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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 - RSS Activity Report(Item 3 ) October 5, 2004 RECREATION & SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1" Choice for People, Play Et Programs To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Marie Knight, Recreation Et Senior Services Director Re: Recreation and Senior Services Division Monthly Activities Report The following are reports on the activities of the Recreation and Senior Services Department. Lr • • Monthly Activities Report Page 2 RECREATION SERVICES To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Andrea McGuire, Recreation Superintendent Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report ADULT SPORTS (Item 3) October 5, 2004 Co -Ed and Men's Softball - September was the kickoff of the fall Softball season with Ninety -Five teams playing from September 7 through December 1. Any games rained out will be rescheduled for early December. The City worked with all the youth sports groups to squeeze in every slot at all the lighted sports fields to maximize team registration. Adult sports shares fields and times with youth sports at all game sites: Bonita Creek Park, CYC /Grant Howald Park, Arroyo Park, and Lincoln Athletic Center. Basketball - September marked the opening buzzer for the fall season with 76 teams running the hardwood from September 7 through November 18. Twenty -six of the 76 teams are back at the Ensign School Gym, which was closed for Measure A School District renovation throughout the summer. The gym floor has been improved, along with new doors and windows. Also, a new scoreboard and backboards will be installed later in the year as part of the City's contribution to the improvement of the gym. Game sites in addition to Ensign include West Newport Community Center, Lincoln, and the Eastbluff Boys and Girls Club. Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation Training - Staff from the City is looking forward to participating early next month in the annual Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation (SCMAF) Institute. Over five hundred Recreation professionals' from throughout Southern California attend the event. In addition to attendance at the Institute, Newport staff will be hosting two sessions. The first session will highlight the City's outstanding Park Patrol program and the second will focus on "How to Effectively Manage Contract Instructors". Newport staff continues to be a leader in the profession! YOUTH SPORTS Flap Football - League play kicked off October 1st through November 12th. Over 200 youth entering grades 3 through 8 will have fun while teaming the fundamentals of Flag Football. The emphasis will be on sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play and, of course, Fun! Games will be held on Friday evenings at Bonita Creek Park. Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 3 October 5, 2004 TEEN PROGRAMS • Ensl ,n X- perience - The Ensign X- perience after - school program began September 14 offering students a safe and fun environment to drop -in for video games, foosball, table tennis, board games and more. The X- perience will be offered throughout the 2004 -2005 school year on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 - 4:30pm in the Ensign School cafeteria. Upcoming Events - The 2`a Annual NAC Day on the Bay will be held October 13 from 2 -5pm at the Newport Aquatic Center for 7th and 8th grade students and will include outrigger canoeing, kayaking and an evening barbeque. The 3rd Annual Ski and Snowboard Day will be held January 28 (a non - student day) for 7 -8th grade students.at Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood. As a result of the past Youth Council's hard work the Challenge Day program which teaches tolerance, understanding and a reduction of oppression among youth and adults will be held September 28 -30 for all . incoming 7"' graders at Corona del Mar Junior High. Administrators from CdM High attended last year's Challenge Day events sponsored by the City and the Youth Council and were so impressed that they immediately began planning their event. Recreation Manager Sean Levin is the Youth Council Liaison After School Programming The 2004 Kidscene after school program began, September 13 at West Newport Community Center, Grant Howald Park Community Youth Center and Mariners Park. The program is operated daily from school dismissal to 6pm throughout the school year offering a safe, fun, enriching and educational environment. Program cost is $100 per trimester with a maximum daily enrollment of 50 students per site. International Walk to School Day - Recreation will be partnering with Mariners Elementary School to celebrate International Walk to School Day on October 6 from 7:30 -9am at Manners School. Mariner's students, parents and community leaders will be participating in this event which promotes safety, health, physical activity and concern for the environment. Walk to School Day is expected to include 3000 schools from all 50 states as well as 32 countries from around the world. Summer Camp Recap! - The most successful City Summer Day Camp to date will came to a close on Friday, September 3`d. This summer 754 campers (570 in 2003) created lifelong memories with the outstanding recreation staff members. Highlights included weekly field trips, activities on the bay and beach, games, arts and crafts and Karaoke! A big thank you to the Recreation Leaders for their tremendous energy and enthusiasm this summer, the increase of 184 campers is a direct result of their dedication and effort to make Summer Camp first class! Monthly Activities Report Page 4 (item 3) October 5, 2004 CLASSES • End Of A Busy Summer - Staff is working on a final evaluation of summer. This summer was a big success with additional programs being offered which were: • Surfing Lessons • Beach Day Camp • More Skyhawks Sport Camps • Additional Science Camps and Sailing Classes These additional classes brought in more than $250,000 revenue compared to last summer. Staff is meeting with each contract instructor to review the summer and also send out participant evaluations to participants. Overall, the summer kept residents and visitors busy, along with City staff! New Chef Series Planned for Winter Navigator - Recreation staff is working with Planning Department's Dan Trimble, the City's liaison to the Newport Beach Restaurant Association to attract local restaurants to this new program which would promote dining in Newport Beach. Look for this new exciting program in the winter Navigator, due out the second week of November. The class is described in the Navigator as follows: Participants in this NEW AND EXCITING program called "Newport Beach Chef Series" will be visiting many of the great Newport Beach restaurants with class instruction provided by their chefs. Participants will be given an ingredients list and preparation instructions of various menu items and are encouraged to take notes as these chefs reveal their cooking secrets, tips and tricks of the trade. Taste wine, learn a new dish and have dinner with your friends or make new ones. Class is limited to 20 participants so sign up early. The cost of the class to be determined. AQUATIC Sialing Summer Success - This summer STAFF operated two swimming pools, Newport Harbor and CdM High School from June 21- August 27. The program offered swim lessons, public swim, lap swim, contract classes, Jr. water polo and rentals and saw an increase of 32% over last summer in participation. A special thanks to part-time aquatic staff (mostly high school students) for doing a great job in teaching lessons, providing quality customer service and guaranteeing a safe environment for the public. Revenue and Participation for August 2004 Aquatics Classes Revenue Participants Lap Swim (Cash participants) $ 1,100366 Annual Pass 160 1 Punch Pass 50 1 Summer Swim Lessons 5,530 81 NBAC Swim 0 0 •NBAC Jr. Polo 0 0 TOTAL $6,840 449 Monthly Activities Report Page 5 (Item 3) October 5, 2004 FACKJTIES USE AND REPAIRS 49 New Surface At CYC - The CYC basketball court project was completed in September. The final part of the project was applying the surfacing to the court (the surfacing could not be applied until 28 days after the cement court was poured). The new court was reopened to the public again the week of September 27. Irvine Terrace Park Toddler Playground - Staff met with community residents of Irvine Terrace Park to discuss the replacement of the existing toddler playground on September 23 at 6pm at the Central Library. Over 15 community members worked with staff to pick a design and features for the playground. Staff will meet again with community residents to finalize the design of the playground in mid - October, with a tentative installation of January 2005. Begonia Park - Bids for the work at Begonia Park Playground will go out soon with work beginning in about 2 months. Sun Shades at Bonita Canyon Sports Park - Bids for sun shades over the bleachers at the park are almost ready for circulation. This addition will be welcomed by spectators since there is very little shade at the park. FACILrry RENTALS • During the period of August 16, 2004 through September 15, 2004 there were: • 26 Picnic/ Park Area Rentals • 34 Room Rentals • 26 Field Rentals • 4 Gymnasium Rentals There were a total of (2) wedding reservation rentals as follows: Peninsula Park - August 21 Galaxy View Park- September 4 PARK PATROL Requested calls are assigned visits by staff or schedule or phone requests. Customer Contacts are the number of times they stopped and spoke to customers other than requested calls. Due to the timing of the meeting, these monthly summaries are two months behind (i.e. in June you will receive April summary) During the month of August Park Patrol had the following contacts: 1. Requested Calls 0 47 with Youth Sports Groups a 146 Field related issues /checks- some examples are: reported flooded valve box at Bonita Creek, turned off lights at Bonita Creek and Lincoln Fields, stopped golfing at Irvine Terrace and • Eastbluff Fields, advised a soccer group at Bonita Canyon that a field permit is needed, stopped a soccer practice on Arroyo due to field maintenance in progress, advised OCU Club soccer that a field permit is required for Grant Howald Field. 0 29 Picnic/ reservation issues /checks 0 135 Community Center issues /checks Monthly Activities Report Page 6 (Item 3) October 5, 2004 a 41 Playground checks - reported graffiti on slide at Las Arenas Park, removed stickers from • equipment at West Newport Park 0 42 other - Enforced no basketball play after dark at 38`" Street Park, checked on permitted weddings at Lookout Point, Inspiration Point, Galaxy View Park, and Begonia Park, advised skateboarders no to ride on the gazebo at Peninsula and Ensign View Parks, stopped alcohol consumption at Lookout Point and Eastbluff Park, reported graffiti at Peninsula Park Gazebo, removed homeless from Channel Place Park, reported broken drinking fountain at Inspiration Point, stopped and reported to the Police Dept. 4 boys who were firing airguns at Grant Howald Park, assisted Animal Control with catching a stray dog at San Joaquin Hills Park, removed numerous illegal signs and advertisements form various parks, advised dog owners to keep dogs on leashes at numerous parks. 0 5 Pre -event check 0 3 Post -event checks 2. Customer Contacts a 49 education 0 5 alcohol - Lookout Point, Eastbtuff Park, a 24 dog related Written Warnings issued - 2 for parking violations at West Jetty View Park and Bonita Creek Park Citations issued - 3 (1 for disabled parking violation, 1 for an un- permitted wedding at CDM Beach, and 1 for illegal private tennis lessons at Irvine Terrace Park) • AED Donation From PD - The Police Department donated and trained our Park Patrol Officers on the use of AED's (Automated External Defibrillators) This equipment can be used to treat and potentially save the life of a victim of cardiac emergencies. Our Park Patrol Officer's will carry this equipment in their vehicles while on patrol. Thanks to the Police Department for there sharing this equipment! • SPECIAL EVENTS At 5:30pm, Zydeco Blues 'Porterhouse Bob and Down to the Bone" band was presented by 'The Newport Beach Arts Commission's Concerts in the Park 2004." Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 7 October 5, 2004 •At dusk, over 150 kids, parents, grandparents and dogs stayed for the Movie in the Park, Dr. Seuss' the Cat in the Hat. The dogs especially liked the movie. Staff plans on making this an annual event. Special thanks to Council Member Don Webb and PB&R Commissioner Tim Brown for their introduction duties. Big thanks to General Services, Library Services and Utilities Departments for their assistance with this event Surf's Up - The City of Newport Beach, Surfing Magazine and OP Surf held the 15`h Annual Surf Championships on September 23 -26 at 56th Street. Recreational Divisions were offered for participants in Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College Men's, Masters (30 and up) as well as the OP Girls division. In addition Men's and Women's Pro -Am Divisions featured professionals competing for 5k prize purses. This event is a cooperative effort of many departments including General Services, Building, Police and Fire - Lifeguard Division. SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS As of Sept. 15, 2004, there were 261 Special Event Permits processed and issued for the year. Those of note for this period are: • Sunday - Funday, Bonita Canyon Sports Park - CDM 1 Mile Swim - August. 28 August 22 Taste of Newport - September 10- 12 • Blues on the Bay, American Legion - August 28 • OTHER Trainin - Senior Recreation Leader staff attended the California Parks and Recreation Society Fall Forum on September 16 hosted by the City of Diamond Bar. Topics included "How to be a Collaborative Leader" and "Secrets to Staff Motivation" (presented by our very own Marie Knight!). Recruitment - Staff is currently working with the Human Resources Department on recruitment for a Recreation Coordinator who will oversee Aquatics/ Contract Classes. The job will be open from August 30 - October 11, 2004. Interviews are planned for the last week of October and hope to have a new staff member on board by early December 2004. • Monthly Activities Report Page 8 • SENIOR SERVICES To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Celeste Jardine -Haug, Recreation Superintendent Re: Senior Services Division Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) October 5, 2004 Bring your Favorite Tea Cup to the Center - An Autumn Tea and Fashion Show will be held September 29 at 2pm. The models were selected from the senior women who attend the Center. Drapers and Damons fashion salon, from Newport Beach, is supplying the clothing and the Center's Manager, Celeste, will serve as the commentator. Tea sandwiches, desserts and tea will be served for $5. Computer Education - The featured topic for the Computer Friends group was "Online Banking ". The presenter was Ross Chung of Union Bank of California. He explained the ease, speed and safety of the entire process. Travel Fun - The Travel group had the fantastic opportunity to tour the USS Ronald Reagan which is on its' inaugural visit to San Diego. Forth seniors had a guided tour of the flight deck, the admirals quarters, and the bridge and then went to the Del Coronado for lunch. Big Band Sounds - The Band is back! The old OASIS Dance Band will be performing again once a month. A little over 100 people were in attendance at the September event and the band was given rave reviews. The Friends of OASIS voted to cover the cost of this band for a period of one year. We are looking forward to having live music at the Center again. DMV Lecture - The DMV held a presentation on "What to expect if you are required to complete a Departmental Investigation ?" Robert Sammartino, Outreach Liaison for the Irvine Driver Safety Office, answered questions regarding the re- examination process or related traffic safety issues. UCI Medical Lecture - UCI Physician, Dr. Arthur Zepeda, discussed common pain syndromes in older adults and current pain management treatments, including medications, procedural intervention, physical therapy, snychotherapy and alternative approaches. Monthly Activities Report Page 9 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING Long Trips 10,155 CUSTOMERS • RECREATIONAL CLASSES N/A Pechanga Casino 46 USS Ronald Regan 40 5,410 CUSTOMERS PERSONALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED 35 1,703 CUSTOMERS Includes: Pankcake Breakfast N/A Blood Pressure 53 Housing counseling 35 Braille n/a Information /Referral 1,040 Counseling- persons 5o Legal Assistance 6 Eldercare 7 Senior Assessment(hrs) 45 Employment 25 Telephone Reassurance 300 HICAP 6 Visual Screening 5 Homerepair Program 0 Transportation 131 SENIORS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Care -A -Van 698 Shuttle 314 1,012 CUSTOMERS CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOON MEALS AT THE CENTER 1,436 CUSTOMERS VOLUNTEER HRS. OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CENTEI 1,787.00 HOURS Includes: Kitchen ft Home (•equiv. to 9 full -time employees) Front Office Travel Office Gift Shop Library Instructors President Treasurer Vice President Bookkeeper Taxes PARTICIPANTS IN FRIENDS OF OASIS TRAVEL PROGRAMS Day Trips Long Trips Canine Companion 40 N/A Pechanga Casino 46 USS Ronald Regan 40 L. Welk - Desert Song 35 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Pankcake Breakfast N/A OASIS Golfers Computer Friends 94 Sunday Movies- Movie - Welcome to Mooseport 17 Whole Nine Yards UCI Lecture - Hearing 50 Uptown Girls Tax Assistance 19 Amadeus Fried Green Tomatoes The King and I • 161 CUSTOMERS 0 433 CUSTOMERS 153 16 19 23 23 19 (Item 3) October 5, 2004