General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 4–P ARKS , R EC . & OPEN SPACE MORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANMoreno Valley should investigate thefeasibility of adding the followingrecreational features to meet the expresseddesires and needs of the community:1. A regional park that could berelatively large (in excess of 250 acres)providing a sense of remoteness,spaciousness, diversity or use andenvironment or small and of historical,geographic, cultural or special recreationalinterest;2. Fields for team sports toaccommodate the growing trend in youthteam activities; and3. Amusement facilities.In addition to the above, the City was alsoconsidering the feasibility of developing apublicly owned and operated municipal golfcourse.The General Plan recognizes threecategories of parks: neighborhood park, thecommunity park and the regional park.These categories focus on the functions ofthese parks. They are discussed in greaterdepth in Section 4.3.4.4.3.3. Recreational ServicesThe City of Moreno Valley Parks &Recreation Department offers 79 youthprograms, 88 senior programs and 31 adultprograms Moreno Valley facilities served anestimated 417,180 youth and adults forbaseball, softball and soccer. Parks andRecreation coordinated the City’s 4 th of Julyparade and festivities, involvingapproximately 35,000 participants. TheDepartment operated 9 elementary and 1middle school after-school programs andcoordinated sports facility reservations for38 school sites. The Department alsooperated 8 after-school middle schoolsports programs, serving an estimated1,500 children.Youth sports programs included suchactivities as football, baseball, basketball,roller hockey, soccer, tennis, bowling,gymnastics, swimming and track. Variousadult sports activities include softball,tennis, basketball, soccer and golf. Specialinterest programs included numerousclasses such as dancing, computers, dogobedience, aerobic exercise, day camps,swim programs, after school fun club, teennights and sports.Organizational groups in Moreno Valleyproviding recreational opportunities includesoccer associations, football leagues,baseball and soccer leagues, basketballleagues, swim teams, track teams, rollerhockey in-line leagues, equestrian clubs,golf associations and walking clubs.The senior center was opened in March of1993. The number of seniors participating atthe center continued to increase annually.The center offers exercise classes, fitnessequipment, crafts, painting, ceramics,billiards, dancing, meals, cards, bingo, trips,tours and special events. Senior citizenswere also offered a wide range of specialservices, including weekday lunch programs,health clinics, paralegal service, income taxassistance and transportation.Moreno Valley Senior CenterPage 4-8 July 11, 2006