Beautification Commission approves 2025-26 work plan, forms ad hoc committees

The Vallejo Beautification Commission approved its 2025-26 work plan and created ad hoc committees for the plan’s goals during its Oct. 1 meeting, voting to adopt the plan and designate commissioners to each committee.

The action, taken at the commission’s regular meeting, puts the commission’s schedule and committees into effect while staff and the city finalize a budget. Chair Wright called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.; the commission recorded a quorum with four commissioners present.

Why it matters: approving the work plan lets the commission begin outreach and program tasks tied to city beautification efforts, while the ad hoc committees will carry forward specific initiatives such as a waterfront project and a recognition program.

Commission members discussed minor edits related to fiscal-year dates and a previously proposed community calendar that staff removed because the commission lacks dedicated staff capacity to support it. The staff secretary directed commissioners who want public notice to send information to the city public information office at pio@cityofvallejo.net or to vallejonews@cityofvallejo.net.

The commission also acknowledged that its operating budget for the year had not been finalized. A commissioner asked “Do we have a budget this year? How much is it?” The staff secretary said finance is revising numbers and advised that the work plan approval would help move budget discussions forward; the budget amount was not specified.

The commission formed six ad hoc committees tied to the work plan goals and recorded commissioner assignments for those committees: Beautify Vallejo Day (Commissioners Wyrick and Slater), Waterfront Project (Commissioner Slater), Recognition Program/Awards (Commissioners Leahy and Hanley Mills), Sister City support (Commissioners Weyrick and Wright), and a social media campaign (Commissioners Wright, Leahy and Hanley Mills). The commission agreed to fill remaining slots at future meetings when absent commissioners are present.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent calendar (approval of agenda and minutes): motion approved unanimously by commissioners present.
- Approval of the 2025-26 work plan: motion approved unanimously by commissioners present.
- Approval of creation and membership designations for ad hoc committees: motion approved unanimously by commissioners present.

The commission scheduled its next regular meeting for Nov. 5 and tasked staff with coordinating public-works presentations requested by commissioners.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:38 p.m.