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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.2 Attachment A - Activity ReportCreating 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. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES As the dog park continues to be heavily utilized, the quarterly organic soil enhancer was applied in the large dog park and slit seeding and organic fertilizer was applied in both dog parks. Adjusting of irrigation programs, along with irrigation checks and one mainline and 35 sprinkler repairs, were completed Town-wide. Fertilizing of non-sports turf areas was performed in all parks and organic soil conditioning material was applied to all sports elds as part of our organic turf program. The annual cleaning, groom - ing and G-Max testing of the synthetic turf at Sycamore Valley Park and Diablo Vista Park was completed, including minor repairs. Sta continues to identify grass areas that don’t provide much benet and have turned o irrigation in these areas in preparation of being mulched in an eort to conserve water. Three dead Alder trees were removed – two at Oak Hill Park and one at Osage Station Park – and an additional 15 trees were pruned at Bret Harte Park, while former tree wells were seeded with grass. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES This summer kicked o with a new style of sta training. Summer Camp sta learned how to be a coun - selor with hands-on training with actual campers. Camp sta, over the course of 4 days, had the opportu - nity to teach games and songs to the campers on site after they were trained by the Youth & Teen Coordi- nators and the Youth/Teen Supervisor. After each day of training, sta would return to Oak Hill Park to debrief about their day and head to their assigned site. Counselors-In-Training (CIT) also came back for Summer after a year long break. CIT’s have the opportunity to learn how to be a camp sta while also having fun with campers. This volunteer program is a great learning opportunity for our future camp sta. Danville is ready and set for summer! Traditional summer camps had the same feel of fun and safety but expanded at 8 dierent sites. The Town of Danville created new pocket camps at never before used sites that were completely outdoors. Camp sta have been planning days of fun lled with nature hikes, sports tournaments and arts & craft hours. Contract camps have already began, and the mission this summer has been to nd a variety of dierent types of classes including science, dance, arts and crafts, engineering, early childhood education and music to reintegrate cost eective enrichment opportunities for families in our community. Campers are enjoying their time gaining unique experience in their specialized camps that help diversify our recre- ational oerings. JUNE ACTIVITIES • JULY MEETING 1 OF 4 AT TACHMENT A PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS This summer, the Aquatics program was able to come back looking a lot dierent than it did last summer. There are an array of programs that took place in June. There are now two aquatics camps that are available for the tweens in the community. One camp is a popular camp from last year, the Danville Wave Riders. This camp consists of tness swimming and lifeguarding skills that are normally learned at a Jr. Guard type of program. The second camp that was introduced this June is Danville SPLASH! This camp is all about giving tweens time to just hang out and play aquatic recreational games at the pool. Low Impact Fitness is back by popular demand. This program allows for those with mobility issues to get active in the water with modica - tions. It really allows the participants to move every part of their body that they may have problems with on land. Youth Sports Camps are running full speed ahead. Currently, there are multi-sport, tennis, volleyball, and basketball camps for a variety of ages. We have Skyhawks, Arora Tennis, Club V.I.P, and Triple Threat running these camps. In terms of classes, we are running Karate class- es for both youth and adults. Adult Tennis Camps have also been running though June. John DeMartini is teaching multi- ple levels of tennis to all the adults. They have been so excited to be out there playing. INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY On June 19, the Art Gallery was able to open and host its rst Artist Reception in over a year! There was a COVID safe party in which little pre-packed snack boxes were served to all guests and musicians played on the patio under the glow of the lights of the newest Public Art installation: Shrumen Lumen. Inside the Art Gallery visitors enjoyed the new exhibit with a variety of fun and eclectic artwork: Altered & Reimag- ined. This new art show features 10 Bay Area artists who create assemblage and collage artwork. The artists and guests all had a great evening at the VTAG enjoying the new art exhibit and the live music and the kinetic light up public art which is in front of the VTAG and at the DCC. The mushroom sculptures (Shru- men Lumen) will be on view through Labor Day and the art exhibit in the Gallery will be open through August 6. STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IMAGE & SENSE OF PLACE Summer is here and the temperature rising! To help cool down our park users, the water features at Hap Magee Ranch Park and Sycamore Valley Park were turned back on after repairs were made on both systems. Weekly maintenance of both dog parks continues, including pot holing turf areas and repairing drinking fountains. Repairs were completed to the siding of the restroom building at Osage Station Park following vandalism and one bench at Diablo Vista Park was resurfaced and stained. On June 22, the Senior Center oered a Buzz Session on the new Public Art display: Shrumen Lumen! Participants had the opportunity to hear from sta about the creation of the kinetic, illuminated structures that currently reside outside the Village Theatre Art Gallery & Danville Community Center. STRENGTHEN SAFETY & SECURITY The goal storage area project has been completed at the Diablo Vista Park synthetic turf eld, allowing the users groups to use this area safely and more eciently. The project also included re-seeding of surround - ing turf, installation of header board and new sod near the construction area. Bi-weekly playground and park inspections were performed, with minor repairs being completed. Pot holing of sports elds and weekly cleaning and adjusting of tennis nets also continues. On June 11, Preschool Performance returned for an in-person performance out on the Town Green. Keeping with guidelines prior to re-opening, families bought pods that were socially distanced that could accommodate up to 4 adults. Bri Crabtree, whose last live show was in fact at the Village Theatre before the pandemic, made her return with her vastly entertaining circus act for the community. On June 16, The Raytones along with Ray the Rhino took the Town Green by storm with the return of Kidchella. This was a registration only event in keeping with guidelines established prior the to reopening of the state. The band performed to a crowd or approximately 90 people including families and mom’s groups. On June 18, Liz Grant performed her season nale in-person on the Town Green. The audi - ence bought socially distanced pods of up to 4 people each. Dan St. Paul headlined with Liz Grant and Arthur Gaus as the opening talent. On June 25, with the assistance from For the Valley, the Town of Danville went back in time with a drive-in movie showing of the timeless classic, Grease. Thirteen cars lled with a fami - lies and couples were in attendance. Sound was provided both via radio and through loud speakers for those who wished to sit in chairs outside of their cars. Each car received a com- plimentary pair of fuzzy dice. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER Senior Summer Bocce ocially started in June. Participants were excited to resume the program after more than a year. Volunteer managers help teach techniques and rules to players who have never played before. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Swim Lessons are back! Swimming skills are essential life skills that one never knows when it will be needed. Due to the easing of restrictions, the Town of Danville has brought back our group swim lessons. Children and adults are working hard on learning a lifesaving skill and exercising too. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES As the dog park continues to be heavily utilized, the quarterly organic soil enhancer was applied in the large dog park and slit seeding and organic fertilizer was applied in both dog parks. Adjusting of irrigation programs, along with irrigation checks and one mainline and 35 sprinkler repairs, were completed Town-wide. Fertilizing of non-sports turf areas was performed in all parks and organic soil conditioning material was applied to all sports elds as part of our organic turf program. The annual cleaning, groom - ing and G-Max testing of the synthetic turf at Sycamore Valley Park and Diablo Vista Park was completed, including minor repairs. Sta continues to identify grass areas that don’t provide much benet and have turned o irrigation in these areas in preparation of being mulched in an eort to conserve water. Three dead Alder trees were removed – two at Oak Hill Park and one at Osage Station Park – and an additional 15 trees were pruned at Bret Harte Park, while former tree wells were seeded with grass. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES This summer kicked o with a new style of sta training. Summer Camp sta learned how to be a coun - selor with hands-on training with actual campers. Camp sta, over the course of 4 days, had the opportu - nity to teach games and songs to the campers on site after they were trained by the Youth & Teen Coordi- nators and the Youth/Teen Supervisor. After each day of training, sta would return to Oak Hill Park to debrief about their day and head to their assigned site. Counselors-In-Training (CIT) also came back for Summer after a year long break. CIT’s have the opportunity to learn how to be a camp sta while also having fun with campers. This volunteer program is a great learning opportunity for our future camp sta. Danville is ready and set for summer! Traditional summer camps had the same feel of fun and safety but expanded at 8 dierent sites. The Town of Danville created new pocket camps at never before used sites that were completely outdoors. Camp sta have been planning days of fun lled with nature hikes, sports tournaments and arts & craft hours. Contract camps have already began, and the mission this summer has been to nd a variety of dierent types of classes including science, dance, arts and crafts, engineering, early childhood education and music to reintegrate cost eective enrichment opportunities for families in our community. Campers are enjoying their time gaining unique experience in their specialized camps that help diversify our recre- ational oerings. 2 OF 4 PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS This summer, the Aquatics program was able to come back looking a lot dierent than it did last summer. There are an array of programs that took place in June. There are now two aquatics camps that are available for the tweens in the community. One camp is a popular camp from last year, the Danville Wave Riders. This camp consists of tness swimming and lifeguarding skills that are normally learned at a Jr. Guard type of program. The second camp that was introduced this June is Danville SPLASH! This camp is all about giving tweens time to just hang out and play aquatic recreational games at the pool. Low Impact Fitness is back by popular demand. This program allows for those with mobility issues to get active in the water with modica - tions. It really allows the participants to move every part of their body that they may have problems with on land. Youth Sports Camps are running full speed ahead. Currently, there are multi-sport, tennis, volleyball, and basketball camps for a variety of ages. We have Skyhawks, Arora Tennis, Club V.I.P, and Triple Threat running these camps. In terms of classes, we are running Karate class- es for both youth and adults. Adult Tennis Camps have also been running though June. John DeMartini is teaching multi- ple levels of tennis to all the adults. They have been so excited to be out there playing. INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY On June 19, the Art Gallery was able to open and host its rst Artist Reception in over a year! There was a COVID safe party in which little pre-packed snack boxes were served to all guests and musicians played on the patio under the glow of the lights of the newest Public Art installation: Shrumen Lumen. Inside the Art Gallery visitors enjoyed the new exhibit with a variety of fun and eclectic artwork: Altered & Reimag- ined. This new art show features 10 Bay Area artists who create assemblage and collage artwork. The artists and guests all had a great evening at the VTAG enjoying the new art exhibit and the live music and the kinetic light up public art which is in front of the VTAG and at the DCC. The mushroom sculptures (Shru- men Lumen) will be on view through Labor Day and the art exhibit in the Gallery will be open through August 6. On June 11, Preschool Performance returned for an in-person performance out on the Town Green. Keeping with guidelines prior to re-opening, families bought pods that were socially distanced that could accommodate up to 4 adults. Bri Crabtree, whose last live show was in fact at the Village Theatre before the pandemic, made her return with her vastly entertaining circus act for the community. On June 16, The Raytones along with Ray the Rhino took the Town Green by storm with the return of Kidchella. This was a registration only event in keeping with guidelines established prior the to reopening of the state. The band performed to a crowd or approximately 90 people including families and mom’s groups. On June 18, Liz Grant performed her season nale in-person on the Town Green. The audi - ence bought socially distanced pods of up to 4 people each. Dan St. Paul headlined with Liz Grant and Arthur Gaus as the opening talent. On June 25, with the assistance from For the Valley, the Town of Danville went back in time with a drive-in movie showing of the timeless classic, Grease. Thirteen cars lled with a fami - lies and couples were in attendance. Sound was provided both via radio and through loud speakers for those who wished to sit in chairs outside of their cars. Each car received a com- plimentary pair of fuzzy dice. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER Senior Summer Bocce ocially started in June. Participants were excited to resume the program after more than a year. Volunteer managers help teach techniques and rules to players who have never played before. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Swim Lessons are back! Swimming skills are essential life skills that one never knows when it will be needed. Due to the easing of restrictions, the Town of Danville has brought back our group swim lessons. Children and adults are working hard on learning a lifesaving skill and exercising too. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES As the dog park continues to be heavily utilized, the quarterly organic soil enhancer was applied in the large dog park and slit seeding and organic fertilizer was applied in both dog parks. Adjusting of irrigation programs, along with irrigation checks and one mainline and 35 sprinkler repairs, were completed Town-wide. Fertilizing of non-sports turf areas was performed in all parks and organic soil conditioning material was applied to all sports elds as part of our organic turf program. The annual cleaning, groom- ing and G-Max testing of the synthetic turf at Sycamore Valley Park and Diablo Vista Park was completed, including minor repairs. Sta continues to identify grass areas that don’t provide much benet and have turned o irrigation in these areas in preparation of being mulched in an eort to conserve water. Three dead Alder trees were removed – two at Oak Hill Park and one at Osage Station Park – and an additional 15 trees were pruned at Bret Harte Park, while former tree wells were seeded with grass. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES This summer kicked o with a new style of sta training. Summer Camp sta learned how to be a coun- selor with hands-on training with actual campers. Camp sta, over the course of 4 days, had the opportu- nity to teach games and songs to the campers on site after they were trained by the Youth & Teen Coordi- nators and the Youth/Teen Supervisor. After each day of training, sta would return to Oak Hill Park to debrief about their day and head to their assigned site. Counselors-In-Training (CIT) also came back for Summer after a year long break. CIT’s have the opportunity to learn how to be a camp sta while also having fun with campers. This volunteer program is a great learning opportunity for our future camp sta. Danville is ready and set for summer! Traditional summer camps had the same feel of fun and safety but expanded at 8 dierent sites. The Town of Danville created new pocket camps at never before used sites that were completely outdoors. Camp sta have been planning days of fun lled with nature hikes, sports tournaments and arts & craft hours. Contract camps have already began, and the mission this summer has been to nd a variety of dierent types of classes including science, dance, arts and crafts, engineering, early childhood education and music to reintegrate cost eective enrichment opportunities for families in our community. Campers are enjoying their time gaining unique experience in their specialized camps that help diversify our recre- ational oerings. PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS This summer, the Aquatics program was able to come back looking a lot dierent than it did last summer. There are an array of programs that took place in June. There are now two aquatics camps that are available for the tweens in the community. One camp is a popular camp from last year, the Danville Wave Riders. This camp consists of tness swimming and lifeguarding skills that are normally learned at a Jr. Guard type of program. The second camp that was introduced this June is Danville SPLASH! This camp is all about giving tweens time to just hang out and play aquatic recreational games at the pool. Low Impact Fitness is back by popular demand. This program allows for those with mobility issues to get active in the water with modica - tions. It really allows the participants to move every part of their body that they may have problems with on land. Youth Sports Camps are running full speed ahead. Currently, there are multi-sport, tennis, volleyball, and basketball camps for a variety of ages. We have Skyhawks, Arora Tennis, Club V.I.P, and Triple Threat running these camps. In terms of classes, we are running Karate class- es for both youth and adults. Adult Tennis Camps have also been running though June. John DeMartini is teaching multi- ple levels of tennis to all the adults. They have been so excited to be out there playing. 3 OF 4 INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY On June 19, the Art Gallery was able to open and host its rst Artist Reception in over a year! There was a COVID safe party in which little pre-packed snack boxes were served to all guests and musicians played on the patio under the glow of the lights of the newest Public Art installation: Shrumen Lumen. Inside the Art Gallery visitors enjoyed the new exhibit with a variety of fun and eclectic artwork: Altered & Reimag- ined. This new art show features 10 Bay Area artists who create assemblage and collage artwork. The artists and guests all had a great evening at the VTAG enjoying the new art exhibit and the live music and the kinetic light up public art which is in front of the VTAG and at the DCC. The mushroom sculptures (Shru- men Lumen) will be on view through Labor Day and the art exhibit in the Gallery will be open through August 6. On June 11, Preschool Performance returned for an in-person performance out on the Town Green. Keeping with guidelines prior to re-opening, families bought pods that were socially distanced that could accommodate up to 4 adults. Bri Crabtree, whose last live show was in fact at the Village Theatre before the pandemic, made her return with her vastly entertaining circus act for the community. On June 16, The Raytones along with Ray the Rhino took the Town Green by storm with the return of Kidchella. This was a registration only event in keeping with guidelines established prior the to reopening of the state. The band performed to a crowd or approximately 90 people including families and mom’s groups. On June 18, Liz Grant performed her season nale in-person on the Town Green. The audi - ence bought socially distanced pods of up to 4 people each. Dan St. Paul headlined with Liz Grant and Arthur Gaus as the opening talent. On June 25, with the assistance from For the Valley, the Town of Danville went back in time with a drive-in movie showing of the timeless classic, Grease. Thirteen cars lled with a fami - lies and couples were in attendance. Sound was provided both via radio and through loud speakers for those who wished to sit in chairs outside of their cars. Each car received a com- plimentary pair of fuzzy dice. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER Senior Summer Bocce ocially started in June. Participants were excited to resume the program after more than a year. Volunteer managers help teach techniques and rules to players who have never played before. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Swim Lessons are back! Swimming skills are essential life skills that one never knows when it will be needed. Due to the easing of restrictions, the Town of Danville has brought back our group swim lessons. Children and adults are working hard on learning a lifesaving skill and exercising too. PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES As the dog park continues to be heavily utilized, the quarterly organic soil enhancer was applied in the large dog park and slit seeding and organic fertilizer was applied in both dog parks. Adjusting of irrigation programs, along with irrigation checks and one mainline and 35 sprinkler repairs, were completed Town-wide. Fertilizing of non-sports turf areas was performed in all parks and organic soil conditioning material was applied to all sports elds as part of our organic turf program. The annual cleaning, groom- ing and G-Max testing of the synthetic turf at Sycamore Valley Park and Diablo Vista Park was completed, including minor repairs. Sta continues to identify grass areas that don’t provide much benet and have turned o irrigation in these areas in preparation of being mulched in an eort to conserve water. Three dead Alder trees were removed – two at Oak Hill Park and one at Osage Station Park – and an additional 15 trees were pruned at Bret Harte Park, while former tree wells were seeded with grass. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES This summer kicked o with a new style of sta training. Summer Camp sta learned how to be a coun- selor with hands-on training with actual campers. Camp sta, over the course of 4 days, had the opportu- nity to teach games and songs to the campers on site after they were trained by the Youth & Teen Coordi- nators and the Youth/Teen Supervisor. After each day of training, sta would return to Oak Hill Park to debrief about their day and head to their assigned site. Counselors-In-Training (CIT) also came back for Summer after a year long break. CIT’s have the opportunity to learn how to be a camp sta while also having fun with campers. This volunteer program is a great learning opportunity for our future camp sta. Danville is ready and set for summer! Traditional summer camps had the same feel of fun and safety but expanded at 8 dierent sites. The Town of Danville created new pocket camps at never before used sites that were completely outdoors. Camp sta have been planning days of fun lled with nature hikes, sports tournaments and arts & craft hours. Contract camps have already began, and the mission this summer has been to nd a variety of dierent types of classes including science, dance, arts and crafts, engineering, early childhood education and music to reintegrate cost eective enrichment opportunities for families in our community. Campers are enjoying their time gaining unique experience in their specialized camps that help diversify our recre- ational oerings. PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS This summer, the Aquatics program was able to come back looking a lot dierent than it did last summer. There are an array of programs that took place in June. There are now two aquatics camps that are available for the tweens in the community. One camp is a popular camp from last year, the Danville Wave Riders. This camp consists of tness swimming and lifeguarding skills that are normally learned at a Jr. Guard type of program. The second camp that was introduced this June is Danville SPLASH! This camp is all about giving tweens time to just hang out and play aquatic recreational games at the pool. Low Impact Fitness is back by popular demand. This program allows for those with mobility issues to get active in the water with modica- tions. It really allows the participants to move every part of their body that they may have problems with on land. Youth Sports Camps are running full speed ahead. Currently, there are multi-sport, tennis, volleyball, and basketball camps for a variety of ages. We have Skyhawks, Arora Tennis, Club V.I.P, and Triple Threat running these camps. In terms of classes, we are running Karate class- es for both youth and adults. Adult Tennis Camps have also been running though June. John DeMartini is teaching multi- ple levels of tennis to all the adults. They have been so excited to be out there playing. INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY On June 19, the Art Gallery was able to open and host its rst Artist Reception in over a year! There was a COVID safe party in which little pre-packed snack boxes were served to all guests and musicians played on the patio under the glow of the lights of the newest Public Art installation: Shrumen Lumen. Inside the Art Gallery visitors enjoyed the new exhibit with a variety of fun and eclectic artwork: Altered & Reimag- ined. This new art show features 10 Bay Area artists who create assemblage and collage artwork. The artists and guests all had a great evening at the VTAG enjoying the new art exhibit and the live music and the kinetic light up public art which is in front of the VTAG and at the DCC. The mushroom sculptures (Shru- men Lumen) will be on view through Labor Day and the art exhibit in the Gallery will be open through August 6. 4 OF 4 PROJECTS & EVENTS July 9 Preschool Performance on the Town Green July 15 Art After Dark July 16 Moonlight Movies: Lion King July 21 Kidchella July 24 Music in the Park: Britnee Kellogg July 30: Moonlight Movies: Onward July 31 Harry Potter Birthday Bash On June 11, Preschool Performance returned for an in-person performance out on the Town Green. Keeping with guidelines prior to re-opening, families bought pods that were socially distanced that could accommodate up to 4 adults. Bri Crabtree, whose last live show was in fact at the Village Theatre before the pandemic, made her return with her vastly entertaining circus act for the community. On June 16, The Raytones along with Ray the Rhino took the Town Green by storm with the return of Kidchella. This was a registration only event in keeping with guidelines established prior the to reopening of the state. The band performed to a crowd or approximately 90 people including families and mom’s groups. On June 18, Liz Grant performed her season nale in-person on the Town Green. The audi - ence bought socially distanced pods of up to 4 people each. Dan St. Paul headlined with Liz Grant and Arthur Gaus as the opening talent. On June 25, with the assistance from For the Valley, the Town of Danville went back in time with a drive-in movie showing of the timeless classic, Grease. Thirteen cars lled with a fami - lies and couples were in attendance. Sound was provided both via radio and through loud speakers for those who wished to sit in chairs outside of their cars. Each car received a com- plimentary pair of fuzzy dice. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER Senior Summer Bocce ocially started in June. Participants were excited to resume the program after more than a year. Volunteer managers help teach techniques and rules to players who have never played before. FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Swim Lessons are back! Swimming skills are essential life skills that one never knows when it will be needed. Due to the easing of restrictions, the Town of Danville has brought back our group swim lessons. Children and adults are working hard on learning a lifesaving skill and exercising too.