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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 - RSS Activity Report (22)(Item 3) January 3, 2006 RECREATION &SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1St Choice for People, Play & 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 Et Senior Services Department. • P 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) January 3, 2006 Soccer - A very busy year wrapped up in December with the conclusion of the fall adult soccer league. Twenty teams competed in 2 divisions with 2 champions crowned in the world cup style league playoffs. Adult soccer continues to grow with 60 teams projected to compete in 2006. Volleyball - The 4- person coed volleyball program conducted at the WNCC on Thursday nights this fall was full with 20 teams participating. The winter program begin in January. Flag Football - The Sunday Adult flag football program wilt begin after the Super Bowl in February and runs 2 seasons a year with and average of 10 teams per season. Basketball - 80 teams registered for the 2006 Winter Adult Hoops season which closed entries on December •2. A full 8 teams are in each and every one of the 10 leagues, and tipoff is scheduled the week of January 9, 2006. Softball — The fall season concluded in December with 88 teams participating and 12 league champions receiving honors. The City's Centennial is being advertised with the winners' outfitted in navy blue "Centennial" sweatshirts. After a holiday break and time for field renovation to get ready for the 2006 schedule, spring leagues will "kickoff' the day after the Super Bowl on February 6, 2006. YOUTH SPORTS Flag Football - Flag Football concluded November 25 with over 250 athletes, grades 3 -8, making the season the largest in Newport Beach Flag Football history. The top teams in each of the three divisions received trophies and all of our participants received medals for their efforts this season. The City of Newport Beach proudly hosted the Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation - Orange County Flag Football tournament at Bonita Creek Park. The City's of San Clemente, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Newport Beach and Saddleback Valley participated in this years tournament. Coaches and players enjoyed playing on Friday night under the lights despite the light drizzle. The results are as follows: • Division A Division B Division C 1st place - Garden Grove 1 st place - San Clemente 1 st place - Santa Ana 2nd place - Santa Ana 2nd place - Newport Beach 2nd place - San Clemente Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 3 January 3, 2006 •The top two finishing teams in each division advanced to the SCMAF Flag Football Championship tournament. The Division A tournament was hosted by Garden Grove; Division B by Riverside and Division C by Oxnard in December. • Youth Council - Thank you to Program Manager Dan Trimble for presenting the Marina Park proposals to the at the November 14 meeting. The Youth Council volunteered at the Winter Wonderland event on December 10'" and helped operate the snack bar, assisting with Santa Visits, crafts, snow area, letters to Santa, set -up and clean -up. The Youth Council will be decorating the Rose Parade Float on December 29. AFTER SCHOOL AND CAMPS KidScene - On December 6, KidScene staff met for their second bimonthly staff meeting of the school year and trained for a Mini - Challenge Day to promote an atmosphere of respect. Several staff have participated in Challenge Days at local high schools and worked to alter activities to be age appropriate for the 1 -6 grade age group. The Mini - Challenge Days will take place in January. The KidScene After School sites were a major contributor to the 17`" Annual Winter Wonderland with creativity and decor! The Mariners location painted an 8'x24' banner for the stage backdrop, CYC painted the backdrop for pictures with Santa, and WNCC constructed a mailbox for Letters to Santa, and a snowman beanbag board and elf hockey goalie for the games. Winter Recess Camp - The Winter Recess ran from December 27 -30 and from January 3 -6. New to camp this year are Wednesday field trips to Knott's Merry Farm and Thursday field trips to the Central Library to watch a holiday movie on the big screen! TEEN PROGRAMMING Afternoons on the Bav - The first session of this collaborative program with the Newport Sea Base concluded November 14 and Session II began December 1. The teens are learning the basics of fishing, boating, and kayaking on Mondays and Thursdays. Teen are enjoying themselves on the Bay learning how to fish and catch the big one! CONTRACT CLASSES NEW Winter 2006 Classes- Beginning Mid January • Digital Photography at OASIS with Roy Boorman - learn what makes a picture - perfect memory, that is pretty enough to frame and how to digitally touch up the photo before it goes to print. • • NIA- Neuromuscular Integrative Action which is a mind -body, high- powered energizing workout that borrows from the precision of tae kwon do, the slow deliberation of tai chi, the flow of aikido. Class instructed by Marilyn Tradewell at West Newport Community Center. • The Care and Feeding of Your Computer with Ginger McKay -learn the important maintenance, including clean up, de- fragmenting and updating virus protection. Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) Page 4 January 3, 2006 • Once Upon a Time Pint -Size Princesses with Rhonda Felton - Calling all princesses to put on their • fluffy, princess dress and join the magical fairytale time at Cliff Drive Park. A uATICS Swimming - The Newport Beach Aquatics Club run by Coach Bandarak swept the Southern California Division of the United States Swimming Tournament and the CdM Youth Water Polo competed against ninety -three swim teams over a two week period, and swept the competition by taking 1' and 2nd place home in all eight age divisions. The recruitment process for summer 2006 lifeguards and swim instructors has begun! Staff will be advertising at the local college and universities, high school career centers, nearby city HR departments, in the Newport Navigator and online. Staff will conduct ongoing interviews as applications are received. As • always, retention is sometimes a struggle as many part- timers will be graduating and are college bound • Planning, For The Future - Staff was invited to attend a meeting on December 12 at CdM High School by members of the Water Polo Boosters to discuss future repair/ renovation needs at the MBAC. The Boosters Club presented preliminary plans drawn by an architect regarding possible repairs to the pool itself and remodeling of facilities serving the pool. Both the District and City staff are reviewing the plans to see how they meet the needs of serving the students and our residents and we are both mainly interested in those items that enhance pool safety and health issues. RECREATION SPECIAL EVENTS Rent -A -Santa - Approximately 50 Newport Beach residents requested a visit from Santa Claus. He was available for rental at $55 per half -hour, $45 for each additional half -hour. Santa visited 45 to 50 private residences and events throughout the City, including the annual Winter Wonderland at Bonita Creek Park and the OASIS pancake breakfast. Back Bay Bow Wow Es Top Dog Fashion Show - The 13th Annual Top Dog Show !3 Back Bay Bow Wow Show co- sponsored by the City and the Newport Dunes Water Front Resort was held in October. This was the first year the City joined the event by offering a 2 Mile Fun Walk /Run along with the annual Top Dog Fashion Show. This year, over 150 participants and their dogs participated in the event. Monthly Activities Report Page 5 •Snow Reported In Newport Beach - The 17`h Annual Winter Wonderland had 45 tons of snow delivered to Bonita Creek Park. With all this snow, over 2750 participants flocked to the park to enjoy the snow and many activities, such as: Snowball Target Area, Snow Sled Hill, Train Rides, Crafts It Games, Visit from Santa. Each year this event continues to grow, and we feel the new Location offering more parking and the ability to add activities and increased publicity/ marketing helped us achieve our record numbers. Special thanks to General Services, especially Rick Scott and Patrick Newett for the awesome holiday cutouts for our snowball throwing area, it was the hit of the event! (Item 3) January 3, 2006 Flashlight Egg Hunt - Staff is beginning to plan the 2nd Annual Flashlight Egg Hunt which will be held on April 7, 2006, at Bonita Creek Park. The event will include a flashlight egg hunt, games, crafts, entertainment, and bouncers. Over 500 participants participated in the pouring rain last year. FACILITIES USE AND REPAIRS Floor Resurfacing - The Lincoln Athletic Center Gym was resurfaced December 28as part of the bi- annual floor maintenance resurfacing program. The Gym reopened on January 3, 2006. Irvine Terrace Park Youth Playground - The youth playground is scheduled to be replaced starting January 9, 2006. It will take about a month for the contractor to remove the existing structure, install the new structure and install safety /ADA rubber surfacing. Staff anticipates the opening of the playground to take place in mid - February. The picture is a rendering of the playground. Facility Rentals During the period of Oct 16, 2005 - Dec 15, 2005 there were: • 34 Picnic/ Park Area Rentals • 42 Room Rentals • 11 Field Rentals • 10 Gym Rentals Outdoor park rentals slowed down a bit as the weather has cooled down. There has been an increase in •requests for indoor parties at the community centers. Various HOAs are utilizing the community center rooms to hold monthly meetings. There were a total of (2) wedding reservation rentals for this period: (2) Peninsula Park -Oct 1, 2005 -150 guests Monthly Activities Report Page 6 • PARK PATROL (Item 3) January 3, 2006 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 October. Park Patrol had the following contacts: 1. Requested Calls 0 150 with Youth Sports Groups 0 69 Field related issues /checks - checked on softball tournaments at Bonita Creek Park, reported a large hole in the field at Lincoln and holes in the fence at Bonita Creek, reported tire tracks on fields at Lincoln and Bonita Creek, stopped softball players from warming up on walkway at Bonita Creek, stopped a female from cursing at a football game at Bonita Creek. 0 6 Picnic/ reservation issues /checks: stopped an unpermitted and unsafe skateboarding event at Mariners Park, stopped alcohol consumption at Irvine Terrace Park, stopped smoking at Lookout Point, reported trash left behind after event at Buffalo Hills Park, 0 109 Community Center issues /checks: unlocked and locked various community center rooms /gyms, checked on weekly meetings at community rooms. 0 48 Playground checks - checked all playgrounds for safety issues and vandalism. Reported graffiti at Mariners, Bonita Canyon, Galaxy, and CDM Beach restrooms. 0 13other- assisted with Back Bay Bow Wow event, removed illegal signs at various parks in the city, checked for homeless persons at Channel Place Park. Reminded dog owners to keep dogs on leashes • at numerous parks. 0 9 Pre -event check 0 5 Post -event checks 2. Public Contacts 0 21 education 0 1 alcohol -Irvine Terrace Park 0 24 dog related Additional Info - As of October 20, Craig Brown has served as Lead Park Patrol Officer for two years and has done a great job for the City and is a big part of why this program has been so successful. Craig has done a great job of training new officer, Doyle Baker. Written Warnings Issued - 5 for parking violations Citations Issued - 6 for parking violations at Lincoln, Bonita Creek, Arroyo and San Miguel Park During the month of November. Park Patrol had the following contacts: 1. Requested Calls 0 72 with Youth Sports Groups 0 72 Field related issues /checks- turned on /off field lights at various fields, monitored youth sports and club team use of city fields, stopped parents who were interupting a softball game at Bonita Creek, updated Mudline during rain to close fields, reported Rugby on field early for practice at Peninsula • Field, reported muddy field at Bonita Creek Field. 0 10 Picnic/ reservation issues /checks: monitored scheduled picnic reservations at various parks. 0 111 Community Center issues /checks: unlocked and locked various community center rooms /gyms, checked on weekly meetings at community rooms. Assisted staff with unsafe parking issues at CYC (parents of school children picking up in park lot) Monthly Activities Report Page 7 (Item 3) January 3, 2006 • 0 53 Playground checks - checked all playgrounds for safety issues and vandalism. Reported Cliff Drive Park basketball court needed leaves blown off, reported Peninsula Park play equipment in need of repair, 0 27 other- assisted with Back Bay Bow Wow event, removed illegal signs at various parks in the city, checked for homeless persons at Channel Place Park. Reminded dog owners to keep dogs on leashes at numerous parks. 0 4 Pre -event check 0 3 Post -event checks 2. Public Contacts 0 16 education 0 2 alcohol - Channel Place Park, Arroyo, 0 16 dog related Additional Info - Both of our Park Patrol Officer's continue to do a great job for the City and the community. They have been especially helpful with monitoring the busy use of the athletic fields. They continue to be helpful to other City Departments, General Services, Police, and Revenue. They have been assisting the Revenue Dept. by helping enforce and explain the regulations for commercial photography on the beaches. Written Warnings Issued- 3 for parking violations at Lincoln and Bonita Canyon Citations Issued- 6 for parking violations at Bonita Creek, Arroyo, Peninsula, and Lincoln Parks • SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS As of Dec 20, 2005, there were 319 Special Event Permits processed and issued for the year. Events of note for this period are: Back Bay Bow Wow- Back Bay Drive, October 29, 2005, attendance: 250 NSSA Jr. Surf Contest- 56`" Street Beach, November 5 -6, 2005, attendance:100 NAC Rowing Festival -Back Bay, November 6, 2005, attendance: 1000 CDM Christmas Walk- Bandera Parking Lot, CDM, Dec 4, 2005, attendance:2000.5000 Winter Wonderland- Bonita Creek Park, Dec 10, 2005, attendance: 2000 Newport Harbor Boat Parade- Newport Harbor, Dec 14 -18, 2005, attendance:1 Million OTHER Education - Adult Sports and Field Maintenance Staff attended the Annual Gail Materials Field Maintenance Conference held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Staff was given a real view into the tricks of the trade from an Alt -Star team of speakers and hands on demonstrations. The Lead Groundskeepers from Angel Stadium, Petco Park (Padres), Bank One Ballpark (Diamondbacks) and the Home Depot Center made up the Alt -star team of speakers. The Manager of the All Star speaker team and Keynote Speaker was George Toma who is the Grandfather of Field Maintenance. Among George's accomplishments include preparing the field for EVERY Superbowl as well as being the head groundskeeper for the Kansas City Royals • and Kansas City Chiefs. Looks Who Talking Again - On December 1, 2005 Director Marie Knight presented a seminar to the California Park and Recreation Society, District X members regarding performance evaluations and job coaching at the Central Library. Over 85 members took part in the program, which was sold out over 3 weeks ago. Special thanks to Tina Watson and Eddie Flores for helping staff host this event at the Central Library! • • • Monthly Activities Report Page 8 SENIOR SERVICES To: Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission From: Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report (Item 3) January 3, 2006 Coastline College Classes - During the holiday, classes take a break and the Center is quieter. Coastline College ended their fall semester on the 16`h and will begin again the week of January 30. Students are in the process of registering for classes at this time. Holiday Activities - The annual Holiday Luncheon was held on the 21'` and City employees helped serve the meal. Homer Bludau, Sharon Wood, Dan Ohl and Sean Levin were there to help. We are had a full house with 170 seniors joining us for lunch and entertainment. During the holidays, staff keeps busy with leading the charge of charitable giving activities. Staff collected toys for the soup kitchen in Costa Mesa, food for SOS, lap robes for our members who are now living in nursing homes, knitted caps for the homeless and gifts were delivered to Someone Who Cares Soup Kitchen who were very happy. Because if Hurricane Katrina They say that they are receiving much fewer gifts this year most likely due to people making donations to the Hurricane effort instead. They pass these gifts out to approximately 1000 local families. 24 Holiday baskets to our homebound seniors were delivered the week before Christmas. As usual, Vicki filled them with all kinds of goodies for people to enjoy. We get the names of these special people who need a little cheer during the holidays from many sources including our meals -on- wheels drivers and our own Senior Shuttle drivers. Help for the Soldiers in Iraq - We are also collecting on an on -going basis, items for the soldiers in Iraq. We have made a contact with an organization who knows exactly how to package and sent items so that they will go directly to the troops. We are collecting items such as lip balm, eye drops, DVD movies, current magazines, pocket books, candy, and Gatorade powder mix. Personal letters are also appreciated and put in each package. Holiday Wine and Cheese -Staff hosted an open house Wine and Cheese event for the OASIS participants. This was our third year doing this event and each year it is very well attended. Of course we did our traditional sing -a -long which was lead by our own Susie MacGregor and Marie Knight. However the main entertainment was a lovely group of young people who have a classical Quartet. They are all in high school. About 150 people enjoyed the cheese and wine that was offered.