Consent Agenda Item 4e
STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Kaylyn Stainbrook, Parks and Recreation Director
SUBJECT: Parks and Recreation Department Monthly Report for August 2026 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report as an informational item.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Parks Maintenance
▪ Deferred Maintenance Items:
o Red rock berm maintenance at Berti and Rohner Fields
o Forest Management
o Pavilion foundation
o Pavilion bar sheet rock repairs and re-paint
o Pavilion Interior/Exterior Paint
o Monday Club Paint
o Museum Steps and Ramp
o Rohner Park Roofs
Park/Facility Maintenance Tasks Completed (in addition to several routine items):
• Caught up on several routine items following July’s conclusion • Installed new lighting at Deep Pit BBQs
• Pavilion Service Window Updates
• Delivered tables and receptacles downtown for special events • Daily field dressing for adult softball
• Bus stop trash-pull
• Landscaping at Franklin Estates and Senestraro Way
Special Events Information
• The following tracked special event hours were dedicated to preparation, event coverage, and post-event cleanup:
o Hops in Humboldt: 35 staff hours (approximately $1,525 based on the average Park Maintenance straight-time wage).
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Rentals
There were seven Monday Club rentals. The Rec Hall was largely used by Summer Fun.
Aside from Rec programming, there were four Rec Hall rentals. There were four Picnic Area/Cookshack rentals. Additionally, several user groups, such as Emerald Football Club, Eel River Valley Youth Soccer League, Genealogical Society, Fortuna Garden Club, Fortuna High School, and Results Fit Camp, continue to use our indoor and outdoor facilities on a recurring basis.
Community Service
In August, four community service workers serviced hours assigned by Humboldt County Probation to the Parks and Recreation Department. Together, they completed a total of approximately 37.5 hours.
Recreation
▪ The Adult Softball League concluded followed by the kickoff of the CoEd Softball League started.
▪ Skate programming resumed on August 1 after it was paused for the month of July due to special events.
▪ In August, the last two weeks of Summer Fun Program had a total of 130 participants. ▪ Year-Round Recreation Programs (Firemen’s Pavilion) Schedules:
o Drop-in Pickleball: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, 9am – 12pm, at the Firemens Pavilion. Monday evening from 6pm-8pm, Tuesday and Sunday evenings from 7pm – 9pm
o Drop-in Basketball: Thursday evenings, 7pm – 9pm, at the Firemens Pavilion. o Drop-in Volleyball: Sunday evenings, 5pm – 7pm, at the Firemens Pavilion (Paused).
o Public Skate: Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30pm – 9:30pm, and Sunday afternoons, 1:30pm – 4:00pm, at the Firemens Pavilion.
Year-Round
Programs
Drop-In
Pickleball
Drop-In
Basketball
Drop-In
Volleyball
Public
Skate
Private
Skate Party
Total Sessions 26 4 0 12 10
Total
Participants
422 66 0 201 148
Fortuna Transit
• In August, 5 new riders signed up for the transit service.
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Rider/Miles/Hours Stats
August
2025
August
2026
YTD July 2025-
June 2026
YTD July 2026-
June 2027
Total
Passengers
418 471 672 1072
Total Miles 1548 1610 2532 3717
Service Miles 1444 1515 2364 3478
Total Hours
Worked
187.25 184.25 290.25 447.75
Service Hours
Worked
174.75 173.25 272.50 409.75
Fortuna Depot Museum
▪ August’s visitor total at the Fortuna Depot Museum is 269 people. This is in the middleto-high range of our August visitation totals in the post-pandemic era. August visitation totals in recent years were: 2025: 372, 2024: 239, 2023: 209, 2022: 250, 2021: 186, 2020:
closed, 2019: 485, 2018: 378, 2017: 477, 2016: 393.
▪ In August 2026 we welcomed California visitors from Arcadia, Blocksburg, Bridgeville, Carlotta, Chico, Cloverdale, Concord, Elk River, Eureka, Fair Oaks, Ferndale, Fortuna, Knight’s Landing, Los Angeles, Marysville, McKinleyville, Oroville, Palm Springs, Paradise, Petrolia, Red Bluff, Redding, Redway, Rio Dell, Sacramento, Saint Helena, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Shively, Temecula, Trinidad, Ukiah, and Visalia. We also welcomed out-of-state visitors from Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, as well as international visitors from China, Costa Rica and Spain.
▪ Six volunteers have assisted with staffing the museum to cover the 7-days-a-week throughout summer. Some have also assisted the curator with various museum projects.
River Lodge
▪ City Council has selected Fortuna Chamber of Commerce as the new operator of the River Lodge. Staff are working closely with the Chamber to plan the transition. ▪ Deferred Maintenance Items:
o Sheetrock repair in the foyer from earthquake damage. o Paint sheetrock that was already repaired in the main rooms. o Replace failing windowpanes throughout.
o Kitchen drainage (currently requiring weekly maintenance) Consent Agenda Item 4e
STRATEGIC PLAN 2026-2036:
This action supports the following area(s) of your City Council’s Strategic Plan 2026-2036.
CORE VALUES:
Quality of Life: Family, Nature & Neighbors Safety, family life, care for youth, cleanliness, parks, forests, and river. Fortuna’s #1 value across every instrument and generation in this process.
Community Connection & Care: Close-knit feel, big community events, volunteering, showing up for each other.
Clear Direction Consistent decisions based on shared principles that outlast any one leader. Every Council member interviewed named this as essential.
Committed Service Recognition that staff put care into their hard work to provide vital and efficient services, are appreciated by the community, and deserve support.
PRIORITIES:
Priority 1: Clarity, Culture & Capacity for Organizational Health Priority 3: Fiscal Foundation — Revenue, Cost Accounting & Honest Commitments Priority 6: Parks, Trails & Outdoors — Fortuna's Natural Advantage Priority 8: Youth, Recreation & Community Life
Priority 9: Building A Communication Culture & Fortuna's Voice RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive Parks and Recreation Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.
August 2025 August 2026 Fiscal YTD
26-27
Total Events 9 9 18
Total Attendees
(Based on estimated
attendance on rental
application)
1220 338 1145
Total Days
Occupied
15 12 23