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Parks and Recreation Council

Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Other Budget and appropriationsParks and recreationAppointments and personnelBonds and debtPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationSchools and education

Agenda document Minutes Watch Meeting recap

What's on this agenda

The ten-year capital investment plan is the substantive item, alongside an update on where the county trails plan stood after going to the commissioners on 14 April, and the proposed 2026-27 budget from the director.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

This is where the parks council learns what the capital plan does to its department. It had been told in November 2025 that many parks and environment projects were deferred behind a $300 million school bond and $100 million more for school renovations, and by September 2026 the council had an agenda item titled simply ramifications.

The trails plan reached the commissioners on 14 April, which followed the two public workshops that drew about 70 people between them and a drafting period the consultants began in late 2025. The council also takes new member introductions - one member had been appointed by the commissioners since the April meeting.

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Agenda items (5)

Procedural · 1Staff or committee report · 1Appointment · 1Budget action · 1Minutes approval · 1
  1. III.b New Member Introductions
    Procedural Appointments and personnel
    New members appointed by the county commissioners were introduced; two could not attend.
  2. III.c FY 2026-2036 Capital Investment Plan
    Staff or committee report Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    The director walked the council through the manager's recommended ten-year capital investment plan and the parks department projects in it. Approval commits the county only to the first year's funding; the remaining nine are a planning document.
  3. IV.a Approval of Meeting Summary, April 1
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    The summary from the April 1, 2026 meeting.
  4. IV.b Orange County Trails Plan – Update from April 14 BOCC
    Budget action Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationSchools and education
    The ten-year plan, in which parks and environment projects had been deferred behind school bond and renovation funding.
  5. V Report of the Director
    Minutes approval Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    The director's updates, including the proposed FY 2026-27 budget.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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