City of Gonzales
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: June 20, 2023
FROM: Carmen Gil, City Manager
THROUGH: Carmen Gil, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT: Recreation Activity Report
Current Activities
• For the month of May we had a total of 43 Kid Power Students. We had a lot of fun in May. We had a baby shower for one of our staff and the kids had a fun-filled day playing baby shower games.
• We also had a field game fun Friday filled with games and face painting. • We only had one week in June, so we had a little ceremony for our kids and the Fire Department came to BBQ hot dogs for the kids.
AGENDA
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11 • Gonzales Mini T-Ball ages 2 ½- 4 had a wonderful season. The season ended on May 6th. We had six teams with 42 participants. The coaches were all amazing. It was adorable to see the little ones play and learn the sport. Most kids played on the dirt, but they were still able to watch the ball go past them. All players received medals and certificates during the last game. They were all so proud of themselves and proud to have received their medals.
• City of Gonzales Adult Open Gym ended this month. Our last day was May 23rd. • South County Girls Softball league had a wonderful season. The girls learned very quickly. The season ended on May 20th with both divisions having their last games. The 10U division was able to pull off a win in our second to last game vs Greenfield.
• The Softball end of season party was held May 23rd. We had a great time. We had a potluck with lots of yummy food and desserts. We had a little softball scrimmage between the players and parents. It was a lot of fun. The players had a great time watching their family members play. • Registration for youth flag football picked up this month. We have enough players so far for 3 small teams in our 5-7 age division and 4 teams in our 8-10 division. Our 11-14 need more players. The first games will be on Wednesday June 14th for age 5-7 and Friday June 16th for 8-
14. • Adult co-ed summer slow pitch softball registration opened in May and will continue through June. We have 8 teams registered thus far. We are anticipating that a few more teams will join.
Currently, there are a total of 96 registered participants. • For the City of Gonzales all Men’s and all Women's division 3 on 3 basketball tournament the numbers are low. We only have one team registered so far. • Our preparation for the opening of the Community Pool Continues. We are scheduled to undergo our annual pool inspection by the Monterey County Health Department on Monday June 6, 2023. • We have officially hired all our seasonal staff for the Swimming Pool. Interviews took place May 22, 2023 through May 24, 2023. We had a surge in applicants which made our decision process a little tough, but we were excited to see the turnout of students that were eager to apply for the positions available.
• Seasonal pool staff hired includes: 1 Pool Manager, 2 Assistant Pool Managers, 7 Lifeguards, and 8 Rec Aids who will also serve as Swim Instructors.
• In addition to our Recreational Swim, some of the programming to be included in this year’s 2023 Pool Schedule includes: Private Swim Lessons, Deep and Shallow H20 Classes, Tiny Tot Swim, Parent-Child Swim and Weekday/ Saturday Swim Lessons.