Holiday Parade Zone 2 Troy Kent

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1 PAGE 1 City of Ormond Beach City Commission Members Mayor Bill Partington Zone 1 Dwight Selby DECEMBER 15, 2017 Holiday Parade Zone 2 Troy Kent Zone 3 Rick Boehm Zone 4 Rob Littleton City Attorney Randy Hayes City Manager Joyce Shanahan 22 S. Beach St. Ormond Beach, FL Ph: Fax: joyce.shanahan@ormondbeach.org Inside this Issue First Step Shelter 6 Holiday Eco Crafts 7 PARKS 8 PSA - Safe Holiday Driving 9 Waste Collection Holiday Schedule 10 PW in Action 11 The streets of Ormond Beach lit up on Saturday evening, December 9, as the 27th Annual HOme for the HOlidays Parade began down US1, onto Granada Boulevard and then to South Beach Street in front of City Hall. This year s theme was A Walk Through Toyland. Our City Commission rode in trucks provided by Ritchey Cadillac Buick GMC while passing out candy to spectators who lined the streets. This year s Parade Grand Marshal was Ormond Beach Elementary Principal Tucker Harris. Over 90 parade entries, with more than 3,000 participants, delighted the crowd with their creative floats, vehicles and performances. The parade would not be possible without the hard work of the parade committee, local volunteers and businesses, parade entrants, and generous sponsors. A special thank you to President and Parade Committee Chairman Brian Daly for all his efforts and organization working on the Parade Committee for over 20 years. Judges found it hard to pick a winner from the spectacular group of entrants in this year s parade. Congratulations to this year s winners! Awards will be presented at the City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, Photos on following pages

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5 PAGE 5 PARADE WINNERS Best of Show Kenco Signs President s Cup Arrow Towing Floats 1st Place Snoopy & Woodstock 2nd Place Realty Pros 3rd Place AA Accurate Truck & Tire Repair Vehicles 1st Place Volusia County Towing 2nd Place Daytona Proto Kart Mid Florida Jeep Club 3rd Place Dennis & Lynne Smith Walkers 1st Place Absolutely Ballroom Dance 2nd Place Flight Gymnastics 3rd Place Tomoka Elementary Coldwell Bankers Premier Properties

6 PAGE 6 First Step Shelter Earlier this week, Mayor Bill Partington, along with other elected officials, attended a groundbreaking held on a 10-acre site at 3889 West International Speedway Blvd. for the First Step Shelter. The First Step Shelter is a come-asyou-are, low-barrier, emergency homeless shelter for single men and women. The majority of the funding will come from local governments. The mission of the First Step Shelter Program is to reduce the number of adults, within Volusia County, who are experiencing homelessness through the use of compassion, dignified and respectful engagement activities. From left: Holly Hill Mayor John Penny, Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington, South Daytona Mayor William Hall, Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry. DARE Graduation On Wednesday, December 13, a graduation was held at Riverbend Academy for thirty students who attended the DARE program. On hand to congratulate and talk to the students was Mayor Bill Partington. Also in attendance to celebrate with the graduates was City Manager Joyce Shanahan, Chief Jesse Godfrey, Captain Lisa Rosenthal, Officer Jay Brennan and Officer Marianne Durkin. D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was launched in 1983 and its mission is to teach students good decisionmaking skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives. D.A.R.E. is a comprehensive education program for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade and addresses topics students face on a daily basis - drugs, violence, bullying, and internet safety. Congratulations D.A.R.E. graduates!

7 PAGE 7 Providence Church Christmas Concert Providence Church presented two Christmas concerts entitled A Gift of Carols at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center on Friday, December 8, and Sunday, December 10. The free concert was open to the public and featured the Providence Church Praise Band and Choir in a program of contemporary arrangements of traditional Christmas music. Prior to the concert, the Providence Church Bell Choir performed in the lobby. The music brought the joy of holiday season to everyone in attendance. Holiday Eco Crafts On Saturday, December 9, a group of eleven craft enthusiasts including adults and children, participated in the Environmental Discovery Center s second annual Holiday Eco Craft program. Led by volunteers Marjorie Giuffre, Terry Mercer and Tina Piejak, the group rotated through three craft stations. At one station they made nature -based bird feeders using pine cones, peanut butter and bird seed. At another, they used wooden disks cut from tree limbs to paint a tree ornament. At the last station, participants made another ornament with a pine cone. A fun and festive time was had by all! Thank you Marjorie, Terry and Tina for helping us all get into the holiday spirit!

8 PAGE 8 PARKS This week, the Leisure Services Parks staff fixed a gate lock latch for the bee hive area at the Environmental Discovery Center. Repairs were made to a drain pipe in the park at the Nova Community Center. At Ormond Memorial Gardens, repairs were made to the park bench braces. At the South Ormond Neighborhood Center, repairs were made to the broken concrete piece on the edge of the pad that supports a picnic table. Staff installed a new soap dispenser in the men s restroom at Cassen Park. As usual, citywide safety inspections were performed of all parks and equipment and weekly inspections were done of parks facilities for reservations. All park reservations were posted at various facilities. Weekly Police Stats Calls for Service - 1,127 Arrests 22 Citations Issued - 60 Reports Written Traffic Stops - 99 Weekly Fire Operations Stats 170 INCIDENTS 89 - EMS 11 - Motor Vehicle Accidents 1 - Fires 12 - Fire Alarms 53 - Public Assists 4 - Hazardous

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11 PAGE 11 Public Works in ACTION Sanchez Park road repair Mowing retention ponds at the airport

12 PAGE 12 Public Works in ACTION Rebuilding outfall wall on Oak Forest Drive