HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1992.11.18 - 38932OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
November 18, 1992
The meeting was called to order at 9:05 a.m. by Vice Chairman Jean
Fox in the commission room of the administration office.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vice Chairman Jean Fox, Secretary Pecky D. Lewis, Jr. , Fred Korzon,
George Kuhn, Richard Kuhn, Jr., Thomas Law, Lawrence Littman, John
Olsen, Roy Rewold
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation Ralph Richard, Manager
Jon Kipke, Assistant Manager
Frank Trionfi, Chief, Admin. Services
Jan Pung, Public Comm. Officer
Joe Figa, Chief, Design/Development
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf
Dan Stencil, Chief of Parks
Sue Wells, Chief of Recreation
Sheila Cox, Accountant IV
Steve VandenBossche, Arch. Eng. I
Central Services Lloyd Hampton, Director
TRIBUTE:
Vice Chairman Jean Fox paid the following tribute to Chairman Lewis
Wint, who passed away on November 13, 1992:
"Perhaps it is not inappropriate to pause here in our agenda
this morning to pay tribute to an absent commissioner.
For 18 years, and 14 of them as chairman, Lew Wint sat where
I'm sitting and so ably and adroitly chaired this Commission. His
devotion to parks issues and events surpassed us all, and he gave
more than any one of us. This Commission shall miss more than we
know --his delightful wit and his felicity of phrase.
Most of the parks staff and three commissioners were honored
and deeply moved to be at the Clarkston Methodist Church Monday
morning for a splendid ceremony --entitled "Legacies" --how do you
improve on a funeral ceremony for a funeral director? --and for the
moving committal rites at the cemetery on a bleak November day.
It was snowing as we said our last goodbyes to Lew and left his
body at the gravesite. Pecky Lewis was there, and George --you can
always count on George to be there when it counts.
As long as I am privileged to sit at this table, I know I
shall always feel Lew's presence among us --his deft suggestions,
his understated leadership, his enduring optimism. This county can
never thank Lew enough for what he did to help build one of
America's outstanding park systems.
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When the pussy willows fuzz out in the spring, when the red
bird calls, and the woodcock cascades into the twilight with his
spiraling notes --when the first toboggan flies down the icy
refrigerated slide --this is Lew's legacy to the county he loved.
It shall always be with us, just as he shall always be with
us --those of us fortunate enough to have been infected with his
enthusiasm for life's unity with the great outdoors and the nature
which gives all of us birth and, yes, re-creation.
Thank you, Lew."
Ideas and suggestions for a tribute to Chairman Wint can be
submitted to staff.
APPROVAL OF SYNOPSIS:
Staff requested Commission approval of the Synopsis of the November
4, 1992, Commission Meeting and Budget Review with the following
change:
Under the Storage/Workshop Building for Groveland Oaks, staff now
recommends having the trusty skilled trades crew, under the direct
supervision of John Sowels, construct the building at a cost not
to exceed $66,000. This cost will include the mechanical and
electrical work already planned to be completed by Technical
Support.
Moved by Mr. Law, supported by Mr. Olsen to approve the
construction of the storage/workshop building at
Groveland Oaks with the use of the trusty skilled trades
crew at a cost not to exceed $66,000.
AYES: Fox, Korzon, G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen,
Rewold (9)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
Moved by Mr. G. Kuhn, supported by Mr. Korzon to approve
the Synopsis of the November 4, 1992, Commission Meeting
and Budget Review as follows, with the correction on the
storage/workshop building at Groveland Oaks as noted
above.
A regular Commission Meeting and Budget Review was held on
Wednesday, November 4, 1992; however, because there was not a
quorum present, no official business was transacted. Instead, the
Commission reviewed the agenda and recommended the following items
be approved at the next regular meeting:
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Approval of Minutes of the meeting of October 21, 1992, as written.
Approval of Payments: Vouchers 10-189 through 10-310; the Inter-
departmental Payment Register for the September charges paid in
October; Transfer Charges for the Third Quarter; and the Oak
Management Credit Charges for the Third Quarter.
Amendment to the 1992 Operating Budget: Staff requested Commission
approval to transfer $34,520 from the 1992 Operating Budget
Contingency to Recreation Section Administration, Technical
Support, and Lyon Oaks.
This transfer is required in accordance with the Commission's 1992
General Appropriations Act, which incorporates the Uniform Local
Budgeting Act, and will cover additional expenses to Recreation
Section Administration for Special Events and Uniforms, additional
expenses to Technical Support for Supplies for Repair, and Grounds
Maintenance for Lyon Oaks.
Receive the Statement of Operations as of September 30, 1992, and
the Capital Improvement Projects Budget Update as of September 30,
1992.
Award Presentation: Manager Richard presented the Commission with
an award from the City of Farmington Hills for the beautification
of the clubhouse at the Glen Oaks Golf Course.
Concession Building Handrails - Addison Oaks: Bids were received
for the purchase of aluminum handrails for the Addison Oaks con-
cession building. Additional handrails and a gate have been
requested, plus contingency, for a total budgeted amount of $4,315
to Elegant Aluminum.
Commission concurred with Staff 's recommendation to approve the
expenditure.
Fuel Tank Replacement - Addison Oaks, White Lake Oaks, and Glen
Oaks: Commission concurred with staff 's recommendation to approve
the expenditure of $42,912.50 to Pro Tank Technologies for costs
incurred in the replacement of outdated fuel tanks and site cleanup
at Addison Oaks, White Lake Oaks, and Glen Oaks.
Receive Manager's Report:
---Update on projects list for new administrative staff members.
---Proposed Controlled Deer Hunt Policy for Addison Oaks was
received.
---Status on Oak Management contract fee negotiations was reviewed.
The next Commission meeting will be 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November
18, 1992.
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BUDGET REVIEW SESSION:
Department Vehicles: The proposed car purchase/lease program has
been put on hold while the new county executive administration has
an opportunity to review the Parks' proposed program, along with
other departments' programs. Commissioner Olsen suggested staff's
plan be used as a model for other departments, since the Planning
and Building Committee has already approved the program.
Operating Equipment: Manager Richard reviewed the proposed
Operating Equipment for 1993, at a budget of $550,450.
1993 Proposed Capital Improvement Projects Budget: The proposed
1993 projects are budgeted at $3,321,636. The funds available for
the Capital Improvement Projects Budget total $2,603,939. The
balance includes funds obligated from the DNR grants.
Manager Richard reviewed the major projects scheduled for 1993 at
each park.
Final approval of the budget will be at the Commission meeting on
Wednesday, December 2. In accordance with state law, a public
hearing will be held prior to the budget's formal approval that
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AYES: Fox, Korzon, G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen,
Rewold (9)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENTS:
Moved by Mr. Lewis, supported by Mr. Littman to approve
the payment of Vouchers 11-1 through 11-178.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: Korzon, G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen,
Rewold, Fox (9)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, the motion carried.
ACTIVITIES REPORT:
The Activities Report for October, 1992, was accepted as filed.
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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PAINTING:
Moved by Mr. Rewold, supported by Mr. R. Kuhn to approve
the project payment of $3,174 to Professional Paint and
Repair for the contract to complete the restaining of the
administration building's facia, soffits, and windows.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold,
Fox, Korzon (9)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, the motion carried.
CONCESSION BUILDING TERRACE IMPROVEMENT - GROVELAND OAKS:
Moved by Mr. Olsen, supported by Mr. Littman to award the
contract for the excavation and pouring of concrete for the
additional low walls and short walks for the Groveland Oaks
concession building terracing to Trio Contracting, Inc., at
a price not to exceed $5,000.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: R. Kuhn, Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold, Fox,
Korzon, G. Kuhn (9)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority voted, the motion carried.
FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT - RED OAKS GOLF COURSE:
Moved by Mr. R. Kuhn, supported by Mr. G. Kuhn to approve
the payment of $3,960 to R. V. Seaman Co. for the removal
of 66 yards of contaminated soil for the fuel tank
replacement at the Red Oaks Golf Course.
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: Law, Lewis, Littman, Olsen, Rewold, Fox, Korzon,
G. Kuhn, R. Kuhn. (9)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, the motion carried.
MANACP.R' R RRPnRT
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In addition to the Manager's Report filed in the agenda, the
following was noted:
---Tom Jackson, Park Supervisor at Waterford Oaks and the
department's last original employee, has announced his retirement,
which will be effective January 14, 1993.
---The MRPA Annual Conference is scheduled for February 6-10, 1993,
in Dearborn. Please let Karen Smith know as soon as possible
whether or not you are planning to attend.
---Staff is planning to present one of the contracts for the
refrigerated toboggan run at the next Commission meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
---Commissioner Rewold thanked the Commission for their thoughts
and well wishes during his recent surgery.
The next Commission meeting will be Wednesday, December 2, 1992,
at which time the 1993 Operating Budget will be approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Peck D. Lewis, Jr. u
Secretary
Karen Smith
Recording Secretary
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