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Recreation staff outlines holiday schedule and asks board for volunteers
Summary
Recreation presenter detailed holiday programming (letters to Santa, Christmas carnival, Pancakes and Pajamas), said "Santa on the Move" will end at Mustang Station this year to draw activity there, and asked the board to recruit volunteers and consider a year‑round teen volunteer waiver.
Unidentified Speaker 3 provided a recap of recreation and aquatics programming through January and listed dates and staffing plans: letters to Santa (Nov. 10–Dec. 8), Feliz Navidad (Dec. 5), Santa makes house calls (Dec. 8–24), Christmas carnival (Dec. 6), Pancakes and Pajamas (Dec. 13), and winter holiday programming through Jan. 5. The speaker said the aquatic team’s "Santa on the Move" event on Dec. 7 will now end at Mustang Station "to get more people to the Mustang Station area."
Speaker 3 also described volunteer roles for events (photo taker, check‑in) and said volunteer processing can be routed through the city manager’s office: "We don't need background checks or anything because we've got the city manager's office that has already done that." Board members volunteered to staff specific roles for Pancakes and Pajamas and other events.
Why it matters: the recreation schedule outlines multiple public programs and volunteer needs over the coming winter season. Staff also proposed establishing a year‑round teen volunteer program or waiver to increase capacity for events and programs. The board asked staff to provide event committee updates again in January and to circulate more detailed volunteer information.
