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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
Meetings Agenda Information
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Please click the link below to join the webinar:
Parks by Recreation and Parks Commissioner: As of April 1, 2020
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