So, I think that's a good thing.

So maybe more to this.

So we got a great thing for you.

We're just happy to be here on what five, six, seven, eight days.

It's my new role.

Um also just wrote around all those council finance committee go to a cloud, right?

All right.

You have not a global yet.

No, that that's uh Thursday.

There's so we gotta be a little bit careful on your uh on your full responsibilities, but uh well, I think I think you might be all right, right?

I hope so.

I'm looking definitely looking forward to this.

Well, we are really happy to have you and uh you and I know each other for uh some time.

And uh well, obviously director Grace did a phenomenal job and went missing.

We are excited to see all of you will be doing and your vision once you have like fully configure and running over here.

So maybe the next meeting we'll get a full presentation from you.

I think on uh absolutely on you know some of your observations going into this, some of the things that you want to accomplish and like further conversation about the things that we'll have talked about.

I think we're you know, as a world and uh you know the progress we've made over the past couple of years, and that you know that you all helped I can end this new role.

So absolutely happy to add this.

I think tonight we will um there'll be kind of a group conversation here.

So director, uh acting director, Julio, uh director nominee How and uh assistant director.

We'll do a final combination of uh square.

Maybe one of these days we'll graduate and get one of these sweet things.

So our uh our agenda for tonight is to have a presentation that we normally do about the space that we're in right now, so they have a community center, do uh brief review of some programming review of the fall and winter programming that we have registrations coming up on.

Um and then want to spend a good amount of time talking about rec center construction updates.

Uh we have three centers that are um under construction right now and closed in various different capacities and for different periods of time.

So we want to hear more about that and what the plan is to ensure that the getting the services that they need, hopefully the spaces that they need, and then we'll open it up for public comment as we always do.

So I will turn it over to David and Jackie and uh Sean, and they bag on a presentation of where we are from Elmond Community Center right now and how we got here.

Yeah, um, so again, just uh kind of uh we've actually able to do a small program um 365 and uh the shirt comes uh um just coming up which kind of included the letters and parts a lot of different folks like portion of it um past administrative operations fields as well uh um the speed allows the kind of getting design work um to get some actions to have some more programs in the line and some of the rank and what we're doing right now is working with some folks in policy, uh the department has to be able to try the uh programs we can have in this location once the construction point is done.

The departments to be able to try the programs we can have in this location once the construction point is done.

But I can kind of talk more about them next slide.

But this is just some pictures that you guys can see.

Some of the final parts I know totally were here.

We were here as well, kind of see what these kids were able to put together.

And what they did during that program was they visited centers every Friday, um, got to got a little bit of presentation as to what this location looks like.

Um, what are the kind of the reports of the themes of this location kids with them went back and created some ideas as to what product design would be.

But it was just again really good use of this phase during the interim time during a phase period where we want to work in the business or what's safe like this to be in here.

Um but now we're kind of getting towards the end, hopefully, uh with some other programming and so the construction visible so we can get into some of the programming.

Um what I have identified is come up the three pillars that this program that's helping to fund some of the work that's working on this location will allow us to be able to do.

So some things that I want to kind of that we would be working on and currently working on is identifying folks we can work with for health workforce development education.

Um, and ideally at the the point would be to have some programs that would be centered around some overhost prevent prevention, first aid training IDs, um, Narcan training working with our payment department to be able to do that, um, and then as well as some um other options to have workforce development, similar things kind of allowing people to have a centralized location for resources um and hopefully try to add upon what we've done covering this collection duration in our summer camps, um, which I which I'm which you're aware of as well.

Um, and then the education piece again, working with some community organizations, uh university for one is trying to someone kind of working with and planning needs to be able to provide some more extended learning opportunities um and programs like you mentioned about kind of allowing a space for those folks um to be in.

So, all right, so on the other community center, obviously.

So I know uh Cecilie was the director here previously.

I don't believe that there's a director or the SOE right now, but we're in the search process on that.

Is that correct?

So at this current moment, I've obviously Sean being his first uh his first week here.

That was kind of the one of the one of the main um agenda items that we want to take care of is this these next coming months is looking at what that means would look like because a lot of the work that's going on in these locations, not only at Elmwood, but Davy Lopes and Johnson will have to be facilitated and managed by specific individuals.

So that's something that I've kind of mentioned to Sean as I be to kind of focus our attention on getting somebody in that seat as soon as possible.

Obviously, we're some transitions, kind of just making sure someone went well, but now that we can kind of focus more internally and kind of aligning ourselves with some of these programs, that's definitely something that I might read up for sure.

So is this fit?

Is this facility considered closed because of the construction or as of right now?

We don't have any consistent programming and everything that we do really is just a contingent on the buildable safety, which we get a direct report from other property who are actually working with the contractors and the folks that are in the building.

And so the again, so the construction that's going on though, is that does that prohibit the building from being open, or is that sort of cornered off and separate?

No, so right now it would be tough to react to the program and you guys have to see a little bit of the tour because they're doing some flooring work in that in that lower level area, as well as some work on the upstairs to connect the some of the conference rooms to other ones that are in that upstairs location.

And if you've seen on the big conference room, there's some walls that have been pulled out to be doing some you know, that's great work and also working on intercom system that'll be in the front office of this location.

Um to just to kind of make our building a lot more safe and funded for community films.

Almost what's the estimate of time we will line on with this proposal?

So right now it's tentatively um the end of this evening.

The end of this year, correct.

So like late late November early time hopefully.

Um then just a little more clarity.

You said uh the whoever's hired or or whoever takes over the role of being in charge of this building, they're gonna be overseeing other centers to use them, or more so programming than rec centers, because again, like the other locations as a big looks, Johnson are all benefiting from this in this plan as well.

So the programs that are that are listed here, or at least the program types are listed here, will have to be facilitated under the grant for at least the first five years.

So that specifically says she was doing before the directors on the community center, um, who's along with us, was identifying partners that they can look with organizations that we can look with as well as building that community engagement network to be able to share this information as well as bring people in to these locations.

So, yes, the programming under these three pillars will happen at more than just the ECC, it'll have them at the ELOS and as well as uh JOSE.

But this building's not need to be uniquely and specifically for just that.

No, we can run recreation programs, so that as you saw this this past and you know, right seen the uh example of what that program can look like.

Um, but yes, we will have the ability to have more than just but in order to satisfy the grant, it has to have these components included.

Yeah, yeah.

And and so just so um clear too.

So there was a lot of work on this building.

I think it concluded last year, right?

Like there was a big renovation that was done in this building.

All this is new, so this was in much worse shape.

I think going back a couple of years ago.

Yeah, and we were here for uh like a ribbon cutting last year, maybe I think it was I think it was a little maybe a little bit longer than that.

Okay, but yeah, it wasn't in the best shape.

We had right, right.

There were a few issues here and there um that weren't taken care of in between.

So that was it, water issues or I believe it was a roofing issue, yeah, yeah, and a bathroom issue.

Uh but I think since that time those have been remedied, right?

Yeah, there's and those those have been addressed.

They're we we've seen that be addressed, and I've seen some some issues coming here, so we kind of reinforced the fact that that needs to be looked at finally.

But as I mentioned to you before, we're made a half summon rehire being accountable, yes, or this work.

I believe they were called back on this stuff, and exactly.

I believe that there were several callbacks to remedy the situation that were an issue.

Like I said, the roof was an issue, bathrooms are an issue.

Um both of them are fire, am I correct, David?

So yeah, it was it was still the contractor that did the work.

Uh I believe it was Montana.

We're on the call, which is understanding that we have the button just on the things that we need to take care of or actually.

Well, the good thing is uh Tony, that is all the renovations that are happening now are on the same contractor.

So to David's point, we're meeting once a week minimally, actually two to three times a week.

So they're still in the loop.

So if there are any issues, they're still present.

You know, they're they're um they're they're they're still on site, they they are working on all the some of the other rec centers that are going under renovation.

So if there are any issues, you know, the communication lines are right there.

So it's not really yeah, not chasing any, so to speak, though they got paid, and now the chases are not the issue.

So I'm glad to have that.

I mean, we have seen a deal where we have limited resources to spend on these things.

The last thing you want is to have a project that you think is done all your finds.

Absolutely things that should have been done.

Um so I they're not here to talk to you, but I hope that they are doing their part city to make us hold on.

We make sure that types like to David's point.

Yeah, and to David's point as well.

Um, our recenter directors and assistants, they're keeping a watchful eye on everything.

Yeah, so and they're the the the um so they're in the buildings all day and all that, obviously, and then of course something goes around, they'd be public.

We we report property, um, and again, they have communications with the contract, et cetera.

So everyone's still in in the mix, and I said we meet tools we maybe before times the lines of communication always so there are updates and really a good sort of transitioning, they do want to talk about it.

Why don't we go to number four first because it kind of transitions into how now uh if this is an empty facility, um that we're not utilizing right now.

We have a couple of uh that are closed down, baby lobes, I think in particular, which is right down the street.

Um you know we had the last week there's gonna be construction going on and you were um I was under the impression that there was a plan phase well and that quite honestly, if you have a building like this that is here and ready to go.

Um I know Kennedy is at Ezek Hopkins.

Uh Jocelyn, you guys are given update on those conversations, but this seems like the work of the school on that now seems like the one who doesn't you know the instruction is gonna take about a year, a year and a half, and it was a long time for those kids and those families to not have a community-based place that they can go to, and particularly when that's not as far away, like here.

So um I'd like to hear more about you know the plans with all of these places and how we're working with families to communicate what their options are.

But in particular on daily lobes, I'd like that their conversation about utilization of this facility and what would take to do that, and if there are any barriers, how do we hop over those barriers and make sure it can happen?

So um we have more specific questions about Elmwood before we start kind of question, but I'm excited.

I haven't seen all this programming at the other center, so I think it'll be interesting to see how the kids take to it, right?

And well, other members of the community can actually talk about seniors, but now you have a public computer lab and things uh make it all that folks in straight.

Yeah, I think I think you're bringing up a really good point.

I actually was talking about this um with some of some of our staff members today were tabling um at a health clinic this morning, and one of the conversations we had was you know, this new programs in our rec centers really allow for more of a family-based type of community of athletes locations and kind of served as a model for what we can be at the other 11 uh rec centers because again, yes, we service kids year-round, but there's other opportunities for for parents to get involved, and I know that's something that we are up on all the time is like how do we get more of our parents involved with some of the kids' programming, how do we get them in our rec centers on a more consistent basis?

Like this really allows us to really kind of poke at their meeting, poke at their pain points, and provide something that maybe allow the entire family to engage with some of our centers.

So we bring up a little bit points.

But Jack, if we want to kind of talk about the dive right into the most baby local updates and well, I think you know, all three of them definitely have like first of all kind of update on uh what is going on, like what we are doing in the facilities, and then I guess the communications plan, how we're fine to make sure we got the resources that they need.

Sure.

So the Kennedy Rec Center is relocated at Isik Hobbit.

Um, and we've done several walkthroughs, security, the whole process, parking, drop-off, etc.

Staffing.

Um, that went very smoothly.

Um, there was a lot of communication that went out uh over the course of the summer uh in preparation.

Um they are um doing morning drop-off for uh the the before school program, you know, breakfast and programming, and then the kids transition right into the school, and then we also have after school program and shut up.

Um, right now the later hours are a little bit slow until some of the um the constituents um learn that they do have open gym, but they did reach out to all of their basketball teams and everyone in their programs, not just basketball, but everyone in their programs they reached out to them to let them know.

No, they're it's a little bit a ways away from Kennedy, so it might be like a maybe a challenge.

Uh uh the new transition, but the communication has been out there, and they're doing really well considering at this point, you know, it's still within the first three weeks.

Kids are still getting acclimated to school, etc.

Um, some of the rec centers traditionally in September are a little bit slow.

Kids are getting acclimated, reactive at school, the weather's still warm, they're still going outside to play, etc.

But they do have a plan in uh the director um and assistant director Dorothy, uh like Michelle and assistant director, Derek Weiss, uh again put up more communication this week uh for their basketball programs, etc.

So we're looking forward to that.

That's gonna be beginning the second week of October.

Um, with the the transition from Kennedy to EasyC was was went very smoothly.

Um, they do have a space to uh to your point, they do have a home.

But um it is it's it's almost uh as if you know the same um same way SAC is set up, same way Badisthenia is set up and just transition right to from school to right into the gym for those programs.

In addition to, I mean, you don't necessarily obviously have to go to that school to go to the no, but it's helpful.

I mean it is, yeah.

No, the biggest period for Canadian is that they they would be able to go the after school programs.

It's that's been certainly advantageous for the parents before school and after school.

So if you're a working parent or um you have the opportunity uh for before school and after school programming, and and that's the biggest feedback that please continue that.

And that was one of one of the biggest requests, and that was on it.

So um that one's going really well.

And I think I saw from plans that are made public through the province public school building council, I think that's what it's called.

Um there is a full plan for a new record with you know, space office space, separate gym, right cafeteria in the stage, something that they never had before.

Hopefully, right, you know, really uh usable.

I think every everybody was happy with that new plan.

Yeah, so because it was very limited uh prior to that.

But you know, obviously it was extremely useful, but now we're gonna take it to the next level to your point with all these new amenities.

So yeah, I think everybody's excited to get it.

And have they been communicating with the rec department fully um things that you guys need in this new facility as they build it out?

Like for instance, the previous Kennedy Gym.

There was like one lane going around it and no place for parents, the people that wanted to watch again to sit.

Are they taking all that into account?

Are they building it out the right way?

I haven't seen any design feedback from you guys on what does and doesn't work.

Not yet.

Am I correct, David?

Uh I don't think we we've had any designs yet, but certainly we have to come to the table when we got to that.

Um just speaking with um this is gonna have always point.

I don't know if necessary conversation, but I know that um tele property team who are consistent with having these conversations, are aware of our needs we have advocated for the fact that it you know are they tend to be recreated or a conjunction prior to, but you know, the programs that were hosting on that location require a lot more space than yeah, just the gym space.

So they're aware of it, they've been proved on that.

Um, not necessarily as consistent as a conversation as these other locations, obviously, because they go ongoing.

Um, but the conversation has been had a property as well.

Yeah, so Sean, you know, I my advice to you, and I think you probably all agree with you guys, obviously, what channel means that we need to be at the table in those um and make sure that the design that it really meets the needs that the direc department meets it for them might as well do it the right way now, right?

Oh could have would have should have right now they'd be like often what we do, and then it's another 30 years before it can be addressed, right?

I'm sure we will have a strong voice and plans to go forward, and we I don't I don't think any gym could be uh like the old kennel.

So let's hope that you know I know console.

Right.

So I'm sure she you know wants to be a strong voice.

But that's it's such an important thing.

Yeah, I I speak from somebody who uses Kennedy quite a bit.

Yeah.

Um, it is a important community asset, so I hope that they're just making it out the right way and that we'd be vocal about what we need to see in that argument.

Yeah, as you know, it was a cozy gym, but it's antiquated.

So it was too cool.

Yeah, I mean, you know, and parents were sitting on the side two inches in between the four and kids are running it.

It will it wasn't saying that you had a community court there as well.

So I think he's familiar with the three-point lane where they're not size 10 or under, you can't hit a three point over the line.

So it's crazy.

Your seating was tough.

It was hard for that.

So uh so we'll we'll we'll keep that these as agenda items.

I think we moved forward.

What's the um was what's the timeline on Kennedy renovation?

I don't think we had one.

Yeah, they I don't think we have the uh yeah, we said completion timeline given the fact that the students are uh getting absolutely like started some some paperwork uh guessing now, not yeah, they're just cleaning it out, and I think there's some abatement going on, we'll start demolition.

I thought it was supposed to be like soon in September, October time brand that I think the goal is to have it completed, not by next school year with the school year, definitely.

Um but next time we maybe we'll have more detail three.

And I think that they were keeping some of the footprint, the only footprint they were keeping is where the gym is now, but they were adding um a gym next to it.

So that was a cafeteria creation of room and then gym with offices kind of attached to it.

Right because the gym floor was more of a cafeteria floor, but actually, in essence it was, yeah, and then they changed that, but it still had the cafeteria vibe.

Yeah, they used it as a cafeteria, right?

They did, yeah.

They did.

And they had the the um performance stage as well.

So that took up a lot of space from seating.

Um, but that became a recenter from correct in 2017, I think, or yeah, yeah, right.

It was re-established.

No, no, it was re-established, but you know, it's obviously it's a valuable asset, yeah.

Yeah, and I think you know, in design too, taking in the community example to help it, you know, separate entrances, so you don't have to go through the school like that to get to it, so then lock it off, and then you know, the bathroom facilities and things like that that can be used just for opening another door that doesn't exactly school.

Right.

I think everyone's excited, obviously, about a new gymnasium, but the meeting space in the community when that it was happening before.

I mean, every facility should have um that should have that.

So they're there as either about the meeting space and community space, yeah.

You know, where you can obviously um as well as the gymnasium.

So well, let's turn it over to JOSEN.

Um last question on uh Kennedy.

So all the staff, which was quite moved center, has transitioned to work in uh to Umprin, correct?

Correct.

Because we have again the other city and a program.

So we're school runs about like 745 to about 905, and then from school dismissal to about three, sorry, the school's missile to about five and the bathroom program and that's uh just recreation program.

So we still there's still staff as obviously this uh piece ending for staff given the fact that we're in relocation, and there's a lot more safety and a lot more you know, points of entry that we need to kind of make sure where we have all of our staff there.

So um, you know, Libra's been doing really good job over there, making sure that she can give us what she needs whether that's staff, um, signage.

Um, because again, that's a new location for for Kennedy to be at.

I don't know if there's a recent that's necessarily in the most proximal distance to ease a copy.

So signage was definitely a big thing if we make sure that we have there, so at least that community knows that there is a recent negotiation, uh that there that is a resource.

What did I comment?

I think thinking about how Elmwood offers a lot of different types of activities as we build out Kennedy.

I know one issue we've had all the rec centers is attracting young girls, right?

And so maybe thinking through too, like what types of programming they're gonna want to do and how we can build the facility to meet their needs, right?

You said there was a stage, I think.

Yes, you know, we're doing theater classes and acting classes, and how can we help think about the structure to support different programming that girls might want to be a part of?

I think last year was the first time that they actually had a girl's chilling through, yeah.

We can't do it first one, yeah.

So they they have that, and that's a great point.

Um just traditional um it was more boys, yeah.

Um, but we actually have an event coming up as well that's gonna be hosted by Davy Lil's um a girls event.

Um to the first, yep, yeah, on the first.

So and that's citywide, that Rollins, right?

No, that was at Igliosium.

That's the girl's club.

Girls club, yep.

So Wednesday it's gonna be a big event.

Good.

Yeah, so um anyone wants to stop by a lot of food like that.

All right, let's move over to Jocelyn.

Just keep a time balance.

Yeah, so so Jazz and we we just met um last week with the principal uh William Debate.

Um, so the gymnasium area and the hallway area uh right now it's not gonna be under total construction, so we're gonna use that as an opportunity to have their programming within the gym, but combine it with debate school, and I was uh talking to you earlier that the principal's excited about that as well with this new partnership because there's been some uh funding that um hasn't been allotted to their after school program at William Debate.

So they're gonna have space after school in the Jazz and uh in the Johnson gymnasium.

We're going to staff it and we're gonna be opening up almost full time.

But I believe that's at least through December, um, until we get the word that they're gonna be going on the construction right there.

So with William Tobay, they're gonna be to the JavaScript staff.

So JOSLON was open before there wasn't after school program, right?

The after school program at um not necessarily not an official.

Oh, is that right?

The rest of the big yeah, so they had uh believe they're learning an after school program where they had uh they're working with the swear center and they have tutors come in and help facilitate that program.

What we're looking to do now is see how we can model that similarly, but incorporate our kids from that are usually coming to Josh Hyper Center um to be able to run data centers to previously program previously my knowledge that was there was no um at the school program, at least conjunction with the school.

So we did a walkthrough to look at the logistics and the safety aspect of it uh last.

Um so we just wanted to finish the final piece of the puzzle on that, and then they'll have a home now as well.

Like uh a hybrid, you know, between the bay and the certain sections of the school as well as JavaScript.

So and then it's a well-minuted communications plan to communicate that back out to the rooms.

So we actually found out is um what is that?

What is the application that was used by Custom Premise?

It's like a parent plus or parent gateway that's used um that schools used to communicate um with families about programming and any upcoming um alerts.

So what we're looking to do now is utilize that because that's something that's frequently used and actually gets a lot of engagement is simply give it to things that are at least taking their kids to the date school.

But hey, this is an opportunity to take your kids to an apple school program.

We obviously have our own streams of communication, um, but we've noticed that there's there's definitely more that we can do in communication, and we can definitely utilize our partners to communicate on a wider and reach more people.

So obviously, internally we'll post on our socials, medium is newsletters, things like nature that are utilizing what the this the school's streams of communication is really something that we plan on using to be able to make sure everyone in that community is aware that that's a that is an option for the back of the school.

Is that the parent square app?

Yes, I get notifications every day on that.

Um I think we're also gonna, in addition to that, we're going to go the old school route as well.

Flyers, and you know, I love that flyers, put them in the backpacks of the kids and you know put it right on the refrigerator so you don't forget.

So I think the combination of the techno, the technology portion of it in reaching out that way, and I'm sure you know you you love that communication, but sometimes people miss that.

And yeah, so when the child goes home, this it's in the book or the backpack, and now in addition to so yeah, we're we're gonna go both.

And then we also have rec desktop disposals because we all know the whole email is specifically Johnson.

And that's and that's actually what we utilize this summer.

So when we sent out the communication I know you asked about previously identifying where we'd be locating families and how we'll be able to direct them to different locations.

So we did Jackie and I would met with um the three locations that would be closing that being gonna be David Lowe's and Jobson and had conversations about programs that they identified would be really really important for their community um to be sustained.

And so some of those programs that we've identified, at least for for JOS specifically sorry, is obviously having some sort of after school program and figuring out how that looks the sort of tutoring opportunity for them again.

That wasn't in conjunction with that student with the school, but they we had some sort of tutoring opportunity for kids in five uh wrestling program, which we actually just launched.

Um, and so what Carl still helps do is facilitate that program wide.

So we're hosting an Instagram at October 7th.

Um, and I think we look similarly identified programs such as the cultural uh festival events that we're working on.

That's what we have that event on first.

And so we have to co-host it at different location.

Um, they also identified the after school program.

We spoke about that and potentially having the ECC as an opportunity.

We can kind of get into that later on as we get to that.

Um but what those meetings allowed us to do is meet with obviously our directors who are boots in the ground doing and with families and having that interaction um and then pull that information from them and really identify how can we facilitate for our families.

So that's kind of what we're working on now.

What's the uh reserve plan for JOSHOS that are after December?

After December, yeah.

Ideally, what we would prefer is to be able to continue that program that we're mentioning here.

Um because again, the reason why we say December is because a lot of the work that's going on that location is going to be phased.

So like I got similar to this location.

Um, as they get closer to the gymnasium, obviously we'll get our our safety understanding of how that building should operate at that time for the property and what the construction of that phase is, but um there will be some sort of interruption regardless because of the end that is going to be more just keep done in that location.

But when that is done, we hope to be able to come back to that location and be able to still do those similar active screen programs.

Yeah, of course.

But when I think what I don't want to speak for you, but for instance, basketball, um, you know, that comes in just for January December, January.

Do we have another gym designated that they get that?

It's like yeah, so we we plan that out where um they're gonna partner with several gyms who have gym time for them to a practice and be to play.

So hypothetically, if we partner with um italizi that week or zucolo that week, um gyms that are uh in close proximity, even Batistini, if uh in Igliosi or Badistinium on road for a particular game, then jaws are going at the and track to almost like the Giants and the Jets where they show the metal ranch, one is in the road, yeah, and one is playing at home.

So um, so there's gonna be some gymnasium sharing, and we're gonna work that out and Shannon, uh our athletic coordinator accordingly.

So we're gonna so we don't want them to skip a beat, and we talk to um director Kyle and Assistant Director Cecil.

Our goal is to have all of the teams that we've had in the past, and they have all the rosters and they can communicate that um with the constituents and all of their members.

Um but just because you don't have a gym doesn't mean you can't have a team and play elsewhere.

And I mean, last year I could speak to Zooplo umbrook a couple of the last week, so it's doable, you know.

So and everybody's on board.

I mean, obviously the direct department, everyone's gonna pick up the Slack because they understand that right now they don't have a facility to play, but it's gonna be a home game on the road, so to speak, but temporarily.

Yeah, so we we JOSN has a van assigned them uh um 15 passenger van.

But if someone else is playing home, they can step it up if they need more transportation.

One of our other seminars can transport their kids also.

So we're gonna collab collaborate that way, where if it's uh becoming too much for a home and away game, um that way we'll we'll uh we'll step it up.

And we've done it before, we've uh had van sharing, etc.

And uh some of the other directors or assistant directors that are able to drive the van will transport the children um their their away game, their home away games, yeah.

Yeah, technically their home game, but it's going to be on the road.

But so we we do have a level, so um should be well, no, a couple of council downs and nine, but we we especially igliosi, the ones that are in close proximity to Johnson, they gliosi, Baptistini, and Zucolo.

So they're all within probably two to three mile radius, so they'll be displaced too much, which is um they'll be playing a home game without their colors, but I'm sure they'll be fine.

Um last thing I want to say on Johnson.

Um, I'm sure you guys are aware, I don't know if you guys are um so the most so I'll I'll say this first.

So Johnson technically is not in Fort Six, but like predecessor has always like supported it.

So like when I came into office, like I don't have a lot of web center type or say so I've always used like funds and event funds, uh allocations to support Johnson as much as possible.

Um there's always been like an interesting you know dynamic in all these activities uh when you get politicians involved, but I try to you know keep that out of it as much as possible.

You guys are aware, so I've always been super supportive and we appreciate that.

We know it's not in as much as possible.

Um so these new renovations uh don't include uh a new gym floor.

Um, and that need was identified to me probably about six months ago.

So the first thing I did was like try to find resources uh to do that.

And my hope was to get done as soon as possible.

Uh so then that's when I became aware of of these present renovations, and it was uh communicated to me that these renovations needed to happen first, that they were gonna use the gym for stage construction equipment, that it was going to be closed completely.

Um obviously that has changed a little bit.

I I think it's good that you know that they're still able to use that space.

Uh, but I just wanted to be known to you three that those funds are are still uh put away allocated.

So like the second those renovations are done, um, where uh you know there isn't construction happening on the gym floor, they're not using it to stage equipment to get uh a team in there as soon as possible to renovate the gym for absolutely not that much of uh yeah uh time open uh which are there, yeah.

If I were to guess, I would most construction projects the gym floors blast uh once everything is renovated for obvious reasons.

The gym floor can get problems with the gym floor with the staging, etc.

You don't want to which makes sense.

I want to make sure you guys are aware that money is there, so keep working with property on getting keep getting money for the right.

No, I was gonna say well, I'm like I it was like 80,000, I think.

I'm like, that's like most of my for one little year's old already for whatever we want to bring that community cloud to thousands and I know you do.

We ran their games before we got our we got our butts kicked there too, man.

Yeah, yeah.

Um, so I know the right home was uh shortage, so I guess that was positive.

Right, but actually we jokingly the uh pizza party, so yeah, I lost a little more than than just my pride uh yeah, it happens.

But yeah, I'm not sure.

Um I've met with Kyle several times, and he's very excited.

Director Kyle Fanwell, he's very excited about it.

He's rebranding the facility.

Yeah, um, he's come up with some really nice colors, cool logo, and he and Secile are certainly taking ownership.

And honestly, this is a once in a generational opportunity.

I mean, we haven't seen this kind of these kind of renovations um in a long time.

And these are big renovations, not small ones.

So um the directors and assistant directors are really excited with the rebranding and taking ownership of this.

Um, and again, thank you uh for what you what everyone, everyone here, what you do because um you don't realize it's some people look at these facilities as just a gymnasium, but it really isn't more than that.

You know, that's it's it's a it's a lifestyle, it's where games are won and lost, memories are made, you know, um life lessons um to be quite honest with you.

And then and you know, the one good thing is you know, a lot of kids come through the centers as well as they have great memories, and then they end up becoming staff possibly.

And a lot of our um directors and assistant directors and a lot of our staff have grown up in the facilities, and now they're giving back.

Yeah, um, so it's important.

Everything, all the renovations.

Obviously, I don't I don't have to tell you that, but thank you.

We we appreciate that.

Um, let's move on to D D Lopes.

Um David Lopes.

So Davy Lopes, right now they're they are hosting and I'm sorry.

Okay, uh so they're hosting two programs uh within the next uh several weeks.

And um gent point, they're doing uh girls.

Um they're so what they're doing, they're going center to center and they're gonna be doing girls' skills and drills um just to get some more interest with the female population in the city.

Um Lucy, I want to give her a lot of credit, she's right there.

She came up with a beautiful uh retro looking flyer.

Um it was great, and uh, we're getting a lot of interest in that.

But um, so Danielle, this director at Davy Lopes.

Um, she was a product of the rec department.

She played in the rec department.

So this subject is near and dear to her.

So she's gonna be going from center to center and hosting these skills and drills um um events with each Frex and Anthony is uh both of them are collaborating, obviously, director and assistant directly and director Anthony Lindsay, he's gonna be doing um this um girls' club event on Wednesday.

Um, and it's called Culture Fest, and they're gonna be having all different foods throughout the world.

Um, amongst uh there's gonna be a lot of other activities as well.

So even though they're displaced to David's point, um, the events and the programs that are uh near and dear to them, not only they including Davy Loeb's um members, but they're bringing this citywide.

So what we encourage them, whatever you feel that you can really uh make an impact city wide, please bring that um to the table.

And and these two events, uh I encourage everyone to stop by.

They're they're gonna be really good.

Um the growth skills and drills again, that's gonna be um from center center, but this event on Wednesday um is gonna be one of a kind event.

Um so great.

I'm glad they're carrying out programming.

Absolutely.

But I want to come back to the conversation about this building being basically not in use right now, and we have D Lopes that needs a space, and I get that they're going around to different facilities.

Um why are they here?

And why can't they work out of here now?

Are you are you referring to staff?

Are you talking about kids and staffs, kids, families, all of it?

So Jack, if you can bring you back this photo, just given the given the current state of this building.

Um what I what we kind of talked about with our department with our staff is like this is not necessarily the safest list for me.

Um between office spaces and then obviously there's similar silent tiles missing, there's walls missing upstairs, lowers out on the on the second floor.

So that was that was a more of a precautionary reason as to why we stayed away from the location.

Um, but we anticipate that once the location is fully validated and it's good as new where you plans if you've got to allow folks to be able to come into this location.

Um kids attend the city of it.

Yeah, because I feel like D lobes is one of those again, not attached to a school, but people more you know, they know the staff and know the culture.

If we have enough space, we ought to be utilizing as no reason just don't sit empty.

I 100% agree.

I think I think just when it comes to decision making on that, safety and safety is is out of framing.

Yeah, the last thing that I would for a child, even on our own staff, to be injured, you know, again, it's a truck and say anything can happen, there's contingencies that happen.

Um, things that are not necessarily planned for it's so just error on the side caution stayed away from this consistent program this location.

Um anything that we do any events that we have, we always make sure that we check them out with the property and isolate this one day to host this event.

This is possible.

Okay, consistency with the program based on this OEC problems that we have right now and the current freezing project.

This isn't really the safest place for kids, families and staff to be in.

So again, when are we anticipating the repairs in this building to be complete?

So those should be from from what I've been told those should be completed by the district.

Yeah, we aren't anticipate David Lopes being back up and running for at least another year to do and a half, right?

So on a positive note as well, um director Anthony Lindsay and Danielle Dobbs met with community prep, the leadership at community.

Um they've had a good partnership historically.

Um community prep didn't have a gymnasium.

So community prep had all of their programs at Davy Lopes as far as you know, gymnasium activities, etc.

Now that community prep does have a gymnasium, um, Anthony and Danielle met uh as I said with the leadership there, and they are gonna afford Davy Lopes the opportunity to have their programming at community prep every Friday for now.

It's a good start, which yeah, it's a good start, but again, we have you know David Lopes is not that far away here.

This building we should be utilizing it.

Utilizing for the youth or yeah, I don't know if that would be wise.

I'd think that's something we would need to take a deep dive into looking at it right now.

I mean, I don't feel self-walking.

Oh no, no, I'm talking about when the repairs are done here.

Oh, okay.

So we're talking about December.

Oh, yeah, yeah, that's about the store.

Yeah, and uh and we should be communicating that out now.

And we should absolutely say we anticipate this will be done by the end of the year, right?

Maybe in there, whatever it is that we can communicate out that we're starting to tell people ahead of time now.

Probably a lot of people who are just kind of hands in the air a little bit about like, okay, yeah, right.

We're waiting on news, what's going on, but this should be the Davey Lopes home at least temporarily until their space is done.

Absolutely.

And uh Anthony and Danielle will be reaching out to all of their uh families in regard to basketball.

So again, just like Jazar, they don't want to skip a beat when it comes to basketball.

They obviously have a rich traditions with Charles and so again, we'll be doing home and away games with Davy Lopes as well, with the same template that we're we are created for JavaScript.

So yeah, so again, um we have the gyms to do it and home and home and away games, but they uh they they usually contribute six solid teams to the rec league.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, so there are a lot of kids that that um need to be uh three boys' teams, three girls teams, uh both.

Um so they will be participating, hopefully, as if um they didn't skip a beat.

It's just a matter of the location.

The spirit is not broken, but the location will be.

Yeah, definitely.

Again, it was never attached to a school, so people were used to commuting to get there anyway.

So you can make this available to them.

It's uh another mile down the road to be yeah, and they have a good following, they have a great tradition there, as you know.

I mean, you've you've um been involved with the record.

So um I think again, I I don't believe they're gonna skip a beat, just a matter of relocating their home games and some practices.

So maybe being displaced is never easier and no for um so but we're gonna roll up our sleeves and figure out what's the best path forward to keep them as whole as possible with what they have with David Lopes as a deep in the tradition and history uh for the city of Providence.

Um named after a guy who's uh a hell of a ball player, um who I've been actually in conversation with his with his family.

David Lopes is ailing right now quite a bit.

Uh but even his family's keeping a close also on what's going on with David Lopes and Civic, but uh it's something that means uh a lot to us, so we're gonna make sure that they're the best placement.

Good.

Well, next meeting, next little meetings, last for updates.

Um hopefully things are moving along over here and progressing in a really nice way.

Um, you know, available stumbling blocks over here, hopefully there won't be many more and gets done and we'll with any construction project we're always cautious, yeah about giving a hard date, yeah, because you don't want to disappoint.

So um, you know, not many to uh finishing right on time, but yeah, so but okay anybody else have any other uh questions, comments on um shrucking?

Yeah, please have a second all right.

Uh so we have a great sum.

We had a great summer from what I understand.

Uh numbers seem to have been slightly well off the charts.

We really worked on a lot of great stuff, and uh kids were active and outside and doing activities and whatnot.

So give us the update.

Yeah, so um summer programming, uh traditional summer day camps, uh, we're full um as usual, um, especially with the great bargain price of five dollars a week.

Um we we tweaked it a little bit, uh whereas in the past you would have to register for all seven weeks.

Now you can register your children for the weeks as needed, as you know, people go on vacation, back to school shopping, and then you have you're paying for something that you're really not utilizing.

So that worked out well.

Um taking a space of somebody else who could be in that.

Correct, correct, exactly.

Um David uh briefed you on the business builders program uh that was housed here at ECC.

Uh we did have uh an adult swim.

How did that go?

Which one?

Adult swim.

Okay, so adult swim initially there was a fee, and I think that was a deterrent.

Um speaking to the constituents who wasn't the turn.

It was $10 for two-hour swim.

Um so midway through, we recognized that and made it free.

And so the adult swim at Zucolo, it went from basically zero to 18 to 27 um in the last few weeks.

Um we also do an adult swim at Zoopalo.

We've been doing it for 20 years um in the morning, 7:30 to 9:30.

Um, so if anyone, you know, obviously want to come swimming in some ice cold water before they go to work, uh stay there to do so.

Um actually the water looks beautiful.

It's serene at that time.

And that was been a free program.

So I think they may have opted to go and to that one as opposed to paying once a week.

But again, you know, it's uh it was a pilot program, and you know, we worked out the king.

So that went out went uh well.

The family swim didn't go as well initially because uh the feedback is the price was $15 or a family swim to buy the number of family of five.

50 for a family of five.

Uh that didn't go over to all 15 dollars.

Um they changed that as well to free, and then you know the numbers went up.

If it's free, changes mindsets and 15, you know, and spend you can you can send your kids to three weeks to camp for that same month.

But again, everything's you know, a work in progress, and we gotta go, you know, experiment and get feedback from everyone.

And that's also types of things that as people learn, know about and oh yeah, I signed up for that last year works.

Absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.

Um we had the adult basketball league.

Um that was at West End.

Uh that's a that's a tradition at West End.

Um we also had the Mayor's Cup uh brought back for the first time since COVID prior to COVID.

And that went well.

Um, I attended the championship game.

Um kids are really good.

Really good.

There's a lot of good talent out there.

Yeah.

Um, so that was that went well.

Municipal exploration.

David, you want to just speak briefly on that?

No, I definitely again.

Shows and Lucy here again.

She helped the coordinate a lot of these things um with expiration.

But again, that was that was just something that we feel as though kids in our summer camps are really putting up benefit from as well as something we can use as a model going forward as a concept like the algorithm except um being able to really be exposed to different departments, so you care athletes that you may have.

Um, because a lot of positions that we are all familiar with that your average person is not, and you know, being able to bring kids into the horse stables and understand that the police department is more than just stopping crime, like they actually help out with a lot of different facets of of how we operate as a city, uh bringing them into sustainability hubs, Ema's office, understand how we were responding in emergency crisis, um, and knowing that's enough, that's the position that you potentially have down the line, but just having that exposure opportunity was some that we that we definitely um that was pretty cool because it's always again you go into his office and we see a whole bunch of different maps and like different ways that they kind of have you know categorize configure GPS, so like you know, it's it's it's it was pretty it was pretty cool.

Um kind of seeing that progress you have no thought of how in 2023, but we've seen the growth of it um since then.

But some that we look forward to continuing continuing to do again, exposure is really important for our problems.

So something that I definitely think is gonna be that pillar here forward.

One of the events in conjunction with that, we had the touch of truck program where all the municipal trucks included fire police, et cetera, uh Roger Wolves Park, and we've gone uh on field trips and to see some of these vehicles up close.

You see them from a distance sometimes when you're driving, but to get up close and see what they do, it's really impressive.

You know, they allow the kids to explore them uh you know beep the horns and yeah and and whatnot, especially the firefighters and and the police.

So it's it's it's really cool to um to actually see this stuff up, and we take it for granted, but when you see it in person, the massive uh trucks, et cetera, that the city uh city has, you know, and and on a daily basis, it's it really it's amazing, especially these are all about future firefighters, police officers, municipal workers.

So I'm sure those for a few to get to that point.

So it's a that was exciting.

Um, we also had uh Connecticut Sun basketball clinic.

Um had a field trip that was full.

Um trip to visit the you know professional basketball game in Connecticut.

Um a year before that, Connecticut actually came to West End um and did a clinic, and a lot of the girls met the players on a personal level.

So that was brought here, you know, in in terms of maybe like a reverse field trip.

They came to us, but this time um they did a great job um organizing this and had the field trip to go to to Connecticut to be able to Connecticut Sons if anybody's listening, province is a great place to be, and you should continue.

Yeah, no, they that's they got to see you know, see the tour so that they know um they got to go through an actual limit with some of their personnel from their staff with an ox.

So you got to go to see Susan Sun play against Chicago's guys.

So Andrew Reese, who's like a very fake, you know, very now well-known massive player, um, and it's really helping to expand um the women's game.

Like that was something that that was very cool for our kids to see.

It's like you know, there's there's a pipeline here.

There's a potential for allowing our kids to kind of see what else like too.

Yeah, so um the Connecticut Sons will end up in Iran.

We'd love to see Providence.

I know.

All right.

Um next, we did have the all-popular uh sports camp and uh uh run by our athletic wording to Shannon Perry.

Um, there was completely full.

Yeah, as well.

I mean, you know, really quickly, you have bike camp, track and field, cheerleading, fight football sailing, um, volleyball.

I mean, she does a phenomenal job with this with her with the summer camp, and that's full.

And I say full, full and uh all spots are taken.

And it's a it's a it's a great great resource, obviously.

Um couple of events we had the annual swim meet.

I missed it this year.

Oh yeah, you did.

Okay.

Yeah, you went to the one previous yeah.

Last year.

So you you know the vibe, but there were over 250 people there.

Um, all six pools competed.

And we also had actually compete, even though they didn't have a pool, they asked to join the swim meet and jobs them.

So they actually participated, even though they didn't have a pool, which was pretty cool.

So everyone can compete.

Um, it was another great event.

You know, uh Mayor Smiley came and and um passed out all of the awards for a second, third place.

It was uh the lifeguard swim too.

Oh, yeah.

Lifeguard swim as well.

That's great.

I think the last one.

So if you're down by a few points, yeah, lifeguards have to step it up to take home the goal.

So yeah, it was it was great.

Uh that's been a traditional time.

But I feel every year it's getting better and better and more participating participants and more excitement.

Um thank goodness we've had great weather every single year on that day.

Um speaking of great weather, as you know, we had our third annual um golf tournament, the Mayor's golf tournament, perfect day.

I know you golf that day, Tony.

Um we did really well, and I put an email out, and as of now, with with some um some money's still coming in, uh, we raised 39,000 for the record.

Really?

Yes, we did.

But yeah, yeah.

It seems we weren't expensive.

Oh, I think we're gonna business.

Okay, gotcha.

Correct.

But that that profit.

I'm sorry, you that that was profit.

Okay.

Our team at the main office, the administration, everyone, you know, obviously Carl at trick, everyone collaborated perfectly.

I mean, it was it was a great effort from everyone.

And it was a fun day, obviously.

And uh too.

Yes.

Sean's David.

Yeah, came English showed them up.

He wasn't technically on yet, but he's been to the question.

Um, I know we've been gathering a lot of data the last couple of years.

With the change in just the summer camps from the week long this whole summer to the weeks, did you see like a percentage increase in actual weekly engagement?

So I have that.

We do have that.

So actually, I I think Jackson gets related to that.

Okay.

Um actually we did see injecting time in here.

And over, but if you look at the enrollment rate, we did see a slight increase in that.

So hopefully this model that we've adjusted, they'll fill more seats.

You can see that one.

Enrollment drop, you see?

The amount of slots we have, yes.

So I I can I can read that in front of me.

So 2023, there was a 6314% tendance rate in 24, it was 62.27, and in 25, it was 65 uh.03.

So there was a slight increase.

Um so and again, it was it was a new program.

So I think uh as we um go forward, I think you know more people will um see the opportunity to sign up this way.

Uh I think sometimes if you're going on vacation or you have some plans for the summer, it may deter you for signing up for the full week at this new opportunity.

Uh I mean, a lot of people, a lot of parents were happy.

Yeah, I can be back with that too.

I mean, just going around to the different summer camps.

So we spoke about the registration process.

We did get a lot of it back between the the three events that we had, the pre-registration events we had to get comfortable with this way of registering, and then also being naive to learn actually, you know, computers and iPad letting the people to like to take registration and did that triage in person.

Um that was very helpful.

And then obviously all you know, families are are looking at trips looking at different camps that for kids too.

Um, okay, I can actually just, you know, I can pick what I want and then take it to this camp.

I'll go on the kids for this week.

So uh you know, people were very happy about this new way of um of registering um and definitely looking to kind of see how we can improve upon it next year.

And the so the 35%, I know it's overall average attendance rate, but we asked this question to you guys previously too.

So somebody doesn't show up at all, like comes up on three days that of that vacation or other camp.

Are we how we communicate with that person that either there's jeopardy or you mean a noble no show plan?

see how we can improve upon it next year and the so the 35 percent i know is overall average attendance rate but we asked this question you guys previously too so somebody doesn't show up at all like they comes up on three days that of that vacation or that camp are we how are we communicating with that person that either there's spots in jeopardy or you mean a noble no show plan yeah and then yeah reach out several times and and it happens if if uh paid for it to someone else who needs it which is not obviously very commendable um but in the event that you're talking about well we'd have to give it to someone at that i mean if you call and let us know hey we we had an unforeseen vacation plan and we can't make it of course we'll make it to exceptions no but my point to you to add into what you just said which is on the we have a list to go down and next in line oh wait for a spot that's open oh absolutely yeah then there was that's rec center has together a waiting list if you don't get in initially and it does happen uh it should go up to however many that don't show up you know there's been summers where four five six seven families just said okay um I just I couldn't do it I wanted to secure a spot and again for 35 for the whole summer it's a great gamble so you pay 35 dollars we have a spot secured for seven weeks and if you don't uh if you're not if you can if you use it to still work that we can and the day before two days before we're confirming your attendance press one for yes and two for no is there anything like that that that's in place that we that we could implement maybe as part of rec desk or something like that only because I think of like you know we have these maximum number spots that we're able to build and then yeah if one's not filled as somebody who didn't have a chance to go to that camp that may have so we know that ahead of time that they have to maybe accommodate a little bit more speech about I think some of the the this is more internal with um the things that we explore like this we can look at the softwares too just to kind of facilitate our we have we have run into some barriers with with our accessibility and our used black design put something on the website with on our programs page allows folks to see what's going on via link by sports type which was something that was not right that's just recently added on as part of the figuration but um their CSM like the SMS um that would be something that I I think is maybe down the line for them but it's definitely something worth bringing to their attention is that they this might be for our for our operation we don't really get a whole lot because of the the cost and I mean it's obviously you know 7 30 AM to 5 p.m but one of the observations that we've made um the camps are really packed in the beginning of the summer yeah kids again out of school like some that go swimming field trips in the middle of August that's coming around or the the first week or so the trip that we didn't take we have to plan an ASAP or um back to school shopping sometimes parents will lose that spot um because they didn't plan ahead but if they did plan uh a trip at the end of August or whatever the middle of August I'm sorry um it does give someone an opportunity who had the inverse we were really busy in July yeah but we can use the last three or four weeks before he or she goes back to school so it could be advantageous either way back to the previous slide that showed is that is that overall enrollment throughout all of our camps yeah the day camp summer day camps enroll numbers so I can't read this in the dark loop so the um is it 61 blue 61 total people enroll uh average enrollment is that as we open up less spots yes and we did we did open up less lots um and the reason why we did that was during this time our registration for summer camp starts in April April um we're saying registration is pretty much the right but they'll get when that registration day opens up you guys know how it gets it's yeah but is that the average enrollment citywide for all of our reps yes only 61 people across the entire city for some no per record for rec so all right did we not have things open up more like why did it go from 78 to 61 um during that time frame we were really we're unsure about our budget and and whether or not we took one or still is the most financials we had a bar that started caution we just missed that ultimately was we couldn't open up edition at all time closed so that spots in the background Jack you mentioned if there was somebody who's not sure well we're able to have to that uh course basis I agree well just to confirm we did get the same amount of home data is here it's just the time more

And by that time, gotcha.

That's interesting.

Okay.

All right.

Um small systems can't see me.

So I can read.

I have it.

Yeah.

So the pool tends really quickly if you can't see from here.

Um so center average a hundred and seventy-four per day.

Uh, Igliosi average one sixty-five, West End one thirty-seven, David Lopes one twenty-one, uh, Madeline Rogers ninety-nine, uh, one indoor cool Badistini average forty five.

Um, these are impressive numbers, and you can tell that you have much rain to summer from we were lucky.

Um, we had a great summer.

I believe, I believe there was one and a half rain days for the whole summer.

Yeah, or something.

So it was really great.

And we did have it.

We'll get a lot now.

I've been thinking pretty good.

Actually, this is the number of summaries.

And and they were um also extended hours several times.

And extended hours is because the heat wave in the and the heat index goes over ninety, or the actual temperature goes over ninety, and we extend all pools um to seven o'clock.

So a lot of the times we usually go twelve to five, but in those instances, you know, uh, we have a collaboration between the administration and PMA.

Um, a lot of a lot of calls to PM that is uh our swimps uh run by athletic our athletic coordinator and party.

Um everything.

Um every single one.

What does that do for what the budget is not on the agenda right now?

But you know, at some as we get to more of the midpoint of the year, you probably will want it to be, but uh did it set us back.

Are we prepared for that or where where's where's our budget stand, right?

So I I really have to give a lot of credit to our directors and assistant directors and our full staff.

They really budgeted perfectly over the summer.

Um what what we've what we usually experience with our budget.

Um maybe we spent three quarters of it somewhere close to that.

So they actually for the summer they went under the typical budget.

They really did a good job of you know, uh, with their staffs and scheduling.

And even though we went above and beyond um with extra hours, we still came under.

So good question.

And yeah, I'm really proud of how how everyone stepped it up.

Really, they really did, and they deserve all the credit, the directors and assistants.

Uh, our main office staff, they really keep an eye on it, and they really did a good job considering uh not many rain days, like I said, uh one and a half days.

So they deserve a real a lot of credit for that, which in turn helps us with our winter program.

Definitely can then shift around.

Absolutely programs.

Very proud of all awesome.

Congratulations, well done.

Thank you.

All right.

Uh, anything else on summer program before we move on to winter programming over.

All right, let's go ahead and bird.

Okay.

So I'm gonna skip around a little bit, so I'm gonna put it in chronological order.

Uh first up is gonna be the bowling league, uh, which starts this Saturday at length.

So um each recenter has uh two teams um in two different age groups.

We have uh nine and ten year olds and eleven and twelve year olds co-ed.

Um, and that's at length.

Uh like I said, and it's every Saturday morning for I believe seven of the eighth.

Um and it's ten a.m.

to twelve now.

Um all of the vans um take the kids uh they utilize to bring them to lengths, but it's an amazing experience.

Um we were we had a league that was absolutely phenomenal with trophies and awards and high bowler and we did have one um bowler get a four-year scholarship to cop and state from our league on a bowling scholarship for years.

Yeah.

So um a lot of people don't realize there are bowling scholarships to be had.

Um, but she was absolutely she was high bowler.

Oh male and female.

She's she was great.

So we're really proud of that.

COVID kind of derailed it a little bit.

We brought it back.

Um, not as competitive before just to get everyone acclimated to fall in love with bowling again.

But um, we do have t-shirts, everyone has their own colors.

Um, they serve pizza and soda afterwards.

We do keep score, um, but we're just trying to get everyone acclimated again, like uh friendly competition.

Um, but it's a really good program.

Anybody's available on Saturday morning stop bowling execution.

Uh that is sort of that's all water.

So um the the bowling league, um, that's starting um, like I said, this Saturday.

And then we have the youth developmental league at um David Low.

I mean, I'm sorry, at West End.

Um, and that starts on ten eleven and ends on eleven twenty-two.

I have the flyer in front of me right here.

Um registration to open nine eight to ten six and the age groups that this serves five to six and seven to eight.

They do have one practice during the week, and then they have their games on on a Saturday, um, ten AM, let ten forty-five, eleven thirty, twelve fifty.

10 45, 11:30, 1250.

And that's purely developmental.

Yeah, and I love how you guys like laid that out.

People know the registration deadlines, it's very set.

Yes, you know, that's the way it is.

But we are we are at about 50 percent of the groups registration wise.

So folks are looking to send their kids to a to some program that they have learned the fun ones of basketball, um, as well.

That's updated visible age.

Um, so next uh we do have the mayor's monster bash, and that's scheduled for October 28th, where all rec centers come in costume and they converge upon City Hall.

Uh and they have contests, you know.

Uh and it's great because they do give out prizes and candy, obviously.

Um, so everyone is involved.

Oh, yeah.

All right, we're gonna come and see.

We do.

So um that's coming up on October 28th.

Um, after that, we do have the Turkey giveaway, and that's scheduled for November 24th.

That's at the main office.

However, there are other rec centers that also do Turkey giveaways in addition to our main office giveaway.

And that's very popular.

Um, we were all hands-on deck last year, and and the constituents are really appreciative.

Um, it's it is really very helpful, obviously.

Um after that, we do have the holiday free throw competition, and last year it was held at Rogers Recreation Center.

Well, we'd like to host it there again, but we have to consider the parking.

So uh because Pazarians on the construction.

So um last year we collaborated with the province police department.

Uh we reached out to Mike Stevens, obviously a basketball guru.

Um, and we we had that this competition, free tour competition with t-shirts for the champions, medals for the champions.

Uh, we had um Chief Oscar Piles and Deputy Chief Tim Will Harris.

Um they passed out um medals, and that's in um six different age groups, and that's co-ed boys and girls.

Um it was a really, really good competition, friendly competition, very interesting.

It lasted about an hour and a half, but it it's um it shows the humanistic side of the police officers.

And uh one one one kid in the 10 and unders, he wasn't reaching the hoop.

So uh police officer Alex Diaz hit the rim on the next time, the last time, all that's uh you know, police officer obviously he's both support.

So point is and it worked.

So uh maybe he'll become a police officer someday.

Um but it but it was really it was a real good, a really good event and collaboration, obviously.

Um we also have the angel tree event, and that is um each rec center choose 10 boys as we fit, um Nike gear um at our annual um this is probably um how that Roger Williams pop casino um they also get hand a free ham and also get a free turkey um for 10 children from each rec center that is known, obviously to the director assistant directors that are deserving of that are chosen.

So it's a hundred probably quick math, 100 and uh children are studies, uh boys and greatly good stuff.

Is that donated?

Um we we purchased it, but and some of it is donated as uh as well uh from donors.

Um Mike Stevens started that uh when he was the director, um, and he has a lot of um referee friends that wanted to give back to the community uh for obvious reasons.

So it was a it's a great it's a great event.

And then um the exciting rec league basketball.

That's gonna be starting in January with the practices are starting um second week of October, usually, you know, October hits and the basketball switch goes off.

Um so that rec league um just to break it down boys and girls 10 and under division, boys and girls 12 and under division, boys and girls 14 under division, and it all culminates in March with the championship game held at PC's alumni hall.

So I have not seen a lot of communications around the regular ride, a lot around the biddy league with some very specific dates and registration information.

I have not seen that for uh um the larger record.

Right.

So I I think usually our traditions are doing all that working right now for with um children that have been previously played in the league or for your rec center.

So I believe starting October 1st usually that's a tradition for all new players and anyone else interested in the city.

So I think it's a combination of advertising that as well as each rec center director and assistant calling players from your previous year who've been on the team for a while.

Yeah, sure, there's definitely some of that.

I mean, I I get that.

But I think again, I mean, I think in the context of like communicating clear schedule, like we've talked about this, I think a lot in the past.

So we have not in the past been very clear about like if your child wants to play basketball for the province recreation department, the practice will run from October 21st through December 1st, games start January 2nd.

Registration is between October 1st and October 20th.

Here's the link.

You know, similar to what you guys did with the biddy league.

I felt like that was communicated really well.

Right.

I'm not feeling like we've done that, but we'll some of them is not a standard day or date.

But I guess the point is that it really should be because as parents, you know, when you're trying to sign your kids up for sports or activities, we all operate on our schedules.

That's the only thing that we have to go by.

There's no sort of clear communication around that, it's just word of mouth from rec center directors or whatnot.

It's problematic for planning purposes.

Right, right.

So I think to your point, I absolutely um it could it could look like this.

Yeah, just like you know, and but I mean not for rec center talking about city law, citywide, correct, right?

But I think in the past, and we can absolutely revisit it in the past, each rec center, and I think you know this has started at a different time that was a little bit more convenient for their schedule.

I know you may have I get that.

Yeah, I really feel like you gotta kind of move away from that a little bit because first of all, I it's from a competition perspective, everybody should be on the same schedule.

But also, I think like again, if you're a parent and you're trying to like get your kid from point A to point B, correct?

You know, you don't know when it starts, hear about it from word or mouth or whatever it is, and there's no way to access the registration portal or whatnot.

Yeah, I really the absolute consistency.

I thought we had like kind of figured this out last year.

I think there was some like greater communication around it, but I do really encourage you guys to put that on paper and make sure our directors kind of live by it because it really shouldn't be they should all start around the same time, correct.

Right.

And I mean, I'm sorry, did one?

No, I was just gonna say, let's talk about that at a meeting tomorrow, Jay.

So yeah, I think even further, Tony, if it's like girls ten and under are Tuesdays and Thursdays, right?

Or if you know the days of the week, I know you might not know the location of the game, but again, so parents can say, Oh, yeah, my kid is free on X Wednesday days, let's sign up.

Right.

So citywide to pick two days for practice and may not work because um each rec center has their own program.

Right, right.

But you could we what we can do to game day consistent thing game game day is yeah, but as far as um sign-ups and getting your paperwork in, hypothetical, let's say we use October 1st, which is a clean day unless it falls on a weekend.

Um, and uh after that point, we can make it a tradition where you know when October 1st hits, it's synonymous with basketball and sign-ups and getting your paperwork in birth certificate, there'll be park hearts when they come out, uh, waiver form sign, transportation forms, the whole packet.

So that could be consistent where okay, this is available to you now.

Some recent is uh you know, enthusiastic enough to start this when their pool is in session and when the pool closes and with their summer campus.

So I recommend that.

I recommend don't let your campus leave without giving them some information for the basketball because really you think basketball is far off, but it really isn't because pools and the camps are closed August 15th, basketball starting October 1st.

That's a month.

I am all about green game earlier.

Oh, right.

Yeah, we have a five ready by the first traditional registration starts absolutely September 15th, sure, October 15th, practice begins on November 1st, like and you have an enrolled program even better.

Right.

And then with the camps, etc., you have an enrolled program in your facility right now that with to your point 61, 63, whatever it may be.

Um, you can just transition them into from that program to basketball, et cetera.

Certain days that's up to each recenter because whatever they have.

The other caveat is sometimes they don't start really because they don't have a coach of the secure team they're still searching that may hold back but not with the paperwork aspect.

Paperwork aspect when kids are enthusiastic.

Yeah registration of red board right and sometimes that's been a challenge to get all this paperwork in in a timely fashion.

Yeah no I get that but I first of all I you know we think we've all agreed on this in the past too is that we should really be encouraging everybody to do it electronically to rec desk right.

I mean like we should the rec directors really function that's where we get all our data is how we know where we communicate with families.

I understand there are still some people that will want to use paper and I think yeah we have that available that's that's fine figure it out but um but you know when I look at all the statistics you guys see us in the data summer life that's fantastic but that's how we are able to help advocate more resources for the rec department guys do.

And so I think you know the more consistency we have around again if you want to open up registration from August 1st to October 15th great but people need to know about it.

You know what I mean?

Well we get those flyers in their backpacks before they leave camp.

Or even or we go school they send that absolutely so just if there's consistency around it.

I mean I think I love all of our rec centers are great.

I know they try ours do their best over there but we as the part we need to do better to buy consistency across the city on this I feel like so um yeah having said that I think combination again you know electronically in if someone's more comfortable with a physical copy and once we get that then we can we will input it so it'll be in the system.

But we do have a lot of um children that are eligible obviously with our camps with our pools with our water parts in our day camps and our sports camps that um it seems to be like you already have a pool of um children that are ready to transition from one program to the next that's what we want we want to keep the kids year long.

So no matter what we're doing you were in the camp now you're gonna be bowling now you're gonna play in the rec league we're also going to take you to the the Maze Monster um mash or you know are you and there's a bunch of other kids from even outside of that network that might just want to play basketball or that's always an option just want the yeah yeah do certain things we'd like to keep them for the whole year so they're you know that it's consistent but you know they have that option you don't have to do all this but at least we offer it to you and it's you know it's up to you to say yes at all but the last point I'll double down on basketball and like I kind of chirp this every year.

Oh Sean already is I don't like the idea at all turn anybody away from rec basketball I think you know if we have 15 spots we can start second team or whatever it looks like you know I just want to be sure that's nice and organized.

I think you know rec basketball rec basketball I think everybody should have a chance to play it if we want to do all-star teams and have tryouts for all star teams I think that's a very different thing but I personally am not on the same gate attorney anybody around that wants to sign up and play and learn how to play the sport directly you guys have both um so is like the challenge uh say two 14 new teams are filled already or like I guess I could say the the U 14 team is it's filled in the Johnson Center what's the cap 15 wants to play have the option to go to another they do they they have the option.

But if that is fall and so it's yeah that there's been times that uh rec centers when they hit the capacity of the roster capacity 15 well they'll offer um the opportunity to play at another rec center um some kids are comfortable at playing just for a certain rec center some kids just want to play and they'll you know so they do tryouts for like the top 15 that there's 25 kids interested that's kind of so most of the time the other 10 people I mean I would say probably 60 percent of the health attack and go in the center.

Right.

So Badistini is sometimes that rec center in particular, it's a little bit difficult because you don't get as many waters.

They're set back a little bit.

So hypothetically, if a bad theme is interested in having a 13-14 team, we've done this before.

We call their coaches and we call their director, uh, John Fanoli and also the director of Olivia Paniman.

Please come down.

We have some kids who are not um within this range of the first 15.

I wanna come and sell your program.

Bring up beautiful uniforms.

Practice all the games.

So some centers um could use some help in in encouraging because they don't have access to the same kids.

So some and some rec centers are located right on the street where kids will be walking by, they pop in, you know, that one in particular in that age group that when I remember, it was a little bit of a challenge to get the older people because the school um doesn't have uh that age group as well.

It's my point I hope that you guys might utilize volunteers.

So there's 30 people who sign up at center, for example, utilize your volunteers the right way.

So if you need to do two teams and your schedule the right way, you can have two practices for that age group.

I I just see no reason why we should turn the kids away.

I mean it's right the worst of all possible outcomes where you have somebody who wants to play a sport, can't play, and so now they're sitting home on an iPad or not participating in something that they could have in the experience with.

So I I don't believe anyone would consciously turn someone away that way.

There are other options as in-house leagues, you know, practice squads, like to your point, two teams in a certain age division.

Um, we've done that before.

We split the team right down the middle.

If you have 19 participants or potential participants, 18 participants, um nine on the team, you know, whatever the calls are example, team red, team black, and we have two participants.

I mean, again, but then I I really should find a lot of bags.

I think that at that point you really are kind of basically we should think about doing that.

Honestly, that you probably should anyway, but you know, I mean, I think you know, again, we'll look at maybe the number and Sean at level team that you know start to manage us as you go into it, but um, you know, maybe we ought to think about sort of changing some things around a little bit if that's the case.

And the enrollment is about to take 15.

There's been 30 kids with 15 kids are turned, not turned away, but not accepted on that team, they're encouraged to go to another rec center and they actually just don't go.

Right, some more um and that's sad.

I mean, it really it shouldn't be happening.

Right.

It depends uh on the proximity of their residents as well.

Some another rec center may not be feasible if you live around the corner from and some kids want to go to where a certain coach is or something.

Oh, I don't know.

That's important.

The coach is important because there's a that's a following sometimes.

Yeah, um, and to get good coaches, um, we've talked about that.

Sometimes it's not easy.

Sometimes if the coach's child is in the program, you have that coach until the child graduates.

Now you're looking again for another coach, but um, there's all kinds of uh of um you know uh factors that play in it.

You may have the community court all-star teams, uh bunch of good coaches on that team, but they would all really uh play no pressure.

My only last point, um, and Sean, you and I talked about this in the past too is uh traveling teams representing Providence.

I think we have some we have the best players in the state.

You know, I'm sure of that.

Um we don't field any teams into the Rhode Island uh basketball association.

I think we've all um and you know, our I think our timelines registration don't match up with some of those leagues.

So I would encourage you guys to look into that.

If even if we could do a province, north, province, south teams say you have two teams that participate in that, it would be great.

If kids are interested, so we've had some discussions about that of like uh to start a law where Sean, what about PC?

Um when we have season tickets to the PC women's basketball game, they have at halftime every game.

Little, you know, younger girls go out and play.

And I don't know if our providence teams have ever done it.

I didn't see them out there.

So we get on their radar ASAP.

We we had one of our alumni play for PC.

Yeah, Janet Crooms.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah can make phones yeah yeah so we did uh we have a few field trips there when she was um we also did it at the bump now which is you know uh the amp but they would have us come on the clock at halftime and run and the crowd was yeah yeah it is yeah but we'll we'll have to you know obviously you know um chun will we'll we'll we can run with that as well because that's an opportunity to play in front of everyone's act yeah and PC alumni hall it's uh that's a beautiful facility it's cozy and you know there's not a bad seat in the house but yeah we um probably too late for it now this Friday is the governor's uh it's the governor's football governance football game okay oh you're just yeah maybe RISC has extra tickets for kids for that we get to that I think I can actually guys with them like seven that's so that's uh I'm I guess they're selling out the stadium so that'd be worthwhile to see if we can get the kids right there that might be wrong question too yeah we can do a little South Henry can be uh same night um great okay well looking forward to another good winter of programming we have probably one more meeting before we start on the you know actually executing out some of these things so we'll probably have it again but we just want to show time yeah um what maybe we have on our website now is obviously we have the groundbreaking September 17th um what we're doing right now obviously as we get more information for the Kennedy project we'll add that as well but we do have some some um portions on our website engagement portion of our website where folks can actually see the construction status updates um what's being worked on um where we are in the phase so folks something we can stay updated I know that was something that was that was addressed somewhat our meetings prior to the summer was like hey how do we get this information available um so what we did is we created these sites on our page thank you again to Lucy for our great word um but what we're able to do is kind of create those sites um get feedback to public property and we'll routinely update them as we get more information as I mentioned we have those weekly OCs um it's not necessarily the most killing thing to put that this that a building has come down but as we get more information to show to families that position we definitely want to make sure that that's showed um yeah good idea and updated and you know the mayor should use his social media to help out some of that stuff they have to work with the technology okay that's a lot all right uh public comments is there any I will entertain a motion is there anything else anybody like to add before we leave adjourn I'll just make a motion to adjourn so yeah second all in favor I