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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2007.06.13 - 39199OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING PUBLIC HEARING June 13, 2007 Chairman Pecky Lewis, Jr. called the public hearing for the Rose Oaks 2007 Master Plan to order at 9:16 a.m. in the banquet room of the Lyon Oaks Clubhouse. 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, Charles Palmer, John Richards, Shelley G. Taub ALSO PRESENT: Parks and Recreation Oakland County Purchasing Oakland County Sheriff's Office -Parks Div Oakland County 4-H Fair Photographer 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 Mike Donnellon, Architectural Engineer II Jon Noyes, Architectural Engineer II Brittany Bird, GIS Tech/Natural Resources Specialist Zak Crane, Intern Kyle McPherson, Intern Paul Simpson, Pro Shop Supervisor Bill Stokes, Golf Maintenance Supervisor Tim Nowicki, Parks Naturalist Marilyn Daniels, Buyer Kelly Sexton, Sergeant Bill Storm, Deputy L.C. Scramlin, General Manager Skip Moody Architectural Engineer Jon Noyes reviewed the project timeline for the Rose Oaks master plan process, along with the notices published in the local newspapers. Commission received 23 comments throughout the comment period. Of the 23 comments received, 22 focused on the proposed equestrian use of the park and one indicated concerns over the use of the park for hunting and fishing. The master plan includes the current 3.7 miles of trails, of which 3.3 miles are accessible to equestrian use. The future equestrian access to the additional 4.6 miles of proposed trails will be considered based on an evaluation of the impact of the regular equine use of the existing trails. Future features of the master plan include: proposed open archery hunting, fishing in the five largest lakes, 0.5 mile of equestrian single track along the Fish Lake Road power line corridor, and asphalt trails with mowed shoulders. No questionsimere,asked by the public; therefore, the public hearing was declared closed at 9:26 a.m. J. David7anderVeen `" Karen Kohn CPS/CAP Secretary Recording Secretary 4a-1