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REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: June 16,2026 FROM: Travis Menne, Director of
ITEM NO. 4.6(a) Community Services/Airports
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SUBJECT: 4.6(a)--Adopt Resolution to declare July as Parks and Recreation Month
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution declaring J�uly 2026 as Parks and Recreation 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 Resolution proclaiming Ju1y 2026 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 497
developed acres. This system includes over 200 acres of natural area parks, 47-plus miles of
City-owned trails, and 17 special-purpose facilities. Among these special-purpose faeilities are
the Redding Rodeo Grounds, the Redding Aquatic Center, the Redding Sports Park, three boat
ramp faeilities that provide aceess to �shing and water activities, and close to 1,000 acres of
natural open space.
Report to Redding City Council June 8,2026
Re: 4.6(a)--Resolution to Declare July as Parks and Recreation Month Page 2
In 2025, Redding Recreation provided services to 11,292 registrants in approximately 544
program sessions, with volunteers contributing over 5,200 hours as coaches, event assistants,
maintenance workers, and helpers as needed. The Redding Aquatic Center served the community
during the 2025 summer season by offering classes and open swimming sessions to
approximately 22,000 guests. In addition, the Recreation Division provided over 200
scholarships for youth to participate in recreational programming throughout the year.
This year's Parks and Recreation Month thelne, "The Power Of' parks and recreation and the
people who make it all possible, perfectly celebrates the many ways parks and recreation
professionals across the country foster a sense of coinmunity 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#ThePowerOf.
Along with the National Recreation and Parks Association, the City invites community members
to explore everything the 1oca1 parks and recreation offers this July and throughout the year.
EnviNonmental Review
This is not a project defined under the California Environmental Quality Act, and no further
action is required.
Council Priority/City Manage� 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."
• Government of the 21st Century — "Be relevant and proactive to the opport�unities and
challenges of today's residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better
decisions today."
Attachments
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING DECLARING JULY 2026 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 2026 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 16th day of June 2026, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MIKE LITTAU, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SHARLENE TIPTON, City C1erk BENJAMIN L. STOCK, Interim City
Attorney