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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/28/2021 1.0 FTE 3.0 FTE 1.0 FTE Assistant II Coordinator Parks Program Parks Program Manager Adaptive Recreation Program Coordinator Adaptive Rec Youth/Teen & 1.0 FTE 1.0 FTE Assistant II Coordinator Parks Program Programs Program Manager Arts & Cultural Recreation Superintendent 2.0 FTE 1.0 FTE Assistant II Coordinator Parks Program Parks Program Manager Senior Center Facility 5.0 FTE 1.0 FTE 3.0 FTE 1.625 FTE Assistant I Assistant II Coordinator Parks System Parks Program Parks Program Parks Program Support Specialist Kent Commons Facility Manager SOCIAL BENEFITS BENEFITS ECONOMIC HEALTH BENEFITS learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is night programs, - school and late - September 3 night teen programming - school program hours for Youth/Teen and Adaptive - time seasonal staff. Sports officials, after - Served over 1.4 million people in programs, special events, and rentalsRecruited trained and coordinated over 1,020 volunteer youth sports coach/mentors, senior support volunteers, and special event support volunteers.Youth and Adult Sports Leagues engage 9,000 athletes on over 700 sports teamsLake Meridian Beach hosts 91,000 swimmers June 23 Over 1,000 private park rentals with over 80,000 guestsEmploy 250+ partadaptive recreation, front office support, lifeguards, playground and day camps leaders. This involves recruitment, training, mentoring, schedulingSeasonal staff provide over 42,000 hours of program supportStaff Arts Commission and Senior Center Advisory BoardProvided over 1,600 scholarships through Access to RecreationCultural Programs and Special Events served 40,000 people Kent Commons and Senior Center welcomed 436,000 visitorsProvided 1,653 Hours of lateProvided 1,828 afterAthletic complexes hosted 65+ tournaments playing over 2,300 games helping them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the things we play with and the people who help us play that make : : Reduced staff and resourcesWhat do they want? What can we safely provide?Participants and Staff Fields and open space No access to indoor school facilities We have had to rethink what we do and how we do itMinimal applicants and few qualified candidatesExample: Lifeguard recruitment has been open for two weeks. We have received one unqualified applicant WHAT PHASE ARE WE IN?? WHAT ARE THE STATE GUIDELINES?? Budget impactsDiverse community needsSafety, Facilities and equipmentHazy Crystal Ball!! Staff engagementSeasonal StaffingOutreach and Marketing General RecreationSenior CenterAdaptive Recreation directly mailed to Kent residents and available on the city website Program and event brochures including Spotlight Series Guide, Summer Concert flyers Kent School District Elementary and Middle School Health FairsStaff participation / presentation at a wide variety of public meetings, service club meetings, special events and community gatheringsDaily Social media presenceKent School District Peach JarDirect MailStaff created virtual programming PUT ON THE SHELF:SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING THROUGH: PPE distribution - Communication - by appointment, virtual counseling - and performances up meal programs - by and Take - Supported/Assisted community partners in foodHosted pickPrimary focus: seniors and adaptive participants Created our own content and provided links to other sitesHosted virtual ticketed performances Canceling and Refunding!Responded to Immediate community needsFocus on Isolation preventionVirtual programsDrive Meals Senior Center in person health services Outdoor activities and eventsProgramming by committee (staffing efficiencies) site - ) st delivery - K/1 - Coed Soccer (pre - : Art, Yoga, fitness, pickleball, trail walking - eSports, STEAM Bags, food/clothing support Pickleball, youth and adult dance, Parkour, gymnastics, Seasonal drive Personal Care Appointments, Virtual (Fitness, group support, Sports complex rentals, Shelter reservations, softball/baseball Traffic Signal Control Boxes, Rotating Mural Project, Kent Creates Outdoor activities and events: Community garden, Youth Sports League Indoor classes: racquetball Facility Use: tournaments, Indoor facility rentals, Fitness/weight room access, Adult softball leagues being run by USSSA Public Art: online art gallery, Student Art Exhibit, restoration of artwork at the Historical Museum Special Events: Adaptive Recreation ProgrammingYouth and Teen: Senior Center: individual counseling), Book Club, Puzzle and book lending library, Meet ontrips, room rentals, fitness center by appointment, COVID Relief bags, brain teasers, vaccine support Tennis lessons/camps, , ball, walking, yoga, fitness - Personal Care Appointments, , : Art, softball/t site trips, room rentals, fitness center by - Thursdays at Lake Meridian, Wednesday clinics, possibly additional youth sports - Lifeguards at Lake Meridian Beach Traffic Signal Control Boxes, Install Mural Project, Kent eSports, STEAM Bags, Recreation Outreach, Day Camp (hybrid Technology Camp, Mad Science CampCornucopia 5K Run Cornhole, outdoor ping pong Expand sports complex rentals, Shelter reservations, Install Outdoor activities: Cornhole, sports camps Indoor classes: Facility Use: softball/baseball tournaments, Indoor facility rentals, Summer Concert Series: Performances for kids Public Art: Creates online art gallery, development of new artwork for Chestnut Ridge Special Events: Adaptive Recreation ProgrammingYouth and Teen: social and emotional learning focus)Senior Center: Virtual (Fitness, group support, individual counseling), Book Club, Puzzle and book lending library, Meet onappointment, Expanding your mind workshops, small social groups, fly tying, Vaccines JUST DO IT!!!! actively set - week pro Reduce participant counts - Example: Outdoor summer concerts in Phase 3 allow 400 registration numbers at Phase 2 levels Anticipate continuing most of what we have plannedScale back Cancel TournamentsPotentially further delay Senior Center / Kent Commons public access rbillerbeck@kentwa.govjstangle@kentwa.gov 5055 5033 -Teen Programs / Adaptive Recreation- 856856 -- Ronda Billerbeck, Recreation ManagerCultural Programs / Arts Commission253Julie Stangle, Recreation ManagerYouth 253 lorihogan@kentwa.govdheldt@kentwa.govcrobinson@kentwa.gov 5067 5017 5161 --- 856856856 --- Lori Hogan, SuperintendentRecreation and Cultural Services253David Heldt, Sr. Recreation ManagerRecreation / Kent Commons253Cindy Robinson, Recreation ManagerSenior Activity Center / Senior Programs253 Department of Parks, Recreation and Community ServicesRecreation & Cultural Services Division ĻƭƷ CĻƓǞźĭƉ tğƩƉ ĻƭƷ CĻƓǞźĭƉ tğƩƉ ĻƭƷ CĻƓǞźĭƉ tğƩƉ aźƌƌ /ƩĻĻƉ /ğƓǤƚƓ /ƌĻğƓǒƦ źƌƭƚƓ tƌğǤŅźĻƌķƭ {ĻƓźƚƩ /ĻƓƷĻƩ /ƌğƩƉ \[ğƉĻ tğƩƉ YŷĻƩƭƚƓ tğƩƉ Λ\[ǒƓğƩ wƚǝĻƩΜ YźǞğƓźƭ Ќ YźǞğƓźƭ Ќ