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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4D - RSS Activity ReportRecreation Services Monthly Activities Report To: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission From: Sean Levin, Recreation Superintendent Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report GHOULS, SEA MONSTERS AND NEW INTERPRETERS On October 31 the Marine Division dazzled the group attending the Department Halloween Pot -luck. For those of you who might remember those wonderful children's shows from the do's like "HR Puff -n- Stuff' and "Land of the Lost ", you will recognize "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters." Marine staff made a splash as Mama, Burp, Slurp and Sigmund Ooze. Lunch guests were offered treasures from the sea which included a menu of octopus, squid and seaweed salad. SWIM PASS CARD FOR ADULT LAP SWIM Beginning November 21, staff began issuing to MBAC lap swimmers a new SWIM PASS card that allows swimmers to digitally scan their card each time they attend. In January 2012, lap swimmers will be able to renew or refill their pass card online at the City's website. Item 4D January 3, 2012 Lap swimmers were informed by mail, email, and by City staff when attending lap swim. Below is how the new pass card system works: How it Works: At your next visit to MBAC, staff will provide a swim card, which includes taking your picture and setting up your account. Once you receive your swim card, you can purchase lap swim visits in advance (5 visit minimum) and recharge your pass card as needed at the MBAC. You may pay by check or credit card only. What Changes: Your pass card will be scanned at the MBAC each time you swim and one visit is deducted. As part of this new system, cash will no longer be accepted. Lap Swan Pass Card Fees: Visits Adults Seniors 5 $15 $10 20 $50 $35 (non- residents add $1o) Annual $16o $110 (non - residents add $30) SCMAF STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD On November io, Recreation Leader Ethan Machado was awarded with the prestigious Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation ( SCMAF) Student Scholarship Award at the Toyota USA Automobile Museum in the City of Torrance. The award is presented annually at the SCMAF Installation Banquet. Ethan attends CSU, Long Beach, majoring in Recreation & Leisure Studies. Ethan's goal is to become a City Recreation Sports Supervisor after graduating. Ethan coaches Youth Flag Football in the City's Youth Sports program and works at Active Kids after school program and participated in SCMAF Men's softball tournaments. SCMAF Student scholarships are awarded to those pursuing their degree in Recreation or a related field. The SCMAF scholarships are provided in conjunction with the Latino Basketball Association Guerrero Family Scholarship fund and the generous donations of SCMAF members. NEWPORT BEACH STAFF SCORES WITH SCMAF AWARDS! On December 7, Recreation division staff attended the Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation — Orange County annual Awards Luncheon held at the Newport Sports Museum. After a former Rams player LeRoy Irvin spoke, SCMAF -OC Vice President Scott Williamson began by announcing the organization's annual scholarship to Recreation Leader Ethan Machado, an active member in SCMAF as a flag football coach and volunteers for various regional meets and competitions. Assistant Recreation Coordinator Tu Phan was presented the SCMAF -OC Appreciation Award for his volunteer role at the SCMAF-OC Track & Field Championship Meet. And not to be outdone, Assistant Recreation Coordinator Angela Ernst received the organization's Citation Award for organizing and running the County's Flag Football championship tournament and handling the Track and Field Meet's awards. Congratulations to all three of our exceptional staff members — they always go above and beyond the call of duty to make youth sports a successful experience for all of our children! MARINE PROTECTION The Recreation & Senior Services Department is proud to announce the inception of its new MPA Watch Program, which began November 1, 2011. This program supports the implementation of the new Crystal Cove and Upper Newport Bay State Marine Conservation Areas (SMCAs) created by the State Department of Fish and Game (DFG) throughout California. The MPA Watch Program utilizes community volunteers along with the City's Marine Naturalists to observe and document human uses in the SCMAs, from surfing and kayaking to tide pool exploring and fishing. The information collected will be used to assist the city and the DFG in protecting ecosystems in the SMCAs by identifying sites where additional resources such as signs or docent educators may be needed. As part of a countywide MPA Watch Program, this effort is carried out in partnership with Orange County Coastkeeper. On October 19, the California Fish and Game Commission selected January 1, 2012 as the implementation date for newly created Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Southern California. This includes seven MPAs in Orange County, two of which are in Newport Beach, the Upper Newport Bay and Crystal Cove SMCAs. The creation of these two MPAs ensures much needed ecosystem protection for one of the largest estuaries in Southern California and complete tide pool protection for the Newport Beach coast. The MPAs were created as part of a statewide effort to protect and restore marine ecosystems that have suffered declines due to a number of factors including overfishing, water pollution, and overdevelopment. The City is doing our part to protect and restore our important marine resources by working to assist the DFG in implementing the new MPAs. The city will do this through both its existing tide pool education program and additional public outreach on the new MPAs, focusing on their location and regulations. For more information contact Michelle Clemente at g4g- 644 -non6 or MClemente(&newportbeachca.gov . NEW TO MARINE PROTECTION Chelsea Crager joined the City as a Marine Naturalist Interpreters for the city of Newport Beach in November. Born and raised in the Coachella Valley, she was excited for the opportunity to move to the much cooler weather of Orange County to attend UC Irvine in 2008. There she studied Earth and Environmental Sciences and played club volleyball. She got the unique opportunity to spend a summer studying ecosystem health in Costa Rica. Upon graduation she began graduate studies at UCI in the field of Urban and Regional Planning. Also joining the team - Alex Nicely. She grew up in Western Washington about an hour north of Seattle where she and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Marine Biology in 2007. She worked for the Marine Life Center in Bellingham, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Woodland Park Zoo, People for Puget Sound, and the Seattle Aquarium. Alex moved to Southern California two years ago and is an After School Science Instructor for the Discovery Science Center and a Tidepool Educator for the Laguna Ocean Foundation. It is her goal to inspire kids of all ages to learn about science and to protect fragile marine and estuarine ecosystems found here in Orange County and around the world. RESTORING MARINE RESOURCES (a) BUCK GULLY The grant funded Buck Gully trail project being administered by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy is underway and is scheduled to be completed in February of 2012. The project includes a 2.27 mile and 1.05 mile loop trail with 4 bridges and site amenities. The new trail will offer users an amazing nature experience within Newport Beach. KUDOS The Recreation and Senior Service Department received the following email from Dennis Bress about Contract Instructor Alignment for Life — Stephanie Perez and her morning Yoga Stretch class. Hi Laura, this is Dennis Bress from Balboa Island:-) Hope you are well I met you when we did the re opening of the Beek Center on Balboa Island. That was a great event. : -) Just wanted to say "Thank you" and to let you know we are really enjoying the Monday 7:30am morning Yoga class by instructor Stephanie. She is the best! Really knows her stuff and the class is awesome. I had a back issue and now feel so much better. Any ways, thanks and keep up the good work. PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM As part of the ongoing maintenance program the swing buckets, chains and brackets were replaced at West Newport Park at the Orange Street playground. Additionally, sand was added at the Newport Shores park playground, special thanks to the Parks Division for their assistance with delivery of the sand! PARTNERSHIP WITH NMUSD Over the last 8 years, the City has contributed $36o,000 in pool repairs and improvements, including replacement of the pool doors, rehab of the pool, upgrading the shallow end of the pool, improving the lighting and upgrading the girls' locker room at Newport Harbor High School. Best, Dennis Bress The City has contributed $1.4 million for pool enhancements, replacement of pool doors, and replacement of pool lighting at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center. In addition, the City was instrumental in moving the tennis courts and providing additional parking at CdM High School through Bond funds. The partnership with the NMUSD allows City residents to enjoy both Olympic size pools with lap swim, recreational swim, youth water polo, swim lessons and coming this summer new youth aquatic camps, water aerobics and Aqua Zumba. FACILITY RENTALS During the period of October 16 — December 1q 2011 there were: • 31 Picnic /Park Area Rentals • 14 Room Rentals • 5 Field Rentals • 12 Gym Rentals 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 Oct Nov Park Patrol had the following number of contacts: 1. Requested Calls • 218 with Youth Sports Groups • 261 Field related issues /checks • 16 Park /Picnic /reservation issues /checks • 254 Community Center issues /checks • 118 Playground checks • 54 other • CDM Beach Contacts -- BBQ's -1 • 2 Pre -event checks • 1 Post -event check 2. Public Contacts • 183 education • 154 dog related Written Warnings Issued- 3 for parking violations at BCSP and West Jetty View Park Citations Issued- 3 for parking violations at Bonita Canyon Sports Park SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS As of Dec 15, 2011, there were 221 Special Event Permits processed and issued for the year. Those events of note for this period are: Harbor Heritage Run — Newport Harbor HS, Oct 29, 2011 -- Attendance: 1200 NSSA Surf Contest — 54`J' Street Beach, Nov 5 -6, 2011 --Attendance: 150 Autumn Rowing Festival — NAC, Nov 6, 2011 -- Attendance: 1400 CDM Chamber Christmas Walk — CDM, Dec 4, 20 11 -- Attendance: 5000 NB Chamber Christmas Boat Parade and Fireworks — Harbor, Dec 14 -18, 2011 -- Attendance: 1 Million 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 FITNESS CENTER UPDATE • The Fitness Center (FC) provides a safe, comfortable, senior - friendly exercise environment for the active older adult, providing the opportunity to incorporate an exercise routine into their life which nourishes their mind, body and spirit. As of October 31, 2011: • The FC had 1912 active members • The FC had three volunteers who have donated 45 hours of service during October. • The FC's most popular fitness time continues to be Tooam to 11:ooam; with Mondays the busiest day of the week. • The FC sold 64 new memberships. • The FC renewed 338 memberships; with 379 expired. Below is a chart showing the average daily use (by day) in the FC for the month of Oct. Average Daily Use Monday Toes Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 273 211 218 _..209 $5,760 180 1 123.. $1925 Due to the success of the "Summer Special," the training packages have been extended indefinitely. The FC collected $9,12o in revenue* from personal training (from Aug 3o- Sept 23). Training packages One Hour sessions 30 min sessions 30 min packages ($325/5 sessions) ($75 /hr) ($4o /hr) ($28o/ 8 half hour sessions) $5,760 $98o $ $1925 *$5ActiveNetfee removed from calculation) The Fitness Center has been a great success this past year due in part to the Recreation Coordinator Leslie Hardy — a perfect fit. However, Leslie was promoted to Recreation Supervisor where her job will include supervision of the Newport Coast Community Center and the Aquatics program. Although OASIS will miss her we know that she will do a fantastic job. Justin Schmillen, OASIS Assistant Coordinator was promoted to the full-time position as the OASIS Fitness Center Coordinator. Justin has been on staff since the re- opening back in September 2olo. He comes from San Luis Obispo with a BA and MA in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management. Justin has demonstrated professionalism and great capability and we are pleased to welcome him aboard. THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON The Thanksgiving Luncheon was held November 23 with a traditional turkey dinner and live music. It was a great success. HOLIDAYS OASIS began its' charitable activities to help those less fortunate in the community with a food drive for SOS; the holiday meal drive, sponsored by the Friends was taken to Camp Pendleton for the 1/1 troops and their families, and knitted lap robes were distributed to members living in nursing facilities along with baskets delivered single members during the holidays. All of these activities were made possible by donations from the community and Center members coordinated by Social Services Coordinator Vicki Chin. MEDICARE Many participants received Medicare information help from HICAP counselor Robin Boyd during open enrollment for Medicare as there are many questions to be answered. HICAP, the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program trained volunteers to help people negotiate through the very confusing options for Medicare recipients. During November eight counselors were in the computer lab assisting seniors with choosing the right prescription drug plan. NEW ACTIVITIES AT THE OASIS The OASIS Senior Center continues to grow programming in leaps and bounds. Two new activities were developed with participant input. The first a digital photography workshop taught by Bill Fletcher where he basic features, controls and the correct settings needed to produce good photos will be reviewed. The other new activity is Understanding Financial Markets with Richard Rueb. He will educate seniors on the world financial markets using computers. SPECIAL LECTURES & EVENTS COMING UP AT OASIS .k What is Fair Housing, January 11, loam ,ti Navigating Life's Transitions, January 18, loam 74 Wine & Cheese Social, January 18, 3:30pm INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITY (& OASIS High school students continue to volunteer two afternoons a week helping seniors with technology issues. They meet in the computer lab and provide one -on -one attention with either their computer or cell phone. So far students are showing up on time and the seniors are enjoying the individual attention from these students. OASIS FACILITY RENTALS During the period of October 16 — December 1g. 2on there were: • 19 Classroom Rentals • 6 Event Center Rentals Upcoming Events Date Time Responsible Staff Phone Location Wine &Cheese Social 1118112 3:30pm Marci Byers 3244 OASIS Event Center OCNaturalHistam,l,eeture Series 114112 7Pm Michelle Clemente ': 3035 BackBay3cienee Ctr Winter Recreation & Senior 113112 Raquel Valdez 3156 ioCtrs /Fields in NB Classes Begin MareiByers.- 1882 OASIS le 6 :3 CE, o6L+Cii�.: P:IP ' OCTOBER /NOVEMBER 2011 OASIS UTILIZATION REPORT PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING RECREATIONAL CLASSES Kitchen 8 Home Delivered Meals Front.Office FITNESS CENTER Gift Shop Library PERSONALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED President Treasurer Includes: Bookkeeper Taxes Blood Pressure 115 Information/ Referral Counseling- persons 105 Legal Assistance Eldercare 0 Senior Assessment(hrs) Employment 30 Telephone Reassurance HICAP 94 Visual Screening Housing counseling 60 Transportation Info Taxes (Seasonal) SENIORS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Care -A- Van /Shuttle Movie: The Bucket List 25 CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOON MEALS @ THE CENTER* `includes meals on wheels VOLUNTEER 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 Day Trios Mt. Palomar Winery 26 Pasadena Craftsman Tour 44 Las Vegas- Flamingo Hotel ft Pechanga 104 Taste of LA 39 Jeopardy Taping 45 SPECIAL EVENTS /SCREENINGS /LECTURES 33,699 CUSTOMERS 7,090 CUSTOMERS 10,973 CUSTOMERS 5,820 CUSTOMERS 4000 10 70 230 6 1100 0 2,692 RIDERS 4,991 CUSTOMERS 2,640 HOURS ( *equiv. to 9 full -time employees) 287 CUSTOMERS Long Trips Majestic Train 22 Costa Rica 7 Prescott Ft Sedona 4 Gardens and Mansions 12 Coronado Thanksgiving 6 11846 PERSONS Trail Trekkies 46 Healthcare Reform fz Medicare 80 OASIS Golfers 232 Healthcare Reform 8 Constitutioi 102 Computer Friends 95 Dental Lecture 7 Let's Go Trippin 115 Flu Shot Clinic 247 Big Band Seminar 272 HICAP Lecture 30 Movie: The Adjustment Bureal 35 UCI Lecture: Anger 55 Oktoberfest Social 140 Hoag Lecture: Got Sleep? 60 Jewlery Presentation 28 Thanksgiving Luncheon 232 Movie: The Bucket List 25 E