REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proclamation of July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month
Report
BACKGROUND
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has been celebrating Park and Recreation Month in July since 1985, promoting building strong, vibrant, and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation, and recognizing the more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals, along with hundreds of thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers, who maintain our country's local, state, and community parks.
Each July, the City of Santa Clara celebrates park and recreation professionals and how they improve the lives of tens of millions of people, making a lasting impact in communities across the country. Park and recreation programs are essential to community health and well-being and help cultivate lifelong friendships, memories, and family bonds that people hold dear decades later.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Clara Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for the design, development, operations, and maintenance of over 350 acres of regional, community, neighborhood and mini parks, open space, community centers, recreation and aquatics facilities, joint use facilities and athletic fields.
Parks and recreation is integral to communities throughout the country promoting the physical, social, emotional and cognitive health and wellness of the community. These programs, services, events, and facilities enrich the lives of Santa Clara residents. Furthermore, visitors may contribute to the community's economic prosperity through expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction.
Proclaiming July as Park and Recreation Month is an opportunity for the City Council to officially acknowledge the importance of parks and recreation and the benefits it provides to the people we serve. NRPA's 2025 theme, "Build Together, Play Together," reinforces several initiat...
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