CC SR 20250805 D - Gifts for Parks
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 08/05/2025
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration to accept Gifts for Parks donations.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Accept Gifts for Parks donations, and direct Staff to prepare donor letters of
appreciation for the Mayor’s signature.
FISCAL IMPACT: The donations are included in the adopted budget for FY 2024 -25
and will be offset by expenditures required for the intended purpose of the donations. Any
remaining donations will be tracked in the donation account until fully expended.
Amount Budgeted:
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 101-300-XXX-3901
(General Fund – Rec/Park Donations - various)
ORIGINATED BY: Francine Fox, Senior Staff Assistant
REVIEWED BY: Emily Rodin, Deputy Director of Recreation and Parks
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The City’s Gifts for Parks Program, established in 1982, provides a means by which
interested individuals, organizations, and/or businesses may contribute funds or
merchandise to enhance the City’s Recreation and Parks facilities and programs.
Donations, as prescribed by law, are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
The City has received a total of $28,400 in donations between February 1, 2025 and June
30, 2025.
Interpretive Center Amphitheater Plaques ($2,500)
• Shohre M. Neshat: $2,500
• Cheryl Enox: $2,500
• Matthew Manfredi: $2,500, In loving memory of Nancy N. Manfredi 1945-2024
• Mark Mitchell: $2,500, In loving memory of Judy Ann Mitchell 1951-2023
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• Jennifer Jessoe: $2,500, In loving memory of Joyce M. Jessoe 1943-2025 and
Lawrence P. Jessoe 1945-2000
Whale of a Day Donations
• Aquarium of the Pacific: $500
• Malaga Bank: $1,000
• School of Rock (Doll House Productions LLC): $1,000
• Edco: $3,000
Commemorative Benches
• James Yang: $3,000, In loving memory of Alfred Y.C. Yang 1906-2000, and
Teresa Y.P. Yang 1911-1998
• Karen Pesko, Jens Oetiker, and Christopher Nechodom: $3,000 In memory of
Kurt and Ilse Oetiker
• Pacific View HOA c/o Eugene Miyata: $3,000, Les Chapin 1936-2023
REACH Program Donations
• Kathleen & Roy Omoto: $150
• Paige Omoto: $150
• Mark Christensen: $100
• Linda Nanji: $1,000
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council accept all Gifts for Parks donations, and direct
Staff to prepare letters of appreciation for the Mayor’s signature.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
In addition to Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions are available for
the City Council’s consideration:
1. Do not accept one or more Gifts for Parks donations.
2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate.
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