El Cerrito Recreation Department Winter/Spring 2019 S W E N Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane, (510) 559-7000 Office Hours • Mon Wed and alternate Fri: 8am to 4pm • Tue and Thu: 8am to 6pm • The office is closed: • January 1, 11, 21, 25 News 2 Youth 11 • February 8, 18, 22 • March 8, 22 • April 5, 19 • May 3, 17, 27, 31 • Friday programs and services are not YOUTH affected by the alternate Friday office schedule and will take place as scheduled. Swim Center 7007 Moeser Lane, (510) 559-7011 El Cerrito Midtown Activity Center (ECMAC) 10940 San Pablo Avenue, (510) 559-7677 Office Hours DULTS • Mon-Thu: 8:30am to 5pm • Fri: 8:30am to 4pm Mission The City of El Cerrito serves, leads and Adults 18 Aquatics 30 supports our diverse and transit-rich A community by providing exemplary and innovative services, public places and infrastructure, ensuring public safety and creating an economically and environmentally sustainable future. Vision The City of El Cerrito is a safe, connected, transit-oriented and environmentally focused destination with welcoming neighborhoods, thriving businesses, vibrant public spaces, and diverse AQUATICS cultural, educational and recreational opportunities for people of all ages. Values • Ethics and Integrity • Fiscal Responsibility • Inclusiveness • Innovation and Creativity • Professional Excellence • Responsiveness Facilities 38 Registration 42 • Transparency & Open Communication 2 2 Winter/SpringSummer 20192018 •• www.el-cerrito.org/recreation FACILITIES City Directories NEWS El Cerrito City Council City Directory Janet Abelson Councilmember City Hall (510) 215-4300 Paul Fadelli Councilmember 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Greg Lyman Councilmember City ClerK (510) 215-4305 Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto Councilmember Contact the City Clerk’s Office with questions regarding Gabriel Quinto Councilmember City Council meetings, voter registration and City elections. CorporatioN YARD/MaiNteNANce (510) 215-4369 Park & Recreation Commission 7550 Schmidt Lane, El Cerrito, CA 94530 CommUNity DEVelopmeNT David Zuckermann Chair 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 YOUTH Tara McIntire Vice Chair Building Inspection & Permits (510) 215-4360 Ben Chuaqui, Norman La Force, Art Machado, Planning Division (510) 215-4330 Robin Mitchell, Jun Sunseri Sustainability, Housing, Economic Development (510) 215-4361 EmerGENcy 911 City of El Cerrito Staff Fire/Medical (non-emergency) Dispatch (925) 941-3330 Fire (510) 215-4450 Scott Hanin, City Manager (510) 215-4300 10900 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Karen Pinkos, Assistant City Manager (510) 215-4300 Local Health AND Social SerVices 211 Sherry Kelly, Acting City Clerk (510) 215-4305 24-Hour Info (Toll-Free) Maya Williams, Assistant to the City Manager (510) 215-4318 HUmaN ResoUrces (510) 215-4315 Job Hotline (510) 466-5005 Department Directors Police (510) 215-4400 Christopher Jones, Recreation (510) 559-7005 10900 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 ADULT Paul Keith, Police Chief (510) 215-4400 EMERGENCY 911 Lance Maples, Fire Chief (510) 215-4450 Dispatch (non-emergency) (510) 233-1214 Melanie Mintz, Community Development (510) 215-4360 PUblic WorKS Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works (510) 215-4382 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Mark Rasiah, Finance Department (510) 215-4312 Engineering/Street Paving (510) 215-4382 Maintenance (510) 215-4369 Recreation Department Operations + Environmental Services (510) 215-4350 S A Recycling & Environmental Resource Center (510) 215-4350 AdmiNistratiVE & BUsiNess SerVices (510) 559-7000 7501 Schmidt Lane, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Sarah DiBenedetto, Rec. Management Analyst (510) 559-7001 Management Assistant (510) 559-7000 Jessica Palacios, Administrative Specialist (510) 559-7017 Susan Ortega, Administrative Specialist (510) 559-7006 Childcare ProGrams (510) 559-7006 QU Eden O’Brien-Brenner, Recreation Supervisor (510) 559-7003 Lila Bañuelos, Coordinator, Harding Childcare (510) 559-7030 Facebook Instagram Twitter @ecrecreation @ecrecreation @ElCerritoREC Anthony Billups, Coordinator, Fairmont Childcare (510) 559-7031 Sheryl Shute, Coordinator, Madera Childcare (510) 215-4392 A Melanie West, Teacher, Casa Cerrito Preschool (510) 559-7032 TIC YOUth ProGrams & Sports (510) 559-7000 In compliance with the Americans Taylor Melton, Recreation Supervisor (510) 559-7004 with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City Coordinator, Youth Programs & Sports (510) 559-7000 of El Cerrito encourages persons S ADUlt ProGrams & SerVices (510) 559-7677 with disabilities to participate in our Bridget Cooney, Recreation Supervisor programs. If you have any special Mark Deleon, Coordinator, Adult Programs needs that require specific accommodations so AQUatics & Facilities (510) 559-7011 you can fully enjoy our classes and programs, F Aquatics & Facilities Supervisor (510) 559-7015 call the El Cerrito Recreation Department at (510) A Stephen Dunkle, Asst. Programs Supervisor (510) 559-7008 559-7000 or email [email protected]. Facility RENtals (510) 559-7017 CILITI Please contact us as far in advance as possible but no later than 72 hours before the program To reach staff by email start date. TTD Relay (for the hearing impaired) Use first initial and last name @ci.el-cerrito.ca.us 711 or (800) 735-2922 (Example: Taylor Melton = [email protected]) ES [email protected] •• (510) 559-7000 3 3 City Meetings Local Resources S W GroUps MeetiNG Time ORGANizatioN Web PhoNE City Council 1st/3rd Tue, 7pm AC Transit www.actransit.org (510) 891-4777 E Arts and Culture Commission 4th Mon, 7pm BART www.bart.gov (510) 236-2278 N Citizens Street Oversight Committee Semi-annually Chamber of Commerce (510) 705-1202 Civil Service Commission On-call 10296 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 Committee on Aging 3rd Wed, 3pm Contra Costa Civic Theatre (510) 524-9132 Crime Prevention Committee 2nd Wed, 7pm 951 Pomona Street, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Design Review Board 1st Wed, 7:30pm Contra Costa Public Library (510) 526-7512 Economic Development Committee 1st Thurs, 6:30pm El Cerrito Branch, 6510 Stockton Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Environmental Quality Committee 2nd Tues, 7pm East Bay Municipal Utility District Financial Advisory Board 2nd Tues, 7pm EBMUD www.ebmud.com (866) 403-2683 Human Relations Commission 1st Wed, 7pm East Bay Paratransit www.eastbayparatransit.org (510) 287-5000 Park and Recreation Commission 4th Wed, 7pm East Bay Regional Park District Planning Commission 3rd Wed, 7:30pm EBRPD www.ebparks.org (888) 327-2757 Urban Forest Committee 2nd Mon, 7pm East Bay Sanitary www.ebsan.com (510) 237-4321 • All meetings take place at City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave. KECG Radio (88.1 FM) www.worldoneradio.org (510) 525-4472 • For more information about City Council, Commission or Marin Clean Energy www.mcecleanenergy.org (888) 632-3674 YOUTH Committee meetings, please call (510) 215-4305. Pacific Gas & Electric • Agendas are posted at City Hall, El Cerrito Community PG&E www.pge.com (800) 743-5000 Center and Library, as well as on the City’s website. Stege Sanitary District www.stegesan.org (510) 524-4667 West County Resources/Contra Costa Crisis Center www.211.database.org 211 Community Groups/Organizations ORGANIZATION WEB EMAIL CONTACT PHONE DULTS Albany/El Cerrito Kiwanis Club [email protected] Jack Rosano (510) 527-3249 American Legion Veterans Hall Joe Pickell (510) 528-4381 Bayview Aerie #2323 Fraternal Order of Eagles [email protected] Steve Gaeta (510) 525-0444 El Cerrito/Albany Access Group [email protected] Janet Abelson (510) 525-7709 El Cerrito Art Association [email protected] Eileen Libby (510) 237-8181 El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce elcerritochamber.org [email protected] Lisa Martinengo (510) 705-1202 A El Cerrito Community Garden Network [email protected] Robin Mitchell El Cerrito Garden Club elcerritogardenclub.org [email protected] Joanna Pearlman (510) 734-5461 El Cerrito High School Archiving Project elcerritoarchivingproject.com [email protected] Jackie Fonken (510) 232-9149 El Cerrito Historical Society elcerritohistoricalsociety.org [email protected] (510) 524-1737 El Cerrito Tennis Club ectennis.org [email protected] Terry Cort (510) 332-9618 El Cerrito Toastmasters [email protected] Andrew Gi (510) 703-2928 El Cerrito Trail Trekkers ectrailtrekkers.org [email protected] David Weinstein (510) 524-1737 El Cerrito Youth Baseball ECYB.LeagueToolBox.com [email protected] Ellie Blue (510) 236-2300 El Cerrito Youth Futbol Soccer Club/Tottenham East Bay Hotspur www.spurssoccer.com Friends of the Cerrito Theater cerritotheater.org [email protected] David Weinstein (510) 524-1737 AQUATICS Friends of the El Cerrito Library friendselcerritolibrary.wordpress.com [email protected] Grace MacNeill (510) 525-9518 Friends of Five Creeks fivecreeks.org [email protected] Susan Schwartz (510) 848-9358 Heritage Roses Group celebrationofoldroses.org [email protected] Kristina Osborn (510)527-3815 League of Women Voters [email protected] Janet Abelson (510) 693-8115 NAACP [email protected] Horacio Avelino (510) 237-5275 Rotary Club of El Cerrito elcerritorotary.org [email protected] Jack Freethy (925) 283-6419 Shadi Holiday Display shadiholidaydisplay.com [email protected] Joann Steck-Bayat (510) 524-9468 Soroptimists International of El Cerrito Jane Bartke (510) 235-1315 Wildcat 4-H Club www.wildcat4h.org [email protected] Kevin O’Neal 4 4 Winter/SpringSummer 20192018 •• www.el-cerrito.org/recreation FACILITIES