ITEM No.1
Department Updates
JUNE 2024 -DECEMBER 2024
RECREATION-FACILITY RENTALS
• Rumrill Sports Park & Davis park HAVE 4 Organizations USING THE FIELDS • Maple Hall and Community Hall – multiple rentals on the weekends versus one per weekend due to increase in
staffing.
• Davis Park Multi-purpose room – plan to reopen Jan. 2025 due to increase in staffing.
SENIOR PROGRAMS
Senior Center Memberships – 372 to date
156 Residents 216 Non-Residents
Scholarship Program
($200 Res/$150 Non-Res)
61 total issued to
date
50 scholarships – residents
11 scholarships - non-residents
Senior Center membership renewal began July 1
Annual Scholarship application acceptance
started July 22
SENIOR & PARATRANSIT DIVISIONS
Events and Trips
June 2024
• Ice Cream Social for City Staff: Thursday, June 6, 2024 • Father’s Day Lunch: Monday, June 17, 2024
• Aloha Night: Friday, June 21, 2024
July 2024
• Senor Ice Cream Social: Thursday July 18, 2024
• Filipino Independence Day Lunch: Thursday, July 25, 2024 September 2024
• Bingo Blow Out: Saturday, September 7th
• Latin Independence Day Celebration, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Trips
• Redhawk Casino Trip: Friday, September 13, 2024
Upcoming
• Halloween Costume Dance, Monday, October 28, 2024
• Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 21, 2024
• Holiday Luncheon, Thursday, December 19, 2024
• Family Giving Tree 200 Gifts
PARATRANSIT SERVICES
MONTH DOOR TO DOOR BROWN BAG
JUNE
RIDERSHIP
BREAKDOWN
RESIDENT : 383
NON-RESIDENT: 67
TOTAL: 450
SENIOR FOOD PROGRAM
DELIVERY
RESIDENT: 26
NON-RESIDENT: 7
TOTAL: 33
JULY
RESIDENT : 451
NON-RESIDENT: 83
TOTAL: 534
RESIDENT: 26
NON-RESIDENT: 7
TOTAL: 33
AUGUST
RESIDENT : 423
NON-RESIDENT: 75
TOTAL: 498
RESIDENT: 26
NON-RESIDENT: 7
TOTAL: 33
MONTH SOCIAL TRIP Date
OCTOBER Half Moon Bay Harvest
Festival
Oct. 19, 2024
NOVEMBER Nutcracker Ballet & Lunch,
Walnut Creek
TBA
DECEMBER High Tea at the Fairmont
TBA
Brown Bag 1st and 3rd Friday of the Month
PARATRANSIT COORDINATOR
BLANCA MARTINEZ-CAMPOS
MEDICAL TRIP PILOT
BACKGROUND REVIEW
• A West County one seat ride pilot program to Martinez Health Clinic at the County Medical Offices and Hospital in Martinez
• Target Population: Seniors ages 50+ and disabled adults from 94806 zip code • Total budget $170,800 using Measure X and Measure J 28b funds • Currently Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. 9:00 am – 3:45 pm. (3 round trips per day) $5 one- way and $1 (MBF) one-way. Attendants ride for free.
• $1 Means Based Fare (MBF) eligibility is determined using the same process as the senior scholarship program.
MEDICAL TRIP PILOT
UPDATE
Original dates Feb 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025. Due to staffing shortages, the pilot began on June 17, 2024.
If the need continues, will extend the pilot dates.
Current Outreach
• Flyers and auto phone calls to all Paratransit customers • Outreach to Martinez Health Clinic director and flyers at Health Center • Promotional flyers and posters at City community centers and flyers at City Hall • Flyers passed out at senior hot meals, senior special events and trips • Flyers distributed to Paratransit Coordinating Council members – CCTA, AC Transit, WestCat, TriDelta, Center for Independent Living (CIL), BART.
• Social Media, Bell Ringer Newsletter, Activity Guide, City Manager Report, City Website • Display information at 4th of July and National Night Out events We receive 2-3 phone calls per week asking for information Booked 5 round trips to date
MEDICAL TRIP PILOT
UPDATE
Future Outreach Plans
Met with CCTA and Nelson/Nygaard transportation consulting firm to develop 2nd tier promotion • Flyers to City adult and youth classes (classes begin Mind Sep / Oct. due to CC Roofing project) • Create postcards to place at businesses, doctor offices, pharmacies • Brookvale Pharmacy – advertise on prescription bags
• Add to 211 database
• Partner with Meals on Wheels to distribute information • Reach out again to County Social Services
• Create a survey of current riders to determine traffic patterns and frequency of visits to Martinez Health Clinic
Current Status
• Purpose of a pilot is not only to provide service but to gather data, to further define current needs • This need was identified through rider feedback 1 ½ years ago. The need may have changed • This pilot is meeting its objectives and will be used to gather data and feedback from our riders
COMMUNITY EVENTS
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS
San Pablo Community Center
Doors opened at 5:30pm
Movie began at 6pm. Pre-registration
required.
Moved the event inside the Community
Center to start movies earlier and combat
cold weather.
June 14 – 14 attended
August 9- 32 attended
COMMUNITY EVENTS
4TH OF JUL Y MUL TI-CUL TURAL CELEBRATION
• 2,162 people in attendance
• Surveys were conducted in English and Spanish
• 88 survey responses received
• Example questions:
Where do you live?
What interested you in attending the event?
How likely are you to attend next year's event?
COMMUNITY EVENTS
4TH OF JUL Y MUL TI-CUL TURAL CELEBRATION
COMMUNITY EVENTS
City Halloween - Trunk & Treat
• New Layout-Trunk or Treat
• Thursday, October 24th 4pm-6pm
• City Hall
• Department teams, arts & crafts, and resource
tables
Veterans Day Celebration
• November 7th 11:30am-12:30pm
• Church Lane Senior Center
• RSVP by 11/4 call 510-215-3090
Winter Wonderland
• Friday, December 6th 4pm-6pm at City Hall
• Pictures with Santa, arts and crafts,
resource tables, and hot chocolate
Youth, Schools, & Community Partnerships
Summer Programs
• Summer Camps – ran 9 weeks June 10th-August 16th
• Attended 4 field trips, Bricks 4 Kidz, Arts and Crafts, and outdoor games • Total of 873 youth ages 3-5 and grades 1st-9th
• Summer Sports Camp-Contract National Academy of Athletics • Sports included: Flag Football, Soccer, Basketball, Cheer & Dance, and All-Sports • Total of 237 youth grades 1st-6th
• Junior Giants Baseball Summer League – will return eight weeks for 5-13 years old • Free to participants, Junior Giants provided jerseys and equipment • Total of 269 youth ages 5-13 registered for 8 weeks
• Health, Strike Out Bullying, Education, Confidence, Teamwork, Leadership and Integrity
• Volunteer based, part-time city staff
Fall Programs
• Little Learners
• Youth ages 3-5 recreation preschool
• Starting October 2nd , Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9am-1pm
• Teen Lounge Afterschool Program
• Youth grades 7th-8th
• Starting October 1st , Tuesdays and Thursdays
afterschool-5pm
• School Break Camps
• Ages 3-5 and Grades 1st-6th
• Following the WCCUSD School Break Schedule
• Thanksgiving, Presidents’ Week, and Spring
Break 9:30am-4pm
Youth, Schools, & Community Partnerships
Back to School Drive
• Pick up 400 backpacks from FGT filled with
school supplies
• Distribute based on needs of students at our
San Pablo Beacon Community Schools and
Richmond High
• Beacon Directors distribute based on student
and family need at events or case to case
management
Holiday Wish Drive
• Work with Beacon Directors to identify
students and families to receive donated gifts
• 400 gifts will be distributed to San Pablo
Beacon Community Schools
• In 2023 we hosted a Holiday Gift Pick Up at the
Community Center for all the students and
families of the schools
• We also work with the Senior Center staff to
identify 200 seniors that attend their programs
and services to also receive a gift
• School Year 24/25
• Grant budget increased to $8,0000
• Projects will continue to focus on College
Readiness (including trade schools) & Mental
Health Awareness
• Applications will be released September 25th and
will close December 6th
• Will give a 6-month update to Council later this fall
Questions?