PERIOD REPORT
DATE: May 23, 2018 Report No. P&R-18-007
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Scott Hartman, Director of Parks and Recreation Services
SUBJECT:TITLEParks and Recreation Services - 2018 First Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Parks and Recreation Services Department from January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Parks Services
* There were 27 tree removal and 7 tree pruning permit applications submitted. 33 permits were approved and one tree removal permit was denied.
* Park Bookings:
o Saxe Point Park - 1 picnic
o Esquimalt Gorge Park - 1 wedding, 1 event, 1 picnic
o Bullen Park - 58 bookings
o L'Ecole Brodeur - 70 bookings
o Highrock Park - 1 event
* Pruned 70 municipal trees
* Removed 16 municipal trees
* Planted 44 municipal trees
* A new wood chip trail was installed in the meadow at Highrock Park
* Interpretive signage was installed at Highrock Park
* 2 new benches and 1 new picnic table were installed at Highrock Park
* Flower bed renovations were completed on the eastside of Saxe Point Park
* New grass was established in the 'Wedding Area' of Saxe Point Park
2. Recreation Services
Fitness and Sports
* Personal Training sales are up with 86 packages sold.
* Registered Fitness classes were similar to 2017 numbers with 725 registrations.
* In January, Fitness Programming hosted "Try-It" week with over 300 participants.
* The 2018 Esquimalt 5K was held on April 7th with 401 registered in the 5K and 117 Kids registered in the 1K Kids Run.
* Esquimalt's 10K Clinic had 50 participants this year.
Aquatics
* The Aquatic Interval Fitness class registration increased from 15 in 2017 to 28 in 2018 and Aquatic Water Running increased from 11 in 2017 to 25 in 2018.
* Registered Private lesson numbers increased from 64 in 2017 to 100 in 2018.
* Community swimming lesson numbers increased from 552 in 2017 to 590 in 2018.
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