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Receipt and Filing of the Report Regarding Culver City Summer Camp 2022.
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Meeting Date: November 1, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Francisca Castillo/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6645
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (10/28/2022); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (10/28/2022)
Department Approval: Armando Abrego, PRCS Director (10/27/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission receive and file the report regarding Culver City Summer Camp 2022.
BACKGROUND
The PRCS Director has scheduled this report to the PRCS Commission as an informational item. A video highlighting Culver City Summer Camp 2022 will be shown at the meeting. The video is being presented by Recreation and Community Services Coordinator Jacob (Jake) Bakke.
DISCUSSION
Here is an overview of tonight’s report on Culver City Summer Camp 2022:
2022 Summer Camps ran from June 13 through August 12 (9 weeks).
• J4K Day Camp- Veteran’s Memorial Park
o 100 participants a week
o Each week was themed
§ Examples include “Welcome to Hollywood”, “Animal Kingdom”, “Imagination Exploration”, and “Superhero” along with others
o Partnered with the Culver City Pool for swimming on Tuesdays for 1hour and 30 minutes
• J4K Sports Camp- Lindberg Park
o 60 participants a week
o Each week was themed
§ Learned the basics and competed in tournaments of “Flag Football”, “Basketball”, “Soccer”, “Volleyball”, “Camp Games” and more
o Partnered with the Culver City Pool for swimming on Fridays for 1 hour and 30 minutes
• J4K Jr. Camp- El Marino Park
o 30 participants a week
o Each week was themed
§ Examples include “Pirate Adventure”, “Out of this World”, “Very Hungry Caterpillar”, and “Colors of the Rainbow” along with others
• Camp staff ranged from brand new, to have worked in a camp setting for several years
o Majority of staff were new or had one year of Summer Camp experience
• Positive feedback from parents regarding 2022 wrap-up video
o “Thank you! My child had a lot of fun and was looking forward to going into camp every day!”
o “This is so cool! So sad that Dylan and Ryan didn’t get to finish out the summer. See you next year!”
o “Great video Jake and Team and thank you for a wonderful summer with Hiroshi!”
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTION
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
Receive and file the report regarding Culver City Summer Camp 2022.