PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA PACKET 03142024

Page 2 of 4 designated functions of an interrelated nature in the area of recreation facilities as they relate to the general plan. 2. Formulate recommended policies regarding recreation services for consideration by the city council. 3. Advise the city council, regarding the development of recreation areas, facilities, programs and services. 4. Make periodic inventories of recreation services that exist or may be needed and interpret the needs of the public to the city council, and all other governmental agencies and civic groups as required. 5. To facilitate in every appropriate manner the establishment and maintenance of formal and informal cooperative relationships with all entities that have resources to promote local recreation services. Such entities may include, but not be exclusive of, public and private businesses and institutions; local, regional, state and national agencies; and private, public or quasi-public foundations, associations, and corporations; all of which individually have either in part or total as their function the promotion and/or provision of some phase of recreation. 6. Take an active role as community leaders in soliciting from the general public the desires and wishes of the people, in making the needs for recreation facilities and programs known along with the best possible methods of achieving such. 7. Advise the city council, regarding the emphasis and priorities in the preparation of the annual recreation budget and a long-range capital improvement program. (Ord. 1819 § 1, 2001) Many of the duties outlined in the existing code are overly vague. This lack of clarity leads to confusion regarding what is staff work, what is commission work, and what is the work of the City Council. DISCUSSION In order to align duties throughout the commissions, staff liaisons from the Parks and Recreation, Human Services, Civic Arts, and Library Commissions reviewed the duties of these four commissions. The proposed duties for your review and comment provide for alignment in scope and purview for the four commissions, while allowing for subject- matter specificity on each commission. Below are the proposed Parks and Recreation Commission duties: 1. Develop a commission workplan to be provided to the City Council for consideration during the budget process. The workplan should be based on the goals and strategies outlined in the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan as well as the role of the commission 2. Review and recommend policies and plans to the City Council related to parks, trails and recreational facilities, programs and services