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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1975.02.14 - 38540OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING February 14, 1975 The meeting was called to order by Chairman E. Frank Richardson at 10:20 a.m. in the Parks and Recreation Commission Room. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Richardson, Vice Chairman Dunleavy, Secretary Wint, Velma Austin, Fred Harris, George Kuhn, Dr. Montante, Richard Vogt, Richard Wilcox. ALSO PRESENT: R. Eric Reickel; Chuck Ross; Bob Salogar and Dave Durbin, Anthony M. Franco, Inc.; Bob Bills, Bills & Childs Associates; Bill Hennings, Michigan Transit Museum; Ralph Kingzett, Oakland Press; Bill Willoughby, Daily Tribune; Gerry Lacey. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved by Mr. Wint, supported by Mr. Wilcox to approve the minutes of the meeting of January 24, 1975, as written. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF PAYMENTS: Moved by Mr. Wilcox, supported by Mrs. Austin to approve payment of Vouchers 1-1 through 1-168. Discussion followed. Motion carried. ACTIVITIES REPORT: Moved by Mr. Dunleavy, supported by Mr. Harris to accept Activities Report for January, 1975. Motion carried. BY-LAWS: Mr. Wilcox reported that the committee to review the By -Laws would hold their last meeting on March 14 and have a report compiled follow- ing that meeting. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) ADDISON-OAKS TRANSIT MUSEUM AGREEMENT: Page 2 Mr. Bob Bills, Bills & Childs Associates, showed a sketch of a trolley car as it would ultimately look, after being refurbished, at Addison - Oaks Park. The three trolley pars purchased by the Commission, are expected to be on display no later than July, 1975. Mr. Reickel stated the agreement with the Transit Museum protects the interest of the County and had been approved, as to form, by Civil Counsel. Chairman Richardson explained it was a five-year contract with option to renew. Moved by Mr. Wilcox, supported by Mr. Dunleavy to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement by and between the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission and Michigan Transit Museum. Discussion followed. Motion carried. MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT BIDS: The following bids were received for park maintenance equipment. Greens Fairway Cushman Company Aerator Mower (2) Truckster (4) W. F. Miller No Bid $17,359.* - Turf Supply No Bid - _ Wilkie Turf $3,355.* 209538. _ Weingartz Supply - 21,700. - Golf Car Distributors - - $13,739.67* Ray Ellis Sales - - 13,375.40 Anderson Vehicle - - 15,569.25 *Desired Purchase. The Greens Aerator is for White Lake; 2 Fairway Mowers for White Lake - Oaks and Springfield -Oaks; and 4 Cushman Trucksters--2 for White Lake - Oaks, 1 for Springfield -Oaks, and I for Groveland-Oaks. The bids were handled through Central Purchasing. Moved by Mr. Wilcox, supported by Mr. Dunleavy to accept the low bid of Wilkie Turf in the amount of $3,355.00 to purchase a Greens Aerator. Motion carried. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) Page 3 Moved by Mr. Dunleavy, supported by Mrs. Austin to purchase two fairway mowers from the low bidder, W. F. Miller for $17,359.00. Discussion followed. Motion carried. Moved by Mr. Harris, supported by Mr. Wilcox the adoption of the second .low bid from Anderson Vehicle of Pontiac in the amount of $15,569.25 for the purchase of four Cushman Trucksters and reject the other bids. Discussion followed. Motion carried. SPRINGFIELD-OAKS, "BATTLE OF THE BANDS" AGREEMENT: Mr. Reickel requested authorization for going into agreement with Space Time Productions for the second annual "Battle of the Bands." Gerry Lacey, Park Manager, was present to give information about the concert. Mr. Dunleavy asked if the local government officials had been contacted, and Mr. Lacey assured him the Springfield Township Supervisor had been contacted and indicated no objection to the concert. Mr. Lacey will be preparing a monthly calendar for distribution to Commission members to keep them informed of all events at Springfield - Oaks. Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mr. Harris to authorize the Chairman of the Commission to sign the agreement by and between the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission and Space Time Productions. Discussion followed. Motion carried. WHITE LAKE -OAKS PROPERTY: Based on the report of the two independent appraisals for the 27 acres west of White Lake -Oaks, staff recommended purchase of the property at $2100 per acre. Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mr. Wint to negotiate for ''the purchase of 27 acres west of White Lake -Oaks. Discussion followed.on price negotiations. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) Page 4 Moved by Mr. Kuhn, supported by Mr. Harris to amend the amendment that the Parks and Recreation Commission make an initial offer of $2000 per acre with the latitude of going, if necessary, to the $2100 per acre figure. After discussion, Mr. Kuhn withdrew his amendment. Moved by Mr. Dunleavy to table the motion. No support to motion. ROLL CALL VOTE ON AMENDMENT: YEAS: Dr. Montante, Mr. Wint, Mr. Harris (3) NAYS: Mr. Kuhn, Mr. Vogt, Mr. Wilcox, Mrs. Austin, Mr. Dunleavy, Mr. Richardson (6) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor , the amendment to the motion failed. Moved by Mr. Vogt, supported by Mr. Dunleavy to table motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: YEAS: Mr. Kuhn, Mr. Vogt, Mrs. Austin, Mr. Dunleavy (4) NAYS: Dr. Montante, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Wint, Mr. Harris, Mr. Richardson (5) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor , the motion to table failed. Moved by Mr. Harris, supported by Mr. Wilcox to go into executive session. Motion carried. Following the executive session the original motion was repeated. Motion carried unanimously. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Requested permission to send two assistant park managers, Rob Coffey and Steve Gillette,to attend the Great Lakes Training Institute at Polkhagen State Park, sponsored by Indiana University. Moved by Mr. Dunleavy, supported by Mrs. Austin to authorize sending two assistant managers to Polkhagen State Park. Motion carried. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) Page 5 Requested permission to send Jon Kipke to the Law Enforcement Seminar on Parks sponsored by Michigan State University. This is the second part of a two-part seminar. Moved by Mrs. Austin, supported by Mr. Dunleavy to approve Mr. Kipke's attendance at the seminar. Motion carried. Held a meeting on January 27, 1975, with Vilican-Leman and representa- tives from the 14 communities on the Red Run Drain. The consulting firm presented their preliminary findings and received input from the respective communities. Presented the Addison -Oaks Master Plan on January 27, 1975, to the Addison Township Board and Planning Commission. Requested a special Parks and Recreation Commission meeting be held on Wednesday, February 19, 11300 a.m. to review third phase, second nine of Springfield -Oaks Golf Course; approved. Mr. Reickel stated he had been requested on behalf of Mr. Murphy to attend a Bicentennial Seminar in Washington, D.C. on February 27 and 28, 1975. Requested regularly scheduled February 28 Commission meeting to be changed to Friday, March 7, 10:00 a.m.; approved. CETA Positions: The Commission previously authorized 25 parks helpers under the CETA program. Mr. Reickel has been contacted by Don Kratt, Chief of County Security, regarding transferring eight of the parks helpers positions to be utilized as security guards and administered by Chief Kratt. Mr. Reickel explained that security was becoming an ever-increasing problem within the parks and this would give us an opportunity to implement this pilot program with County Security and the program could be re-evaluated at the end of the season and recommendations made to the Commission. He stated the employees would be under the jurisdiction of County Security but would abide by park policy. Discussion followed on all aspects of the program and it was determined to put this item on the agenda for further discussion at the next meeting. Mr. Reickel stated he wished to prepare a resolution directed to the Board of Directors of the Michigan Association of Counties to recognize the need to create a committee of its members to keep abreast of park and recreation concerns for counties in the State of Michigan. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) Page 6 Moved by Mr. Dunleavy, supported by Dr. Montante that a resolution to that effect be prepared. Mr. Wilcox suggested copies be sent to all counties as well as the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. The resolution will be brought back to the Commission for final approval. Motion carried. Act 261: There is an amendment to Act 261, in the House, to allow all persons 65 years of age or older to enter parks free of charge. Wave Tek Pool: A representative of Wave Tek has requested time to present information on his facility to the Commission. Meeting recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 1:45 p.m. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Richardson, Secretary Wint, Velma Austin, Fred Harris, George Kuhn, Dr. Montante COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice Chairman Dunleavy, Richard Wilcox ALSO PRESENT: Dana Wilson, County Commissioner PARK BROCHURES• Bob Salogar, Anthony M. Franco, Inc., presented the tissues and format of the new brochure being prepared for the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission. Mr. Salogar recommended that only 25,000 be printed in the first issue so that the brochures could be updated upon necessity. The brochure for mobile recreation is also in the process of being prepared. The brochures will be put out for bid (Printing) through Central Purchasing. SPRINGFIELD-OAKS, 1975 RODEO: Gerry Lacey, Manager of Springfield -Oaks, discussed the price difference in hosting the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo as opposed to the J-Bar-J Rodeo for 1975. (Commission Meeting, February 14, 1975) Page 7 The Longhorn Rodeo, for a 3-day rodeo, requested a $15,500 guarantee with an additional $3000 inprize money. The J-Bar-J requested a guarantee of $10,884 for a 3-day rodeo. Discussion followed on parking charges and the merits of each show. The Longhorn offers entertainment acts not supplied by the J-Bar-J and would offer a broader appeal to the general public. Moved by Mr. Kuhn, supported by Dr. Montante to go with the Longhorn Rodeo for a three-day performance and minimize the potential loss factors; parking fee to be $1.00 per car. Mr. Lacey stated the maximum profit that could be realized would be $8450. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Lewis Wint, Secretary Betty Guest, Recording Secretary ks