Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Department in Charge of This Board

Parks and Recreation

About the Board

We make recommendations to the Parks and Recreation department. Here's a quick look at a few of our duties:

  • Recommend policies, rules, and regulations for the public use of parks and recreation facilities and programs
  • Annual review and recommend changes to the established criteria within the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for facility improvements, land acquisition, capital renovation or development

Apply for Boards and Commissions

  • 9 members
  • 1 member must be a representative of Grand Rapids Public Schools
  • 1 member must be a representative of Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
  • 1 member must be a representative of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
  • Members are appointed by the City Commission for terms beginning on the first Monday in January

Residency Requirement

You must be a resident that lives within the city limits of Grand Rapids.

Term Limits

Each term lasts 3 years.

Compensation

There is no compensation for being a member of this board.

Stacy Bare

City Commission Appointment
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Representative
Term ends: 1/5/2026

Megan Catcho

City Commission Appointment
Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. Representative
Ward 3 Resident
Term ends: 1/5/2026

Max Gibbs

City Commission Appointment
Ward 1 Resident
Term ends: 1/5/2026

Lucas Stier

City Commission Appointment
Grand Rapids Public Schools Representative
Term ends: 1/4/2027

Marta Johnson

City Commission Appointment
Ward 3 Resident
Term ends: 1/4/2027 

Hannah Mico

City Commission Appointment
Ward 3 Resident
Term ends: 1/4/2027

Kelli Peltier

City Commission Appointment
Ward 1 Resident
Term ends: 1/3/2028

Sonja Forte

City Commission Appointment
Ward 2 Resident
Term ends: 1/3/2028

Aidan Van Doren

City Commission Appointment
Ward 2 Resident
Term ends: 1/5/2026

 

 

 

Committee Agendas

February 5, 2025(PDF, 155KB)

 

Committee Minutes

June 2024 Minutes(PDF, 138KB)

February 2024 Minutes(PDF, 135KB)

November 2023 Minutes(PDF, 139KB)

September 2023 Minutes(PDF, 135KB)

May 2023 Minutes(PDF, 125KB)

April 2023 Minutes(PDF, 133KB)

March 2023 Minutes(PDF, 135KB)

December 2022 Minutes(PDF, 130KB)

November 2022 Minutes(PDF, 133KB)

October 2022 Minutes(PDF, 139KB)

September 2022 Minutes(PDF, 139KB)

August 2022 Minutes(PDF, 134KB)

May 2022 Minutes(PDF, 135KB)

March 2022 Minutes(PDF, 140KB)

January 2022 Minutes(PDF, 153KB)

December 2021 Minutes(PDF, 134KB)

November 2021 Minutes(PDF, 139KB)

 June 2021 Minutes(PDF, 138KB)

May 2021 Minutes(PDF, 136KB)

April 2021 Minutes(PDF, 136KB)

March 2021 Minutes(PDF, 142KB)

February 2021 Minutes(PDF, 148KB)

January 2021 Minutes(PDF, 136KB)

 

City Staff Contact

Board Liaison
David Marquardt
Director of Parks and Recreation
616-456-3215
dmarquardt@grcity.us

 

Primary Staff Contact
Michelle Slykhouse
Administrative Analyst
616-456-3121
mbraate@grcity.us

Meeting Details

 

We keep a schedule of all meetings for the current year.

Download Annual Meeting Schedule (2025)

We keep a copy of all meeting changes and cancellations.

Meeting Cancellation Notice - April 2(PDF, 131KB)

 

 

 

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