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Sacramento Parks and Community Enrichment Commission Meeting - April 3, 2025

Other — Thursday, April 3, 2025
BodySacramento, California
SessionOther
DateThursday, April 3, 2025
StatusFILED
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Good evening and welcome to the April 3rd, 2025, 5.30pm Parks and Community Enrichment

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Commission. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish

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a quorum? Thank you, Vice Chair. Commissioner Ford.

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Commissioner Uribe. Present.

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Commissioner Robbins. Present.

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Commissioner Laver. Here.

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Commissioner Kain. Present.

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Commissioner Vasquez. Here.

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Commissioner Flores. Is absent. Commissioner Kengis. Present.

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Vice Chair, I'm sorry. Chair Gaines. Is absent. Vice Chair Boone. Present.

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Thank you. We have a quorum. Thank you, clerk. I would like to remind members of the public

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in the chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker

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slip when the item begins. You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. After

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the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips. We will now proceed with today's

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agenda starting with a land acknowledgement followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Today's

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land acknowledgement will be read by Commissioner Kengis and the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner

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Robbins. Please stand.

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In honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands, to the original people of

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this land, the Nisanon people, the southern Maidu, valley and plains Miwok, Patwin Windtune

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peoples and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe,

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may we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us

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today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice

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of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples, history, contributions

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and lives. Thank you.

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Will you still stand? Put your arm over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of

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the United States of the Republic. The Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God,

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individual, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

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Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members

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of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar?

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Thank you, Vice Chair. I have no speaker slips on this item.

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Thank you. Are there any commissioners who wish to speak on the consent calendar?

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Commissioner Vazquez.

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Thank you. Are we doing the follow-up log altogether with the consent calendar?

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Yes.

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Okay, great. Thanks. I saw that the item to add our email addresses was completed and

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I got an email saying that they were all added to the website, but I really wanted to have

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a chat about that, about the website, to see how can we update like the volunteer recognition

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awardees as well as does everyone have access to their PCEC emails? Is that something that

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everyone wanted? And there was one more thing on the website that I wanted to update as

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well. So I was hoping that would be a conversation, not just the updating of the email addresses, please.

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I think we can add it back to the follow-up log and staff can follow up.

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I can certainly add it. So the two items were adding volunteer recognition awardees and then just

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checking in with the council or sorry, commission to make sure that they are receiving. Okay.

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Yeah, and just, I mean, if you want to do it offline, that's fine, but just making sure that all the

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commissioners have access to their PC email address or if that's the one they want to use, especially seeing

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letters coming from the public today that has all PCEC addresses, I want to make sure everyone's getting, you know,

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contacted. And it was the 916 day and the volunteer recognition that's out of date on the website. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, thank you.

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Are there any additional commissioners who would like to speak on the consent calendar? No. Is there a motion and a

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second for the consent calendar? Thank you, commissioners. I have a motion by commissioner Ford and a second by commissioner King.

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All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. Thank you. The consent calendar passes.

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Before we proceed to the discussion calendar, we do have a another order of business. We're going to welcome our newest

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commissioner from district two, Anthony Uribe. We'll turn it over to you for a couple of moments if you'd like to share and

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introduce yourself to the commission and those in the chambers. Yeah, thanks so much. Good evening, everybody. I'm excited to be

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here. My name is Anthony Uribe. I want to thank that warm welcome from vice chair Boone from all my fellow commissioners and

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from the staff of city Sacramento. I'm excited to get to work. I'm excited to be the D2 parks commissioner. I'm looking forward to

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learning from all of you here on the commission and I promise I won't suggest that we have a taco festival at every single park,

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at least not right away. But I'm just, just again, to my excitement and thanks again. Appreciate it. Welcome. Thank you.

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Welcome. We're happy to have you. Okay, we will now proceed with the discussion calendar. Item number one is the approval of the

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parks. Sorry, actually, I'm on the wrong page. The discussion calendar item number three, the 2025 Yip See Summer Programs

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overview. It looks like we have a presentation. Thank you, staff. Good evening commissioners. My name is Samantha Vue. I'm the

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Community Engagement███████████████████30%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Parks and Community Enrichment Commission Meeting

The Parks and Community Enrichment Commission held their regular meeting on April 3, 2025, from 5:32 PM to 6:51 PM at Sacramento City Hall. The meeting covered critical updates on summer programs, community recreation, and budget concerns, while also welcoming a new commissioner.

Opening and Introductions

  • Meeting called to order by Vice Chair Boone at 5:32 PM
  • New Commissioner Anthony Uribe welcomed to represent District 2
  • Eight commissioners present, with Chair Gaines and Commissioner Flores absent initially

Consent Calendar

  • Approved March 6, 2025 meeting minutes
  • Approved Parks and Community Enrichment Follow Up Log

Key Program Updates

  • Summer Oasis camp program announced for ages 6-17 across 11 community centers
  • Aquatics program to operate at 17 facilities with new pricing: $5 adults/$3 youth at neighborhood pools
  • 2,700 swim lesson slots available across 12 neighborhood pools
  • 498 youth program scholarships issued year-to-date, totaling over $11,000 in support

Budget Discussion

  • City facing $44.1 million remaining budget gap for upcoming fiscal year
  • YPCE department submitted 43 potential budget reduction strategies
  • Major concerns raised about potential closures and service reductions, including:
    • 28th & B Skate Park operations
    • Public pool operations
    • Community center programming

Public Comments

  • Eight speakers from Sacramento Garden and Arts Center addressed concerns about increased rental fees at Shepherd Garden and Arts Center
  • Speakers requested partnership continuation and fee structure maintenance to preserve 26 member organizations' programs
  • Multiple requests made to add their concerns to May agenda for further discussion

Key Outcomes

  • Work plan and annual report approved by City Council with positive feedback
  • Earth Day events scheduled across multiple parks for April
  • New scoreboard installation completed at Airport Little League
  • Budget discussions to continue with City Manager's proposed budget expected end of April

Meeting Transcript

Good evening and welcome to the April 3rd, 2025, 5.30pm Parks and Community Enrichment Commission. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum? Thank you, Vice Chair. Commissioner Ford. Commissioner Uribe. Present. Commissioner Robbins. Present. Commissioner Laver. Here. Commissioner Kain. Present. Commissioner Vasquez. Here. Commissioner Flores. Is absent. Commissioner Kengis. Present. Vice Chair, I'm sorry. Chair Gaines. Is absent. Vice Chair Boone. Present. Thank you. We have a quorum. Thank you, clerk. I would like to remind members of the public in the chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins. You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. After the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips. We will now proceed with today's agenda starting with a land acknowledgement followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Today's land acknowledgement will be read by Commissioner Kengis and the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Robbins. Please stand. In honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands, to the original people of this land, the Nisanon people, the southern Maidu, valley and plains Miwok, Patwin Windtune peoples and the people of the Wilton Rancheria, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe, may we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples, history, contributions and lives. Thank you. Will you still stand? Put your arm over your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of the Republic. The Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, individual, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Our first business today is approval of the consent calendar. Clerk, are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Thank you, Vice Chair. I have no speaker slips on this item. Thank you. Are there any commissioners who wish to speak on the consent calendar? Commissioner Vazquez. Thank you. Are we doing the follow-up log altogether with the consent calendar? Yes. Okay, great. Thanks. I saw that the item to add our email addresses was completed and I got an email saying that they were all added to the website, but I really wanted to have a chat about that, about the website, to see how can we update like the volunteer recognition awardees as well as does everyone have access to their PCEC emails? Is that something that everyone wanted? And there was one more thing on the website that I wanted to update as well. So I was hoping that would be a conversation, not just the updating of the email addresses, please. I think we can add it back to the follow-up log and staff can follow up. I can certainly add it. So the two items were adding volunteer recognition awardees and then just checking in with the council or sorry, commission to make sure that they are receiving. Okay. Yeah, and just, I mean, if you want to do it offline, that's fine, but just making sure that all the commissioners have access to their PC email address or if that's the one they want to use, especially seeing letters coming from the public today that has all PCEC addresses, I want to make sure everyone's getting, you know, contacted. And it was the 916 day and the volunteer recognition that's out of date on the website. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Are there any additional commissioners who would like to speak on the consent calendar? No. Is there a motion and a second for the consent calendar? Thank you, commissioners. I have a motion by commissioner Ford and a second by commissioner King. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All those opposed say no. Thank you. The consent calendar passes.

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