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Home My WebLink About2001-06-18; Parks & Recreation Commission; 601-1; Commissioner's ReportPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION -AGENDA BILL AB# 601 -1 m: INFO MTG. DATE: 6-18-01 COMMISSIONER’S REPORT 0 ACTION STAFF: PRICHARD RECOMMENDED ACTION : Accept and file. ITEM EXPLANATION : Attached is the Commissioner’s Report for June, 2001. EXHIBITS: 1. Commissioner’s Report - June 2001 09 Carlsbad Recreation Department -June 2001 AQUATICS A Water Safety Instructor Course was held from April 28th to May 17th. There were nine students enrolled. Carl employees and one has applied, so Aquatics may get four WSls from this class. Since there is a severe ongoing Pope was the Instructor Trainer with Senior InstructorLifeguard Ted Lorey assisting. Three of the nine are current shortage of WSls (as indicated in the April Commissioner's Report), this will be a big help in being able to provide instructors for all the swim lessons that are in big demand this summer. Aquatic summer swim lesson registration started May 10th with Carlsbad resident mail-in registration. Aquatic staff is very conscientious about keeping a "level playing field" for all residents wanting to get their children in swim lessons. The Complex numbers the envelopes as handed to us from the postman and processes them in that or- der. We received 63 envelopes on the IMh, 293 on the 1 Ith, and so on until 510 envelopes were received. Out of 856 spots available, 749 spots were filled through the mail-in process. On Saturday and Sunday, May lath and 2Mh, staff conducted resident phone-in registration at the Safety Center with the help of IT staff. Staff received about 35 calls on Saturday and 30 calls on Sunday. Walk-in registration for residents and non-residents at the Swim Complex and the community centers began Thursday, May 24th with 75 spots out of 856 still open and 576 people on waiting lists. The Swim complex will once again be hosting a number of elementary school 'end of the school year" parties for both Carlsbad and Oceanside schools. - tition-rings on the basketball floor, where kids as finishers in each division will go on to the National ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ CALAVERA HILLS PARK Calavera Hills Community Center and Park had another great month. Room and park reservations continue to come in, with have spots available. Our multi-purpose rooms continue to live more people wanting to reserve the park on weekends than we up to their names, having preschool, art classes, scout meet- ings, homeowners association meetings, and youth group meet- ings sometimes all in the same day. One of the highlights for the month of May took place on Satur- day, May 19th. Calavera hosted the California Finals for the National So0 Bahk Do (karate) Tournament. Approximately the gym for a day of exciting comoetition. There were 8 comm- three hundred competitors. judges, and spectators packed into young as 6, through adults 'Lit0 their 50s Finals representing the state of California competed. The top 2 Calavera Hills Park was also the site of the Carlsbad City Employee Association's employee appreciation barbe- que. Ciy employees from many departments all ate and socialized on the lawn adjacent to field #3. There was a rock climbing wall, carnival games, and 2 jump tents. After the sun went down, Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove" was shown using the side of the building as the movie screen. ," DAYTRIPPERS Play ball! The Daytrippers will be attending the Padres vs. Dodgers baseball game on June 30 in San Diego. The June 3-5 Las Vegas trip was cancelled. In July an excursion is scheduled to the Laguna Art Festival "Pageant of the Masters". 1 EXHIBIT 1 SPECIAL EVENTS - On June 2" the annual Community Sale at Holiday Park was held. This year's event attracted 60 vendors and an estimated 500 shoppers. Due to the overcast weather, the tUmOut was down from previous years. Staff is explor- community to enjoy. ing new ideas on how to reinvent and/or revamp the Community Sale to ensure that we keep this event for the On June l* the Carlsbad Recreation Department held its annual Sm grade promotion Dance at Calavera Com- munity Center. The last dance of the year was well attended with nearly 250 junior high students from Valley Jr. School District, Valley Jr. High PTA and North County Lifeline as partners for this dance. Without the support of High, Aviara Oaks Middle School and St. Patrick. The Recreation Department worked wfih the Carlsbad Unified these three groups the dance wouldn't have been as successful as it was. ADULT SPORTS The Adult Sports Softball, Soccer, and Basketball leagues have been completed with a post-season tournament. The winners of the post-season tournament received a sponsor plaque to give their sponsors. Winning teams of our league received sweatshirts or t-shirts for their successful season. We are presently preparing for next season of softball and basketball with registration slated to take place in July. We are expeding a good tum out for the 3 on 3 basketball tournament to be held during triathlon weekend (July gress for this event. 28'"). This tournament offers divisions for everyone; youth, men, women, and 30+. Registration is now in pm- ENRICHMENT CLASSES .relaxation. we in the Recreation Department are experiencing a At a time when most are contemplating a summer of fun. sun and serious need for suwival skills. Registration for summer camps and classes has been over whelming with many already accumu- lating extensive waiting lists. Our sports camps are always very popular but this year our arts camps are the ones in most de mand. Drama, singing and arts and crafts have been so well re- ceived that we have had to add additional camps. (when possible to find the time and space.) Performing Arts in Escondido for our 14'h annual Dance for Children recital. Parents started lining up at 2:3oam Tickets went on sale May 13 at 10:OOam at the Center for the the night before to purchase them. The Orchestra level of both shows were sold out by 200 that afternoon. This year the recital will be held at 12:OOpm and 5:OOpm on Saturday June 16. We would love to have you join us. Please call me a 602-7522 if you would like a ticket. On Saturday, June 2 we hosted an open house at Stagecoach and Calavera Community centers to introduce our new summer gymnastics program, Fliptime. Many current and new participants came by to try the equipment and meet the new instructors. HARDING COMMUNITY CENTER ceptions and one quincena. Holiday Park was the site of Festejando, a Mother's Day celebration hosted by the In May the Hading Center and the Magee facilities and parks hosted to two private parties, two weddings and re- event. Over three hundred people attended festivities and enjoyed singing and dancing performed by the students City's Arts Department and the Mexican/American Association of Carlsbad. This was the loth anniversary of this of the Jefferson and Kelly Elementary School. IC POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK The men's soccer league, coordinated by the Recreation Department. is winding down their season at Poinsettia. Lightning Soccer Club held tryouts on May 18-21 for youngsters interested in playing on their various competitive teams. La Costa Youth Organization held a Pony League baseball tournament on May 25-28 at Poinsettia Park. 2 STAY N PLAY - The Stay n' Play program has completed its 6m year! The program has proven to be the cmwn jewel of the de partment's Youth Special Events Section. This year staff developed a program to encourage the students to par- ' ticipate in our Homework Club. Students earned points for completing homework assignments at the Stay n' Play program. Staff is happy to report that 90% of the students received prizes and/or field trips as their reward for completing their homewo$ every day of the program. The children of Stay n' Play were also treated to an end of the year party on June 7 . The Recreation Department will be taking two buses to Knott's Berry Farm on June gth as a reward for all the students that participated in-our Homework Club. SENIORS Over 60 people listened on May 16 as rheumatologist Frank Nolan, MD, discussed the exciting advances in rheumatoid arthritis treatment. The audience members were pleased with the presentation and requested that the Center present more programs relating to this topic. Later this year a physician specializing in the more common osteoarthritis will be featured. The Carlsbad Choraleers delighted a roomful of listeners on May 16 with their an- nual spring concert. Everyone enjoyed the popular standard tunes and the appreciative audience savored the graceful harmonies. Dr. Theresa Benjamin discussed Finding Peace Within to a full house on May 24. This successful lecturer draws tus to get a college degree when she was in her 50s. Very popular speaker! inspiration from savage beatings she received as a child that rendered her virtually deaf ... and gave her the impe- Lovely ladies in hats and gloves graced the annual Friendship Tea on May 29. Hazel Whittaker prepared horne- made scones and proper British tea! As the ladies munched on delicious finger sandwiches prepared by Center staff, their aflemoon was spent relaxing, laughing and forming new friendships! May 4th was a day filled with many challenges - 35 of us mastered and trollied to Little Italy for a wonderful lunch at Filippos and a docent conducted tour of the area. This was such a popular trip we will be repeating it in November. One of the finest tours we have done was our May IOth trip to Hollywood. 45 of us boarded the bus at 8:OOAM and anived at Paramount Studios for a docent guided tour of the 'back lot.' Afler the tour we all lunched at the commissary (to see if we could be discovered). Our afternoon was spent touring around Bel Air and the Hills ooo- hing and aaaawing at the movie stars homes tour. A fun day!! such a nice day because it is laid back and we always have nice weather, the buffet is always fabulous and the On May 17th we were entertained at the Welk Resort for the performance of "West Side Story". This is always shops have sales too! The Hqntington Gardens was in store for us on May 23d. As we departed at 8:OOAM with rather dreary weather, we arrived at the gardens by 1O:OO and the temperature was 85 and the SUN was shining down on us. The museum had some wonderful exhibits with their traveling display and we lunched at the Rose Garden Tea Room. A very nice educational day. - Another Mystery Trip was supported by 25 ladies (adorned with their loveliest and most decorated hats) on May to know they were in for a great day. Our morning stop was at the Strawberry Patch for a continental breakfast of 30th. They did not know where they were going for the day, but they supported our effort and had confidence in us all homemade goodies and a display of quilts, handmade soaps and other crafty items. We then traveled to Linda's Cottage. Our aflemoon was enjoyed wandering the loveliest Victorian Garden and partaking of this fabu- lous catered lunch (made with a lot of edibles from the garden). Contests were held for the 'bestest' hats and prizes were such items as tussey-mussey, potpourri and sachets. We topped it off with a stop at Canterbury Gar- dens. SUMMER KlDZ CAMP Summer is just around the comer and the Kidz Camp program is ready to kick into full swing. With a summer grams in the county. As of the fint of June, all of the Kidz Camp sessions are full with 85 children in each ses- packed with games, crafts, and field trips, every child will be able to experience one of the best day camp pro- - sion. and staff is developing a waiting list forthose children that were unable to enroll. 3 11 BALLFIELD MAINTANANCE and Adult Spits Division. The Carisbad and La Costa baseball organizations both hosted Memorial Day touma- In May, ballfield crews were getting fields prepped for post-season tournaments for the local youth organizations ments at Chase and Poinsettia Fields. Crews played an integral role in prepping these sites. On several occa- sions the irrigation system got stuck and water ran constantly overnight, causing flooding to Poinsettia #Z and Calavera #3. Staff was there to repair the damage, adding Turface soil mix to absorb the water and get the fields in playing condition. Needless to say. none of the games were cancelled and everyone was pleased with the fields appearance. Great Job Guys! STAGECOACH Jim Stuckrad. Senior Recreation Leader at Stagecoach the past few years, is transfening to the Youth Sports see tion in June. Jim has done an outstanding job at Stagecoach and will be missed. There were twenty-three (23) community meetings at the community center in May and twenty-nine (29) picnic reservations. YOUTH SPORTS season. We expect over 1,200 youth to participate over the next 2 months. It’s gonna be a great Summer!! Summer Camps begin the week of June 18, 2001. Over 30 Sports camps have been scheduled for the’summer has been an employee of the city for many years and has a multitude of experience in the area of youth spolts. I would like to welcome Jim Stuckrad to the Youth Sports Dept. He will be the New Sr. Recreation Leader. Jim He will be a great asset. TRIATHLON AND SEASIDE CELEBRATION The 2001 Carlsbad Triathlon is celebrating its 20‘” Anniversary Race this summer! Special activities include Satuday’s Seaside Celebration which features a - Women’s Surf Contest, a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, a children‘s crafl and fun zone, a sports zone featuring a Rock Climbing Wall, our athlete registration section, a 75 booth sports and craft Expo, music, bands and a luau dance show in the eve ning. The Seaside Celebration is from 12noon - 8 m on Saturday, July 2dh. Our award winning triathlon is held on Sunday, July 29 at 8am. This years lk swim, 25k bike and 5k run course is expected to draw many professional and Olympic athletes as our prize purse will be $7,200. Over 1,200 athletes are expected to compete and over 25,000 people attend our Celebration. ii Olympic Silver Medallist, Michellie Jones 2000 Carlsbad Triathlon Women’s Winner JILL PRICHARD .- 4