CC SR 20251021 E - Gifts for Parks
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 10/21/2025
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action 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 2025-26
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: $30,000
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 101-300-XXX-3901
(General Fund – Rec/Park Donations - various) VR
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 $3,213 in donations between July 1, 2025 and September
30, 2025.
Interpretive Center Amphitheater Plaques ($2,500)
• Therese M. Fink: $2,500, In loving memory of Mark Elliott Fink (August 19, 1947-
September 21, 2023)
Exhibit Donations
• Elizabeth C. Young: $25, In memory of Joyce Jessoe
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• Joan C. Bells: $25, In memory of Joyce Jessoe
REACH Program Donations
• Kathleen & Roy Omoto: $150
• Paige Omoto: $300
• Marilyn Cudiamat: $13
• Mark Christensen: $200
Fossil Garden at PVIC Donations
• Nieves Gonzalez – Local rock with Piddock Clam holes
• David Carvalho – Petrified wood from Abalone Cove
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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