HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2007.01.31 - 39192OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING
January 31, 2007
Chairman Pecky Lewis called the public hearing for grant applications to order at 9:15 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, Hugh D.
Crawford, Vincent Gregory, Eileen Kowall, John McCulloch, John Richards, Shelley G. Taub
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Charles Palmer
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation
Oakland County 4-H Fair
Road Commission for Oakland County
Drayton Plains Nature Center
Daniel Stencil, Executive Officer
Sue Wells, Administrator— Parks & Rec. Operations
Frank Trionfi, Administrator— Parks Administration
Joe Figa, Chief of Design and Development
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf
Clyde Herb, Chief of Parks
Jim Dunleavy, Chief of Recreation
Janet Pung, Communications & Marketing & Officer
Sheila Cox, Accountant IV
Mike Donnellon, Architectural Engineer II
Jon Noyes, Architectural Engineer I
Brittany Bird, GIS Tech/Natural Resources Specialist
Desiree Stanfield, Public Communications Assistant
Matt Pardy, Intern
L.C. Scramlin, General Manager
Dave Coleman, President
Art Noren, Director
Ron Kinney
John Jacob, Director
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has notified staff that the deadline to submit applications to
request matching Michigan Natural Resources Trust and Land funds for 2007 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 Property Acquisition
Addison Oaks Trail Connector
Springfield Township Property Acquisition
Addison Oaks Property Acquisition:
This acquisition consists of the 240-acre Upland Hills Farm, adjacent to Addison Oaks, although divided by
Lake George Road. Staff is suggesting this be a phased acquisition, applying for the 100-acre southeast
portion of the property now and the remaining portion in later years.
The parcel includes Prince Lake access, and would provide a link to Bald Mountain State Park and a
contiguous wildlife corridor.
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(Public Hearing, January 31, 2007)
The preliminary project total for this acquisition is $1,400,000, with a 44/56 grant match in the amount of
$616,000 from the MNRTF and $784,000 from Oakland County Parks and Recreation.
Springfield Township Prooertv Acquisition:
This acquisition consists of the 57-acre Samuel 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 $850,000, with a 11.7/88.3 grant match in the amount of
$99,500 from the small acquisition fund through the MNRTF and $750,500 from Oakland County Parks
and Recreation.
Addison Oaks Trail Connector:
This proposed trail connector 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. It will also
provide a link to the parcel recently acquired from the Sullivan family.
The preliminary project total is $520,000, with a 44/56 grant match in the amount of $228,800 from the
MNRTF and $291,200 from Oakland County Parks and Recreation.
These grant projects are consistent with the identified and established priorities for acquisitions and
improvements within the adopted Recreation Master Plan.
No question ere asked by the public; therefore, the public hearing was declared closed at 9:20 a.m.
J. David anderVeen
Secretary
Karen Kohn CPS%CAP
Recording Secretary
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