{"id":367,"date":"2015-12-17T01:22:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T01:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/?p=367"},"modified":"2015-12-17T01:22:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T01:22:25","slug":"monthly-report-november-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/2015\/12\/17\/monthly-report-november-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Report ~ November 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Center<\/strong>\u00a0(Nancy Ream Enabnit)
\nAs the weather turns cold, activities are scheduled closer to home. On November 12th Chief Yamashita offered a class in Senior Self-Defense & Identity Theft Prevention. She led participants through age-specific self-defense options and taught techniques for recognizing and preventing identity theft.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Center sponsored the AARP Smart Driver course on November 23rd. The 6-hour class focused on refining existing skills and developing defensive driving techniques. Several center members as well as two center employees successfully completed the course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parks<\/strong>
\nAt the November meeting, Craig Gaare resigned from the Park Board to free up time to spend with his family and travel. Craig provided valuable insight to park board discussions and helped out with the Park Master Plan update process. Craig’s wife, Christine, offered her consulting services free of charge as the board developed, distributed and analyzed survey results that will shape the Master Plan going forward. Many thanks to Craig & Christine Gaare for their dedicated service to the City of Sandy parks system.<\/p>\n

Recreation<\/strong>\u00a0(Sarah Richardson)
\nThe Mountain Storm basketball program is experiencing a\u00a0record number of registrations. Teams are forming and open gyms are keeping the kids active leading up to the school break.\u00a0 Finding adequate gym space continues to be a challenge, but Recreation Department staff is working closely with the Oregon Trail School District to manage the increased demand.<\/p>\n

Work is underway for the Winter\/Spring Recreation guide. Fun cooking classes and “pop-up” cooking events along with some additional\u00a0fitness classes are among the new programs.<\/p>\n

The City was the main sponsor of the Oregon Bike Racing Association’s State Championship Cyclocross Race on November 21st. The race course at Liepold Farm drew rave reviews, and the weather was clear and cool for the big event. Over 400 participants took to the main course, and\u00a0there was a Kiddie Cross course set up for kids 10 & Under as well. Other sponsors of the race included Clackamas County Tourism and Sellwood Cycle Repair.<\/p>\n

Transit<\/strong>\u00a0(Andi Howell)
\nTotal ridership this month was 9809.\u00a0 This is a very slight decrease in ridership by 1.3% from November 2014.\u00a0 The SAM-Gresham ridership decreased by 3.3% with a total of 7754 rides; SAM-Estacada ridership increased by 12.4%; STAR increased this month by 3.8%; and\u00a0ED ridership increased by 30%.\u00a0 While ridership continues to be lower than it was in 2014, the ridership trend of 2015 is holding steady.<\/p>\n

Another trend that SAM will begin watching is the use of bicycles on the SAM system.\u00a0 An analysis of bike use on SAM services from October 2014 to October 2015 showed an increase of 90%.\u00a0 The very popular use of bikes on the Mount Hood Express system seems to be influencing riders on the SAM system as well.\u00a0 Bicyclists have learned that they can use the bus to ride mountain trails and forgo the park and ride.<\/p>\n

Our partner, Mount Hood Express, has altered their equipment for the ski season.\u00a0 The much used bike trailers have been replaced with ski boxes.\u00a0 New day passes were designed for the partnership between SAM and MHX.\u00a0 These $5.00 passes allow passengers to use both systems unlimited for an entire day.\u00a0 Day pass sales continue to rise slowly, especially on weekends.<\/p>\n

In November, SAM entered a proposal into the STIP Enhance grant process.\u00a0 If accepted, this grant would cover the cost of replacement for 2 of 3 large, heavy-duty buses that will surpass their \u201cuseful life\u201d in the near future.\u00a0 SAM will need to replace 11 buses, 3 of which are the large buses previously mentioned, by 2020.\u00a0 The large, heavy-duty buses, referred to as the \u201cwork horses\u201d of our operations, require a large capital outlay that is difficult for a small, rural system to fund locally. \u00a0The buses to be replaced provide the critical connectivity necessary between the Villages at Mount Hood to the East, Estacada, Eagle Creek and Oregon City to the South, and Gresham and Portland to the West.\u00a0 They operate continuously 15 hours a day on the often over-crowded Hwy 26.\u00a0 The newer vehicles will preserve the current design of the transit system and provide better fuel efficiency, cleaner emissions and lower maintenance costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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