CREATING EXCELLENCE

Now More Than Ever, We Need To Celebrate Our Successes!

Celebrating Excellence

By Stephanie Stephens Executive Director California Park & Recreation Society

It’s time once again to recognize those people, places and programs who make your community the Best of the Best! The CPRS Awards Program recognizes the outstanding achievements of agencies and individuals in the areas of community improvements and programming, facility design and park planning, marketing and communications, and professional and citizen leadership.

The annual Awards Program is open to CPRS members and non-member individuals, agencies, organizations, companies, and universities. Deadline to apply is Thursday, December 16, 2021.Visit the CPRS Website to submit your award entry (www.cprs.org/ resources/cprs-awards).

There are four categories for the Award of Excellence: • Creating Community • Facility Design • Park Planning • Marketing & Communications

There are six categories for the Professional and Service Awards: • Champion of the Community • Honorary Member • Citation of Merit • Rising Professional • Fellowship/Hall of Fame • Outstanding Research

Award Selection Criteria for Awards of Excellence

Each award submission will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The focus of the reviews will be on the following 5 principles. Successful submissions will address each of these 5 principles, using specific examples. Repetition of verbiage in multiple principles is generally viewed less favorably.

Challenge...

Describe the significant issue, problem or concern the entry addressed and the desired outcomes you were looking to achieve.

Award Winning Tip: The issue, problem or concern should focus on the community and the impact if not addressed. Be sure to describe the intended outcome(s). Be specific.

Resourcefulness...

The extent to which the entry demonstrated the use of creative or innovative approaches and the role community partners or stakeholders played in addressing the challenge.

Award Winning Tip: Higher points are awarded when there is community-based collaboration and creative problem-solving. This could be multiple agencies coming together, private/public partnerships, community generated ideas, etc. Describe how your approach was different, new or innovative. If you are nominating a person, how did their work help your agency bridge gaps, foster solutions, or become part of ‘the answer’?

Execution...

The extent to which the entry utilized various strategies, tools, resources and outreach efforts to address the challenge, including the use of non-traditional fiscal or community resources (grants, sponsorships, volunteers, etc.) and the communication efforts used to inform the community, policy makers or partners.

Award Winning Tip: This is about money, staff resources, and/or public outreach to expand your resources. How did you obtain the needed resources and how did you commu-

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nicate to inform and seek feedback from the community? Be specific. If you are nominating a person, how did they help your agency expand limited resources?

Accomplishments...

The extent to which the entry created a substantial community benefit, improved operational efficiencies, created new or increased value in the community or significantly enhanced the provision of park and recreation services through measurable results.

Award Winning Tip: This is different than Challenge. Challenge is about the intended outcome - Accomplishment is about HOW you measured success. What metrics did you use to know this was a successful program, park, facility or marketing effort? What kind of data did you collect? Show how you knew you met your goals. If you are nominating a person, how do you know this person impacted the community in a positive way?

Excellence in Design - Facility Design

Awards of Excellence

Mission... Creating Community Award of Excellence

The extent to which the entry supports the mission of the profession and/or promotes the Parks Make Life Better!® statewide branding campaign.

Award Winning Tip: While this is only 10 points, don’t lose focus on this last principle. Make sure you spend time and elaborate on how your program, project or nominee meets the mission of how Parks Make Life Better!®. Elaborating on multiple initiatives under this branding will garner you higher points.

This award recognizes outstanding initiatives by agencies, departments, or districts in their effort to deliver the highest level of recreation and leisure programs and services that embody and embrace the values and mission of the profession and move the agency towards a stronger position or role within the community.

Your entry must have been conducted for a minimum of three years. Covid related programming and services do not qualify for the Creating Community Award. This award recognizes excellence in design of completed aquatic, recreation and/or cultural facilities intended for public use. The project may be either new construction or a rehabilitation project that demonstrates high standards of planning, design, community involvement, operation and maintenance, quality of aesthetics, usability, accessibility and versatility. This award further recognizes design and construction or significant rehabilitation of buildings, structures and facilities used primarily to support park and recreation purposes. Project must have been completed between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021. Ready for an LED Retrofit?

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Excellence in Design - Park Planning

This award recognizes excellence in design of completed park facilities intended for public use. The project may be either new construction or a rehabilitation project that demonstrates high standards of planning, design, community involvement, operation and maintenance, quality of aesthetics, usability, accessibility and versatility. This award further recognizes planning and development or significant rehabilitation of outdoor park and recreation spaces where the majority of the site does not contain buildings, structures or facilities and that result in higher levels of community use.

Project must have been completed between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021.

Marketing & Communications Award of Excellence

This award recognizes excellence in print, audio visual or electronic communications that (1) externally promote the agency’s public parks, facilities, recreation or leisure services programs and have successfully demonstrated an increased level of public awareness or (2) are used to enhance the agency’s internal communications to staff, policy makers, or current program participants.

Project must have been completed between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021.

Professional & Service Awards

Each award submission will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The focus of the reviews will be on the accomplishments and contributions of the nominee, as outlined in your narrative. Successful submissions will address any one of the suggested areas outlined, using specific examples.

Champion of the Community

The Champion of the Community award honors and recognizes individuals or organizations who have contributed significant effort to influence and improve the quality of their community through parks and recreation. This statewide award recognizes the contributions of those who volunteer and provide support and services in their community that furthers the mission and quality delivery of park and recreation services, programs and facilities in their community.

This award is not awarded to employees or retirees in the parks and recreation profession.

Citation of Merit

The Citation of Merit honors and recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to CPRS through service on the State, Section or District Boards, committees, or through service to CPRS at events, programs or

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conferences for 6 years or more. This statewide award is designed to recognize the contributions of those who work on behalf of CPRS to advance the profession and who strengthen and support CPRS as a professional organization.

Fellowship/Hall of Fame

The Fellowship/Hall of Fame is CPRS’ highest award to honor and recognize individuals who have significantly contributed to and influenced CPRS and the parks and recreation profession throughout their career. This award is not necessarily awarded each year. The Hall of Fame is proudly displayed at CPRS Headquarters, in Sacramento.

Honorary Member

An Honorary Member Award is bestowed upon a retired park and recreation professional for outstanding contributions to the parks, recreation and/or human services profession through service to CPRS.

Outstanding Research

The Outstanding Research Award honors and recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to CPRS and the profession by engaging in all aspects of applied research. The nominee must demonstrate a record of dissemination of research over a period of at least 5 years that reaches professionals in the field via publications, technical reports, and/or presentations at the district, state (CPRS), or national (NRPA Conference) levels. This statewide award is designed to recognize the research contributions of those who advance the profession and who strengthen and support CPRS as a professional organization.

Rising Professional

This award honors and recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to CPRS through service on State, Region, Section or District Boards or committees, or through service to CPRS at events, programs or conferences for no less than 3 and no more than 10 years of service. Up to one (1) Rising Professional may be named per CPRS Region annually. This award is designed to recognize the contributions of those who work on behalf of CPRS to advance the profession and who strengthen and support CPRS as a professional organization.

We’re Back!!!

The Connections CPRS Conference & Expo is returning as a live event March 8-11, 2022 in Sacramento.

75th Anniversary

Education Program

90+ top-notch education sessions taught by many of the top industry experts in California and beyond will be available to you to prepare you for the upcoming years as we come out of the pandemic. The daily opening sessions were so well received at last year’s virtual conference, we are bringing it back to this year’s live conference. Expect to be inspired, wowed and ready to attack your project load when you retun to your office.

Also, making their return to live events are the Tuesday Intensives. Expect extended, concentrated learning sessions sponsored by many of the CPRS Sections.

Special Events

Networking has always been an important part of your conference experience. Attend the special events to expand on your peer resources by meeting new friends from across the state. From early morning events like Wake Up Wellness and the Fun Run/ Walk to evening events like the Welcome Reception and the many varied District and Section socials, you will have plenty of opportunities to meet someone new.

Also, returning on Tuesday are the CPRS PAC Golf Tournament and Parks Make Life Better!® tour. Both are excellent places to network.

Register Online

Registration prices will increase on January 19, but don’t wait that long to register. Current pricing is $495 for CPRS Members, $675 for nonmembers and $100 for students. To register visit the CPRS Website, www. cprs.org

COVID protocols

As has been the case for the past 20 months, procedures and requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been in constant change. The policy will always be to follow the guidelines of the local county in which we are holding an event. Current

guidelines require either a full vacination or a negative COVID test result within 48 hours of the event.

Book Your Hotel Now

In Sacramemento, there are two hotels across the street from the convention center. Book your room now before they fill up. We may add hotel space if a large need develops.

To book a room at either the Hyatt Regency Sacramento or the Sheraton Grand, visit the CPRS Website, click on the “CPRS Conference & Expo” link under the Education tab. Click on the “Hotel” link.

The Expo Hall is the Place for Vendor and Attendees to Connect and Learn

The Expo Hall has long been the place to meet and exchange ideas. Attendees have an opportunity to ask industry experts for solutions to the issues they are facing in their communities. Vendors also use these meetings to learn what new trends are being encountered in cities, counties and special districts. It’s a win-win.

Reserve Your Booth Space

The Expo Hall sells out nearly every year. And this year seems set to sell out again. As of printing the hall is already at 50% capacity. You can reserve your booth space now by visiting the CPRS Website, www. cprs.org/education/conference. Full payment is required with a signed Display Space Contract or online registration.

Review Your Exhibit Service Kit

Your Exhibit Service Kit link will be sent to you via email. Any inquiries regarding booth requirements or special services can be directed to the general service contractor.

Additional Sponsorship and Marketing Opportunities

• Attendee Registration/Confirmation Insert • Access to Conference Delegate Mailing labels for Pre- and Post-Conference Promotions • Advertising Opportunities in the Pre- and Post-

Conference edition of the California Parks & Recreation Magazine

For more information call Susan Wipf, 916-665-2777

Be a Brand Partner!

The following agencies, companies and universities have completed the Parks Make Life Better!® logo policy/agreement application. They are using the logo in their marketing efforts, using the key messages in their promotions and are living the brand promise. Now is the time for you to join the Parks Make Life Better!® branding compaign. Please visit the CPRS Web site (www.cprs.org) and click on the Parks Make Life Better!® logo on the home page for more information on the campaign.

California Agency

City of Agoura Hills City of Alameda City of Albany City of Alhambra City of Aliso Viejo Aliso Viejo Community Association Ambrose Recreation & Park District City of American Canyon City of Anaheim City of Anderson City of Antioch Town of Apple Valley Arcade Creek Recreation and Park

District City of Arcata Arden Manor Recreation & Park District Arden Park Recreation & Park District City of Arroyo Grande City of Artesia City of Atascadero City of Atwater Auburn Area Recreation and Park

District City of Azusa City of Bakersfield City of Baldwin Park City fo Banning Beaumont Cherry Valley Recreation &

Parks District City of Bell City of Bell Gardens City of Bellflower City of Belmont Belvedere Tiburon Joint Recreation City of Benicia City of Berkeley City of Beverly Hills City of Bishop City of Blue Lake Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District City of Brawley City of Brea City of Brentwood City of Brisbane City of Buena Park City of Burbank City of Burlingame Buttonwillow Recreation & Park District City of Calabasas City of California City California State Parks City of Calistoga Cameron Park Comm. Svcs. District City of Campbell City of Capitola City of Carlsbad Carmichael Recreation & Park District City of Carpinteria City of Carson Central Plumas Recreation & Park District City of Ceres City of Cerritos Chico Area Recreation & Park District City of Chino City of Chino Hills City of Chowchilla City of Chula Vista City of Claremont City of Clovis Coalinga-Huron Recreation & Park

District City of Commerce City of Concord Conejo Recreation & Park District Cordova Recreation & Park District City of Corona City of Coronado City of Costa Mesa Cosumnes Community Services District City of Cotati City of Covina City of Culver City City of Cupertino Cypress Recreation & Park District City of Cypress City of Dana Point Town of Danville City of Davis City of Del Mar City of Delano Desert Recreation District City of Diamond Bar City of Dinuba Town of Discovery Bay City of Downey City of Duarte City of Dublin East Bay Regional Park District City of East Palo Alto City of El Cajon City of El Centro City of El Cerrito El Dorado Hills Community Services

District City of El Monte City of Emeryville City of Encinitas City of Escondido City of Exeter Fair Oaks Recreation & Park District Feather River Recreation & Park District City of Folsom City of Fontana City of Foster City City of Fountain Valley City of Fremont City of Fresno City of Fullerton Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park

District City of Galt City of Garden Grove Georgetown Divide Recreation District City of Gilroy City of Glendale City of Glendora Green Valley Homeowners

Recreation Association Greater Vallejo Recreation District City of Gridley City of Grover Beach City of Half Moon Bay City of Hanford City of Hawaiian Gardens City of Hawthorne Hayward Area Recreation & Park District City of Healdsburg City of Hercules City of Hermosa Beach Hesperia Recreation & Park District Highlands Recreation District City of Hughson City of Huntington Beach City of Huntington Park City of Imperial City of Indio City of Inglewood City of Irvine City of Irwindale Isla Vista Recreation & Park District Jurupa Area Recreation & Park District Jurupa Community Services District Kensington Police Protection & Community Services District City of Kerman County of Kern City of King City City of Kingsburg City of La Habra City of La Mesa City of La Mirada City of La Palma City of La Puente City of La Quinta City of La Verne City of Lafayette City of Laguna Beach City of Laguna Hills City of Laguna Niguel City of Lake Elsinore City of Lake Forest City of Lakewood City of Lancaster City of Larkspur Recreation City of Lathrop City of Lawndale City of Lemon Grove City of Lemoore City of Lincoln Livermore Area Recreation & Park District City of Lodi City of Long Beach City of Los Alamitos City of Los Altos City of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles City of Los Banos Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation City of Lynwood City of Madera City of Malibu Town of Mammoth Lakes City of Manhattan Beach City of Manteca County of Marin City of Martinez McKinleyville Community Services

District Mendocino Coast Recreation & Park

District City of Menifee City of Menlo Park City of Merced City of Mill Valley City of Milpitas Mission Oaks Recreation and Park

District City of Mission Viejo City of Modesto City of Monrovia City of Montclair City of Montebello City of Monterey County of Monterey Monterey Peninsula Regional Park

District City of Moorpark Town of Moraga City of Moreno Valley City of Morgan Hill Mt. Shasta Recreation & Parks District City of Mountain View City of Murrieta

City of Napa City of National City Navy Region South West City of Nevada City City of Newark City of Newport Beach City of Norco North County Recreation & Park District North Highlands Recreation & Park

District North of the River Recreation & Park

District North Tahoe Public Utility District City of Norwalk City of Novato City of Oakland City of Oakley City of Oceanside City of Ojai City of Ontario City of Orange Orangevale Recreation & Park District City of Orinda City of Pacifica City of Palmdale City of Palm Springs City of Palo Alto Paradise Recreation & Park District City of Pasadena Human Services &

Recreation City of Pasadena Parks & Natural

Resources City of Paso Robles City of Patterson City of Perris City of Petaluma City of Pico Rivera City of Pinole City of Pismo Beach City of Pittsburg County of Placer City of Placerville Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District City of Pleasanton City of Pomona City of Port Hueneme City of Porterville City of Poway City of Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District City of Redding City of Redondo Beach City of Redwood City City of Reedley City of Rialto City of Richmond Rim of the World Recreation & Park

District Rio Linda Elverta Recreation & Park

District City of Rio Vista City of Riverbank City of Riverside County of Riverside Regional Park &

Open Space District City of Rocklin City of Rohnert Park Rosamond Community Services District City of Rosemead City of Roseville Rossmoor Community Services District City of Sacramento County of Sacramento City of Salinas Town of San Anselmo City of San Bernardino City of San Bruno City of San Carlos County of San Diego City of San Diego City of San Dimas City of San Fernando City of San Francisco County of San Francisco City of San Gabriel County of San Joaquin City of San Jose City of San Juan Capistrano City of San Leandro City of San Luis Obispo County of San Luis Obispo City of San Marcos City of San Mateo County of San Mateo City of San Pablo City of San Rafael City of San Ramon City of Sanger City of Santa Clara County of Santa Clara City of Santa Clarita City of Santa Cruz County of Santa Cruz City of Santa Fe Springs City of Santa Maria City of Santa Rosa City of Santee Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve City of Saratoga City of Sausalito City of Scotts Valley City of Seal Beach City of Selma Shafter Recreation & Park District City of Sierra Madre City of Signal Hill County of Solano City of Solano Beach South Coast Air Quality

Management District City of South El Monte City of South Gate City of South Lake Tahoe City of South Pasadena Southgate Recreation & Park District County of Stanislaus City of St. Helena City of Stanton City of Stockton City of Suisun City City of Sunnyvale Sunrise Recreation & Park District City of Tahoe City Tamalpais Community Services District Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park

District City of Temecula City of Temple City Templeton Community Services District City of Torrance City of Tracy Truckee Donner Recreation & Park

District City of Tulare City of Turlock City of Tustin City of Twentynine Palms City of Ukiah City of Union City City of Upland City of Vacaville County of Ventura City of Victorville City of Visalia City of Vista City of Walnut City of Walnut Creek Wasco Recreation & Parks District City of Watsonville City of West Covina City of West Hollywood City of West Sacramento West Side Recreation & Park District City of Westminster City of Whittier City of Wildomar Town of Windsor City of Woodland City of Yorba Linda Town of Yountville City of Yuba City City of Yucaipa

Out-of-State Agency

Brownsburg Parks, Indiana City of Bluffton, Indiana City of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana Clarksville Parks & Recreation, Indiana City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Friends of Maryland State Parks City of Franklin, Indiana Greenfield Parks and Recreation Department, Indiana City of Johnson City, Tennessee City of Logansport, Indiana Mooresville Park & Recreation District City of New Albany, Indiana City of Olivette, Missouri New Haven-Adams Township, Indiana Noblesville Parks & Recreation, Indiana City of Shelbyville, Indiana City of South Bend, Indiana Washington Township, Ohio

University/College

CSU Long Beach CSU Northridge San Jose State University SDSU MOVE

Company

Alfa Products All About Play/Little Tikes Commercial - Nor Cal Buell Recreation California’s Great America Callander Associates Capitol Enterprises Inc. Columbia Cascade Company Community Works Design Group David Evans and Assoc. Inc. David Volz Design Landscape Architects,

Inc. Firma Design Group Friends of Rockhaven Goric Marketing Group USA The HLA Group, Landscape Architects & Planners Innovative Playgrounds Company KPCRadio.Com Land Concern Ltd Leader Manufacturing, Inc./Fairweather

Site Furnishings Division Maximum Solutions, Inc. Melton Design Group Murdock-Super Secur My Bark Co. National Academy of Athletics National Parks Promotion Council NLM Consulting Services Nuvis Landscape Architecture PlayCore PlaySafe, LLC Play Smart Surfacing Play-Well TEKnologies Poimiroo & Partners Public Restroom Company Recreation Republic RHA Landscape Architects Planners, Inc. RJM Design Group, Inc. Robertson Industries, Inc. Schmidt Design Group Shade Structures Southern California Municipal

Athletic Federation SpectraTurf SSA Landscape Architects, Inc. Stone Soul Music StructureCast Sybertech Waste Reduction Ltd. Tri Active America Western Wood Preservers Institute Windsor Parks-Recreation Foundation Verde Design, Inc. Vermont Recreation & Parks Association

A-G Sod Farms, Inc.

800-247-6348 www.AGSod.com p. 11

Aqua Source

800-574-8081 www.aquasource.com p. 47

Aquatic Design Group

800-938-0542 www.aquaticdesigngroup.com p. 2

Architerra Design Group

909-484-2800 www.architerradesigngroup.com p. 41

Columbia Cascade Co.

800-547-1940 www.timberform.com p. 48

Crane Architectural Group

714-525-0363 www.cranearchitecturalgrp.com p. 45

David Evans & Associates

909-481-5750 www.deainc.com p. 22

David Volz Design

714-641-1300 www.dvolzdesign.com p. 3

Discount Playground Supply

888-760-2499 www.discountplaygroundsupply.com p. 34

Greenfields Outdoor Fitness

888-315-9037 www.greenfieldsfitness.com p. 7, 31, 43

Integra Planning & Landscape Architecture

707-545-5235 www.integrapla.com p. 40

Izone Imaging

888-464-9663 www.izoneimaging.com p. 44

Jones & Madhavan

805-777-8449 www.jmae.com p. 32

Lincoln Aquatics

800-223-5450 www.lincolnaquatics.com p. 15

Most Dependable Fountains

800-552-6331 www.mostdependable.com p. 37

Musco Lighting

800-825-6030 www.tlc4led.com p. 21

My Bark Co.

209-786-4042 www.mybark.net p. 39

Nuvis

714-754-7311 www.nuvis.net p. 42

Public Restroom

888-888-2060 www.publicrestroomcompany.com p. 23

RHA Landscape Architects-Planners

951-781-1930 www.rhala.com p. 33

SSA Landscape Architects

831-459-0455 www.ssala.com p. 17

Schmidt Design Group

619-236-1462 www.schmidtdesign.com p. 38

Turf Star Western

800-585-8001 www.turfstar.com p. 19

Verde Design

408-985-7200 www.verdedesigninc.com p. 35

Water Odyssey by Fountain People. Inc.

512-392-1155 www.waterodyssey.com p. 4

2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Tom Hellmann, CPRP City of Folsom 916-461-6617 thellmann@folsom.ca.us

PRESIDENT-ELECT Frank Carson City of El Cajon 619-441-1756 fcarson@elcajon.gov

VICE PRESIDENT Doug Grove, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP RHA Landscape Architects 951-781-1930 dougg@rhala.com

SECRETARY-TREASURER Nicole Acquisti, CPRP City of Burlingame 650-558-7337 nacquisti@burlingame.org

REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 1, 2, 3) Adam Chow, CPRP City of San Ramon 925-973-3321 achow@sanramon.ca.gov

REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 4, 5, 6) Lauren Merriman City of Campbell 408-866-2107 laurenm@campbellca.gov

REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 7, 8, 15) Theresa Johnson, CPRP City of Kerman 559-846-9383 tjohnson@cityofkerman.org

REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 11, 13, 14) Victoria Reyna, CPRP Jurupa Community Services District 951-727-3524 vreyna@jcsd.us

REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 9, 10, 12) Jenni Worsham Cypress Recreation & Park District 714-229-6675 jworsham@cypressca.org

SECTION REPRESENTATIVES (Administrators, Recreation and Recreation Therapy) Tiarra Warner City of Rohnert Park twarner@rpcity.org

(Aging, Aquatics, Development & Operations and Educators) Leah Martinez, CPRP Town of Danville 925-314-3431 lmartinez@danville.ca.gov

Please contact any Board Member with questions or comments

Abey Arnold Associates

(415) 258-9580 www.abeyarnold.com 1005 A Street, Suite 305, San Rafael, CA 94901 SERVICE: Landscape Architecture.

A-G Sod Farms, Inc.

(951) 687-7581 www.agsod.com 2900 Adams St., Ste. C-120, Riverside, CA 92504 SERVICE: Five farms in California & Colorado producing high quality sod for sports fields and parks.

All About Play/Little Tikes Commercial Nor Cal

(916) 923-2180 www.littletikescommercial.com 3844 Presidio Street, Sacramento, CA 95838 SERVICE: Accessible outdoor playground equipment including unique theme playscapes and park service equipment.

American Solutions for Business

(714) 504-2274 www.pmlbstore.com 400 Princeland Ct, Unit #1, Corona, CA 92879-1341 SERVICE: Providers of printed documents, promotional products, corporate logo apparel, brochures, uniforms, stationery, catalogs, forms.

Aqua Source

(209) 745-6401 www.aquasource.com P.O. Box 1146, Galt, CA 95632 SERVICE: Commercial swimming pool equipment, automated chemical & filtration systems, commercial pool vacuums, heaters, deck equipment.

Aquatic Design Group

(760) 438-8400 www.aquaticdesigngroup.com 2226 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008 SERVICE: Programming, planning, design and engineering services for competition, recreation, and leisure aquatic facilities.

Arch Pac, Inc.

(760) 734-1600 www.archpac.com 1341 Distribution Way Suite 11, Vista, CA 92081 SERVICE: Consulting Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, & Planners specializing in aquatics, pools, and associated architecture.

Architerra Design Group, Inc.

(909) 484-2800 www.architerradesigngroup.com 10221-A Trademark Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 SERVICE: Landscape architecture and site planning: new and renovated parks, streetscapes, community gardens, nature parks, trails.

AstroTurf

(706) 277-8873 www.astroturf.com 2680 Abutment Road, Dalton, GA 30721 SERVICE: AstroTurf - its one of the most iconic brands in sports.

Company Members through October 27, 2021

B SAFE Playground Inspection Services, Inc.

(916) 850-5071 10349 Ormond St, Sunland, CA 91040-1413 SERVICE: Playground and athletic field inspection services.

BCI Burke Co, LLC

(920) 933-6711 www.bciburke.com P.O. Box 549, Fond Du Lac, WI 54936 SERVICE: BCI Burke has been manufacturing high-quality and innovative playground equipment for 95 years.

Berliner Seilfabrik Play Equipment Corporation

(864) 627-1092 www.berliner-playequipment.com 96 Brookfield Oaks Dr. Suite 140, Greenville, SC 29607 SERVICE: State of the art play structures from the world’s leader in net climbing playground equipment.

BFS Landscape Architects

(831) 646-1383 www.bfsla.com 425 Pacific Street, Suite 201, Monterey, CA 93940 SERVICE: Parks, trails and open space planning; design for healthy and sustainable communities.

BMLA Landscape Architecture

(951) 737-1124 www.bmla.net 310 North Joy Street, Corona, CA 92879 SERVICE: BMLA Landscape Architecture - Designs that build lasting communities.

California Dinner Adventure

(714) 690-1497 http://www.piratesdinneradventure. com 7600 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620 SERVICE: Restaurant and show with pirates theme.

Callander Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc.

(916) 985-4366 www.callanderassociates.com 12150 Tributary Point Drive, Suite 140, Gold River, CA 95670 SERVICE: Landscape architects.

CivicRec

(888) 228-2233 www.civicrec.com 302 S. 4th Street, Suite #500, Manhattan, KS 66502 SERVICE: CivicRec (r), the park and recreation management software from CivicPlus(r), is built specifically for local governments.

Coast Recreation Inc.

(714) 619-0100 www.coastrecreation.com 3151 Airway Avenue, Suite A-3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 SERVICE: Representing Landscape Structures play equipment, DuMor site furniture, and Surface America in Southern California.

Columbia Cascade Company

(503) 223-1157 www.timberform.com PO Box 1039, Camas, WA 98607-0039 SERVICE: TimberForm and PipeLine playground and outdoor fitness equipment, TimberForm site furnishings and CycLoops & CycLocker bicycle security products.

Community Works Design Group

(951) 369-0700 www.comworksdg.com 4649 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506 SERVICE: Your source for creative park planning, landscape architecture, irrigation design, and CASp/ADA services.

Counsilman-Hunsaker

(310) 734-2282 www.chh2o.com 10733 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 400, Saint Louis, MO 63127 SERVICES: Aquatic design, engineering, and operation services.

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Dominguez Aquatic Center Van Nuys / Sherman Oaks Recreation Center

Terra Linda Aquatic Center Granite Hills High School

100 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 211 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 T 805.777.8449 F 805.777.8489 E info@jmae.com W jmae.com

Crane Architectural Group

(714) 525-0363 www.cranearchitecturalgrp.com 110 E Wilshire Ave # 300, Fullerton, CA 92832-1934 SERVICE: Architectural services - community centers, senior centers, sports complexes, concession stands, park restrooms, ADA improvements.

Dahlin Group Architecture Planning

(925) 251-7200 www.dahlingroup.com 5865 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588 SERVICE: Architectural and planning services with a passion for placemaking, including community, senior, recreation, and aquatic centers.

Dave Bang Associates, Inc.

(800) 669-2585 www.davebang.com P.O. Box 1088, Tustin, CA 92781 SERVICE: Suppliers of high-quality park, playground, athletic equipment, & site equipment since 1979.

David Evans and Assoc. Inc.

(909) 481-5750 www.deainc.com 4141 E. Inland Empire Blvd. Suite 250, Ontario, CA 91764 SERVICE: Multidisciplinary firm specializing in landscape architecture, civil, and transportation engineering, surveying, and construction management.

David Volz Design Landscape Architects, Inc.

(714) 641-1300 www.dvolzdesign.com 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite M-8, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 SERVICE: Award winning park planners and sports facility experts! DVD provides assistance with project planning budgets.

Discount Playground Supply

(888) 760-2499 www.discountplaygroundsupply.com P.O. Box 278, Simpsonville, SC 29681 SERVICE: Park & playground products, site furnishings, sports equipment, surface repair, ADA products replacement parks and swings.

EcoFert, Inc

(714) 580-4659 www.ecofert.org 1237 S. Wright Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 SERVICE: Landscape care solutions through a full service program utilizing organic based amendments applied through fertigation systems.

ELS Architecture and Urban Design

(510) 549-2929 https://elsarch.com/ 2040 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 SERVICE: Architecture and planning services for sports/recreation/aquatics, education, theaters/performing arts, mixed-use, historic renovations, and urban design.

First Service Residential

(949) 448-6042 15241 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618 SERVICE: Residential property management company dedicated to providing excellent service and happy and healthy lifestyles.

FirstService Residential

(949) 338-1908 LaderaLife.com 28192 O’Neill Drive, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 SERVICE: Property Management company offering recreation and community services to residents living within the property.

Flexground

(916) 275-3588 www.flexground.com 2029 Opportunity Drive, #3, Roseville, CA 95678 SERVICE: FlexGround is the premier provider of rubberized poured in place and recreation surfacing.

Fun Express, LLC

(800) 228-2003 www.funexpress.com/corporate 4206 S. 108th Street, Omaha, NE 68137 SERVICE: Crafts, art supplies, educational items, active play, camp, and seasonal items at discounted prices.

GameTime

(800) 235-2440 www.gametime.com 150 PlayCore Drive, Fort Payne, AL 35967 SERVICE: GameTime is the leading manufacturer of commercial playground and outdoor fitness equipment.

GGLeagues

(832) 788-8296 www.ggleagues.com 73 W Monroe St, 217, Chicago, IL 60603 SERVICE: GGLeagues partners with cities to help set up and run esports leagues.

Gold Bug Park and Mine

(530) 642-5207 www.goldbugpark.org 2635 Gold Bug Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 SERVICE: Gold Bug Park is Gold Rush History! Offering mine tours, gem panning, blacksmith, stamp mill, museum, and hiking trails.

Great Western Recreation

(435) 245-5055 www.gwpark.com 975 S. State Hwy 89, Logan, UT 84321 SERVICE: Turnkey design-build firm providing playgrounds, shade/shelters, surfacing, site amenities, splash pads, beachers, etc.

Greenfields Outdoor Fitness

(888) 315-9037 www.greenfieldsfitness.com 2617 West Woodland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92801 SERVICE: Outdoor fitness equipment.

Gro-Power, Inc.

(909) 393-3744 www.gropower.com 15065 Telephone Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 SERVICE: Go “green” with Gro-Power products. They’re safe for the environment and naturally conserve water.

Group 4 Architecture Research + Planning, Inc.

(650) 871-0709 www.g4arch.com 211 Linden Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080 SERVICE: Architectural, research, and planning services.

GSM Landscape Architects, Inc.

(707) 255-4630 www.gsmlainc.com 1700 Soscol Avenue, Suite 23, Napa, CA 94559 SERVICE: Award winning landscape architectural design for parks, sports fields, recreational, and educational facilities throughout California.

HAI, Hirsch & Associates, Inc.

(714) 776-4340 www.hailandarch.com 2221 E. Winston Rd. #A, Anaheim, CA 92806 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, park planning, master plans, sports facilities, redevelopment, & public work projects.

Hermann Design Group, Inc.

(760) 777-9131 www.hermanndesigngroup.com 77899 Wolf Road, Ste.102, Palm Desert, CA 92211 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, planning, and project management for community parks, sports parks, and dog parks.

The HLA Group Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc.

(916) 447-7400 www.hlagroup.com 301 University Avenue, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95825 SERVICE: Landscape architecture and planning emphasizing parks and recreation, urban design, community design, and land planning.

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(760) 583-4479 1940 Diamond St., San Marcos, CA 92078 SERVICE: Irrigation Manufacturer - MP Rotator, Sprays, Rotors, Smart Controllers, Valves, Drip.

Imagen

(626) 593-9618 www.imagenagency.com 421 E Route 66, Glendora, CA 917403502 SERVICE: We are a promotional marketing agency that produces custom branded apparel, promotional products, and print.

Innovative Playgrounds Company

(877) 732-5200 www.innovplay.com 12407 East Slauson Avenue, Unit D, Whittier, CA 90606 SERVICE: Sales, designs, and project management for BCI Burke playground equipment, safety surfacing, shade structures, and fitness/sport/site amenities.

Inspector Playground

(888) 293-7889 http://www.inspectorplayground.com P.O. BOX 16654, Encino, CA 914166654 SERVICE: Independent inspector, surface impact testing with Triax, early childhood certified, playground inspections, compliance certificates, insured.

Integra Planning & Landscape Architecture

(805) 441-7537 www.integrapla.com 5128 Dupont Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 SERVICE: Planning and landscape architecture design services including parks, aquatic centers and recreation facilities.

IZone Imaging

(254) 778-0722 www.izoneimaging.com PO Box 368, Temple, TX 76530-0368 SERVICE: Sign Solutions and Custom High Pressure Laminate (CHPL) graphic panels and decorative surfaces.

Jeff Katz Architects

(707) 544-3920 www.glassarchitects.com 200 E Street, #100, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 SERVICE: Architectural design and master planning. Specializing in indoor and outdoor aquatic, community and recreational facilities.

JetMulch

(866) 306-8524 www.jetmulchinc.com P.O. Box 1667, Capitola, CA 95010 SERVICE: Blown-In Mulch and ASTM certified playground materials.

Jones & Madhavan

(805) 777-8449 www.jmae.com 100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 211, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-8134 SERVICE: Planning, architecture, & engineering services for public aquatic facilities.

Kay Park-Recreation

(319) 987-2313 http://www.kaypark.com/ 1301 Pine Street, Janesville, IA 50647-0477 SERVICE: Manufacture bleachers, picnic tables, grills, fire rings, drinking fountains, bike racks, pedal boats, litter receptacles, outdoor games, & more!

Kimley Horn

(619) 234-9411 401 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 SERVICES: We offer Expertise in the planning, design and implementation of parks and recreation facilities.

King Plastic Corporation

(941) 493-5502 www.kingplastic.com 1100 N. Toledo Blade Blvd, North Port, FL 34288 SERVICE: King Plastic is the leading manufacturer of quality polymer sheets, slabs, and massive shapes.

Knorr Systems, Inc.

(714) 754-4044 www.knorrsystems.com 2221 S. Standard Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: Quality aquatic equipment and services including: water treatment, filtration, recreation, maintenance, service contracts.

KOMPAN Playgrounds

(800) 426-9788 www.kompan.com 605 West Howard Lane, Austin, TX 78753 SERVICE: KOMPAN is a world leader in playgroud and outdoor sport & fitness solutions.

KTU + A Planning & Landscape Architecture

(619) 294-4477 www.ktua.com 3916 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103 SERVICE: We Provide Award Winning Landscape Architectural Planning and Design Services for Parks and Recreation Facilities.

KYA

(714) 659-6477 www.KYASurfacing.com 1800 East McFadden Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 SERVICE: Industry specialist in surface solutions and sustainable plantscapes supported by project management, design, and maintenance services.

LDA Partners, LLP

(209) 943-0405 www.ldapartners.com 222 Central Court, Stockton, CA 95204 SERVICE: Architectural services.

Lincoln Aquatics

(925) 687-9500 http://www.lincolnaquatics.com 2051 Commerce Avenue, Concord, CA 94520 SERVICE: Distributors of commercial swimming pool equipment, chemicals, and aquatic supplies since 1954.

LiveBarn

(415) 305-8200 https://livebarn.com/en/ 1010 Catherine Street Quest, Montreal, QC H3B 5L1 SERVIcE: Youth & amateur sports broadcasting service.

LPA, Inc.

(408) 780-7203 www.lpainc.com 60 South Market Street, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95113 SERVICE: Sustainable design solutions in architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering for community centers, aquatics, and parks.

Mack5

(510) 595-3020 www.mack5.com 1900 Powell Street Suite 470, Emeryville, CA 94608 Service: Project/Construction management and cost planning/estimating services for park & recreation capital projects.

Melton Design Group, Inc.

(530) 899-1616 www.meltondg.com 820 Broadway Street, Chico, CA 95928 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, providing design services for parks, sports complexes, skateparks, & masterplans. We focus on providing personal service.

MIG, Inc.

(510) 845-7549 www.migcom.com 800 Hearst Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: From playgrounds to park systems, MIG advances strategic, equitable and community-based planning and design.

Miracle Playground Sales/ Miracle Recreation

(800) 264-7225 www.miracleplayground.com 9106 Pulsar Ct, Ste C, Corona, CA 92883-4632 SERVICE: Innovative playground equipment, playground safety surfacing; park shelters & gazebos; tables, benches & athletic equipment & splashpads.

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Miracle Playsystems Inc.

(800) 879-7730 www.MiraclePlayGroup.com PO Box 263, Alamo, CA 94507 SERVICE: Play equipment design, distribution, and specialty contracting firm serving all of central and Northern California.

Most Dependable Fountains, Inc.

(800) 552-6331 www.mostdependable.com 5705 Commander Dr., Arlington, TN 38002-0587 SERVICE: Outdoor drinking fountains, pet fountains, showers, misters, play towers, hydrants, jug fillers, handwash stations, & grills.

MRC

(800) 922-0070 www.mrcrec.com 2130 Route 35 Bldg B, Suite 222, Sea Girt, NJ 08750 SERVICE: Leading supplier of playground, park, recreation, fitness and sport equipment; site amenities and surfacing.

Musco Sports Lighting

(949) 754-0503 www.musco.com 3002 Dow Avenue, Suite 504, Tustin, CA 92780 SERVICE: Providing sports lighting solutions for your budget, for the environment.

My Bark Co., Inc.

(209) 786-4042 www.mybark.net P.O. Box 932, Linden, CA 95236 SERVICE: ReadyPlay, EWF from virgin forest wood, bark products, colored enhanced mulches, and soil amendments.

National Academy of Athletics

(707) 541-2365 www.NationalAcademyofAthletics.com 1260 North Dutton Suite 243B, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 SERVICE: Year round Sports Camps and Clinics offering 8 different sports for players, coaches, and parents.

Neptune Benson/Evoqua Water Technologies

(800) 832-8002 http://www.neptunebenson.com/ 334 Knight Street, Suite 3100, Warwick, RI 02886 SERVICE: Neptune Benson provides water filtration and disinfection solutions serving the recreational market since 1956.

NGI Sports a Division of River City Athletics

(775) 544-6306 www.ngisports.com 2807 Walker Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 SERVICE: NGI Sports’ tennis and track surfaces=guaranteed solutions. We specialize in innovations for sports construction.

Noll & Tam Architects

(510) 649-8295 www.nollandtam.com 729 Heinz Avenue, Suite 7, Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: Architectural design, programming, and planning for recreation/ community/senior centers and other civic buildings.

NUVIS

(714) 754-7311 www.nuvis.net 20250 SW Acacia Street, Suite 260, Newport Beach, CA 92660 SERVICE: NUVIS landscape architecture - over 40 years of design solutions for people, environments, and experiences worldwide.

O’Dell Engineering

(209) 571-1765 x102 www.odellengineering.com 1165 Scenic Drive, Suite B, Modesto, CA 95350 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary firm providing landscape architecture, civil engineering, land surveying, and 3D laser scanning.

Opti-Fit International Inc.

(916) 939-3690 www.opti-fit.com P.O. Box 6716, Folsom, CA 95763 SERVICE: Opti-Fit Inc. is your one stop total fitness solution. Planning, design, supply, and service.

Outdoor Creations, Inc.

(530) 365-6106 www.outdoorcreations.com 2270 Barney Road, Anderson, CA 96007 SERVICE: Precast concrete site furnishings, includes picnic tables, benches, BBQs, fire pits, planters, signs, and concrete products for outdoor use.

Pacific Park and Playground, Inc.

(714) 846-4885 www.PacParkPlay.com 3640 N Pankratz Way, Meridian, ID 83646-6866 SERVICE: Providing park and playground products and services to Southern California cities, counties, schools, churches, and others.

PBK-WLC Architects, Inc.

(909) 987-0909 www.WLC-architects.com 1110 Iron Point Rd, Folsom, CA 95630 SERVICE: WLC Architects provides sustainable architectural/planning services for recreational projects, including community/senior centers, gymnasiums, & theaters.

PDPlay

(760) 597-5990 www.PDPLAY.com 2235 Meyers Avenue, Escondindo, CA 92029-1005 SERVICE: California manufacturer of commercial play structures, site furnishings, and poured-in-placed rubberized surfacing.

PerfectMind

(877) 737-8030 http://www.parks.perfectmind.com 4333 Still Creek Drive, 2nd Floor, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S6 SERVICE: PerfectMind’s parks & recreation management software helps municipalities of all sizes connect with their community.

Play & Park Structures

(800) 727-1907 www.playandpark.com 544 Chestnut St., Suite 310, Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: Play & Park delivers a boutique experience with every playground design, from start to finish.

PlayCore

(423) 425-3168 http://www.playcore.com/ 544 Chestnut Street , Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: PlayCore helps build stronger communities by advancing play and recreation through research, education, partnerships, and products.

Playgrounds by Design, Inc.

(925) 426-6705 3086 Boardwalk Street, Pleasanton, CA 94588 SERVICE: Park Structures, playground safety, surfacing material, concrete products, site furnishings, bleachers, recycled plastic picnic tables and benches. Murdock Super Secur restrooms and drinking fountains.

Playgrounds Unlimited

(408) 244-9848 www.playgroundsunlimited.net 980 Memorex Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Construction services; site preparation; play equipment; water play; shade shelter installation; pour-inplace & synthetic turf safety surface.

Premier Aquatics

(949) 716-3333 www.swimoc.com 36 Argonaut, Suite 130, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Facility management, swim lessons and team, contract lifeguards, Red Cross classes.

Public Restroom Company

(888) 888-2060 www.publicrestroomcompany.com 2587 Business Parkway, Minden, NV 89423 SERVICE: Public Restroom Company is a design build specialist for odor free, vandal resistant, park restroom, and concession buildings.

R. E. Schultz Construction, Inc.

(714) 649-2627 www.reschultzconstruction.com 1767 N. Batavia Street, Orange, CA 92865 SERVICE: General engineering contractor/playground eq. installation/park rehabs/fitness eq. installation. Site work/concrete/shade shelter installations.

R.J. Thomas Mfg. Co./Pilot Rock

(800) 762-5002 www.pilotrock.com P.O. Box 946, Cherokee, IA 510120946 SERVICE: Manufacturing and direct sales of park grills, picnic tables, benches, campfire rings, trash receptacle holders, etc.

Recreation Management Magazine

(847) 963-8740 www.recmanagement.com 50 North Brockway Street Suite 4-11, Palatine, IL 60067 SERVICE: Recreation Management Magazine provides news, trands, and educational information for parks & recreation professinals.

RecWest Outdoor Products, Inc.

(818) 735-3838 www.recwest.com 31316 Via Colinas, #118, Westlake Village, CA 91362 SERVICE: Representing Landscape Structures Inc., DuMor Site Furnishings.

RHA Landscape Architects - Planners, Inc.

(951) 781-1930 www.rhala.com 6800 Indiana Avenue, Suite 245, Riverside, CA 92506 SERVICE: Park & sports facility planning, LEED certified, water conservation design, community consensus building, park rehabilitation.

RJM Design Group, Inc.

(949) 493-2600 www.rjmdesigngroup.com 31591 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 SERVICE: Park and sports facility master planning and design; park and recreation master planning; landscape architecture; LEED Certified; community consensus building.

Robertson Recreational Surfaces

(800) 858-0519 www.totturf.com 2414 W 12th Street, Suite 5, Tempe, AZ 85281 SERVICE: Robertson Recreational Surfaces sells, manufactures, and installs resilient rubber safety surfacing, synthetic turf, and accessories.

ROMTEC, Inc.

(541) 496-3541 www.romtec.com 18240 North Bank Road, Roseburg, OR 97470 SERVICE: Design, build, and install recreational structures ie: restroom buildings,concessions, kiosks, pavilions, storage buildings, gatehouses, cabins, sidewalk restrooms, etc.

Ross Recreation Equipment Company, Inc.

(707) 538-3800 www.rossrec.com 100 Brush Creek Road #206, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 SERVICE: 44 years of providing superior recreational & outdoor products and service with attention to quality, safety, and design.

Royston, Hanamoto, Alley & Abey

(415) 383-7900 www.rhaa.com 225 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, site planning, master planning, urban design, and recreation planning services locally, nationally, and internationally.

RRM Design Group

(805) 543-1794 www.rrmdesign.com 3765 South Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 SERVICE: RRM Design Group designs award-winning recreation areas by collaborating with people who use them.

RRM-CLM Services, LLC

(602) 569-2333 www.clm-services.com 11811 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 4095, Phoenix, AZ 85028 SERVICE: Provides professional park management, security, maintenance, ranger patrol & related services.

RWP Landscape Materials

(877) 476-9797 www.rwpmulch.com 1313 E Phillips Blvd, Pomona, CA 91766-5431 SERVICE: RWP FIBER FALL-Impact attenuating and ADA wheelchair accessible engineered wood fibers for playground safety surfacing.

S.R.Smith LLC

(503) 266-2231 x2278 http://thermalpoolcover.com/ 1017 SW Berg Parkway, Canby, OR 97013 SERVICE: Manufacturer of “EnergySaver” thermal swimming pool covers, storage reels, and automatic re-winders.

Safe 2 Play - Certified Matters

(925) 999-0117 www.PlaygroundSafetyInspections.net 1008 Veterans Court, Martinez, CA 94553 SERVICE: Certified playground safety inspections, safety surface impact testing on playgrounds, & sports fields.

SafePark

(800) 734-4882 www.SafePark.com 23052 Alcalde Drive, Suite C, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 SERVICE: Playground audits, inspections, Impact Testing-Traix-2010, playground maintenance, repair, complete certified playground refurbishment, and upgrades.

Sator Sports, Inc.

(888) 887-2867 www.satorsoccer.com 1455 W. 139th St., Gardena, CA 90249 Service: Retailer of top-quality Agora Goals & Equipment. Call for Volume Pricing and free catalog.

Schmidt Design Group, Inc.

(619) 236-1462 www.schmidtdesign.com 1310 Rosecrans Street, Suite G, San Diego, CA 92106 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, park planning, and design that balances artistic expression with environmental sensitivity.

Shaw Sports Turf

(706) 879-3643 www.shawsportsturf.com 185 S. Industrial Blvd, Calhoun, GA 30701 SERVICE: Industry leading synthetic turf sport fields with over 3,000 installations.

SoCal Shade Sails

(619) 972-1100 www.shadesails.biz 10449 Roselle St., San Diego, CA 92121 SERVICE: Manufacture and install custom made, commercial grade shade sails, triangles, rectangles, side panels, steel.

SofSurfaces Inc.

(800) 263-2363 x224 www.sofsurfaces.com 4393 Discovery Line, Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 SERVICE: Rubber tile solutions for playground, fitness facility, and architectural applications.

SolarSynthesis

(860) 280-7931 www.solarsynthesis.us 114 Cornerstone Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 SERVICE: Solar powered charging stations for phones, tables and laptops.

Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation

(626) 448-0853 x16 www.scmaf.org P.O. Box 3605, 823 Lexington Gallantin Road, South El Monte, CA 91733 SERVICE: Professional training, education, and networking; insurance services; sport rules, training, and competition for youth and adults.

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Spohn Ranch, Inc. Custom Skate Parks

(626) 330-5803 www.spohnranch.com 6824 S. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90230 SERVICE: Skate park design, construction, operation, and insurance. The leader in responsible skatelite, concrete, and hybrid parks.

SSA Landscape Architects, Inc.

(831) 459-0455 www.ssala.com 303 Potrero Street, 40-C, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 SERVICE: Award winning parks & recreation master planning, community workshops/consensus building, construction documentation/administration.

StructureCast

(661) 833-4490 http://www.structurecast.com/ 8261 McCutchen Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 SERVICE: Precast, pre-engineered restroom, & concession buildings.

SVA Architects, Inc.

(949) 809-3380 www.sva-architects.com 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite1150, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: SVA Architects is a full-service architectural firm committed to creating sustainable environments for our communities.

SyberTech Waste Reduction Ltd.

(888) 888-7975 www.swrl.com P.O. Box 3009 - 33191 1st Avenue, Mission, B.C. V2V1G0 SERVICE: Our in-ground trash system, self-watering planters, and other products greatly save operational costs.

Synthetic Surfaces, Inc.

(908) 233-6803 www.nordot.com P. O. Box 241, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 SERVICE: NORDOT Adhesive for installing synthetic turf athletic fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, recreational and aquatic surfaces.

Techline Sports Lighting, LLC

(800) 500-3161 www.sportlighting.com 15303 Storm Drive, Austin, TX 78734 SERVICE: LED outdoor sports lighting systems.

TMT Enterprises, Inc.

(408) 432-9040 www.tmtenterprises.net 1996 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA 95131 SERVICE: Bulk Material Supplier - baseball surfaces, playground materials, top dress sand, topsoil, soil mixes, decomposed granite, organics.

TRK Playground Safety, L.L.C.

(559) 642-4939 www.trkplay.com 46853 Chukchansi Road, Coarsegold, CA 93614 SERVICE: Statewide; playground audits and inspections; attenuation surface impact testing; playground design; and safety education and awareness.

Trueline

(951) 817-0777 http://gotrueline.com 12397 Doherty Street, Riverside, CA 92503 SERVICE: Resurfacing of tennis courts, basketball courts, game courts, playgrounds, striping, installation of equipment, and refurbishment.

Turf Star, Inc.

(800) 585-8001 www.turfstar.com 2438 Radley Court, Hayward, CA 94545 SERVICE: Commercial mowing equipment & irrigation.

USA Shade & Fabric Structures

(707) 257-7296 www.usa-shade.com PO Box 3467, Coppell, TX 75019-3406 SERVICE: USA Shade provides shade solutions for everything under the sun!

USGreentech

(513) 371-5520 www.usgreentech.com 5076 Wooster Road, Cincinnati, OH 45226 SERVICE: USGreentech provides progressive infills for the synthetic turf market including their products Envirofill and Safeshell.

Verde Design, Inc.

(408) 985-7200 www.verdedesigninc.com 2455 the Alameda, Suite 200, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary office of landscape architects and civil engineers with a focus on community projects.

Vineyard Rock Products

(831) 637-6443 www.vineyardrockproducts.com 1781 Limekiln Road, Hollister, CA 95023 SERVICE: Decorative granite products.

Vorgee USA

(949) 683-8638 vorgeeusa.com 6 Journey, Ste 160, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Vorgee is a leading Australian swim brand. Vorgee USA distributes Vorgee products out of Orange County, CA

Vortex Aquatic Structures Intl.

(887) 586-7839 www.vortex-intl.com 11024 Bailey Road, Unit C, Cornelius, NC 28031 SERVICE: We create water play experiences for children to develop, communities to flourish, and businesses to thrive.

Water Odyssey By Fountain People, Inc.

(512) 392-1155 www.waterodyssey.com P.O. Box 807, 4600 Hwy. 123, San Marcos, TX 78667-0807 SERVICE: Leading manufacturer of aquatic playground and fountain equipment.

Waterline Technologies

(714) 564-9100 www.waterlinetechnologies.com 620 Santiago Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 SERVICE: Sales and service for aquatic facilities - chemical delivery

West Coast Arborists, Inc.

(714) 991-1900 www.wcainc.com 2200 E. Via Burton Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 SERVICE: WCA provides public agencies, school districts, and colleges with urban forestry management and maintenance services.

West Coast Turf

(760) 340-7300 www.westcoastturf.com P.O. Box 4563, Palm Desert, CA 92261 SERVICE: Growers and installers of premium quality natural turfgrass sod.

Western State Builders

(760) 270-8639 www.westernstatebuilder.com 2141 Orange Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029 SERVICE: Playground Installation, shade structure installation, site furnishing installation.

Who Built Creative Builders Inc.

(707) 763-6210 www.whobuilt.biz P.O. Box 1568, Shafter, CA 93263 SERVICE: Installation of play equipment and athletic equipment.

Zasueta Contracting, Inc.

(619) 589-0609 www.zasuetacontracting.com P. O. Box 866, Spring Valley, CA 91976 SERVICE: Playground equipment installation.

ZGolf Food & Beverage Services, LLC dba Wedgwood Weddings

(951) 491-8110, Ex. 326 www.wedgewoodweddings.com 43385 Business Park Drive #210, Temecula, CA 92590 SERVICE: Professional full service food & beverage management and operations with a focus on weddings, special events, and golf course F&B operations.

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In Memoria

Former Lodi parks director Ron Williamson lost to COVID-19

By Wes Bowers/News-Sentinel Staff Writer

https://www.lodinews.com/news/ article_393c9368-c726-11ea8a63-2799ee043b16.html

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, 73 people in San Joaquin County have died from the virus, including two Lodi residents who worked as nurses with Adventist Health Lodi Memorial.

On Tuesday, another Lodian succumbed to virus, according to friends and family members.

Ron Williamson, the city’s former Parks and Recreation Department director, passed away July 2020 at the age of 80.

His wife Suzie said he attended an Independence Day celebration at Hutchins Street Square with a handful of friends, and it’s believed that is when he contracted the virus. Everyone was practicing social distancing, she said, and no one shared any food.

Ron Williamson spent 35 years working for the City of Lodi, 15 of which were as head of the parks department. A native of St. Paul, Minn., he attended Stagg High School in Stockton and played youth baseball in the area under Ed DeBenedetti, who was Lodi’s parks director at the time.

After graduating from California State University, Sacramento in 1963, he married Suzie the same year and held positions with the cities of Berkeley and San Pablo in Alamada County before coming to Lodi at the age of 25.

He was a parks supervisor with the city under DeBenedetti, and succeeded him as parks director in 1985.

Suzie Williamson said her husband loved the city and his job with Parks and Recreation.

“It was his heart and soul,” she said. “He strove to make it one of the best departments in the state. It wasn’t just a job to him, it was a passion.”

Ron Williamson loved to play the games he taught, particularly baseball.

One of Williamson’s proudest accomplishments as parks director was reaching out to the Lodi community to support his department, she added.

“He got the community involved to build a lot of structures at the parks,” she said. “He had a large amount of kids involved in programs, and even had a large adult community involved. He brought tournaments here and recruited so many people that there were a lot of teams in Lodi.”

Jeff Hood, the City of Lodi’s interim spokesman, interviewed Williamson on a number of occasions, including his retirement in 2000, as a reporter for the Stockton Record.

“He was always a supporter of youth activities, the city’s parks, and everything Lodi was able to build,” Hood said. “It was really the end of an era when he retired. With his connection to Ed, that was the heyday of Lodi parks and recreation.”

After Williamson’s retirement, the city brought in a few interim department directors before Hood himself was named to the parks post in 2012.

Williamson remained an active consultant with the department, Hood said, and supported the changing times with regard to how parks were managed and maintained.

“He was just always an effervescent, positive and upbeat person,” Hood said. “When I became director he was always supportive. He understood the city needed to do things differently from when he and Ed ran things, and he understood

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the challenges we faced as a department at that time.”

After Williamson’s departure, the city named its largest picnic shelter and youth area after him.

Located at Lodi Lake Park, the Ron Williamson Youth Area features two large barbecues, and amphitheater, horseshoe pit, electricity and seating for 100 people, as well as a playground on the northern edge of the park.

“Every year, he and his wife would make a significant donation for improvements to the area,” Hood said. “Lodi Lake was very important to him, as were all the city’s parks. His heart was always in the right place.”

Lodi City Manager Steve Schwabauer was the deputy city attorney toward the end of Williamson’s career. While the two only worked together for about five years, Schwabauer said, Williamson was an icon at the city, and remained so well after his departure.

“He was dedicated to his craft, to the parks department, and to children, and it showed in everything he did,” he said. “The employees I’ve talked to loved working with him and respected him. His loss is really crushing. I’m truly sorry to lose him, because even in retirement, he continued to be active in Lodi.”

Ron and Suzie were married 56 years. He is also survived by his son Yale and daughter-in-law Holly, who live in Truckee with their daughter Sage; and his son Scott and daughter-in-law Laura, who live in Moraga with children Avery and Cade.

Judith “Judy “ Porter passed away on August 18, 2021.

Judy was the daughter of Sam and Annette Chu, and grew up and lived in Oakland for most of her life. She attended Lincoln Elementary and graduated from Oakland Technical High School. Judy earned a degree in Recreation from San Jose State University and then began a lifelong career with Oakland Parks and Recreation, where she touched the lives of many people.

Judy was a passionate leader who believed in the power of play. She started as a part-time recreation aide, became a full-time leader, then center director, and finished her career as a recreation supervisor advocating for community empowerment, cultural arts, and youth development.

Judy loved travelling. She travelled both domestically and internationally. As a recreation leader she accompanied senior citizen groups to Mexico and Yosemite, took a bunch of Oakland kids to Japan to give Double Dutch exhibitions, and traveled to Germany with a folk dance group. On her own she traveled throughout Europe and Asia, explored historic sites in the United States, regularly visited the waterfalls of Hawaii, and managed to eat well in Quebec without knowing a bit of French. She was a fused glass artisan, an enthusiastic cook and baker, a New Games referee and player, a mahjong player, a huge fan of Hawaiian music, and an incalcitrant agent of chaos - going off the map and agenda to explore or learn something new.

Judy’s community includes friends from her childhood in Oakland’s Chinatown, coworkers and friends from her OPRD connections, fellow artisans from Studio One and Fireside Glass, her Tai Chi group of almost 30 years, and the Oakland Women’s Rowing Club, where she was a coxswain for almost 20 years. Judy is survived by her daughter Katherine and son-in-law Ben, son Robert and his partner Lien, beloved grandchild

Sam, and a large extended circle of family and friends throughout California and Georgia. She will be missed.

In Recognition City of Riverside Names Pamela Galera Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services

Pamela Galera, who has spent nearly 15 years in the City of Anaheim’s Community Services Department, including the past three years as Parks Manager, has been named Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services in the City of Riverside.

Galera has throughout her 30 years of experience created strong and equitable communities to meet the needs of growing, aging, and changing populations. Galera has worked for Anaheim since 2007, including as Parks Manager since 2018. In the latter role, she managed parks operations, facility scheduling, and capital planning, overseeing 70 full-time and part-time employees, 66 urban and natural parks, and 700 acres of parkland. She recently led an effort that expanded the Anaheim River Walk on the Santa Ana River with natural habitats, art installations, parks, bike paths and trails.

“Pamela Galera’s experience in Anaheim makes her well-equipped to develop the opportunities we are embracing along our portion of the Santa Ana River,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said. “I look forward to working with her on ensuring our residents have the best possible experience at our parks, ball fields and trails. We could not have asked for a better director!”

Galera is a licensed Landscape Architect in the State of California and Accredited Professional in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). She is an accomplished artist who has managed several public art installations.

She also worked as part of a collaborative effort in Anaheim to reduce the incidence of homelessness and return parks to the uses that they were intended for, including sports and recreational activities by families and seniors.

“Parks are where the community comes together, and we must make sure they are a welcoming place for everyone,” Galera said. “I’m proud to have worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure our parks are clean, safe and friendly place for our families.”

Galera received her undergraduate degree from Cal Poly Pomona and a Master’s in Public Administration from Cal State Fullerton.

Galera worked in the private sector at Clark and Green Associates before starting her career in public service at the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), where she started as an intern and worked her way into an analyst role.

After five years at OCTA, Galera worked seven years for the City of Orange as the Park Planner, and served briefly as Acting Park Superintendent, before moving on to Anaheim.

“Riversiders love their parks, so I am excited to see our Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is going to be in such good hands,” Mayor Pro Tem Gaby Plascencia said. “I look forward to working with Pamela Galera to maintain a tradition of excellence.”

Galera has been a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects for 33 years and has served as President of the Southern California Chapter; is a member and vice-chair of the infrastructure council at the Urban Land Institute; and is a member of the California Parks and Recreation Society.

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these staff success stories and highlight them as the important development that we provide to so many that choose to come and work with us. As we plan for the upcoming CPRS CONNECTIONS in Sacramento this coming March 2022 be prepared to share these stories with your friends as we gather to celebrate. These stories may take us on a personal path that have truly impacted our lives for the better. They showcase the essential work we do and the essential employees we hire that often go on to impact other worlds in the same dramatic and positive way that they impacted ours.

JEDI Update

In continuing to share with you some outcomes from our JEDI Task Force that has been established and now have close to 30 members engaged in conversations and activities to provide strategy/policy, education, data, and engagement. Everyone is continuing to share and build critical resources that can be used by members to further conversations and impact changes in areas of their control.

In a recent workshop facilitated by Nekisha Killings, who is assisting CPRS as an equity strategist, she shared The Four Agreements that you can use as you have conversations that surround Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. • Assume Good Intent • Remain Open • Willing to Consider Another Perspective

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Engage your friends and colleagues in meaningful conversations and be mindful in applying a JEDI lens to your topics that can help you see the conversation differently and open other forms of communication that perhaps were not discussed previously.

Fall Trainings

In recent months our CPRS Districts and Sections have been busy. As I highlighted in the last magazine there are many events that were held and more on the horizon. Congratulations and thank you to the Aging Services Section for hosting the Aging Symposium, the Recreation Section for hosting School of REC, District 11 Drucker School of Management, District 8 Fall Forum, District 3 Fall Institute, District 2 Equipment Expo, District 1 Bowling for Parks, District 4 Golf Tournament, District 10 General Membership Meeting, District 9 Fall Training, District 12 Workshop, Administrators Section Executive Summit Series, Aquatics Section California Aquatic Management School, and of course the very popular CPRS Maintenance Management School. If you happened to miss one of these, fear not there are more exciting events, workshops, conferences and activities being planned in your District or Section.

In closing I would like to extend my congratulations to the CPRS Aquatics Section as they hosted and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the California Aquatics Management School in October. CAMS has grown into a premier west coast aquatics school with exciting regional and national caliber speakers and education sessions that have continued to prepare our aquatic professionals for the outstanding work that they do. The early “old guards” of aquatics developed a great school that has stood strong as a gigantic resource for all professionals that deliver aquatic services. This year’s Aquatics Section board of directors and planning committee led by Jenni Worsham and Teri deRosier delivered a fantastic three days of education, resources and networking. This section continues to deliver on its vision of Uniting Aquatic Professionals and Advocating for Aquatic Safety.

Enjoy the upcoming holiday season with your family, friends and colleagues. I look forward to seeing more members at upcoming events as we continue to build and strengthen our CONNECTIONS.

Stay Safe-Stay Strong-Stay Healthy!

Best Wishes,

San Diego County parks earn national thumbs up

by Gig Conaughton

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The County’s parks and recreation system was awarded reaccreditation this week from the national Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, once again winning kudos for its parks, programs, community involvement and operations.

The accreditation marked the third consecutive time the County Parks and Recreation Department has earned the five-year national commendation — after earning it in 2011 and 2016 — and the first time the County system met 100% of the commission’s 154 judging standards.

The commission is the only national accrediting agency for park operators. To earn accreditation, park operators must meet 36 of the 154 standards that are deemed “fundamental,” and at least 85% of the remaining 118.

The County Department of Parks and Recreation is one of just 192 parks agencies nationwide — and one of four in California — to earn the recognition.

Parks and Recreation operates 152 facilities on 56,000 acres of land, including parks, camping parks, sports parks, community centers, nature centers open space preserves, historic sites and 380 miles of trails from the coast to the valleys to the desert.

The accreditation process required two years of preparation by County Park’s leaders and staff, including extensive selfassessment, and gathering and organizing data and documents to demonstrate best practices in all parts of the department. The information was evaluated by industry professionals working on behalf of the commission.