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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-18; Parks & Recreation Commission; 396-1; Director's reportPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL AB# 396-1 TITLE: DIRECTOR'S REPORT " 1TG 3-18-96 (INFO) DEPT CSD RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept and File. ITEM EXPLANATION: Attached is the Director's Report for March 1996. EXHIBIT: 1. Director's Report - March 1996 09 March 12, 1996 TO: COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR FROM: Recreation Supervisor I DIRECTOR'S REPORT - OCTOBER 1995 ADULT SPORTS The month of February began both the Spring 5-person Basketball Leagues and our Spring/Summer Softball Leagues. Sports Coordinator, Andy Meade is proud to announce leagues have filled and an overflow Wednesday league has been added. Softball leagues are just two teams short of full capacity, to 12 teams from last season. His on-going commitment to the Adult Sports Leagues is reaping results. Congratulations, Andy! Jill Prichard, Andy's supervisor, would like to wish him a happy honeymoon as he prepares to be married at the end of March. Congrats!! to the bride and groom. YOUTH SPORTS Sondee Oiler, Marc Beasley and staff are wrapping up a very successful Youth Basketball Season. Playoffs took place on Saturday, March 9 at both Calavera Hills and Stagecoach gymnasiums. For a few fortunate teams, competition will continue the weekend of March 16 and 17 as they vie for County Championship honors as teams from throughout the County converge on North County for the culminating tourney. Good luck to all young competitors! Staff is beginning work for the upcoming Carlsbad Village Optimist Track Meet co- sponsored by our Department and the Village Optimist Club. Slated for Saturday, April 27, at Carlsbad High, Recreation Coordinator, Marc Beasley is hoping for 2,300 kids. Any youngsters finishing in the top 4 places will have the opportunity to compete at the County level on Saturday, May 11. SPECIAL EVENTS Marc and staff are busy preparing for the Annual "Spring Egg Hunts" at each of Carlsbad's three large community parks; Holiday, Calavera Hills, and Stagecoach. Hunts begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp on Saturday, April 6. 10 Also on tap is a Youth Spring Camp, slated for the week leading in to Easter. Kids will have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional "Kidz Camp" that emphasizes arts, crafts and games, or a new version that concentrates on sports. Spring vacation need not be dull when you can pick and choose an exciting week of activities through our Special Events Section. JLGOLF CLUB DRIVE The recent Youth Golf Clinic, held Saturday, February 24 at the Olympic Resort was a resounding success. A large part of the success is due to the overwhelming response of the community in donating clubs, bags and balls as part of the "Golf Club Drive", spearheaded by Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Bob Holmes. Hundreds of clubs and thousands of balls were donated, and as a result, each youngster was sent home with clubs, a handful of balls, and in many cases a very nice drawing prize of other golf equipment. Much thanks must go to all in the community that were so generous in their donations. Staff also thanks Mr. Holmes for the inspiration to begin the "Club Drive" and see it through to a successful completion. INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES At the recent "Professional Dance Network Convention & Competition" in Palm Springs, students from Michelle Alspaw's city classes were the recipients of numerous prestigious scholarship awards. Three (3) students received scholarships to attend the well-known "Darryl Retters Academy" in Los Angeles while three (3) other students received scholarships to attend future "PDN" Conventions. Michelle's students continue to exhibit tremendous prowess in the various dance disciplines and credit must be given to Michelle for the on-going dedication and expertise in leading her troupe to numerous awards and honors! SENIORS a "Leap Year Day Party" was held on Saturday, March 2, in the afternoon at the Senior Center. Approximately 70 people sang along with Mr. Rex Paris, the strolling guitarist. Darts was the game of choice with golf placing a close second. "Feather Races" were thwarted by a prevailing onshore breeze! Two new classes are on the docket for the coming month of April. "Waidongong", the ancient Chinese art of healing and exercise will be taught by Dr. Sandra Levee. Classes begin Thursday, April 11, and take place in the Dance Studio from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The 6 week session costs a very reasonable $12. Introduction To Cartooning And Greeting Card Design" starts on Thursday, April 18. Taught by award-winning, syndicated cartoonist, Mr. Paul Grigle, the class will explore all types of cartooning and writing, as well as design of personal greeting cards. The sessions are two hours in length and run for 6 weeks. Fee is $30. A special event, "Senior Technology Night", will be held on Wednesday, April 17, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Valley Junior High's "Mac Lab". Seniors will receive "Hands-on" Internet instruction. -i -j PARKS Construction of Phase I of Poinsettia Park is progressing as scheduled. Phase I of the park includes a full size ballfield, full size soccer field with two smaller overlay fields, one rest room/snack bar, one tot lot, picnic areas and parking. As of this date, the entire park has been graded, planting and irrigation on the slopes have been completed, utilities installed and concrete walks have been poured. The park is scheduled to be completed at the end of this summer. The process for developing the Master Plan for Carrillo Ranch is underway. A Steering Committee made up of two Parks and Recreation Commissioners, one Historic Preservation Commissioner, one Arts Commissioner, and staff from various departments has been formed to help guide this process. In addition, the landscape architectural firm of KTU&A have been selected to produce the master plan. The planning process is anticipated to take one year. BRADSHAW City Manager Assistant City Manager Department Heads F:\USERS\PALM\WPDATA\AG6NDABLS\PHC\DlflRPT.JAN 12