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Staff said two recently purchased machines—a Polaris and a ranger with a salt spreader—helped clear park pathways and parking lots and reduce staff exposure to cold. Parks crews assisted public works during the storm; staff explained that public works is primarily responsible for city streets while parks crews focus on parking lots and park sidewalks, but crews are cross-trained and will augment one another when staffing is limited. Staff also noted limits: state highways are cleared by MoDOT and city vehicles are not equipped to safely clear those thoroughfares.

Staff reported that some heavily used sidewalks and some park paths remained icy and could not be cleared until thaw conditions returned; pretreatment with beet juice is used selectively to protect landscaping but is costly and applied only in limited areas (for example, to the front entrance at 5 Oaks).

Parks staff said the Stacy Park restrooms will remain closed for now because of heater failures and a past incident in which a door was left open and fixtures were damaged during cold weather; staff called the replacement heaters an emergency capital need. The commission was told there are plans for new memorial benches at Stacy and Villa parks and a forthcoming prairie-burn event when conditions allow.

Staff also reviewed 5 Oaks facility activity: membership and rental trends, a recent uptick in annual memberships, private rentals and programming (including basketball and pickleball scheduling), and ongoing outreach work intended to increase weekday usage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Olivette January 15, 2025 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Parks staff described snow-removal operations, new equipment, coordination with public works, closed restrooms at Stacy Park due to heater failures, new memorial benches, and ongoing facility programming at 5 Oaks.","taxTitle","Olivette City, St. Louis County, Missouri","taxId",72613,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6092208,"Green team outlines 2025 focus on waste reduction, dark-sky work, and river cleanup",329,1533000,1862000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707&start=1533&end=1862","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707/thumbnail_1533000.jpg","/articles/6092208/Olivette-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Green-team-outlines-2025-focus-on-waste-reduction-dark-sky-work-and-river-cleanup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092208-7a12adbd1742c315a318735294eb251f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191458&Signature=oTAw7pixlwHaSqkXn3DcIo~kPdBZX~PMdEqgfnMKwzLXFudgIotqZfcJmc3LqbgixUuDRdhdQM4KEkV5hb7U4Ynh4j2~jhyYJQB3e2LfVUWbVWbXREpoW6dTcuvSlMbQss8cmK16q54Y8NoTWXWRHfZ1-WvX3ehr1yWGEPM8RcrDFyhjcaXVAc5CAHH8sKiB4MDbG85Q9zqE9mSSjmKJqmnbistM8ufVKK1GISluvP~KTgx04bYpUMhG6FCOFJN~ce7SekF87Dbx9MtJQATd2lRfGGU53mMCPG9R81SH8nyTXleoYX~mZdkkd9m3Wk8EQnlYcAwYbRXpDAPkMHGhww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of Olivette’s green team and Parks & Recreation staff reported on recent accomplishments and set priorities for 2025, emphasizing waste reduction and recycling improvements in parks.

Commission staff explained the department’s participation in the Green Business Challenge, a program run through the Missouri Botanical Garden that supports sustainability practices among businesses and municipalities. Staff said Olivette Parks and Recreation entered the challenge as a department (not as the full city) and has assembled a green team with commissioners, staff and citizens to assemble accomplishments for a regional booklet that highlights sustainability work.

For 2025 the green team’s priorities include improving recycling and waste-reduction at parks and events; coordinating volunteer cleanups on the new Greenway and select streams (the “River to River” cleanup was discussed); and pursuing International Dark Sky measures for parks with guidance from a commissioner who has been researching the certification process. Staff also noted an energy audit of the 5 Oaks building and other departmental sustainability actions.

Commissioners asked staff to organize volunteer trash pickups (aimed at spring initially) and to recruit commissioners to help with outreach and volunteer enrollment. Staff will continue to compile one-page updates for newsletter content and coordinate cleanup dates with existing volunteer groups.","Olivette’s green team and Parks & Recreation department described accomplishments and laid out a 2025 emphasis on waste reduction in parks, participation in the Green Business Challenge, pursuing dark-sky work and organizing river and greenway cleanups.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6092213,"Commission outlines 2025 work plan, asks volunteer working groups to meet before next session",353,468000,821000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707&start=468&end=821","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707/thumbnail_468000.jpg","/articles/6092213/Olivette-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Commission-outlines-2025-work-plan-asks-volunteer-working-groups-to-meet-before-next-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092213-c32fe033b5aea92548a3efef7a6155f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191458&Signature=Ep5o2V61~pGiH3blHSqN0pdcgy6NlHIMd-mhfP-gnEx9evR8V8ty4u2X1DLHK52S936tyIx91IH8FhUOptj4gT5iLB~iblS4FxpcOWYmdFt290hYMnSrsKJoWt4FvpZ86pz-tBaeqrBGNPMV7BxJ1rK-PWEa0k~FjE4jcQ7FvBYl~~6elOjncQabsad4W3OjANUlZo4ml6irzKzV-a8FX4FQeoXMmk81AGvukaL25CJuav6LaRZD7zGzYcAxQdKE4TF-1QcBqQW1Sn1pL3J8zhvJKJHjoyl6ZTKEPONwzjzp6U1WUe-XYtr0aZWvWYzRLvDVUqSRgNB4ixAbw~nytQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners reviewed a staff spreadsheet of the commission’s annual work plan and agreed to launch working groups on priority topics before the next monthly meeting.

Staff described the spreadsheet’s color coding: items marked in green are staff-led reports that will appear during regular meetings; items in other colors are commissioner-led working groups that rely on volunteers. Commissioners agreed that work groups should meet at least once before the next meeting to “kick off” their tasks and report back on progress. Staff asked group leads to notify Beverly of status updates so agendas can be updated in advance.

Commissioners discussed how to coordinate monthly park visits and agreed to develop a simple standard form so each visit collects the same information. Commissioners Kate and Jim volunteered to draft a one-page checklist and a simple sign-up/calendar so commissioners do not duplicate visits. The commission proposed that park-visit reports be submitted to staff approximately one week before each commission meeting so staff can compile a short summary for the agenda packet.

On other items, commissioners discussed recruiting volunteers (including noncommissioners) to help with grant research and grant-writing assistance rather than assigning those topics to unwilling commissioners. Staff said department volunteers have already assisted on some grant work and can be used as needed.

Commissioners and staff emphasized that some working groups (for example, community outreach and Eagle Scout projects) may not require separate meetings and can be handled within regular commission sessions; others (urban-night-sky, soccer parking mitigation, motorized-vehicle policy) will meet with staff and may include outside volunteers.","Commissioners reviewed a staff-provided annual work plan, asked working groups to convene ahead of the next meeting, and assigned a park-visit checklist project to Commissioners Kate and Jim.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6092218,"Parks commission approves Nov. minutes as amended and adopts 2025 meeting schedule",148,115000,263000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707&start=115&end=263","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2856097-479300960463310a61439b006492f707/thumbnail_115000.jpg","/articles/6092218/Olivette-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Parks-commission-approves-Nov-minutes-as-amended-and-adopts-2025-meeting-schedule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6092218-b83669e8e29cb3461ecdfa176e50f5d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191458&Signature=I6yTVrvFSJhhmcXC~Igmvk7S~PnQG5erFFwTF0YB3SsCo7Yn4Ubqw9h5Qs8r9wZQlLRyIQKcBS5ec4GcENmEKLwwGcSevsF4~HBdtLLmLAg1my~XJoTOkySHS8~vScNo~kQh9dJCWocu7FuWtK9HD6tJMQbHU13uL9Kmxwkhw48hY8JngRFwYKdvuNGzsHFql4q-Pg6eKd9pD6sfSMgCoC6CcmEILQu41jq3n7Vb54Y-s~knqYDkR0GBtlJe9MbQrLLkc6Zj--T7XZYDhFrFAZ-oCF4~68BUgrGfroWivv4qawkWtakzWGp71jzqjERfz9hubIEVgDHI4TAhMYE0vA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olivette Parks and Recreation Commission on the evening of its January meeting approved minutes from November 2024 and December 2024 and adopted its 2025 meeting calendar as amended.

Commissioners first agreed the November minutes should be corrected to include the names of residents and the reasons they spoke during the public-comment portion; a commissioner said the minutes’ summary did not record the reasons for opposition that residents expressed. Commissioners approved the minutes “as amended” to add those details and approved the December minutes as presented.

The commission then considered the 2025 meeting dates and moved the March meeting one week earlier to avoid a scheduling conflict with a Ladue School District event. Commissioners said the location line on the agenda was leftover text from last year and confirmed no location change was intended. The calendar was adopted as amended.

Both votes were taken by voice and recorded as passing. The commission asked staff to resend the revised meeting schedule and to create recurring Outlook invites for the approved dates.

The commission also clarified procedures for handling written communications and public-comment documentation going forward.","The Olivette Parks and Recreation Commission voted to approve two sets of minutes, with a promised amendment to add public-comment detail, and approved the 2025 meeting calendar with one date moved to avoid a local school event.","actionData","errors"]

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