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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-16; Parks & Recreation Commission; 0511-2; DEPARTMENT REPORTPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL AB#0511-2 MTG. DATE: 05/16/2011 STAFF: SPICKARD DEPARTMENT REPORT INFO ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation from the Parks and Recreation staff. ITEM EXPLANATION: Sue Spickard, Recreation Services Manager, will report on recently completed and upcoming Parks and Recreation activities, donations and grants, as well as other topics of local interest. EXHIBITS: 1. Department Report <* PARKS & RECREATION ^A^|C'onAFr% DEPARTMENT REPORTCARLSBAD Parks a Recreation May 16, 2011 1. Alga Norte Park - At their April 26th Council workshop, staff was directed to proceed with Phase I of Alga Norte park as soon as possible. This includes the entire park master plan less the leisure pool component. The park consultants will begin by updating the plans to current codes and to begin processing new permits from the variety of regulatory agencies that are required to approve the plans. This process may take up to a year. The project will then be bid and constructed. Completion is estimated in mid 2014. Concurrently, staff was also directed to see if there is an operator who might be interested in operating the park as designed, and result in reducing the operating costs to the City. This will be done through a Request for Proposals. 2. Carrillo Ranch Barn Restoration Project - Construction was completed for the barn restoration the last week of April. The audio visual components, furniture and special exhibits for the theater space are now in place and await the day when the barn can be open for the public to enjoy. Highlights for visitors to the barn will include films from Leo's long career as a Hollywood star, as well as interpretive films about the historic park. A grand opening celebration is being planned for sometime in July. 3. Public Private Partnerships - In the past, staff had been directed to research the establishment of guidelines for the development of Public/Private Partnerships in the city. After the development of such guidelines, the City Attorney's Office determined that no additional guidelines were necessary to be able to develop a public private partnership. The city already has all the necessary authority through other ordinances and governing documents to be able to accomplish this task. 4. Completed Event(s) / Oonation(s) - 1/1/10-12/31/10 - Magee Park - California Coastal Rose Society - Donation of In-kind services and materials for 2010. The California Coastal Rose Society donated 270 hours of time and provided materials valued at $2,307 to assist in maintaining the Magee Rose Garden. 4/23/11 - EGGstravangza - EGGstravaganza was a huge success with over 3,000 enjoying a fun spring celebration at Poinsettia Park. Kids were launched into an egg scramble on the ball fields, collecting as many candy-filled eggs as they could. They had a chance to meet the Easter Bunny for a photo or soak him at the Balloon Burst. Participants had the opportunity to sample the various summer camps and classes that are offered through parks & recreation. Thanks to the generous donation from several local businesses, children could win Legoland tickets, K-l Speed races, Adventure Cut haircuts, and many other cool prizes in the Crazy Egg at the spin wheel. Home Depot donated the fun free spring crafts. Donations to this event totaled $62,436. 4/30/11 - Arbor Day Event - @ Poinsettia Community Park. Approximately 50 people - including families, girl scout/cub scout troops, and local church members - attended this year's Arbor Day event, and assisted city parks and trees maintenance staff in planting over two dozen trees throughout the central portion of Poinsettia Park. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Forestry Service, West Coast Arborists, Davey Tree Expert Company, and SDG&E's Vegetation Management Department were on hand to assist with information booths, tree care displays, and a tree planting demonstration. 7 4/30/11 - Mormon Helping Hands Day Trail Project- Lake Calavera. As part of a larger volunteer service day, a group of approximately 50 volunteers from the Carlsbad Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, pitched in to complete several tasks to improve trails in the Lake Calavera preserve. Volunteers installed 8 newtrailhead identification signs and other trail directional markers, cleared trails of weeds, installed fencing and picked up litter. A total of 142 hours of volunteer service toward trail maintenance and trail improvements were provided to the city for this event and everyone seemed to enjoy their time out on the trails. 5/1/11 - Custom built kiosk located at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park donated by Josh Hansen from Boy Scout Troop 703 -Josh completed a custom built kiosk for Leo Carrillo Historic Park to be used to display a full color interpretive panel highlighting the park's unique botanical collection and Native American cultural resources. The project included new native shrub plantings that will be featured in a self-guided walking botanical tour of the park. A total of 145 volunteer hours were used to complete the project along with $500 worth of in-kind supplies needed to construct the kiosk. 5/10/11 - L. John Simons Twin Inns Gazebo Ribbon Cutting - @ Magee Park. The city, with support from the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the L. John Simons Twin Inns Gazebo at Magee Park. Carlsbad City Council Members, Carlsbad Hi- Noon Rotary Board Members, and Mrs. Maureen Simons, all participated in the heartfelt ceremony. 5/11/11 - Carlsbad High School Project- Students from CBHS AP Environmental Sciences classes and under the direction of their teacher Paig DeCinco, volunteered to assist with improvements along the trails during their class time available after final exams this spring for a project that greatly enhances the trails and the quality of the habitat in the preserve. Approximately 60 students donated 120 hours removing mustard along the south shore trail and restored a remaining section of a trail, thus making the trails in the preserve easier to hike while also diminishing the wild mustard in the preserve. 5/14/11 - Wild West Fest was held at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park on Saturday. More information will be provided in the June 2011 Department report. 5/14/11 - Second Saturday Trail Work - Hosp Grove Trail Clean Up -Members of the North Coast Calvary Chapel joined City trail volunteers for a morning of trail work installing, new trail head signage, removing weeds, and re-establishing the formal trails and lining the trails with downed timber to mark the trails throughout the grove for easier way finding. A total of 60 volunteers donated a total of 180 hours of volunteer service. 5. Upcoming Events - 5/21/11 (Sat) - North San Diego County Commission Summit in San Marcos from 8:30am - l:00pm. 6/4/11 (Sat) - Carlsbad Beach Fest - @ Frazee State Beach (Pine Ave.) to Tamarack State Beach (Tamarack Ave.) from 8:00am - 3:00pm. The California Department of Parks and Recreation, along with support from the Carlsbad Beach Preservation Committee, the Carlsbad Village Athletic Club, and the Friends of Cardiff and Carlsbad State Beaches, is hosting the 4th annual Carlsbad Beach Fest Event. The main focus is to increase awareness of and promote stewardship of the coastal environment by providing interactive educational booths and recreational demonstrations, which encourage the community to learn while having fun at the beach. The event activities include a beach clean-up, interactive and educational activities, green organizations sharing their environmentally friendly products, information booths by various non-profit groups (including all 3 lagoon foundations) and city divisions (including Parks, Recreation, Solid Waste, and Storm Water), a 5K fun run, live entertainment, and a professional sand sculpture. The sand sculptors will create an exhibit which emphasizes the coastal environment. The event is free to the public. 6/4/11 (Sat)- National Trail Day-Trail Clean-up -@ Agua Hedionda from 8:30am-ll:30am. National Trail Day, an annual event celebrated the first Saturday in June, will be commemorated this year with a trail clean up along the north shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. City of Carlsbad trail volunteers and the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation will partner to remove invasive plants, pick up litter and complete general trail clean up. Tools, gloves, snacks and water will be provided for all who come out to volunteer. This particular trail location was selected to compliment the public outreach opportunities provided at Beach Festto increase awareness of and promote stewardship of the coastal environment. 6/13/11 (Mon) -Opportunity Grants Fundraiser @ That Pizza Place from 5pm - 10pm - That Pizza Place has partnered with the Parks & Recreation Department to provide an opportunity to raise funds by offering to donate 20% of all dining proceeds on June 13th to the Opportunity Grants Program. This includes all dine in or carry out orders of food and beverages. Please make June 13th your pizza night at That Pizza Place and come out and support a great cause. The more sales that are generated the more opportunity we are able to assist kids in attending swim lessons, camps, classes and other fun activities that the Parks & Recreation Department offers. for additional events please visit the City web site @ www.carlsbadca.QOV