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Receipt and Filing of the Report Regarding the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Adopted Budget.
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Meeting Date: August 5, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Adam Ferguson/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (08/01/2025); (E-Mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (08/01/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (08/01/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission receive and file the report regarding the PRCS Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Adopted Budget.
BACKGROUND
The PRCS department has prepared this report (Attachment 1) to help the PRCS Commission understand how to read the Culver City adopted budget, the proposed enhancements to the budget, new capital improvement projects, the department work plans, and the results from the requests in the PRCS Commission letter. On June 9, 2025, the City of Culver City Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget was adopted by the City Council.
DISCUSSION
The PRCS Department Proposed Enhancements (Attachment 2) and the PRCS pages from the 2025/2026 Proposed Budget Book (Attachment 3) are provided because all of the City Manager’s Recommendations contained therein were approved by the City Council on June 9, 2025. The proposed budget for PRCS for 2025-2026 fiscal year is $13,920,541 from the general fund and $27,217 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-Operating Fund. The Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Adopted Budget Book may not be available until September or October of this year.
The pages from the Proposed CIP Budget relating to PRCS projects are provided as Attachment 4. Only those projects that are receiving new funding during the FY 24/25 Budget have been included here.
PRCS Commission Budget Recommendations to the City Council
On March 18, 2025, the PRCS Commission finalized their Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget recommendations to the City Council including the approval of any updates made by the Chair before the PRCS Department transmitted the letter as correspondence to the City Council. The Commission’s correspondence to the City Council is provided as Attachment 5. Here is a summary of the funding status of the Commission’s recommendations:
• Personnel Enhancements - (Ongoing Cost)
o The reclassification of the Senior Management Analyst to Deputy PRCS Director and the addition of a Senior Management Analyst and Management Analyst in order to “implement the new Parks Master Plan and fully support our parks”
§ Status: The Senior Management Analyst position has been reclassified as Deputy PRCS Director and the Senior Management Analyst has been funded under the condition that the sales tax increase passes its election in August. The Management Analyst position was not funded.
o The addition of two Maintenance Worker I positions in order “to provide comprehensive preventative maintenance [that] will result in improved safety, lower repair costs, and extend useful life of our facilities and equipment.”
§ Status: The Maintenance Worker I positions were not funded.
o Additional Salary and Benefits for Part-time Staff, especially for the Plunge in order for PRCS to “compete with neighboring jurisdictions that offer higher salaries and benefits for part time staff.”
§ Status: The PRCS Department is still in evaluation and discussion with HR concerning costs and job positions.
• Include Playground Maintenance in the PRCS operating Budget ($75,000; Ongoing)
o The PRCS Commissioner requested an additional $75,000 “due to both the age of the equipment and inflation.”
§ Status: This was not funded. However, the department does still have CIP PP016, which is dedicated to Playground Maintenance.
• Fund In-House Youth Sports Programs
o The Commission requested $21,471 for staffing and $7,029 for supplies “in order to keep the momentum and increase the program size and offerings” from the 2024-2025 pilot program,
§ Status: This was funded. Staffing costs were only a one-time allowance and will need to be reevaluated for the 2026-2027 budget based on the August election for the sales tax increase.
• Ensure Compliance with California’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) ($600,000 over Multi-year)
o The PRCS Commissioner requested MWELO funding in order to implement the compliance.
§ Status: $90,000 was added to PZ612 Upgrade Irrigation Systems.
• Tellefson Park Renovation.
o PRCS Commission believes “it is vital that the City begins to implement [the Parks Master Plan]’s recommendations. The renovations suggested for Tellefson Park are a good place to start.” The PRCS Commission requested $1,368,790 for the renovation.
§ Status: This was partially funded. PRCS received $210,000 in order to create design plans and construction documents during the fiscal year 2025-2026 with the plan to begin renovation in the fiscal year 2026-2027.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2025-08-05 - ATT 1 PRCS FY 2025-2026 Budget Presentation
2. 2025-08-05 - ATT 2 PRCS Pages from the FY 2025-26 Proposed Enhancements List
3. 2025-08-05 - ATT 3 PRCS Pages from the FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget Book
4. 2025-08-05 - ATT 4 PRCS Pages from the FY 2025-26 Proposed CIP Budget
5. 2025-08-05 - ATT 5 PRCS Commission FY 2025-26 Budget Recommendations Letter
MOTION
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
Receive and file the report.