HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011.02.02 - 39254OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING — MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION
February 2, 2011
Chairman Fisher called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. in the commission room of the Parks
Commission's administration office.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gerald Fisher, Robert Kostin, Pecky D. Lewis, Jr., Christine Long, John McCulloch, Gary
McGillivray, John Scott, J. David VanderVeen, Eric Wilson
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT:
Charles Palmer (with notice; weather)
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation, Daniel Stencil, Executive Officer
Sue Wells, Manager — Parks & Rec. Operations
Mike Donnellon, Chief -Parks Fac., Maint. & Ops.
Terry Fields, Chief - Recreation Programs & Services
Melissa Prowse, Business Development Rep.
Jim Dunleavy, Chief, Parks Ops. & Maint. — N. District
Larry Gee, Chief, Parks Ops. & Maint. — S. District
Desiree Stanfield, Communications Supervisor
Karen Kohn, Supervisor —Administrative Services
OC Fiscal Services Sheila Cox, Capital Improvement Coordinator
Barton Malow Brian Gorzynski, Director of Design, AE Services
Studio 5 Holly Kaiser, President, Director of Design
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment has notified staff that the
deadline to submit applications to request matching Michigan Natural Resources Trust funds for
2011 is April 1. A public hearing is also a DNRE requirement to qualify for funds.
The development project staff selected is:
Catalpa Oaks Multipurpose Recreation Facility
Proiect Description: This project encompasses construction of a multipurpose recreational
facility that will serve as an education/interpretation site. The project will include a 3,600-square
foot building with restrooms, kitchen, meeting/office space and storage.
Estimated project cost is $1,055,000, which includes engineering, site preparation, and
construction. The proposed grant application will be a 28/72 match in the amount of $300,000
from the MNRTF and $755,000 from the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission.
Estimated construction completion timeline is 2013/2014.
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(Public Hearing — MNRTF, February 2, 2011)
This grant project is consistent with the goals and objectives of the 2007 Oakland County Parks
and Recreation Commission Comprehensive Recreation Master Plan. The amenities created
through the project will address recreational needs identified in county -wide interest surveys,
providing increased opportunities for recreation, educational programming, and trail use within
the county parks system.
No questions were asked, nor comments received by the public.
The public hearing adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
J. David VanderVeen, Secretary Karen S. Kohn, Recording Secretary
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