Pleasanton's Parks and Recreation Commission voted to adopt a two-year work plan spanning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, and amended the plan to add the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trail Committee (BPTC) to review trail resurfacing proposals.

Michelle Croce, assistant director for library and recreation, presented the staff recommendation and described six priority goals for the commission: community engagement and volunteer programs; recreational programming; parks and recreation budget impact updates; projects and facilities tied to the city's asset management plan; Laurel Creek Park services; and a trail and pathway resurfacing program. Croce said the recommendation in the staff report was to “discuss the work plan priorities.”

Commissioners pushed staff for more budget detail before program decisions. Commissioner Hall asked that BPTC be involved earlier: “it would be nice if we could have that information,” she said, referring to committee involvement and a request that BPTC review trail resurfacing prior to final staff recommendations. Staff agreed and the commission adopted the work plan with the amendment to explicitly include BPTC input on trail resurfacing.

Commissioners also asked staff to provide clearer budgeting information. A commissioner said the commission had not been notified of specific departmental cuts and requested a memo; staff replied Director Heidi Murphy has a memo of department reductions and will circulate it when she returns. Commissioners requested a combined presentation showing budget impacts across library/recreation and public works and clarification about externally restricted funding such as Measure BB.

On procedural items, the commission confirmed representative and alternate appointments to standing committees and subcommittees, including BPTC, the Heritage Tree Board of Appeals, the Public Art Selection Subcommittee, and the cosponsored user group. The commission approved the 2026 meeting calendar, which includes a Dec. 11 special meeting to review cemetery budget matters. For 2026 leadership, the commission approved Lisa Brown as chair and Joanne Hall as vice chair; staff noted the Dec. 11 meeting means the new leadership will assume their roles at that special meeting if present.

Votes at a glance: the consent calendar was approved by voice vote; the FY2025–2027 work plan was approved as amended to add BPTC review of trails; the 2026 calendar (including the Dec. 11 special meeting) was approved; committee assignments and leadership nominations were approved by voice votes.

What happens next: staff will circulate a memo detailing departmental budget cuts, prepare a combined budget-impact presentation for the commission (library/recreation and public works), and return with metrics and program-level information as items come forward under the adopted work plan.