Community Centers Will Reopen Starting June 7 | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/parks-and-recreation/1883 | Parks and Recreation | | 5/5/2021 10:45:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/1883/gym youth basketball.jpg | | Community Centers Will Reopen Starting June 7 | <div class="ExternalClass1512A3FCE5AB4DBDB65AE6FDDA01957F"><html>
<p>The Phoenix City Council approved on Wednesday a plan for the tiered reopening of community centers, to resume the process for special park permits and special activity requests for private events of more than 50 people held on park property, and to resume rentals of select pools by high school swim and dive teams.</p><p><strong>Tiered Reopening of Community Centers for Summer Youth Camps</strong><br>The city's community and recreation centers have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, and the following 11 <a target="_blank" href="/parks/">Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department</a> facilities will reopen effective June 7 for annual summer youth camps and limited indoor recreation classes by registration only. Drop-in use of these facilities will not be available. </p>
<p></p><ul dir="" class="" style=""><li>Deer Valley Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Phoenix+Deer+Valley+Community+Center/%4033.6665471%2c-112.1050588%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b6f0e97a2e377:0x66a6d6abc1cebc39%218m2%213d33.6665471%214d-112.1028701?shorturl=1">2001 W. Wahalla Ln.</a></li><li>Desert West Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Desert+West+Community+Center/%4033.4764095%2c-112.2029176%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b151b437d3451:0xb3c5e9ae067a79c3%218m2%213d33.4764095%214d-112.2007289?shorturl=1">6501 W. Virginia Ave.</a></li><li>Eastlake Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eastlake+Park/%4033.4462352%2c-112.051056%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b11ffc963d0e9:0x8a6e51bca5a5f6af%218m2%213d33.4462352%214d-112.0488673">1549 E. Jefferson St.</a></li><li>Goelet A.C. Beuf Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Goelet+A.+C.+Beuf+Community+Center/%4033.6970556%2c-112.1337991%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b65faf5f7875f:0xa6739f6457227eb%218m2%213d33.6970556%214d-112.1316104?shorturl=1">3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.</a></li><li>Longview Neighborhood Recreation Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Longview+Neighborhood+Recreation+Center/%4033.4941506%2c-112.0542259%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b12813daba119:0x11ce4b4c3b56418a%218m2%213d33.494111%214d-112.0520099">4040 N. 14th St.</a></li><li>Maryvale Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maryvale+Community+Center/%4033.5009204%2c-112.1696962%2c15z/data=%214m5%213m4%211s0x0:0x221e997cde141672%218m2%213d33.5009204%214d-112.1696962?shorturl=1">4420 N. 51st Ave.</a></li><li>Paradise Valley Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradise+Valley+Community+Center/%4033.6452755%2c-111.9991465%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x80d9519f830cfbe5:0x358a28ed24389c5e%218m2%213d33.6452755%214d-111.9969578?shorturl=1">17402 N. 40th St.</a></li><li>Pecos Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pecos+Community+Center/%4033.2918127%2c-111.9833636%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b0475bf1ce331:0x9bed0a6720a0f578%218m2%213d33.2918127%214d-111.9811749">17010 S. 48th St.</a></li><li>South Mountain Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Mountain+Community+Center/%4033.3890796%2c-112.0727214%2c17z/data=%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b10386ddd3867:0x988967b1e014dd61%218m2%213d33.3890751%214d-112.0705327?shorturl=1">212 E. Alta Vista Rd.</a></li><li>Sunnyslope Community Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sunnyslope+Community+Center/%4033.5735106%2c-112.0642064%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b6d762e8b74a5:0x87050aadd7899072%218m2%213d33.5735121%214d-112.0620158">802 E. Vogel Ave.</a></li><li>Washington Activity Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Activity+Center/%4033.5302398%2c-112.1097544%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b6cd1de133811:0xfe53ef821da7b977%218m2%213d33.5302398%214d-112.1075657?shorturl=1">2240 W. Citrus Way</a></li></ul><p></p>
<p>Those facilities will be operated with the following COVID-19 protocols and safety amenities in place.</p>
<p></p><ul dir="" class="" style=""><li>Open at 50 percent capacity</li><li>A mask or face covering will be required per the <a target="_blank" href="/newsroom/em-and-hs/1353">city's mandate</a></li><li>A COVID-19 screening survey will be required upon arrival at a facility</li><li>Temperature checks will be administered upon arrival at a facility</li><li>Public facing reception areas will provide contactless customer service (plexiglass barriers have been installed at all service desks)</li><li>Positioning of facility furniture and installation of signage to encourage physical distancing</li><li>Hand sanitizer stations and touchless light switches have been installed at all facilities</li><li>Fresh air intake volume has been increased at all facilities</li><li>Janitorial staff will clean high-touch surfaces and restrooms daily</li></ul><p></p>
<p>In-person summer youth camps for ages 6 to 12 will be offered at those 11 locations starting the week of June 7. Options for camps and other indoor recreation classes will be viewable on the <a target="_blank" href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/phoenix/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=PHXPlays%20Summer%20Camp&viewMode=list">Activenet registration website</a> starting May 7. Registration for summer camps and programs will open on May 12 at 4:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Online registration is recommended, but in-person, walk-in registration will be available from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on May 12 at the following community centers – Desert West (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Desert+West+Community+Center/%4033.4764095%2c-112.2029176%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b151b437d3451:0xb3c5e9ae067a79c3%218m2%213d33.4764095%214d-112.2007289?shorturl=1">6501 W. Virginia Ave.</a>), Eastlake (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eastlake+Park/%4033.4462352%2c-112.051056%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b11ffc963d0e9:0x8a6e51bca5a5f6af%218m2%213d33.4462352%214d-112.0488673">1549 E. Jefferson St.</a>), Longview (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Longview+Neighborhood+Recreation+Center/%4033.4941506%2c-112.0542259%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b12813daba119:0x11ce4b4c3b56418a%218m2%213d33.494111%214d-112.0520099">4040 N. 14th St.</a>), Paradise Valley (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradise+Valley+Community+Center/%4033.6452755%2c-111.9991465%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x80d9519f830cfbe5:0x358a28ed24389c5e%218m2%213d33.6452755%214d-111.9969578?shorturl=1">17402 N. 40th St.</a>), South Mountain (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Mountain+Community+Center/%4033.3890796%2c-112.0727214%2c17z/data=%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b10386ddd3867:0x988967b1e014dd61%218m2%213d33.3890751%214d-112.0705327?shorturl=1">212 E. Alta Vista Rd.</a>) and Washington (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Activity+Center/%4033.5302398%2c-112.1097544%2c17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b6cd1de133811:0xfe53ef821da7b977%218m2%213d33.5302398%214d-112.1075657?shorturl=1">2240 W. Citrus Way</a>). After May 12, in-person registration will be available by appointment only at the <a target="_blank" href="/parks/contact-parks">Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department's division offices</a>.</p>
<p>Summer youth camps will be operated at 50 percent capacity and participants will be required to wear a mask or face covering. Additionally, as part of COVID-19 protocol, lunch will be held outdoors. Misting or cooling towers will be used in the outdoor eating areas, and an indoor contingency plan will be used on days when there is inclement weather, or the forecast includes a heat advisory. Camp participants will be provided a pre-packaged lunch or can bring their own lunch daily. Also, swimming pool activities and field trips will not be a part of this year's summer camp programming.<br></p>
<p>City staff continues to work with public health professionals to monitor the Arizona Department of Health Services Community Transmission indicators. Once Phoenix has reached the moderate spread risk category, the city's remaining 16 community centers will reopen, capacity levels at centers will increase to 75 percent, and open gym and fitness room activities will resume at reduced capacities by reservation only.</p>
<p><strong>Permit Process for Private Events Held on City Park Property</strong><br>Effective May 10, the process will resume for community members to apply for a special activity request to hold a private event in a city park with more than 50 people, such as a birthday party or family gathering. That includes resuming the process to apply for a beer permit, or for use of an inflatable bounce house or amplified sound on park property.</p>
<p>Requests for a special event on park property that is open to the public still must be submitted for review by the <a target="_blank" href="/citymanager/specialevent">City Manager's Special Event Committee</a>. Examples of these events include festivals, food truck events, craft fairs, etc.</p><p><strong>Rentals of City Pools by High School Swim and Dive Teams</strong><br>Select city pools will be available for rental use by high school swim and dive teams for the 2021 fall season. All teams will be required to follow city and Arizona Interscholastic Association COVID-19 safety guidelines.<br></p>
</html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/parks | News | | parks-and-recreation | Youth playing basketball in a gymnasium | Parks & Rec | | | | @PhoenixParks #PHXPlays #PHXSummer | | Gregg Bach | 602-350-1506 | 602-262-4994 | | | gregg.bach@phoenix.gov | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/MediaContact/Attachments/22/Gregg_Bach.jpg | | | | | | | | PhoenixParks | The Parks and Recreation Department will reopen 11 community centers effective June 7 and offer summer youth programs. |