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THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT

NEWS WANTED

Have a program, class,

event, facility or activity

you are excited about? Tell

us! Submissions for the

Autumn newsletter are due

September 1st.

Please contact:

Kelly Gonzalez

(916) 405-5322

kellygonzalez@egcsd.ca.gov

Bark ‘n’ Splash Bash 2

Bille Park Expansion 2

Catch the Spirit 3

CPRS Awards 3

Step up to Health 4

with Nationwide Allied Insurance as

an adjustor/investigator in San Fran-

cisco. Aman represented the aging

section with enthusiasm, dedication

and energy. The District II Board is

very sad to see her leave. We are

looking for a dedicated professional

to serve in her place. If you are inter-

ested in serving as the Aging Repre-

sentative, please contact myself or a

member of your District II Board of

Directors.

Please join us at our next general

membership meeting September

8th. We are very excited to an-

nounce that Idris J.

Al-Oboudi, Recrea-

tion Services Man-

ager from the City

of Manhattan

Beach will be our

guest speaker. He

came highly recommended from

CPRS and from previous session

evaluations. I hope to see all of you

there.

I encourage all CPRS members, if

you have any suggestions or com-

ments for the District II Board, please

do not hesitate to contact me. I look

forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Kelly Gonzalez

Kelly Gonzalez

CPRS District II President

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE:

Summer, 2006

I would like to first

thank the awards

committee for all their

hard work at the Annual Awards and

Installation Banquet on March 3,

2006. The awards and installation was

a great success and we recognized

over eight outstanding individuals

and gave out two scholarships at the

Clunie Community Center. Thank you

to all the agencies who applied and

participated in this year’s awards pro-

gram. We had outstanding participa-

tion and representation from the Dis-

trict II agencies.

I would also like to

congratulate the Dis-

trict II Board Members

who were installed at

the awards and instal-

lation ceremony in

March. Since our installation cere-

mony, the Board has updated our

three year strategic plan, outlined our

goals for the year as well as formed

our committee assignments. This year

the Board outlined our annual goals

including education, training, com-

munication, marketing and fundrais-

ing.

As of July, we would also like to say

good bye to Aman Kaur the District II

Aging Representative. She will be

leaving West Sacramento Parks and

Recreation and will be taking a job

“Please join us at our next “Please join us at our next “Please join us at our next “Please join us at our next general membership meet-general membership meet-general membership meet-general membership meet-

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Trainings 4

CPRS Watch List 5

Golf with Attitude 6

Board of Directors 6

Folsom Park & Recreation’s Bark

‘n’ Splash Bash event was started

in 2003 to recognize and respond

to the growing household owner-

ship rates for dogs in the U.S. and

the popularity of

recreational out-

lets where owners

can socialize with

their dogs.

The Bark ‘n’ Splash

Bash provides a

unique opportunity

for owners to bring

their dogs to swim

at the Folsom Aquatic Center

(after the event – which is held in

fall – the pool is drained, sanitized,

and inspected as standard post-

season procedure). This rare op-

portunity for “pet parents” to bring

their canine companions to a fa-

cility that’s customarily off-limits is

an attention-getter that generates

additional awareness for our

award-winning Aquatic Center

and helps create a sense of place

The vision of this project started five decades ago with Paradise resi-

dents and the Paradise Recreation and Park District Board of Directors

purchasing the property in 1967, and was formally put into action by the

organization of an Advisory Committee in 1998 consisting of five com-

munity individuals, two Park District board members, and two Park Dis-

trict staff members. The Committee worked on this project for twenty-

two months and realized the product of their work with the grand open-

ing of this twelve acre expansion project in the summer of 2004.

Located in the Town of Paradise on a fifty-five acre park site overlooking

the Butte Creek Canyon, this project is enhancing an adjacent seven

acre passive park site on the same parcel. The project consists of a covered pavilion, restrooms, kitchen, trails,

walkways, gazebo, playground, parking facility, new entry road, and detailed landscaping.

The District put its financial focus on this project contributing over a quarter of a million dollars of funding and

utilizing the resources of Proposition 12, Per Capita Funds, a Roberti-Z’Berg/Harris grant, a Land and Water

Conservation grant, and contributions from the Town of Paradise and a private citizen. The total project cost

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for the city. Although 60% of at-

tendees at the ’05 event were resi-

dents of Folsom, residents from 30

other cities comprised the remain-

ing attendees.

The 2005

event was a

huge suc-

cess with

513 human

attendees,

a 43% in-

crease over

‘04; and 307

dogs, a

150% increase over ‘04. The 2005

Bark ‘n’ Splash marketing cam-

paign (a CPRS Award of Excel-

lence winner) was designed to in-

crease participation through ef-

fective communication. Low-cost

but efficient tools were used to

target an audience of new and

returning participants. An on-site

registration form and survey served

as the measurement tool to track

attendance data and the success

of the marketing elements.

A partnership with the Sacramento

County Animal Care & Regulation

department is an important ele-

ment of the Bark ‘n’ Splash Bash

and allows us to promote responsi-

ble pet ownership. County officers

are on hand at the event to verify

current animal licenses (a require-

ment for admission to the event),

and to provide vaccinations, micro-

chips, and to update licenses if

needed.

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This year’s Bark ‘n’ Splash

Bash is scheduled for 2-5

p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14. The

Folsom Aquatic Center is lo-

cated at 1200 Riley Street,

Folsom. Please call 355-8308

for more information

Catch the Sprit Catch the Sprit Catch the Sprit Catch the Sprit

On Saturday,

May 20, 2005

over 250

Childcare professionals visited the

Sierra Collage Campus for the An-

nual Catch the Spirit Recreation

and Childcare Leadership Training

Conference. Breakout sessions

included, program planning,

games, behavior, leadership,

more. All the sessions were well

received. This year participants

were treated to Keynote speaker,

Ian Hill of The Changing Point. Hill is

a motivational speaker, dedicated

to inspiring positive change. In ad-

dition to the opening session, Hill

provided a breakout session on

Team Building for Supervisors.

This year’s event wouldn’t have been This year’s event wouldn’t have been This year’s event wouldn’t have been This year’s event wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of the possible without the dedication of the possible without the dedication of the possible without the dedication of the District II Supervisor’s Section who or-District II Supervisor’s Section who or-District II Supervisor’s Section who or-District II Supervisor’s Section who or-ganized the event and the City of Rose-ganized the event and the City of Rose-ganized the event and the City of Rose-ganized the event and the City of Rose-ville who provided event staffing. Spe-ville who provided event staffing. Spe-ville who provided event staffing. Spe-ville who provided event staffing. Spe-cial thanks to Ian Hill who donated his cial thanks to Ian Hill who donated his cial thanks to Ian Hill who donated his cial thanks to Ian Hill who donated his

services. services. services. services.

Comments included:

“I learned a lot about what I “I learned a lot about what I “I learned a lot about what I “I learned a lot about what I should do to make a differ-should do to make a differ-should do to make a differ-should do to make a differ-

ence.” ence.” ence.” ence.”

Summer, 2006 Page 3

Award of Excellence

Agency Showcase Award for Marketing Campaign

• City of Folsom ~ Bark ‘n’ Splash Bash

• Southgate Recreation and Park District ~ Golf with

Attitude

Agency Showcase Award for Recreation and Com-munity Services

• City of Folsom ~ Get Fit in Folsom

Agency Showcase Award for Facility Design and Park Planning

• Paradise Recreation & Park District ~ Bille Park Ex-

pansion

2005 CPRS Awards2005 CPRS Awards2005 CPRS Awards2005 CPRS Awards

Award Achievement

• Agency Brochure / Activity Guide ~ Elk Grove

CSD

• Website ~ The City of Sacramento

• Economic Development ~ The City of Rose-

ville

• Health & Wellness! ~ The City of Roseville

• Youth Development ~ California Sate Park

was $1,087,000.00, and for our District was certainly one of the most re-

warding and ambitious projects to date.

This project has created an avenue for environmental education and

appreciation, maximized the beauty of the natural setting, developed a

distinctive group meeting area and expanded recreational opportuni-

ties for residents of the Paradise area, and is enjoying steady patron us-

age.

Bille Park Expansion Contintued . . . Bille Park Expansion Contintued . . . Bille Park Expansion Contintued . . . Bille Park Expansion Contintued . . .

The 58th Annual CPRS Awards & Installation Banquet provided District II Agencies another

opportunity to shine.

Professional Service Award

Champion of the Community Award

• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary ~ Roberta Ratcliff

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Sunday, August 6, 2006

Folsom Aquatic Center

1200 Riley Street

5:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Contact:

Tom Hellmann (916) 405-5631

tomhellmann@egcsd.ca.gov

Sharon Brooks (916) 625-5224

sharonb@rocklin.ca.us

Equipment ExpoEquipment ExpoEquipment ExpoEquipment Expo

Friday, September 15, 2006

10:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m.

Elk Grove Regional Park

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The National

Rec rea t i on

and Park As-

soc ia t i on ’ s

commitment

to providing

places to be

p h y s i c a l l y

active extends beyond parks

alone. Through its “Step Up to

Health…It Starts in Parks” initiative,

NRPA hosted 32 one-day training

summi t s w i th more than

2,300 attendees nationwide, help-

ing professionals and advocates to

mobilize their community around

healthy lifestyle goals. Of those

2,300 attendees, four were

from West Sacramento's Parks &

Recreation Department. Director

Bob Johnston, Recreation Superin-

tendent Andre Pichly, and Senior

Recreation Supervisors Connie

Leek and Paul Reyes, each at-

tended an informative Health

Summit, thereby making West Sac-

ramento a "Step Up to

West Sacramento a “Step Up West Sacramento a “Step Up West Sacramento a “Step Up West Sacramento a “Step Up

To Health” CommunityTo Health” CommunityTo Health” CommunityTo Health” Community

Health" community. The NRPA

Health Summits provided each

staff member with information

regarding the current level of

physical inactivity for Californians,

as well as some alarming statistics

concerning the obesity epidemic

and the diseases that it can fos-

ter.

West Sacramento is committing

itself to

b e i n g

part of

the solu-

tion by

articulat-

ing their

role in the

community and setting guidelines

for minimum activity levels in all

programs, as well as nutrition

standards in those programs

where snacks are provided or

made available to the partici-

pants. A very valuable resource

Setting guidelines Setting guidelines Setting guidelines Setting guidelines for minimum ac-for minimum ac-for minimum ac-for minimum ac-tivity levels in all tivity levels in all tivity levels in all tivity levels in all

programsprogramsprogramsprograms

Trainings Trainings Trainings Trainings

District II Fall Recreation District II Fall Recreation District II Fall Recreation District II Fall Recreation

Therapy WorkshopTherapy WorkshopTherapy WorkshopTherapy Workshop

Friday, November 3, 2006

Maidu Community Center

If you are interested in present-

ing or have great ideas for a

session topic please

contact Marcy Spina at:

(916) 663-2657 or

mmmspina@earthlink.net

Presented by

: The Northern

Cali-

Presented by

: The Northern

Cali-

Presented by

: The Northern

Cali-

Presented by

: The Northern

Cali-

fornia Aquatics Management

fornia Aquatics Management

fornia Aquatics Management

fornia Aquatics Management

Association and District

II

Association and District

II

Association and District

II

Association and District

II

for articulating their stance on

physical activity and nutrition has

come out of CPRS' "Leading . . .

To Promote Health & Wellness"

document, available on the CPRS

website. This document connects

the health and wellness move-

ment to the VIP plan, allowing our

department to align this Step Up

to Health (SUTH) initiative with our

current values and mission.

This summer the Parks & Recrea-

tion Department will begin pro-

moting itself as a health and well-

ness destination for residents who

want to lead healthier, happier

lives. A few examples of actions

steps include the use of banners

SUTH messages and the develop-

ment of a SUTH training compo-

nent for staff, volunteers, and

even commissioners. The goal is

to have all Parks & Recreation

representatives sharing the same

message about increasing physi-

cal activity and improving overall

health . . . "It Starts in Parks!"

Additional information

coming soon!

Save the Dat

e!

Summer, 2006 Page 5

CPRS Legislative Watch ListCPRS Legislative Watch ListCPRS Legislative Watch ListCPRS Legislative Watch List

AB 24 (Maze) Mt Lions Watch

SB 509 (Florez) Pesticide Notification Watch

SB 1556 (Torlakson) Great CA Delta Trail System Support

AB 798 (Wolk) Water Quality, Watershed Protection and Flood Mang. Watch

AB 1783 (Nuñez) Infrastructure Financing Support

AB 805 (Chu) Occupational Safety & Health Code Watch

ACA 7 (Nation) Local Govt Taxation: Voter Approval Support

ACA 13 (Harman) Local Govt: Assessment, Fees & Charges Watch

SB 153 (Chesbro) Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Act Support

SB 1024 (Perata) Infrastructure Funding – Bond Measure Watch

BILL FISCAL CPRS POSITION

BILL HUMAN RESOURCES CPRS POSITION

BILL NATURAL RESOURCES CPRS POSITION

BILL NEW CPRS POSITION

ACR 77 (Chan) Parks & Recreation addressing obesity Support

AB 864 (Levine) California Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Support

AB 1144 (Harman) Playground Safety Support

AB 2090 (Lieu) Drug Free Zones Support

AB 2696 (Huff) Recreation Safety: Skateboard parks & Scooters Support

Signature Initiative Sex Offender Residing Near Parks June 2006 Ballot

(was SB 277)

SB 362 (Torlakson) Physical education professional development program Support

AB 1957 (Maze) Vandalism & Parks Support

SB 479 (Lowenthal) Childhood Obesity Mitigation Support

AB 1861 (Horton) Aging Programs/Bidding Procedure Watch

SB 638 (Torlakson) Changes to 21st CCLA & ACES Watch

SB 1179 (Morrow) Recreational activities – skateboarding Support

SB 1302 (Ashburn) Changes to 21st CCLA & ACES Watch

SB 1407 (Margett) Scootering as hazardous recreational activity Support

SCR 73 (Torlakson) CA TF on Youth & Workplace Wellness Watch

AB 1779 (Karnette) Physical Education

SB 1673 (Kuehl) State Parks Funding

SB 1677 (Torlakson) Joint-use facilities Support

SB 1774 (Torlakson) After School Education and Safety Program Act Watch

President ~ Kelly Gonzalez (916) 405-5322

Elk Grove Community Services District

kellygonzalez@egcsd.ca.gov

President Elect ~ Todd Sebastian (916) 966-1036

Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District

tsebastian@fairoakspark.org

Past President ~ Lisa Rudloff (916) 725-0167

Sunrise Recreation and Park District

lrudloff@sunriserecreationpark.org

V. P. Programming ~ Teresa Roche (916) 808-3818

City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation

troche@cityofsacramento.org

V.P. of Public Relations ~ Vacant

For more information about applying for this

position contact Lisa Rudloff at (916) 725-0167

V.P. of Ways & Means ~ Zach Jones (916) 405-5316

Elk Grove Community Services District

zachjones@egcsd.ca.gov

V.P. of Communications ~ Barry Trute (916) 653-3495

California State Parks Planning Division

btrute@park.ca.gov

Administrative Section ~ Cindy Turner (916) 988-6140

Orangevale Recreation & Park District

turnerorpd@lanset.com

Tell us what you did to Tell us what you did to Tell us what you did to Tell us what you did to

celebrate National Parks celebrate National Parks celebrate National Parks celebrate National Parks

and Recreation Month in and Recreation Month in and Recreation Month in and Recreation Month in

July!July!July!July!

Aging Section ~ Vacant

For more information about applying for this

position contact Lisa Rudloff at (916) 725-0167

Education Section—Katherine Pitch (916) 278-6800

California State University, Sacramento

pinch@csddus.edu

Park Operations ~ Roy Schwartz (916) 617-4816

City of West Sacramento

Roy.schwartz@ci.west-sacramento.ca.us

Supervisors Section ~ Scott Stanley (916) 617-4621

City of West Sacramento

Scott.stanley@ci.west-sacramento.ca.us

Student Section ~ Keli Heim (925) 708-2224

California State University, Sacramento

sac45381@saclink.csdus.edu

Therapeutic Recreation Section ~ Marcy Spina

(916) 774-5975

City of Roseville Parks & Recreation Dept.

mspina@roseville.ca.us

Aquatics Section ~ Tom Hellmann (916) 405-5631

Elk Grove Community Services District

tomhellmann@egcsd.ca.gov

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CPRS District II Mission~ “To provide District II members and professionals a vehicle of

recognition, support, education and development for services and activities within the district..

Congratulations to the Southgate Recreation and Park District’s WildHawk Golf Club for their award winning Marketing Cam-paign. Designed to en-courage more people to discover the benefits of golf, this campaign used nontraditional imagery to attract a younger generation of golfer. Once on the links, WildHawk’s staff sought to keep their new customers by fo-cusing on quality customer service and fun, moving away from the stuffy and aloof im-age of many country clubs.