Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

Advisory Board Agenda Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St. January 29, 2025 - 6:00 PM If you require any accommodation (i.e. qualified interpreter, large print, reader, hearing assistance) in order to attend this meeting, please notify the Community Center at 913-322-5550 no later than 24 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. 1. ROLL CALL/ATTENDANCE a. Introduction of new Youth Representative 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS a. Sensory Enhanced Aquatics Swim-A-Thon Request 2025 Merriam Fundraiser Request Cover Letter- KUSEA 3. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 26, 2024 MINUTES a. November 26, 2024 Minutes Parks & Recreation Advisory Board - Nov 26 2024 - Minutes - Pdf 4. STAFF REPORTS a. Director's Report i. Community Center Update Director Update Nov & Dec ii. Monthly Community Center Membership Report Annual Comparison Membership Nov-Dec 24 Annual Visits Comparison Nov-Dec 24 iii. Fall 2024 Recreation Report FALL 2024 Recreation Report iv. 2024 Annual Recreation Report 2024 Annual Comparison Report Recreation Report b. Assistant Director's Report  i. Program Evaluations 1. 28th Annual High School Visual Art Competition 2024 Evaluation 2. Christmas in the Courtyard 2024 Evaluation 3. Breakfast with Santa 2024 Evaluation ii. Upcoming Events 1. "Three Artists" Opening Night Reception "Three Artists" 2. February 7 - Free Day Merriam Residents February Free Day 3. '80s Retro Party 80s Retro Party iii. Program Updates 1. 29th Heartland Artist Exhibition Update 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. OTHER BUSINESS a. Updated Advisory Board Roster 7. ADJOURNMENT November 21, 2024 Anna Slocum Parks and Recreation Director City of Merriam 6040 Slater St Merriam, KS 66202 Dear Anna Slocum: We are grateful for our partnership with the Merriam Community Center (MCC) to provide Sensory Enhanced Aquatics (SEA), a swimming and water-safety program for autistic children. Our partnership with MCC began Fall of 2021 and we have since provided swim lessons to over 60 autistic swimmers ages 4-18 and MCC is our only partner offering SEA to autistic adults. MCC supported our National Institute of Health R21 research proposal titled “Testing the Effectiveness of Swim Instruction for Improving Swim Competence of Autistic Children.” We successfully completed our first year of the project which aims to better understand how to teach swimming to this population and proud to have provided financial support for our partners to do this work with us. Since 2022, MCC has provided resources to hold a swim-a-thon to raise funds to purchase equipment & supplies for the program, as well as provide scholarships to swimmers who are not eligible for Merriam’s Dolphin Scholarships. MCC’s support of our first three fundraisers has been critical to providing SEA to marginalized populations. We were pleased to share our success by providing an aquatic wheelchair (valued at~$2000) to MCC to support pool access for individuals with physical disabilities. We are requesting continued support. Our plan is to utilize the outdoor pools and surrounding deck space at MCC for a Swim-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, July 12th (1st choice) or August 2nd from 8-noon. Sensory Enhanced Aquatics swimmers will solicit pledges to swim laps and complete them with 1:1 support from SEA instructors and volunteers. We anticipate <30 people in the water at time (swimmers with 1:1 support) in increments of 20-30 minutes (~80 swimmers total with 20 volunteers/staff). We estimate swimmers will bring 1-2 family members and may stay 45 minutes total at the event so <50 people will be at the event at any given time. We request fees for use of the outdoor pool(s), deck space and locker rooms be waived to maximize benefit to autistic swimmers and families. We anticipate needing support from front desk staff and lifeguards during the 3 hours of the event and request this support at low or no cost. Sensory Enhanced Aquatics and University of Kansas Medical Center staff and students will support the event to reduce burden on MCC staff. Money raised through this fundraiser will directly benefit SEA program participants at MCC. We appreciate you considering our request to grow our collaboration and continue to make a difference in the Merriam community. Sincerely, Kayla Hamner, MOT, OTR/L Lisa Mische Lawson, PhD, CTRS, FDRT KU Sensory Enhanced Aquatics Program Manager Professor & KU SEA Director University of Kansas Medical Center University of Kansas Medical Center khamner@kumc.edu lmische-lawson@kumc.edu  MINUTES Advisory Board Meeting City of Merriam, Kansas Merriam Community Center Tuesday, November 26, 2024 6:00 PM 6040 Slater Street 1. ROLL CALL/ATTENDANCE The November meeting of the Merriam Parks & Recreation Advisory Board was called to order at 6:03 p.m. by Chairperson Christopher Leitch. Board members in attendance included: Evan Quinley; Kathy Stull; Katie Leary; Christopher Leitch; David Zukley; George Vesel; Alex Supple; and Doug Murphy. Staff members in attendance were: Anna Slocum, Parks and Recreation Director; Dave Smothers, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director; and Abby Hall, Guest Services Coordinator. a. Introduction of new Advisory Board members New members to the board were introduced. Current members and staff provided an introduction with their favorite event hosted by the department that they volunteer or attend. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 3. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 22, 2024 MINUTES a. October 22, 2024 Minutes Board Member Zukley made a motion to approve the November minutes. Board Member Vesel seconded and the motion was unanimously APPROVED. 4. STAFF REPORTS a. DIRECTOR'S REPORT i.  Community Center Update A detailed memo was included in the packet. Updates to the information included:  With the cooler evening / overnight temperatures, staff realized the doors to the parking tower were not latching correctly when early morning patrons discovered people sleeping in the tower. In addition to the doors being fixed, evening staff check the doors at close to ensure Page 1 of 5 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes – November 26, 2024 they are latching closed.  On Monday, November 25th, the temporary repair to the motor mount on the Desert Aire unit broke. The unit is back to exhausting at 50%. A rush order has been requested for the part.  Staff sent the membership postcard to the printer. There will be 11,017 mailed for this promotional campaign, an increase of 30 records. Before the summer postcard, staff will review the mail list and determine if any adjustments to service area are needed.  Tonight is Evan's final meeting as the Youth Representative. He will be attending Pittsburg State beginning in January. The vacancy has been published and to-date there has been one application received. Staff works closely with Shawnee Mission North NHS and have shared the flyer with the advisor in hopes to attract additional candidates.  Public Art Committee met November 14. The RFQ process went live November 1 and remains open through January 2. The selected location will be the parking structure at MCC. There was some discussion about the type of project it would involve and ensuring that the artists include necessary engineering in their budget.  The safety surface at Waterfall Park was repaired last week. The new vendor suggested creating a mural or artwork to cover the graffiti at Brown Park instead of replacing the existing surface. Staff is currently exploring this option. Discussion:  There has been discussion to have regarding installation at the access point to the parking structure that will slow vehicle entry. Another location is to install inside the tower and would be wall mounted. Whatever art is selective it must be compliant with codes. Staff will be involved with the choosing process and will keep the board informed of the process.  Since Antioch Park is owned by JCPRD and they do not allow for inflatables at their events staff has no recourse on their decision. There has been a recent restructuring of staff, and reviewing what occurs with outside events or joint events. They want this policy enforced with no exception. As stated in the memo, staff is working to find replacement activities for Turkey Creek Festival. A few years ago, JCPRD upgraded their pedal boats which made it impossible for them to be transported to the event. Staff thought there would be complaints about the loss of the amenity, but it was replaced with Kids' Fishing which has been well received. Staff is scheduled to attend the Missouri Fairs and Festivals Convention to find new ideas and attractions to replace this activity. ii. Monthly Community Center Membership Report A detailed memo was included in the packet. Updates to the information included:  Staff is anticipating membership visits to surpass 2023 visits this week. Currently, visitation for the month is 620 visits below November 2023 Page 2 of 5 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes – November 26, 2024 membership visitation. Visitation per day has increased 46/day when comparing 2023 (290/day) to 2024 (336/day).  Daily visits for November 2024 surpassed November 2023 visitation on Saturday November 23 when 81 daily visits were processed. This is the first month since July that daily visits have exceeded 2023 numbers. b. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT i. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS 1. Halloween Happenings Evaluation A detailed evaluation was included in the packet. This was the largest attendance in the history of the event. A few additional volunteers will be needed next year. Discussion:  Consider moving the ski ball on the other side of the marketplace. That will increase the safety of the volunteer reducing the risk of entering traffic to chase balls that escape the game. ii. UPCOMING EVENTS 1. 28th Annual High School Visual Art Competition The postcard for the event was included in the packet. There are over 20 metro high schools participating in this show. 2. Christmas in the Courtyard An event flyer was included in the packet. The library will not be participating in the lighting ceremony but City Hall, Police Department, Parking Structure and Community Center will be lit along with the tree. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be arriving via fire truck escorted by the police department. 3. Breakfast with Santa An event flyer was included in the packet. This event is once again sold out! Discussion:  Pancakes will be provided by a local boy scout troop that assists with the Turkey Creek 5K pancake breakfast. Page 3 of 5 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes – November 26, 2024 iii. PROGRAM UPDATES 1. Farmers' Market Update - Vendor Meeting A detailed summary was included in the packet. Highlights of the meeting included a request by the nine vendors in attendance to change the market time from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Discussion:  T-shirts have been provided to vendors for the last six or seven years. It is a good promotion of the market as vendors wear them on non-market days. It is something the vendors truly appreciate. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. January 28, 2025 Regularly Scheduled Meeting Staff reported that the Kansas Park and Recreation annual conference will have opening ceremonies on Tuesday, January 28. The assistant director will be attending the entire conference and will not be available. The director will be attending that day as the department is receiving several awards and the director will be presenting at the last session of the day and unable to get back by the time of the meeting. Discussion:  After the board members reviewed calendars. The Board landed on moving the meeting to Wednesday, January 29th.  With the successful passage of the new date, staff will send a meeting invite to all board members with the new date and location of the meeting in the event the conference room is not available. Board Member Zukley made a motion Motion to move January meeting to the 29th Board Member Leary seconded and the motion was unanimously APPROVED. b. Review of Annual Election Protocol Included in the packet was a memo outlining the process of nominating and the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. In addition, staff reviewed the nomination and election process to ensure all members were clear of the process. c. Election of Chairperson Christopher Leitch nominated George Vesel to the position of Chairperson. He repeated George's name and and requested additional nominations. With no other nominations coming forward, Christopher Leitch called for a voice vote for George Vesel to serve as Chairperson of the Merriam Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for a term to begin January 2025. All members of the board voted yes. d. Election of Vice-Chairperson Page 4 of 5 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes – November 26, 2024 George Vesel nominated Christopher Leitch to the position of Vice-Chairperson. Christopher Leitch repeated his name and requested additional nominations. With no other nominations coming forward, Christopher Leitch called for a voice vote for Christopher Leitch to serve as Vice-Chairperson of the Merriam Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for a term to begin January 2025. All members of the board voted yes. 6. OTHER BUSINESS a. Updated Advisory Board Roster A updated roster was distributed to all current board members for their records. 7. ADJOURNMENT Board Member Leitch made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 p.m. Board Member Leary seconded and the motion was unanimously APPROVED. Page 5 of 5 TO: Merriam Parks and Recreation Advisory Board FROM: Anna Slocum, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: Monthly Director’s Report DATE: January 29, 2025 HIGHLIGHTS Community Center Update • Staff were notified on Monday, December 16 that the vendor used to rent golf carts for Turkey Creek Festival is no longer renting carts. Staff has reached out to the new company who will provide a quote after the first of the year. With the uncertainty of cost, staff may have to evaluate quantity of carts and overall operation. • On Thursday, December 19 water to the building had to be shut-off for an hour to repair a leak from the main into the building. Staff made a building wide announcement 10 minutes prior to the shut-off announcing a potential 2-hour window without water. Staff created a sign that was placed on all restrooms, locker rooms and drinking fountains. Fortunately, it was during a slower time frame of the day with minimal disruption and water was back on within an hour. • On December 20, monthly revenue surpassed the total monthly revenue generated in December 2023. Every month in 2024 surpassed revenue generated for the same time period in 2023! A complete evaluation of 2024 will be available in the first quarter of 2025. • Various painting projects have been completed throughout the building in December. Facilities has a complete list and will be working this winter to refresh many of the well-loved spaces in the community center. • The community center closed Sunday, January 5 and Monday, January 6 due to the winter storm that impacted the area. • In early December, staff completed an upgrade to the indoor BECSystem. As you may recall, this is the chemical controller that has periodically froze and reset to factory setting for no known reason. After several conversations with the manufacturer, staff discovered an upgrade to the board that would solve the problem. After evaluating expense lines, staff made the decision to fund the upgrade in 2024. • As part of the 2025 budget the following projects and improvements will occur during this calendar year: Park and Recreation Master Plan, membership promotional campaigns x2; additional 6’ tables with cart for storage & a replacement 8’ table due to damage, larger monument sign at IKEA way, new canopy tents for special events (old tents will be used by Dolphin Swim Team), yard  games, replacement benches, 4 new picnic tables, 4 new trash cans, replacement street banners. With MCC celebrating 5 years of operation in July, staff will carefully be evaluating membership fees and other program fees to ensure they are within market range, as well as evaluating the scholarship program with the intention of expanding opportunities to more youth programs. • Staff held a quarterly meeting with library staff. Library staff was complimentary of the snow removal on campus as well as throughout the city. The trash can outside their building is now operational. A plan to share building closures was devised in an effort to maximize labor resources during and after snow events. • The motor mount on the Desert Aire unit was replaced on Friday, January 17. Now that the unit is exhausting properly staff is working to balance the unit for proper pressure. • The roof top unit that controls the gymnasium space required a new motherboard. The board was replaced on Thursday, January 16. Trane has not been successful in programming the board to the building schedule. • There continues to be a few technology issues in the building. The HDMI connector in Kessler is intermittent in connecting to the projector. There are three FM Receiver boxes that are not operating. These boxes control air signal local stations to the fitness floor. With only four cable boxes, having air signal stations allow for the cable boxes to broadcast cable only stations not available on FM receptors. The control board for the automatic boards has gone black. The blinds can still be manually operated. Park Updates • The new climber for Waterfall Park has been delivered. It will be installed as weather allows. Monthly Community Center Membership Report Included in the packet are the comparison reports for annual membership and daily visits for November and December. November membership sales decreased 3 from November 2023 with cancelations increasing 2 over the same timeframe. There were increases in memberships in several categories for the month but there were no new PeerFit and decreases in several insurance-based memberships. Comparing “fee-based” memberships from 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in 10 memberships purchased for the month of November. Reasons for the 38 cancellations included: Medical 1; Financial-1; Non-Usage-19; Relocation- 5; Other-12. December membership sales were the exact number of memberships processed in 2023. Cancellations increased 2 over the same timeframe. There were increases in memberships in several categories for the month but there very few insurance-based memberships processed. Comparing “fee-based” memberships from 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in 10 memberships purchased for the month of December. Reasons for the 53 cancellations included: Medical 3; Financial-5; Non-Usage-19; Relocation- 10; Other-16. The installment payment that occurred on December 5th surpassed the amount drafted in the same timeframe of 2023 by $8,223. Installment revenue increased ~$60,000 over the total collected in 2023, an increase of 10.5% for the year. The installment payment occurred on January 7th as the 5th was a Sunday and the building was closed on the 6th. The amount surpassed the amount drafted in the same timeframe of 2024 by $6,928. For context, the increase from 2023 to 2024 during the same timeframe was $5,257, highlighting a notable year-over- year improvement. In addition, had this draft occurred in 2024 it would have been the 6th largest of 2024. As anticipated, November 2024 member visitation surpassed November 2023 by 1,129 visits, a 13% increase. The highest member visit day was Monday, November 4st with 511 visits, 51 more visits than the highest visit day of November 2023. This makes the eighth time that Monday was the most visited member day for 2024. December 2024 member visitation surpassed December 2023 by 926 visits, a 9.8% increase. The highest member visit day was Monday, December 30th with 523 visits, 2 visits less than the highest visit day of December 2023. This makes the ninth time that Monday was the most visited member day for 2024. Total visitation for 2024 surpassed 2023 by 14,067, an increase of 10.7%. November 2024 daily visits surpassed the same time frame of 2023 by 364. The day with the most day passes was Saturday, November 2 with 91 visits. This is the fifth time that Saturday was the most visited day pass day in 2024. December 2024 daily visits surpassed the same time frame of 2023 by 59. The day with the most day passes was Monday, December 30th with 137 visits. This is the second time that Monday was the most visited day pass day in 2024. Total day pass visitation for 2024 surpassed 2023 by 1,946 an increase of 9.6%. Insurance visits for November 2024 increased 724 over November 2023. Total insurance visitation for 2024 through November surpassed total visitation of 2020 and 2021 visits combined! Insurance visits for December 2024 increased 476 over December 2023. Total insurance visitation for 2024 increased 7,299 over 2023, an increase of 23.1%. While all insurance memberships experienced growth in visitation compared to 2023, Renew Active experienced the largest increase of visitation in 2024 with 3,879 more than 2023, an increase of 40%. Recommendation: This memo was provided for your information. No action required. Membership Category 2021 2022 2023 2024 TWO PERSON CHARTER TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD 164 229 195 214 ACTIVE & FIT 26 52 95 130 ADULT CHARTER ADULT MEMBERSHIP 265 340 305 327 CARETAKER PASS 2 2 4 COUNCIL - BOARD MEMBERSHIP 7 3 22 6 EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP 68 118 105 49 FIT CLASS PASS 119 108 94 HOUSEHOLD CHARTER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP 414 515 439 518 NANNY PASS 7 6 8 ONE PASS - HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS 28 TIVITY PRIME MEMBERSHIP 29 52 45 63 PEERFIT 25 7 52 30 RENEW ACTIVE 118 177 185 492 RETIRED SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 8 3 4 4 RETIRED SENIOR 1 1 11 2 SCHOLARSHIP MEMBERSHIP 3 14 14 27 SENIOR CHARTER SENIOR CHARTER HOUSEHOLD SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 74 79 81 78 SENIOR MEMBERSHIP 123 140 140 143 SILVER & FIT 18 8 6 60 SILVER SNEAKERS 359 229 222 751 YOUTH MEMBERSHIP 25 54 44 47 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP SALES 1,727 2,149 2,081 3,075 CANCELLATIONS 287 516 547 516 SUSPENDED 0 0 0 0 EXPIRED** 17 36 9 0 *Charter Sales for Grand Opening began in March **All Council and Employee related passes expire annually in December ***Includes 80 IBFCC memberships carried over due to COVID-19 closures Annual Membership Sales Comparison Year-to-Date 2024 Membership Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TWO PERSON CHARTER TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD 4 14 19 10 14 ACTIVE & FIT 2 7 7 ADULT CHARTER ADULT MEMBERSHIP 12 23 27 22 27 CARETAKER COUNCIL - BOARD MEMBERSHIP EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP 6 4 5 3 FIT CLASS PASS 11 5 HOUSEHOLD CHARTER 1 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP 8 28 40 27 30 NANNY PASS 1 ONE PASS - HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS 3 PRIME MEMBERSHIP 3 7 5 2 PEERFIT 6 2 6 RENEW ACTIVE 3 9 5 11 10 RETIRED SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 1 RETIRED SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP MEMBERSHIP 3 SENIOR CHARTER SENIOR CHARTER HOUSEHOLD SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 1 7 8 6 5 SENIOR MEMBERSHIP 4 9 8 8 11 SILVER & FIT 1 2 SILVER SNEAKERS 14 21 13 8 8 YOUTH MEMBERSHIPS 1 4 4 8 1 TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS SOLD 57 125 150 128 125 CANCELLATIONS 45 45 36 38 SUSPENDED EXPIRED *2020 Suspeneded Memberships - 6 due to closure of Indoor Pool COVID-19 restrictions Membership Report November 2024 Membership Category 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TWO PERSON CHARTER TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD 5 10 19 16 18 ACTIVE & FIT 1 1 7 3 ADULT CHARTER ADULT MEMBERSHIP 10 23 37 24 29 CARETAKER COUNCIL - BOARD MEMBERSHIP 4 EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP 2 1 50 8 10 FIT CLASS PASS 4 3 9 HOUSEHOLD CHARTER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP 7 22 34 38 40 NANNY PASS ONE PASS - HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS PRIME MEMBERSHIP 15 2 2 PEERFIT 2 1 RENEW ACTIVE 26 2 10 5 RETIRED SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 1 1 RETIRED SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP MEMBERSHIP 1 SENIOR CHARTER SENIOR CHARTER HOUSEHOLD SENIOR HOUSEHOLD 2 2 3 5 6 SENIOR MEMBERSHIP 2 12 9 8 13 SILVER & FIT 2 1 SILVER SNEAKERS 2 17 14 1 YOUTH MEMBERSHIPS 1 7 3 2 TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS SOLD 77 78 200 130 130 CANCELLATIONS 41 49 51 53 SUSPENDED EXPIRED Membership Report December 2024 2024 TOTAL VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS MEMBERSHIP VISITS 12,223 10,797 11,081 10,971 11,930 17,214 17,269 13,763 10,075 9,660 9,833 10,367 145,183 DAILY VISITS 1,736 1,379 1,820 1,404 2,171 3,793 3,428 2,107 901 650 1,321 1,570 22,280 GUEST PASSES 10 0 0 0 0 4 44 0 0 2 0 1 61 TOURS 32 31 11 0 33 28 13 3 0 11 20 7 189 2023 TOTAL VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS MEMBERSHIP VISITS 11,709 9,991 11,632 9,049 10,112 15,567 13,858 12,976 8,972 9,105 8,704 9,441 131,116 DAILY VISITS 1,465 1,241 1,790 1,122 2,037 3,478 2,814 2,116 1,052 751 957 1,511 20,334 GUEST PASSES 3 8 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 TOURS 35 18 10 10 26 43 26 28 18 8 3 5 230 2022 TOTAL VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS MEMBERSHIP VISITS 7,282 7,419 9,127 8,142 8,202 11,668 11,816 11,214 8,502 7,739 8,521 9,558 109,190 DAILY VISITS 739 1,067 1,449 1,045 1,649 3,051 3,079 1,836 750 569 906 1,137 17,277 GUEST PASSES 10 21 48 2 0 0 0 24 0 0 1 4 110 TOURS 45 32 45 55 4 49 37 61 30 20 12 0 390 2021 TOTAL VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS MEMBERSHIP VISITS 3,318 3,169 4,924 4,769 4,775 10,607 11,284 9,662 6,138 5,799 6,006 6,097 76,548 DAILY VISITS 185 211 482 386 576 2,148 2,055 1,774 496 401 590 661 9,965 GUEST PASSES 3 2 24 20 7 24 18 19 10 2 3 0 132 TOURS 77 38 93 85 102 90 107 65 27 83 33 28 828 2020 TOTAL VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS MEMBERSHIP VISITS 388 1,765 1,862 3,159 2,833 2,490 12,497 DAILY VISITS 3 53 59 197 104 144 560 TOURS 366 378 149 133 56 31 1,113 Visit Comparison 2020-2024 2024 Highest Attended Day JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 558 566 548 532 635 827 828 656 484 486 511 523 MEMBERSHIP VISITS (Wed 24th) (Mon 19th) (Mon 25th) (Mon 1st) (Wed 29th) (Mon 17th) (Mon 15th) (Fri 2nd) (Mon 16th) (Mon 21st) (Mon 4th) (Mon 30th) 122 124 151 133 166 (Wed 181 186 220 128 49 91 137 DAILY VISITS (Tues 2nd) (Sat 10th) (Thurs 14th) (Sat 13th) 29th) (Mon 24th) (Sat 13th) (Sat 31st) (Sun 1st) (Fri 11) (Sat 2nd) (Mon 30th) 2023 Highest Attended Day JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 581 512 548 434 561 892 707 588 462 463 460 525 MEMBERSHIP VISITS (Mon 23rd) (Mon 20th) (Mon 13th) (Mon 10th) (Wed 31st) (Mon 19th) (Mon 3rd) (Mon 21st) (Mon 4th) (Mon 30th) (Mon 27th) (Mon 18th) 95 113 178 73 182 252 224 174 140 46 65 119 DAILY VISITS (Sat 14th) (Sat 25th) (Tues 14th) (Sat 1st) (Mon 29th) (Mon 19th) (Sat 29th) (Sat 19th) (Sat 2nd) (Sat 21st) (Thurs 11th) (Thurs 28th) 2022 Highest Attended Day JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 339 412 412 409 420 641 531 568 425 346 427 439 MEMBERSHIP VISITS (Mon 24th) (Mon 21st) (Mon 28th) (Mon 11th) (Wed 25th) (Mon 13th) (Wed 6th) (Mon 1st) (Mon 19th) (Wed 26th) (Mon 14th) (Mon 12th) 62 90 91 79 159 261 174 152 72 40 84 83 DAILY VISITS (Sat 29th) (Sat 26th) (Fri 18th) (Sun 3rd) (Mon 30th) (Sat 18th) (Sat 9th) (Sat 13th) (Mon 5th) (Fri 14th ) (Sun 20th) (Fri 30th) 2021 Highest Attended Day JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 149 (Tues 159 (Tues 213 228 247 496 478 449 297 310 284 304 MEMBERSHIP VISITS 5th) 2nd) (Mon 15th) (Thurs 8th) (Wed 19th) (Wed 16th) (Tues 13th) (Mon 9th) (Mon 6th) (Mon 25th) (Tues, 2nd) (Mon 27th) 147 22 66 45 52 69 136 126 (Mon 9th / 78 29 81 (Sun 51 DAILY VISITS (Sat 16th) (Thurs 25th) (Fri 19th) (Sat 10th) (Mon 31st) (Sun 13th) (Mon 5th) Wed 11th) (Mon 6th) (Fri 15th) 14th) (Tues 28th) 2020 Highest Attended Day JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 72 85 92 148 159 117 MEMBERSHIP VISITS ( Thurs 30th) (Mon 24th) (Thurs 10th) (Tues 27th) (Wed 11th) (Wed 30th) 19 2 6 11 (Sat 10th/ 16 16 DAILY VISITS (Tues 28th) (Mon 31st) (Sat 5th) Tues 27th) (Sat 14th) (Mon 28th) Highest Attended Day Comparison 2020 - 2024 2024 INSURANCE VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS Silver Sneakers 1,391 1,438 1,459 1,459 1,493 1,506 1,687 1,723 1,551 1,559 1,501 1,457 18,224 Prime Fitness 157 179 187 190 166 191 204 179 155 125 147 165 2,045 Renew Active 1,047 980 1,014 1,060 1,007 1,097 1,303 1,414 1,226 1,173 1,139 1,171 13,631 Silver & Fit 0 11 12 3 1 1 19 19 2 18 17 21 124 Active & Fit 305 318 315 305 315 308 316 293 315 299 316 307 3,712 PeerFit 107 96 125 85 78 84 107 86 96 89 65 89 1,107 2023 INSURANCE VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS Silver Sneakers 1,364 1,262 1,497 1,178 1,189 1,259 1,237 1,464 1,302 1,275 1,148 1,277 15,452 Prime Fitness 173 150 134 128 130 188 161 180 112 116 111 132 1,715 Renew Active 787 683 891 726 743 710 816 917 735 884 859 1,001 9,752 Silver & Fit 17 15 10 4 11 8 16 11 7 6 8 1 114 Active & Fit 276 319 310 283 293 352 331 331 314 309 271 255 3,644 PeerFit 90 69 73 93 83 88 69 57 63 50 64 68 867 2022 INSURANCE VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS Silver Sneakers 831 788 1,114 950 792 944 986 1,065 978 956 956 1,048 11,408 Prime Fitness 103 96 117 134 143 151 153 189 145 144 140 129 1,644 Renew Active 419 470 594 573 489 561 666 645 580 523 622 654 6,796 Silver & Fit 45 43 42 22 20 18 20 26 34 14 16 13 313 Active & Fit 88 64 88 98 121 128 173 208 200 188 177 217 1,750 PeerFit 55 57 87 90 86 113 81 87 76 94 76 61 963 2021 INSURANCE VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS Silver Sneakers 328 347 443 437 410 475 595 811 557 645 773 738 6,559 Prime Fitness 24 17 35 56 53 52 118 112 69 72 59 76 743 Renew Active 136 138 254 286 291 299 330 349 298 309 315 386 3,391 Silver & Fit 8 8 13 12 18 22 24 48 9 10 33 34 239 Active & Fit 3 2 0 3 24 51 42 62 58 56 45 61 407 PeerFit 3 46 39 27 53 44 62 49 54 68 64 509 2020 INSURANCE VISITS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL VISITS Silver Sneakers 32 156 187 264 308 287 1,234 Prime Fitness 0 26 37 33 29 32 157 Renew Active 1 19 98 118 121 357 Silver & Fit 6 6 Active & Fit 0 0 PeerFit 0 Insurance Visit Comparison 2020-2024 FALL 2023 2024 YOUTH AQUATICS Class Enrolled Participation Enrolled Participation Parent/Child Swim Lessons 17 64 22 87 Preschool Swim Lessons 37 190 16 192 Youth Swim Lessons 28 178 10 114 Private / Semi Private Swim Lessons 13 55 28 125 Junior Dolphins 12 27 3 26 Infant Survival Swim - Non-Walker 1 12 0 0 Infant Survival Swim - Walker 1 11 0 0 Infant Survival Swim - Advanced 0 0 SuperKids 172 857 73 1,465 MJ's Kids 49 237 125 502 KU Sensory Lessons 16 249 38 437 TOTAL 346 1,880 315 2,948 YOUTH EDUCATIONAL 1st Down Tots / Flag Football 0 0 Aiki Kids Child/Parent Fundamentals 25 55 6 56 Build-A-Plush Workshop 29 29 34 34 Cheer 4 Fun Dance Expressions 24 74 13 31 Karate for Kids Soccer Tots / Soccer 0 0 Homeschool P.E. Kawaii Kids Martial Arts 75 219 28 252 Preschool P.R.E.P. 1 208 Kids/Teen Swordsmanship & Weapons Mommy & Me Tumbling / Gymnastics 80 227 48 148 Youth Martial Arts Soccer Shots Mini/Classic/Premier Tweens DIY / Workshops 2 2 0 0 Zumba Kids TOTAL 235 606 130 729 ADULT FITNESS (LAND) Beginner/Kickstart Pickleball 8 27 Cardio & Strength † 19 140 16 222 Cross Training † 0 19 Fit Camp † 0 51 0 54 HIIT † Kettlebell AMPD † 0 61 0 57 Morning Burn Bootcamp † 8 191 0 96 Shape Up † 0 114 0 109 Line Dancing WERQ † 14 66 1 112 Zumba 23 94 9 94 TOTAL 72 763 26 744 Fall Rec Report 1 YOGA Animal Yoga (Puppy, Cat, Goat) 24 22 Ballet Yoga † 1 6 Gentle Iyengar Yoga 18 24 2 54 Iyengar Yoga Level 1 20 56 3 32 Iyengar Yoga Level 2 30 81 4 95 Restorative Yoga † 1 54 0 134 Pilates Barre Fusion † TaijiFit † TOTAL 69 215 34 343 ADULT MARTIAL ARTS Aikido Yoshinkai 24 90 3 60 Simplified Tai Chi Swordsmanship & Weapons The Ki Society 20 63 6 90 TOTAL 44 153 9 150 ADULT ED AdventHealth Classes Essential Oils Basic Make and Take What's Cluckin' in the Hen House 0 0 Adult DIY / One Day Workshops 0 18 52 78 Ceramic Ornament Class KState Classes 0 0 Women's Situational Awareness TOTAL 0 18 52 78 WATER FITNESS Adult Swim Lessons 4 4 0 0 Aqua Flow - A TaijiFit Experience † 4 600 9 822 Aqua Interval Fitness 21 136 9 142 Aqua Zumba † Cardio Splash † 7 1,046 1 1,372 Deep + Shallow Aerobics KU Sensory Enhanced Aquatics 12 133 10 100 Phyllis' Water Therapy 0 4 Warm Water Therapy 22 32 3 60 Water Aerobics † 0 32 0 63 Water Walking / Therapy Fitness † 2 4 0 12 100 Mile Swim Club 0 TOTAL 72 1,991 32 2,571 Fall Rec Report 2 50+ AARP Smart Driver Course 25 23 Silver Screen Matinee 223 198 Flexercise / AFEP 372 492 JOCO Meal Program 0 0 Bingo 187 260 Cardio Chair Drumming † 0 640 0 615 Easy Does It † 0 46 Iyengar Chair Yoga 0 13 4 37 Book Club One Day Workshops / Lunch & Learns 0 0 40 56 Tap Class † 6 46 Speed Stacking 0 0 TOTAL 25 1,504 50 1,704 SPECIAL EVENTS Turkey Creek Car and Motorcycle Show 315 7,000 353 4,000 Family Event Nights 43 151 10 160 Merriam Drive Live 1,200 1,325 Merriam Drive Live Cornhole Tourney 0 0 Murder Mystery Night 0 0 31 31 Holiday Sip and Shop 35 Halloween Happenings 500 350 Christmas in the Courtyard 416 175 Breakfast with Santa 136 135 130 125 Noon Year's Eve Party 0 0 Art Gallery Receptions / Visitors 397 434 TOTAL 494 9,799 524 6,635 RENTALS Gym 56 2,330 150 2,507 Pool 0 0 1 5 City Meetings 490 224 Room 190 5,988 288 8,950 Birthday Parties(Pool) 84 1,700 80 1,746 Field Rentals Shelter Rentals TOTAL 330 10,508 519 13,432 DAILY VISITS Membership Visits 36,222 39,935 Daily Passes 4,271 4,442 Walking Track Punch Pass 264 350 Pickleball Punch Pass 464 530 Aqua Toddler Swim Time 7 29 Sensory Hour 0 0 Preschool Indoor Park 141 261 Child Watch Visits 310 390 Tours 34 38 Guest Passes 0 3 TOTAL 41,713 45,978 GRAND TOTAL 1,687 69,150 1,691 75,312 Fall Rec Report 3  MERRIAM PARKS & RECREATION Annual Comparison Report 2021* 2022 2023 2024 Participation Participation Participation Participation YOUTH AQUATIC / EDUCATION Winter / Spring 1,471 2,759 3,107 3,790 Summer 3,086 4,606 4,469 5,652 Fall 1,805 2,037 2,486 3,677 Total 6,362 9,402 10,062 13,119 ADULT FITNESS / YOGA/ MARTIAL ARTS Winter / Spring 1,194 1,314 1,335 1,433 Summer 903 2,055 1,407 1,323 Fall 1,123 1,771 1,131 1,237 Total 3,220 5,140 3,873 3,993 ADULT EDUCATION Winter / Spring 59 62 132 164 Summer 3 50 58 61 Fall 46 10 18 78 Total 108 122 208 303 50+ Winter / Spring 893 1,931 1,459 1,533 Summer 801 1,005 1,816 1,805 Fall 823 894 1,501 1,704 Total 2,517 3,830 4,776 5,042 WATER FITNESS Winter / Spring 192 1,004 1,831 2,105 Summer 249 1,149 1,345 2,219 Fall 489 1,378 1,991 2,571 Total 930 3,531 5,167 6,895 SPECIAL EVENTS Winter / Spring 349 588 612 709 Summer 1,271 6,285 9,760 7,287 Fall 5,943 9,144 9,799 6,635 Total 7,563 16,017 20,171 14,631 RENTALS Winter / Spring 1,750 5,748 10,734 9,817 Summer 1,750 5,701 9,822 12,793 Fall 3,825 8,755 10,508 13,432 Total 7,325 20,204 31,064 36,042 Annual Recreation Report Summary 1  2021* 2022 2023 2024 Participation Participation Participation Participation DAILY VISITS Winter / Spring 23,802 49,762 49,428 53,081 Summer (IBFCC+MAC) 38,072 57,690 64,215 73,534 Fall 26,834 38,673 41,713 45,978 Total 88,708 146,125 155,356 172,593 GRAND TOTAL 116,733 204,371 230,677 252,618 *First year of programs at MCC due to Coronavirus Pandemic Annual Recreation Report Summary 2  Special Event Evaluation Event Name: 28th Annual High School Visual Art Competition Opening Reception Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024 Location: MCC –Tim Murphy Art Gallery Number of Registrants: 640 works submitted by 332 students from 26 schools 100 works accepted by 81 students from 20 schools Reception Attendees: 200 Grades: 9-12 Cost of Event: Free Revenues: $0.00 Expenses: Judging Fees-$500.00/Ribbons-$91.73/Reception Food-$197.86/ Live music-$450.00 Awards & teacher Gift Cards-$1495.35/Amazon (Certificate Holders, display stands, name tag inserts) - $104.13 Total Expenses: $2,839.07 Submitted Accepted Year Works Schools Works 2024 640 26 100 2023 592 26 102 2022 777 28 105 2021 800 22 105 2020 462 18 80 2019 1,053 23 151 2024 Award Winners Special Items Needed: High top tables with decor, chairs, bar, soft drinks, table cloths, plates, napkins, cups, serving ware, big trash cans on wheels with skirts, beverage dispenser, name tags for students, teachers, judge & volunteers, award certificates with holders, gift certificates, ribbons, podium, lavalier microphone, laptop, flash drive with slide shows, check for musician. Modes of Publicity: Brochure, Facebook, Brightsigns, eMerriam, ArtsKCGo, emailed teachers and students, postcards/email invite to gallery patrons, city staff, City Council & Park Board. Staff: Ingrid, Anna, Dave, Renee, Cole, Margo, Ben Volunteers: Diane Austin, Kathy Stull, Nancy Hupp, Christopher Leitch, Chris Hands, Bruce and Sue Kaldahl Strengths: Live music by the Nite Owls was a nice addition. Jean Denney was the judge this year and did a very thorough and thoughtful job. It was nice to have her announce the winners. Ten of the 12 of which were in attendance this year. Had a $200 gift card drawing for teachers in attendance. Colby Matthews of Lee’s Summit North won this year. Adding the medium to the ID cards on works was a nice addition. Great volunteerism. Opportunities: Had quite a few leftover treats so staff is cutting back on the amount made. Special Event Evaluation Form Event Name: Christmas in the Courtyard Date: Friday, December 6, 2024 Location: MCC – Founders Room Number of Registrants: N/A Number of participants: 175 Ages: ALL Cost of Event: FREE Revenues: FREE EVENT Total Revenues: FREE EVENT Expenses: Creative Carnivals $400.00 Happy Faces Entertainment $695.00 Amazon/Menard’s (décor) $242.89 Oriental Trading (games/candy canes) $179.91 Balloon artist $175.00 Sister Act Entertainment $690.00 $2,382.80 Special Items Needed: Speakers, speaker stand, microphone for Merriam Park Elementary, tables/chairs for activities and crafts. Rented chair for Santa (delivered/rented by the SA Entertainment), stanchions for crowd control for Santa, Mayor’s remote for lights, all items for hot chocolate station. Modes of Publicity: Highlights, Fliers at parks, City Hall, outdoor sign, Brightsigns, Facebook®, MPRD website, Calendars on: iFamily KC. Volunteers: Vita Chiropractic (cookie decorating station), (SMN-NHS students – Evan Koenig, Virada Rattanavong, Malia Kinght, Ace Kendle) Staff: Ingrid, Margo, Dave, Anna, Chloe, Cole, Michael, Lisa, Kelly Simpson, Gabby Sage Strengths: Had plenty of hot chocolate this year. Candyland was popular. The balloon creations and face painting are always a big hit. It worked great to have the singers go to Esther Brown to meet – helped reduce congestion in the lobby – that should be the staging area next year. Weaknesses: Difficult to see Santa on the firetruck with the lights blazing and him being on the passenger side (away from the crowd). Santa ring a bell so the crowd can hear him coming. Some participants confused on when activates started, maybe offer a start time after Santa arrival. Balloon guy had a line all night – he needs to put his sign out sooner to end closer to event time – not sure what happened but a lady had the sign, he took it from her and moved it up – we got an email on Monday about how rude he was! Make sure the Mayor realized the remote is hot! He pre-lit the tree while the kids were singing! Try Candyland in Ester Brown to alleviate congestion right at the top of the steps. The roaming elf could direct people that way. Opportunities: Merriam Park has Crestview contact – have both schools sing. Be sure to offer Santa something to drink. Special Event Evaluation Form Event Name: Breakfast w/Santa Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Location: MCC – Founders Room Number of Registrants: 138 Number of attendees: 125 Ages: ALL Cost of Event: $8 / person Revenues: Event Registration $8 x 138 $1,104 Total Revenues: $1,104 Expenses: Amazon (tablecloths, craft supplies) $89.09 Hobby Lobby (craft supplies) $7.93 Walmart (gingerbread houses for giveaway) $29.82 Boy Scout Troop 247 (pancake breakfast) $690 SAE (Santa, Mrs. Claus & bench) $667.50 Total Expenses: $1,484.34 Net -$380.34 Special Items Needed: Microphone, tables, craft supplies, trash cans, liners, tablecloths, placemats, themed décor. Brick wall panels, trees (lights, no ornaments), red carpet. Modes of Publicity: Fall Highlights, Fliers at parks, City Hall and Antioch Library, Outdoor sign, Brightsigns, Facebook®, MPRD website, Calendars on: Macaroni Kid, iFamily KC & Johnson County, KC Star calendar, KC Parent. Volunteers: Kathy Stull – Park Board, Ace Kendle - SMN-NHS Staff: Ingrid, Margo, (breakdown help: Albert, Cole, Jacob Slobodzian, Sam Uland) Strengths: Attendees voiced their enjoyment and loved the pancakes the Boy Scouts made and served. The Santa from SAE was perfect for this event (and his wife was super helpful). The button tree ornament was a hit and the HS helper was great. Using the new black out curtain on the upper NE window work great to block the sun coming in for pictures. Sent a RecConnect out the week of to all the households signed up to remind them of the event and ask to let us know if they are unable to make it. Were able to get two families in off the waitlist as a result. Weaknesses: Even with the RecConnect reminder there were three families that didn’t show up. Opportunities: Add black out curtain to the middle upper window as well. Be sure to have extra staff on hand to help take down brick wall panels, trees, etc. BERG THREE ARTISTS FE B RUARY 6 – 2 2 J EFF B ERG ROY I N MAN AMAN DA M cCO LLU M INMAN OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, February 6, 2025 7–8:30 p.m. GALLERY HOURS M-TH 5 a.m.– 9 p.m. F 5 a.m.– 8 p.m. SAT 8 a.m.– 6 p.m. SUN 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. McCOLLUM MERRIAM COMMUNITY CENTER 6040 Slater St. // 913-322-5550 Merriam.org/artgallery  M C C F R E E DAY! Friday, Feb. 7 Merriam residents are invited to enjoy a free day exploring the community center and its amenities. Proof of Merriam residency required. Classes not included. Merriam Parks & Recreation | 6040 Slater St. | 913-322-5550 | merriam.org/parks  '80s RETRO P A R T Y FEB. 8 ‣ 6–8 P.M. MERRIAM COMMUNITY CENTER Break out your leg warmers and neon colors and celebrate the '80s. With a big hair contest, throwback snacks, and a DJ, this will be a totally awesome night! $15 / person | All Ages | Register by Jan. 31 Merriam Parks & Recreation | 6040 Slater St. | 913-322-5550 | merriam.org/events