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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3 - RSS Activity Report (13)Recreation Services Monthly Activities Report To: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission From: Sean Levin, Recreation Superintendent Re: Recreation Division Monthly Activities Report Item 3 October 2, 2011 COMING TO THE TIDE POOLS IN SPRING 20121 Marine Education Supervisor Michelle Clemente presented an update on the acquisition of a new mobile aquarium to the Coastal Bay and Water Quality Citizens Advisory Committee on August 11. The Traveling Tide Pool vehicle, a collaborative project between the City, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Newport Bay Conservancy, is scheduled to begin operating summer 2012. This vehicle will house local aquatic animals and will function as an interpretive center at Little Corona, while also traveling to local schools for outreach programs. Acquisition of this vehicle through a grant will help us provide visitors with the opportunity to explore the tide pools without damaging them; learn to be good stewards of the marine environment, and expand our outreach potential. WHAT A GREAT SUMMER IT WAS FOR PINT -SIZED CAMPERS & THE SUMMER DAY CAMPS Pint -Sized Campers offered to the smallest 3 to 5 year old campers was held for 8 weeks and conducted by City Senior and Recreation Leaders. These one -week sessions featured visits from the Police and Fire Departments, a `Bubbleologist," furry puppies, and many more. This program was attended by 132 campers and up from the 120 that attended last summer. Summer Day Camp was offered over the 10 weeks that children were out of school and conducted by the Youth Programs staff at two locations, the Community Youth Center in Corona del Mar and at the Balboa Community Center on the Peninsula. The most popular feature of both camps was the opportunity to spend most of their time at the beach, weekly excursions to places such as Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and Wild Rivers. Registration for the summer topped at 883 children, an average of 8o children per week and up from the 877 registered last summer. CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST? The Summer Day Campers participated in a unique opportunity this summer: they made tree ornaments for the nation's Capitol Christmas Tree! This year, the State of California was selected to provide the Capitol Christmas Tree, which will be displayed in Washington, DC throughout the 2on1 holiday season. A 6o foot tree, located in the Sierra Nevada, is a gift to the nation from Stanislaus National Forest, California's "Range of Light." This is symbolic of this year's theme: "California Shines." The tree will serve as the holiday centerpiece on the lawn of our nation's Capitol. It is a long- standing tradition to have the children from the selected state create the ornaments for the Capitol Christmas Tree, and this year is no different. Over 5,000 large ornaments are needed to decorate the 6o -foot tree. The Recreation staff wracked their brains to come up with large ornaments that campers could make that would represent Newport Beach. The result: decorated sand buckets with ocean waves, marine creatures, and Styrofoam ring buoys, all decorated by our campers' little hands! Their names are inside the buckets Newport Beach! AND FALL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER... ...for Pre School non, Active Kids and Flag Football programs, that is! also! Season's Greetings from The Recreation & Senior Services Department fall registration began August nnth and enrollment for these three programs have been strong: • Of the four Pre School im classes offered at Newport Coast Community Center and at Mariners, two are full with established waiting lists. • Of the three Active Kids after school programs at CYC, Mariners and West Newport Community Center, the CYC and Mariners are full with waitlists and there are two spaces left at West Newport. • Our most popular youth sports program, Flag Football has 350 youth enrolled! The games are held on Friday nights at Bonita Creek WHAT'S NEW FROM MARINE PROTECTION & EDUCATION Ever wonder about the white sharks that live in our ocean, or the eelgrass that grows in the Newport Bay? How about the geology of the area or the threatened Western Snowy Plover? What about the marine environment or native plant restoration? These topics and more are the subject of the Orange County Natural History Lecture Series held the first Wednesday of each month at the Back Bay Science Center. Each lecture includes a presentation by an expert to a group of interested naturalists, docents, volunteers and the general public at 7Pm. The Bay Back Science Center on Shellmaker Island is the perfect venue as it provides a casual atmosphere as well as encouraging interaction between the speaker and the audience, while using the state -of -the -art audio /visual equipment. This series is in its third successful year with plans to continue into the future. Coming November 7: Wetland Ecology & Restoration and Marine Mammals presented by Gwen Goodman-Lowe, a marine biologist from CSU Long Beach. Join us! For lecture series information, go to http: //backbaysciencecenter.org / lectureseries.html. COASTAL CLEAN-UP DAY As a part of the largest volunteer event in California, on September 17th over 450 volunteers picked up trash in Newport Beach from the river jetty to Little Corona. With the trash collected from Back Bay over a ton of trash was collected from our city's waterways and beaches. This event is always a wonderful opportunity to not only remove trash, but also educate people about how to better stewards of our environment. Topics presented to the public included water conservation and urban run -off, pollution and marine debris as well as the importance of parks for a healthy community. We all had fun, did some good work, and learned a little! MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, THE MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT (MLPA) AND ORANGE COUNTY MARINE PROTECTED AREAS COUNCIL (OCMPAC) On September 15 the Fish and Game Commission announced that January 1, 2012 as the implementation date for the MLPA in the South Coast Study Region. Marine Protected Areas within Newport Beach include the newly named Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) which stretches from the east jetty at Big Corona to Abalone Point to the south, and the Upper Newport Bay SMCA. As a part of the City's commitment to the implementation of the MLPA, staff works as a part of a regional collaborative, OCMPAC, which includes state and local agencies as well as academic organizations and NGOs. The California Department of Fish and Game and OCMAPC co- hosted a Marine Enforcement Training at Ocean Institute in Dana Point in September in preparation of the MLPA implementation. Attendees included representatives from the Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Game, Orange County District Attorney's Office, law enforcement and marine safety from local agencies along with staff from Newport Beach's Recreation Department. Trainings such as these will be conducted throughout the MLPA implementation process in order to present clear and consistent information countywide. COURT RESURFACING PROJECT Currently, the Department is in the process of resurfacing various City basketball and tennis courts which are done about every 4 -6 years, depending on the amount of use. This year, the following courts are being resurfaced: • Bonita Canyon Sports Park - Tennis & Basketball Courts • Grant Howald Park - Basketball Courts • Irvine Terrace Park — Tennis & Basketball Courts • Bayview Park — Basketball Court • 38h Street Park — Basketball Courts • Balboa Island Park — Basketball Court • Buffalo Hills Park — Basketball Court • Channel Place Park — Basketball Court Funds for this project were provided through the Tennis Reserve Account - City Council Policy B -z, which authorizes staff to set aside 20% of annual tennis class revenues to be used for court resurfacing. CAMPS & CLASSES Season Enrollment Total Summer 2010 5,992 Summer 2011 6,127 PARK PATROL INFO FOR SUMMER From Memorial Day to Labor Day the Park Patrol Staff has been busy walking the beat at Corona del Mar State Beach 4 days a week Friday- Monday. The Park Patrol staffs role is to educate and enforce the rules to make the heavily used beach a safe and enjoyable experience for the thousands of folks that use it daily. Below is a by the numbers of contacts that were made during that time: 495 BBQ contacts 4o Glass Violations 388 Tent Contacts 6o Pallets Stopped 374 Charcoal Contacts 150 Dogs Advised 52 Sand Holes Stopped 20 Vendors Stopped 48 Smokers Stopped 31 Commercial Photo Shoots Advised 61 Alcohol Consumers Stopped log Fire Ring Disputes Resolved FACILrrY RENTALS During the period of Julv 16 — Sent 15. 2011 there were: • 36 Picnic /Park Area Rentals • 14 Room Rentals • 12 Field Rentals • 14 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 July/August Park Patrol had the following number of contacts: 1. Requested Calls • 102 with Youth Sports Groups • 183 Field related issues /checks • 30 Park /Picnic /reservation issues /checks • 197 Community Center issues /checks • 32 Playground checks • 42 other • CdM Beach Contacts • BBQ's -1o8 • Tents -107 • 1 Pre -event check • 2 Post -event checks 2. Public Contacts • 483 education (due to the increased presence at CDM Beach) • 35 alcohol • 152 dog related Written Warnings Issued — 1 for commercial activity at Buffalo Hills Park Citations Issued - 1 Parking Citation at Buffalo Hills SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS As of September 15, 2011, there were 167 Special Event Permits processed and issued for the year. Those events of note for this period are: CdM Chamber Classic Car Show— CdM Beach, Sep 11, 2011- Attendance: 1500 Pacific Coast Triathlon— PCH & Crystal Cove State Park, Sep 2ou - Attendance: loon Senior Services Monthly Activities Report To: Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission From: Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager Re: Senior Services Division Monthly Activities Report WHAT'S HAPPENING (& OASIS • Classes and Activities — J k Music classes and groups continue to grow at OASIS! The long -time ukulele group is going strong with close to 100 people strumming along with leader Tony Cappa every Monday afternoon. Senior Marianne Ripley leads a weekly hula lesson for 20 women. tk The "Sing and Pick Hootenanny Group" provides a place for senior musicians to jam together to folk and country songs. Other musical groups include Sing Along, Line Dancing, and Zomba- a Latin based dance /fitness class. i Senior Artists — Senior art classes are growing and thriving at OASIS. Adults in their 50s, 60s, dos, 8os and even gos are developing their creative side in our state -of the art "Art Center ". OASIS offers a wide variety of art classes and workshops: beading, ceramics, drawing, knitting, oil painting, watercolor and woodcarving. • Expo - The OASIS Senior Resources & Fitness Expo held August 24 was a success and enjoyed by vendors and attendees alike. Over boo people attended the event with 55 vendor tables and provided the community useful information about senior oriented services and products. There were give -a -ways, free raffles with outstanding prizes and a fabulous BBQ lunch which served over 400 guests. During the Expo participants had the opportunity to attend several different presentations offered by the OASIS Fitness Center personal trainers. Over loo people attended the presentations which included topics on senior nutrition, fall proof /balance exercises and successful aging through exercise. The trainers received positive reviews and over 85% of participants polled said they would return if this was an annual event. • Fitness Center Update - The Fitness Center continues to be a huge success at OASIS particularly the use of the Personal Trainers. The OASIS trainers have vast experience with older clients with special knowledge in the field of Gerontology. The next hurdle for the Fitness Center will be to insure that the membership numbers continue at a high level by encouraging renewals as well as new memberships. Coordinator Leslie Hardy is working on marketing ideas to keep participation strong. Current participation numbers can be seen in the graph below. August 2011 Usage Montlay Tina ay Wetlneatlay TFU.�Iay cr ulav Saeu.tluy S�ntlai . .w�spss o0 OASIS SENIOR CENTER On October 41h — the Fitness Center will have its ist Anniversary which means that it is time for many to renew their membership. Recreation Coordinator Leslie Hardy designed and sent out reminder cards and has already received 7o renewal memberships. The Student Intern developed a short survey to all Fitness Center members to see how we are doing and requesting any suggestions. The survey was available online and in hard copy and staff has received over 137 responses. The prominent comments describe how great and friendly staff and personal trainers are, cleanliness of the Center, and how well organized it is. Suggestions included adding clocks on the walls, shelves in the restrooms, and heavier free weights for men. Staff will review all the surveys as they come in and make improvements as needed. Events —The wine and cheese social gathered about ioo people and is always a welcome opportunity for people to gather with friends. The Center birthday celebration included cake in the courtyard for about 200 people who joined us. Upcoming Events Date Time Responsible Staff Phone Location Hike the Marine Protected Areas Satin Sep ioam, 2 &4pm Michelle Clemente 644 -3038 Little Corona Back Bay Community Days Sundays Loam Michelle Clemente 644 -3038 BackBaySciCtr - Interpretioe Table @ Little Corona Weekends roam -2pm Michelle Clemente 644 -3038 '.Little Corona .Biloxi Blues 9 116 -ro /i6 Spm 'NTAC 63i -o288 NTAC 23dAnnualRecSWChampionships 9124-25 Sam Matt Dingwall - 644 -31.W 54&-56thShwt Hike the Marine Protected Areas Sat in Oct. Sam, 1 &3pm Michelle Clemente 644.3038 Little Corona WetlandFc logy &Restoration 1112 fpm Michelle Clemente 644 -3038 Back Bay Science Ctr Sitting Pretty 11/11 -12 Spat NTAC 631 -0288 NTAC :Tournament of Roses Excursion 01/02/12 5.45am - 0: king Lot 718 -1810 Friends of OASIS F'trIst Choice for CWectillg people, Ploy &.programs" W July — August 2011 OASIS SENIOR CENTER UTILIZATION REPORT PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING RECREATIONAL CLASSES Kitchen & Home Delivered Meals Front Office FITNESS CENTER Gift Shop Library PERSONALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED President Treasurer Includes: Bookkeeper Taxes Blood Pressure 121 Information/ Referral Counseling- persons 105 Legal Assistance Eldercare 0 Senior Assessment(hrs) Employment 30 Telephone Reassurance HICAP 15 Visual Screening Housing counseling 75 Transportation Info Taxes (Seasonal) SENIORS RECEIVING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Care -A- Van /Shuttle CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOON MEALS Ca THE CENTER* "includes meals on wheels VOLUNTEER SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CENTER Includes: Kitchen & Home Delivered Meals Front Office Travel Office Gift Shop Library Instructors President Treasurer Vice President Bookkeeper Taxes PARTICIPANTS IN FRIENDS OF OASIS TRAVEL Day Trips Walt Disney Concert Hall 90 San Diego Museum of Art 44 Santa Barbara Polo Matches 39 Pala Et Viejas Casino 104 Reagan Library 49 Del Mar Races 54 SPECIAL EVENTS /SCREENINGS/LECTURES 23,118 CUSTOMERS 3,116 CUSTOMERS 5,778 CUSTOMERS 4,434 CUSTOMERS 2700 26 65 390 7 900 2,574 RIDERS 5,046 CUSTOMERS 2,375 HOURS ( *equiv. to 18 full -time employees) Lone Trips Trail Trekkies 40 Senior Resources Expo OASIS Golfers 221 UCI: Female Incontinence Computer Friends 100 Pneumonia Vaccinations Let's Go Trippin 111 Hoag - Pelvic Support Big Band Seminar 204 Hearing Screening Movie: Secritariat 50 Brown Bag Wine and Cheese Social 47 VA Benefits Lecture BBQ 380 CUSTOMERS 1,790 PERSONS 600 50 19 52 57 57 40 85