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Olivette City names Hannah Simorca recreation supervisor; staff outline membership, survey and program plans
Summary
Olivette City introduced Hannah Simorca as its new recreation supervisor and previewed programming changes driven by a recent community survey, steady monthly membership gains, and plans to expand fitness classes and family programming.
Hannah Simorca was introduced June 26 as Olivette City’s new recreation supervisor, a role staff said she will use to expand fitness offerings and work with existing program leads to grow membership and classes.
City staff told the Parks & Recreation Commission that Simorca holds an undergraduate degree in physical education from Lynnwood University and a master’s in athletic and activity administration from William Woods University and has immediate responsibilities for overseeing the fitness center and coordinating new classes. Simorca, who joined staff in mid-June, told commissioners she is focused on soccer and golf programming and on meeting instructors and participants as she assumes the post.
The presentation also highlighted recent membership trends and outreach. Staff reported adding roughly 50–65 members per month over the last six months and said day-use fees and rentals have helped revenue in the early operating period. TJ, the recreation program supervisor, described a targeted social-media outreach push that produced spikes in nonresident visits and contributed to about $19,000 in day-use fees across the six-month reporting period.
Staff summarized results from an April survey sent via Constant Contact to about 5,800 recipients (194 clicked the survey link). The commission heard that survey starters had an 80% completion rate and that respondents included a high share of residents; staff reported 70% residents and 38% nonresidents among respondents but did not explain how categories were tabulated. Major themes identified for action included expanding playground hours and childcare-related programming, improving marketing and the website, and adding fitness-class variety.
Directors said some survey suggestions have already been implemented (cleaning notes, playground hour adjustments) and outlined near-term actions: launching a more robust monthly activities calendar, broadening fitness-class offerings, piloting corporate membership outreach, and continuing targeted social-media partnerships. Staff also said the center will continue surveying members and running smaller, targeted feedback efforts for specific programs.
Because the commission lacked a quorum at the June 26 meeting, no formal vote or policy changes were taken; staff said action items will return to a future meeting for formal consideration.
