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Council File 26-1100-S15

Approved — the City Council has unanimously backed this Parks Department funding charter amendment, which now heads to voters on the November ballot after clearing all procedural hurdles.

Introduced
2026-06-26
Last changed
2026-08-04
Status
open
Expires
2028-07-31
Committee
Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Initiated by
City Attorney
References
Council file No. 26-0489

Brief

The City Council adopted a charter amendment (introduced by the City Attorney) that would modify how the Department of Recreation and Parks is funded. Councilmember Blumenfield moved the amendment on June 30, 2026, and Council approved it 13-0-2 the same day. The ordinance became effective July 14, 2026. The amendment is now scheduled for the November 2026 ballot, and on August 4, 2026, the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee designated Councilmembers Padilla and Rodriguez to draft the official ballot argument in favor of the charter change.

Full summary

This file contains a charter amendment related to Recreation and Parks Department funding, initiated by the City Attorney on June 26, 2026. The Council acted swiftly, adopting the amendment on June 30, 2026, with a 13-0-2 vote. The ordinance was formally published and became effective on July 14, 2026. Because it is a charter amendment, it requires voter approval and has been placed on the November 3, 2026 state general election ballot as Charter Amendment PRK. The amendment drew four requests to author the official ballot argument in favor: Councilmembers Imelda Padilla and Monica Rodriguez, along with private citizens Lionel Mares and Chad Hamilton Shields. No one submitted a request to author an argument against the measure. Under Election Code Section 605(c), Council President Marquece Harris-Dawson designated Councilmembers Padilla and Rodriguez as the official authors of both the ballot argument and the rebuttal argument in favor of the amendment. Because no one sought to argue against it, there will be no official opposition argument on the ballot. The Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee formally approved these designations at a special meeting on August 4, 2026, on a 4-0 vote with Councilmember Soto-Martinez absent. The absence of any organized opposition, at least at the ballot-argument stage, reflects the 13-0-2 Council vote and suggests the measure carries broad institutional support. The file remains open in the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee as ballot preparations continue ahead of the November 2026 election.

Activity (10)

  • 2026-08-04 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved the designation of Councilmembers Padilla and Rodriguez as authors of ballot argument for Charter Amendment PRK.
  • 2026-07-31 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 4, 2026.
  • 2026-07-14 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: July 14, 2026.
  • 2026-07-09 Council action final.
  • 2026-06-30 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is July 10, 2026.
  • 2026-06-30 Council adopted item forthwith.
  • 2026-06-30 Council referred Amending Motion 95A (Blumenfield - Park) to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
  • 2026-06-26 City Attorney document(s) referred to Council.
  • 2026-06-26 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated June 26, 2026.
  • 2026-06-26 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 30, 2026.

Documents (14)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-06-30 Adopted Forthwith — 13-0-2 · Regular

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