HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2006.02.01 - 39161OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING
February 1, 2006
Chairman Pecky Lewis called the public hearing for grant applications to order at 9:10 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 J. David VanderVeen, Vincent
Gregory, Martin Knollenberg, John McCulloch, John Richards, Suzette Vogt
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Hugh D. Crawford, Charles Palmer
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation
Oakland County Corporation Counsel
Oakland County Facilities Management
Oakland County 4-H Fair
Ralph Richard, Executive Officer
Daniel Stencil, Administrator — Parks Operations
Frank Trionfi, Administrator — Parks Administration
Joe Figa, Chief of Design and Development
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf
Clyde Herb, Chief of Parks
Janet Pung, Public Communications Officer
Sue Wells, Chief of Recreation
Sheila Cox, Accountant IV
Jon Noyes, Architectural Engineer I
Desiree Stanfield, Public Communications Assistant
Suzanne Ball, Secretary I
Heather Hughes, Secretary I
Joe Pittel, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Mike Hughson, Property Management Specialist
L.C. Scramlin, General Manager
Dave Coleman, President
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 2006 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 projects staff selected are as follows:
Addison Oaks Safety Path Development
Springfield Township Property Acquisition
Addison Oaks Safety Path Development:
This proposed safety path will link Oakland Township's Cranberry Lake Preserve on the east with Bald
Mountain State Park on the west, making this link an important tie into that trailway corridor.
The preliminary project total is $450,000, with a 60/40 grant match in the amount of $270,000 from the
MNRTF and $180,000 from Oakland County Parks and Recreation.
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(Public Hearing, February 1, 2006)
Springfield Township Property Acquisition:
This acquisition consists of the 57-acre Samuels Farm adjacent to the western boundary of Springfield
Oaks.
The parcel consists of open farmland, with some wetlands, one wooded section, and some buildings. Plans
for use of the land would include parking, a demonstration farm in conjunction with the Ellis barn, plus
possibly a trail system.
The preliminary project total for this acquisition is $900,000, with a 40/60 grant match in the amount of
$360,000 from the MNRTF and $540,000 from Oakland County Parks and Recreation.
Grant funding through the Land and Water Conservation Fund for these projects would be a 50/50 match,
those funds will be available for applications later this year.
These grant projects are consistent with the goals adopted in the 2002-2006 Recreation Master Plan.
L.C. Scramlin, General Manager of the Springfield Oaks Activity Center, remarked that the proposed
acquisition of the 57-acre farm in Springfield Township is one of the most important things that could
happen to the park. This acreage is the only clear space that could be acquired for it; it is a key thing to
help that park keep growing.
He also noted the community would love to see this property stay as open space, and the Parks
Commission can expect to receive tremendous support from the community.
No questions were asked; therefore, the public hearing was declared closed at 9:16 a.m.
J. David VanderVeen
Secretary
Karen Kohn CPS/CAP
Recording Secretary
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