TO: RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
FROM: LAURIE KOIKE, INTERIM COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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CITY EMERGENCY ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND IMPACT ON RECREATION FACILITIES, AMENITIES AND PROGRAMMING
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RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file a report on the status of recreation facilities, amenities and programming under the City’s emergency orders in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
BACKGROUND
On January 29, 2021 LA County issued a revised Health Order to permit for the re-opening of certain businesses with updated protocols and to remove the closure of lower risk retail businesses. The Health Order, however, did not address recreational facilities and therefore the following City facilities remain closed:
• Perry Park Teen Center & Senior Center
• Anderson Park Senior Center
• Veterans Park Historic Library & Senior Center
• Aviation Gymnasium & Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
• Alta Vista Park Community Center & Racquetball Center
• Dominguez Park Historical Museum & Morrell House
• Seaside Lagoon
Aviation Track & Field, Alta Vista tennis courts, parks/parkettes and playgrounds are currently open.
REC Club STUDY and PLAY
Due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, RBUSD is unable to accommodate the City of Redondo Beach Community Services Afterschool REC Program on campus during the 2020-2021 school year. To provide a safe place for students (ages 6 - 12) of families needing all day care, Community Services Recreation division is currently operating REC Club STUDY and PLAY (“REC Club”) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at Anderson Park, Veterans Park and Perry Park. REC Club is a modified Afterschool Program that focuses on providing creative activities for students in a safe environment.
In addition to social distancing and mandatory face masks for students and staff, the precautions being taken at REC Club include:
• Activities are held outdoor as much as possible; lunches and snacks times are held outside;
• Smaller student to staff ratios of 2 staff to 12 participants. One staff member is the Pod leader for the children and the other staff is designated to Covid-19 Safety Operations;
• Participants will stay in stable groups referred to as pods;
• No guest speakers or off-site visitors, including parents;
• Dedicated workspace for students to ensure physical distancing and minimize touch points;
• Valet-style check-in/check-out, parents stay in the car, temperatures are taken in the car, Health Check forms are collected from the parent before child can enter the program;
• No sharing of supplies and equipment for participants; no backpacks allowed.
• Wellness checks before start of the program and monitoring throughout the day;
• Temperatures are recorded on the Health Check form;
• Scheduled bathroom visits. Safety Operations wipes down all surfaces after use; and
• Cleaning and disinfecting protocols throughout the day by a designated staff person (on the hour).
Future updates to the City’s Emergency Orders in response to COVID-19 will align any future opening or closing of recreation facilities or amenities with those of Los Angeles County Department of Recreation.
ATTACHMENTS
REC Club Flyer