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Home My WebLink About2000-04-17; Parks & Recreation Commission; 400-1; Commissioners ReportPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION -AGENDA BILL AB# 400-1 COMMISSIONERS REPORT MTG. DATE: 4-17-00 TITLE : INFO ACTION STAFF: BETTIN RECOMMENDED ACTION : Accept and file ITEM EXPLANATION : Attached is the Commissioners Report for April, 2000 EXHIBITS: 1. Commissioners Report - April, 2000 F April 5,2000 TO: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FROM: Recreation Supervisor I COMMISSIONER’S REPORT FOR APRIL 2000 SPECIAL EVENTS . The Special Event staff are very excited about the upcoming 8th grade promotion dance. Valley Jr. High & Aviara Oaks Jr. High requested that the Recreation Depart- ment host this years dance which will be held at Calavera Community Center on June 9th from 6:OOpm to 9:30pm. This years dance will feature a state of the art laser show & music, climbing wall, bungee run and free food. The Recreation Department is expecting 500 8th graders to attend. YOUTH DAY CAMPS ,,of arts & crafts, trips to the movies and to Magic Mountain. I The Spring Day Camp at Calavera was a HUGE success. 80 campers enjoyed a week HARDING CENTER-FACILITIES SECTION From January-March the Harding Center facility office has scheduled twelve private parties on Saturday nights, generating over $2,500 in revenue. These parties have pro- duced over 20,000 facility users. The Harding Center has also opened the doors to Mira Costa College non-credit classes. This semester there are eight classes that will generate over $7,000 in facility revenue and will bring 50,000 facility users to the northwest quadrant. The crew con- sists of Scott Sullivan, Robert Martinez, Bryan Snyder, Emad Omar, Erik Hall, Jose Es- trada, Dustin Hall, and Brian O’Grady. All are doing outstanding jobs. BALLFIELD MAINTANENCE SECTION The Ballfield Maintenance Crew have been busy preparing the fields in February and March for the five different non-profit youth and adult sports organizations in the city. Infield base pegs and dirt have been added to make sure all users have a safe and fun season. The crew have also been assisting the Adult Sports division by getting the two new Poinsettia Ballfields ready for the adult softball season. The crew of Jaime Estrada, great job. .” Manny Villalta, Greg Lundqvist, Joey Silva, Matt Lasho, and Eric Ybarra have done a EXHIBIT 1 PARK DEVELOPMENT Leo Carrillo Ranch Park - Phase IA Construction is complete on this first phase of development for Carrillo Ranch Park!!!!! This phase included construction of perimeter walls, fencing, gates and adjacent land- scaping. The intention was to secure and protect the Ranch site until future develop- ment of the park provides for public use. At that time, the wall, fencing, and gates will also provide for controlled access into the Ranch. Phase IC involves the stabilization of Deedie's House. Deedie's House is one of the historic structures at the Ranch which was used by Leo Carrillo's wife, Deedie, as an arts and crafts studio when they were residing at the Ranch. Construction on this Phase will begin this month. The design portion of Phase II kicked off on March 21". Phase II involves the major development of the Ranch that will allow for public use, and includes the following ele- ments: I. Park utilities. 2. Park entry drive and parking area. 3. Continued renovation of the existing ranch buildings (seismic retrofitting and general restoration). - 4. Construction of rest rooms. 5. Security systems. 6. General park improvements such as walkways, pedestrian bridges, renovation of 7. Landscaping. the pool (into a reflecting pool), gates, etc. Design is estimated to take 6-7 months. Poinsettia Park Phase IA Construction is complete for this phase of Poinsettia Community Park!!!!!!! This project included: two additional ballfields, an additional restroom near the existing tot lot, two basketball courts, a storage building, and fencing around the existing soccer field. The new ball fields look great thanks to fertilizing and the care of the Parks Division. PLAY BALL!!!! Pine School The City recently closed escrow on the purchase of the 7 acre Pine School property. Pine School has been closed and the students moved to the recently renovated Jeffer- son School. The City has plans for a future park and community center on this site. Ac- quisition of the site from the Carlsbad Unified School District was a major milestone in realizing the dream of a future park in the Northwest Quadrant. DAYTRIPPERS Forty-three participants enjoyed themselves at the "Fabulous Follies" show in Palm Springs in March. On April Fools Day thirty people went on the Anza Borrego Desert /I t excursion. Upcoming trips include the "Glory of Easter" play on Palm Sunday and the - Huntington Library/Gardens, with an "afternoon tea" on May 7th. SENIORS In and Around 'Your Carlsbad Senior Center' The League of Women Voters addressed a huge crowd of seniors on March 2 about the issues in the March 7 primary election; two representatives presented the pros and cons for all propositions on the ballot. Many in the audience commented that they thought it was a great service the Center provided! Dr. Theresa Benjamin introduced the "Loving Resolution Process" on March 8. The crowd was thoroughly interested in the topic and have requested that we invite Dr. Benjamin back in May! A large audience of seniors went through the "Small Ship Cruising Experience" on March 23. Anny Wright from Ace of Travel presented a video show featuring smaller luxury liners and the breathtaking views available from a closer vantage- point. The crowd loved every minute of it and requested more programs like this. Prizes were given and refreshments provided. A big hit! 0 A retired Oceanside police officer presented a talk on Road Rage on March 31. He offered slides and a video outlining what to do and not to do if confronted by a road rage situation. In short, don't give the enraged person the satisfaction of vou re- acting ... ignore them. All in attendance thought that Ken Cowing did a masterful job in educating them about this frightful new phenomenon. c SENIOR SAFARI Thursday March 2"dJ Bates Nut Farm and Bell Gardens were in store for us. We toured Bates and the packaging plant, lunched in the park and then trekked to Bell Gardens for an orientation, train ride, hay ride and brownies and coffee. Disney on Ice at the Sports Arena was in store for us on Thursday, March gth. We were thrilled with the costumes, lighting, music and the ice spectacular that only Disney can produce. March 1 lth, the Sound of Music was our thrill for a Saturday matinee performance at the Civic Theatre. Richard Chamberlain was the star performer for this production. We were all entertained for this special treat. The Palm Springs Follies entertained the seniors on March 24th. The trip was high- lighted, again this year, with a spectacular lunch at the Spa Casino and Resort before show time. A good time was had by all! I On Monday, March 27'h a full bus headed for Laughlin for three days and two nights. The weather was just perfect, the trip was a lot of fun and Roger Whitaker treated us to an evening concert performance. This was a winner of a trip!! TRIATHLON 2000 Carlsbad Seaside Celebration ... one ocean, one city, one festival! July gfh One weekend in July, Tamarack Surf Beach is transformed into a Seaside Cele- bration, honoring our ocean and city with the colors and pageantry of a beach festival. Come join us as we celebrate the day and celebrate the magic of the ocean. Salty Sister Women’s Surf Contest .featuring the Clif Bar Pro Challenge 0 Team Hansen’s Rock Climbing Wall 0 Ainwalk BMX Bike Stunt Show 0 Brecht BMW 3 on 3 Seaside Slam Basketball Tournament Nytro “Human Powered Rockets: Display 0 VIP Accomodations and Banquet at the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort and Hotel Hawaiian Dance Performance by Tahiti Otea Island Fever Steel Drum Band ...’I Music of the Tropics” Home Depot Kids Craft and Fun Zone Sea World Arctic Adventure Display The Carlsbad Arts Office Presents the ‘Rad Hatter’ Hat Creations 0 Children’s 10 Mobile 0 Children’s Entertainment Stage Kids Craft Area sponsored by the Children’s Discovery Museum of North County 0 City of Carlsbad Children’s Library Puppet Show 0 Carlsbad Fire Department 0 Carlsbad Police Department 0 In-N-Out Burger 0 Oscars Restaurant - 2000 Carlsbad Triathlon 1 k Swim, 25k Bike, 5k Run July gth Sign up for our lgfi Annual Carlsbad Triathlon, it‘s one of the best in the Nation! Call (760) 602-7512 for more information about our weekend of events. STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK Another successful Recreation Department youth basketball season ended in March. Over four hundred youngsters participated in this program which started in November at Stagecoach Community Center. The county third and fourth grade basketball tourna- ment was then hosted by the Youth Sports Division at Stagecoach. The La Costa Youth Organization had their baseball and softball opening day extravaganza at the ballfield area. The La Costa Canyon High School lacrosse team has been practicing their skills at Stagecoach since January. Starting in April, adult open play badminton is being offered on Wednesday nights in the gymnasium. - t ENRICHMENT CLASSES - On March I8 and 19 we attended the Dance Educators of America dance competition and convention in Anaheim. Kas Gallucci, Adrianna Gonzalez, Savannah Heckel, Me- ghan Herbert, Lisa Langlaid, Ami Padilla, Carrie Sager, Sumer Savin, Katie Stokes danced five dances that won three gold and 2 platinum awards. Platinum awards are rarely given and this is the highest achievement possible. To accomplish this you must score 98 out of 100 possible points by all three judges. Sumer Savin com- peted and won the Young Miss DEA title, high score overall, and also received the “Total Package Award.” Carrie Sager won the “Class Act Award.” Savanah Heckel won the “Juliette Prowse Award.” Kas Gallucci, Adrianna Gonzalez and Ami Padilla won high scoring senior duevtrio. The group Walk This Way won high scoring senior group and the “Totally Together Award.” Instructor, Michelle Alspaw, won the “Choreographer‘s Award. Seven of the students also won scholarships. Look for your new Summer 2000 Recreation brochure to be available the first week of May. As always many hours of work and coordination have gone into making it the best possible. CALAVERA HILLS PARK Calavera Hills Park is going strong with all the programs doing well. A total of 26,036 users enjoyed themselves this March 2000. This includes 12,076 interior users plus 13,960 exterior users. We collected $1,834.08 in facility use rental fees in March. April 2000 is starting off with the very popular Spring Kidz Camp. Eighty kids and ten counselors are having a fun time for the five day camp. We anticipate increased usage - as the weather continues to be sunny and warm especially in picnic rentals. PARKS The Parks Division has been busy this past month on several projects. The new base- ball fields at Poinsettia Park wereopened for play on March 13th.IThey are a great ad- dition to Poinsettia Park and are heavily used. Plans for Cannon Park handicap acces- sibilty sidewalks and amenities have been prepared . This project should be able to be completed soon as we are working with the contractor currently doing the Cannon Street widening and hope do this small project with a change order in his contract. The bid opening for new play equipment at Calavera Park is April 6th..We hope to award a contract in the near future .Plans for bathroom upgrades at Magee Park are being fi- nalized . We hope all improvements can be completed in time for the jazz concerts this summer. Another project under way is the tennis court lighting upgrades at Laguna Riveria and La Costa Canyon. Bids for this project were opened April 6th. Centralized sports lighting control was installed in late March at the following facilities; Stagecoach, Calavera , Chase, Pine, Poinsettia and the High School tennis courts. Parks staff has also been busy assisting with the landscape installation in the atrium at the Cole Li- brary, which re-opens April 15th. Other than that it‘s business as usual keeping those parks green and clean.” ROBIN BETTIN -c c: Recreation Director City Manager Assistant City Manager Department Heads