HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1992.06.17 - 38926OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
June 17, 1992
The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. by Chairman Wint in
the commission room of the Parks and Recreation Commission's admin-
istration office.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Lewis Wint, Vice Chairman Jean Fox, Secretary Pecky D.
Lewis, Jr., George Kuhn, Richard Kuhn, Jr., Thomas Law, Lawrence
Littman, John Olsen, Roy Rewold
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Fred Korzon
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation
Central Services
Oak. Co. Sheriff's Dept/Parks Div.
Harley Ellington Pierce Yee Assoc.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Ralph Richard, Manager
Jon Kipke, Asst. Mgr.
Frank Trionfi, Chief,
Admin. Services
Sheila Cox, Accountant
Dan Stencil, Chief of
Parks
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of
Golf
Janet Pung, Public
Comm. Officer
Joe Figa, Chief of Design
and Development
Sue Wells, Chief of Rec.
Paul Carroll, Intern
Lloyd Hampton, Director
Sgt. Joe Lambourn
Wendy Frye
Jack Goodnoe
Moved by Mr. Lewis, supported by Mr. R. Kuhn to approve
the minutes of the meeting of June 3, 1992, with the
following correction:
Page 3 - 2: Under Capital Improvement Projects Budget
Update, change the phrase following "...plus approve the
designation of $209,517.40... " to read "...from the 1991
Operating Budget to the 1992 Capital Improvement Projects
Budget Future Acquisition and Improvement line item."
AYES: Fox, R. Kuhn, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold, Wint (7)
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NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Comments were made by Chairman Wint and Vice Chairman Fox. No
other comments were made by, nor questions received from, the
public.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENTS:
Moved by Mr. Rewold, supported by Mrs. Fox to approve the
payment of Vouchers 6-1 through 6-281, and the Inter-
departmental Payment Register for the April charges paid
in May.
Commission directed staff to review the maintenance program costs
for the Ricoh copier.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: Fox, G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold,
Wint (8)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, the motion carried.
ACTIVITIES REPORT:
Commission directed staff to provide a breakdown on the attendance
and finance figures of the Red Oaks Golf Dome and Sports Village.
Moved by Mr. Olsen, supported by Mr. G. Kuhn to receive
the Activities Report for the month of May, 1992.
AYES: Fox, G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold,
Wint (9)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
GOLD MEDAL AWARD SLIDE PRESENTATION:
Jan Pung announced that the Parks Commission has been selected as
one of four Class I finalists for the 1992 Gold Medal Award.
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Winner of this prestigious award, which is sponsored by The Sports
Foundation, Inc., and the National Recreation and Park Association,
will be announced at NRPA's annual conference in October.
A slide presentation, which was produced for this award, was shown
at the meeting.
REFRIGERATED TOBOGGAN RUN - WATERFORD OAKS:
Wendy Frye, from Harley Ellington Pierce Yee, reviewed the finding
of the Phase I Site Feasibility Study for the proposed refrigerated
toboggan run at Waterford Oaks.
Consultants broadened the scope of the feasibility study, which
included identification of the wetlands, ridges and high points,
proposed entrance, and selected location for the toboggan run
facility itself.
Target date to open this facility is October/November, 1993.
Commission directed staff to report on the proposed operating
budget for this facility.
Staff requested approval of the proposed contract with HEPY to
provide the planning, design, and engineering services to prepare
the bid and construction documents for the refrigerated toboggan
run facility.
Moved by Mr. Rewold, supported by Mr. Littman to approve
the contract with Harley Ellington Pierce Yee Associates
for the planning, design, and engineering services to
prepare the bid and construction documents for the re-
frigerated toboggan run at Waterford Oaks in the amount
of $94,000.00, plus additional services as outlined in
the contract and reimbursable expenses.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold,
Wint, Fox (9)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, the motion carried.
Commissioner Law expressed his concerns about safety at this
facility and requested Risk Management review this project. He
suggested staff consider having patrons sign a release before they
ride down the toboggan run.
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WATERFORD OAKS WAVE POOL RENOVATION:
Staff noted that the proposal for the wave pool renovation at
Waterford Oaks has not yet been received and will be presented at
the July 1 Commission meeting.
Vice Chairman Fox temporarily assumed the chair.
IRRIGATION REPAIRS - GLEN OAKS GOLF COURSE:
Staff requested Commission approval of the expenditure for
irrigation repairs at Glen Oaks Golf Course, which were completed
by Sprinkler Services in the amount of $11,500.00. These repairs
were made in conjunction with the drainage project recently
completed at the golf course and will be reimbursed by the Oakland
County Drain Commission.
Moved by Mr. Rewold, supported by Mr. Lewis to approve the
expenditure of $11,500.00 to Sprinkler Services for the irri-
gation repairs at the Glen Oaks Golf Course; expenditure will
be reimbursed by the Oakland County Drain Commission.
AYES: Fox, G. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold (7)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
Chairman Wint re -assumed the chair.
MANAGER'S REPORT:
In addition to the Manager's Report filed in the agenda, the
following was noted:
---The next Commission meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July
1, at the Addison Oaks Conference Center. Staff plans to present
the final master plan for Addison Oaks; lunch will be provided.
---The County's fleet policy was discussed; staff was directed to
look at a car leasing program, keeping in mind that it will be pre-
sented to the Board of Commissioners for consideration.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:14 a.m.
Pecky . Lewis, Jr.�
Secretary
Karen Smith
Recording Secretary
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