LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — During a short regular meeting on Thursday, the Clearlake City Council received an update on the activities of the recently created recreation and events division.
The council approved the creation of the new division, located within the city’s Administrative Services Department, in June.
Tina Viramontes, the city’s facilities coordinator/deputy city clerk, also is the recreation and events coordinator and gave the council the brief report on Thursday evening.
Viramontes said staff is pursuing grants, including some that could give the city funds for new baseball fields.
They’re also working on summer camps and low impact exercise for adults, in particular active seniors, Viramontes said.
The city has hosted a three-show summer concert series, has plans for a circus from Sept. 8 to 11; movies in the Park on Sept. 17, Oct. 15 and Oct. 29; Trunk or Treat and Hocus-pocus Movie Night at Halloween; and on Dec. 3, Breakfast with Santa and the Christmas parade.
Other events Viramontes said the city has planned include a comedy show fundraiser dinner, Bunny Brunch, kayaking on the lake, the soap box derby and cornhole tournament. The 2023 summer concert series is slated to expand, with five shows.
Viramontes said they are working on partnerships with a number of local organizations, including Konocti Unified School District, the Rotary Club of Clearlake, Hope Rising, Blue Zones, Clearlake Campground, PEG TV, the Lake County Office of Education and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
She said they also are working on a policies and procedures manual and doing outreach through social media, radio advertising, and sharing information with schools and businesses.
For more about city-sponsored events visit the city’s calendar page.
To find out more about the recreation and events division, including details about partnerships, call Viramontes at 707-994-8201, Extension 131.
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