Consent Item 4d
STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: February 20, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Kathy Rexford, Recreation/Transportation Admin Supervisor THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Monthly Report for January 2024 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report as an informational item.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Parks & Facility Maintenance (non-routine items)
Continued hot water heater flushing
Picnic table repairs
Continued cleanup in the Director office shampooing the carpet/kitchen cabinet paint job Cleaned all park signs removing the moss and mold
Replaced the bad ballast at Chamber of Commerce main lights. Repaired toilet water line not working at Chamber of Commerce. Removed the broken tree branch at Newburg Park by soccer one. Removed the hazard tree branch on Rohnerville road.
Continued the hedge job by the rodeo grounds.
Touched up painting in the pavilion.
Repaired the leak in our container roof
Troubleshot at River Lodge with the heaters/thermostats not working correctly.
Depot Museum
January’s visitor total at the Fortuna Depot Museum was 227 people, our highest January total since 2015. January visitation totals in recent previous years were: 2023: 197, 2022: 128, 2021:
17 (closed half of month), 2020: 159, 2019: 194, 2018: 153, 2017: 150, 2016: 184, 2015: 251, 2014: 198. In January 2024 we welcomed California visitors from Castro Valley, Crescent City, East Garrison, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Loma Linda, Los Angeles, Monterey, Redcrest, Rio Dell and Weott. We also welcomed out-of-state visitors from Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho and Washington.
A new seasonal exhibit in connection with Lunar New Year (February 10) was installed and will be on display through the month of February, highlighting Humboldt’s 19th-century Chinese community. The “100 Years Ago” exhibit has been updated to feature newspapers, books and sheet music from the year 1924.
Consent Item 4d
Fortuna Transit
Passengers on the Fortuna Transit Bus totaled 909 trips during the month of January 2024 which is 164 more riders then January 2023. The lift was used for non-wheelchair riders 78 times and 51 times for wheelchair trips. The Fortuna Transit had five new riders during the month of January.
The Eureka medical trips on Tuesdays have been going well averaging around 4-6 medical appointments per week.
Sports, Classes and Facility Rentals
Results Fit Camp continues to hold classes in the Pavilion six times a week, Pickleball plays in the Pavilion on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 9am – 12pm the cost is $3.00 and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Drop in Basketball for ages 15 and up is held in the Pavilion on Thursday evenings from 8pm - 9:30pm the cost is $3.00. Drop in volley ball is held in the Pavilion on Sundays ages 11 and under from 5pm – 7:30pm and 12 and up from 7:30pm – 9:30pm and the cost is $3.00 per person. Rohner Rec Hall was used eight times during the month of January.
Community Service
The Parks & Recreation Department had five people signed up to perform Community Service, and workers completed 12 hours throughout the month of January. The workers help with trash pickup and various basic maintenance projects in Rohner and Newburg Parks, the River Lodge, and other Parks-maintained spaces throughout the City. Since the program started in 1997, there have been 53,606 service hours completed in the throughout the City of Fortuna.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive Monthly Parks & Recreation Department Report. Consent Agenda Vote.
January 2023 January 2024 YTD ~ July 2022 – June
2023
YTD ~ July 2023 – June
2024
# of passengers 744 909 7713 5795
Total Miles 2099 2582 24885 16581
Service Miles 1943 2402 22710 15513
Hours Worked 268.25 326.25 3183.5 2088
Service Hours
Worked 230 282.75 2671 1748.25