Parks & Recreation Annual Report 2017-2018

Community Recreation Services

Michelle Gill-Moffat, Youth Services Superintendent Austin Homan, Athletics Superintendent

Phil Fleischmann Deputy Director & Former Community Recreation Services Division Manager

community. And again this year, our community recreation centers offered free meals to participants in our afterschool and summer day camp programs. We positioned ourselves to better respond to the expectations and needs of our community by establishing new advisory boards for Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation (AIR) and Athletics and re-vamping the Cultural Center Council. The City’s Community Food Task Force, also under the guidance of Parks and Recreation, developed its first leadership team to guide new endeavors. Smith Senior Center’s advisory board remains a strong resource in guiding our programming for active older adults. Charles Jackson, CPRP, Special Programs Superintendent Kim Porter, CPRP, Recreation Centers Superintendent Josh Sherrick, CPRP, City Arts & Events Superintendent

The Community Recreation Services Division, or CRS, is the department’s recreation programming arm. However, we are about so much more than providing traditional programs such as sports, arts, camps, operating and maintaining indoor recreation facilities, athletic complexes, and lakes. We provide experiences and opportunities that promote and enhance quality of life, build skills, and inspire collaboration for those of all ages and abilities. We pride ourselves on shaping lives and making a difference in our community. We do so through the tireless efforts of our talented, committed staff and partners. In the last year, with the support of community partners, we expanded our

community garden network with the establishment of a new club garden at Brown Community Recreation Center, the Ivy Garden. This increases the number of community gardens in our inventory to 7, advancing our commitment to addressing food access challenges in our

1.3 MILLION 381,500 73,600 54,729

PROGRAM & FACILITY ATTENDANCE

RECREATION CENTER VISITORS

SMITH SENIOR CENTER VISITORS

RECREATION PROGRAMS OFFERED FREE MEALS TO KIDS

2,301