Recreation & Parks Commission

The mission of the Recreation and Parks Commission is to advise the City Council and City staff so as to provide excellent service at our parks and recreation facilities, to preserve open space, and to provide programs that enrich, educate, and serve the needs of the diversity of the residents in Richmond.

Members Terms and Meeting Information

Meeting Dates and Times - every first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 P.M.
Meeting Location - continued via Zoom as of July 2021
Maximum nine (9) members - Richmond residents
Three-year terms - see list of current Commissioner term dates
Three (3) consecutive terms
City Council Liaison - Council Member Melvin Willis
Staff Liaison - Ranjana Maharaj, Deputy Director for Community Services-Recreation
- ranjana_maharaj@ci.richmond.ca.us, 510-620-6972

Public comment may be submitted by email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows; provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item.

Via email to recreation@ci.richmond.ca.us by 1:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting
- Emails must contain in the subject line: 1) Public Comments – Open Forum; or 2) Public Comments agenda item # - [include the agenda item number].
- All such emails will be posted online and emailed to the Commission before the meeting is called to order. No individual email will be read into the record. Due to the high volume of emails received, emails that do not contain the correct identifying information in the subject line may be overlooked and may not become part of the record. Email received after 1:00 P.M. will be posted online following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes.
Via Zoom by video conference or by phone using the following link and/or call-in numbers:
- Please click the link below to join the webinar:
  https://zoom.us/j/93771521625?pwd=ZEI1Q0ZiOHV4b0lRRnZjeUYxak9RZz09
  Webinar ID: 937 7152 1625
  Passcode: 156963
- One tap mobile: +16699006833,or 93771521625# US (San Jose)
- Or join by phone: US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099
  1. To comment by video conference, click on the Participants button at the bottom of your screen and select the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being asked for. Speakers will be called upon in the order they select the “Raise Your Hand” feature. When called upon, press the unmute button. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.
  2. To comment by phone, you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak when Public Comment is asked for. When called upon, you will be asked to unmute by pressing *6. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions on how to raise your hand by phone are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663%20-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.

Maryn Hurlbut Area 1: Neighborhood Councils

Janice Play lot Point Richmond

Judge Carroll Park Point Richmond

Point Richmond Civic Triangle Point Richmond

Point Richmond Community Center Point Richmond

Hurlbut Tennis & Garden Park Point Richmond

Kenny Park Point Richmond

Municipal Natatorium-The Plunge Pool Point Richmond

Nicholl Park Richmore Village/Metro Square

Point Molate Beach Park Point Richmond

Richmond Recreation Complex Richmore Village/Metro Square

Brendan Havenar-Daughton Area 2:

Bay Vista Park Hilltop Bayview, Hilltop Village

Country Club Vista

Fairmede Park Fairmede Hilltop

Hilltop Green Park

Hilltop Lake Park

Hilltop Park

Parchester Park & Community Center Parchester Village

Pardip Saini (Treasurer) Area 3:

Abraham Braxton Park Laurel Park

Booker T. Anderson Jr. Park & Community Center Parkview

Central Park Richmond Annex

Huntington Park Richmond Annex

Mendocino Play Lot Richmond Annex

Monterey Play Lot Southwest Annex

Richmond Senior Annex Richmond Annex

Allison Blakeley Area 4:

La Moine Park May Valley

May Valley Community Center May Valley

Mira Flores (under construction) Park Plaza

Rain Cloud Park El Sobrante Hills

Kern Play Lot Richmond Heights

Humboldt Park Richmond Heights

Tilller Park Richmond Heights

Mira Vista Park Richmond Heights

Remi Payne Area 5:

Barbara and Jay Vincent Park Marina Bay

JFK Park Park Plaza

Lucretia Edwards Park Marina Bay

Martin Luther King Jr. Center and Park Coronado

Marina Bay Park (Rosie the Riveter Monument) Marina Bay

Richmond Swim Center Park Plaza

Shimada Friendship Park Marina Bay

Virginia Play Lot Coronado

Eleanor Thompson Area 6:

Burg Park North and East

Humphrey Play Lot North and East

North Richmond Ball Field

Shields Reid Park & Community Center Shields-Reid

Wendell Park North and East

Joey Smith Area 7:

Richard J. Boyd Park Atchison Village

Belding-Garcia Belding/Woods

Boorman Park Cortez/Stege

Civic Center Plaza North and East

DPRC Developing Personal Resources Center North and East

Elm St. Play Lot Iron Triangle

Lucas Park Iron Triangle

Nevin Park & Community Center Iron Triangle

Santa Fe Union Park Santa Fe

Senior Center North and East

Sheridan Point Park Iron Triangle

Southside Community Park Santa Fe

Stewart Park Iron Triangle

Veterans Memorial Park Iron Triangle

Soheila Bana & Brendan Havenar-Daughton Area 8:

Richmond Greenway Entrances and Parks

Unity Park

Dirt World

Harbour 8

Recreation & Parks Commission

Members Terms and Meeting Information

Meetings Agenda Information

Parks by Recreation and Parks Commissioner: As of April 1, 2020