Parks and Recreation Community Advisory Group

 About the advisory group

The purpose of the Gresham Parks & Recreation Community Advisory Group is to bring together a diverse group of community members and City representatives for a limited duration to evaluate Gresham’s Parks & Recreation services and recommend strategies to improve community outcomes. 

Community volunteers are working on Gresham’s parks and recreation to: 

• Review community feedback and prioritize park projects for construction in the next few years.
  
• Make recommendations for upcoming recreation program development.
• Foster collaboration among diverse community interests.

Traci Simmons, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Mt. Hood Community College, is the DEI facilitator for the committee. Ms. Simmons will help the committee keep an equity focus as we develop Gresham's parks and recreation program. 

Meetings

• First Thursdays of the month
• 6:00-8:00 pm 
• Meetings will take place online via Zoom (see agendas below for meeting links)

Meeting participation and parks updates

• To provide oral or written comments, contact Rebecca.Brooks@GreshamOregon.gov. Requests for comment are due by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting. 
• To join the committee mailing list and receive meeting updates, contact ParkReservations@GreshamOregon.gov.
  

Staff liaisons

Joe Walsh, Parks and Recreation Program Manager, 503-618-2300 or Joe.Walsh@GreshamOregon.gov

Council liaisons

• Council President Eddy Morales, Eddy.Morales@GreshamOregon.gov
• Councilor Sue Piazza, Sue.Piazza@GrehamOregon.gov
  

Meeting agendas and minutes