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Crestwood Park Board Meeting Summary – February 27, 2025

Board of Aldermen & Boards — Thursday, February 27, 2025

BodyCrestwood, Missouri

SessionBoard of Aldermen & Boards

DateThursday, February 27, 2025

StatusFILED

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1:02

Dan Brian.

1:06

Not here.

1:08

Tim.

1:09

Here.

1:10

Lisa.

1:12

Zach.

1:12

Here.

1:13

Sean.

1:15

Here.

1:16

Mike?

1:16

Here.

1:21

All right.

1:22

Next item on the agenda is the approval of the December minutes.

1:27

From the December 17th park board meeting.

1:29

And those were emailed out prior to the meeting.

1:37

Do we have any edits?

1:41

No.

1:42

Is there a motion to approve the minutes?

1:46

Motion.

1:47

Motion by Liquida.

1:49

Is there a second?

1:50

Second.

1:53

All those in favor of approval of the December park board minutes as they stand.

1:59

Opposed.

2:01

All right.

2:02

The motion passes unanimously.

2:07

Next up we have public comments or report.

2:11

Any public comment.

2:15

All right.

2:19

You want it?

2:20

No.

2:21

Go ahead.

2:21

All right.

2:22

So in the past couple months, um at the various all room meetings, we've had uh some more discussion on um, you know, some park royed items with with Prop A and uh, you know, looking at some more detail on some things that uh some of the aldermen uh had you know wanted more detail on question can we get to look like this that that sort of stuff.

2:44

So that's gonna be an ongoing um thing.

2:47

Um we have a couple of new businesses uh uh coming to town along Watson.

2:54

We have the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, if I got that right, is the old um it was recent most recently a Berkshire Hathaway right uh next to the road uh Watson Industrial in Watson.

3:06

Um they're gonna be renting that place and then that um building that has uh uh is the millennium building still has the eight borders sign on it, um which is um directly across from the old Aldi Center, I think.

3:22

Um that's been vacant for quite some time.

3:25

Uh that is being bought by and I'll probably get the full name wrong, the Turkish American Educational Center.

3:32

They're currently over on uh Lima Ferry uh near um Bayless, I think, and they're they just need a bigger place.

3:39

Uh so that's moving there.

3:41

And um you probably noticed that the uh Katie's Pizza Impasta frame has gone up in fairly quick time.

3:50

And uh we have uh a couple more in the strip mall area uh spots about to be filled.

3:57

I don't know if uh the mayor's officially announced it yet or not.

4:00

Um but uh you know some of those old spots are gonna you know we'll have get closer to uh capacity in there.

4:08

So um two uh things um for those who follow anything with uh uh traffic calming, a third street was chosen about two months ago, three months ago, which is Manda Lane.

4:22

Okay, and uh the residents there got a survey, so it went through the process.

4:27

Someone uh and so the first one has gone through the process.

4:30

Someone on that street said, Hey, can you look into this?

4:35

Uh the police department has special equipment that will track how many to and fro and register the speed from there.

4:43

There's you know, an equation basically if uh I think it's 85% are w or the 85% tile is like six miles or more above the posted limit.

4:54

So some metric that that then they can say, yeah, there could be an issue here.

5:00

Then they send a survey to every resident of that street, and the survey did not hit 60 percent yes.

5:05

So we also now have our first traffic calming turned down by its residents.

5:12

Uh but I know uh I think you said there's 30 streets now on the list, so they're just gonna start, you know, going through them all.

5:20

Um I know in my ward um uh some got turned down, Glenwood got turned down to the evidence wasn't there, but red oak is probably on the uh in the in the uh batting circle right now uh uh for my ward.

5:34

So I do not know any of the streets for the other wards.

5:37

So if you said if you shot it out a street, I probably couldn't tell you.

5:41

Um and finally uh at the last um ornamentic meeting, um uh the mayor um um we put together and all been voted on um uh an appointment uh for the uh the 2025 uh charter commission, which happens every 10 years.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████████████████████55%

Public Engagement███████████████18%

Procedural███████9%

Public Works███████9%

Community Engagement█████6%

Fiscal Sustainability██2%

Budget Equity Analysis█1%

Summary of Proceedings

Crestwood Park Board Meeting – February 27, 2025

This meeting of the Crestwood Park Board covered routine approvals, an in-depth report on aquatic center operations, and a detailed discussion about reorganizing the Suncrest Fest event. The board also received updates from staff and aldermanic representatives. Note: The agenda and transcript reference the meeting date as Monday, February 10, 2025, but the official meeting metadata indicates the meeting occurred on February 27, 2025; the summary below uses the metadata date.

Consent Calendar

Approval of December Minutes: The minutes from the December 17, 2024 Park Board meeting were approved as presented by unanimous voice vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

Aldermanic Report: An aldermanic representative provided updates on several city matters: Prop A–related park road items, ongoing discussions about renting a city building, the Millennium building still displaying the former Borders sign, and a growing road repair list that now includes roughly 30 streets. The representative also noted that the 2025 Charter Commission—held every 10 years—had been appointed by the mayor, with two non-elected residents per ward; any charter amendments would go to voters in April 2026. Winter plowing concerns were mentioned, specifically that snow and ice pileup at driveway entrances cannot be fully avoided by plow drivers.
Staff Report: Parks and Recreation Director Eilien Ramirez introduced an update on the hiring of a new communications and marketing specialist, noting that eight candidates were interviewed and an offer had been accepted. The new hire is expected to start in early March and will develop a professional brand, logo, and video content for the city's new community center.
Public Comment: No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

Aquatic Center Report: Megan Reiniger, aquatic center manager, presented a detailed 2024–2025 report. Highlights included: the Christmas in July event drew about 200 members and was split over two days due to weather; the event date was moved to a Thursday to avoid conflicts with neighboring municipalities. Rental fees were raised in 2023 to better cover costs. Facility users—325 total—must pass a water safety test and receive color-coded wristbands. Concessions and apparel sales were brought in-house from the swim team to improve financial accountability. The report also noted a 10% increase in overall revenues and anticipated maintenance needs, including ADA step replacement, a new acrylic wall near the slide, and a catch pool area. A scuba company was identified as the source of local scuba gear already on site, which had generated complaints. Phase one of a project was completed in spring 2025, with the next phase out for bids with bids due that day.
Suncrest Fest Reorganization: Board members and staff discussed significant changes to the Suncrest Fest event. Eilien Ramirez reported that the event had become stale and that the carnival contractor was problematic: the contract gave the company 80% of revenue with no register or computerized tracking, leaving the city to rely on the vendor's word. No other carnival companies would commit to a one-day event. The board considered moving the event to a different date, adding a trunk-or-treat component, and changing vendors to one that could accept credit cards. Concerns raised included the need for a rain contingency (with a possible indoor site at Truman), the high cost of providing generators, and a desire to group food vendors together—a change from last year's intermixed layout. The board discussed seeking a $5,000 main sponsor, additional sponsorships up to $15,000, and noted that past sponsor participation had lapsed because the event became repetitive. A cost-sharing risk was identified: if the event loses $10,000, the city would absorb $5,000, requiring a budget adjustment approved by the Board of Aldermen.

Key Outcomes

December Minutes Approved: The December 17, 2024 minutes were approved unanimously.
Aquatic Center Report Received: The board received the aquatic center report with no formal vote required; the new communications specialist was noted as a key next step for promoting city parks.
Suncrest Fest Reorganization Referred: Staff was directed to continue developing the reorganization plan and to take the proposal, including a budget adjustment for the potential $5,000 city share of a $10,000 loss, to the Board of Aldermen for approval. No formal board vote was held at this meeting.
Next Meeting: The next Park Board meeting was set for Tuesday, April 15, at the Government Center Chambers.

Meeting Transcript

Dan Brian. Not here. Tim. Here. Lisa. Zach. Here. Sean. Here. Mike? Here. All right. Next item on the agenda is the approval of the December minutes. From the December 17th park board meeting. And those were emailed out prior to the meeting. Do we have any edits? No. Is there a motion to approve the minutes? Motion. Motion by Liquida. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor of approval of the December park board minutes as they stand. Opposed. All right. The motion passes unanimously. Next up we have public comments or report. Any public comment. All right. You want it? No. Go ahead. All right. So in the past couple months, um at the various all room meetings, we've had uh some more discussion on um, you know, some park royed items with with Prop A and uh, you know, looking at some more detail on some things that uh some of the aldermen uh had you know wanted more detail on question can we get to look like this that that sort of stuff. So that's gonna be an ongoing um thing. Um we have a couple of new businesses uh uh coming to town along Watson. We have the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, if I got that right, is the old um it was recent most recently a Berkshire Hathaway right uh next to the road uh Watson Industrial in Watson. Um they're gonna be renting that place and then that um building that has uh uh is the millennium building still has the eight borders sign on it, um which is um directly across from the old Aldi Center, I think. Um that's been vacant for quite some time. Uh that is being bought by and I'll probably get the full name wrong, the Turkish American Educational Center. They're currently over on uh Lima Ferry uh near um Bayless, I think, and they're they just need a bigger place. Uh so that's moving there. And um you probably noticed that the uh Katie's Pizza Impasta frame has gone up in fairly quick time. And uh we have uh a couple more in the strip mall area uh spots about to be filled. I don't know if uh the mayor's officially announced it yet or not. Um but uh you know some of those old spots are gonna you know we'll have get closer to uh capacity in there. So um two uh things um for those who follow anything with uh uh traffic calming, a third street was chosen about two months ago, three months ago, which is Manda Lane. Okay, and uh the residents there got a survey, so it went through the process. Someone uh and so the first one has gone through the process. Someone on that street said, Hey, can you look into this?

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