Consent Item 4e
STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: June 17, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Heather Leigh Stevens, Parks & Recreation Director THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Monthly Report for May 2024 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report as an informational item.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Parks & Facility Maintenance (non-routine items)
Check and repair leak on Monday Club entrance overhang Transplant rose bush in Rodeo Ticket booth
Clean large mess and piñata string from Rohner Park playground Parks office fan repair
Library and River Lodge tree trimming
Hand roller Newburg Park Soccer Field damage from unauthorized weekend users Install smoke detector in Genealogy Room in Rec Hall
Schedule roof repair at River Lodge
Trouble shoot water leak at Middlefield and River Lodge entrance New employee training
Remove tire from Rohner Creek near barbecue pits
Paint over graffiti in first base dugout of Middlefield Install pictures in frames and place high school graduate signs on boulevard Meeting with contractor for Pavilion foundation damage Health Sport gymnastics water fountain repair
Weed whip the Levee and weeds at River Lodge
Depot Museum
May’s visitor total at the Fortuna Depot Museum was 265 people. This is in the standard range for our pre-Covid era May visitation totals. May visitor totals in recent previous years were:
2023: 162, 2022: 166, 2021: 115, 2020: closed, 2019: 303, 2018: 288, 2017: 310, 2016: 243, 2015: 258, 2014: 281. In May 2024 we welcomed California visitors from Alderpoint, Berkeley, Cobb, Eureka, Folsom, Fortuna, Marina, McKinleyville, Novato, Pacific Grove, Paso Robles, Redding, Rio Dell and Seaside. We also welcomed out-of-state visitors from Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire and North Carolina, as well as overseas visitors from Germany and New Consent Item 4e
Zealand. On May 31, we had evening opening hours for Forest Moon Festival attendees, and 31 festival-goers visited the museum. In connection with the festival, we installed a special temporary exhibit “Star Wars in Humboldt: 47 Years and Counting.” At the beginning of June, we added one day a week to our opening hours; the museum is now open Wednesday—Sunday from 12:00-4:30.
Transit
Passengers on the Fortuna Transit Bus totaled 984 trips during the month of May 2024. 300 riders more than May 2023. The lift was used for non-wheelchair riders 49 times as well as 49 times for wheelchair trips. The Fortuna Transit had 6 new riders during the month of April. To date, we have had 1686 more riders in 23/24 fiscal year than in 22/23. The Eureka Medical trips on Tuesdays have been going well averaging around 3-4 medical appointments per week. Our 2 nd Thursday shopping trips to Eureka have resumed as well with a full bus of patrons each month.
May 2023 May 2024 YTD~July 2022-
June 2023
YTD~July 2023-
June 2024
# of Passengers 799 1099 7713 9550
Total Miles 2424 2832 24885 23906
Service Miles 2254 2711 22710 25088
Total Hours
Worked 306.5 335 3183.5 3443
Service Hours
Worked 263 294.25 2671 2867
Classes, Rentals and Sports
In the Pavilion, for the month of May, not only was it rented on a weekly basis for skate parties, but it also gets used regularly for Pickleball from 9-12 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Pickleball is a $3 drop-in program that is open to anyone 18 and up. Results Fit Camp also holds classes in the Pavilion four times a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Rohner Recreation Hall was utilized for several user group meetings and rented four times for private events this month. We held our Manager’s Meeting for Adult Slow Pitch Softball, so we are looking forward to that starting at the end of June.
Recreation Programs
The Fortuna Parks and Recreation Playgroup, in partnership with First 5 Humboldt, held on Thursdays and Fridays from 10-12pm at the Monday Club. The program is available for ages 0-5 and their caregivers to attend to socialize, receive support, and to be involved with the community. For the month of May we held six playgroups, we had a total attendance of 98, 48 of Consent Item 4e
those being children from ages 0-5. The Drop-in volleyball program is held in the Firemen’s Pavilion. In May, we held four drop-in volleyball nights with a total attendance of 30 participants. Volleyball is a $3 drop-in program that is available on Sundays from 6:30-8:30, for anyone 12 and up! On May 31st we joined Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission’s second annual Forest Moon Festival and hosted an evening showing for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in Rohner Park under the stars to nearly 100 community members. Activities included theme skate, The Patron Kitchen food truck, bubbles and Depot Museum Star Wars Historic Exhibit. It was a fun evening filled with friends, family and community.
Roller Skating
The Fortuna Skating Rink offered Public Skate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in May with ten Public Skate Events with a total attendance of 237 public served. Friday, May 31, 2024 we hosted a special event Skate Night for the Forest Moon Fesitval and had an attendance of 49 for the night. The Fortuna Skating Rink also hosts Private Skate Parties, mainly taking place on Fridays through Sundays, but we have been hosting many school field trips now that it’s getting towards the end of the school year. In May, we hosted 19 Private Skate parties serving 298 community members.
Community Service
The Parks & Recreation Department currently has three people signed up to perform Community Service with a total of 46.25 hours served in the month of May.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive Monthly Parks & Recreation Department Report. Consent Agenda Vote.