 &
4 at Wilson Park
Chet Craft
Member
Linda Mele
Member
Robert Habel
Member
Zohra Muhammed
Member
Martin Hoover
Member
Garrett Wright
Member
Rosie Mayfield
Member
2025
-
2026
ATTACHMENT 1
2 Research and Review:
• Commissioners are registered as members of the California Association of Parks and Recreation Commissioners and receive California Parks and Recreation Society (CPRS) quarterly publication s and discounted rates for the conference s and workshops , general information regarding legislation, and other information to remain current with parks and recreation industry matters.
• The Commission Pickleball S ubcommittee provided input and later approved pickleball court policies for the Wilson Park Pickleball Court project. • The Commission provided input on the playground replacement project at Alta Loma Park as well as the proposed playground design and site furnishings concepts for the Paradise Park Renovation Project.
• Commissioners presented three (3) donation checks for $2,000 each from the DocuPet “Safe and Happy” donation fund to three (3) local nonprofit organizations that assist or work with animals.
• Accepted and filed a report regarding repurposing of the site formerly occupied by the butler building (building 8).
• Provided input on the El Nido Park redevelopment conceptual plan. The El Nido Conceptual Plan was approved later by the Commission at their February 2026 meeting. • Provide input on the renaming of Columbia Park to Ted T. Tanouye Park and methods for community outreach regarding the proposed renaming. A c ommunity outreach plan was later approved at their February 11h commission meeting. • The Commission served on the Selections Committee for the Beat the Odds Scholarship.
Presentations made to the Commission:
• South Bay Parkland Conservancy
• Presentation on the renaming of Columbia Park to Ted T. Tanouye Park. • Capital Projects Dashboard
• Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center Annual Report
Reports reviewed and accepted by the Commission:
• Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report
• Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center
Respectfully submitted,
_________________________
Linda Mele, Chairperson
CONCUR: Parks and Recreation Commission
__________________________
Ted Stevens, Director
Community Services Department
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