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Home My WebLink About03 - RSS Activity Report - 10-05-20101 Recreation Services Monthly Activities Report To: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission From: Sean Levin, Recreation Superintendent Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report STAFF PUTS ARTISTIC TALENT TO WORK Recreation Manager Janet Cates and Recreation Leader Doll Knight used their artistic abilities to improve the atmosphere of the West Newport Community Center Active Kidz homework room. Pictured is a mural that features a tree, grass, flowers, various critters and the sun! Item 3 October 5, 2010 NCCC Tables & Chairs Although Newport Coast Community Center was closed from August 30 thru September 12 for electrical work and painting, staff was hard at work accomplishing tasks difficult to complete when classes are in session. Staff power washed over 50 classroom tables and 300 chairs in preparation for the new fall season of classes that began in September. Other tasks included a thorough cleaning of the gymnasium bleachers, door threshold repairs, and cleaning and disinfecting gymnastics mats. CYC INTERIOR DOOR HARDWARE COMPLETED Over the past year, the Community Youth Center (CYC) was transformed from a quiet, hidden building, to a beautiful and bustling community center. The building has undergone a complete renovation from the inside out, creating new office space, classroom, and reception area. New door hardware was installed throughout the building replacing the pre - existing, twenty year old hardware. Thus creating a safer, more secure facility. BUCK GULLY PROGRAM The Recreation & Senior Services Department partnered with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy to create Open Space Programs, which allow residents to gain access to one of Newport's best kept secrets. Buck Gully is a natural, coastal canyon that occurs within the City of Newport Beach. The canyon is teeming with plants and wildlife. Exploring Buck Gully is yet another tribute to the diverse beauty of Newport Beach. Join us on an exploration hike through Buck Gully on one of the dates listed below. To register for a program, go to http://www.irlandmarks.org/activities Urban Ecology & Wildlife Tracking Interpretive Hike Sunday, October 17, 2010 9: ooam -Noon Age: 1o+ Winter Birds of Buck Gully Friday, December 3, 2010 8:oo- 11:ooam Age: 16+ POOL LIFEGUARD SAVES LIFE WHILE ON FAMILY VACATION While vacationing with his family in Yellowstone National Park, Pool Lifeguard Elliot Waniek responded to a woman crying out for help. An elderly man had collapsed and was unconscious just a few rooms down the hall. Elliot responded quickly, evaluated the situation, and performed CPR until EMS arrived on the scene about 10 minutes later and airlifted the victim to a hospital. Elliot was later informed that the man suffered a stroke and was probably alive because of his swift response and training in first aid. As a result of Elliot's heroic deed, the hotel provided free hotel rooms for the length of his family's stay. SCHOOL BEGAN! 1 The ACTIVE Kidz After- School Program began September '7 and is operating daily from school dismissal to 6pm. ACTIVE Kidz is designed for youth in grades K- 6a' grade. Daily activities include homework assistance, arts and crafts, computer lab and non - competitive games! Families are enjoying a new calendar format of themed days throughout the year. All sites are currently working to maximize registration by attending Back to School Night this week and working to build a collaborative relationship with the principals and teachers at the schools served. For the even younger age group, Pre - School io1 began on September 13 at Mariners Library and Newport Coast Community Center. Registration filled to capacity in all 4 classes before the end of August! The fall trimester will run through mid - December with planned activities teaching participants numbers and letters. Art, music, and creative arts will help them prepare for Kindergarten! Both sites are ably supervised by Senior Recreation Leaders Kristen Aguirre and Megan Hanley. FALL ADULT SPORTS UPDATE Fall season adult sports are alive and well in Newport Beach. Basketball season tipped off the week of September 13 with 66 teams competing in tt different leagues. Community Centers at West Newport and Newport Coast, in addition to the Lincoln Athletic Center Gym and Ensign's Junior High School gym are hosting all the action. The outdoor sports of coed soccer and softball are also burning up the playing fields. Forty-one coed adult a on ii soccer teams are competing in four divisions on the fields of Newport Beach. The City's coed soccer league is widely observed to be the largest coed soccer league in Califomia! Fifty-eight softball teams also round out the outdoor adult sports leagues. Games are played until iopm weekdays for both soccer and softball. Game sites include Arroyo Park, Bonita Creek Park, Lincoln Athletic Center, and CYC /Grant Howald Park. FOUR PLAYGROUNDS RESURFACED General Contractor R E. Schultz Construction and Tot Turf completed the resurfacing of four parks, including West Newport Community Center, Eastbluff, San Miguel and Bayview. The contractor completed the work within a week and each of the playgrounds were closed down for 2 -3 days each. In addition to the resurfacing, the playground equipment at Eastbluff Park received a facelift, with a new tot playhouse and new climbing, play panels and shade roofs attached to the playground structure. The surfacing was also extended to the swings to meet ADA compliance. All four park playgrounds are a bit cheerier now, due to the brightly colored surfaces! Special thanks to Public Works for their assistance with the projects! MARINE PROTECTION & EDUCATION ADOPTION The Recreation Division is pleased to announce that they have adopted Marine Protection and Education from Harbor Resources — and a great match it is! Recreation Manager Janet Cates is working with Marine Protection Supervisor Michelle Clemente to develop short- and long -term plans for the tidepools and the Back Bay Science Center. Trips down to Michelle's "office by the sea" at Big Corona beach, to the little Corona tidepools and to the Back Bay Science Center have been educational and eye opening! Michelle was introduced to her fellow supervisors recently at the Science Center and to the entire department at the quarterly meeting held at the new OASIS Senior Center. Laura Detweiler, Sean Levin and Janet Cates also attended Michelle's bi- monthly staff meeting and met the Marine Naturalist Interpreters (formerly Tidepool Rangers) Michelle Clemente at the tidepools CARROLL BEEK COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT Recreation staff met with the Balboa Island Improvement Association (BIIA) to update them on the Carroll Beek Community Center remodel project. Discussion included colors /projects materials, construction timeline, and plans for the community center when it re- opens. Discussion items included: • Recreation staff will be working with California State University, Long Beach students from the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, to create a survey for Balboa Island to gage what types of programming they desire at the community center. • BIIA and the City will partner together to do an "Open House" pancake breakfast in March 2011, to showcase the remodeled facility and expanded program offerings. • BIIA and the City will partner on marketing the online program survey, grand re- opening of the center and programming through the BIIA's The Island Bridge. • BIIA requested City staff to address concerns regarding the basketball court signage. Staff will update the signage and place a new basketball backboard before the community center re- opens. FACILITY RENTALS During the period of July 16— Aug 15, 2010 there were: • 21Picnic /Park Area Rentals • 9 Room Rentals • 10 Field Rentals Gym Rentals 2 Wedding reservation — Galaxy View Park -July 31, 2010, 75 guests Begonia Park - August 28, 2010, 70 guests 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 will be two months behind (i.e. in June you will receive April summary) During the month of AugPark Patrol had the following number of contacts: 1. Requested Calls • 49 with Youth Sports Groups • 7o Field related issues /checks • 16 Park /Picnic /reservation issues /checks • 92 Community Center issues /checks • 5o Playground checks • 23 other • CDM Beach Contacts • 136 BBQ's • 79 Tents • 1 Pre -event check s • 1 Post -event checks 2. Public Contacts • 396 education (increase is due to the increased presence at CDM Beach) • 14 alcohol • 97 dog related Written Warnings Issued - 8 - unauthorized class on public property; commercial photography with no permit; parking violation at China Cove; vendors at CDM Beach; drinking in public at CDM Beach; parking violation at West Jetty View Park. Citations Issued- 2 - parking violation at West Jetty View Park, 1 for barbequing at CDM Beach. 4 SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS As of Sept 15, two, there were 179 Special Event Permits processed and issued for the year Those events of note for this period were: NB Lifeguard Swim— CdM Beach— 8/28— Attendance 200 CdMChamber Car Show- CdM Beach- 9/12- Attendance 5000 Upcoming Events The Rainmaker OASIS Sample Class Week OASIS Grand Re- Opening Urban Ecology & Wildlife Interpretive Hike Room Service Winter Birds of Suck Gully Interpretive Hike Winter Wonderland Date Time Responsible Staff Phone Location 9110 -11/10 2 &8pm NTACStaff 631 -0288 NTAC 1o/4 -m 18 allday Celeste Jardine -Haug 644 -3247 OASIS 10/9 2pm Celeste Jardine -Haug 644 -3247 OASIS 10117 gam Irvine Ranch Conservancy 714 -5o8 -4757 Buck Gully 11/12 -12/12 2 & 8pm NTAC Staff 631 -0288 NTAC 12/3 gam Irvine Ranch Conservancy 714 -508 -4757 Buck Gully 1214 loam JVincent 644-3151 Bonita Creek "Your First Choice for Connecting People, PI ms" 5 Senior Services Monthly Activities Report To: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission From: Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager Re: Senior Services Division Monthly Activities Report OASIS SENIOR CENTER — OPEN The move into the new facility was a challenge at best, but it was done with great success. The staff and Friends offices are together as the Center construction and finishing touches are being completed. We had our soft opening on September 20 and our grand re- opening celebration is scheduled for October 9 at 2 -5Pm. New staff began work September 7 and we have put them through many trainings so that they were ready for the onslaught of customers on September 20. We have a great crew who are excited and enthusiastic about their new jobs and the facility. Everyone is pitching in to do whatever is needed. Thanks to the great work of our HR Department who made the hiring process a great experience and to our IT Division who is working around the clock to get us up and running to serve the public. �I SOI01 QIIT[I d. I> _•- - !; 4101 ., tai -i : • .r { ar "XI August 2010 OASIS UTILIZATION REPORT PARTICIPANTS ATTENDI NG RECREATIONAL CLASSES PERSONALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED Includes: Blood Pressure 55 Counseling- persons 45 Eldercare 0 Employment 30 HICAP 4 Housing counseling 30 SENIORS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Care -A- Van /Shuttle CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOON MEALS AT THE CENTER* *includes meals on wheels Trail Trekkies VOLUNTEER HRS. OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CENTER Includes: Kitchen 8 Home Delivered Meals Front Office Travel Office Gift Shop Library Instructors President Treasurer Vice President Bookkeeper Taxes PARTICIPANTS IN FRIENDS OF OASIS TRAVEL/ SAILING CLUB Day Trips Getty Villa 44 Disney Concert Hall 40 Pala Casino 55 Lone Trips SPECIAL EVENTS /SCREENINGS /LECTURES Big Band Seminar 70 Trail Trekkies 32 OASIS Golfers 157 Computer Friends UCI Lecture 24 Information / Referral Legal Assistance Senior Assessment(hrs) Telephone Reassurance Visual Screening Transportation Info Taxes (Seasonal) 8,591 CUSTOMERS 2,124 CUSTOMERS 2,273 CUSTOMERS 1430 12 20 264 3 380 1,526 RIDERS 2,062 CUSTOMERS 680.00 HOURS ( *equiv. to 9 full -time employees) Sailina Club- Sailors OASIS III OASIS IV 323 CUSTOMERS 68 116 283 PERSONS N