Councilman Lavelle serves as the Chairperson for the Committee on Urban Recreation.

The Committee on Urban Recreation has charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills or papers pertaining to:

• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Greenways
• Libraries
• Park Programming
• Recreation Facilities Maintenance
• Senior Centers, Programming and Advisory Council
• Special Events
• Trails
• Youth Policy

All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.