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Home My WebLink About2018-09-06; Senior Commission; ; 0918-2 DEPARTMENT REPORT Meeting Date: September 6, 2018 To: Senior Commission From: Mike Pacheco, Recreation Services Manager Staff Contact: Char Buckalew Subject: Senior Center Report Recommended Action Informational Executive Summary Receive Senior Center Report provided by Recreation Services Manager Mike Pacheco. Exhibits 1. Senior Center Department and Statistics Report SENIOR COMMISSION Senior Center REPORT September 6, 2018 GENERAL Fitness Room Mold Remediation The fitness room re-opened on Thursday, 8/16 after mold remediation efforts were completed. This work included hiring professional crews to remove mold found behind baseboards in the fitness room. Testing was performed and shown no evidence of unsafe mold spore levels in the affected locations or elsewhere in the Senior Center. Further work included installing a resilient athletic flooring with interlocking rubber floor tile, replacing the AC unit and ducting, installing a secondary dehumidifying unit, removing and replacing additional drywall around the columns, and sampling and testing the concrete floor slab. New Senior Center Programs Supervisor Jack Risley resigned from his position at the Senior Center on May 18 after fifteen years. We are very excited to announce that Eric Biggin was transferred from the Aquatics Division on August 13 to fill his position. We believe Eric will be a great fit for this crucial position which provides oversight for the daily lunch program, the home meal delivery program and transportation services. Eric has worked for the city for seventeen years and possesses a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University in Recreation Management. We appreciate his willingness to expand his horizons in an effort to become more well-rounded in the department. NBC 7/39 Inspirational Student of the Month for “Senior” Prom Student Emily Sim, Sage Creek High School Senior, was recognized by surprise by the San Diego County Office of Education. Emily was honored as the NBC 7/39 Inspirational Student of the Month for her efforts in organizing the 2018 “Senior” Prom held in February at the Carlsbad Senior Center. Emily worked with her advisor, Corrie Myers, her fellow students as well as Senior Center staff to ensure the participants had an incredible experience. We are proud of Emily and her efforts to connect her community. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Inspirational-Student-of-the-Month---Emily- Sim_San-Diego-482986891.html Summer Recreation Programs Underway The Parks & Recreation Department has added new programs this summer based on customer feedback, including new sports camps and science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) classes. Kidz Camps and Explorer Camps were moved to the new Pine Avenue Community Center, which allowed more classes to be offered at Calavera Community Center. Enrollment for summer camps is up from 3,300 participants to 3,700 participants compared to this time last year. This is what one parent had to say about our Junior Sport camp program: “I just wanted to give you and your team kudos for the excellent summer camp programs. We put our son in the Junior Sports Camp at Alga Norte this week, and he has had such a great experience. Since C cityof Carlsbad Par_ks &_Recreation he’s only 5, he’s never done a summer camp before and we were a little nervous. However, the staff has been AWESOME and the camp is very smoothly run. The activities have been such a blast for him that he asked to do the same camp again, so we signed up in July too. We really feel we have gotten our money’s worth and our son has gone on and on about how much he loves it. We have been raving to all our friends and encouraging them to sign up! We are really looking forward to the other camps this summer – we are trying a bunch of different camps through the city. Thank you to you and your team for all of the hard work and planning that goes into the summer camp programs!” Aloha Plunge On June 23, hundreds of people joined us at the Alga Norte’s Aloha Plunge to say Aloha to summer. The event included luau themed pool games, a tropical bounce house, a walk-around tiki photo op, a hula show and a touch pool with sea creatures. In addition to the floating obstacles and key logs, the night included an outdoor movie presentation of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. The Dive In Grill was open during the event and provided tasty Hawaiian treats like shaved ice and teriyaki chicken burgers. Successful Carlsbad Triathlon On June 10, the Carlsbad Triathlon celebrated its 37th year at Tamarack State Beach with 813 participants, which is a 25% increase compared to last year. There was a new record set for our most winningest female athlete, Michellie Jones, which marks her thirteenth Carlsbad Triathlon win. The triathlon had declined by forty percent over the past ten years due to a decreasing trend in participation across the nation and due to the large influx of competing novelty type runs (mud runs, color runs, glow runs, obstacle races, charity races). Therefore, the Parks & Recreation Department decided to partner with a race management company to assist with running and marketing the triathlon this year. KOZ Events, who owns the San Diego Triathlon Series, brought the Carlsbad Triathlon into their series and made the following recommendations that led to a successful event this year: • USA Triathlon Certification, which increased the status and level of the competition • Adding three new race options to reach more athletes. These options included a duathlon (run, bike, run), an Aqua Bike (swim, bike), and a sprint triathlon (shorter swim and shorter bike). • Moving the race to June in order to not compete with other race events. For the first time in the history of the triathlon, the swim course was shut down after the first few groups due to unsafe water conditions. However, thanks to the efficient planning by KOZ Events, the race was adjusted smoothly to a run-bike-run. Annual Pre-Summer Lifeguard Training Alga Norte Aquatic Center and Monroe Street Pool were closed on June 9 and 10, while over 120 lifeguards participated in pre-summer training. Human Resources staff provided respectful workplace and mandated reporter training and the Carlsbad Fire Department trained with lifeguards using full- scale emergency scenarios. Thanks to everyone coming together, staff will be ready and well-prepared to plunge into the busy summer season. Parks & Recreation Welcomes New Full Time Staff Recreation Area Manager Tracy Stayton and Recreation Supervisor Kevin Gohres both started on May 19. Tracy will be overseeing the aquatics division and Kevin will oversee youth programming, teen programing, and running the day camp program. Tracy has twenty years of experience in aquatics and started her career with the County of Milwaukee, where she helped open the largest waterpark in Southeastern Wisconsin. She eventually moved out to California to oversee the City of Irvine’s world renowned Woollett Aquatic Center, which has the largest municipal learn to swim program in Southern California. Kevin previously worked for the City of Oceanside and oversaw youth and adult sports programming. Prior to his time with the City of Oceanside, he worked for the City of Encinitas where he was responsible for running their day damp program. They both have hit the ground running this week since summer is just around the corner. STATISTICAL REPORT 19762134230619711998208623012157199422021852211017701948226420232181216119292300199520201794172716931663196017901933209917890 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Congregate Meals 2016 2017 2018• □ ■ 89086085485188191295883189995691710478818848977828569829481039847863796114770953969670489690010130 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Home Meal Deliveries 2016 2017 2018 4715206024964395154164994024463705354103744704004995233594413613822912973402983813664823573820 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Transportation 2016 2017 2018 • • ■ □ • ■ July Programming attendance (2018) • Carlsbad Newcomers……………………..……N/A • Monthly Dance……………………………………36 • Armchair Theatre ……………………………….113 • Monthly Movie…………………………………….58 • Memory Loss Communication….………….27 • Successful Aging in Place….………………...14 • Senior Golfer….………………......................12 • Morning Star Investments….…………..…..85 • Picnic in the Park….…………………………...190 • Book club….……………………………………....N/A • Travel Photography….………………………...30 • Printing Your Photos ….……………………...35 • Computer Tips…………………………………...65 • Video Conferencing ….………………………..39 • 24KZumba Gold……………………………………9 August Programming attendance (2018) • *Gentle Chair Yoga………………………………15 • Carlsbad Newcomers……………………..……56 • Seaside Singers ……………….…………………36 • Know Carlsbad……………………………………40 • Intro to American Politics……………………16 • Successful Aging in Place….………………....14 • Monthly Dance……………………………………28 • Armchair Theatre ……………………………….78 • Monthly Movie…………………………………….43 • Book club….……………….............................15 • Photoshop…………………………………………...18 • Google Maps………………………………………..73 • Computer Tips….………………………………….65 • Safe Computing……………………………………45 *Stagecoach Park Community Center