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Home My WebLink About09-02-2026 Agenda Packet Parks and Recreation Commission AGENDA September 2, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo The Parks and Recreation Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting): Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401. Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting. Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting. *All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day. Public Comment during the meeting: Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location. Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER Chair Blair will call the Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission to order. 2.ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR As required by the Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws, hold the annual election of Vice Chair to a one-year term. 3.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on the agenda. Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and address. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Committee is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. 4.CONSENT Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non- controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Parks and Recreation Commission pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit. 4.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - PARKS AND RECREATION MINUTES OF JULY 15, 2026 1 To approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of July 15, 2026 Recommendation: To approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of July 15, 2026 5.BUSINESS ITEMS 5.a RECEIVE PRESENTATION FROM PARKS AND RECREATION COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION (STAFF – 60 MIN) Overview of the Community Services Division: staffing structure, variety of programs and services, roles and responsibilities, upcoming events. a. 5.b PRC SUB-COMMITTEE LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) AMENITIES DISCUSSION ON THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE (PRC – 30 MIN) Commission to discuss and provide any additional advisory topics related to the Parks & Recreation Blueprint and LOS updates a. Receive update and discuss action items from the PRC sub- committee to explore and prepare information gathering for potential pilot community center concepts. b. 5.c RECEIVE DIRECTORS REPORT: (AVAKIAN - 15 MIN) Project Updates: Righetti Community Park: Project Status Update• Additional Park Project Status: Righetti Linear park, Emerson Park • Ranger Service Division – Summer Projects Update• 5.d RECEIVE DEPARTMENT UPDATES (HYFIELD / TOLLEY - 40 MIN) Divisional Update - Aquatics, Golf, Facilities, Eventsa. Divisional Update – Community Services, Public Art, Senior Programs,Youth Services, Volunteer Program b. 6.SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS (PRC - 25 MIN) 6.a COMMUNICATIONS: (CHAIR - 15 MIN) The Chair will request updates from the Commissioners. 6.b SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS (CHAIR - 10 MIN) 7.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission is scheduled for October 7, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Parks and Recreation Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and- minutes. Meeting recordings may be found on the City’s website: https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=61014 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes July 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo PRC Members Present: Commissioner Kari Duperron, Commissioner Toni Kincaid, Commissioner Desi Lance, Commissioner Yukie Murphy, Chair Rick Blair, Commissioner Lori Bishop PRC Members Absent: Commissioner Adam Stowe _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A rescheduled Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order on July 15, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Blair. 2. OATH OF OFFICE a. Recognition of re-appointments of Commissioners Adam Stowe and Yukie Murphy and oath of office of new Commissioner Lori Bishop. 3. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR As required by the Parks & Recreation Commission Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair to a one-year term.  Commissioner Adam Stowe was nominated by Commissioner Kincaid as a potential candidate for the Vice Chair position. Commissioner Stowe was not present and there’s potential for another commissioner that’s interested; thus, the Vice Chair nominations will take place at the September PRC meeting. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Rob Davidson, Friends of Laguna Lake Kathy Marvier, Volunteer and Activities Director at the San Luis Obispo Senior Center Page 1 of 3 2 --End of Public Comment-- 5. CONSENT 5.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - PARKS AND RECREATION MINUTES To approve the Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of May 6, 2026. ACTION: Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission for May 6, 2026. CARRIED: 6:0:0:1 to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 6, 2026, as motioned by Commissioner Kincaid and second by Commissioner Duperron. Commissioner Stowe was absent 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 6.a PRC SUB-COMMITTEE LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) AMENITIES DISCUSSION ON THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE (PRC – 30 MIN) a. Commission to discuss and provide any additional advisory topics related to the Parks & Recreation Blueprint and LOS updates. b. Receive update and discuss action items from the PRC sub -committee to explore and prepare information gathering for potential pilot community center concepts 6.b RECEIVE DIRECTORS REPORT: (AVAKIAN - 15 MIN) Project Updates: o Righetti Community Park: Project Status Update o Emerson Park Project: Update on design and project timeline (March – December 2027) o DeVaul Park and Vista Lago playgrounds replacement update o Laguna Lake Dog Park updates. 6.c RECEIVE DEPARTMENT UPDATES (HYFIELD / TOLLEY - 40 MIN) a. Divisional Update – Aquatics (May/Summer Highlights and upcoming in Fall), Golf (Operations and Maintenance), Facilities (Indoor/Outdoor Facilities, Fall Field Closures Mid-Sept., Mission Plaza Kiosk and Pergola updates), Special Events. Page 2 of 3 3 b. Divisional Update – Community Services (Monday Meet Ups, Monster Skate, Junior Giants), Public Art (Poetry Walks and Art Boxes), Senior Programs, Youth Services, Volunteer Program. 7. SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS (PRC – 25 Min) 7.a COMMUNICATIONS: (CHAIR – 15 MIN) No meeting will be held on August 5, 2026. 7.b SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS (CHAIR - 10 MIN) Adult and Senior Programming (Chair Blair) - Ice cream walk cancelled. b. Active Transportation Committee (vacant) - None c. Youth Sports Association (Commissioner Stowe) - None d. Jack House (Commissioner Kincaid) - Jack House was broken into and is closed until at least August 9th. Ice cream social scheduled for August 23, 2026. 8. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:57 PM To the Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee as approved by the PRC to Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. to be in-person at City Hall Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street. _________________________ APPROVED BY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION: XX/XX/XXXX Page 3 of 3