Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 2.265 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department

There is created a functional unit of city government known as the parks, recreation and community services department, under the general administration of the city manager, which shall be under the direction and control of the director of parks, recreation and community services.

(Ord. 6913 § 2, 2002: Ord. 6714 § 1 (part), 1997)

(Ord. No. 7364, § 5, 5-18-2020)

The department shall:

A. Facilitate collaborative efforts and a coordinated approach to improve and expand the delivery of quality community services in the city;

B. Administer various programs in the city designed to protect, improve and restore the personal welfare and well-being of city residents of all ages;

C. Develop strategies to respond to unmet community service needs and gaps within the city;

D. Provide staff services and support to the human relations commission, the human services commission, the northwest commission, the recreation and parks commission, the commission on the status of women, and the senior commission;

E. Coordinate with public and private sectors to address the social and economic needs of the residents of the city;

F. Operate and maintain all parks (including park areas, park improvements, and facilities), the grounds in the civic center, the grounds of the public library and all branch libraries, and such city-owned property as shall be provided by ordinance or as directed by the city manager;

G. Operate and maintain the Arroyo Seco, including Hahamongna Watershed Park, Brookside Park, and the Lower Arroyo, and provide administrative coordination of programs and other major activities in the Arroyo;

H. Plant, maintain and remove trees and shrubs within all parks, as described in subdivision (F) and the Arroyo Seco, as described in subdivision (G);

I. Operate community and recreation services programs for the city consistent with the city charter, ordinances and administrative policy;

J. Develop and conduct a comprehensive recreation program to meet the needs and interests of the residents of the city;

K. Perform such other related duties as shall be required by law, ordinance or the city manager.

(Ord. No. 7426, § 2, 6-17-2024; Ord. No. 7364, § 5, 5-18-2020; Ord. 6832, § 4, 2000; Ord. 6714, § 1 (part), 1997)