From: MIKE WALKE
To: Cynthia Bojorquez; Mayor and Council
Cc: Wahid Kazem; [email protected]; [email protected]; Larry Wolfe; Maryellen Stewart; [email protected]; [email protected]; Linda Leca; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Catalina Rangel; Pat Nikolai; Mike Walke
Subject: Santa Clara PAL BMX track Dec. 6 council meeting Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022 1:18:45 PM
Cynthia
In regard to the BMX track, the track is open 3 days a week, Tuesdays (6:00PM to 8:00PM), Friday (6:00PM to 8:00PM), and Sundays (2:30PM to 4:30PM). Each day we have strider riders (age 5 and under) for the first 45 minutes of each practice session.
SC PAL kept the track open free of charge from June 2022 to October 2022. On October 11, 2022, we started charging 8 dollars per rider for each practice session and 4 dollars for strider riders. This is 2 dollars cheaper than previously charged. All transactions are completed via PayPal and no cash is accepted other than the snack shack.
We have a new management team of 7 BMX volunteers that hold open meetings every month. All activities that are held at the track are held with a current board member on site. The insurance is current and fulfills all terms/requirements of the land lease agreement.
The management team at the track expressed a need for rental bikes and a timing system. To date we have purchased 8 rental bikes and are investigating adding more as needed. We have purchased a timing system; the BMX team installed the system; the system is operational should a rider chose to use it.
We have a total of 350 riders that have completed the required wavier form which is a prerequisite to utilizing the facility. This a representation of the total amount of people that are using our facility. We have an average of 50 riders on Tuesday nights, 54 riders on Friday nights, and 30 riders on Sunday afternoons.
In addition to the normal days of operations, we are offering track rentals and clinics during the off hours of normal operating days and hours. To date we have had 2 track rentals and 3 clinics (1 free) with more on our schedule.
We did receive notification of 3 non-conformances from a county environmental inspection and are working to bring all 3 items into compliance with the county. We do expect to have all 3 non-compliances competed by the end of the calendar year.
We are working closely with Dave Staub Deputy Director of Public Works and Inspector Nicole Jorgensen Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health.
I would like to offer an open invitation to any council member or city official to come out and visit the BMX track. Contact me directly for a site visit. Please feel free to reach out to me directly should you have any additional questions, or you want a tour of the BMX Track and their operations.
Sincerely
Mike Walke
SC PAL Executive Board President
(408) 667-5499 cell