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Friends of San Clemente donate $100,000 for Steed Park pump track; city honors Christmas‑day lifesaving rescue
Summary
The Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation presented a $100,000 donation toward a pump track at Steed Park, and the council presented commendations to volunteers and public‑safety personnel involved in a Christmas‑day ocean rescue.
Two recognitions highlighted the start of the Feb. 4 meeting: the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation presented the city with a $100,000 donation to build a pump track at Steed Park, and the council issued commendations to civilians, lifeguards and first responders involved in a December 25 rescue at T Street.
Board members of the Friends organization described years of fundraising that have contributed more than $1 million to city parks and beach programs and introduced a $100,000 gift specifically for a roughly 10,000‑square‑foot pump track — a BMX‑style biking feature — at Steed Park. Presenters and the mayor posed for photos with the ceremonial oversized check; the donation will be processed through normal city acceptance procedures.
In a separate presentation, the council honored surfers, former lifeguards and Orange County Fire Authority personnel who helped save a swimmer who suffered cardiac arrest off T Street on Dec. 25. City staff recounted the sequence of events: local surfers and off‑duty lifeguards pulled the patient to shore; lifeguards and OCFA medics administered CPR and used an AED to restore a pulse; the patient survived. The council presented certificates of recognition to named individuals and to the Fire Station 60 crew for their roles in the rescue.
