HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2014.04.23 - 39312Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
April 23, 2014
Chairman Fisher called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. in the Commission meeting room at the
Oakland County Parks and Recreation Administration Office.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Gerald Fisher, Secretary John A. Scott, A. David Baumhart III, Gregory Jamian,
Robert E. Kostin, Chairperson Emeritus Pecky D. Lewis, Jr., Gary McGillivray, Philip Sanzica
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
Vice Chairman J. David VanderVeen, Christine Long
ALSO PRESENT:
Parks and Recreation Daniel Stencil, Executive Officer
Sue Wells, Manager of Parks & Recreation Operations
Phil Castonia, Business Development Rep.
Zach Crane, Architectural Engineer II
Mike Donnellon, Chief -Park Facilities Maint. & Dev.
Jim Dunleavy, Chief -Park Ops. & Maint.- N. District
Tom Hughes, Chief -Park Ops. & Maint.- S. District
Terry Fields, Chief -Recreation Programs & Services
Karen Kohn, Supervisor -Administrative Services
Jennifer Myers, Architectural Engineer II
Matt Reynolds, Intern
OC Fiscal Services Brian Menghini, Supervisor II
Jeff Phelps, Supervisor II
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Moved by Mr. McGillivray, supported by Mr. Scott, to approve the agenda.
AYES: Baumhart, Fisher, Jamian, Kostin, Lewis, McGillivray, Sanzica, Scott, (8)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Moved by Mr. McGillivray, supported by Mr. Jamian, to approve the minutes of the OCPR
Commission meeting of April 2, 2014.
AYES: Baumhart, Fisher, Jamian, Kostin, Lewis, McGillivray, Sanzica, Scott, (8)
NAYS: (0)
Motion carried on a voice vote.
(Commission Meeting, April 23, 2014
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no comments from the public.
REGULAR AGENDA:
FY 2015-2107 Budget Overview/Process
Executive Officer Daniel Stencil and Fiscal Services Supervisor II Jeff Phelps provided an
introduction to the OCPR Commission on the process and timeline for the FY 2015-2017 Budget.
The plan this year is as follows:
• Provide the proposed OCPR FY 2015-2017 Budget to the OCPR Commission at the meeting
of May 21, 2014, including the operating budgets for each of the 29 budget centers
• OCPR Commission conceptually approve the proposed budget at the June 4, 2014,
OCPR Commission meeting
• Submit the proposed OCPR FY 2015-2017 budget to the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners by the July 1, 2014 deadline
• OCPR Commission formally approve the FY 2015-2017 Budget at the September OCPR
Commission meeting
FY 2015-2017 OCPRC Proposed Capital Equipment Budget Request
Chief -Park Operations and Maintenance -North District Jim Dunleavy and Chief -Park Operations and
Maintenance -South District Tom Hughes made a presentation on the proposed FY 2015-2017
Capital Equipment Budget. Included in the presentation was a historical analysis of equipment
expenditures since 2000. The total request for the FY 2015-2017 Proposed Capital Equipment
budget is $498,000.
FY 2015-2017 OCPRC Proposed Capital Improvement Protects
Mike Donnellon, Chief -Park Facilities Maintenance and Development and Zach Crane, Architectural
Engineer II made a presentation to the Commission on the FY 2015 Proposed Capital Improvement
and Maintenance Project Budget. The funds requested in the proposed FY 2015 Budget for Capital
Improvement Projects are as follows:
Capital Improvement Projects — Design
$200,000
Capital Improvement Projects — Construction
$6,357,335
Capital Improvement Projects — Programs
$787,000
Maintenance Project — Design
$57,500
Maintenance Projects — Construction
$75,000
Maintenance Projects — Programs
$890,000
Natural Resources Projects
$460,000
(Commission Meeting, April 23, 2014
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business to report.
NEW BUSINESS:
Chairman Fisher appointed Commissioner Long and Commissioner Jamian to the newly formed
marketing/branding committee. In addition, the OCPR Chairman and Vice Chairman will also serve
on this committee. Commissioner Jamian requested these meetings be held either early in the day
or late in the afternoon in order to coordinate with the Commissioners' work schedule. It was also
requested that the schedule for these meetings be shared with the entire OCPR Commission.
The Commission requested staff provide detailed financial estimates for insurance, staffing,
operations, maintenance, etc. for a proposed off -road vehicle park. The Commission would like to
discuss this issue further at the May 7, 2014, OCPR Commission meeting, however staff may not
have the final estimates for the May 7, 2014, OCPR Commission meeting packet. As a result the
information may not be available for distribution until the meeting of May 7, 2014.
Commissioner Kostin informed the Commission of the article that appeared in The Oakland Press
on the new yurts that were installed in the Oakland County Campgrounds at Addison Oaks and
Groveland Oaks in 2013. OCPR staff member and The Oakland Press writer Jonathan Schechter
was the author of the article.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m.
John A. Scott, Secretary Vicky Valko, Recording Secretary