{"id":438,"date":"2016-09-14T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/?p=438"},"modified":"2016-09-14T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:04:48","slug":"monthly-report-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/communityservices\/2016\/09\/14\/monthly-report-august-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Report ~ August 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Center<\/strong>\u00a0(Nancy Ream Enabnit)
\nStaff time was spent developing a grant on behalf of the 10 Senior Centers of Clackamas County. If funded, the money will support meals-on-wheels delivery to those in need who are under 60 years of age. No dedicated funding source exists to reimburse for meal service to those who are 59 and younger and are experience physical or mental challenges threatening proper nutrition. If awarded, each center will be eligible\u00a0for partial reimbursement on a per-meal basis.<\/p>\n

Parks
\n<\/strong>The park maintenance staff installed signs in all Sandy parks to help inform visitors of guidelines so all can enjoy the City’s beautiful facilities.<\/p>\n

Sandy Summer Sounds & Starlight Cinema concluded\u00a0another successful season. Mother Nature was kind, and the rains held off until the day after the Volunteer Recognition Picnic.<\/p>\n

Recreation<\/strong>\u00a0(Sarah Richardson)
\nAugust was a busy month with summer programs wrapping up, the Adult Softball tournament, preparations for the Dogs Day Out fundraiser, the Fall Recreation & Leisure Guide and planning for Mountain Storm youth basketball.<\/p>\n

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The partnership with Camp Namanu was a summer highlight. We are already talking about ways to expand the program for next summer. Such a great resource in Sandy’s backyard.<\/p>\n

The Recreation Department is always looking for new partnerships, like the one with Camp Namanu, to create opportunities for area residents. Collaborative efforts\u00a0allow us to offer more diverse programs, and to keep costs low by sharing resources, facilities etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0The Adult Co-ed Softball league attracted more teams this year. Games were scheduled at Sandy High School for most of the season and a\u00a0fun end-of-season tournament was played at the Hoodview Sports Complex in Happy Valley as the SHS fields underwent maintenance.<\/p>\n

Transit<\/strong>\u00a0(Andi Howell)
\n<\/span>Total ridership this month was 10,577.\u00a0 Overall ridership decreased by 4.2%; the SAM-Gresham route decreased by 2.9%.\u00a0 SAM-Estacada ridership decreased by 16.7%.\u00a0 STAR rides decreased by 9%. \u00a069% of riders on the STAR service are elderly and\/or disabled. The Elderly and Disabled program saw another large increase in ridership of 101.8% from last August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In August, SAM collected surveys on the FLAP (Federal Lands\u00a0Access Program) funded service hours.\u00a0 These hours are early Saturday morning and all day Sunday on the SAM- Gresham route.\u00a0 Most of the results of this survey are reflective of past surveys conducted during all hours of service.\u00a0 Overall, those surveyed are highly transit dependent.\u00a0Half of the participants began their trip in Sandy.\u00a0 Of those who began their trip outside of Sandy, 39.4% began in Portland or Gresham. 47%\u00a0of the respondents use transit almost every day.\u00a0 The top reasons for their weekend trip was recreation and\/or social at 48% and commuting to work at 42%.\u00a0 78% of the respondents report not owning a vehicle they could have used for that trip and 34% earned less than $10,000 a year.\u00a0 49% are under 30 years of age.<\/p>\n

The most requested improvement was more Sunday service with 70% responding \u201cvery important\u201d followed by later service as \u201cvery important\u201d (61%).\u00a0 Several respondents elaborated in comments by requesting more service and weekend service in Estacada.\u00a0 Sandy staff have been aware of the need for more service between Sandy and Estacada, especially on the weekends.\u00a0 Staff is currently analyzing possible changes to the Estacada route to meet those needs.<\/p>\n

In addition to survey responses, staff tracked in-town trips versus commute\/express trips and elderly and\/or disabled riders.\u00a0 The percentage of elderly and\/or disabled was slightly higher at 17% than the previously predicted 14%. \u00a0Additionally, during the\u00a0weekend survey, only 4.2% of the trips were in-town trips.<\/p>\n

Staff will conduct surveys in September during other times and routes for the sake of comparison. Especially important is\u00a0feedback from riders on the Estacada route regarding service improvement.<\/p>\n

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