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Tustin rolls out redesigned activity guide; spring registration brings $333,165 and a new resident priority window
Summary
Recreation coordinator Stephanie Finn previewed a redesigned "Test & Today" activity guide (new fonts, icons, color palette and centerfold) and reported spring-registration revenue of $333,165 (a 12% increase over 2025). Staff announced residents will receive an all-day registration window for summer starting May 6; nonresidents will start the following day.
Recreation coordinator Stephanie Finn presented the City’s redesigned Test & Today activity guide and reported spring registration figures, telling commissioners the department generated $333,165 on registration day — roughly $318,000 of which came from summer-camp registrations — a 12% increase compared with the prior year.
Finn described the redesign as a shift toward a more visually calm, magazine-like layout: a new leaf-motif color palette linked to Tustin’s “City of Trees” brand, consistent fonts, simplified icons on park maps to improve accessibility, and a curated centerfold that highlights high-attendance events. The guide will be distributed quarterly to more than 56,000 homes, Finn said.
On registration policy, Finn said many day camps already fill during the early resident-only window and that staff will expand resident access for summer registration. "Starting May 6, summer registration, Tustin residents will have all day. Nonresidents will get to start registering the next day," she said. Finn added the department is still finalizing the summer draft of the guide and registration schedule.
Commissioners asked how camps are categorized and who runs them. Finn clarified the distinctions: "Little Folks" is for preschoolers (half-day), day camp functions as supervised care and local excursions, and teen camps include larger excursions; many other classes are run by contracted vendors rather than city employees. She also discussed interactive features, noting QR codes and hyperlinks (e.g., tustinca.org/camps) are included in the guide and staff may adjust QR styling to improve contrast and usability.
Commissioners praised the new icons and clarity of the guide and flagged user-experience issues during registration (some residents reported difficulties finding QR links and a popular bingo event sold out), which Finn said staff will address in future updates.
