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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendas/Packets - 1969.12.12 - 39484PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman December 12, 1969 John L. Carey Vice -Chairman Velma Austin Secretary • Daniel W. Barry To the Members of the Thomas J. Dillon PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Clarence A. Durbin Sol D. Lomerson Oakland County, Michigan James L. Reid E. Frank Richardson Henry A. Schiffer Commissioners Ladies & Gentlemen: • Kenneth L. Van Natta A telephone survey of Commission members Director shows we would not have a quorum for the Decem- Gerard C. Lacey b e r 18, 1969 meeting. Assistant Director • Your Chairman has cancelled the December Pauline McCormick meeting. Our next meeting will be held January Adm. Assistant 16, 1970. • Your Park staff wishes each and every one a wonderful Christmas and a New Year of health and happiness. Most cordially, Kenneth L. Van Natta KLV:slw Supervisors Minutes Continued. August 2), 1969 200 WHEREAS the said Agent entered into a contract with the consulting firm of Jones b Henry, Toledo, Ohio, for engineering services to prepare a plan for implementation (it a solid waste disposal system, and WHEREAS Federal assistance to supplement County expenditures under provisions of the Solid Waste Act of 1965 was granted to formulate a system of solid waste disposal for Oakland County to facilitate the implementation of the regional solid waste disposal plan as established by the Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission, and WHEREAS the County has received the report of the consulting firm of Jones & Henry, and WHEREAS it is imperative to the development of Oakland County to establish a solid waste disposal system, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors take all necessary steps to immediately implement the recommendations of the report of Jones & Henry to provide the County with a solid waste disposal system at the earliest possible date. Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolutinn, Alexander C. Perinoff Moved by Perinoff supported by Pernick the resolution be adopted. The Chairman referred the resolution to the Public Works Committee. Moved by Horton supported by Mathews that Resolution 1:5127 be taken from the table. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Mr. Gtbt presented the following resolution as a substitute for Resolution rt5127: Misc. 5174 r IN RE: SUBSTITUTE FOR MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION ?i5127 To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: At a previous Board meeting a resolution was presented that would change the current net hod of selecting county parks. The language was not clear and the members of the Board of Supervisors construed this resolution to be a special interest bill for the City of Pontiac. This was not my intention. WHEREAS the Board members that studied this matter will agree that we have an over -abundance of State, Regional, County and non-profit organization parks of major size in the rural sections of Oakland County, and a comparison of these parks with those in other parts of the state will shay a lo;,er daily use, and WHEREAS the main idea of Resolution !6127 is to purchase land within the cities and high density suburbs, rather than property lying in fast growing communities and last of all, semi -rural land where we have an abundance of parks of all types and sizes, and WHEREAS a substitute bill is offered to clarify Resolution .:5127 and provide the Parks and Recreation Commission with a policy guide from the Board of Supervisors as follows: Parks and Recreation Commission to purchase future parks in (1) urban areas (cities and high density suburbs); (2) in the path of urban growth (rural land that is becoming a suburban area, or a high density township, or a city in short period of time); (3) rural land of scenic value, etc. and the wording from the original resolution pertaining to the park within Pontiac as an example of what could be done to establish a major park in a suburban area of a city and that the land available is also held in part by the City and the County of Oakland and that there are local means of matching the Federal and State shares to the advantage of Oakland County and its people. It is not the intent of this policy guide to include "vest-pocket" parks, small playgrounds throughout urban areas for obvious reasons; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Supervisors adopts the follot,ing policy for future parks in this manner: (1) Land in urban areas; (2) Land in the path of urban growth; (3) Land in rural areas. George N. Grba, Supervisor, District 20 Moved by Grba supported by Mathews the resolution be substituted for Resolution -5127. Discussion followed. 4 t A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Moved by Grba supported by Mathews the resolution be referred to the Planning, Zoning and Building Committee. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Misc. 5175 _... By Mr. Grba IN RE: OBSERVANCE OF BICENTENNIAL To the Oakland County Board of Supe rvisors Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Supervisors hereby declares that our country's Bicentennial should be: Ask -Supervisors Minutes Continued. July 1, 1969 Misc. 5126 By Mr. Grba IN RE: IMPLEMENTING PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF REST HOMES TO ASSURE PROPER CARE OF PATIENTS u The Oakland County Board of Supervisors mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: There is considerable attention being brought to bear by the press media and the State Legislat- ure as to the future of county medical care facilities throughout the State of Michigan. The welfare of those patients now being cared for in county facilities could he adversely affected should they be trans- ferred to other facilities such as nursing homes or rest homes that may not be properly staffed by train- ed personnel or equipped with modern methods to render the needed medical care-. THEREFORE, MR, CHAIRMAN, I offer the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that immediate steps be taken to develop a more stringegt system of inspection of the medical records of nursing homes and rest homes to insure that the patients are receiving thei, proper care from Qualified and trained nursing and medical personnel as prescri5ed by existing statutes and health codes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that attention be given to the proper ayencion for appropriate action on any infraction of the laws whereby unauthorized persons or personnel are making diaynoses of nursing and rest home patients or are prescribing medication to such patients. Mr. Chairman, I move that the foregoing resolution be referred to the Human Resources Committee for joint consideration with the County Health Director and any other county -related agency and a report of recommendation to the Board of Supervisors at the earliest_ date. Georqe N. Grba Supervisor, District 420 Moved by Grba supported by Mastin the resolution be adopted, A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution uas adopted, >_, _ e r�lisc. 5127 .. �_ :n T-=a.7 u; Ptr. 01ie IN RE: CREATION OF A COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AROUND THE THREE LAKES: HARRIS, TERRY PND OSMUN, LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF PONTIAC To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: Today we are faced with a crisis in growth and decay. The greatest need is new housing. The lousing need is greatest in the low income levels where economic reason dictates lose cost units in a high density pattern with very little frills for the luxury of open spaces to meet the needs of our modern society, Our unplanned growth squanders open space, spreads traffic jams, raises public costs, and leaves enclaves of despair in the old cities. All of these changes, resulting from the sudden shift of our counties from a predominantly rural to an urban population, are threatening to make a sinister sandwich out of our land by battering our soil with concrete and asphalt, piling people on people and then hanninq a lid of polluted air over all. Michigan over the years has been recognized as a leader in the field of recreation and con- servation. Oakland County is blessed with 423 lakes, rolling hills and beautiful forest and other natural resources. With so many natural resources the State has located the following parks in Oakland County; Bald Mountain, Highland, Holly, Island, Pontiac Lake, Proud Lake, Ortonville, and Rochester State Recreation Areas; this list includes some of the Bloomer State Parks (Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.) Oakland County and her sister counties in the Detroit metropolitan areas banded together in the Metropolitan Park Authority. The combined wealth of a 1/4 mill from each county has produced three large parks in or on the boundary of Oakland County; they are Kensington, 1larshbank and Stoney Creek. We can be thankful to the people of more than twenty-five years ago that they had the foresight to see beyond their county boundaries and create these parks that people from all over the United States envy j us and our parks and would like to have them for their own. r� The Eastern Michigan Nature Association has two parks in Oakland County; Timberland Sanctuary p (160 acres), and the Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary (66.35 acres.) 1( There are several other agencies that have acquired large parcels of land for various church, school and institutional use in what we consider the "rural setting" of the County. Take all of the land owned by the State, regional authorities, county government and institutions in the rural areas, and they are very extensive and overwhelming when lumped together in one mass. The point that is being made should be very clear: On the federal level the bulk of our park land is on the blest Coast and the people on the East Coast; In the State of Michigan the bulk of recreation and conservation land is in the North country and the people are in the South; in Oakland County the bulk of all our regional and community parks are in the rural areas and the people are in the cities. We need a new policy: People are important. Create parks where the people are and can use them more fully. We have the finances to do it. The voters of Oakland County assessed themselves a 1/4 mill to :e advantage of Federal and State monies in acquiring recreation land. What we need today is a fresh f look at our County park program policy. +( It is my contention that County government has a moral obligation in promoting conservation and recreation within the urban areas to help offset the damaging after effects of technological rev- olution which threatens to destroy us with its depletion of natural resources and its waste products. More and more of our duties, as County officials, require us to seek the welfare of our citizens beyond ,-� Supervisors Minutes Continued. July 1, 1969 155 Political boundaries. Proper planning in today's world most go beyond these arbitrary lines, if it is to deal effectively with urban sprawl, polluted water, noise and air pollution. Local officials will need vision, determination and stamina to meet the needs of our con- stituents in our growing counties. The burden of preservation and enhancement falls most heavily upon the local official, His is the complex dilemma between the desire to preserve nature and the stark necessity to promote economic growth. Decisions about spending priorities are hard to make. Will it Le now housing or industry or a new park, not both, This is our last clear chance to preserve this prvcin"t, heritage and to revitalize areas that have already fallen into decay. To understand the past is to talc faith in the future. To control all of these desperate problems we need a federal, state and local partnership so the three can be an effective two-way flow of information and assistance from government to the people and from the people to the government, in this manner the work of governmental bodies is given a sense of direction by the making and keeping of policies. Through our policies we maintain a sense of direction. Acquisition priority should be based on: 1. Land now available in built-up areas 2. The path of urban expansion 3, Outlying areas with scenic and or recreation value The practice of land management, including parks, must spring from a conviction of what is ethically and esthetically right, as well as what is economically or politically expedient. A thing is right only when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community, and the community includes the soil, water, fauna and flora, as well as people. Take a fresh loon; at the County. Hoer do residential, commercial and industrial areas, public buildings and grounds, roads and roadsides, streams and shorelines, look when you appraise them with a fresh eye? Tale a look at the trends, what is going on now and likely to happen in the immediate future that will affect the livability of the County? Local governments are responsible for providing adequate local recreational facilities. The provision of the larger metropolitan recreation areas is beyond capabilities of most cities. Cooperative effort between county and city government- is necessary to acquire the needed metropolitan recreation facilities as set forth in this resolution. Pontiac is blessed with six lakes within its political boundaries. The three lakes: Harris, Terry and Osmun, are located in the Northwest part of Pontiac. They are strung out like a chain and would make an excellent regional county park! The land is available within a built-up area that is excellent for recreation; it is located close to historic sites; it includes the Southeast 1/4 Section of Section 20, where the Village of Pontiac was laid out in 1818 by Colonel Stephen Mack; the Saginaw Trail was located along this site; Moses Wisner's hone is located on the edge of this site; this was the great camping ground of the Ottawa Indian Tribe on their gray to and from Fort Detroit; the City of Pontiac and the County Seat is named after Chief Pontiac, who was ranked as one of two great Indian leaders. Tecumseh and Pontiac were rated about equal in strength of mind and breadth of comprehension. This is the 200th anniversary of Chief Pontiac's death at the early age of 49. This is our last clear chance to preserve this precious heritage and to revitalize an area !sack to its natural state. This park would have all three criteria, where most parks have only one or possibly two. Restored it would be scenic, be of great recreational value, and could preserve an historic period of Michigan's western frontier days of early settlement. This is an ideal regional park that could be developed over a long period of time with full use and upon completion would be the most enviable park in Michigan. At present it would include play lots, neighborhood and community recreation facilities; Alcorn School on the North and Lincoln Junior High located on the South side. Because of its long narrow configuration it would serve various groups and types of neighborhoods around the park and from outlying areas. This County regional part: would have play lots, athietic fields, hiking paths, nature trails, limited camping, recreation centers for children and adults, Limited camping could be provided by constructing an historic fort with limited camping facilities provided within the fort that would allow this type of activity for Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts; secure but a romantic experience. There are endless ideas that could be developed within such a park. Long range recreation planning is an integral part of the comprehensive plan of the Countv. The acquisition priority should be based on: 1. Develop parks in land now available in built-up areas 2. Purchase land when urban expansion is taking place 3. Purchase outlying areas with scenic and/or recreation value THEREFORE, MR, CHAIRMAN, I offer the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission take under advisement the purchase of the three lakes: Harris, Terry and Osmun, as described in this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission engage the City of Pontiac's cooperation in acquiring the described property in whole or in part or phases so that the property in question would be saved from further development, except as a park. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City he given credit for its work under way in fighting the pollution problem that exists from time to time that affects the various bodies of water as noted in the resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission submit a plan for such a county regional park within the City and that they obtain monies from the State and Federal govern- ments that are available under various acts and obtain credits for City and County owned lands and County tax money collected for such use. Mr. Chairman, I move that the foregoing resolution be referred to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission for study and implementation in whole or part of the general outline; and that a report of recommendation be made to the Foard of Supervisors at the earliest date. George N. Grba Supervisor, District 420 16y. Supervisors Minutes Continued. July 1, 1969 Harris Lake: The area under consideration is located in Pontiac Township, Sections 18, 19 and 20 which V5 part of the Northwest part of the City of Pontiac and it would include the three lakes: Harris, Terry, and Osmun and the surrounding land as follows: Beginning at the point of Rundell Street and the Pontiac ford and Northern Line Railway Line North to Montcalm Street, then blest to Baldwin Avenue along the _outh side of Montcalm to Baldwin Avenue excluding the commercial lots, where a service station is presently located, South along the East side of Baldwin Avenue to the rear lot lines of the homes that face the North side of Garner Street to the East side of McNeil Street, then South on McNeil Street to Rundell Street, then East along the North side of Rundell to the point of beginninq. Terry Lake: Beginning at the Southeast corner of South Merrimac and Hollywood Street, South along an alignwent of the East side of Hollywood Street, South across Assessor's Plat No. 108 to Montcalm Street, then West along the North side of Montcalm East to Lakeside Street then on a Northwesterly direction along the North and East side of the Road to Parkdale Street, then South along the Northeast side of Lot 150 of Lakeside Park Subdivision to the alley way on an arc tangent to Parkdale Street across Terry Street following to a point where divides Lot 47 of Merrimac Subdivision, ending at the point where it meets North !Merrimac Street, then South along the blest side of South Merrimac, then East on the South side of South Merrimac to the point of beginning, to include the land West of the lake beginning a point startinq_ from East side of Stanley Street along the North side of Kinnev Street where it meets the blest line of Woodland Street, North to a point opposite the apex of Lot 150 of Lakeside Park Subdivision then directly West to Stanley Street then South on the East side of Stanley to the point of beginning. 04mun Lake: Beginning at a point where Emiry and Stanley Street meet then North along the West side Stanley Street up to the North of the North section Line of Section 19, Pontiac Township then West to the Northwest section corner then South to the North side of Tallahassee then East to a point where it meets Monticello Street then along Northside of Monticello Street to the intersection of an unnamed street which is the Southwest corner of Lot 94 of Dixieland Subdivision, then East along the South boundary of Lot 94 including the width of a Road-Rightaway to a point where it would meet Lot 151, of Assessor's Plat No. 101, then along the back lot lines of those lots that face Cortwright Street in a Northeasterly direction to a point that it intersects Emiry Street, then along the Northwest side of Emiry Street South to the point of beginning. Beginning at the Southeast corner- of Section 18, Pontiac Township along the Went side of Stanley Street North to Kennett Street then West along the South side of Kennett Street to the West boundary Line of Assessor's Plat No. 144, then South to a point 400 feet North of the section line then directly West to the East side of Sarasota Street then South to the section line, then directly East to the point of beginning; then beginning on the West side of Sarasota South section line of Section 18, Pontiac Township then North along Sarasota to Kennett Road then West along Kennett Road on the South side to a point where it meets the Grand Trunk Western Belt Line Railroad, then South along the East side of the Railroad to the point where it makes a riqht angle turn to the West and meets the arc of the -ailroad then directly South to the section line then directly East along the section line to the point of beginning. Pontiac Creek: Beginning with the Northeast corner of Lot 96 of Dixieland Subdivision South on the East boundaryof said subdivision where it meets Oakland Avenue then Southeast along the Northside of Oakland Avenue for 85.6 feet then North into the Southeast corner of Lot 36 of Assessor's Plat No. 101 then Northeast along_ the Southeast lot to Corwin Street then Northwest along Corwin Street then Northeast along the back lot lines, Lots 59, 58, 57 and 56 to the Northeast corner of Lot 56, of Assessor's Plat No. 101, Northwest along the Northeast lot line of Lot 56 across Cortoright to the Southwest corner of Lot 62 then North along the Southeast lot line to Blaine Street then Northwest along the West side of Blaine Street to the West boundaryline of Assessor's Plat No. 101, then South along the West bound line to the South corner of Lot 61 then Northeast to the point of beginninq. Moved by Grba supported by O'Brien the resolution be referred to the Parks and Recreation for study and implementation. Discussion followed. Moved by Horton supported by Aaron the resolution be tabled. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Moved by O'Brien supported by Perinoff the Board adjourn to July 17, 1969. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. The Board adjourned at 12:02 P. M. Lynn D. Allen Charles B. Edwards, Jr. Clerk Chairman III, Ill''Ill Will Ig• oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan November 17, 1969 Frances Clark Chairman John L. Carey Vice -Chairman Velma Austin Secretary 0 14r. Z,,'Liles 02son, Chairvian Daniel W. Barry Building and Grounds Thomas J. Dillon Clarence A. Durbin County Coordivating Zoning and Planning Sol D. Lomerson Oakland County Board of Supervisors James L. Reid E. Frank Richardson Henry A. Schiffer Dear Mr. Olson t Commissioners 0 As Chairman of the. Parks and Recreation Kenneth L. Van Notta Director Comimission, 11 wis-h to call to youz attention, as Chairman of 6hr Liaison committee with the Gerard C. Lacey Board of Supervisors, that the terms of three Assistant Director (3) Park Commissioners will e-,tpire at nooii on 0 J1, anuary 1970. Pauline McCormick Adm. Assistant Tt is our recommendation that to best serve the continL14ty of purpose and the con- tinued progress of our County Parks Commission, the follol-,-'in(, three (3) members be re -appointed to the Park Com-mission: 14r. Frank Richardson.. Mr. Clarence Durbint, and Mrs. Virginia Solberg. Z' Each of these people has be:en hard working, dil4o-ent, and served the Park Commission and the people of our County well, Mr. Durbin is our Vice -Chairman and his building experience is invaluable to our Commission as we now enter our development phase. Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Solberg are coraparativel-v new on the Commission, but have shown a keen interest in and have added 0 immeasurably to our progress and success. Your consideration of this recommendation and vour coramitteels action in forwarding its recommendation to the Committee on Committees P will be appreciated. Very truly yours, y(Mrs.) Frances Clark Chairman FC*.clw 338-6196 oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan ,November 17, 196 Frances Clark Chairman John L. Carey Vice -Chairman Velma Austin Secretary ® l Mr, Miles Olson, Chairman Daniel W. Barry C • c r r? „ Building � t' Thomas J. Dillon Clarence A. Durbin County Coordinating, Zoning and Planning Sol D,Lomerson Oaklaai Counea1` Board of Supervisors James L. Reid E. Frank Richardson Henry A. Schiffer Dear Mr. r. 0 1 s o r o Commissioners ® As Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Kenneth L, Van Natta Director _ Commission r>`n t_ wieh to call to your attention, ® as Chairran of bUr Liaison Committee with the Gerard C.Lacey Bouri of Supervisors, that the terms cf three Assistant Director . 3• Park C s _g will 1 . _? �' L� i� ',� � .1 _ � = h�l i r t.-, �' � 4Y F � �. expire i �i � r e at noon on 0 Pauline McCormick J =n n' u a r y 1, 1 _l .; 7 0 s Adm. Assistant h?t itis ourr2comm'ndat"on that to best serve the c1nzinuizy of purpose and thn con- tinued p rogI`eS8 of Cb r, county Parks i�co'a:"�1`1Jp cu:��..'rJi:: ,, 2� the following three (3) members be re -appointed to the Park Commission: Ar. Frank Richardson, !' C 1��E ce Durbin, and i�grs ® Vs_l_'i.1'ia . a.' o '.c�. Solberg. Each of these people has been !lard working, diligent, and served the � arh Commission and the peopla of our County well, H . Durbin is our Vice -Chairman and his bai.i LCing t'.expa Y,_la isco C1 is invaluable e to o;L:4= Commission as we now enter our development phase. Mr. Richardson and Mrs. 0 Solberg are comparatively but have shown a keen iiay.easurably to our progress new on the Compission, interest in and have added and success. your consideration of this recommendation and your committee's action in forwarding its ecozamnadatiov to the Committee can Committees IMMMI will be appreciated. Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Frances ances Clark Chairman 338-6196