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HomeMy WebLinkAbout060921-5.1Creating Community through People, Arts, Parks & Programs THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REFLECT THE MISSION OF PARKS AND RECREATION: • Strengthen Community Image and Sense of Place • Strengthen Safety and Security • Facilitate Community Problem Solving • Protect Environmental Resources • Provide Recreational Experiences • Support Economic Development • Promote Health and Wellness • Increase Cultural Unity • Foster Human Development These items may also reect how Parks Make Life Better! Parks and Recreation make lives and communities better now and in the future by providing access to nature, outdoor space to play and exercise, free-time fun in positive spaces, and socializing and learning in a gathering place. large dog park. Potholing natural grass areas on sports elds was completed and the door at the Cottage house was re-secured. The goal storage area project at Diablo Vista Park has begun, to improve this area for more storage of equipment. The Riverwalk foot bridge going into the Town Green has been opened for public use and three trees were pruned for clearance above it. This May, the aquatics program nished a second lifeguard certication course and successfully certied another 7 more lifeguards. These participants passed a written test and completed a rescue sequence as part of the lifeguarding test. We are very excited to see these new guards in action in our community. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Due to the results from last month’s soil testing, the soil enhancing materials have begun being applied to the sports elds for the turf management program. Irrigation checks and repairs are in full force current - ly, repairing three mainline breaks, replacing two remote control valves and completing 58 irrigation repairs. Small turf areas were seeded and top-dressed, while installation of eight new plants was complet-ed in the parks. Repairs to the fencing around the oak tree in the large dog park were completed for protection from the dogs, and maintenance pruning of 12 trees was performed. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES The Senior Bocce League and Softball League is back and they are excited to be playing bocce and softball once again. Wee Hoop Basketball is back and teach- ing our toddlers and young children the game of basketball. During this class parents are participating to help keep our young ball players stay socially distant and safe. Movin’ After Zoomin’ had its last session from May 3 to May 21. For the nal 3 weeks of this program, kids got to pick what art and craft projects they wanted to complete, participated in dress up days and had many Disney dance parties. Movin’ After Zoomin’ was a program started in August to give elementary grade kids a place to go after online school to let out their energy and enjoy socially distanced and masked activities. This successful program ran 3-week sessions every month from August until May. On Tuesday, May 4, the Town of Danville hosted its sixth annual Star Wars celebration. This year’s event was like no other, oering two new additions to our event, kicking o with the Wookiees in the Windows scavenger hunt and ending the day with the Jedi Drive Thru Adventure. Starting the day o in hyper speed over 400 people embarked on a journey to solve a word puzzle on a journey seeking out Wookiees in the windows of local Danville businesses. Families and fans then red up their Landspeeders and Podracers to embark on an epic Jedi Drive Thru adventure around the Danville Community Center parking lot. Families and friends of the force engaged in carnival games from their cars and unique seles from the characters from the 501st legion volunteer group who showed up in their galactic uniforms. At this event, over 400 Jedi and Padawans participated in a variety of carnival games from the comfort of their car. MAY ACTIVITIES • JUNE MEETING 1 OF 3 ATTACHMENT A This day would not be possible without the support of all the volunteers, sta and following sponsor/collaborations of this year’s event. A special thanks to all the companies and busi- nesses: 501st Legion, Danville Library, Danville Chocolates, Cottage Jewel, Forward Motion, Goat Racer Coee, Hazy Barbecue, Beyond Active, Quantum Escapes, Trek, Vida, and Yoga Six. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Town is pleased to present its latest Public Art installa- tion for all to enjoy: Shrumen Lumen, created by the Fold- Haus Artist Collec-tive, a group of engi- neers and designers who are also artists who reside in the Bay Area. The towering mush- rooms are kinetic sculptures—every 5 minutes they grow from 12 feet to 14 feet high then shrink again. Each mushroom sculpture is lled with over a thousand LED lights creating a moving rainbow at night and an ethereal white sculpture during the day. The Public Art instal-lation will be up through Labor Day weekend. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The 2020-2021 Danville Youth Council had their nal meeting on Monday May 10th. Youth council members had the option to meet outside at Oak Hill Park for a socially distanced masked meeting or tune into the meeting via zoom. The meeting consisted in completing our regularly scheduled agenda items, welcoming the 10 new members for the 2021-2022 school year and saying goodbye to our 13 college bound seniors. On May 20, The Village Theatre Art Gallery hosted an online Artist Chat via Zoom, an event in which 10 artists from the current art exhibi- tion, Inspired By....Came online to discuss their artwork in the exhibition, who they were inspired by and what their artistic process was in creating the work. The event was moderated by the Visual Arts Coordinator. The event was recorded and may be viewed online. It was a well attended event in which people had lively discussion about their artwork, it was a great way to meet and learn in a safe way. Artists were pleased to make new connections. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER In May, there have been a huge uptick in Picnic Area reservations. After being in quarantine for so long, everyone is looking to start having their small social gatherings. Hap Magee Ranch Park has proven to be one of the most popular places to picnic. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IMAGE & SENSE OF PLACE As the summer approaches, all the parks are getting busier as the residents are out daily enjoying the parks, and we continue to enhance their enjoyment by performing various duties such weekly maintenance of both dog parks, including cleaning, clearing drinking fountains and lling in potholes in the turf areas. The roof of the public restroom at Hap Magee Ranch Park was cleaned of debris, the volleyball net was replaced, and the windows of the Magee house were cleaned. A park bench and six memorial benches were repaired and stained at Osage Station Park and the Oak Hill Park pond vault cover was re-painted. The bocce ball senior league has begun play and the weekly prep of the courts has begun to accommodate it. On May 6, the Diablo Women's Garden Club kicked of this year rose pruning at Osage Park with over 10 volunteers making sure the roses are pruned to perfection for our community to enjoy. This volunteer group has been meeting weekly to help maintain these beautiful owers. STRENGTHEN SAFETY & SECURITY Bi-weekly playground and park inspections continue, including repairing swings, tightening the bocce ball side boards, cleaning and adjusting nets on tennis courts weekly and repairing the gate latch to the large dog park. Potholing natural grass areas on sports elds was completed and the door at the Cottage house was re-secured. The goal storage area project at Diablo Vista Park has begun, to improve this area for more storage of equipment. The Riverwalk foot bridge going into the Town Green has been opened for public use and three trees were pruned for clearance above it. This May, the aquatics program nished a second lifeguard certication course and successfully certied another 7 more lifeguards. These participants passed a written test and completed a rescue sequence as part of the lifeguarding test. We are very excited to see these new guards in action in our community. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Due to the results from last month’s soil testing, the soil enhancing materials have begun being applied to the sports elds for the turf management program. Irrigation checks and repairs are in full force current - ly, repairing three mainline breaks, replacing two remote control valves and completing 58 irrigation repairs. Small turf areas were seeded and top-dressed, while installation of eight new plants was complet-ed in the parks. Repairs to the fencing around the oak tree in the large dog park were completed for protection from the dogs, and maintenance pruning of 12 trees was performed. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES The Senior Bocce League and Softball League is back and they are excited to be playing bocce and softball once again. Wee Hoop Basketball is back and teach- ing our toddlers and young children the game of basketball. During this class parents are participating to help keep our young ball players stay socially distant and safe. Movin’ After Zoomin’ had its last session from May 3 to May 21. For the nal 3 weeks of this program, kids got to pick what art and craft projects they wanted to complete, participated in dress up days and had many Disney dance parties. Movin’ After Zoomin’ was a program started in August to give elementary grade kids a place to go after online school to let out their energy and enjoy socially distanced and masked activities. This successful program ran 3-week sessions every month from August until May. On Tuesday, May 4, the Town of Danville hosted its sixth annual Star Wars celebration. This year’s event was like no other, oering two new additions to our event, kicking o with the Wookiees in the Windows scavenger hunt and ending the day with the Jedi Drive Thru Adventure. Starting the day o in hyper speed over 400 people embarked on a journey to solve a word puzzle on a journey seeking out Wookiees in the windows of local Danville businesses. Families and fans then red up their Landspeeders and Podracers to embark on an epic Jedi Drive Thru adventure around the Danville Community Center parking lot. Families and friends of the force engaged in carnival games from their cars and unique seles from the characters from the 501st legion volunteer group who showed up in their galactic uniforms. At this event, over 400 Jedi and Padawans participated in a variety of carnival games from the comfort of their car. 2 OF 3 This day would not be possible without the support of all the volunteers, sta and following sponsor/collaborations of this year’s event. A special thanks to all the companies and busi- nesses: 501st Legion, Danville Library, Danville Chocolates, Cottage Jewel, Forward Motion, Goat Racer Coee, Hazy Barbecue, Beyond Active, Quantum Escapes, Trek, Vida, and Yoga Six. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Town is pleased to present its latest Public Art installa- tion for all to enjoy: Shrumen Lumen, created by the Fold- Haus Artist Collec-tive, a group of engi- neers and designers who are also artists who reside in the Bay Area. The towering mush- rooms are kinetic sculptures—every 5 minutes they grow from 12 feet to 14 feet high then shrink again. Each mushroom sculpture is lled with over a thousand LED lights creating a moving rainbow at night and an ethereal white sculpture during the day. The Public Art instal-lation will be up through Labor Day weekend. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The 2020-2021 Danville Youth Council had their nal meeting on Monday May 10th. Youth council members had the option to meet outside at Oak Hill Park for a socially distanced masked meeting or tune into the meeting via zoom. The meeting consisted in completing our regularly scheduled agenda items, welcoming the 10 new members for the 2021-2022 school year and saying goodbye to our 13 college bound seniors. On May 20, The Village Theatre Art Gallery hosted an online Artist Chat via Zoom, an event in which 10 artists from the current art exhibi- tion, Inspired By....Came online to discuss their artwork in the exhibition, who they were inspired by and what their artistic process was in creating the work. The event was moderated by the Visual Arts Coordinator. The event was recorded and may be viewed online. It was a well attended event in which people had lively discussion about their artwork, it was a great way to meet and learn in a safe way. Artists were pleased to make new connections. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER In May, there have been a huge uptick in Picnic Area reservations. After being in quarantine for so long, everyone is looking to start having their small social gatherings. Hap Magee Ranch Park has proven to be one of the most popular places to picnic. large dog park. Potholing natural grass areas on sports elds was completed and the door at the Cottage house was re-secured. The goal storage area project at Diablo Vista Park has begun, to improve this area for more storage of equipment. The Riverwalk foot bridge going into the Town Green has been opened for public use and three trees were pruned for clearance above it. This May, the aquatics program nished a second lifeguard certication course and successfully certied another 7 more lifeguards. These participants passed a written test and completed a rescue sequence as part of the lifeguarding test. We are very excited to see these new guards in action in our community. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Due to the results from last month’s soil testing, the soil enhancing materials have begun being applied to the sports elds for the turf management program. Irrigation checks and repairs are in full force current- ly, repairing three mainline breaks, replacing two remote control valves and completing 58 irrigation repairs. Small turf areas were seeded and top-dressed, while installation of eight new plants was complet-ed in the parks. Repairs to the fencing around the oak tree in the large dog park were completed for protection from the dogs, and maintenance pruning of 12 trees was performed. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES The Senior Bocce League and Softball League is back and they are excited to be playing bocce and softball once again. Wee Hoop Basketball is back and teach- ing our toddlers and young children the game of basketball. During this class parents are participating to help keep our young ball players stay socially distant and safe. Movin’ After Zoomin’ had its last session from May 3 to May 21. For the nal 3 weeks of this program, kids got to pick what art and craft projects they wanted to complete, participated in dress up days and had many Disney dance parties. Movin’ After Zoomin’ was a program started in August to give elementary grade kids a place to go after online school to let out their energy and enjoy socially distanced and masked activities. This successful program ran 3-week sessions every month from August until May. On Tuesday, May 4, the Town of Danville hosted its sixth annual Star Wars celebration. This year’s event was like no other, oering two new additions to our event, kicking o with the Wookiees in the Windows scavenger hunt and ending the day with the Jedi Drive Thru Adventure. Starting the day o in hyper speed over 400 people embarked on a journey to solve a word puzzle on a journey seeking out Wookiees in the windows of local Danville businesses. Families and fans then red up their Landspeeders and Podracers to embark on an epic Jedi Drive Thru adventure around the Danville Community Center parking lot. Families and friends of the force engaged in carnival games from their cars and unique seles from the characters from the 501st legion volunteer group who showed up in their galactic uniforms. At this event, over 400 Jedi and Padawans participated in a variety of carnival games from the comfort of their car. This day would not be possible without the support of all the volunteers, sta and following sponsor/collaborations of this year’s event. A special thanks to all the companies and busi- nesses: 501st Legion, Danville Library, Danville Chocolates, Cottage Jewel, Forward Motion, Goat Racer Coee, Hazy Barbecue, Beyond Active, Quantum Escapes, Trek, Vida, and Yoga Six. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Town is pleased to present its latest Public Art installa- tion for all to enjoy: Shrumen Lumen, created by the Fold- Haus Artist Collec-tive, a group of engi- neers and designers who are also artists who reside in the Bay Area. The towering mush- rooms are kinetic sculptures—every 5 minutes they grow from 12 feet to 14 feet high then shrink again. Each mushroom sculpture is lled with over a thousand LED lights creating a moving rainbow at night and an ethereal white sculpture during the day. The Public Art instal-lation will be up through Labor Day weekend. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The 2020-2021 Danville Youth Council had their nal meeting on Monday May 10th. Youth council members had the option to meet outside at Oak Hill Park for a socially distanced masked meeting or tune into the meeting via zoom. The meeting consisted in completing our regularly scheduled agenda items, welcoming the 10 new members for the 2021-2022 school year and saying goodbye to our 13 college bound seniors. On May 20, The Village Theatre Art Gallery hosted an online Artist Chat via Zoom, an event in which 10 artists from the current art exhibi- tion, Inspired By....Came online to discuss their artwork in the exhibition, who they were 3 OF 3 inspired by and what their artistic process was in creating the work. The event was moderated by the Visual Arts Coordinator. The event was recorded and may be viewed online. It was a well attended event in which people had lively discussion about their artwork, it was a great way to meet and learn in a safe way. Artists were pleased to make new connections. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER In May, there have been a huge uptick in Picnic Area reservations. After being in quarantine for so long, everyone is looking to start having their small social gatherings. Hap Magee Ranch Park has proven to be one of the most popular places to picnic. PROJECTS & EVENTS June 10: Buzz Session Self Care for the Care Giver June 11: Preschool Performance with Bri Crabtree June 16: Kidchella June 18: Comedy with Liz Grant & Friends in the Park June 19: Opening Reception for Altered & Reimagnined Exhibit June 22: Buzz Session: Shrumen Lumen Outdoor Light Exhibit June 25: Drive-In Movie (Grease)