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Home My WebLink About3 - RSS Activity Report (12)(Item 3) September 2, 2003 ORECREATION & SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT 15` Choice for People, Play It Programs To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Marie Knight, Recreation Ft 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 are enclosed. • - U Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 2 September 2, 2003 RECREATION SERVICES To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Andrea McGuire, Recreation Superintendent Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report ADULT SPORTS Softball- Men's ft Co -ed - One hundred and thirty five Adult Softball teams completed their busy summer softball season in August with over 700 games played and officiated by the outstanding City contracted umpires. The season was a success! Only 3 games were cancelled and rescheduled due to wet field conditions. Each league champion team received awards (shirts and plaque) on the field at the conclusion of their last game. Approximately 100 teams have registered for the fall season which will begin the week of September 8. Games will be played at Bonita Creek Park, Grant Howald Park (CYC), Arroyo Park, and Lincoln Athletic Center. The Adult program will share fields with the co- sponsored youth groups during the busy fall season. Play Ball! .Basketball - Eighty -eight summer hoop teams wrapped play on August 28 with 11 different league champions crowned. The break will be short as another 80 plus teams will begin the week of September 8`h for the fall season. Newport Beach is proud to have the largest Adult Basketball program of any agency in Southern California! Over 325 teams annually register and play adult basketball in the City! YOUTH SPORTS B: PROGRAMS Summer Hoops - The Summer Hoops program completed play the week of August 4m with two 235 youth, grades 1 -6 finishing out the season. The final week of competition included the awards ceremonies with the 1s` place teams receiving trophies and all other participants receiving medals. Flag Football - The Flag Football program kicks off on September 26`h at Bonita Creek Park. This recreational program offers local children the opportunity to play organized sports with other neighborhood children. Practices are held at local elementary schools on weekday afternoons and City Recreation Leaders form and coach teams at each site. This season will offer three age divisions: Division C (grade 3 -4), and Division B (grade 5.6) and Division A (grades 7 -8). The A Division is a new age division that will be offered this year. The league ends in mid November with the winners in each division advancing to the SCMAF Orange County tournament hosted by the City of Newport Beach. Youth Council - Applications for the 2003/04 Youth Council are ready to be delivered to the local High Schools the week of September 2 1d. All interested applicants will be required to return applications by September 25, 2003 with the first meeting to be held in early October. Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 3 September 2, 2003 Youth Volunteen Program - The Volunteen program, which offered five 7`h and 81h grade youth the opportunity to work alongside recreation leaders to learn valuable work skills and gain training, . concluded on August 29. The Volunteer's were selected through an interview process and then attending training prior to the start of camp. They learned and had fun at the same time! Teen Programming - Recreation Services will be offering the Ensign X- perience for the 2003/04 school year. This drop -in after - school program for 7`h and 8`h graders will be offered three days a week after - school in the Ensign school cafeteria. Students are invited to drop -in for billiards, foosball, table tennis, board games, art and more. In addition to the after - school program special events will also be offered. • NAC Day on the Bay at the Newport Aquatic Center. On Wednesday, September 24`h, students are invited for outrigger canoeing, kayaking and an early evening BBQ. 2 N Annual Ski and Snowboard Day. On Friday, January 301h, students will head to the slopes for a day of fun at Mountain High Resort. The trip includes round -trip transportation, an all -day lift ticket and lunch. Summer Camp - Summer Day Camp just completed the 10`h week the last week of August. Camp was held at the Balboa Community Center and Community Youth Center locations. Each camp offers a variety of activities each week that include games, arts and crafts, sports, walking excursions to beach and bay, walking excursions to library and a weekly field trip to a local amusement park or •sporting event. Through the 10`h week, 551 campers from overseas and throughout the United States had a blast at Summer Day Camp. • KidScene - The KidScene after school program for 1 -6 graders located at Mariners, West Newport Community Center and the Community Youth Center will begin Monday, September 8`h, 2003. Registration for all three sights is September 6`h on a first come, first served basis at Sam with a maximum of 50 participants per site. Cost for the program is $100 every 3 months. To increase supervision, structure and safety of the KidScene program, a part -time Senior Recreation Leader position has been added which will allow the full -time Senior Recreation Leader II to oversee all three sights on a regular basis. CONTRACT CLASSES Summer classes ended August 29 with the fall session beginning September 15. The Navigator was delivered to homes on August 15 and registration is in full swing. Steve Young, adult indoor volleyball instructor, decided to try a youth volleyball program this summer for ages 10 -14. Steve was somewhat apprehensive, as he has kept his classes mainly for adults. He read up on rules and strategy (as well as a little child psychology) and the results were huge. Both 4 -week sessions filled to capacity with only 8 repeat players in the second session (24 students is the maximum). Steve did a great job marketing his class and hopes to offer it again next summer. Mogthly Activities Report Page 4 AQUATIC (Item 3) September 2, 2003 •Swimming lessons ended August 14. The weather has been hot and humid and fools everyone into thinking that it is the middle of summer, but with several colleges starting their fall program on August 18, it is a quick reminder to shift gears Aquatics Classes Revenue Participants Lap Swim $1,117 961 Annual Pass $510 3 Punch Pass $160 3 NBAC -Swim $625 3 NBAC -Jr. Polo $250 2 Rentals $4,046 500 Swimming Lessons 51IM 292 TOTAL $11,029 1,764 FACILITIES USE AND MAINTENANCE Dunne the Deriod of July 16. 2003 through August 15. 2003 there were: • 27 Picnic/ Park Area Rentals • 27 Room Rentals • 5 Field Rentals • 5 Gymnasium Rentals There was a total of (11 weddine reservation rental as follows: • Peninsula Park -July 26th • SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS There were 57 Special Event Permited during this period. Selected Special Events • Pacific Coast Triathlon - July 19 -20 • NBPD National Night Out - August 5 Total # of Special Events for 2003 = 229 (as of 8- 14 -03) OTHER Cliff Drive Park - Construction is scheduled to begin in September with 60 days to complete. Playground Improvements - Work will begin on September 2 with Grant Howald Park and then proceed to San Miguel, Bonita Creek and finally Channel Place Park and will complete by beginning of December. Bonita Creek Kitchen - The remodeling project of the kitchen at Bonita Creek Park is in progress. Recruitments - Staff is currently recruiting for part-time Park Patrol, and a full -time Recreation Manager position. Staff has been involved in a reorganization project to redistribute responsibilities before the Manager recruitment will begin. Is Trainin - The Recreation Division hosted the Coalition of Cities on Teen Programming, quarterly summer meeting on July 29, 2003 at Bonita Creek Park. Forty -five Recreation professionals from throughout Southern California attended the meeting. The Coalition functions to further the improvement, implementation and development of programming for teens through information sharing and training as well as presenting the yearly Teen Jam Day. U • Monthly Activities Report Page 5 SENIOR SERVICES To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager Re: Senior Services Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) September 2, 2003 Rummage Sale - Next month staff will be busy due to the beginning of classes and the hustle and bustle of the rummage sale preparation. The rummage sale will be held on September 26 and 27. Collection for the sale will begin September 8`h. Approximately 100 volunteers work to make this fundraiser a success. Last year, the Friends of OASIS cleared $20,000 on the sale. Senior Volunteers - This month we have been busy gathering names of people who are interested in volunteering at local schools. Both the Alternative High School on Irvine Ave. and Newport Heights Elementary are interested in using senior volunteers to help students in class. It is always hard to find seniors who are willing to do this, however, when they do finally commit, they find it to be the most rewarding experience. Mobile Medical Unit - Staff is in the process of negotiating with UCI Medical Center to have the services of their mobile medical unit at OASIS. UCI has a mobile unit that is able to provide medical screenings and medical counseling with a Geriatric Physician from UCI. The service is funding by a grant from the Orange County Office on Aging. Travel Office - The OASIS Travel office escorted a trip to the popular play "The Producers" on August 14. This trip was sold out within 1 hour after sales began. Seniors enjoy going on trips scheduled through the Travel Office as they do not have to fuss with driving, parking, getting tickets, and they have people to share the experience with. Upcoming trips include The Titanic Exhibit at the California Science Center, Harbor Cruise in San Diego, a Hudson River Valley and New York City tour. The travel office is always busy with many wonderful offerings. Coastline College - New classes began again August 25`h, after a quiet month with many of the classes on break. Due to budgetary constraints at Coastline College, the Center will offer fewer classes by the College. The Emeritus Program offers free classes to people over the age of 60. In order to keep the classes going, we have put those few instructors on contract. Those classes include Ceramics, Aerobics, and Line Dancing. Brand new classes that we are offering include California Impressionism and a cooking /dinner class. Moathty Activities Report Kitchen Et Home Delivered Meals Page 6 Travel Office PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING Library •RECREATIONAL CLASSES PERSONALIZED President SERVICES PROVIDED Vice President Includes: Taxes Blood Pressure 57 Braille 52 Counseling - persons 45 Eldercare 6 Employment 27 HICAP 6 Homerepair Program 1 SENIORS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Care -A -Van 808 Shuttle 301 CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOON MEALS AT THE CENTER VOLUNTEER HRS. OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CENTER Includes: Kitchen Et Home Delivered Meals Front Office Travel Office Gift Shop Library Instructors President Treasurer Vice President Bookkeeper Taxes (Item 3) September 2, 2003 8,938 CUSTOMERS 3,386 CUSTOMERS 2,200 CUSTOMERS Housing counseling 44 Information /Referral 1,577 Legal Assistance 12 Senior Assessment(hm) 35 Telephone Reassurance 320 Visual Screening 5 Transportation 13 1,109 CUSTOMERS 1,457 CUSTOMERS 1,497.50 HOURS (`equiv. to 9 Poll -time employees) •PARTICIPANTS IN FRIENDS OF OASIS TRAVEL PROGRAMS Day Trips .Long Trips Viejas 47 Montana Dejas Exhibit -San Diego 25 Seal Tour -San Diego 47 ATTENDEES TO MEETINGS AT OASIS Board of Directors 19 General Membership 230 SPECIAL EVENTS/SCREENINGS/LECTURES Pamake Breakfast -wt in summer 0 Computer Friends 70 UCI iecture-Mac. Degen. 175 0 137 CUSTOMERS 18 249 PERSONS 400 PERSONS Taxes 46 Friday Movie - "2 weeks notice" 24 OASIS Players 85