2019 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department’s mission is to provide high quality parks, facilities, and recreation services that enhance residents’ lives through responsible and effective management of resources. LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR We believe that St. Louis County Parks and the amenities we offer PDARKS epartmeNT MANAGEMENT contribute greatly to the overall quality of life in our community. This report highlights our accomplishments from 2019 including our Director, Tom Ott events, educational programs, facilities, completed projects and plans Operations Manager, Don Gerling for next year. Program Services Manager, Michael Biedenstein There is so much to explore and experience through St. Louis County , June Bernaugh Fiscal Services Manager Parks – greenspaces, aquatic centers, ice rinks, historic sites, and more. Lt. Commander Park Rangers, Jeff Hoots This past year, park attendance was over 10 million. Cultural and Design & Development Group Manager, Tobi Moriarty historic sites drew 1.4 million visits and the recently completed Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex had more than 980,000 visitors. PDARKS epartmeNT ADVISORY BOARD Each division of the Park Department works together to serve the residents. In 2019, the Operations Division completed over 1,000 Diane Christy work orders and maintained thousands of acres of park spaces for visitors. Rangers continue to keep our parks safe and offer Dennis deJong interpretive programing to citizens. The Design and Development Angela Hilzinger-Courtney Group completed numerous projects and facility updates throughout Erica Hoffman the parks system including installing a new restroom at Queeny Park. Michael Meredith Program Services hosted a number of fun events and programs for residents to enjoy. The Department’s largest and most popular event, Robert Muckler Winter Wonderland, added four additional Winter Wonderland Walk Gary Otten dates, increasing event capacity from 11,000 to 23,000. A total of Gerry Sander 151,252 people attended the event. The St. Louis County Parks Foundation also continued developing the “family trail” concept, installing playground and exercise equipment TCABLE OF ONTENTS at four locations along the Dennis Schick Trail at Jefferson Barracks Park. Family Trails are designed to encourage multi-generational use Annual Highlights...................................................................................4 and features four separate children’s play stations with nature-themed attractions and exercise equipment for adults. Financials...................................................................................................5 Staff.............................................................................................................6 We have a number of exciting projects on the horizon as we look forward to 2020. We will continue to live out our mission to provide Park Rangers............................................................................................7 our community with the best parks and recreation sites, facilities and Activities and Events..............................................................................9 service. Historic & Cultural Sites.....................................................................10 Thank you again for your continued support of St. Louis County Parks. We are very proud of the advances we have made in 2019 and look Recreation Centers...............................................................................12 forward to the years ahead. Volunteers..............................................................................................13 Completed Projects.............................................................................15 Park Operations.....................................................................................16 Natural Resources................................................................................17 Thomas M. Ott Parks Foundation..................................................................................18 Director, Saint Louis County Parks & Recreation Looking Ahead......................................................................................19 (314) 615-7642 [email protected] Icons in this report are from Pause08, Freepik, Smallikeart, Skyclick, Monkik, Kiranshastry, Prosumbols, Eucalyp, Good Ware, Smashicons and Prettycons from www.flaticon.com. ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS 165 44 12,465 MILES OF TRAILS PL AYGroUNDS ToA T L CRES 67,428 64,700+ 1.4 Million ToA T L VOLUNTEER HOURS FollowERS ON VTISITS O OUR 6 HISTORIC SOCIAL MEDIA & CULTURAL SITES 10.8 Million 42,311 115 ToA T L ST. LOUIS COUNTY V ISITORS AT THE TAILS & WEDDINGS WERE HELD IN PARK ATTENDANCE TRAILS DOG PARK ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARKS 303,000+ 985,000 V ISITORS ENJOYED OUR VTISITS O THE CREVE COEUR 77 SHELTERS FOR FAMILY PARK SOCCER COMPLEX EVENTS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, FUNDRAISERS, ETC. 4 2019 Annual Report DEPARTMENT FINANCIALS 1.7% 3.7% 1.7% 5.1% 41.6% 2019 Revenue Sources 10.6% Property Tax..........................................41.6% Sales Tax (Prop P)................................22.2% Metro Parks Sales Tax........................13.4% Rents & Concessions.........................10.6% Park & Rec Charges..............................5.1% Other Revenue-Debt Service............3.7% 13.4% Other Revenue........................................1.7% Investment Earnings.............................1.7% 22.2% 0.1% 0.5% 6.8% 7.6% 40.2% 2019 Expenditures Salaries....................................................40.2% Purchased Services.............................20.6% 7.7% Fringes....................................................16.5% Commodities..........................................7.7% Transfer Payments.................................7.6% Other Expenses.......................................6.8% Capital Allowances................................0.5% 16.5% Personal Allowances.............................0.1% 20.6% 2020 Budgeted Revenue Sources 2020 Budgeted Expenditures Sales Tax (Prop P) $6,715,800 Salaries $12,899,378 Property Tax $12,344,247 Fringes $5,790,539 Metro Parks Sales Tax $4,388,000 Purchased Services $6,647,315 Rents & Concessions $3,296,759 Commodities $2,578,031 Park & Rec Charges $1,476,000 Personal Allowances $85,436 Other Revenue $380,740 Other Expenses $2,004,904 Other Revenue-Debt Service $1,127,138 Transfer Payments $2,223,251 Investment Earnings $248,012 Capital Allowances $3,678,030 Fund Balance $5,930,188 Total $35,906,884 Total $35,906,884 www.stlouisco.com/parks 5 Through the hiring of new individuals, we were able to expand and improve upon our PARK programs, facilities, trails, waterways and green space. We are sad to see employees go who dedicated a large part of their working years to the St. Louis County Parks STAFF Department, but we look forward to growing with our new employees. NEW HIRES Ashley Alder Maribeth Esteep Kevin Keith Fatina Peterson Marlon Shepperd Secretary Accountant I Building System Spec - Electric Accountant I Park Ranger Affton C.C. Fiscal Trades Fiscal - Revenue Tilles Diane Balutis Rich Fauth Forps Kuawogai Scott Peterson Ryan Shoults Accountant I Structural Specialist Construction Project Manager BMW MWI Fiscal Carpentry DDG Lemay Laumeier June Bernaugh Holly Fleig Russell Lawson Justin Rees John Spencer Accounting Manager Secretary MDII MD II-Grading Maintenance Worker I Fiscal Pavilion at Lemay Trades / Grading Transfer JB Jeff Bonney Russell Green Janet Menderski Tom Robinson Lisa White Maintenance Manager MWI Maintenance Supervisor MWI Dispatcher Creve Coeur Queeny Bee Tree Asphalt crew - JB Tilles Terry Cheek Jerril Hemphill Joe Murphy Dana Ross Ebrum Williams Maintenance Worker I MWI MWI Materials/Inventory Specialist MWI Tilles Suson Suson Fiscal Sioux Passage Orel Dahan Guinn Hinman Tim Newport Charles Schaefer David Wright Ranger Historical Sites Manager Building System Mechanic MDII MWI Ranger Control Administration Plumber assistant - Trades Forestry Queeny Eric Day Caitlyn Isriggs Kelly Ollegis Jacob Scruggs MD II MWI MDI Recreation Supervisor Forestry Laumeier Horticulture group St. Vincent C.C. PromoTIONS Michael Beidenstein Krista Farrow Chad Hill Steve Lamping Catlin Reuter PPS Manager Volunteer Coordinator MLSC MWII Recreation Supervisor Yvette Bly Don Gerling Charles Holmes Mugs Michaelree Jackie Robinson MLSC Operations Manager Park Ranger South Area District Manager St. Vincent Complex Manager AJ Brown Diane Gove Tom Hughes Joe Montgomery Jerome Smith Maintenance Manager MWI West Area District Manager Park Ranger Lead Park Ranger Zac Cooper Kristin Griffy James Hurley Tom Ott Dave Solomon MD Lead MWI Recreation Supervisor Director MWII Tim Emmons Mark Harbor Jerry Kraus Andrea Peterson-Herron Paul Thomas Museum Educator Maintenance Supervisor MWII Accountant II MLSC Dan Reiwer Kris Unger Park Ranger Maintenance Supervisor RETIREMENTS Gary Bess Jim Emery Mike Hodges, Dennis Muck Bruce Thomas Director, 5 years Maintenance Supervisor, 40 District Manager, 43 years Maintenance Lead/Site Coord, MWII, 31 years years 42 years Gerry Biedenstein John Huelsing Carolyn Weingaertner Construction Project Manager, Jim Foley MWI, 8 years John Stanger Accounting Manager, 32 years 36 years PPS Manager, 38 years Maintenance Lead/Site Coord, Yvette Luedde 35 years Deborah Bohnert Jim Gerken Maintenance Supervisor, 35 Recreation Supervisor, 35 years Operations Manager, 20 years years Joe Strasser Maintenance Manager, 50 years Ray Cliffe Dave Herberg Matt Meiners MWI, 30 years Park