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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-28; Parks & Recreation Commission; 0113-2; Department ReportPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL AB# 0113-2 DEPARTMENT REPORT • INFO \x\ ACTION MTG. DATE: 1/28/13 DEPARTMENT REPORT • INFO \x\ ACTION DEPARTMENT REPORT • INFO \x\ ACTION STAFF: SPICKARD DEPARTMENT REPORT • INFO \x\ ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation from the Parks and Recreation staff. ITEM EXPLANATION: Sue Spickard, Recreation Services Manager, and Kyle Lancaster, Parks Superintendent 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 EXHIBIT 1 ^ CITY OF CARLSBAD Parks & Recreation PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT REPORT January 28, 2013 GENERAL & RECREATION 1. Personnel At the December Employee Breakfast the following parks and recreation employees were recognized for their years of service. 5-year sen/ice pins: • Michael Bodman, Supervisor-Recreation • Thomas Elg, Park Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Christopher Hinojosa, Park Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Brian Locher, Parks Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Nick Marquez, Parks Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Galdino Mendez-Osorio, Parks Maintenance Worker 11 - Parks • Rogelio Romero, Parks Maintenance Worker II - Parks • EricSmith, Tree Trimmer II-Parks • Kristie Young, Office Specialist II - Recreation 10 year service pins: • Eric Biggin, Recreation Specialist - Recreation • Bonnie Elliott, Management Analyst - Parks & Recreation Admin. • Lolly Sangster, Management Analyst - Parks & Recreation Admin. 15 year service pins: • Robert Cooper, Parks Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Michele Hardy, Sr. Office Specialist - Parks & Recreation Admin. 20 year service pin: • Rebecca Falk, Office Specialist II - Recreation 25 year service pins: • Bruce Amdall, Park Maintenance Worker II - Parks • Paul Meadows, Parks Supervisor - Parks • Joe Pimentel, Park Maintenance Worker III - Parks 2. Completed Event(s) / Donation(s) 7/18/12 - Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club - The Parks & Recreation Department was presented with a check in the amount of $3,000 from Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club. In appreciation of the service they received from the City, Lightning Soccer generously offered this donation to be used to support the Department's Opportunity Grant Program, as well as the efforts of the Park's division. Per Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club's direction, $2,000 will be used towards the Opportunity Grant Program, with the remaining $1,000 used by the Parks division to refurbish the landscaping along a slope of Aviara Park where soccer goals were previously stored. 7/1/12 -12/31/12 - Donations to the Leo Carrillo Ranch Trust Fund - From July 1, 2012 through December 31,2012 the Carlsbad Parks 8i Recreation Department has received and deposited a total of $6,939.36 in donations to the Carrillo Ranch Trust Fund. The donations, in support of Leo Carrillo Ranch, were in part due to the significant contributions from the following donors:, Ms. Elaine Hoyt, Mr. Garry Higginbotham and Mr. John & Candice Hurley. 7 Additional donations were generated through the sale of gift items, private decent led tours of the historic rancho and concession sales at the Carrillo Ranch Film Festival. No single donation was in excess of $500. 10/2/12 - Donation from Kindle Familv - A longtime supporter, and President and Founder of the Friends of Carrillo Ranch, Inc., Mr. Alan Kindle, passed away at age 85. At the request of the Kindle Family, the Carlsbad Parks & Recreation Department has received and deposited a total of $2,660 in donation revenue to the Carrillo Ranch Trust Fund in memory of Mr. Kindle. Two separate $500 donations were received from Ms. Martha Rhein and Mr. Gary Nessim. 12/1/12 - Holiday at the Rancho - It was a cool winter night at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park on December 1, as hundreds of people joined us to kick off the holiday season at the Holiday at the Rancho community event. Families gathered around the pool area to watch Santa light the tree and carolers sing. Hand-led pony rides took visitors across a portion of the park donned with animated holiday themed lights. Santa visited with the children in the Cabana, volunteers read holiday themed stories in the hacienda. Holiday shopping, fun crafts, face painting and cookie decorating was available to all visitors. The Parks 8i Recreation Department hosted a "Toys for Tots" drive at the event and collected over 100 toys. Local businesses, Starbucks and Costco, donated in-kind items in support of the event in the value of $205. 1/26/13 - Teen Scene - Teen Scene, the city's largest sponsored teen event, celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 26 and brought out over 600 teens to Calavera Hills Community Center. The night's activities entailed a dance room with a D.J., a teen art exhibit, a film festival with film shorts written and directed by teens and a luxury video game trailer sponsored by GameTruck. The featured event. Battle of the Bands, brought 11 extremely talented bands who compete for the title of 2013 Carlsbad Battle of the Bands Champions along with professional recording time in the Hurley recording studios. Big Bear mountain resort lift tickets, a gig at the "Rock the Library" series and much more. The bands were Judged by professionals in the music industry who volunteer their time to support young upcoming musicians. This event brings in our second largest amount of in-kind support from the community donating prizes for our winners valued at $6,044. 3. Upcoming Events Saturday. March 30 - EGGstravaganza Soring Festival - from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Poinsettia Park is Carlsbad's largest egg hunt. The featured activity is the "Egg Scramble" where kids race to collect candy- filled eggs. Attendees have the opportunity to play in the Fun Zone, decorate spring themed cookies, soak the Easter bunny and have their faces painted. This event also highlights the Carlsbad Parks & Recreation summer camps with demonstrations and activities that children can participate in. EGGstravaganza is the largest volunteer supported event outside of the Carlsbad Triathlon with over 80 volunteers helping to host this popular community event. PARKS 1. Alga Norte Community Park In spite of cold, wet, wintery weather, good progress continues for the construction of the park. The base concrete and shotcrete installations have been completed on both pools and the spa. Nearly all of the structures, (except for the maintenance building), have masonry walls up, the roof framing is completed, and all of the major underground utilities are in. Construction also continues on the north parking lot with the concrete curbing installed and the first layer of asphalt for the parking lot underway. The next month's construction will focus on the skate park, and the buildings at the aquatics complex and at the ball fields. Progress of the construction can be observed at the Parks and Recreation home webpage (under Trails, Parks, Open Space/Alga Norte Community Park, where there is a link to the 'Park Construction Cam'), with time lapse photography the ball fields, aquatics complex, and skate park. 2. The Crossings at Carlsbad In October, a Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/P) was advertised for the golf course management and operations. In early November, 10 proposals were received and reviewed by a selection committee. The committee's recommendation for contract award was then forwarded to the Carlsbad Financing Authority for approval. The Carlsbad Financing Authority awarded the agreement to Kemper Sports Management at its December 4,2012 meeting. The agreement for managing the golf course is for 5 years. Kemper Sports Management's primary responsibilities will include: • Acquiring all necessary goods and services for day-to-day operations, including building and course maintenance, course reservations, tee times, course marshals, cart rentals, driving range, golf instruction, and tournaments • Hiring, training, and supervising of all employees • Managing all marketing and promotional activities • Acquiring all necessary permits and licenses including those related to food preparation and alcoholic beverages 3. Beaches, Lagoons, and Open Space Sandag Regional Beach Sand Proiect II - This project concluded depositing sand on the regions beaches on December 8th. North Carlsbad received approximately 220,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand, and south Carlsbad also received approximately 140,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand. Staff from the Parks and Communications division prepared a video on beach nourishment projects, which includes RBSP II and the maintenance dredging of the Agua Hedionda and Batiquitos Lagoons. Buena Vista Lagoon - Sandag has executed an agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish Sandag as the lead agency for the completion of the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Plan's Environment Impact Report (EIR). On October 4, 2012, Sandag staff met with Carlsbad staff and Oceanside staff to provide an overview of the intended scope of work. On January 24, 2013, Sandag's environmental consultant/mediator met with Carlsbad staff and Batiquitos Lagoon Joint Powers Committee Member Keith Blackburn to perform a stakeholder's interview regarding the recent history of the lagoon's condition, prior involvement of property owners and resource agencies in research and studies, and the currently identified potential alternatives for the lagoon's enhancement. Interviews with other stakeholders will be conducted over the next several weeks, at which time the collective results will be forwarded to Sandag staff for consideration of next steps in the EIR process. Open Space - The mapping of the city's open space is complete and the map has been posted on the Parks and Recreation webpage (under the Open Space tab). The updated acreages will also be incorporated into the upcoming General Plan update. The map will be reviewed annually by Parks and Recreation staff and amended as needed to reflect any additions to the open space acreage. 4. Parks and Tree Maintenance Staff and contractors performed winter renovations to turf (e.g., aerating, over-seeding, sodding, infield lip reductions) at various parks/facilities. At Poinsettia Park, staff began mulching the flat vacant lots for aesthetic and erosion purposes. At Aviara Park, staff completed the placement of the new concrete recycling containers throughout the site. At Chase Fields, staff continued working on the repair of the chain link fencing on the three baseball fields in anticipation of the upcoming baseball season. At Leo Carrillo Ranch, staff re-graded the parking areas due to erosion from the recent rains. At Magee Park, contractual refurbishment of the monument sign. Staff and contractors completed proactive tree pruning on residential streets and medians of the Northwest quadrant. Proactive tree pruning was also completed at several city facilities, including the Las Palmas building, the Hawthorne property, and the Faraday center. 9 5. Completed Trail Events 10/13/12- Old Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Trail - Partnerships with Carlsbad's business community is one of the ways that local companies provide support to the trails in Carlsbad. This was the case for the October Saturday trail volunteer event, when 30 employees from Taylor Made Golf partnered with regular citywide trail volunteers to spruce up the trails near Cadencia Park, including the Old Rancho Santa Fe Road trail. Trail improvements provided by the volunteers included: • Building new timber stairs at the trailhead at Fire Station No. 6 at the Bobcat Trail • Repainting preserve signage in the adjacent Rancho La Costa preserve • Installing 4 new trailhead signs • 120 hours of volunteer service were provided for these trail improvements Huge kudos to the Taylor Made Golf company team who made a huge difference supporting this event! 11/10/12- Rancho Carrillo - The trail work on this particular Saturday morning began a little damp, as the first rains of the season occurred the prior evening. However, a few hardy volunteers did provide maintenance work on these ever popular trails near Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. Volunteer work completed at this trail event included: • Installing several sections of wood post-n-rail fence • Placing decomposed granite in various eroded areas along the trails • Cub scouts from Troop 716 also hiked the approx. 2 mile El Fuerte Road trail in nearby Bressi Ranch and picked up several bags of litter, resulting in a clean and more enjoyable trail • 35 hours of volunteer service were provided at this trail volunteer event 12/8/12 - Lake Calavera Preserve - A very cloudy, misty and cold morning did not deter the generous holiday spirit of 30 volunteers of all ages, and abilities. Improvements provided by volunteers at the Lake Calavera Preserve included: • Planting 175 one-gallon native plants to assist in the restoration of coastal native habitat • Installing approximately 70 linear feet of garden pavers for a section of single track trail • Litter pick-up on approximately 4 miles of trails • 78 hours of volunteer service were provided at this event Special recognition for this event goes to Habitat Restoration Sciences and Dudek Environmental and Engineering staff/experts, who provided training and extra volunteers for planting the native shrubs. 1/12/13 - Carlsbad Oaks North Business Park and Palomar Forum - Why not start the New Year volunteering or getting some exercise working on trails? This may have been the case for January's volunteer work, as several new faces were among the volunteers who came out to help with the trail efforts on the second Saturday of the year. Improvements completed during this trail event included: • Installing post-n-rail fence to protect endangered thread leafed brodiea along one section of trail • Erosion repairs • Weeding to restore the trail width • 55 hours of volunteer service were provided at this event 6. Upcoming Trail Events Saturday. 2/9 - Hosp Grove - 8:30 am-ll:30 am. Parks staff and volunteers will be working on trails at Hosp Grove on the second Saturday in February, performing routine maintenance duties such as clearing weeds, restoring trail tread, erosion repairs, and trash pickup. More information Is available on the Parks and Recreation webpage (under the Trails tab, and Volunteer & Events sub-tab). For additional events please visit the City web site @ www, corlsbodco. gov 10