King City Recreation Department

We need your ideas for the remodeled Skate Park. The City of King received $150,000 of Proposition 68 Per Capita grant funds and we have contracted with American Ramp Company to design a new park. Join our Zoom meeting on Wednesday, January 13 at 4:00 to share your ideas. All are welcome. We will also have an online survey available VERY soon where you can share your opinions on design options! Please feel free to share the flier!

Work continues at the Little League Park today! #ourchildrenareourgreatestinvestment #forthekids #playball

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Public Workshop this afternoon! What a great turnout. You can still give your input and the link is now LIVE! http://americanrampcompany.com/king-city/

Little League park renovation starts now! Funding for this project is coming from Proposition 68 Per Capita grant funds and generous community donors. Thank you to Mission Ranches for all of your help. It’s going to be a great park! #forthekids #baseballislife #kingcityrecreation #ourkidsareourgreatestinvestment

If you can't make the public workshop at 4:00 p.m. today, you can still give your opinion on the skate park redesign! The survey is now LIVE through January 27. Go online and give us your ideas on what you want to see at the King City Skate Park. All ages are welcome - please one response per person. :) https://americanrampcompany.com/king-city/

How lifeguards celebrate Christmas.

Attention Skaters! The City of King has been awarded $150,000 to replace all the ramps in the City’s Skate Park located at San Antonio Park. The City Council recently approved a contract with American Ramp Company to design and construct the improvements. As part of the process, they will be involving local skateboarders and interested community members in the ramp design process. The first workshop will take place on Wednesday, January 13th at 4:00 p.m. on Zoom. We... will host a survey on the City's website and social media in the next few weeks. The project is part of a focused effort to upgrade the City’s existing recreation facilities for youth and everyone in the community. Construction is projected to take place in spring and be completed by June 2021. For more information, contact the Recreation Department at 385-6748 or at [email protected]

Have a senior? Or want to show your support for the Class of 2021? Let’s celebrate them and their accomplishments. Join the page and get involved.

Friends, if you need to reach the Rec Office, PLEASE do not use FB messenger. I don't check it often at all. Send an email to [email protected] or call the office at (831) 385-6748. Thanks.

Be a lifesaver in the New Year! We will be hosting a blood drive on January 21 at the King City Recreation Center. Sign up today!

Has anyone seen the work going on at San Antonio Park? It’s going to be fantastic! Thanks for your patience while we work on this project.

Great turn out for Trunk or Treat! We are here until 6:30!

With Thanksgiving around the corner, the King City Police Department will be hosting their first Around the Town Scavenger Hunt!! Families can stop by and pick ...up the Scavenger Hunt Clues at the department on Monday, November 23rd starting at 9am and clues must be turned in by 4pm. The first 15 families that present ALL clues will win a Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by the Police Officer Association, Sergeants Association and our local Safeway! **************************************************************** Con Acción de Gracias a la vuelta de la esquina, el Departamento de Policía de King City organizará su primera caza de carroñeros alrededor de la ciudad! Las familias pueden pasar y recoger las pistas en el departamento el lunes 23 de noviembre a partir de las 9 de la mañana y las pistas deben ser entregados a las 4pm. ¡Las primeras 15 familias que presenten TODAS las pistas ganarán una cena de Acción de Gracias patrocinada por la Asociación de Oficiales de Policía, la Asociación de Sargentos y nuestro Safeway local!

Our Trunk or Treat starts today at 4:00 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds! Please do NOT start lining up before 3:30. We are leaving the parking lot closed so our trunks can get set up AND people can get their FAIR FOOD!!! Don't forget there is a movie night at the SVF that starts at 6:30! Thank you to our VERY generous sponsors of our Trunk or Treat! Our sponsors are Benson Plumbing, Donna Myers, Cheryl Harrison, Deborah Havens, Delicato Vineyards, King City Rotary Club, King City Shopping Center, King City Valley Bears, King City Veterinary Hospital, McDonald's, Paulette Bumbalough, Roz Arness and Mark and Irma McClain. We appreciate your support. <3

Wahoo!! Corn dog Kevin will be at the fairgrounds this weekend! Be sure and pick some up before the Trunk or Treat!

We could really use some help with trunk or treat on Halloween. Normally we count on our high school volunteers but with school being out and community service hours not being required, we just don’t have them. Times are from about 3 to 7. Directing traffic giving out candy, etc. if you’re interested please let me know.

The King City Recreation Department is excited to announce the winners of our 1st Annual Halloween Decorating Contest! We appreciate everyone’s submissions into the contest and it was very difficult to pick just one. We had so much fun! Most Creepy 400 block of Patterson, Miguel Acevedo Most Imaginative 800 block of King Street, Andrew Marmolejo... Best Overall Theme 700 block of Division, Gary Sundahl Kid’s Choice 600 block of Andrus, Michael Kelley Most Patriotic 600 block of Bikle, Irma McClain Most Spooky - 46500 block of Pine Meadow Court, Celestina Ripley and 200 block of Rio Vista Drive, Marcy and Orlando Gutierrez Most Fun - 200 block of Rio Vista, Roz Arness Most Boo-tiful - 200 Block of Beverly Court, Aurora Gomez We will be announcing our Christmas Decorating Contest soon! Watch here for details!

KING CITY PLAYGROUNDS TO REOPEN In response to new guidance released by the California Department of Public Health, City of King playground areas and equipment ...will reopen for children’s use beginning Monday, October 26th. However, while the State of California has now allowed playgrounds to open, they have also issued a number of restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The public is requested to carefully follow all these restrictions which will be posted in both English and Spanish at each playground area. Picnic areas and sports fields remain closed for all activities other than walking, jogging or sports teams who have been authorized by the City under the County Health Officer’s criteria for social circles. Please contact the Recreation Office at 385-6748 with any questions. See more

Don’t miss it! Movies on the Midway in October 30 and Halloween at SVF!

Today is the last day to sign up for the Halloween Decorating Contest! Sign up for 5:00 p.m. to day to win some fun prizes! Enter your home or business at www.kingcityrecreation.com Questions or to sign up by phone? Call the Rec Office at 385-6748.

There is still time to 'trick' your Trunk for our Halloween event! The event is on Halloween from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Salinas Valley Fair. This is a drive-through ONLY and vehicles can be decorated to advertise a business/organization or just in Halloween fun! There is one change - each child will receive ONE bag of candy and treats at one spot during the drive through. We will NOT be handing out candy at each individual car (new County guidelines). We will be c...ollecting candy ahead of time and bagging it up for the event. To donate candy for the event, please drop it by the Rec Office. To sign up your Trunk, go to www.kingcityrecreation.com or call (831) 385-6748.

Wow! Thank you to John Duarte from our local McDonalds. He dropped off 100 coupons for cookies for our Trunk or Treat event! Thank you for your generosity!

We are still looking for Trunks to participate in this fun event for our kids. Yes, the County is still allowing drive through events and we are going to have ONE point for the kids to pick up their candy. Requirements? Decorate a car/truck/tractor and be creative! Pick up a few bags of candy for the kids and have FUN! Any questions or to sign up? Call the Rec Office at (831) 835-6748 or www.kingcityrecreation.com

Join us for another online class. This time for the adults. Tomorrow’s class will focus on low impact and chair yoga / stretching. Learn different techniques you can do everyday to reset and restart. Class is free and will be on Instagram and Facebook live !

Due to popular demand, we will be opening up FALL SOCCER CAMP again. We will fill up groups as they sign up. Please, consider being a volunteer coach for your children - we cannot run our programs without volunteers. The age groups are kinder to 2nd grade and 3rd to 5th grade. Two short practices a week, all state and county guidelines for youth sports are followed To register, go to www.kingcityrecreation.com

Fair food fun!!

First day of soccer camp for one of our ‘teams’ at the beautiful new Aera Soccer Park! We are so happy to be offering this program to our community. We are so grateful to Aera Energy for this wonderful park. #AeraEnergy #safety #healthykids

The King City Recreation Department is starting EARLY on our Halloween plans and there are so many ways to participate. We will be hosting a Halloween Decorating Contest! Decorate your business or residence for this 'spook-tacular' holiday and register to win fun prizes! Judging will take place on October 21 between 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. and you must be pre-registered to participate! This is open to King City AND Pine Canyon residents. Trunk or Treat will be held on Hallowe...en, Saturday, October 31 from 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. This will be a drive through event and all county and state guidelines will be followed. We need community member to sign up and 'trick' their trunks and give out candy to our King City kids. As always, our events rely on our generous community. As a sponsor, your generous donation will help purchase supplies for the event, publicity, costume contest prizes and more. You will be listed in advertising and social media as an event sponsor. To register for any of these events or to help sponsor the event, you can go to www.kingcityrecreation.com or call the Recreation Office at (831) 385-6748 or by email [email protected]

Halloween is coming and the King City Recreation Department will still be hosting our 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds! Mark your calendars and come enjoy. This year, due to County/State restrictions, will be drive-through only. To decorate a trunk or to help sponsor the event for King City children, please contact me at the Rec Office at 385-6748 or by email at [email protected] More information to follow!

As a part of our new COVID-19 oral histories campaign, we will be asking weekly questions about your COVID experience, for our archives. Respond with your age a...nd city of residence as well as your answer. Week 1 question: How have you most occupied your time during the shutdown? Please share this to get as far and wide of a response as possible!

Take the time to remember all who were lost on September 11, 2001.

We are SO proud of our former lifeguard, Bryan Stuercke, who saved the life of a drowning child while working at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey.

This is the LAST week for Soccer Camp Signups!!! We will not take late registrations! Get your child signed up today.

Sign up for this virtual 9/11 run!

It's supposed to be a very warm Labor Day Weekend! Make sure your family is water safe by taking this short quiz! This short quiz was designed for parents and caregivers to test basic water safety knowledge. The quiz will only take a few minutes and could help to prevent a child from drowning. Upon completion, you can print an official Colin’s Hope Water Guardian Certificate. Please share this quiz with your family and friends.... Thank you for your time. Together, we can achieve the vision of a world where children do not drown. https://www.colinshope.org/water-safety-/water-safety-quiz/

Register now for King City Recreation Department FALL SOCCER CAMP This program is compliant with current local and state Covid 19 guidelines, as well as US Soccer PLAY ON recommendations. Who: Kinder 5th grade boys and girls... When: September 20 October 30 Days and Times to Vary Stable groups of ten players per team. Pod play will focus on individual skill development, being outside and having fun Face masks required from the parking lot to the field. Registration is first come, first served. Pods are coed and mixed ages within reason. We will do our best to Fees are $60 per child and includes jersey and soccer ball. Last day to register is September 11. REGISTER ONLINE at www.kingcityrecreation.com

Make your appointment now to donate blood at the KC Recreation Center on Wednesday, September 23 from noon - 4:00 p.m. Space will fill up fast.

City of King Council Elections November 3, 2020 Write-in candidates have between September 8th and October 20th, 2020 to circulate filing and write-in nomination papers to be eligible to run for the City of King City Council in the November election as a write-in candidate.... There are three (3) seats whose terms expire later this year on the City of King City Council. One seat is in District 3, one seat is in District 4 and the other is in District 5. The election to determine who will hold these seats will occur on November 3, 2020. One candidate has filed for District 3 and one candidate has filed for District 5, whose names will appear on the ballot. No candidates have filed for District 4. Those interested in running for the City Council as a write-in candidate or would like to obtain the filing and write -in nomination papers, can get the necessary materials at City of King City Hall, 212 So. Vanderhurst Avenue. Appointments to review the election materials can be made by calling 386-5971. Nomination Papers are due no later than 4:30 p.m., at City Hall on October 20, 2020.

Fall Soccer CAMP, sign up now! Children ages Kinder - 5th grade. All social distancing protocols will be enforced. Let's get our kids out doing something active and fun!

King City families! Stay safe!

Please share. We are opening a shelter tomorrow morning at 8AM in King City at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. There will be room for large animals. There is ro...om for RV’s. The team at @salinasvalleyfair has been amazing in helping us get this stood up. I want to thank our county team for making this happen in conjunction with TJ and the team at the fairgrounds and the @spcamc . Evacuation Shelter to Open at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Monterey County is expanding its evacuation shelters to south Monterey County. Due to additional evacuations from the River Fire, an evacuation shelter is being opened at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division Street in King City. The shelter will open Sunday morning, August 23rd at 8 am and will provide sleeping and meal accommodations. The shelter will be able to accommodate approximately 40 residents and will follow COVID-19 protocols. Evacuees should have face coverings when entering the shelter and be prepared to social distance. Shelter sleeping arrangements are being set up with COVID-19 health protocols. Temperature checks will be taken for everyone’s safety. Evacuees who wish to shelter using their RVs can bring them to the fairground and check in at the shelter. This shelter will be able to accommodate evacuees with pets. Due to its long distance from other animal sheltering facilities and because the shelter is located at a site with animal housing available, fairgrounds staff and volunteers worked collaboratively with the SPCA of Monterey County and have supplies and equipment ready to house both pets and larger animals. Here is a list of all county evacuation shelters: Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, 625 Division Street, King City Carmel Middle School, 4380 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Sherwood Hall, 940 North Main Street, Salinas Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey The County also has an evacuation center at the King City Library, 402 Broadway, which provides information and support, snacks, water and charging for devices for evacuee. It is open 8 am to 8 pm.

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KING CITY COOLING CENTER The City of King will open a Cooling Center available to the public upon request this week at the King City Recreation Center. To request use of the Cooling Center during Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., contact City Hall at 831-385-3281 or the Recreation Department at (831) 385-6748. ... The City expresses its appreciation to the Salinas Valley Fair for operating a cooling center for the community during the past weekend.

Attention Parents! The King City Recreation Department will be hosting a FALL SOCCER CAMP!!! We are trying to get our kids moving and get exercise in small, consistent groups that follow ALL state and county health guidelines. This is a soccer skills clinic/camp - there will be NO GAMES between different teams. Camp days will be determined by coaching and rec staff. All camps will be at San Antonio Park or Aera Energy Park (formerly Creekbridge Soccer Park). We NEED coa...ches to help run the program. If you coach, your child plays FREE. THERE WILL BE NO GAMES BETWEEN TEAMS. This is a clinic and conditioning ONLY. They will play small scrimmages between the SAME group. Each child will get their own ball and they MUST bring it to practice. Players and coaches will run drills for each team and work on their skills Levels: K - 2, 3 - 5 Grade Registration fees include uniform top, shorts and a ball Registration is $60 per player with sibling discounts available. You MUST register online at www.kingcityrecreation.com NO in-person registration and you can pay online or drop a check in the mail. Any questions, Call the Rec Office at 831-386-6748 or email [email protected]

Make sure your pets are safe too. <3

KING CITY COOLING CENTER The City has received inquiries from those requesting a cooling center due to the current excessive heat condition. In response, the S...alinas Valley Fair has graciously offered to host a cooling center in King City in the Orradre Building at the Fairgrounds from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th. Thank you Salinas Valley Fair! Please share this with anyone you believe may be in need of utilizing it. The City will re-evaluate the need for a continued cooling center on Monday and release information on the location and time if demand continues. See more

It’s going to be a hot one in King City for the next several days! Please check on your elderly neighbors and bring your pets in. Make sure everyone has enough water. Also, the splash pad at City Park is on each days from 11-5. It runs every 15 minutes on the hour.

Are your kids home alone or taking care of others? The American Red Cross is offering 50 percent off their Babysitting Basics online class with the code: CAAQ010621 Register here and make sure your child is safe at home and knows what to do in an emergency. https://www.redcross.org//babysitting/a6R0V0000015FUP.html

What a wonderful way to bring people together. Don't forget, if you are leaving them around King City parks, please don't leave them on grassy areas. Follow this page for more information and how to participate.

Seniors and senior parents! MCARLM is working on a great project and needs your help! Please contact them if you have video from the school year.

Paint with Corali at this FREE virtual class!!!!!

Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-794 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KING, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENT THAT FACE COVERINGS BE WORN WHILE IN THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE CITY

City Council elections are coming up!

Please remember to vigilant even with store bought pools. Children should be supervised at all times. https://www.scarymommy.com/inflatable-pools-water-safety-/

Great resources for families.

Our Radar Trailer is finally ready to deploy! The King City Police Department will be placing the speed radar trailer in various locations throughout King City,... depending on such variables as previous history of motor vehicle accidents, requests from the public and frequent speeding citations. While traffic enforcement through visible patrols and traffic citations remains an important component of our overall traffic safety strategy, the use of our new speed radar trailer bolsters our efforts to reduce speeding through education. Residents who would like the speed radar trailer placed in their neighborhoods are encouraged to submit a request (complaint) to the police department or City Hall (CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUEST FORM POSTED SEPARATELY). Residents can also submit their request form by sending it to [email protected] ******************************************************************* ¡Nuestro Radar está finalmente listo para desplegar! El Departamento de Policía de King City colocará el remolque de radar de velocidad en varios lugares de King City, dependiendo de variables como la historia anterior de accidentes automovilísticos, las solicitudes del público y las frecuentes citaciones por exceso de velocidad. Si bien la aplicación del tráfico a través de patrullas visibles y citaciones de tráfico sigue siendo un componente importante de nuestra estrategia general de seguridad del tráfico, el uso de nuestro nuevo remolque de radar de velocidad refuerza nuestros esfuerzos para reducir la velocidad a través de la educación. Se alienta a los residentes que deseen colocar el remolque de radar de velocidad en sus vecindarios a presentar una solicitud (queja) al departamento de policía o al ayuntamiento. Los residentes también pueden enviar una solicitud enviando un correo electrónico a [email protected] EL FORMULARIO DE SOLICITUD DE SERVICIO AL CLIENTE EN ESPAÑOL SE PUBLICARÁ PRONTO, pero puede recoger una copia en nuestra oficina o el ayuntamiento

The City would love to hear your answers to a survey of pedestrian and bike improvements across San Antonio Drive. City is looking for grants to build a pedestrian path 1 mile long. Please take a few minutes to complete an internet survey of only 12 questions. Click link below to be sent to the survey. Share the survey with your friends and family and submit your survey before August 5

NEW KING CITY PARK PET WASTE STATIONS A big thank you to Dr. Tim Cheney and the King City Veterinary Hospital for donating and maintaining pet waste stations at King City parks to help keep our parks clean. New pet waste stations have been installed at the City Park, Forden Park, San Antonio Park and Creek Bridge Baseball Park. Additional ones are planned to be added on River Drive and by the Little League Field at City Park. During the pandemic, parks remain open only for wa...lking, jogging and walking pets. Please remember to clean up after your pet and all pets must be on a leash. The pet waste stations are intended to make following these restrictions more convenient. Pictured at the dedication of the waste station at Forden Park are Dr. Tim Cheney, Mayor Mike Lebarre (front row), Parks & Recreation Commissioner Evette Wheeler with her dog Scout, Council Member Rob Cullen and City Manager Steve Adams (back row). See more

I know everyone is missing our Paint classes! You can still do an online Paint class with Corali! This Friday, July 17! https://www.paintelife.com//virtual-paint-night-window-of-

Be water safe!!!!

It's going to be hot this weekend. Don't forget, the splash pad at City Park is OPEN from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. everyday. The fountains go off every 15 minutes starting at the top of the hour.

Daycampers! Remember Doug from Salinas Valley Recycles and Rock Steady? He has a Youtube virtual show for all of you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORi8DqcPSik&t=1s

July is Parks Make Life Better month! What does PLAY mean to you? What’s your favorite way to PLAY in our community? #parksmakelifebetter #kingcitypools

Parents, even though the pools are closed, water safety is still a MUST. A child can drown in 2 inches of water and drowning is the leading cause of death for children from 1 - 4 years of age.

City Council elections are coming up. If you're interested in running, please contact City Hall at 386-5917.

Zoom paint with Corali Ramirez!

Thank you to Supervisor Christopher Lopez for helping get this site to King City.

The First Tee of Monterey County is planning to start a day camp in King City starting July 6 at the Golf Course. For more information, go to the link below! https://thefirstteemc.formstack.com//2020_summer_camp_prer