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PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
DATE: May 16, 2016
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners Members
FROM: Micki Cronin,Assistant Director of Parks and Community ��� �{� f}, ��,
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SU BJ ECT: Winter 2016 Quarterly Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Coininission will receive a report on the classes,activities,and events conducted during the 2016 winter
season.
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the Report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The Parks and Community Services Department develops and implements quality programs that strengthen
community image, provides recreational experiences, encourages healthy lifestyles and preserves the City's
heritage. This is accomplished by providing innovative recreational and social programs. The following is a
summary of the programs and events offered by the Parks and Recreation Division during the 2016 winter
quarter.
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Recreational and leisure activities are classes and acrivities that serve parucipants of all ages and provide
positive recreational experiences. By participating in these classes, community members are given the
opportunity to enhance their health,wellbeing,and/or community connection. Classes provide opportunities
to learn a new craft or refine current skills, as well as provide a venue to meet others in the community and
recreate with friends. Recreational and leisure activities are planned and implemented by contracted specialty
instructors.
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Popular classes for youth included: Current and Advance Debates, Tiny Tots Science and Parent and Me
Gymnastics. Popular adult classes included: Zumba, Pilates and Bombay Jam. A total of 405 participants
registered for recreational activities in 41 classes held during the winter session. There was an increase in total
registration participation of approximately 19% from last year, which can be attributed to an increase in
average class registration. Following is a summary of registration:
RecreatronalActivities wnterRe istratron Com ar�son
I 1 1 1 1
Resident 350 278 283 392 347
Non-Resident 55 62 54 81 48
Total Registration 405 340 337 473 395
Courses Held 41 49 49 68 58
Avg. Regi.rtration/Clas.r 9.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.8
Courses Offered 51 60 66 113 78
Cancellation Rate 20% 18% 26% 40% 25%
DUBLIN PRESCHOOL
The Dublin Preschool is a recreational preschool program that provides the opportunity for social and
educational development under the instruction of qualified early childhood educators. Children in this
program participate in activities such as games and learning activities, outdoor play, arts and crafts, music,
story time and circle time. Classes are offered in two-day and three-day formats both in the morning and
afternoon. There is also a four-day per week option for the Pre-Kindergarten program.
There were a total of 156 registrations for the fall. There were 85 registrations for the four-year old classes,
56 registrations for the three-year old classes and 15 registrations for the pre-kindergarten class.
Dublin Elementary Preschool morning Staff have partnered with the Dublin Elementary Special Educarion
teachers to offer the "Peers Make Awesome Partners" (PMAP) program. The PMAP program is an inclusion
program that provides a positive peer interaction with Dublin Elementary special needs preschoolers and
Dublin Elementary preschoolers. Preschoolers have been participating in learning acrivities that include story
time, songs,play time,and Kimochis (meaning"feelings" in Japanese).
Following is a suinmary of registration for the winter quarter.
Prescbool i�interSession Re istration Com arison
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Resident 145 172 215 255 270
Non Resident 11 25 22 32 35
Total Registration 156* 197 237 287 305
*Due to the clo.rure of the F.merald Glen Activity Center the Pre.rchool now operates in three classroom.r (tzvo cla.rsroom.c at
Sbannon Community Center and one classroom at Dublin Elementary)and o�fer.r eigbt c•la.r.re.r instead of eleven clas.re.r that zvere
o�'f'ered in previou.cyearr.
Prescbool L�interProgram Event
Dublin Preschool participants entertained their families with two choreographed dance songs at the "2016
Winter Program." event. The program was held on January 27-28 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Shannon
Community Center.A combined total of 700 people attended the three performances.
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"Little Lovies"Story Time
The Little Lovies program was offered from December through February. The program operated
appro�nately five to seven weeks, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. There were a total of
40 children registered for the winter. Following is a summary of registration:
"Little Lovles"T�interRe istratron"
' I 1 � 1 1
Resident 37 34 29 23 --
Non Resident 3 0 2 3 --
Total Registration 40 34 31 26 NA
FAMILY SERVICES.
After School Recrea t�on
After School Recreation is a program offering after school activities for children in first through fifth grades.
This year the program offered three sessions, instead of two, which may have contributed to the decrease in
enrollment from the previous winter session. Compared to previous sessions, this session's enrollment has
the highest percentage of full-session registration at 89%.
Kolb Elementary enrollment is lower than previous years because some children moved to Amador
Elementary, the new elementary school. The program operates on school days at all pubfic elementary
schools in Dublin. Participants engage in activities such as indoor and outdoor games, crafts, and quiet time
for homework.
The program meets on school days when the children are released from school and ends at 5:45 PM.
Following is a summary of registration:
After School Recreation
' 1 1 i � 1 1
Dougherty Elementary 74 98 105 102 60
Dublin Elementary 53 73 70 53 29 ,
Frederickson Elementary 46 72 50 51 35
Green Elementary 65 77 70 57 57
Murray Elementary 35 39 33 34 34
Kolb Elementary 46* 100 91 83 41
Amador Elementary 76 - - - -
Total Registration 395 459 419 380 256
Full-Se.c.rion Particzpants 351 321 231 186 104
20-Day 1'a.r.r Particzpants 44 138 188 194 152
*Kolb Elementary enrollment decreased is due to the oj�ening ofAmador F_lementary.
Student Union After School Progtam
Student Union is an after school recreation program designed specifically for middle school students. The
program provides a safe place after school for children to engage in positive activiries that will enhance social,
intellectual, physical and emotional development. An emphasis is placed on academic enrichment and
homework help. Student Union programs are held in two eighteen-week sessions at Wells Middle School and
Fallon Middle School.
The program offers the popular "homework hour" with a credentialed teacher and a variety of fun activities
including sports and games during the recreation portion of the program. This year the program offered
three session payments which may have contributed to the decrease of enrollment from previous winter
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sessions. Compared to previous sessions, this session's enrollment has the highest percentage of full-session
registration at 79%. There were 92 students registered for the winter session,which was a conrinuarion of the
fall session. The following is a summary of registration.
Student Union Re istration
' 1 1 1 1 1
Wells Middle School 37 42 34 36 25
Fallon Middle School 55 55 64 65 51
Total Registration 92 97 98 87 76
Full-Se.r.rion 73 58 46 36 28
20-Day Pas.r >9 39 52 51 48
SPORTS
Basketball Clinics and Lessons
The City offers three rypes of pre-season youth basketball clinics plus private lessons. The skill building clinic
focused on teaching a new skill over four evenings and was conducted by City Staf£ A clinic for beginners
was held over three evenings and was also conducted by City Staff. A half-day clinic of fundamental
basketball instruction for younger ages was taught by Chris Meredith, a basketball coach at Dublin High
School. Private lessons were offered by Chris Meredith and Ryan Reth, the owner of Cadence Basketball
Academy. Though overall attendance was six participants less than last years, the beginner clinics increased by
30% and established a waitlist. To accommodate the interest for beginner clinics, Staff is working on offering
more for next season.
Youtb Basketball Clintcs and Prlvate Lessons
1 1 1 � I 1
K—5th Grade (skill-building) 118 122 88 76 48
K—3rd Grade (beginner) 74 57 - - -
1 st—4th Grade (half day 27 44 54 58 25
3rd—6th Grade (half day) - - 20 33 -
4th— 12th Grade (private) 21 23 - - -
lessons)
Total Participants 240 246 162 167 73
Youth Basketball League
The Junior Warriors Youth Basketball League is for boy's kindergarten through eighth grade and girl's in
kindergarten through sixth grade. Games were played on Saturdays at Stager Community Gymnasium, Wells
Middle School and Fallon Middle School (additional location) beginning January 9 and ending on March 5.
This year, some revisions were implemented to accommodate the growth of the program. Kindergarten Coed
was changed to Kindergarten Boys. The 5`h_6`" grade boy's league was separated to implement a 5`h grade
boy's league and a 6`h grade boy's league. The 1"-3"� grade girl's league was separated and Kindergarten was
added to implement a K-1"grade girl's league and a 2"`'—3"�grade girl's league.
With the program operating at three sites this year, the program increased registration by 11% from last
season. All eleven leagues were completely full with a total of 861 participants on 84 teams. A combined total
of 150 participants were on waitlists, which averages about 19 persons each on seven boys' leagues and six
persons each on three girls' leagues. And though Fallon was added as an additional site, the program still
operated at full capaciry. Staff will continue to evaluate how the waitlists can be accommodated,which could
include working with the School District to secure another site, or increasing team sizes. Games and practices
were held weekly. Following is a summary of registration for the league.
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Ci ofDubJtn/ unlor Wartlors Youth Basketball Lea ue
1 1 1 � 1 I
Kindergarten Coed -- 65 61 40 40
Kindergarten Boys 60 __ -- -- --
1"Grade Boys 103 g9 80 100 72
2°`' Grade Boys 102 g� 102 100 81
3`d Grade Boys 79 110 101 80 78
4`h Grade Boys 100 gg 76 60 76
5`h&6`'' Grade Boys - 124 81 80 82
5`" Grade Boys 88 --- -_ --- ---
6`h Grade Boys 63 - --- - -
7'''& 8`''Grade Boys 81 65 -- 60 42
K-1" Grade Girls 22 -- --- -- --
1"—3`d Grade Girls - 63 55 40 40
2"`�_3'a Grade Girls 78 -- -- -- --
4`" & 5`" Grade Girls - 66 33 40 30
4`h—6`'' Grade Girls 85
6`h _ 8`'' Grade Girls - 18 21 36 34
Total Participants 861 7'75 690 636 575 '
Contracted Sports Programs
Each quarter the City offers several sports programs by utilizing contracted specialty instructors. Contracted
classes offered during the winter included Arora Tennis, Core Volleyball, Kidz Love Soccer, Make Me a Pro
basketball and Wee Hoop basketball. Registrarion for contracted sports programs decreased 36% from the '
previous winter quarter. This decrease can be accounted for by the scaling back of tennis classes offered this
winter quarter. Thirty-four classes were offered in 2015 compared to 19 classes this winter.
Conbracted S orts Re istration Com arison
1 1 � 1 1
Arora Tennis (adult) 9 14 20 8 9
Arora Tennis (youth) 132 366 162 111 65
Arora Tennis (cardio) 6 20 - - -
Arora Tennis (privates) 87 103 4 - -
CALPDA - - 33 - 12
CORE 18 12 - - -
Kidz Love Soccer 111 150 118 136 94
Make Me a Pro (winter 60 19 49 54 44
break)
Wee Hoop 49 53 45 37 18
Total Registration 472 737 431 346 242
AdultBasketball League
A Men's 5-on-5 "D" league was conducted during the winter quarter. A "C" league was offered but did not
receive adequate participation as only two "C" teams registered. The "D" league began in January and ended
in April. Based on feedback, many teams desired a break during the winter season and eight teams have
signed up for the Spring league instead. Games were held on Sundays at Stager Communiry Gymnasium and
Wells Middle School Gymnasium.
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iX�interAdultBasketball Team Re isttation Summa
1 1 1 � 1
Men's 5-on-5 C & D 4 11 12 8 12
Leagues
Total Teams 4 11 12 8 12
SENIOR CENTER
The Dublin Senior Center offers activiries and events that promote healthy living for seniors, and the
opportunity to build new friendships through recreation. The following is a summary of registration.
Senior Center Attendance Com arison
1 1 � 1 1
Drop-In 2,183 2,529 2,326 2,296 2,240
Programs &Activities 10,576 10,124 9,534 9.054 9,526
Total 12,759 12,653 11,860 11,350 11,7GG
Avg. Daily�ttendance 224 230 2�2 202 205
(57 days) (55 days) (56 days) (56 days) (56 days)
Total Volunteer Hours 2,936 2,815 3,074 3,521 3,429
The Senior Center experienced a 4% increase in Programs and Activities attendance and a 1% increase in
overall attendance. The wetter winter caused fewer people to socialize at drop-in activities and use the
lounge.The total volunteer hours increased by 4%.
Some programs showing large increases in attendance were Ukulele Jam Session (+144%), Bunco (+146 %),
Path Wanderers (+87%), and Balance and Agility (+56%). The daily lunch program attendance increased 87%
from a year ago.
DancEscape socials drew 74 dancers in December and 71 in February. A van excursion visited Hilmar Cheese
Factory and Duarte Nursery.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Ttee Ligbting Ceremony
The City's 29`h annual Tree Lighting ceremony featured musical performances by the Dublin High School
Jazz Combo and the 100-member Dublin Unified Elementary School Choir which represented each of
Dublin Unified School District's public elementary schools. As the concert came to a close, Santa appeared to
the delight of the nearly 600 guests who came to enjoy the concert,cookies and hot chocolate.
Breakfast witb Santa
Breakfast with Santa is a family-oriented special event co-sponsored with the Dublin High School Band
Boosters. The event was held at the Shannon Community Center on Saturday, December 12, 2015, and had
three seating umes. Each seating had an average of 148 participants. The City provided the facility,
decorations, novelty items, staffing, and promotions for the event. The Band Boosters provided a breakfast
of pancakes, sausage, juice, fruit, milk, and coffee. The band members served the breakfast and operated the
"Photos with Santa" area. There were 444 participants this year, a 2.6% decrease from last year,possibly due
to neighboring cities holding similar events the previous weekend and the following weekend.
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Break&stwitb Santa Re Istratzon Com arlson
1 1 � 1 1
Dublin Residents 277+ 373 431 440
Non-Residents 39+ 83 68 7
Total Registration 444* 45G 499 447
*I�egistrants zvere able to purchase s�ots for multiple persons avithout indicating the addre.r.c of each per.ron.
- HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS
Cultural Arts programs provide a unique social setting for meeting new people and sharing cultural arts
experiences with friends and family members. The variety of classes offered provides opportunities for
community members of all ages to attempt new experiences or refine current artistic and performance
skills. Classes are taught by contracted specialty instructors and are typically offered in four to eight
weeks in duration.
A total of 332 participants registered for Cultural Classes December 2015-February 2016. This was a 20%
increase in overall attendance and was largely due to the Fall season being extended through January and
the start of the Spring season mid-February. The cancellation rate decreased 10%.
I I 1 � 1
Resident 291 236 165 168 236
Non-Resident 4� 39 21 37 39
Total Registration 332 275 186 205 275
Courses Held 37 34 28 27 34
�vg. Begi.rtration/Clas.r 9 8 6.6 7.59 8
Courses Offered 60 65 55 36 65
Cancellation Kate 38% 48% 49% 25% 48%
Holiday Tea: Heritage Park and Museums kicked off its holiday season with the annual Holiday Teas
December 5 and 6. The Children's Holiday Tea hosted 21 children and farrvly members. Attendees were
treated to holiday music, a performance from the Tri-Valley Youth Performers, and a visit from Saint Nick.
The Country Holiday Teas hosted 67 attendees, including a large group from the Dublin Women's Club.
Teen volunteers from Dublin High School assisted staff with set-up and clean up, and helped served tea.
Volunteers from the Dublin Historical Preservation Association sold several holiday gift items. The Dublin
High School Culinary Academy prepared the delicious menus, including chocolate-dipped strawberries, tea
sandwiches,caprese skewers and scones.
YOUTH FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Youth Fee Assistance program promotes access to City recreational classes and activities by providing
eligible Dublin youth financial assistance with registration fees. The Youth Fee Assistance Program fund is
funded by a mix of private donations and a match from the City up to $5,000. There are currendy 80 active
participants in the Program.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACH M ENTS:
None.
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