Legislation Details

File #: HIST-17992    Version: 1 Subject:
Type: Historical Status: Historical
In control: PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
On agenda: 10/22/2011 Final action: 10/22/2011
Title: Tour of Culver City Parks and Facilities.
Attachments: 1. Tour of Culver City Parks and Facilities. - ParksTourHandout102211.pdf
Saturday, October 22, 2011 - Tour of Culver City Parks and Facilities Page 1 of 2 Veterans’ Memorial Park* Parks & Playgrounds Programs: • All week – Carrom games; equipment check out VMB Improvements: • Air conditioning upgrades to the Auditorium and Rotunda Room • Energy-saving lighting (solar tubes) installed in 2 nd floor Administrative Offices • Repairs to tree root damage of parking lot asphalt • One pair of ADA compliant electric, automatic doors installed at entry/exit between Recreation Office area and Patio area, funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) VMB Commitments (funded and scheduled): • Replace seats in Auditorium (excluding Balcony) • Refurbish main restrooms and basement class rooms • Aesthetic improvements to selected meeting rooms Park Improvements: • Age 2 to 5 Playground completed • Main softball diamond infield leveling project • Tennis Courts resurfaced and restriped, new nets Park Commitments - CIP’s (funded and scheduled): • 2 New drinking fountains, • Replacement picnic benches at the pavilion Coombs Park • Ongoing maintenance Carlson Park Improvements: • Sculpture and Planter restoration: public art, irrigation and planting • Painting of picnic tables October 22, 2011 – Tour Itinerary 8:30 AM Meet at Historical Society 9:00 - 9:30 AM Veterans’ Memorial Park 9:40 - 9:55 AM Coombs & Carlson Parks 10:05 - 10:20 AM Lindberg Park 10:30 - 11:00 AM Fox Hills Park 11:15 - 11:30 AM Blair Hills Park 11:45 - 12:15 PM Syd Kronenthal Park 12:30 - 1:00 PM Teen Center & Plunge Parks & Playgrounds General Staffing Hours* Season Monday - Friday Saturday - Sunday School Year 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Summer 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM *Indicates Park with Parks & Playgrounds staff. Lindberg Park* Culver City After School Program (CCARP): • Monday – Friday: immediately after school until 6:00 PM Parks & Playgrounds Programs: • Monday & Tuesday, 3:45 to 5:45 PM – Board Games • Wednesday, 3:45 to 6:45 PM – Soccer • Thursday, 3:45 to 6:45 PM – Football • Friday, 3:45 to 6:30 PM – Basketball • Saturday & Sunday – Carrom games; equipment check out Improvements: • Play Equipment: repairs/replacement parts • New additional play pieces: Spica • Playground surfacing repairs • Softball diamonds: New chain-link backstops; infield leveling, skinning, irrigation • New Tennis Courts surfacing, striping, netting, windscreens Commitments - CIP’s (funded): • New PAR exercise equipment • New Tennis Courts windscreens and surfacing Saturday, October 22, 2011 - Tour of Culver City Parks and Facilities Page 2 of 2 Fox Hills Park* Parks & Playgrounds Programs: • Monday & Wednesday, 3:30 to 6:30 PM – Carroms • Tuesday & Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 PM – Chess • Friday, 3:30 to 5:30 PM – Paddle Tennis • Saturday & Sunday – Carrom games; equipment check out Improvements: • New softball practice diamonds chain-link backstop • Tennis and paddle tennis courts resurfaced and restriped, new windscreens Commitments - CIP’s (funded): • New PAR exercise equipment –50% completed/next phase currently out to bid • Benches, BBQ’s, Picnic Tables – ongoing replacements of old with new • Joint Sponsorship Funding Project with Fox Hills Neighborhood Association: restore basketball courts to fulfill unmet needs for youth Basket Ball leagues, practice courts play and revenue generation for the City Blair Hills Park Improvements: • New softball diamond chain-link back stop • New painting of picnic shelter and restrooms • Playground surfacing repairs Syd Kronenthal Park* Parks & Playgrounds Programs: • All week – Carrom games; equipment check out Improvements: • New softball diamond fencing: backstop, dugouts, benches, backboards • Tennis Courts resurfaced and restriped • Chain link fence repairs at tennis courts and around park Commitments - CIP’s (funded): • New PAR exercise equipment to replace outdated wood equipment Teen Center at Veterans’ Memorial Park Hours of Operation: • Monday – Friday, 2:00 to 6:30 PM Installation of ADA lift and ADA steps to the Municipal Plunge funded by CDBG • Closed on days when school is not open Programs, Activities and Amenities: • Youth Empowerment Group • U.C.L.A. Homework Assistance • Computer Lab • Game Room • College Career Jump Office • Service Learning Hours • Special Events & Field Trips • Music Room • Lounge with Large Screen Television The Plunge at Veterans’ Memorial Park Improvements: • Three sets of ADA-compliant electric, automatic doors installed at facility entries/exits, funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • Installation of ADA lift and ADA steps to the Municipal Plunge funded by CDBG • Installation of Variable Frequency Driver to decrease the energy usage by the pool motor at the Plunge Commitments - CIP’s (funded): • Locker Replacement Project – installation of rust resistant lockers in men’s and women’s locker rooms at the Plunge, funded by the Redevelopment Agency