SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PARKS & RECREATION
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Save the Date! - Virtual City Town Hall - Must Register in Advance
On
Thursday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m.,
join Mayor Richard Garbarino and City Manager Mike Futrell in a virtual Town Hall to hear a COVID-19 update and answer questions. The virtual Town Hall will be hosted on Zoom, a teleconferencing tool that enables you to watch and/or call from your computer or phone to participate. This tool is free. Also on the call will be a San Mateo County doctor available to answer health-related concerns regarding COVID-19. Send your questions ahead of time to
CityInfo@ssf.net
, or if you sign-in to the Town Hall on your computer you can ask questions live using the chat function. Join the call by computer or phone using the following.
Register in advance for this webinar:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Interested in online/virtual recreation classes? We want your feedback!
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The Parks and Recreation Department is working on potential future classes that can be held virtually as we continue to work remotely with limited in-person services and programs to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please take our survey to let us know how we can create a great virtual experience for you as we continue to shelter in place.
Please respond by June 30.
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The Parks and Recreation Department continues to monitor the San Mateo County Health orders and observe guidance from other public health agencies as we continue to evaluate modified programs and facility openings we can offer to the community in the near future. We expect that operational restrictions will still apply even as the shelter in place order is lifted. Thank you for your patience as we work to prepare public areas and programs to meet the health orders and best practices that are in place at the time of re-opening.
The following schedule of changes, cancellations, and postponements to the City of South San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department’s facilities, programs, and events has been extended through
Friday, July 31, 2020
.
Facility Closures:
- Joseph A. Fernekes Recreation Building, 781 Tennis Drive (open for Childcare only)
- Magnolia Center, 601 Grand Avenue
- Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive
- Terraby Gymnasium and Recreation Center, 1121 South San Francisco Drive (open for Childcare only)
- Westborough Recreation Building, 2380 Galway Drive
Park Amenity Restrictions
- Facilities such as bathrooms, playgrounds, and water fountains are closed until further notice.
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What's Open:
- Dog Park at Orange Park
- Tennis courts and basketball courts
- At this time, the Orange Park tennis courts are still available by reservation through July 5, 2020, and we are honoring any reservations that have already been made. See our notice below for more information.
- Orange Park Skate Park
- All South San Francisco parks and trails remain open to the public.
- Orange Pool, open under modified operations beginning Monday, June 29 (see Aquatics Update, below) - www.ssf.net/aquatics
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Last weekend, we announced the opening of the dog park, tennis courts, and basketball courts.
These park amenities will remain open as long as park users are following park rules.
Please help us keep our parks and park amenities open by follow
ing the
public health order
s
and these important rules:
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Orange Pool Open Monday, June 29
Lap Swim by reservation only
Soft opening hours Monday - Friday, 5:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $6 per lane
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On Monday, June 29, Orange Pool will be open under modified operations for lap swim by reservation only. Six lanes will be available for reservation in 45-minute time slots from Monday - Friday, with the first time slot opening at 5:30 a.m. and the last time slot at 11:30 a.m. Reservations can be made online at
www.ssf.net/rec-catalog
. We look forward to extending the operating hours in the near future. Locker rooms will be closed to the public and swimmers should plan accordingly. Please note that the pool will be closed for the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 3.
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Orange Park Tennis Courts Still Available by Reservation
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While the San Mateo County public health orders issued on June 17, 2020 allow us to open tennis courts citywide, we will continue to offer a reservation option for the Orange Park tennis courts and honor any pre-existing reservations through July 5.
Tennis players must abide by the County’s public health order requiring that shared equipment or physical contact between participants may only be engaged in by members of the same household or living unit. The cost is $6 per hour for tennis court reservations. Reservations may not exceed two hours. Reservation times will be supervised by a staff person and are available Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday – Sunday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reservations can be made online at
www.ssf.net/rec-catalog
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We're Still Here for You!
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We remain committed to our mission to provide opportunities for
physical
,
cultural
, and
social well-being
to the community.
While we are still working under modified operations, you can still contact us by phone and e-mail, or visit our website for more information.
By phone:
(650) 829-3800
or
(650) 829-3837
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NEW - We've added Summer Youth Activity Resources!
Looking for learning and activity resources for your child during the summer? Take a look at our new Summer Youth Activity section for free resources which include tutors, camps, activities and more!
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Summer Meal Resources:
Second Harvest Food Bank
The
SSF Senior Food Box Program
was started with an individual donation of $2,000, which was tripled through the generosity of City staff and officials. This is a partnership with Rocko’s Produce, and to date the City has delivered top quality produce and other food items to qualifying seniors. For more information contact Kelli Jo Cullinan, Senior Services Program Supervisor,
650-829-3822
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Need Help or Want to Help Others?
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The South San Francisco Community Volunteer Corps is a City-led initiative with partnerships with the City’s core service agency, service clubs, schools, and faith-based organizations to solicit and train volunteers in providing essential services, supporting the South San Francisco population who are medically disabled, older adults, homebound, caregivers, and financially disadvantaged, during the State of Emergency and government mandates to shelter in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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The County of San Mateo has worked with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to create a San Mateo County-specific fund named the
San Mateo County Strong Fund
. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved an initial $3 million in Measure K funds to launch the
San Mateo County Strong Fund
. The purpose of this fund will be to address the swift and unexpected impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at a very local level by helping the following most-impacted groups.
We are asking folks who are able to do so,
please make a tax-deductible donation today at
www.SMCStrong.org
to support individuals and families, non-profits serving our most vulnerable residents, small business owners, and self-employed residents hit hardest by California’s state-wide COVID-19
Shelter in Place
order.
ALL
money donated will stay inside San Mateo County and not one penny will go elsewhere, so you can have confidence that you are helping your neighbors and the local small business and self-employed people in your community. In challenging times like this, it’s more important than ever that we all pull together in San Mateo County.
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Quick Links
Recreation Program Notices
San Mateo County Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South San Francisco Unified School District
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