HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.10.15 - 39097OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
October 15. 2001
Chairman Pecky Lewis called the special meeting to order at 9:17 a.m. in the commission room
of the administration office. This was in agreement with the Commissioners' request in the
meeting of October 10 that a special meeting would be held, if necessary, to approve the Red
Oaks Waterpark expansion project contract to meet the completion deadline.
This meeting was posted on Friday, October 12, 2001.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Pecky D. Lewis, Jr., Vice Chairman Richard Skarritt, Thomas Law, Ruel E. McPherson,
J. David VanderVeen, Richard V. Vogt
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Secretary Richard D. Kuhn, Jr., Fred Korzon, John McCulloch, Shelley Taub
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation Ralph Richard, Executive Officer
Joseph Figa, Chief of Design and Development
Oakland County Corporation Counsel Mike Blaszczak, Assistant Corporation Counsel
John Ross, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Oakland County Drain Commission Joe Colaianne
The purpose of the special meeting was to approve the contract for the design -build construction
of the expansion project at the Red Oaks Waterpark.
Several points on the contract were discussed, including environmental testing, additional soil
borings on the site, product warranties, additional services not specifically covered under the
contract, plus the problem of no operating agreement in place as yet between Parks and
Recreation and the Drain Commission for the property on which the expansion will occur.
Moved by Mr. VanderVeen, supported by Mr. Law to approve the contract for the
design -build construction of the proposed water feature expansion at the Red
Oaks Waterpark to Aquatic Development Group, Inc. in the amount of $3.145
million, plus a contingency of $155,000, for a total budgeted amount of $3.3
million. This contract is contingent upon agreement with Aquatic Development
Group to add the phrase, "whichever is greater" to the length of the product
warranties, plus approval of an operating agreement between the Oakland
County Drain Commission and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, on
behalf of the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission, for the
property on which the expansion will occur.
AYES: Law, Lewis, McPherson, Skarritt, VanderVeen, Vogt (6)
NAYS: (0)
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(Commission Special Meeting, October 15, 2001)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
Staff will work with the Oakland County Drain Commission attorney to work out an operating
agreement for the use of the property for thewaterpark. If approved by the Parks Chairman and
the Executive Officer, the Commission concurred to authorize the Executive Officer to sign. The
two points that must be negotiated are: who will be responsible for any environmental concerns;
and, in the event of any future drain projects, who will be responsible to pay restoration costs.
Staff also noted that, because of the delay occurring while the operating agreement is drafted and
approved, the contractor may not be able to keep to the completion date of June 20, 2002.
Commission concurred that, if the contractor is unable to honor that completion date, the project
will be postponed for a year.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
The next Commission meeting will be 9:00 a.m
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Richard D. Kuhn, Jr., Secretary
on Wednesday, November 7.
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Karen Kohn CPS, Recording Secretary
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