City staff gave an administrative update covering recreation programming, volunteer activity, parks and trails work and upcoming council items.

Donna Finch, speaking for Community Services, summarized fall programming and upcoming agenda items for council including co‑sponsorship requests and plans to return to council with a Historic Civic Center operations plan and a revised pickleball proposal. Finch introduced staff presenters who then reported details.

Recreation manager Monique Leon highlighted recent events and participation: the Vets Connect resource fair, a co‑sponsored Lions Club pancake breakfast, Light the Night co‑sponsorship, volunteer recognition and a Halloweekend series. Leon said youth volleyball registration grew 75% from 81 participants in 2024 to 142 this year. Leon also reported quarterly program stats: adaptive programs ran 24 sessions with about 1,100 participants, class activities included 82 activities with 365 sessions and about 2,700 participants, 500 room permits, 110 picnic permits and 111 field permits. Leon said volunteers logged 6,679 hours and that staff estimated that value at about "almost a million dollars." "We love growing this program," Leon said.

Parks and trails staff reported a successful Santana Skate Park cleanup with about 20 volunteers who removed trash, patched cracks and painted a perimeter fence; guided hikes and a Rock Vista Park hike with about 20 participants were noted. The city replaced playground surfacing at El Cerrito Park with pour‑in‑place surfacing and high‑traffic pads under swing and slide exits, and installed an automated timed gate at Sierra Bella Park that opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 10:30 p.m.; staff said the gate has safety loops so vehicles can exit after hours but will not enter. Crews completed replacement of city seals on standard park signs over about six weeks and increased weekend trash services at sports parks to address heavier weekend use.

Staff noted Sheridan Park had a ribbon cutting for a new solar‑themed playground funded by a grant, and gave SeeClickFix first-quarter data including 6,071 tree trims and 155 graffiti tickets. Finch said staff will present co‑sponsorship requests to council and return on November agenda items including the Historic Civic Center operations plan and a pickleball options report.

Commissioners praised volunteers, asked follow‑up questions about sponsorship outreach for the utility‑box program and expressed support for continued programs and maintenance work. The commission did not take formal action on the administrative reports.