Recreation & Community Services Department
Monthly Staff Report
August 2023
Patterson Recreation Staff developed many new and exciting programs for the Fall of 2023. The guide was mailed out to Patterson households the 1st week of August and program registrations are filling out quickly. The Winter/Spring Guide will be out in early December.
Hammon Senior Center
Membership at the Hammon Senior Center is currently at 754. August showed a tremendous uptick in daily activity participation. Total participation numbers follow:
May: 1,991; June: 1,690; July: 1,609; August: 2,416. Normally, during the summer months the attendance declines so this increase came as somewhat of a surprise. However, with the hot weather, many people came in to enjoy the cool building and participate in many of the classes and activities scheduled at the facility.
Special Events:
A Summer Bash took place on August 24 with 35
in attendance. Food, games and music were in
store for the active participants.
Two more Taste of Patterson events also took
place. The first offered food from Patterson Foods
and the second was from Tandoori Flame. Forty
and forty-one people respectively attended these
events. There will be five additional Taste of
Patterson events before the grant runs out.
In what has become an annual event, Farmer’s Market coupons were also distributed during the month. Thiry individuals were able to collect $50 worth of coupons to be used at local Farmer’s Markets.
Another activity that took place was a recognition/thank you event for Off Center Thrift & Gift, who donated approximately $1,600 for the purchase of a new ping pong table. This new table has allowed greater participation and has generated additional interest in table tennis. A recognition event was held for Off Center Thrift & Gift for their generous donation to the Hammon Senior Center.
The Lunch Bunch had a unique event as well in August with a trip to the Patterson Aquatic Center and Mountain Mike’s pizza delivered. Eleven participants got to splash in the pool and play games and socialize before the end of the
Regular Activities:
The meal site continued to see great increases in attendance. Over 700 individual meals were served during the month with an average of 30 per day. This number is even greater than the numbers that were attending the facility pre-pandemic.
The daily walking group had a nice month with 108 participants. This was almost an average of five participants per day.
The Basic Sit ‘N Be Fit class also saw a nice increase during the month of August. There were 69 participants in September and 106 participants in August for an average of almost 10 per session.
Billiards continued to be popular with an average of 13 participants each day.
Upcoming events include a Fall Vegetable Gardening class, a new Tai Chi class and another casino trip!
AUGUST YOUTH SPORTS MONTHLY REPORT
Recognizing Britney Garcia
Each summer the Giants Community Fund in partnership with AmeriCorps selects individuals to help organize free non-competitive baseball and softball programs for their communities all over California. At the end of each season Regionals and Commissioners from
different regions all over the state nominate one
ambassador they believe went above and beyond
all season to create an inclusive and fun learning
environment for their community. Our Patterson
Junior Giants AmeriCorps Ambassador Britney
Garcia, who also works as a Youth Sports
Coordinator for the City of Patterson, was one of
eight ambassadors awarded the Ambassador Allstar
Award for the 2023 season for her work in creating
the Patterson League. Not only did she work and
help manage the Patterson Junior Giant league but
also, she created multiple free community events
including free softball and baseball clinics for
Patterson youth and their families.
Junior Giants Movie Night at the Sports Park
(Video here)
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To celebrate the end of Junior Giants, Youth Action Committee and Junior Giants put on a free movie night in the sports park. Westley Smokehouse & BBQ also sponsored the event and gave all Junior Giants youth participants Tri-Tip Nachos. Over 60 participants picked up free Junior Giants Swag, participated in fun preshow activities, ate some good food, and watched Field of Dreams.
Staff Soccer Officiating Training
To get our staff ready for the soccer season, we have developed a 16-hour referee training. This training includes expectations, professionalism, hand signals, whistles, overview of the rule book, and lots of referee practice. Our Part Time Recreational Leaders work as soccer referees, field monitors, and coaches during our soccer season to keep all participants safe and having fun! Patterson Recreational Youth Soccer League
Patterson Recreational Youth Soccer League is starting up! PRYS features a 7-game season where children learn the fundamentals of soccer, good sportsmanship, and teamwork in a safe and positive environment. This league is non-competitive, and our mission is to have fun! Our 275 participants receive a uniform kit complete with a jersey, shorts, and socks. This year our league has 6 divisions. This year we introduced two girl divisions to entice more girls to participate in soccer. We hope to expand those leagues next year. Additionally, this is a volunteer run program and currently we have 21 volunteer coaches and are still recruiting more! SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING UPDATE - OUR ADVERTISING GOALS:
Increase reach and engagement of our social media.
Clean up and modernize our social media.
Increase and diversify our advertising methods.
Create consistent branding throughout all advertisements.
Increase personable posts through video/reels, pictures of programs and staff.
STATISTICS AS OF AUG 16th
Facebook Instagram
Followers 2,863 779
Median Reach1 940 861
Median Post Engagement2: 28 35
WHAT’S BEEN DONE AND IMPROVED:
Link Tree Created
This allows us to house multiple links in one spot for easy access for our social media users. In the past we had issues with links breaking in posts or posting on Instagram by accident, leaving Instagram users with a link that isn’t hyperlinked. This solves the issue because we can quickly fix broken links instead of searching for the posts that contain the broken links. It also makes the links easy to find for our public. We are keeping the number of links at 5 to reduce clutter.
Soft Launch of Hashtag
We launched a Hashtag to try to engage with the public at the beginning of summer and have the public’s pictures featured on our social media. #pattersonparkandrec was the only hashtag not claimed by a business or another Patterson agency. We are planning on making a harder launch and a possible hashtag change early next year.
Use of Facebook Events for Special Events
We started using Facebook events to engage and create another means for people to find our events on social media.
Provided Training for Supervisors We have been doing mini training with all supervisors to try to increase digital design and audience awareness. Some training courses have included de-briefings on the City of Folsom social media Training and creating guidelines and templates for captions and flyers.
Started a Department Wide Marketing Campaign
We started a Department Wide Marketing Campaign showing behind the curtain moments of our staff. We are still in the process of posting all staff but so far, we have Rec Leaders for Sports & Day Camp, Lifeguards, and the Senior Center. We are hoping this creates a further connection with our community and gets the public excited for what’s to come next.
Created and modernized our Instagram Highlights and pinned posts on Facebook.
We created highlights on
Instagram and used the
pinned posts function on
Facebook to have
information on upcoming
and current programs and
events accessible for the
public without having to
scroll through the profiles.
Additionally, the
modernization of the
highlights also has created some brand consistency.
WHAT’S ONGOING
Focusing on Increasing Reels/ Videos & Pictures
This is an ongoing goal and process. We have supported supervisors by taking videos and pictures of their programs and events. We also created a shared album where all supervisors can add photos so the advertising team can pull from those photos for promotional flyers etc. This helped us jumpstart posting reels/videos & pictures.
Aquatics Program Growth - Here are some highlights of program growth from last year to this year for programs. Lifeguards have stepped up and created a culture of safety and customer service that has turned out to be a reflection in our numbers. All programs were increased anywhere between 10% to over 50%. Aquatics had a great season and now we are continuing operations with the school district and Saturday operations which include Swim Lessons, Recreation Swim, Water Aerobics, and Lap Swim.
Lifeguarding Instructor Classes: All members of our Leadership team (Pool Managers & Senior Lifeguards) are now Lifeguarding Instructor (LGI’s). Being one of the only agencies with this many LGI’s on staff will not only help Patterson be able to teach more safety classes but will also be able to help the region out since LGI’s are scarce in the Central Valley, allowing our instructors the ability to help other agencies create more lifeguards and decrease the lifeguard shortage in the area. This certification allows staff to certify others in Lifeguarding, CPR/AED and First Aid, and many other safety classes with an accredited certification from the Red Cross. The next step would be to get our Leadership team EMR (Emergency Medical Responders) to better help them in their medical knowledge for incidents at the pool and make them better at critical thinking.
YAC: The Patterson Youth Action Commission had 5 meetings in August: These meetings helped to wrap up the summer and plan for the upcoming school year. Participants had their first meeting on August 15, 2023, at the Hammon Senior Center. They planned the August Teen Night and the Club Rush Day at Patterson High School. At Club Rush Day 20 interested teens signed up and will receive an email invitation to upcoming meetings.
Teen Night: The August Teen night had a drop in attendance which was expected with the start of the new school year. On August 17, 2023, YAC hosted a Teen Luau at the Hammon
Senior Center 16 teens attended.
Teen Outdoor Experience Grant:
Participants had two field trips this
month. The first was to Lake
Yosemite where they got to experience kayaking on the lake. The second on August 30, 2023, with a trip up to Big Sur where they received a tour from an Interpreter, and lessons on water life.
Patterson Farm to Fork:
Staff are gearing up for the 9/9/2023 Farm to Fork event. Tickets were on sale up to the end of August. The meal is catered by Green’s on Tenth, and Bronco Wine is the main wine taster. This event is to raise money for the Patterson Youth Scholarship Program.
Program FY 22-23 FY23-24
Swim Lessons 578 726
Family Swim 6,787 7,954
Water Aerobics 142 213
Swim Team 47 83
Jr. Guard 8 20
Concessions (Total Items
Sold)
4,605 6,820
August 2023
Community Development Department
Monthly Report
The following information is provided as an update regarding the Planning and Housing Division activities during the month of August and updates for previously approved projects.
Planning Commission Meetings
The August 10th and August 24th Planning Commission meetings were canceled. The next regularly scheduled meetings will be held on September 14th and 28th at 7:00 PM.
Master Plan Update
The Transportation Master Plan will be presented to the City Council in the near future.
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be presented to the City Council in the near future.
Status update for major projects approved during 2023
Architectural & Site Plan Reviews
- Sperry Avenue Self Storage - A&SP #22-08, 425 Sperry Avenue – Approved - Oak Harbor Freight – A&SP #22-09, Conditional Use Permit #23-02, S. Rogers Rd. - Submitted building permit application
Lot Line Adjustments
- Eagle Valley Investments, LLA #22-03, S. 1st Street – Approved Tentative Parcel Maps
- Keystone Pacific, TPM #22-03, Keystone Pacific Parkway - Approved A&SP Architectural & Site Plan Review TPM Tentative Parcel Maps CUP Conditional Use Permit TSM Vesting Tentative Maps
LLA Lot Line Adjustment P/A Prezone/Annexation
PD Planned Development ORD Zoning Ordinances/Amendments RZN General Plan Amendment/Rezone VAR Variance
Status update for projects approved in previous years
• Chipotle Restaurant, A&SP #21-10, Sperry Avenue, east of Ward – Complete • Water Office Restaurant – A&SP #22-01, 22 N. Del Puerto Ave. – Site work underway • Southern Tire Mart, A&SP #21-09, CUP #21-10, 2275 Sperry Ave. – Submitted building permit application
• Sun Valley Industries #2, A&SP #22-02, S. Rogers Road – Approved • Apricot Vet Clinic, A&SP #22-03, CUP #22-04, S. Rogers Road – Applied for building permit
• VOP Townhouses, A&SP #22-05, N. 1st St. & English Birch Ave. – Approved • Scott Davis Used Car Sales, CUP #22-06, 317 S. 2nd Street – Approved • Poppy Mini-Storage – CUP #22-07, A&SP #22-06 - Approved • Grocery Outlet, A&SP #21-01, CUP #21-02, TPM #21-01, southeast corner of Sperry Avenue and the future extension of Rogers Road – Open for business • Dutch Bros. Coffee, A&SP #21-02, CUP #21-03, southeast corner of Sperry Avenue and future extension of Rogers Road, nearing completion
• VOP 2.1 LLC Lot 36 housing development, north of Olive Avenue, east of Sycamore, approved
• Popeye’s Restaurant, A&SP #21-07, CUP #21-07, north of Sperry Avenue, east of Park Center Drive, submitted building permit application
• Oishi Teri Sushi Restaurant, A&SP #21-08, CUP #21-08, north of Sperry Avenue, east of Park Center Drive, submitted building permit application • Love’s Travel Center, A&SP #19-07, CUP #19-07, Sperry Avenue and Rogers Road – Open for business
• S2A Modular, A&SP #20-01, CUP #20-04, TPM #20-01 – Site work underway • Nucleus Homeopathics, Inc., A&SP #20-02, CUP #20-05, 240 Park Center Drive – Submitted building permit application
• Arambel Business Park Warehouse, A&SP #19-02, Rogers Road – Submitted building plans • La Quinta Hotel, A&SP #19-04, CUP #19-04, Sperry Avenue – Submitted building plans, applicant delay
• Harvest Samoan Assembly of God Church, A&SP #19-05, CUP #19-05, 415 N. 1st St. – Site work underway
• Del Lago Mini Golf and Family Fun Center, CUP #17-05, A&SP #17-04, Annamarie Ave – Approved
• Hamen Truck Wash, A&SP #17-01, CUP #17-02, PD #17-01, east side of Park Center Drive, north of Flying J Travel Center – Nearing completion
• Del Puerto Hospital Project, A&SP #17-03, 821 E Street - Approved • Westside Self Storage Baldwin - A&SP #16-03, PD #16-02, TPM #16-03, DA #16-01, Baldwin Road, Submitted building permit for third phase
• Patterson Logistics Center – PD 09-02, VTPM 09-01, DA 09-01, ND 10-03, A&SP 12-05 – Approved
• McShane Companies A&SP 07-04 (Phase 3) – Approved
Major Subdivisions
Villages of Patterson
• Villages of Patterson Apartments, A&SP #18-02, Olive Avenue – Submitted building permit • Landon Lane Apartments, A&SP #19-03 – Approved
• Self Help Enterprises single family units – second phase under construction • Patterson Ranch – nearing completion
• Clayton Shire – construction underway
• Camden Shire – construction underway
• Triplexes – construction underway
Housing Projects and Programs
• CDBG: Preliminary work on 5th Street Infrastructure project underway. • HOME: City Staff continues to work with First-time Homebuyer Applicants seeking loan approvals.
1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
“Public Works – Improving Your Quality of Life”
MONTHLY STAFF REPORT
August 2023
Administration & Environmental Compliance Division
The formal SRF loan agreement was approved and has been fully executed for the WQCF LEED Administration Building Project. The bids were opened, and the contract has been awarded to BOBO Construction. The project should be completed in the next month. A site inspection is scheduled with the State Water Board SRF division in November (Last update:
August 2023).
The city has received for SRF Loan funding for a city water meter system replacement project.
The project would replace older water meters in the city to help with water system revenue losses and improve overall utility system management. The project was awarded, and the Contractor (Flowline Inc.) has been replacing meters. Over 70% of the meters have been replaced. (Last update: August 2023).
Staff have been working with Willdan Consulting on updating several City facility, Parks and Recreation impact fees. Staff has met with the consultant and the Parks & Recreation Master Plan consultant during October to go over the costs associated with parks/recreational facilities. The impact fee study is complete, and staff will be presenting the item to the Council for approval of the new proposed fees in the next couple of months. (Last Update:
August 2023).
Staff has been working closely with Planning, Recreation/Community Services, and Engineering on the new Parks Master Plan update. Community Outreach has been in progress for over two months through attendance at community events, surveys have been collected via the City’s social media, website, and other avenues. Once the plan is complete, staff will present this item to the Council for approval. The Downtown Visioning and Master plan was presented to the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission on September 21, 2022. The item will be coming to the City Council for approval in the next couple of months. (Last Update: June 2023).
2023 Slurry Seal Project: Staff completed its initial scope of work for a slurry seal project within the City’s Benefit Assessment Districts. The project totals approximately $3,580,000 for 11 individual areas of the city. (Last update: June 2023). Community Recycling Day was held on August 26 at the Aquatics Center Parking Lot, 1033 W.
Las Palmas Avenue. The event included Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste Recycling, Waste Tire Collection, Mattress Collection and Paper Shredding Services. The event had good participation from the community. A report will be presented to Council in the near future. (Last updated: August 2023).
2 Grants and Special Projects
South Park Per Capita Grant: The city had the bid opening for this project this month. The item is scheduled for the September 19th Council agenda to award the construction contract. (Last Update: August 2023).
These are the main projects which Public Works and Engineering are focusing on. These projects include:
o Staff continue to work with Engineering to develop the City’s Track 1 Trash Implementation Plan to comply with the State’s Trash Policy requirements. The plan was submitted to the State in December 2018 and the City has 10 years from this date to complete the implementation of their full trash capture plan. Design funds were approved in the FY 19/20 budget. Proposals for design were received and a consultant agreement is currently in progress. The kickoff meeting was held, and the project is currently in progress. The city will be submitting their implementation plan and full trash capture device option(s) to the State. Once approved, staff will work on the next phases of this project which includes preliminary projects design/bid plans.
The city will be exploring Prop 1 grant opportunities for this project. (No change). o WQCF Administration LEED Building. Construction is close to completion. The Contractor is working with the city to finalize all remaining items. The building is scheduled for occupancy in November. (Last update: August 2023). o Ward Avenue Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation Project. Bids were received, all were significantly over budget. The council has rejected all bids. (Last update: June 2023). o Slurry Seal Project. The scope of the work is being determined and preliminary design is underway. (Last update: June 2023).
F.O.G (Fats, Oils, & Grease) Program
The city currently has two Public Works inspectors conducting FOG and stormwater inspections.
FOG inspections are being performed on a regular basis to ensure compliance. (Last Update:
April 2023).
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program
A new Phase II Stormwater Permit is in progress at the State level. Once it is adopted, it will be implemented. The city must comply with everything that is in the current permit. It is anticipated that the new permit will be implemented in 2024. Under this new permit, the school districts will be brought in and will be required to have their own stormwater programs. (Last Update: August 2023).
The City awarded the design contract to Stantec Engineering for the design of the City’s trash capturing system. The System will consist of trash capturing devices and improvements at the Olive Avenue regional basin and Salado Creek. The kickoff meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2023. The city is exploring grant opportunities for this project through the State Water Resources Control Board. (Last updated: August 2023). 3 Water Division & Water Conservation Program
The State Water Resources Control Board has rescinded the mandatory conservation standards that have been in place since 2015. The reporting requirements and prohibitions on water waste will remain. The current prohibitions against wasteful water use practices include outdoor watering during or within 48 hours after a rain event; hosing down a sidewalk instead of using a broom or a brush; and overwatering a landscape to where water is running off onto the sidewalk or into the gutter.
August 2023 Water Production
Well Production
2 16,000
4- NP 6,311,000
5 44,056,000
6 0
7 3,288,000
8 19,407,745
9 30,711,000
11 35,896,000
Keystone-NP 0
Floragold-NP 22,607,600
TOTAL 162,293,345
1. Number of Follow-ups: 0
2. Number of Warning/Violations: 102
3. Number of Penalties: 0
4. Water Service Connection Requests: 45
5. Water Service Connection Turnoffs: 43
6. Water Work Orders: 34- zero usage, high usage, new meter, leak at meter and meter change.
Committees & Commission
Parks & Recreation and Beautification Commission:
A regular meeting was held on August 14, 2023, and the agenda and minutes are on the Council’s agenda for review. The next meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2023. (Last Update: August 2023).
Safety (JEMSAC) Committee: The committee held its monthly meeting on August 17, 2023.
The Safety Committee will hold its next meeting on September 21, 2013. (Last update: August 2023).
4 Permits Issued
Encroachment Permits, Fire Hydrant Use Permits, Other Permits Issued by Public Works:
Encroachment Permit = 1
Fire Hydrant Use Permits = 0
(Last update: August 2023).
Streets/Collections Division
Work Orders: Streets/Sidewalks = 24 Alleys/Garbage = 3 Collections = 4 Seasonal Tasks:
Storm drains maintenance.
Repaired potholes throughout the city.
Performed sewer maintenance.
Performed sidewalk repairs.
(Last update: August 2023).
Electrical Division
Work Orders: Streetlights = 7
Seasonal Tasks this Month:
Repaired streetlights throughout the city.
Reviewed Electrical/SCADA plans for Engineering.
Continued upgrades at the WQCF.
Worked on Internet issues at the WQCF.
(Last Update: August 2023).
Urban Forestry Division
Work Orders: Urban Forestry: 66
Seasonal Tasks this Month:
Performed tree maintenance.
Addressed requests for service.
(Last update: August 2023).
Parks, Landscape & Building Maintenance Divisions
Park Reservations: All parks are currently closed to reservations and are on a first come first served basis.
Work Orders: Building Maintenance: 15 Parks: 12
Seasonal Tasks & Projects:
Continued maintenance of all parks and easements.
Focused on maintenance pruning in LMDs.
Performed routine maintenance at City Hall.
5 (Last update: August 2023).
Fleet Services Division
Number of PW equipment repaired/serviced: Number of PW equipment repaired/serviced:
48 Public Works, Recreation and Community Service vehicles and 1 Fire vehicles. (Last update: August 2023).
6 Water Quality Control Facility (WQCF)
MONTHLY FLOWS AND AVERAGES – AUGUST 2023
AUGUST 2023 INFLUENT SPOD* NPOD* AIPS
TOTAL FLOW,
MG/ month
53.420 36.630 14.599 2.191
AVG FLOW, MGD 1.723 1.182 0.471 0.071
HIGH FLOW, MGD 1.824 1.318 0.553 0.125
LOW FLOW, MGD 1.562 1.086 0.432 0.125
Total Capacity,
MGD
2.25 1.25 .200
* SPOD- South Plant Oxidation Ditch (new) * NPOD- North Plant Oxidation Ditch (old) Alarms/Callouts:
Alarms = 287
Callouts = 3
Seasonal Tasks:
1. AIPS back online.
1. Process control under adjustment for current weather conditions.
2. Continuing Annual PM work.
3. Washer compactor back online.
4. North plant aerator #2 fixed back online.
LABORATORY RESULTS
AUGUST 2023
Avg.
BOD5 TSS TDS pH EC NO3-N TKN TN-N Na Cal
Influent 170 140 * 7.50 * * * * * *
Effluent. 5.0 10 1100 7.75 1850 .59 .96 1.5 220 330
* Not required
(Last update: August 2023).