Director Rivera, Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Director, told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on June 23 that crews have completed equipment repairs and installations, hired two new program coordinators and are running expanded summer programs with high enrollment.

Rivera said Anderson Toyota donated a shade structure at the Island Ball Field that has been installed, Avalon Dog Park received new concrete pavers to reduce erosion and Main Street Commons received additional lighting. "It looks absolutely beautiful," Rivera said of the dog-park improvements. She also said Rotary Park and London Bridge Beach each received new drinking-water fill station replacements.

The board learned Cypress Park fields will be closed for about two months for turf maintenance. Rivera said the fields support "1,800 plus participants" across programs and are "definitely overused," adding, "They should probably be open, I believe August 4." The closure is intended to allow the turf to recover before the next soccer season.

On aquatics, Rivera reported summer swim lessons (sessions 3 and 4) began in July with registrations filling quickly, and open swim will be offered seven days a week in July. She noted the summer swim league final is scheduled for July 11, junior lifeguards will ride with the fire department on the fire boat in July, and five lifeguards will compete in the Parks and Recreation Association for Arizona lifeguard competition on June 29. She described angelfish adaptive swim lessons for people with intellectual disabilities and said the Havasu back-to-school swim is set for July 19.

Rivera introduced two new hires. David Bell, identified as overseeing after-school and summer programs, was described as a nearly 20-year city employee. A second hire, Brooke (last name not specified in the meeting), will oversee special events and special-interest classes. Rivera said July is Parks and Recreation Month and that staff had scheduled more than 25 programs for July intended for youth, teens, adults and active-aging participants.

Board members praised the department's outreach and events. One board member thanked staff and volunteers for Truck-a-Palooza, saying attendance exceeded expectations, and noted a donation of about $65,000 toward the shade structure at Island Ball Field; that dollar amount was cited by a board member during the meeting. Another board member asked about an esports "Super Smash Bros" tournament; Rivera said the department will run elimination-style events using existing consoles to reach youth not interested in sports and may consider a recurring eSports club depending on community response.

The board was told after-school program registration opens July 1. Rivera said some classes (for example, certain craft and golf classes) had filled and the department will try to increase capacity where space and staff allow.

This presentation closed with Rivera saying the list of July activities is intended to engage a broad range of residents and to expand community awareness of parks programming.

Ending: The advisory board did not take formal action on the director's report. The report served as information for board members and the public; several board members commended staff and asked staff to continue monitoring field-use demand and program capacity.