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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendas/Packets - 1972.11.22 - 39561PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION oakland county service center R. Eric Reickel Director November 16, 1972 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan To the Members of the PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Oakland County, Michigan Ladies and Gentlemen: A meeting has been called of the PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION as follows: TIME......................9:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 1972 PLACE.....................Parks and Recreation Office 2800 Watkins Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan 48054 PURPOSE ...................Regular Meeting The meeting is called in accordance with authorization of Frances P. Clark, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Cordially, )e e __ R. Eric Reickel Director RER:lw • 338-6196 Frances Clark Chairman Donald W. Nick Vice -Chairman Henry A. Schiffer Secretary • Clarence A. Durbin Emil Jawors William L. Mainland Paul W. McGovern Carl W. O'Brien William M. Richards E. Frank Richardson OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA November 22, 1972 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes of November 10, 1972 4. New Business a. Antique Persian Rug - Addison -Oaks b. Golf Consultant - Springfield -Oaks C. D.N.R. - Fish and Game Division d. Budget - Preliminary Review 5. Old Business 6. Adjourn ITEM #4a Antique Persian Rug - Addison -Oaks It was brought to my attention that there is an antique Persian Rug stored in the attic of the Addison -Oaks Conference Center. In order to confirm this information, I permitted Arnold Johnston, Superintendent of Park, to hire a professional appraiser that specializes in Persian Rugs to appraise the rug. It was determined by Mr. Joseph Gulian that the approximate value of this rug is $5,000.00. If this is the case, it would be in the best interest of the Parks and Recreation Commission to move toward getting the rug cleaned and made available to be sold on the open market to the highest bidder. Your consideration in permit- ting this process to continue would be greatly appreciated. ITEM #4b Golf Consultant - Springfield -Oaks Please find attached a letter from Mark DeVries and Associates Landscape Architect, who specializes in golf course design. Mr. Devries submitted this letter at my request, after he visited our Springfield -Oaks Golf Course and reviewed the properties. I believe we all agree that it is time to start development of the second nine at the Springfield -Oaks Golf Course. I would like permission to continue with negotiations with Mr. DeVries who has done golf courses in the area such as the Muskegon Municipal Course and the Livonia Municipal Course, and comes highly recommended. If any of the Commissioners decide. to take the trip to Muskegon as per his invitation in this letter, I am sure that this could be arranged. OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION COMM. NOV 1972 RECEIVED MARK OeVRIES and ASSOCIATES Landscape Architect A.S.L.A. 2020 MONROE AVE., N.W. ■ PHONE (616) 363-3865 ■ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49505 November 13, 1972 Mr. Eric Reickel, Director Oakland County Parks & Recreation Department 2800 Watkins Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan Dear Mr. Reickel: In response to your request, I have prepared the following outline of services to be performed by me in connection with the design and pre- paration of plans for a new nine holes and renovation plans for the present nine holes of golf at your facility in Oakland County, Michigan. It is first understood that the following data will be supplied by the Park District: 1. Aerial Photos 2. Topographic Maps a. Scale 1" = 100' b. Recent photography showing up-to-date information (1) Supplemental ground features not shown on photo - such as recent buildings, etc. 3. Soil borings where necessary 4. Property survey & legal descriptions 5. Field survey information to supplement topographic contours for grading studies at green sites 6. Field stake -out of tees, greens, and centerline of fairways 7. Stake -out of grades from architects grading plans. Mr. tric Reickel, Director Novel ber 13, 1972 Page 2. 8. Miscellaneous work, as required It is further understood that the Park District intends to construct this facility on a "Force Account" basis. As a result of this, the usual detailed Proposal Items List and comprehensive construction speci- fications will not be necessary. Plan Notes and Field Instructions will suffice under this arrangement. My services would include: 1. Sufficient number of visits to the site to become fully acquainted with all features, including consultation with your staff members for supplemental information. 2. Studies of routing plan. Visit site with studies for feasibility of plan and necessary subtle changes. 3. Final routing plan, including any changes in present nine holes. 4. After approved routing plan has been staked out, visit site for final inspection and approval. 5. Prepare clearing and grading plan limits, including location of ponds. 6. After field survey of green sites are prepared, I will design and prepare individual greens grading plans, including sand traps, tiling, greens soil types, etc. 7. Tee locations, size, and grades will be staked out in the field under my supervision. 8. Trips to the site, prior to construction, as outlined above will be part of my base contract. It is estimated that approximately six (6) trips will be necessary. 9. Supplemental trips to the site during construction, upon owner's request, will be made at the rate of $ 150.00 per day. It is estimated that from between six (6) and ten (10) visits will be required. The costs for the above outlined services will be as follows: ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 1,000.00) per hole. If, for some reason, the project is to be discontinued after a routing Mr. Eric Reickel, Director November 13, 1972 Page 3. plan is prepared my fee would be TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($ 200.00) per hole. It will also be understood that if the project is continued that I would be retained to complete my obligations of the Contract for the full amount of the fee as indicated. Thank you for this opportunity to present my quotation for design services. I would like to show you Chase Hammond Golf_ Course in Muskegon before the snow flies, please call me. MDV/bjdv 7 Yours very truly, Mark De Vries Landscape Architect, A.S.L.A. ITEM #4c Letter - Department of Natural Resources Fish and Game Division Mr. Ronald Spitler of the Department of Natural Resources, who is the District Fisheries Biologist, approached me a few weeks ago requesting permission to develop a Northern Pike Propagation Pond at our Independence -Oaks Park. After reviewing this request with Mr. Spitler, it was determined that the twenty-two acres that he was interested in develop- ing this rearing pond was not within our present ownership. I requested that he investigate the area and find out who the owner would be. The attached letter from this point on is self explanatory. I personally feel that this pond would be an asset to our lake and would keep it a viable fishing lake. According to Mr. Spitler, the Northern Pike will not have any direct affect on any other species of fish that are in the lake, they only balance out the lake and provide a better quality of fish. I would recommend that either the acquisition or lease of this property from Mr. Cohn be con- sidered and possibly look into the avenue through Land and Water Conservation Funds to directly acquire it. This could end up being an asset to us by developing an environmental center, in keeping with the proposed master plan of this area. STATE OF MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION HARRY H. WHITELEY Chairman CARL T. JOHNSON �:s9 E. M. LAITALA WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, Governor AUGUST SCHOLLE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HILARY F. SNELL RALPH A. MAC MULLAN, Director Pontiac District #14 Headquarters 2455 North Williams Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan 48054 November 7, 1972 Mr. R. Eric Reickel, Director Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission 2800 Watkins Lake Road Pontiac, Michigan 48054 Dear Mr. Reickel: I was very pleased to learn that your commission had purchased Crooked Lake for development as a new county park. It brought to mind the marsh area directly south of the lake, and its potential as a northern pike rearing marsh. In checking with your office I found that the 22 acres were not purchased. The current owner is Mr. Erwin Cohn, who sold most of the other property to you. Mr. Cohn and I visited the site and discussed using the marsh as both a fish rearing area and nature area. At the time he suggested he would lease D.N.R. the 22 acres in exchange for some of the reared fish (to be stocked in several of his lakes) plus payment of the taxes annually for the 20-year term of the lease. In addition, he suggested he would consider selling the property if we made a reasonable offer. In checking with our Lansing offices on these proposals, I find that any leases we have for rearing marshes are fee free for the use of same, or we own them. So the reaction to paying an annual lease was not favorably received. In addition, a long list of proposed sites for purchase supersedes this request. In fact it may be years before we can purchase the property. I am writing you to see if there is any interest in your department to add this parcel to your holdings, either by lease or purchase. Once the property is available we can easily install a water control structure in order to properly rear pike fingerlings, providing your Commission approves. Perhaps it will help you to know what benefits might be derived from a pike rearing marsh. Each spring our rearing marshes are filled with water and stocked with 10-20,000 northern pike fry per acre. The pond is then drained some six weeks later (around Memorial Day) and the 3-inch fingerlings released into the receiving lake, or transferred to M I�IN THE GREAT LAKE STATE 'JWX::'--ita-., 1-L Mr. R. Eric Reickel, Director Page 2 NOVEMBER 7, 1972 other waters. The pond is left "dry" until the next spring when the operation is repeated. We normally average 1,000 or more fingerlings produced per acre of marsh. Our stocking policy indicates that each acre of managed marsh provides enough fingerlings to stock 30 acres of natural lake. In other words merely 3 acres of the 16 acres will provide enough fish for Crooked Lake. Our proposal involves trapping and transferring all excess fish (over those required for Crooked Lake) to other public waters in Oakland County. Perhaps working together we can find a way to acquire this property and put it into production of northern pike by next spring. Here's to better fishing, Ronald J. Spitler District Fisheries Biologist. RJS: pcs cc Weaver