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City of Woodburn Recreation and Park Board Minutes July 17, 2012 ● 5:30 p.m. Page 1 of 3 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting and was called to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Position I Brent Glogau, Member (12/13) Present Position II (Student) Sofie Velasquez (12/12) Present Position III Joseph Nicoletti, Board Secretary (12/13) Present Position IV Rosetta Wangerin, Board Chair (12/13) Absent Position V Bruce Thomas, Member (12/13) Absent Position VI Member (12/12) Vacant Position VII Tony Waite (12/12) Absent 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Joseph Nicoletti/ Brent Glogau- Motion to hold the May 8, 2012 minutes over to the next meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 4. BUSINESS FROM AUDIENCE None. 5. OLD BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS June 12 Park Tour Recap The Board discussed their thoughts regarding the annual park tour, which took place on June 12. They agreed to submit their completed comment forms to Jim so they could be compiled and discussed at the next meeting. Aquatics Financial Review Jim and Kristin discussed the financial performance of the Aquatic Center in 2011- 2012 and reviewed the preliminary fiscal year numbers. 7. DIVISION REPORTS Aquatics – Kristin Graybeal Kristin updated the Board on the following items: News o Spa Jets Pump Motor is being repaired o Water slide pump is also being repaired o Teen swim has been really popular o Junior lifeguard program (1 week done was awesome; 6 kids in attendance) ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Woodburn Recreation and Park Board Minutes July 17, 2012 ● 5:30 p.m. Page 2 of 3 o Swim strokes not as popular; first time doing o New merchandise in store (new caps for kids, new rash guards, swim shoes, etc.) o Updated website is done Summer kick off week o So far this summer, we’re up 10% from last year. o $5 swim lesson week: This year we had 228 students take lessons that week with 25% of them registering for another lesson this summer (using coupon) and 36% of them being brand new and never having taken lessons at the Aquatic Center before. o Had a swimsuit sale that was popular (will do next year) 25% off Upcoming Events o Grandparents weekend July 28-29: $1 off admission Recreation – Stu Spence Stu updated the Board on the following items: Youth Sports - New program – Kidz Love Soccer has been ongoing since May. Over 30 kids have participated in the program this spring and summer. Adult Sports - Soccer League has 6 teams this year (down 1 from last year). Our challenge is that fields in Woodburn are not playable until late in the spring due to weather and maintenance needs. Other area leagues begin much earlier in the year. The Outdoor Summer Basketball League was cancelled due to lack of interest. 1785 Locomotive- Over 30 books have been distributed and another order of 30 has been received. Book/DVD’s are sold at cost for $18.00 or $20.00 (w/postage) WSN - Woodburn Summer Nights kicked off with the annual 4th of July Celebration in Centennial Park. The event was well attended and included live bands, kids games and activities, vendors, and fireworks. Over $9,000 was raised in sponsorship revenue for Woodburn Summer Nights that includes not only the 4th of July, but Music and Movies in the park. Thank you to our sponsors. ASC Prices - The Woodburn School District has agreed to set next year’s after school program prices. They will increase to $350 per year from $300 this year (if paid in full) or $95 per quarter ($380) from $100 per trimester ($300) this year. There will also be two other options to help sustain the program. This year, we are asking parents to pay extra if they are able. Separate ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Woodburn Recreation and Park Board Minutes July 17, 2012 ● 5:30 p.m. Page 3 of 3 fees are $500/yr (sustainability support) or $800/yr (true cost of the program). Tennis - We offer tennis camp, lessons, and sponsor the annual Woodburn Tennis Open? Tom Lonergan is our instructor and tournament director and has over 30 kids participating in tennis lessons and camp this year. Day Camp - Summer Day Camp is slow, but successful this year. We are averaging about 35 kids/week for the program that runs M-F 7:30am – 5:30pm. We offer kinder, 1-5th grade, and teen activities at Heritage/Valor. Parks and Facilities – Jim Row Jim had no further update. 8. FUTURE BOARD BUSINESS Compiled Park Tour Forms 9. BOARD COMMENTS Joseph discussed a park he recently visited in Lodi, Ca. He would like to see Burlingham Park enhanced to offer similar features. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:22 PM Joseph Nicoletti, Board Secretary Jim Row, Community Services Director