Page 1 of 6 Parks and Recreation Department City Council Report Aquatic and Fitness Center Membership The membership statistics for the Aquatic and Fitness Center as of December 31, 2010 show 2000 membership packages representing 3453 individual members. This is an increase of 100 membership packages compared to December of 2009. The staff is preparing for the annual migration of Winter Friends in January. In addition, the AFC will offer 50% off enrollment fee beginning January 10-21, 2011. 2007 2008 2009 2010 Packages as of January 2065 2155 2229 Packages as of February 2091 2235 2300 Packages as of March 2026 2168 2226 Packages as of April 1644 1936 1992 2064 Packages as of May 1628 1924 1932 2022 Packages as of June 1669 1937 1958 2015 Packages as of July 1741 1946 1974 2035 Packages as of August 1696 1895 1934 1958 Packages as of September 1688 1875 1893 1894 Packages as of October 1739 1874 1902 1916 Packages as of November 1804 1833 1830 2064 Packages as of December 1840 1878 1900 2000 Aquatic Programs 5027 swimmers participated for the month of December. This includes 1587 lap swimmers, 2463 recreational swimmers, and 977 participants in water fitness classes. Swim Teams: The NMB Dolphins continued practice on Mon/Wed/Fri. For December there were 12 swimmers The Grand Strand Masters Swim Team continued practice. There were 16 swimmers registered for December. Swimming Lessons: Saturday swim lessons begin on January 15. Adult Swim Lessons begin on January 15.
Page 2 of 6 January Events: January 22, 2011: The Aquatic and Fitness Center and the Grand Strand Masters Swim Team will host a Masters Swim Clinic with Olympic Swimmer Rowdy Gaines. Fitness Programs Land class participation 2187 Class average: 12.4 December 2009 Land class participation 1800 Class average: 11 Fitness Usage Total of 10,401 participants Fitness orientations for the month: 68 Child Watch Program Averaged 8 participants in the morning program Total - 207 visits Averaged 2 participants in the evening program Total - 50 visits Gymnasium totaled 5 children. Adult gym participation average was 41 with a total of 532 visits. Events After School Program has 17 kids registered. Parent s Night Out was held on December 10 with 10 kids registered. We had a Member Birthday Party held on December 3 with 13 participants. We hosted a Non-Member Birthday Party on December 18 with 15 participants. Open Volleyball is on Wednesday nights and had 15 participants. Customer Service Total Tours: 52 Number of In-State Tours: 37 Number of Out-of-State Tours: 15 Number that joined: 15
Page 3 of 6 Recreation Athletics Winter Basketball Basketball practices and games continued in December. Over 200 kids registered for the basketball season. NMB Night will be held on February 4 at the high school basketball games. All kids wearing their recreation league jerseys will get in free. We will have teams scrimmaging at halftime of the boy s games. Sports Tourism / Miscellaneous Continued working with NCSI in preparation for spring training 2011. Entered into an agreement with AAU/Game on sports to bring youth baseball/softball tournaments to NMB in 2011. Tournaments will be held at the newly renovated Central Park facility. Fourteen weekend tournaments will be held. In addition to the weekend tournaments, AAU has offered to sign a long term agreement with NMB to bring their summer national baseball/softball tournaments here, contingent on a new facility being built. Met with the USBA Tournament Staff. We have secured another three year contract with USBA for them to continue bringing their national tournaments to NMB. The event brings in an estimated 4 million+ to our community. This contract begins in 2012 and runs through 2014. Keep NMB Beautiful The KNMBB Christmas cookout scheduled for December 14 was cancelled due to bad weather. The next KNMBB meeting is January 11, 2011 at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center. Recreation Programs/Events Artists Everywhere at City Hall Sherry Kelley December 29 through January 28, 2011 New Programs at the Community Center Piano Lessons American Sign Language (begins January) Tiny Fingers Sign Language (begins January) Festivals St. Patrick s Day Festival receiving vendor applications, posting all advertising for vendors.
Page 4 of 6 WPDE TV 15 is providing a $40,000 advertising trade sponsorship for the festival. As of January 6, 2011, 31 vendors have been accepted into the festival. Entertainment for the festival has been finalized. Hillside Stage 11:00 am 12:00 am - Blackwater 12:00 am 12:30 pm - Triple Toe Cloggers 12:30 pm 1:30 pm - Blackwater 1:30 pm 2:00 pm - MB Regional Pipe Band 2:00 pm 3:00 pm - Kellee Music 3:00 pm 3:15 pm - Ceol na Gael Irish Pipe Band 3:15 pm 4:00 pm - Kellee Music Ocean Blvd Stage 11:00 am 11:30 am Arts Alive 11:30 am 12:00 pm Wake District Pipes & Drums 12:00 pm 1:30 pm Gaelstorm 1:30 pm 1:45 pm - Parade Award winners 1:45 pm 2:30 pm Prodigals 2:30 pm 2:45 pm Ceol na Gael Irish Pipe Band 2:45 pm 4:00 pm Prodigals Mayfest on Main information is posted on parks.nmb.us and on websites for vendors. The applications are available online. Sponsors for this festival include: NMB Chamber of Commerce, MB Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Beach Herald and WMBF. Music on Main and Sounds of Summer Concerts for 2011 Music on Main May 5 June 2 July 7 August 4 September 1 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE Caribbean Chillers (Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band) TBD Jim Quick & Coastline (Beach) Too Much Sylvia (Top 40 Hits) Sounds of Summer May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 Will Jackson Band (Top 40 Classic Rock Hits from 70s - today) BackBeat (Beatles Tribute Band) Atlantic Groove (Beach) Andrew Thielen's Big Band TBD Fun Zone Currently collecting information from staff and instructors for next issue of the Fun Zone. Calendar of Events for 2011 Posted on the website at http://parks.nmb.us
Page 5 of 6 Parks and Public Grounds Routine Activities: Daily trash service and parks maintenance Preventative equipment maintenance and playground inspections Flower bed weeding and fertilization Tree Maintenance Routine mowing, landscape maintenance and post-emergence pesticide applications Scheduled Projects and Activities: Beach Winterize all beach showers Repair walkover at 14 th North Recreation Finalize installation of Christmas decorations, monitor, repair and/or reset as dictated by weather Logistical support for Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony Obtain greenery for wreath making workshop Over seed all ball fields Major irrigation repair and resodding at McLean ball field Build shelves at Community Center for out-of-season storage of snowflake decorations and beach wheelchairs Medians and Right of Ways Reroute and/or repair irrigation at City Hall and Main Street (Ducks) Tree work at 13 th North and Springland, Possum Trot and Outrigger Rd, and 9 th South and Hillside and 14 th North street end Winterize all median irrigation systems Cut-back pruning of hedge at 2 nd Avenue water treatment facility and fence lines around sanitation and fire training facility. Parks and Grounds Relocate donated Magnolia Tree from Windy Hill. Participate in Arbor Day Observance and tree dedication Five irrigation repairs at new Central Park construction Replace sun-damaged interpretive signs at Heritage Shores Seasonal leaf removal Grade picnic shelter locations at Central Park Install perimeter rail at McLean Park Limited landscape renovation and removal of volunteer plant material in City Hall beds Other 4 th quarter safety meeting and PPE assessment Plant trees at NMBIS and NMBPS for Driftwood Garden Club Arbor Day celebrations
Page 6 of 6 Beach Services Job postings are online for the 2011 season. Items such as vehicles and communication devices are being evaluated for repair or replacement for the 2011 season. New concession push carts are being considered for the 2011 season. New Lifeguard umbrellas have superior visibility to allow patrons to better identify Lifeguard locations. Lifeguard Stands are being evaluated to address safety issues versus tent height regarding the new ordinance. Planning continues for North Myrtle Beach to host the 2011 USLA Regional Lifeguard Championship on July 13 and 14.