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Board discusses summer recreation lineup, baton-twirling idea and interest survey for adult leagues
Summary
The board reviewed a proposed summer recreation schedule, a volunteer-run baton‑twirling idea that could become a multi‑week program, and discussed surveying residents about adult sports such as softball, sand volleyball and wiffle ball.
Board members reviewed a draft summer recreation program schedule that would stagger two‑day sessions through the summer rather than consecutive four‑day weeks, and discussed a range of activity offerings for different age groups.
Christie said activities with confirmed partners are marked in green on the draft; she expects the program blocks to run about three hours per day for each age group. Jen volunteered ideas for a baton‑twirling class that could run as a five‑week session culminating in a parade performance; the board discussed offering both short two‑day options and longer multi‑week sessions for activities that draw sustained interest.
The board discussed outreach to partners such as the Outdoor Campus and local volunteers for golf, pickleball and gardening programs. Christie said the outdoor campus prefers second grade and older for its programming and that the golf offering requires additional coordination for equipment.
On adult recreation, members discussed whether to test interest in adult softball, sand volleyball or one‑day tournaments (kickball, wiffle ball) instead of committing to full multi‑week leagues. The board agreed a short survey would help determine interest, whether residents prefer one‑day tournaments or league play, and whether fall seasons (when fields are less used) would be preferable for adult softball.
Softball fields and camps: The high school asked to store equipment (about four pop‑up nets and five buckets of balls) in a shed between the softball fields; the board agreed to discuss logistics with facilities staff. A board member raised a proposed youth softball clinic organized by a volunteer (identified as Sailor in the meeting) under LBSA that is currently blocked from going forward because the volunteer group does not carry insurance. The clinic flyer listed a probable date of May 17 and registration fees of $40 for offense/defense drills and $50 if pitching instruction were included. Board members asked staff to investigate whether the city could sponsor or host the clinic — which would address the insurance issue — and to clarify logistics and payment for volunteer instructors if the city sponsors the event.
No formal motions were taken on program design or adult leagues in this meeting; board members asked staff to prepare a short interest survey and to follow up on the storage request and the LBSA clinic insurance question.
