February 22, 2012
Recreation & Parks Department
City of Palm Coast
386-986-2323

A SAFE, FUN CAMP FOR YOUR KIDS DURING SPRING BREAK

A fabulous Spring Break week is being planned for children this year at the Palm Coast Parks & Recreation's popular Spring Break Camp. With so many sports, crafts, bowling, swimming and playground games, your kindergartners through sixth graders will be laughing all week long!

Camp runs from Monday, April 2nd through Friday, April 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center. Early drop off and late pick up options will also be available. Parents provide lunch, snacks, sneakers, comfortable attire and swim gear for splashing around at the Frieda Zamba Pool... Parks & Recreation will provide all the fun! Fees are only $75 for the entire week.

To register, stop by the Community Center at 305 Palm Coast Parkway or call 386-986-2323 for more information.

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February 21, 2012
Contact: Parks & Recreation
City of Palm Coast
386-986-2323

MUNCHKIN SPORTS PROGRAM OPENS FOR TODDLERS

Bring your 2-4 year olds to Ralph Carter Park for six weeks of energetic Munchkin Sports fun and games. The City's Parks & Recreation Department will have trained professionals ready to teach your little ones the basic skills for soccer, baseball, football, golf and tennis for six weeks beginning Saturday, March 10th. This parent/child program runs from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and fees are only $35.

Saturdays will be great family days at Carter Park, adjacent to Rymfire Elementary School at 1385 Rymfire Drive! Plan to join the fun and register for Munchkin Sports at palmcoastgov.com. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 386-986-2323.

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Employees of even the smallest local businesses can finally have a doctor's exam when they are sick. The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center has helped businesses create a Health Care Access Partnership, giving small businesses the opportunity to offer their uninsured employees access to services through MediQuick Walk-In Urgent Care. A small business health care plan will now be available to participants for pre-paid block visits or for 15% cash board discounts. Services covered may include simple visits for the flu, colds, rashes and sore throats or possibly more extensive x-rays and lab tests. Special pricing is also available for basic physicals.

"Everyone is concerned about access to affordable health care and the Business Assistance Center is proud to be part of an alliance to help our small businesses provide these services not often available to their employees," says Joe Roy, Area Manager for the Palm Coast Business Assistance Center. "Business owners, staff, medical professionals and our local economy all benefit from this new program."

For more information, contact MediQuick's Tara Lacasse at 386-447-6615. Health Care Plan brochures are also available at the Palm Coast Business Assistance Center, 160 Cypress Point Pkwy., Suite B105 or MediQuick Urgent Care at 140 Pinnacles Drive in Palm Coast.

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February 15, 2012
Contact: Parks & Recreation Department
386-986-2323

FREE YOUTH SPORTS CLINICS

Young athletes – get ready for some fun on the fields! Free soccer, baseball, volleyball, basketball and golf clinics are scheduled on Saturday, March 17th at James Holland Park (18 Florida Park Drive) and the Palm Harbor Golf Club (20 Palm Harbor Pkwy). Beginning at 10:00 a.m., 5 to 16-year old youths will learn and practice basic skills with professional coaches and collegiate athletes representing the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). These talented experts will be right here in Palm Coast to work with our future athletes, so plan to bring your children to take advantage of this exciting opportunity!

Pre-registration is required to participate in these free clinics. For registration information, you may call the Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Department at 386-986-2323.

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February 14, 2012
Contact: Parks & Recreation Department
City of Palm Coast
386-986-2323

ROUND UP YOUR FAMILY FOR PALM COAST'S FIRST BIKE RODEO

So many people are riding bikes in Palm Coast, and City staff determined it's time to introduce a brand new Family Bike Rodeo to the community. The event will highlight bike safety and enjoyment on Saturday, March 10th in Central Park at Town Center. From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., families can participate in:

• Bike safety checks
• Bike Safety Course teaching stopping, hand signals; free ice cream cone from 'Brusters' for those who complete the course
• Clinics on how to repair a flat tire, what to do if a bike breaks down
• Old bike drop off
• Bike and Helmet raffle
• Fingerprinting for children

The Flagler County Rotary, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Bike Doctors, the Frank Celico Foundation and PC Bikes of Palm coast are co-sponsors of Palm Coast's brand new Bike Rodeo. Plan to ride to the park with your whole family or stack your bikes in your van and drive to Central Park in Town Center, located north of Flagler Palm Coast High School at Bulldog Drive. When you leave, you'll be certain to know much more about bike safety than ever before! For more information, contact the Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Department at 386-986-2323.

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If you are a military veteran searching for a job or a local business looking to fill a position, we have a few helpful options for you.

Community leaders and stakeholders in Palm Coast/Flagler County's economic prosperity are uniting to support our local heroes while helping to meet the employment needs of our local businesses. The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center and the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates, ask veterans looking for jobs to drop off or email a resume to either office and Flagler County businesses with available positions to do the same. Pulling together all of these resources can fill job vacancies with our local servicemen and women - dispelling any doubts that our community values building an employee base with our courageous, competent military heroes.

The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center is located at 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite B105. The email contact for resumes is jroy@palmcoastgov.com. The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce is located at 20 Airport Road, Suite C; 386-437-0106. Their email address is info@flaglerchamber.org. A March military job fair is presently being planned. For more information, please call the BAC at 386-986-2499.

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February 13, 2012
Contact: Parks & Recreation Department
City of Palm Coast

FREE HEISMAN FOOTBALL CLINICS OFFERED

Attention future Heisman Trophy winners!! Join a series of extensive football clinics to learn the moves and plays that will make you star on the gridiron. Sessions will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays from March 3 to April 14 (except April 7th) at Ralph Carter Park, 1385 Rymfire Drive. Boys and girls, ages 13-18, are invited to attend, free of charge! The Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Palm Harbor Academy, are co-sponsors of this program. For more information regarding participation or coaching, please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 386-986-2323.

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February 7, 2012
Contact: Parks & Recreation Department
City of Palm Coast
386-986-2323

ENJOY THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE

Spend Tuesday, April 10th in Orlando at the Holy Land Experience! The Palm Coast Parks & Recreation staff will escort a group, with comfortable, safe round trip bus service from the Community Center. The Holy Land Experience is a unique, educational and historical program, bringing the sights and sounds to life of the inspirational world of the Bible. To learn more about this fabulous trip, please call 386-986-2323.

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To improve sewer service to citizens, the City of Palm Coast will be smoke testing the sanitary sewer lines on streets listed above, beginning Monday, February 20th through Friday, March 2nd. This test, which involves forcing smoke into the sanitary sewer lines, will check for leaks, breaks and defects in the system.

The smoke is odorless, creates no fire hazard and will not enter your home or business unless you have defective plumbing or dried-up sink traps or floor drains. The smoke test should only affect your home for approximately fifteen minutes. Homes affect by smoke testing will find a door tag hanging on the front door.

The smoke used for this test is manufactured strictly for this purpose, leaves no residuals or stains and has no effect on plants and animals. Direct contact with the smoke may cause minor respiratory irritation in some people.

If people in your building suffer from a heart condition, asthma, emphysema or some other respiratory condition and are planning to stay in the building during testing, notify the City of Palm Coast at 386-986-2371 to discuss your specific case.

Prior to testing, please pour two gallons of water in the seldom-used sinks or floor drains to prevent sewer gases, smoke or odors from entering the premises. If smoke does enter your home during testing, immediately remove yourself from the building, notify the crews that are conducting the test or call the City. Again, if smoke enters your home, it is an indication of a plumbing defect, so you should also notify a plumber. While we can assist in the location of any defects on private property, the correction of any defects are the responsibilities of the property owner.

Smoke that you will see coming from the vent stacks on houses is normal. However, smoke coming from holes in the grounds IS NOT normal and is considered a defect. All such defects will be photographed and logged. The City will then contact the property owners if a defect is located on private property.

This smoke testing is part of the City's continuing effort to provide a safe, economical, efficient and environmentally sound sewer system throughout Palm Coast. The smoke testing procedure has been recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an effective means of identifying problem areas in the sewer system. Eliminating system defects and illegal connections will help our community remain in compliance with the new federal legislation regarding sewer systems maintenance and sanitary sewer overflows.

Thank you for your cooperation.

During this period, customers may experience a slight increase in the taste and odor of chlorine.

Customers on dialysis who use a proportioning machine to prepare dialysate are advised to contact their physician to obtain the appropriate steps to accommodate the change in water disinfection. Customers who have fish tanks or aquatic species are advised to contact a professional aquarist to avoid any problems associated with chlorine.

Customers are asked to call the Utility Department's Customer Service telephone number (386) 986-2360 with any questions concerning this change in disinfectants.

The Committee generally meets the first Thursday of every month at 3:00 p.m. at the at City Offices, 160 Cypress Point Parkway.

The intent of the Utilities Advisory Committee is to advise City Council and City Administration with regard to matters pertaining to utilities and utility services within the City of Palm Coast.

Members of the Utilities Advisory Committee shall be registered voters of Flagler County and residents of the City of Palm Coast. Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest, experience and/or education in the subject matter of the Utilities Advisory Committee.

Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 2nd, 2012.

City Clerk's Office
City of Palm Coast
160 Cypress Point Pkwy, Ste. B-106
Phone 386-986-3713 Fax 386-986-3714
E-mail: bredline@palmcoastgov.com