Park and Recreation Board

The Park and Recreation Advisory Board consists of seven (7) residents who are appointed by the City Council. The Board was established for the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the City Council regarding Gladstone’s recreation programs and facilities. The Park and Recreation Advisory Board shall be responsible for, but is not limited to, the following activities:

• Surveying recreation and leisure time needs of city residents through the neighborhood associations and recommending the roles the city should or ought to pursue in meeting such needs;

• Serving in an advisory capacity to the City Council through their regular master planning and capital improvement plan process, on the location, service areas, siting, standards, class, number and needs for existing and future parks within the community;

• Identifying desirable future park locations consistent with established plans and standards;

• Maintaining the master plan;

• Exploring the feasibility of meeting community park and recreation needs through consolidating grounds and programs with local public and private entities;

• Identifying park acquisition and development priorities and recommending current or potential locations and financing methods to the City Council;

• Participating in planning and development processes for park and recreation programs or facilities which provide services benefiting Gladstone citizens;

• Establishing, evaluating and monitoring maintenance standards of city parks and advising Council of the status; and

• Such other activities as the Council may assign.

The Park and Recreation Advisory Board meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at 5:30 PM.