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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1975.10.10 - 38561OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 10, 1975 The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by Vice Chairman James Dunleavy. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman E. Frank Richardson, Vice Chairman James Dunleavy, Secretary Lewis Wint, Velma Austin, George Kuhn, Dr. Joseph Montante, Richard Wilcox. COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Fred Harris, Richard Vogt ALSO PRESENT: R. Eric Reickel; Jon J. Kipke; Pauline McCormick; Robert Bomia; Charles Ross; Gerard Lacey; Milton Handorf, Director, Planning and Physical Development; Ted Dziurman, Facilities Engineering; Donald Rogers, Springfield Township Supervisor; Bea Bryson, Mr. & Mrs. John Sutphin, Ralph Hogg, CAPE representatives. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mr. Kuhn to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 26, 1975, as written. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS: Moved by Mrs. Austin, supported by Mr. Wint to approve payment of Vouchers 9-204 through 9-207 and Vouchers 10-1 through 10-59. Motion carried. ACTIVITIES REPORT: Moved by Mr. Wint, supported by Mrs. Austin to receive Activities Report for September, 1975. Motion carried. PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT 75-2: Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mrs. Austin to receive Project Progress Report 75-2. Motion carried. (Commission Meeting, October 10, 1975) PARK RESIDENCES - LIGHTNING ARRESTERS: Mr. Reickel recommended the Parks and Recreation Commission consider lightning arresters for residences at Springfield, Groveland, Independence and the large shelter building at Groveland. He explained the residence at Springfield had been struck twice by lightning. Discussion followed. Moved by Mr. Wint, supported by Dr. Montante that staff prepare a study on the overall need for lightning arresters and report back to Commission. Motion carried. GROVELAND-OAKS, ELECTRICAL BIDS: Mr. Reickel requested the awarding of bids be tabled until the next meeting. Moved by Mr. Wint, supported by Dr. Montante to table awarding of electrical bids for Groveland- Oaks until the next meeting. Motion carried. WATERFORD-OAKS PHASE I SITE WORK: The bid for the Site Work was previously awarded to Briar Building Company in the amount of $92,700, contingent upon State approval of the Grant. The project had been broken into phases to allow some portions of the work to commence while design work was being completed on other phases. Due to the delay in receiving State approval for the Grant, staff concurred with Facilities Engineering's opinion to reject bids for the Site Work and rebid that portion of the project with. th.e Concrete Trade Bid to simplify coordination and eliminate possible delays in construction. Moved by Mr. Wilcox, supported by Mr. Kuhn to reject bid from Briar Building Company and rebid the Site Work portion of the project with the Con- crete Trade Bid. Discussion followed. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Wilcox, Wint, Austin, Kuhn, Montante, Dunleavy (6) NAYS: (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. - 2 - (Commission Meeting, October 10, 1975 SENATE BILL 1079: Mr. Reickel explained the Bill pertains to aboloshing the Parks and Recreation Commission and putting the department under the jurisdiction of the County Executive's office. Staff recommended the Commission go on record by recommending to the Board of County Commissioners that they oppose the Bill. Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mr. Wint to table action on Senate Bill 1079 until Mr. Harris is present at next meeting. Motion carried. Chairman Richardson arrived at 10:20 a.m. and assumed the Chair. unUgF RTT.T.S 5597 and 5598 Mr. Reickel stated the intent of House Bill 5598 was to create a tax levied through a 1/2 mill on cigarettes for the purpose of creating a public recreation fund. House Bill 5597 would allow the proposal to be presented to the people on the primary ballot in August, 1976. Staff recommended the Parks and Recreation Commission approve the concept and refer to the Board of County Commissioners for their support. Discussion followed. Mr. Reickel requested Commission members attend a workshop in Lansing on October 29 and 30 pertaining to the Bills. Moved by Dr. Montante, supported by Mrs. Austin that the Parks and Recreation Commission participate in the workshop; support H. B. 5598 and recommend it be taken to the voters in the General Election. Motion carried. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: ---Arnold Johnston will be attending the National Institute on Park and Grounds Maintenance in St. Louis, Missouri, November 3 - 6, 1975. ---Financial reports distributed for the 1975 Longhorn Rodeo and 4-H Fair held at Springfield -Oaks. ---Received letter from Barton/Malow encouraging the Commission to proceed as quickly as possible on pool project. ---Gary Zuercher, Vice President of WaveTek Automated Swimpools, Inc., was informed by Ted Dziurman, Facilties Engineering, that the Parks and Recreation Commission had agreed to the $1800 - 3 - (Commission Meeting, October 10, 1975) cancellation charge, as per WaveTek's request in its letter of September 26. Approval for the cancellation charge is based on an October 17 date, based on the next meeting of the State Capital Outlay Committee. ---Read letter from Chief Frank Ronk, Independence Township Fire Department, thanking the Commission for the use of the Loton house at Independence -Oaks as a fire exercise. A special thanks was extended to Commissioner Wint for taking the proposal to the Commission. ---Read memo received from Robert Allen, Civil Counsel, regarding liquidated damages ---"......it is legal to include in contracts a provision for liquidated damages. The damages, however, must be real and actual and may not be excessive and in effect a penalty .......... I also caution you that the courts in recent cases have started a trend which, in effect, says if you have a provision for liquidated damages, then you should make some provision for payment for finishing prior to the required date. In other words, a bonus for swiftness." ---Received a call from George Hannah saying the Pool Project was on the agenda of the Joint Capital Outlay Committee for Thursday, October 16, 1975. ---Met with Southeastern Oakland County Managers and presented the Red Run Golf Course concept to them. They recommended a meeting be scheduled with representatives of the Southeastern Michigan Incinerator Authority to discuss the plan and our request to use a portion of the Incinerator Authority property. Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, 1975, with the Incinerator Authority. ---Recommended that the next meeting be held on Friday, October 10, to award electrical bids for Groveland and the Site Work and Concrete Bids for the Wave Pool. Chairman Richardson stated that he and Commissioner Wint met with a member of the Joint Appropriations Committee in Lansing to discuss the funding for the pool. The State Grant for the Parks and Recreation Commission is on the agenda of the Appropriations Committee for Thursday, October 23, 1975. Meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m. Lewis Wint, Secretary Betty Guest Recording Secretary - 4 -