Annual Report 2013

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Our 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.

Message from the Director...Saint Louis County Parks are of high leisure value to citizens, attract thousands of visitors to our community, increase property values and encourage healthy lifestyles.

With the trend toward families staying closer to home and “stay-cations”, St. Louis County’s parks, shelters, recreation centers and athletic fields are in high demand and remain busy year-round.

We believe that St. Louis County Parks and the amenities we offer contribute greatly to the overall quality of life in our community. This report will highlight events, educational programs, our facilities, completed projects and our plans for next year.

As you read about 2013, you will find examples of how our staff and volunteers continue to look for ways to improve our programs and facilities and more efficient ways to accomplish our tasks and responsibilities.

We have a number of exciting projects on the horizon and are looking forward to what 2014 brings. We will continue to live out our mission to provide our community with the best parks and recreation sites, facilities and service.

Thank you for your continued support and encouragement over the past year. As always, we welcome your feedback, questions and suggestions.

Thomas M. OttActing Director, Saint Louis County Parks & Recreation(314) 615-7642TOtt@stlouisco.com

Parks Advisory BoardErnestine Shivers-Jones, ChairDiane ChristyAngie HilzingerJohn LorenzBob NelsonGary OttenDenise PottGerry SanderDon Zykan

Parks Department Management:Tom Ott Acting Director

Anne KleinDirector of Sustainability/Assistant Director of Parks

Kyra KaltenbronnProgram Services Manager

Jim GerkenOperations Manager

Carolyn WeingaertnerFiscal Services Manager

John Nesbit Chief Ranger

Paul AndrewEngineer Supervisor

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Photo: Creve Coeur Lake

Your St. Louis County Parks & Recreation Department

At A GlanceThe Saint Louis County Parks and Recreation

department, founded in 1950, manages more than 12,700 acres of land and water spread throughout the 524 square acres of St. Louis County, Missouri.

Beginning with just Creve Coeur Park, County parks have been acquired in various ways - through federal lands, generous donations, bond issues and purchases.

Outdoor Amenities

70 Parks 144 Miles of Trails

99 Athletic Fields5 Recreation Centers3 Golf Courses

589 Acres of Lakes2 Ice Rinks

77 Picnic Shelters 41 Playgrounds

79 Comfort Stations

3 Pools7 Cultural/Historic Sites

7 Boat Ramps2 Skate Parks4 Disc Golf Courses

3 Archery Ranges

1 Treetop Adventure Course

41 Tennis Courts

Recreation Complexes

¤ Greensfelder Recreation Complex (Queeny Park)

¤ North County Recreation Complex (Veterans Memorial Park)

¤ Affton Community Center

¤ St. Vincent Community Center (St. Vincent Park)

¤ Kennedy Recreation Complex (Near Suson Park)

Historical & Cultural Sites

■ Laumeier Sculpture Park

■ General Daniel Bissell House

■ Jefferson Barracks Historic Site

■ Fort Belle Fontaine

■ Museum of Transportation

■ Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

■ St. Louis Carousel & Historic Village at Faust Park

Staff

♦ Full-time 214

♦ Part-time 220

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Photo: “Spirit Field” at Spanish Lake Park, an ADA accessible baseball field provided by CardinalsCare

Activities, Attractions & Events

As the regional park system for Saint Louis County, we realize that its our responsibility to provide a variety of

year-round activities and events for our residents and surrounding community. We take that responsibility very seriously and had a jam-packed year of family-friendly events!5 Recreation Centers

41 Playgrounds

3 Archery Ranges

Special EventsEvent Park/Venue Attendance

Adult Easter Egg Hunt Jefferson Barracks 1,173

Art Fair Laumeier 15,900

Candy Cane Hunt Faust 575

Children’s Garden Club varies 1,533

Farm Friday Suson 3,696

Harvest Festival Laumeier 3,300

Heritage Festival Faust 2,030

Hayrides varies 3,020

JB Blast Jefferson Barracks 12,000

Olden Days of Summer Faust 787

Puppet Shows St. Louis Carousel 1,042

Summer Concert Series Faust 31,300

Summer Camps varies 2,307

Tasting of the Garden Queeny 600

WWII Weekend Jefferson Barracks 10,000

Attendance

Winter Wonderwalk 7,973Carriage Rides 21,462Vehicles 113,585

Revenue

Winter Wonderwalk $41,419.05Carriage Rides $275,045.00Vehicles $20,8471.79Recycled Lights $2,493.00

Saint Louis County Park’s Winter Wonderland display at Tilles Park is our largest event of the year and has become a tradition for many St. Louisians. Each year our team works to make it bigger and better and 2013 was no different. This year visitors experienced more than 1 million lights and displays (some of which were synchronized to music), the addition of more energy-efficient LED lights and the opportunity to “pop the question” in a very unique way. Even with the shortened season, Winter Wonder Walk and Winter Wonderland were very successful in 2013. 5

AttendanceAttendance increased from 18,500 in 2012 to 20,500 in 2013.

EventsIn 2012, the Parks Department hosted 12 FEAST events and increased it to 15 in 2013. There are plans to add three new venues in 2014.

Staff & VolunteersParks staff work tirelessly year-round to keep our parks,

recreation centers and museums running and looking great. This year we were able to fill many positions that will enable us to continue to expand and improve our programs, facilities, trails, waterways and green space.

We were sad to say goodbye to several long-time employees who spent a large part of their working years in the Saint Louis County Parks Department. Welcome to our new employees and congratulations to those who were promoted or retired!

Staff Member Title LocationRyan Allen Rec. Fac. Coord. NCRCAdam Bliley Rec. Sup. NCRCErica Bockhoff Complex Mang. KRCAndrew Brown Maint. Driver II/

ForestryQueeny

David Caruso Maint. Worker I SusonJoe Chadd Maint. Worker I FaustJared Chestnut Ranger Aid RangersStacy Clinton Off Serv Rep GRCGabriel Cotton Structural Spec JB TradesPaul Derenzio Build. Sys. Spec ACCBonnie Diaz Funding Admin. ClaytonTim Dlugos Maint. Worker I ClydesdaleKeith Ehlen Maint. Supv. Museum of Trans.Krista Farrow Secretary ACCMike Gangwes Maint. Worker I Creve CoeurPat Ganley Maint. Worker II McDonnellDan Gonzales Museum Curator Jefferson BarracksDarren Hagen Maint. Worker I QueenyMark Harbor Maint. Worker II GreensfelderGeorge Heege Maint. Worker I Jefferson BarracksGraham Heidemann Ranger Aid RangersRonda Horst Off Serv Rep KRCKim Johnson Off Serv. Coord. ClaytonRobert LaBoube Maint. Worker I ClydesdaleMichael Lagemann Maint. Worker I Creve CoeurYvette Luedde Maint. Lead Site

Coord.Laumeier

Ray Mertz Maint. Worker I BellafontaineJohn Meyer Maint. Sup. Spanish LakeTameka Moore Off Serv Rep ClaytonBob Moritz Maint. Driver Lead JB TradesDon Nickels Maint. Worker I BuderAaron Owens System Analyst ClaytonJason Pratte Maint. Sup. Sioux Passage

New Hires & Promotions in 2013

Retirees in 2013Staff Member Years of Service LocationLarry Ailor 21 years Museum of Trans.Les Cassady 39 years FaustMarc Kollbaum 22 years Jeff. BarracksChris Ludwig 28 years Clayton/DDGEdward Murray 15 years Spanish LakeRocky Neal 25 years KRCRon Richardson 12 years QueenyKaren Sensabaugh 38 years Clayton/OPSCecil Smith 35 years Bellefontaine

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Staff Member Title LocationSherron Randle Build. Maint.

Spec.NCRC

Patty Reuter Mat./Inv. Supply Supervisor

Clayton

April Riebeling Maint. Worker II Museum of Trans.

Angie Riehn Public Info. Coord. ClaytonJackie Robinson Rec. Fac. Coord. St. Vincent CCBen Runser Park Ranger TillesJohn Schuh Build. Sys.

ForemanGRC

Robyn Shipman Museum Exhibit Tech

Museum of Trans.

Sean Smith Ranger TillesAdrian Stubblefield Main. Worker II McDonnellKarrielyn Sturmer Ranger Aide RangersMarvin Thomas-Anderson

Recreation Supv. St. Vincent CC

Sue Tornetto Rec. Fac. Coord. KRCKris Unger Maint. Worker I BuderRoxanne Wells-Williams

Secretary NCRC

Charles Wiseman Build. Sys. Foreman

KRC

Michael Wittaker Maint. Supervisor Bellafontaine

Saint Louis County Parks relies heavily on volunteers to help maintain our beautiful County parks and

facilities. In fact, many museums and gift shops would not be able to open and many of our gardening projects and trail maintenance would not be completed without the efforts of our amazing volunteers.

Volunteer Hours & ValueYear Hours Value*2008 83,818 1,558,6452009 96,787 1,888,3142010 97,735 2,037,7752011 103,681 2,214,6262012 103,714 2,259,9282013 115,447 2,555,997* Value is figured based on the rate set forth yearly by the National Independent Sector Volunteer Value.

Photo: A group of dedicated Parks volunteers, along with the Friends of Jefferson Barracks, completely remodeled and restored the North Entrance of Jefferson Barracks Park. This was made possible by a grant from the Port Authority.

Special Thanks

• Saint Louis County Parks has an ongoing partnership with Gateway Off-Road Cyclists (GORC) volunteers who help us design, build and maintain our trails. GORC leads every Trail Crew event we have.

• Thank you to the National Charity League-St. Louis Chapter, the Open Space Council-St. Louis Region and St. Louis Community College-Meramec for their continued support.

• Thank you to the Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Missouri Extension St. Louis Master Gardeners Program which help us recruit experienced gardening volunteers.

• Thank you to our corporate sponsors which included Arch Coal, Ernst & Young, Kohl’s, Marriott, Southwest Airlines and T-Mobile.

Our Volunteers Do It All!We have volunteer opportunities for all ages, talents and interests! From gardening to trail maintenance and museum attendants to honeysuckle removal, we truly have something for everyone. Some of the volunteer positions we are typically looking to fill include:• Trail Crew volunteers• Museum Attendants• Trail Watch volunteers• Gardening volunteers• Honeysuckle Removal volunteers• Farm Hands• Interns for various educational focusesFor more information contact Sue Bell at (314) 615-8865 or visit www.stlouisco.com/parks.

“I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to our volunteers who work year-round to complete various parks projects, keep our trails safe and clean and our parks looking beautiful!” - Tom Ott, Acting Director

Park Rangers

Our 29 Park Rangers not only keep our visitors, parks and facilities safe, but they design, develop and implement a wide

variety of educational programs. These programs are offered on a year-round basis and are provided to the public at little or no cost.

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Some of our most popular programs included:• Creve Coeur After Hours

• Badge Night Camp Out

• Fishing Programs/Lessons

• Team Challenge / Alpine Tower

• Scavenge Through the Night

• Full Moon Bike & Walk

• Great Outdoors Day

• Dog Walk/Hike

Many of our programs are only able to be offered due to the generosity and dedication of valued partners. Thank you our following partners:

• Alpine Shop

• Creve Coeur Lake Rentals

• Missouri Department of Conservation

• South County Archers

• National Recreation & Park Association

2013 Park Ranger Programs & Safety Statistics

Written Reports 597Traffic Citations Issued 353Summons for Ordinance Violations 315Educational Programs Provided 172Attendance at Ranger Programs 4,056Revenue by Ranger Programs $33,056

Our parks and facilities are used year-round for a variety of different events. From thousands attending a 5K to a few

family members celebrating a special milestone, we have a large variety of venues located throughout the County that are perfect for any event. In addition to picnic sites and shelters, we have several unique rental opportunities such as our Team Challenge Course and Alpine Tower and the new Go Ape attraction at Creve Coeur.

Rentals

2013 Attendance from Rentals

Corporate Picnic Sites 21,625Athletic Fields 204,700Weddings 6,655Picnic Sites/Shelters 332,953

Team Challenge/Alpine Tower 1,016Special Events 101,104Ice Rinks (2013/2014 season) 91, 620 Swimming Pools 28,386

Our brand new Proposal Package at Winter Wonderland was popular for those looking to “pop this question” around the holidays. The sign was constructed and installed by a Parks welder and electrician. This unique engagement experience included a carriage ride through 1 million twinkling lights then a special stop where the groom used a remote control to turn on a set of lights that his future bride will never forget.

Number of Proposals: 15 Revenue: $1,500

On June 5, 2013, Saint Louis County Parks held a dedication ceremony for our newest covered picnic shelter, located in Faust Park. The shelter was the first of its kind in Faust Park and can hold up to 150 guests. The new shelter was built completely by Parks staff members and is located near the playground and restrooms.

On July 26, 2013, Saint Louis County Parks held a Grand Opening ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new tree-top adventure course that is not only the first of its kind within the Park System, but the first in Missouri!Go Ape is located within Creve Coeur Park and includes five ziplines, including the first skateboard zipline in the Midwest, two Tarzan swings and over 40 other challenging and fun obstacles.

Go Ape served more than 4,000 guests in its first three months.

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Recreation Centers

The Parks Department has five recreation centers located throughout Saint Louis County that provide our residents with

programs, activities and amenities that promote an active lifestyle. Parks realizes the impact these facilities have on the community, so a great team of time and resources are put into keeping them up-to-date and in great shape for visitors.

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Saint Louis County Parks Recreation Centers

• Affton White-Rodgers Community Center 9801 Mackenzie Rd. St. Louis, MO 63123

• Greensfelder Recreation Complex Queeny Park 550 Weidman Rd. St. Louis, MO 63011

• Kennedy Recreation Complex 6050 Wells Rd. St. Louis, MO 63128

• North County Recreation Complex Veterans Memorial Park 2577 Redman Rd. St. Louis, MO 63136

• St. Vincent Community Center 7335 St. Charles Rock Rd. St. Louis, MO 63133

Projects Completed in 2013

♦ Affton Community Center• Lobby furniture was replaced• Kitchen was renovated• Shade rollers were installed in the meeting room

♦ Greensfelder Recreation Complex• Rebuilt ice rink compressor• HVAC repairs and replacements• Repaired and coated the roof• Installed new carpeting

♦ Kennedy Recreation Complex• Installed a steel storage container to house ice rink

dasher boards• Ice Rink repairs

♦ North County Recreation Complex• Installed new basketball goals in gymnasium• Installed new doors from former fitness area to gym• Painted Leo Wilson Shelter• Repaired and applied coating to existing roof

♦ St. Vincent Community Center• Repaired pool decking, replaced doors and painted slides• Replaced steel doors in men’s and women’s locker rooms

at swim center.

Lemay Community & Aquatic CenterSaint Louis County Port Authority and St. Louis County Parks and Recreation have partnered to bring a new state-of-the art facility to the Lemay community. This new attraction is being built in Jefferson Barracks Park.

New Aquatic Center at North County Recreation ComplexThe Parks Department also broke ground on a new aquatic center that will replace the old pool at the North County Recreation Complex. This new project was made possible with support from the Saint Louis County Port Authority and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. The new aquatic center will feature a lazy river with spray features, a leisure pool with lap lanes, a tot pool, slides, an interactive play structure and much more!

Saint Louis County Parks is proud to be a well-rounded park system. We are not only stewards of green space and natural

features, but are also dedicated to protecting the culture and history that makes Saint Louis County a great place to live, work and play.

Cultural & Historic Sites

Saint Louis County Parks Cultural & Historic Sites

• Fort Belle Fontaine 13002 Bellefontaine Rd. St. Louis, MO 63138

• Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park 120 North Ballas Rd. Kirkwood, MO 63122

• General Daniel Bissell House 10255 Bellefontaine Rd. St. Louis, MO 63137

• Historic Village in Faust Park 15185 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63017

• Jefferson Barracks Historic Site 345 North Road St. Louis, MO 63125

• Laumeier Sculpture Park 12580 Rott Rd. St. Louis, MO 63127

• Museum of Transportation 3015 Barrett Station Rd. St. Louis, MO 63122

• St. Louis Carousel at Faust Park 15189 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63017

• Thornhill Estate in Faust Park 15185 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63017

Laumeier Sculpture Park served about 12,700 people through on-site and off-site educational programs which included group tours, camps, class programs, events and the Creation Location at their annual Art Fair. Overall, more than 290,000 visitors enjoyed this unique sculpture park last year.

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Faust Park was able to expand their Historic Village, mostly due to extraordinary private donations. Construction began on the Spanish Lake Blacksmith Shop and re-construction of the Fenton Mercantile also began. Both structures were saved from demolition due to generous community involvement.

The St. Louis Carousel at Faust

Park was able to install a brand new, beautiful sign for the carousel building due to the generosity of the Faust Park Foundation.

The Museum of Transportation was enjoyed by over 1 million visitors who had the opportunity to experience a

variety of activities ranging from viewing the first imported car in St. Louis to riding a trolley car that served the area over a century ago. The Museum had its busiest holiday season ever due to the display of a model train layout that has been a St. Louis tradition for decades. The opening of a new exhibit gallery featuring vehicles built in St. Louis was very popular with visitors as well as the eight car and truck shows hosted at the Museum.

Fort Belle Fontaine hosted an Eagle Watch, sponsored by the Friends of Fort Belle Fontaine Park, on January 19. More than 350 people attended the event which featured the World Bird Sanctuary and their birds of prey as well as refreshments and the viewing of Eagles flying above the bluffs of the Missouri River.

Jefferson Barracks entered into a lease for “16 Hancock,” a 1898 Married Officers Duplex, with the Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum and the long-awaited Missouri Civil War Museum opened as well.

Park Maintenance & Projects

Saint Louis County is extremely fortunate to have excellent parks with a variety of amenities. The popularity of parks is

evident when you see the volume of users enjoying the sites. As standard operating practice, the Department is constantly checking our parks and identifying maintenance projects to ensure that our facilities remain safe and in good condition for our community.

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A sampling of 2013 improvement projects include:

♦ Bee Tree Park• Created a bride changing room for use at

weddings

♦ Bon Oak Park• Replaced existing restroom and completed

phase II of playground installation.

♦ Creve Coeur Park• Renovated Sailboat Cove parking lot

consisting of asphalt overlay and additional parking spaces and realigned roadway/trail intersection at west side entrance to increase safety

♦ Faust Park• Replaced playground surfacing and

relocated a Blacksmith Shop from Spanish Lake and a Mercantile Building from Fenton to the Historic Village.

♦ Larimore Park• Converted half of the tennis court area into a

skate park by moving the existing fence and installed bolt on ramps and rails

♦ Ohlendorf West Park• Installed trail fitness stations, added

a sidewalk extension from nearby neighborhood, created a wood chip trail, added a drinking fountain and installed new playground equipment.

♦ Sioux Passage• Repaired failing storm water culvert at the

campground and installed an additional 18-goal disc golf course using all volunteer labor and donated material.

♦ Sylvan Springs Park• Reconstructed the tennis courts and installed

a new surface on the main playground

Improvements to our Park Lands

• With help from a Fish and Wildlife Grant, we were able to build a 4-acre wetland at George Winter Park

• 200 trees were planted at McDonnell Park to provide additional habitat options for wildlife

• 60 acres of invasive honeysuckle were eliminated at Queeny Park and replaced with 950 trees.

• Controlled burns of prairie and savanna land were conducted at three parks: West Tyson, Greensfelder and Fort Belle Fontaine. Burns were conducted on a total of 105 acres resulting in the natural recycling of nutrients, limiting invasive trees and shrubs and stimulating native plant growth.

• Our Forestry crew, Maintenance crew and Rangers were all actively involved with flood clean up due to four separate flood events along the Missouri, Mississippi and Meramec Rivers. Several of our parks were affected including Winter, Simpson, Lower Buder, Unger, Lemay, Clif Cave, Lower Meramec, Creve Coeur and Sioux Passage. Over 25,650 cubic yards of debris and 1,650 cubic yards of silt were removed.

• 130 hazardous trees were contractually removed throughout the park system and were replaced by 230 new trees.

With the passing of Proposition P last spring, we have been able to complete several maintenance projects that have had

to be delayed due to lack of funding. We have also been able to begin to plan for several big projects that will provide countless new benefits to our community.

On the Horizon...

♦ Bee Tree Park• Replace playground equipment

♦ Bella Fontaine Park• Expand Maline Creek Greenway - eastern portion (Funded by

Great Rivers Greenway)• Install new surface on existing playground

♦ Bohrer Park• Replace playground equipment• Pond renovation

♦ Grant’s Trail• Pave the parking lot for Grant’s Trail at Green Park Rd., under the

Hwy 55 bridge

♦ Laumeier Sculpture Park• Complete new Fine Arts Center and existing Gallery renovations• Addition of new ADA walkways at the Art Camp shelters

♦ Lone Elk Park• Replace existing Bison fence• Expansion of fence at elk handling area• Redo entrance and exit gates

♦ Museum of Transportation• Extend trolley to automobile center

♦ North County Recreation Complex• Athletic Field restoration project

♦ Queeny Park• Addition of a new destination Dog Park• Renovation of park road frontage along Mason Rd., redo and add

lighting to signage

♦ Spanish Lake Park• Redo surfacing on playgrounds at St. Vrain and O’Mara shelters.

♦ Suson Park• Renovate farm fencing

Projects Planned for 2014

Photo: Rendering of new Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park.

Photo: Barn at Suson Park

Project PartnersWithout the support and dedication from several partners, many of our park improvements would not be possible. Thank you to the following partners:

- Great Rivers Greenway- Friends of Jefferson Barracks- Friends of Faust Park- Friends of Fort Belle Fontaine- Laumeier Sculpture Park- Transportation Museum Association

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Technology & Media

Statistics show that citizens rely heavily on the Internet for information and interactive services. The Department uses

technology to provide information to our citizens in the form of eNewsletters, email, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. We also rely on technology to receive feedback from parks users in the form of online surveys and emails.

The community has the ability to utilize an online service to reserve park shelters and to register for some events and online transactions increased from 880 in 2012 to 3,017 in 2013 proving the importance of providing our citizens with online resources.

In 2013 the Department completed its PCI compliance required by the bank merchants for credit card processing and installed new terminals at each point-of-sale location.

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Internet UsageThe level of which our users rely on our website for information has increased substantially over the past four years. We also saw a large shift in the amount of citizens that use the Internet on their mobile phone versus a personal computer.

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Social MediaSocial Media is quickly becoming the most efficient and most preferred way for our community to receive information. The Parks department currently has 14 different Facebook pages, two Twitter accounts, a Pinterest account and use YouTube for trail videos. In 2013 the IT and Marketing departments began holding weekly giveaways to increase our “likes” on Facebook. The promotions were effective with our followers

increasing from 14,764 in January to 22,095 by the end of December.

Follow us on Facebook at:● St. Louis County Parks● Affton Community Center● Faust Park● Fort Belle Fontaine Historic Site● General Daniel Bissell House● Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park● Jefferson Barracks Historic Site● Kenned Recreation Complex● Laumeier Sculpture Park● Museum of Transportation● North County Recreation Complex● St. Louis County Parks Gardening● St Vincent Community Center● The St. Louis Carousel at Faust Park

Twitter♦ StLCountyParkRangers♦ St.Louis CountyParks

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Fiscal responsibility and accountability remain of the utmost importance to the Parks Department. Over the past few years

we have found ways to operate at reduced staffing levels and continue to look for ways to improve our operational efficiencies and effectiveness.

Financials

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2014 County Council Approved Budget

Salary & wages $12,215,033 Payroll Fringes $5,390,770 Purchased Services $5,200,455 Commodities & Supplies $2,472,495 Personal Allowance & Reimbursement $72,945 Other Expenses $1,442,764 Transfer Payments & Interfund $1,002,932 Capital Outlays $1,638,296

Total $29,435,690

2014 Estimated Revenue

Total Property Taxes $11,351,437 Sales Taxes $11,105,200 Investment Earnings $28,020 Rents and Concessions $1,977,389 Charges for Services $1,060,020 Other Revenue* $1,585,938

Total Revenue $27,108,004 Use of available Fund Balance $2,327,686 $29,435,690 * Includes $1,126,138 for Debt Service revenue related to building two structures: Lemay Community Center and Aquatic Center at North County Recreation Complex

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