HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2008.01.09 - 39209OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING
January 9, 2008
Chairman Pecky Lewis called the public hearing for Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant
applications to order at 9:11 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, Gregory Jamian, Eileen Kowall, John McCulloch, Charles
Palmer, Shelley G. Taub
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation
Oakland County Executive Offices
Oakland County 4-H Fair Association
Daniel Stencil, Executive Officer
Sue Wells, Administrator — Parks & Rec. Operations
Frank Trionfi, Administrator — Parks Administration
Joseph Figa, Chief of Design and Development
Mike Thibodeau, Chief of Golf
Clyde Herb, Chief of Parks
Janet Pung, Marketing & Communications Officer
Jim Dunleavy, Chief of Recreation
Mike Donnellon, Architectural Engineer II
Jon Noyes, Architectural Engineer II
Sheila Cox, Accountant IV
Suzanne Kici, Office Assistant
Michael Hull, Intern
Robert Daddow, Deputy County Executive
Dave Coleman, President
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 2008 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 development project staff selected is as follows:
Natural Areas Accessibility Program
Highland Oaks, Lyon Oaks and Rose Oaks County Parks
Project Description:
This project encompasses construction of a series of boardwalks, fishing piers, boat launches
and wildlife viewing platforms to promote recreational access to significant natural areas at
Highland Oaks, Lyon Oaks and Rose Oaks County Parks.
The project will include 1,600 feet of boardwalk, 200 feet of floating piers, and three wildlife
viewing platforms to promote current recreational initiatives including trail connectivity,
educational outreach, universal accessibility, wildlife -based recreation, and water recreation
access.
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(Public Hearing, January 9, 2008)
The preliminary project total is $500,000, with a 44/56 grant match in the amount of$220,000
from the MNRTF and $280,000 from Oakland County Parks and Recreation.
This grant project is consistent with the goals and objectives of the 2007 Oakland County Parks
and Recreation Master Plan. The amenities created through the project will address recreational
needs identified in countywide interest surveys, providing increased opportunities for fishing,
wildlife viewing, educational programming, and trail use in underutilized areas within the county
park system.
Staff will present a proposed land acquisition grant application later in the year for the second
application period.
No questions were asked by the public; therefore, the public hearing was declared closed at
9:20 a.rn.
J. David VanderVeen
Secretary
Karen Kohn CPS/CAP
Recording Secretary
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