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REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: July 15, 2025 FROM: Travis Menne, Director of
ITEM NO. 4.6(b} Community Services
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SUBJECT: 4.6(b)--Adopt Resolution to declare July as Parks and Recreation Month in the
Cit of Reddin .
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution declaring J�uly 2025 as Parks and Rec�^eation Month in the City of Redding.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
Alternative Action
The City Council could choose not to adopt the Resol�ution proclaiming July 2025 as Parks and
Recreation Month and provide staff alternate direction.
Background/Analysis
Since 1985, Americans have celebrated Parks and Recreation Month in July to promote the
importance of parks and recreation in health and well-being, conservation, and to recognize the
thousands of parks and recreation employees and volunteers who maintain our nation's parks.
With creative and relevant recreation programming, group activities, and natural play spaces,
people of all ages and abilities can gather in these spaces.
The City of Redding (City) prioritizes parks and recreation as an important community service.
The City's parks system includes 61 developed parks and facilities encompassing over 597
developed acres. This system includes nearly 297 acres of natural area parks, 47-plus miles of
City-owned trails, and 16 special-purpose facilities. Among these special-purpose faeilities are
the Redding Civic Auditorium, which hosts cultural and performing arts programs, conferences,
and conventions, the Redding Sports Park, three boat ramp facilities that provide access to
fishing and water activities, and close to 1,000 acres of natural open space.
Report to Redding City Council July 7, 2025
Re: 4.6(b)--Resolution to Declare July as Parks and Recreation Month Page 2
In 2024, Redding Recreation provided services to 15,758 registrants in approximately 848
program sessions, with volunteers contributing over 5,700 hours as coaches, event assistants,
maintenance workers, and helpers as needed. The Redding Aquatic Center served the community
during the 2024 summer season by offering classes and open swimming sessions to
approximately 34,000 guests. In addition, the Recreation Division provided over 300
scholarships for youth to participate in recreational programming throughout the year.
This year's Parks and Recreation Month theme, "Build Together, Play Together", perfectly
celebrates the many ways parks and recreation professionals across the country foster a sense of
cormnunity by providing programs, essential services for all ages and abilities, and safe,
accessible spaces. The community is encouraged to follow the City and Redding Recreation on
social media, as well as share their own parks and recreation stories by using
#BuildTogetherPlayTogether.
Along with the National Recreation and Parks Association, the City invites community members
to explore everything the local parks and recreation offers this July and throughout the year.
Environmental Review
This is not a project defined under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no fiirther
action is required.
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
• Public Safety — "Work to improve all aspects of public safety to help people feel secure
and safe where they live, work, and play in the City of Redding."
• Communication and Transparency — "Improve the quality of communication with the
public and City employees to enhance knowledge and increase transparency to improve
public trust."
• Government of the 21st Century — `Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and
challenges of today's residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better
decisions today."
Attachments
^Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING DECLARING JULY 2025 AS PARKS AND
RECREATION MONTH
WHEREAS,parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout
this country, including in the City of Redding; and
WHEREAS,parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the
quality of life in communities, ensuring the health of all citizens, and contributing to the
economic and environmental well-being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS,parks and recreation programs build healthy, active communities that aid in
the prevention of chronic disease,provide therapeutic recreation services for those who are
mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the mental and emotional health of all
citizens; and
WHEREAS,parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic prosperity
through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the
attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the environmental we11-being
of the community; and
WHEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas improve water quality, protect
groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the guality of the air residents breathe, provide
vegetative buffers to development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty of the
community and provide a place for children and adults to connect with nature and recreate
outdoors; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and
Recreation Month; and
WHEREAS,the City of Redding recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation
resources;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby proclaims July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Redding.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular ineeting
of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 15th day of July 2025, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
JACK MUNNS, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SHARLENE TIPTON, City Clerk CHRISTIAN M. CURTIS, City Attorney