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Woodland programs have dropped off because of coronavirus – Woodland Daily Democrat

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Before the coronavirus started shutting down community gatherings, the Woodland Community & Senior Center was an active place, according to the January through March Quarterly Status Report.

Then, around March 9, in response to orders by federal, state and local officials, people started staying home and public facilities were closed. Some of that is reflected in the Quarterly Report, although the true effects wont be seen for several more months.

For example, during March, REXPO, scheduled for March 13, was the first large event canceled in the Community Center. Following the shelter-in-place order by Yolo County that went into effect on March 19, the Sports Park and the Charles Brooks Swim Center (and their programs) were closed.

And other programs began to fall like dominos as well. Theannual Cesar Chavez celebration on March 31 was canceled, along with many individual exercise and recreational programs, which may represent an incomplete picture of community participation.

The report presents a summary of recreation and senior programming, events, affordable housing, the community development block grant entitlement program, parks and recreation facilities operation and maintenance, and urban forestry. This report also contains a narrative description of major work performed and/or notable Department highlights

The Recreation Guide was released and directly mailed to over 3,500 households in Woodland with children up to 16 years old. Recreation Guides were also available at outreach events and at city facilities. The publication advertised upcoming activities and events from February through September.

Approximately 2,500 people attended events at the Community & Senior Center during facility rentals.

Over 700 people attended events such as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration, Game On!, Valentines Day Cookie Decorating, Arbor Day, and the Bridal & Event Faire Show.

Approximately 15,285 participant hours were recorded for aquatics; youth, teen, and adult recreation activities and classes.

Approximately 3,331 participant hours were recorded for adult sports.

Approximately 5,211 participant hours were recorded for senior programs and events.

Community & Senior Center Facility Reservations: The Community & Senior Center facility rental program is designed to provide a location for community events and generate revenue for the City of Woodland. The Facility Rentals with Fees Waived column, in the table below, identifies the use of the facility where fees were not charged and the dollar amount that could have been collected (had a fee waiver not been granted). Rentals with all of the fees waived are generally city events/meetings or city-sponsored events. This table does not include the use of rooms for senior programs or exercise classes.

Park/Recreation Facility Projects Completed during Quarter 3 included:

Beamer Park: Installed new benches in the shade provided by a tree, new playground structure and wood fiber installed; and Installed concrete ADA ramp

Campbell Park: Ordered fitness equipment.

Charles Brooks Swim Center: Ordered new heat exchangers to make repairs to the boilers.

Christiansen Park/Camarena & Pedoria Fields: Installed a gate and repaired holes in the fencing, Installed 50 yards of playground wood fiber.

Clark Field: Deep cleaned and painted restrooms.

Community & Senior Center: Repaired and maintained bleachers, Replaced flange gasket on hot water circulating pump in the mechanical room, Installed rat abatement in Rec2Go parking area, Replaced hand wash station faucet in the kitchen, Made improvements to banner structure in the parking lot, Removed old speed bags and mounts, installed new plywood mounting with new stationary speed bags in boxing gym; Replaced interior lighting with LED lights, Continued to run Ethernet cables throughout the facility, Performed paint touch-ups throughout the facility and pressure washed patio and walls.

Crawford Park: Replaced old light poles with LED lights.

Dave Douglass Park: Performed annual ballfield maintenance including grooming, weed abatement and infield maintenance.

Dog Park: Removed the sod/dirt near the drinking fountain, Installed base rock, Installed 100 yards playground fiber.

Everman Park: Replaced wooden tables with concrete tables.

Ferns Park: Repaired split wood on the playground equipment.

Gonzales Park: Mowed weeds in the undeveloped areas of the park, Wildflower seed sewn in the bio-swale (drainage) area of the park.

Harris Park: Repaired and re-installed park sign, Removed willow trees to improve lighting (safety), Rebuilt the horseshoe pit with left-over and repurposed parts, Groomed softball field, including weed removal and infield maintenance.

Hiddleson & Campbell Parks: Fabricated steel covers for the exterior door locks.

I-5 Sound Wall/Green Belt: Removal of trash.

I-5 and Hwy. 113: Removal of oleander along North Pioneer Ave.

Klenhard Field: Painted restrooms, Installed lighting covers.

Schneider Park: Installed 50 yards of playground wood fiber.

Spring Lake Park: Added 4 dog waste stations.

Sports Park: Replaced the water pump to improve water pressure to restrooms.

Streng Pond Ordered a booster pump, two benches, and a dog waste dispenser.

Woodside Park: Installed 150 yards of playground wood fiber.

Tredway Park: Removed play structure, New playground structure and wood fiber installed, Installed concrete ADA ramp and walking path.

Arbor Day: The 2020 Arbor Day celebration was held on March 7. Volunteers gathered at Campbell Park to plant 50 trees in various locations throughout the city. With over 50 volunteers in attendance, all of the trees were planted before 10:30 a.m. Trees planted at this event will count toward the Citys California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection greenhouse gas reduction fund grant.

CalFire Grant: March 31 marked the end of the Citys CALFIRE Urban and Community Forestry Program grant. In July 2017, the City was selected as a grant recipient for the Neighborhood Shade Tree Program. Since receiving the grant, the City has partnered with several organizations (such as Woodland Tree Foundation, Kiwanis Club, Yolo Housing Authority, Woodland Joint Unified School District, and Mandela Washington Fellowship Program) to plant over 1,200 shade trees within the City. The grant also included the preparation of an Urban Forest Master Plan to guide the Citys urbanforestry program for the next twenty years.

Landmark Tree Marker Installed: A marker was constructed and installed by staff to recognize the landmark tree at 430 Third Street (an American Elm).

Aquatics: All aquatic programs are held at the Charles Brooks Community Swim Center. Aquaticprogramming is available for children as young as six months old through seniors and includes swimming lessons, lifeguard training, recreation swimming, recreation swim teams, lap swim and water aerobics. During the winter, the primary programming at the pool is lap swim, water aerobics, and the use of the pool by the Woodland Swim Team.

There were 986 participants in lap swim and water aerobics as well as the woodland Swim Team, resulting in the collection of $7,252 in fees.

Events: The Martin Luther King Jr. event of Jan. 15 drew 75 people, while Game On! held Jan. 24 drew 42 participants. The VAlentines Day Cooke Decorating event on Feb. 7 brought in 315 people, the Bridal and Event Fair attracted 300 people on Feb. 29 and the March 7 Arbor day celebration was attended by 50 people. In all, there were 782 people involved. All the events were free to attend.

A variety of youth and teen recreation programs are offered by the Department year-round;however, the majority of the programs are offered during the summer. In addition to the programslisted below, please refer to the Contract Classes section for other program offerings that areavailable for youth and teens. Baby & Me has continued its weekly meet-up, via Zoom conference during the shelter-in-place order and drew 135 participants.

Other activities included After School Teen Pack, 1,278 people; Night Hoops, 162 players; Rec2Go, 335 participants; Toddler Time, 42 people; and Youth Basketball for 240 people. In all, there were 2,192 people involved, generating $29,925 in fees.

The City contracts with outside (special interest) instructors to teach a variety of recreation andleisure classes for participants of all ages. With the exception of tennis and boxing, the City retains30% of the fees collected for each class (in addition to non-resident fees). The City retains 10% ofthe fees collected for the tennis program. For boxing, the City retains all of the revenue and paysthe three contractors a monthly stipend (stipends for youth boxing are funded by Measure J). Otherwise, there were 1,290 participants, which brought in $16,028 in fees and cost the city $18,912; for a loss of $2,885. Contract classes included All Good Driver Education, two people; Boxing, 861 people; Cello Tennis Academy, 228 people; Country Line Dance, 25 people; Dynamic Dancing, 44 people; Fall Prevention, 16 people; Functional Fitness, 30 people; Karate, seven people; Pilates, 17 people; Rock Steady Boxing, 25 people; Scottish Country Dance, eight people; Stepping Out, eight people; and Yoga, 19 people.

Adult sports offered through the City include drop-in sports as well as organized softball, basketball, and volleyball leagues, that drew 1,132 people and generated $660 in fees. Drop-in basketball (open gym) numbers are not reported, however, participation for the other programs included volleyball, with 130 people; badminton, which attracted 646 people; pickleball, which attracted 356 people.

Programs at the Woodland Senior Center include art classes; exercise classes; games; leisure programs and activities; education resources; support groups, and special events resulting in a total of 4,202 people and 5,084 participant hours during the third quarter. Those programs resulted in the collection of $745 in fees. Programs included art classes, 315 participants; exercise classes, 1,198 people; games, 881 people; general programs, which drew 1,069 people; education resources, which drew 96 people; support groups, 194 people; and special programs, which attracted 289 people.

In addition to implementing recreation and senior programs, the Community Services Departmentalso implements the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement program, grants for nonprofitorganizations, and affordable housing programs. The highlights of these programs for thesecond quarter include:

Empower Yolo, Capital Project (FY 2016/17 funding): Construction of the last component of the project (gates, fencing, and handrails) has been delayed by the shelter in place order.

Yolo Community Care Continuum, Safe Harbor Rehabilitation (FY 2018/19 funding): Construction started in October and is nearly complete. Final items will be completed once the shelter in place order has been lifted.

Yolo Wayfarer Center, Interior Rehabilitation (FY 2018/19 and 2017/18 funding): Construction was completed in February 2020 and resulted in the rehabilitation of two restrooms.

Woodland Library ADA Restrooms Upgrades (FY 2019/20 funding): Project design is nearly complete.

Sacramento Valley Historical Railways, ADA Restroom Building (FY 2019/20 funding): Construction of the ADA-compliant walkway from the train depot to the ADA restroom building may be delayed by the shelter in place order.

Woodland ADA Accessibility Project (FY 2019/20 funding): Project is under design.

New Hope Community Development Corporation, Cottonwood Meadows Phase 3(FY 2019/20 funding): The design has been completed and bidding out the project for construction may be delayed by the shelter in place order.

CommuniCare Health Centers, Outdoor Wellness Space (FY 2019/20 funding): Construction started and the site has been leveled, fence posts installed, and the irrigation installation is in process.

The 4.66-acre site in the Spring Lake Specific Plan area was transferred by KB Home to nonprofit Delta Senior Housing Communities, Inc. in September 2019 as part of its affordable housing obligations for the Oyang North Subdivision. Delta and affordable housing developer Neighborhood Partners plan to construct a senior citizen affordable housing development in two phases that will yield 146 units. Neighborhood Partners submitted a HOME funding application in February for the initial phase, 76 units, and is working on other funding sources to complete its financing plan for the first 76 units.

Through a partnership with many volunteers from the Woodland faith community, the City, Yolo County, Fourth & Hope, and other community partners, the shelter operated for a nearly eight week period beginning in early January and ending in early March at the St. Lukes Episcopal Church. The shelter was available for families and single women, allowing Fourth & Hope to increase its capacity for housing single men who would otherwise be unsheltered.

Based on preliminary data, more than 1,200 volunteer hours were contributed to the operation of the shelter. Volunteers transported shelter guests to St. Lukes, checked in guests, served as overnight monitors, and prepared snacks for guests. An average of 14 guests per night stayed at the shelter and this included 8 families (10 adults and 18 children ranging in age from 18 months to 17 years) and 12 single women.

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