Our Active Community
We're building world-class sports facilities, improving parks and attracting more children and adult participants for sports, arts and nature programs from hillsides to coast.
Community Partner
"Five thousand residents attended the 2nd annual Summerfest, which promotes healthy and active lifestyles for children. The attendance is a testament to the commitment of not only the community but of the many organizations involved in order to help improve the health of our children. Summerfest was a great example of a Community Partnership involving the City of Ventura and the Ventura Unified School District."
Improved recreation facilities
- Opened Aquatic Center at Ventura Community Park - awarded state's "Outstanding New Facility" in 2006
- Hosted 150 teams for National Junior Olympic Water Polo Championship
- Hosted Southern California Summer AA Championship Swim Meet with Buenaventura Swim Club for over 1,000 swimmers from California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas
- Renovated Olivas Links golf course, site of Police Activities League golf tournament to benefit at risk youth
Increased attendance at sports, arts, nature, hillside and coastal programs
- Enrolled over 1,000 K-12 students in after school sports annually
- Brought arts classes to 10,000 preschool to high school students onsite after school each year
- Rented 140 plots at Cornucopia Community Garden annually
- Awarded Outstanding Year-Round Program by U.S. Sailing Association in 2006
- Received 94% good or excellent rating from attendees on recreation activities and programs
- Co-sponsored Ventura Hillsides Conservancy annual music festival
- Hosted annual Ventura Corporate Games with over 70 companies participating
Enhanced our parks
- Opened first phase of 99-acre Ventura Community Park and 5-acre Thille Park
- Attracted 5,000 people to city parks and centers weekly
- Launched Tree Ranger volunteer neighborhood watch to care for street trees
- Rebuilt Camino Real Park restrooms and barbeque area; added soccer field & lights for nighttime use
The Road Ahead
- Build 4 sports fields at Ventura Community Park
- Open 6-acre Montalvo Park
- Add parks in Wells-Saticoy area
- Complete master plans for Grant Park, Cemetery Memorial Park and Westpark (including skate park)
- Design and build Westside Community Pool
- Increase maintenance at parks and park facilities
- Repair Beach Promenade
- Work with California State Coastal Conservancy, Nature Conservancy and Trust for Public Land to provide open space and create Ventura River Parkway
- Construct new Olivas Links golf clubhouse