Merced Recreation & Parks Commission Meeting – August 20, 2026

The Recreation & Parks Commission of the City of Merced convened on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Sam Pipes Room (1st Floor) of the Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. The primary action item was a review of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan and consideration of a recommendation to the City Council. Note: This summary is based solely on the posted agenda; the meeting minutes were not available and the raw transcript was empty, so deliberation, public testimony, and vote outcomes could not be independently confirmed.

Agenda Items

• A. Call to Order
• B. Pledge of Allegiance
• C. Roll Call
• D. Public Comment — 3 minutes allotted per speaker for matters not listed on the agenda; speakers on agenda items were to be called during discussion of that item.
• E.1. Action Item 26-715: Review of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan and consideration of recommendation to City Council.
• F.1. Request to Add Items to Future Agenda
• F.2. Commission Comments
• G. Adjournment

Discussion Items

• Action Item E.1 (Item 26-715): The Commission was asked to review the PROS Master Plan, including the plan's findings, recommendations, priorities, and implementation strategies, and to provide feedback and direction to staff in advance of City Council consideration. The staff recommendation offered two motion options: (1) approve the PROS Master Plan as presented and recommend Council adoption, or (3) recommend consideration of revisions to the plan. No transcript or minutes were available to report actual deliberation by the Commission.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No public comments are documented in the available record. The agenda established a 3-minute public comment period for items not on the agenda and required speaker cards to be submitted to the Recreation and Parks Commission Clerk before the item was called.

Key Outcomes

• No decisions, votes, motions, directives, or referrals are documented in the available materials. Because the minutes were unavailable and the transcript contained no content, the outcome of the Commission's review of the PROS Master Plan and any recommendation forwarded to the City Council cannot be confirmed from this record.