HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7508 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7508
January 22 , 1991
foRp To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
x Subject:
-fill ER AT RECREATION CENTERS
During the City Council meeting of December 18 , 1990, Mr. Ernest
Mackey, Jr. raised concerns regarding the amount of basketball
free play time available at various City Recreation Centers .
Mr. Mackey also raised this issue at the December 18 , 1990
meeting of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board. Attached for
your information is a report prepared by the Park and Recreation
Department Director. This report was included on the Park and
Recreation Advisory Board Meeting agenda of January 15 , 1991.
If you have any further questions , please don't hesitate to
contact me.
Ivory
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Response to complaint regarding Free Play Hours at Recreation Centers:
The following information is in response to the citizen's complaint regard-
ing lack of open times for basketball at our centers.
Recreation Centers and Haws Athletic Center area
1. Total operating hours are 679
2. Total free play hours are 4So.5
3. Total percentage of hours devoted to free play Is 66%
4. Total hours for youth basketball and adult basketball leagues - 64.0
S. When you add the total free play hours and youth and adult basketball
hours, then the percentage devoted basketball. at all centers plus Haws
Athletic Center is 76% of our open gym hours.
The hours available for free play at recreation centers vary due to the fol-
lowing,
- Center size
- Programs requested from the community center councils
- Adult leagues
- User Fee classes offered at each facility.
During basketball season there will always be a limited time for free play
because of the high demand for leagues for adults and youth. The centers
with fewer free play hours are those that have larger gymnasiums which are
better suited to accommodate adult leagues and youth sports programs.
Southwest Recreation Center has a large number of fee classes which bring
revenue back to the city. It has one of the top gymnastics programs in the
metroplex.
Bertha Collins Recreation 'onterr is one of our major youth basketball league
sites.
R. D. Evans Recreation Center is one or our adult league sites with heavy
volume of fee classes.
Riverside Recreation_ Center is one of the youth sports and adult league
sites.
Haws Athletic Center is a revenue generator. We rent the gymnasium to
schools. The majority of all adult volleyball and basketball leagues use
this facility. It was built specifically to provide this typo service.
on the attached sheets, you will find a listing by recreation centers of the
total number of operating hours and total free play hours.
MATE REFERENCE NUMBER SUBJECT PAGE 1
1-15-91 165 Free Play Hours at Recreation Centers CP S
RECREATION CENTERS
HOURS OF OPERATION AND
HOURS OF FREE PLAY
Highland Hills
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
1. No on-going rentals but reserved for youth basketball practices on
Tuesday 7:00-8:30 p.m. , Wednesday and Friday 4:00-5:30 p.m.
2. No adult leagues
3. No youth leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - adult
Monday: 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - youth
Monday: 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. - open
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - adult
2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - youth
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - adult
2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - youth
Total free play hours: 40.5
Hillside
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 57.0
1. No on-going rentals but gym is reserved for youth basketball on Monday
and Wednesday 4:00-6:00 p.m.
2. No adult leagues
3. No youth leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday and Wednesday:
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 50.5
Southwest
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 57.0
1. No on-going rentals
2. No adult leagues
3. No youth basketball leagues AWA
oph, RECREATION CENTERS
HOURS OF OPERATION AND
HOURS OF FREE PLAY
Southwest (cont.)
4. Free play hours: Monday: 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 29.5
Greenbriar
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
1 No on-going rentals in gym but they do set aside Monday and Wednesday
6:30-8:00 p.m. for youth basketball practice
2. Adult basketball league will begin on Friday, January 4, 1991,
7:30-9:30 p.m.
3. Youth basketball league on Tuesday: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
001k 4. Free play hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Total free play hours: 42.5
Handley/Meadowbrook
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
1. No on-going rentals
2. No adult basketball leagues
3. No youth basketball leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 62.0
Bertha Collins
Hours of operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
1. No on-going rentals
2. Adult basketball league on Mondays: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
3. Youth basketball league on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:
6:00-9:00 p.m.
RECREATION CENTERS
HOURS OF OPERATION AND
HOURS OF FREE PLAY
Bertha Collins (cont.)
4. Free play hours: Monday through Thursday: 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 22.0
R. D. Evans
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 59.5
1. No on-going rentals in gym but they do set aside Tuesday and Thursday
5:00-6:00 p.m. for youth basketball
2. Adult league on Monday and Friday: 7:00-10:00 p.m.
3. No youth league
4. Free play hours: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ; 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 35.5
Diamond Hill
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 53.0
1. No on-going rentals in gym but they set aside Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday 6:00-7:00 p.m. half court for youth basketball practice
2. No adult leagues
3. No youth leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday through Thrusday: 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 53.0
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RECREATION CENTERS
HOURS OF OPERATION AND
HOURS OF FREE PLAY
Riverside
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
1. No on-going rentals
2. Adult league on Mondays: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
3. Y o u t h l e a g u e on T h u r s d a y s : 6 : 00 - 9 : 00 p . m .
4. Free play hours: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 45.0
Haws Athletic Center
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 80.5
1. Calvary Academy rents the gym Monday through Friday from
12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
2. Adult basketball leagues Monday-Friday: 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Adult volleyball leagues Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
3. No youth leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday-Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 18.0
Sycamore
Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday; 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Total Operating Hours: 62.0
I. No on-going rentals but reserved for youth basketball practices on
Tuesday and Friday from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
2. No adult leagues
3. No youth leagues
4. Free play hours: Monday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Total free play hours: 52.0