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From: Director,
Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department
To: Distribution
Subj: MINUTES
OF THE MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION (MWR)
ADVISORY
BOARD MEETING OF 14 MARCH 2001
Encl: (1)
MWR Facilities and Equipment Update
1. Per reference
(a), the MWR Advisory Board Meeting commenced at 10:05 a.m. on Wednesday, 14
March 2001, in the La Novia Room, Herrmann Hall, Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS).
2. Ms. Ryan asked
for a motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Mr. Rowley made a motion to approve the
minutes as written, and Ms. Pounds seconded.
3. Old Business. Ms. Ryan, MWR Director. Concerns from Students for a
Location to Bring Brown Bag Lunches in Herrmann Hall. On an interim basis, we have opened the
Trident Room to anyone who would like to bring in their brown bag lunches. We have also put a microwave oven in the
Trident Room. We don’t know what the
long-term plan is right now.
a. Leisure Services, Ms. Randall, Community
Activities Manager. Our NPS MWR
website is now accessible to our patrons. The address is www.nps.edu/adminsrv/mwr.
(1) Information, Tickets and Tours
(ITT), Ms. Raish, ITT Manager
(a) California Leisure Fun Fair
Date: Wednesday, 25 April
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Barbara McNitt Ballroom, Herrmann Hall
Open to everyone. ITT has invited several representatives from museums,
hotels, amusement parks and local attractions. Representatives from Skip Barber’s Racing School, Legoland, the National
Steinbeck Museum, and Great America are just a few that will be in
attendance. DOOR PRIZES will be given out, so mark your calendars to come join
the fun!
(b) Oakland Athletics Baseball Tickets
Purchase weekend tickets to
the Oakland A’s throughout the season. ITT has plaza infield tickets for $9.50 each. Tickets should be purchased by Tuesday prior to each home game
desired. Tickets are sold in
pairs. Special orders for weekday games
can be placed in advance
against ITT’s return ticket credit.
(c) Great
America Tickets
The question everybody asks
is, “When does Great America open?” The park opens weekends only starting
Saturday, 24 March. Great America is
located in Santa Clara and offers attractions and rides for all ages. Tickets are $28 for general admission and
$19 for children 3 - 6 years old.
(a) CDC & Youth Center: Spring Eggstravaganza 2001
Date: Saturday,
14 April
Time: 10
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE for children through 12 years old
of active duty, reservists, retirees
and DoD civilians assigned to NPS
Location: La
Mesa soccer field on Spruance Road
Egg
Hunt Schedule:
Age
1 & under 10 a.m.
Age
2 10:30
a.m.
Ages 3 - 4 11
a.m.
Ages 5 - 6 11:30
a.m.
Ages 7 - 9 12
p.m.
Ages 10 - 12 12
p.m.
We’ll have over a thousand eggs at each
site. We will have a live DJ, jumping
booths and face painting. Benjamin
Bunny will visit! Hot dogs are
available for purchase. OSSC will host
a bake sale. For more information,
please call 656-2127.
(b) Ms. Taylor, Youth Center Director, is
working really hard to get the new youth center open.
Mr.
Rowley asked. What is the projected
opening date for the new youth center?
Ms.
Ryan responded. We don’t have a
projected date right now, but we are working on coming up with a date. Several things still need to be done. The fire department has to come in and do an
inspection, phones need to be installed, the janitorial needs to start refinishing
the floors, and our collateral equipment was delayed because we got the
approval for the funding very late. We
are going to try to open without all the collateral equipment and then have a
grand opening at a later date when we have all of the collateral equipment.
(a) Liberty Outdoor BBQ at the Roman Plunge
Swimming Pool
Date: Thursday, 19 April
Time: 11:30
a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: FREE for single military members and
geographic
bachelor military, E1 - E9,
attached
to NPS & tenant commands
Sign
Up: By 12 April, call 656-2275 or 656-5235 to
register
or email aerandal@nps.navy.mil.
Get ready to play Tug-of-War, Sack Races,
Grass Skiing and more!
(b) Liberty San Francisco Alcatraz Adventure
Date: Saturday,
12 May
Time: Meet
at the NPS Quarterdeck at 8 a.m.
sharp!
Cost: $5
per person for single military members
and
geographic bachelor military,
E1 –
E9, attached to NPS & tenant
commands;
$20 per person for guests;
Adults Only Please.
Sign
Up: By 25 April, call 656-2275 or 656-5235 to
register
or email aerandal@nps.navy.mil
Return at approximately 5 p.m. Discover and explore the greatest maximum
security prison in the world! Bring
money for souvenirs and lunch.
Sailing Lessons
at the Bluewater Cove Marina
Class Fee: $60.00 (includes sailing instruction,
textbook, and 10
- 12 hours of
sailing time)
Class Dates: 12 & 13 May
9 & 10 June
14 & 15 July
11 & 12
August
8 & 9
September
13 & 14
October
Space is limited! Register at the Bluewater Cove Marina boathouse. For additional information call 656-2159.
(a)
Athletics Programs Sporting Events
Spring Softball
Date: Beginning Monday, 2 April
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Sparks Softball Field
Games
will be played Monday through Thursday starting at 5 – 6 p.m. (Due to the California electrical shortage,
the softball field lights will NOT be available for night-time games.)
Spring Volleyball
Date: Beginning Tuesday, 3 April
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Fitness Center, Building 239
Games
will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Racquetball Tournament
Date: Tuesday, 22 and 23 May
Time: 4
– 8 p.m.
Location: Fitness Center, Building 239
Sign up: By 18 May
at the front desk of the
Fitness Center. For additional
information, call 656-3118.
(b) Fitness Programs
St Patrick's Day
Race
Date: Friday, 16 March
Time: 3 p.m.
Cost: $12 Active Duty
& Reservists; $13
Retirees/Family Members; $14 DOD Civilians
In Progress
In house fitness promotion....March Madness. Do a
different exercise each day for a 12-day period and get a prize.
For April: Virtual Bike Across America
Date: 2 - 30 April
Sign up: Starting 20
March. FREE
Ride on a LIFECYCLE from Monterey to Miami.
Back by Popular
Demand: PERSONAL TRAINING and BODY ANAYLSIS is now available.
(a) Shamrock On! St. Patrick's Party
Date: Friday, 16 March
Time: 5 - 8 p.m.
Cost: For ages 21 &
up – FREE!
Location: Trident Room,
Herrmann Hall
Live DJ, games (Green Trivia, Leprechaun Laugh Contest,
etc.) & prizes (2 tickets to Great America, Shamrock Stovepipe Hats, St.
Pat's Yard Glasses, St. Pat's Nutcrackers, etc.). Award for the best green attire (appropriate dress please), green
beer! For more information, call
656-5235.
(b) Adult Egg Hunt
Date: Friday,
13 April
Time: 6
p.m.
Location: Trident
Room, Herrmann Hall
Get ready to hunt for hundred's of eggs
filled with prizes and goodies. Golden Egg Prize: 2 tickets to Disneyland; Silver Egg Prize: 2 tickets to Great America. A huge stuffed goodie basket prize goes to
the most festively dressed participant! For more information, call 656-5235.
b. Golf Course/RV
Campground, Mr. Thompson, Assistant Golf Course/RV Campground Manager
(1)
We have completed the Technical Review of the Golf Course Clubhouse Renovation
plans and hope to award the contract soon.
Ms. Ryan noted. It should be awarded within the next couple
weeks.
(2) We will reverse the front and back
tees at the golf course on 9 April. That means that the front nine holes will become the back nine and
vice-versa. It will be done at this
time even though the new green isn't ready in order to change the traffic flow
of the golf course thereby encouraging patrons to stop by the clubhouse because
the #18 hole will bring them closer.
Megan noted. When you’re coming off the #9, the clubhouse area will be the midway
point and that is where the restrooms are located. We had talked at one time about putting a restroom, with the
current configuration, out by the 6th hole, and we were not able to
get that approved. So what they did in
planning this new complex was having it so that if you switched the 9’s, the
midway point is at the clubhouse, thereby you are able to use the restrooms,
stop by snack bar, and then continue to play the rest of the #9. It will help the flow of the golf course to
do this.
(3) We will be building a practice green
with bunkers on the western side of the new range ball building and we are
still shooting for a Grand Opening in April.
(4) We will be erecting a thirty-foot
fence on the airport side of the 13th hole to protect the Jet Center from golf
balls.
(5) We will be aerating greens, Tee
boxes, and fairways and putting down spring seed in preparation for the new
golf season at the end of March/beginning of April.
Mr.
Rowley commented. Looking ahead to
the dry season and the different water sources for watering, are you still
using Del Monte Lake and is that working O.K.?
Ms.
Ryan responded. Yes, it is working
O.K. and the base has recently completed a study to take a look at the whole
irrigation needs of both the golf course and FNMOC. We are going to have a meeting in the next week or so to review
that study and it’s options, and then develop our strategy so that we can put
together a project to most likely build a reservoir so we have more holding
capacity and install an irrigation system.
We
will be putting a liner in Charlie Lake and then let it fill back up with
water. We were losing about 100
thousand gallons of water a day because it was going back into the
aquifer. By having a liner in the lake,
we can retain more of the water for irrigation.
Mr.
Rowley asked. I am on the City’s
Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee and there is a project to improve
Del Monte Lake area. Will you still be
able to take water from there? I know
that the City has very strict requirements on how they treat the water from
Lake El Estero when used for landscaping, etc. Will there be any change in how the water must be treated before it’s
used on the golf course?
Ms.
Ryan responded. They know that we
will continue to use Del Monte Lake for watering of the golf course; that will
be in the agreement.
Mr.
Rowley asked. Do they still use it
(water) for watering the grounds on base?
Ms.
Ryan responded. Yes, and they will
continue to do that as well.
Mr.
Pineiro asked. There is a tall
fence that needs repair at the #13, where the new camping area is located. Do you have a warranty on the fence? It has been there for several years. Can you see how long that fence is supposed
to last?
Ms.
Ryan responded. We have done some
repairs to the fence ourselves. Thank
you, we will look into that.
Mr.
Pineiro commented. There have been
numerous complaints about changing to the back #9. Many of the players have experienced the back #9. It used to be the first Tee. It didn’t work out well because it slowed down
the play tremendously. The back #9 is a
little hilly which makes it a little more difficult than the front #9, the
front #9 is flat.
I
can understand the benefits business-wise, but that is yet to be seen whether
it is going to work out or not. I’m
more concerned about the other players than for myself, it has been brought up
a lot.
c. Club
Del Monte, Ms. Andersen, Food and Beverage Manager
(1) St. Patrick’s Day Feast (reservations
recommended)
Date: Friday, 16 March
Time: 4 – 9 p.m.
Location: El Prado Dining Room
Cost: $9.50 per plate
(2) March Friday Lunch
Special: Fresh Fish and Chips
Date: Every Friday in March
Time: 10:45 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: El Prado Dining Room
Cost: $5.50 per plate
(3) March Wednesday Night Dinner Special: Blackened Pork Tenderloin
Date: Every Wednesday in March
Time: 4 - 9 p.m.
Location: Trident Room
Cost: $11.50
per plate
(4) Every Tuesday of every month: Roast Prime Rib |