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Home My WebLink About5.5 Activity ReportSENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION 5.5 STAFF REPORT TO: Senior Advisory Commission January 22, 2020 SUBJECT: Monthly Activity Report for December 2019 DESCRIPTION The Senior Advisory Commission is being asked to review the Monthly Activity Report from the Recreation, Arts & Community Services and Maintenance Services Departments for the month of December (Attachment A). RECOMMENDATION Review the Monthly Activity Report for December 2019. Prepared by: Henry Perezalonso Recreation, Arts and Community Services Director Attachments: A - Recreation, Arts & Community Services and Maintenance Services Monthly Activity Report, December 2019 January 22, 2020 Creating Community through People, Arts, Parks and Programs JANUARY MEETING • FEBUARY MEETING 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 reflect 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. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IMAGE AND SENSE OF PLACE Tree work continues to be performed this time of year, skirting up trees over pathways and turf areas as well as maintenance pruning of ten ash trees next to residence yards at Osage Station Park, removal of four dead pine trees and prun- ing of 27 trees at Diablo Vista Park. Organic maintenance of the Oak Hill Park pond continued by performing a vegetation cultivation and a flocculent treat- ment reatment for water clarity. At Sycamore Valley Park pond two new sump pumps were installed inside the vault to keep it from flooding and repairs to fountain nozzles were completed. Benches are being sanded and resealed in many parks and the dog park, along with potholing and seeding of sports fields and non -sports turf areas. FACILITATE COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING Danville Youth Council collected over 6,500 books for our fall book drive between November 4th and December 6th. DYC spent the evening separating books for 1-8 years old, 9-14 years old and 15 years old and up. We can't wait to see the look on the children's faces at Agape Villages and Reading Partners when we donate all of our books to those in need for the holidays! PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Now that the rains have begun, all irrigation systems have been turned off for the wintertime. We are currently in the process of upsizing the irrigation pump at Green Valley School, which will allow the irrigation system to perform more efficiently when in operation. Several irrigation projects are wrapping up, such as re-routing the main line and lateral line around a tree at Osage Station Park and troubleshoot- ing two remote control valves that were not operating properly. A barbeque was replaced and a drinking fountain was repaired in the play area at Osage Station Park. SP PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES The first year of Holiday Hangout was full of blindfold candy cane tasting, scrabble ornaments, Santa slap shot, sled racing and much more! Tweens ages 8-13 years old played games, won raffle prizes and got into the holiday spirt on December 12th from 4-5:3opm. Tweens were constantly moving when sledding through a snowy moun- tains, belting out `Let It Go' in karaoke and trying to win as much candy as possible in candy grab. From December 2 to December 13th, the Danville Community Center lobby served as the home for Santa's Mailbox. Little ones from all over the community came in to drop off their letter filled with Christmas wishes. Children could also write a letter to Santa at Elf Workshop, the Danville Library or through their school. Once all the letters were collect- ed, over loo volunteers came from near and far to be Santa's helpers and respond back to the letters. In the end, Santa's Helpers wrote over foo letters! On December 13th and 14th the Town of Danville hosted the Annual Elf Work- shop. The Recreation, Art & Community Services Department brought the "Spirt of Lake Tahoe" to the community by providing festive snacks, rustic crafts, and scenic photos with Santa to over 45o children ages 1-q. Families were encouraged to create cozy cabin mementos to help remember this holiday season with their young ones. Anna and Elsa made a guest appearance, all while helping prompt local businesses and encouraging the donation of gently used coats to #Onewarm- coat. PAGE 2 OF 4 The Danville Senior Center Annual Holiday Lun- cheon was a festive affair! Seniors got to enjoy the dress rehearsal of the Nutty Nutcracker at the Village Theatre, followed by the CPC Bell Ringers at the Senior Center, before enjoying La Di Da A Cappella over a delicious turkey lunch. SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A call for artists was put out this month for the Town's 2020 temporary public art exhibit, Hearts on Hartz. The artwork will be on view for the summer of 2020 in downtown Danville with the hopes of promoting the arts and economic devel- opment in the Town. PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS Jr. Warriors Basketball began practices for grades 2 - 8 in December. Games will begin starting on January lith. We have a lot of very excited Kinder- garteners and first graders who will start their first practice and game on January 12th. We are very excited to see how much all the participants have learned and picked up in their practices for their first games. The Fall Adult Basketball League closed out the season with playoffs at the beginning of Decem- ber. The season started with 6 teams, with only the top 4 continuing on to playoffs. Each team put in a good effort to claim that top spot, but only one could be crowned champion. Congratula- tions to Bay Oak Benefits! The Winter season will kick back up January 7! PAGE 30F4 W. s-. Jacki Sorenson Aerobic Dancing is a style of dance aerobics that is popular at the Danville Senior Center. In December, this exercise method turned 5o years old! The students wore matching rhinestone shirts and danced together to celebrate. INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY The Village Theatre Art Gallery had a busy month of sales of artwork in the month of December with the Affordable Art Show. Now the Gallery is underway getting ready for the first exhibit of the New Year—please join us on Thursday, January 16 for the opening reception of Art of the African Diaspora and film screen- ing of Evolutionary Blues, followed by a Q& A with the filmmaker. 1 W i PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER! Our preschool baseball program is about to take off for the season. Skyhawks has put together a preschool baseball program which will be consist of basic techniques, building confidence, sports- manship, and game play. They use unconven- tional methods to help teach these preschool participants the skills and also have a ton of fun in the process. PAGE 40F4 PROJECT & EVENT UPDATES January 3: Preschool Performance Comedy Illusionist & Magician Brian Scott January 16: Soft Opening & Film Screening for the Art of African Diaspora January 17: Comedy with Liz Grant & Friends, Village Theatre 7:30PM