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New Crossroads supervisor outlines expanded programs, partnerships and constraints
Summary
Ugo Cuellar, Crossroads Community Center supervisor, told the Parks and Community Services Board the center offers dozens of free and low-cost programs (from Dungeons & Dragons to Medicare workshops), reported a successful Day of the Dead event with 200+ attendees, and described partnerships and space limitations that shape future offerings.
Ugo Cuellar, community services supervisor for the Crossroads Community Center, presented an informational overview to the board describing facilities, programs and partnerships at Crossroads Park and its community center.
Cuellar said the site includes Bellevue's larger spray park, a dog off-leash area, multiple ADA playgrounds, Bellevue Youth Theater, a pool, covered picnic areas and a skate park. He highlighted a very popular free games room and said summer camps and recurring programs remain in high demand.
Cuellar described a broad slate of current and new offerings: health and fitness classes, volleyball, basketball, pickleball, gymnastics (ages 6'12), free self-defense starting in January, Dungeons & Dragons and Domino Toppling groups, a preschool program (frequently wait-listed), and cultural programming including a Day of the Dead event that drew more than 200 people. New programs include Winterfest in January and continuing partnerships that bring Medicare workshops, an Alzheimer support group and arts and dance groups'including Naue Olin Tezcatlipolcatl and a Hawaiian performance arts group.
Board members asked how staff outreach connects to nearby commercial centers; Cuellar said the city has an existing partnership with Crossroads Mall for Movies in the Park (through summer 2026) and is exploring additional smaller-scope collaborations now that mall leadership has changed. He described partnership intake as typically an in-person meeting followed by emailed proposals evaluated for benefit to the community and for space availability.
On capacity, Cuellar said demand for pickleball is high (staff reported 24-player capacity at sessions and frequent turnaways) and that some classes may require evaluation of space trade-offs. He also explained the preschool is not licensed and therefore is limited to under four hours per day unless the center pursues licensing.
Cuellar credited staff and partner organizations for program delivery and invited board members to visit; board members responded with appreciation and questions about outreach, rental automation and program expansion.
