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Home My WebLink AboutAgendas/Packets - 1971.09.17 - 395360 " PARKS AND RECREATION COIv4MISSION oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman September 13, 1971 Velma Austin Vice -Chairman Henry A. Schiffer Secretary To the Members of the PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Daniel W. Barry Oakland County, Michigan Clarence A. Durbin William L. Mainland Paul W. McGovern Ladies and Gentlemen: Donald W. Nick Carl W. O'Brien E. Frank Richardson A meeting has been called of the PARKS AND Commissioners RECREATION COMMISSION as follows: • Kenneth L. Van Notto TIME .............. 9 : 3 0 a.m. Director Friday, September 17, 1971 0 Gerard C. Lacey PLACE.............Parks and Recreation Office Assistant Director 2800 Watkins Lake Road ® Pontiac, Michigan 48054 Pauline McCormick Adm. Assistant ® PURPOSE ........... Regular Meeting The meeting is called in accordance with authori- zation of Frances Clark, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Cordially, Kenneth L. Van Natta KLV:slw 0 ® Ail TI h0 C AAI�AISSIN oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman September 13, 1971 Velma Austin Vice -Chairman Henry A. Schiffer Secretary ° Daniel W. Barry Clarence A. Durbin To the Members of the William L. Mainland PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Paul W. McGovern Donald W..Nick Oakland County, Michigan Carl W. O'Brien E. Frank Richardson Ladies and Gentlemen: Commissioners At a confidential meeting the following item Kenneth L. Van Natta Director was presented to your Director to relay to our ® Commission for study and response. Gerard C. Lacey Assistant Director The County Airport Committee has hopefully ° finalized an Oakland -Orion airport leaving some Pauline McCormick 150 acres of land available for other use. Adm. Assistant Rather than leasing or selling this surplus ° property the Airport Committee would rather lease it to the County Parks Commission for $1.00 for possibly twenty-five(25) years, so a recreation area could be developed for the benefit of all County residents. The Airport Committee would like to have confirmation from the Parks Commission stating their willingness to enter into this arrangement when and if the entire Board of Commissioners accepts the Airport Committee's land use recom- mendation of this airport. I would concur with this program, although the land amenities are not what we normally de- sire. It would seem a unified approach to a single problem would be worthy action for the benefit of our entire County. Page 2 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION September 13, 1971 Please call me at your earliest convenience to convey your unofficial response to this proposal. Very truly yours, Kenneth L. Van Natta P.S. We have been asked to keep this strictly confidential until such time as the Air- port Committee reports to the Board. Your cooperation will be appreciated by the Commissioners. KLV:mj OAKLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48053 338.4751 ROBERT P. ALLEN CORPORATION COUNSEL HAYWARD WHITLOCK ASSISTANT September 3, 1971 Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission 2800 Watkins Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan 48053 ATTENTION: MR. KENNETH L. VANNATTA, DIRECTOR Ladies and Gentlemen: ARMAND P. DEATRICK ASSISTANT JOHN L. GRUDBA ASSISTANT You have requested my opinion as to the legality of advertising for and receiving bid proposals without bid bonds. You have also asked whether a contract may be awarded to a bidder who did not have a bid bond with his proposal. I have reviewed the Michigan Statutes and can find no requirement that a proposed bid on a public improvement project must be ac- companied by a bid bond. Therefore, I am of the opinion that the action taken by your Commission in receiving bids without the re- quirement of bid bonds is valid. Further, the contracts may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without that bidder having included in his bid proposal a bid bond. This opinion must not be construed to mean that the Parks and Recreation Commission may riot in its discretion, require the sub- mission of bid bonds. Further, this opinion must not be construed to mean that performance and labor bonds must not be submitted with the contract documents by the contractor. There are definite statutory requirements on public improvement projects to submit performance and labor material bonds on public improvement projects. Trusting the foregoing answers your inquiry, I remain RPA: ck Very truly yours, 0;ez�t P. A�Tlen Ns,� PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman Velma Austin Vice -Chairman Henry A. Schiffer Secretary September 1, 1971 Daniel W. Barry Clarence A. Durbin To the Members of the William L. Mainland Paul W. McGovern PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Donald W. Nick Oakland County, Michigan Carl W. O'Brien E. Frank Richardson Commissioners Ladies and Gentlemen: Kenneth L. Van Notto The enclosed copy of a newspaper article Director is being sent to you for your edification at the Gerard C. Lacey Assistant Director request of Chairman Frances Clark. • Pauline McCormick Very truly yours, Adm. Assistant Kenn t J . Van �t a KLV:slw Enc. i ARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION oakland county service center 2800 watkins lake road Pontiac, michigan 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman Velma Austin Vice -Chairman Henry A. Schiffer Secretary August 23, 1971 Daniel W. Barry Clarence A. Durbin William L. Mainland Paul W. McGovern Donald W. Nick To the Members of the E. Frank Richardson PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION E. Frank Richardson Commissioners Oakland County, Michigan 0 Kenneth L. Van Notto Ladies and Gentlemen: Director ° Please note, the time for calling the Gerard C. Lacey Friday, August 27th meeting to order will Assistant Director a be at 1:45, p.m. Pauline McCormick Bid openings will be promptly at Adm. Assistant ® 2:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention to this change. Very truly yours, Kenneth L. Van Natta KLV:mj