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Page 2 of 5 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE Excellence in Government Operations BACKGROUND The City Council has given direction to each City Board, Commission, and Committee (BCC) to prepare a new two-year work plan for City Council review and approval. The purpose of the work plan is to align BCC work with the City Council’s Strategic Initiatives and priorities, which include Equity as a foundational guiding principle, as well as Housing, Transportation, and Children and Youth. The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) Commission is composed of seven community members who are appointed by the City Council. The PRCS Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in policy matters pertaining to the acquisition and development of parks and the formulation of a recreation program to meet the needs of our citizens. The Commission periodically reviews and makes recommendations on the recreation and parks element of the City’s General Plan; and actively promotes recreation and park activities within the city. Additionally, the Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the City Council on the City Manager’s annual proposed budget for recreation and parks from a pure policy standpoint pertaining only to programs, level of service, and capital improvements. On August 21, 2023, the City Council approved the PRCS Commission’s FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 Work Plan that included: 1. Increase Community Engagement Activities A better engaged community increases a sense of place. This goal area includes engaging neighborhood associations by having Commissioners continue to present, listen, share ideas, and support neighborhood events. There will be a specific effort to engage with neighborhood associations to facilitate events in parks, especially those that have not had any events in their parks before. There will be an emphasis to increase youth and teen engagement through the Department’s “Volun-Teen” program; and to work with local schools to help with park and event clean-ups, serving the community, and more. 2. Improve Equitable Distribution of Park Amenities Using data from the Park Needs Assessment will help focus on park amenity improvements for those neighborhoods with low park acreage per thousand. A plan will be developed to ensure equitable distribution of amenities, including playgrounds, sports facilities, trails, picnic areas, and open spaces, across all city parks. Improvements will also include a focus on mobility for safe bike and pedestrian access to parks. 8.A. - Page 2 of 14 196