HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2003.03.05 - 39125OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING
March 5, 2003
Chairman Pecky Lewis called the public hearing for the grant application to order at 9:1 a.m. in the commission
room of the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission's administration office.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Pecky D. Lewis, Jr., Vice Chairman Richard Skarritt, Secretary Fred Korzon, Hugh D. Crawford,
Lawrence Obrecht, John Richards, J. David VanderVeen, Suzette Vogt
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Vincent Gregory, John McCulloch
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation Ralph Richard, Executive Officer
Dan Stencil, Administrator — Parks Operations
Frank Trionfi, Administrator - Administration
Jon J. Kipke, Assistant Administrator
Joseph Figa, Chief of Design and Development
Janet Pung, Public Communications Officer
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf
Sue Wells, Chief of Recreation
Sheila Cox, Accountant IV
Mike Donnellon, Architectural Engineer I
Desiree Stanfield, Public Communications Assistant
Oakland County Purchasing Mike Kreza, Buyer
Joan Daniels, Buyer
GRANT APPLICATION:
Chief of Design and Development Joe Figa noted that the Department of Natural Resources notified staff
that the deadline to submit applications to request matching Michigan Natural Resources Trust and Land
and Water Conservation funds for 2003 is April 1. A public hearing is also a requirement of the DNR to
qualify for funds. Notice of the hearing was advertised in area newspapers.
The project staff selected is as follows:
Addison Oaks Acquisition
Staff presented the project, which will be submitted to both granting agencies. The grant through the
Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund will be a 61/39 matching grant totaling $4,891,000, with
$2,998,000 from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and $1,893,000 from the Oakland County
Parks and Recreation Commission's funds. The grant through the Land and Water Conservation Fund will
be a 50/50 matching grant totaling $4,851,000, with $2,425,500 from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund and $2,425,500 from the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission.
The proposed acquisition consists of 346.5 acres of former farmland, woods, and wetlands. The property
lies to the east of Addison Oaks, across Walker Road. The Krohn Drain runs from Lake Buhl at Addison
Oaks through the property. The property has road frontage on Walker and Romeo Roads, and has an
easement allowing access from Rochester Road.
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(Public Hearing, March 5, 2003)
This project is consistent with the goals adopted in the Recreation Master Plan.
No questions were asked; therefore, the public hearing was declared closed at 9:13 a.m.
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Fred Korzon Karen Kohn CPS/CAP
Secretary Recording Secretary
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