HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendas/Packets - 1974.05.24 - 39608PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
oakland' county service center
R. Eric Reickel
Director
May 21, 1974
• 2800 watkins lake road pontiac, michigan 48054
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.
Friday, May 24, 1974
PLACE . . . . . . Parks and Recreation Office
2800 Watkins Lake Road
Pontiac, Michigan
PURPOSE . . . . . Regular Meeting
The meeting is called in accordance with authorization
of E. Frank Richardson, Chairman of the Parks and
Recreation Commission.
Cordially,
R. Eric Reickel
Director
RER:ks
• 338-6196
E. Frank Richardson
Chairman
James W. Dunleavy
Vice -Chairman
Lewis Wint
Secretary
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Velma Austin
Frances P. Clark
George Kuhn
Donald W. Nick
William M. Richards
Richard R. Wilcox
Addison - Oaks • Groveland - Oaks • Independence - Oaks • Springfield - Oaks • Waterford - Oaks • White Lake - Oaks
OAKLAND COUNTY
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
May 24, 1974
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of Minutes - Special Meeting of May 3, 1974, and
Meeting of May 10, 1974.
4. Resolutions.
5. Soil Survey.
6. Award Bids - Springfield -Oaks Youth Activity Center Fence.
7. Public Information Program.
8. Director's Report.
9. Unfinished Business.
10. New Business.
11. Adjourn.
NOTE:
*Tabled Item: Groveland-Oaks - Removal of Building.
May 26, 1974 - Concert
June 9, 1974 - Parks & Recreation Annual Dinner
June 14, 1974 - Park Tour after Commissioners Meeting
June 20, 1974 - Board of Commissioners Luncheon
Next scheduled meeting June 14, 1974.
ITEM #4
RESOLUTIONS
We received great cooperation from the Southfield
Public School System and the Southfield Park and
Recreation Department during the Mobile Showcase
at Southfield on Tuesday, May 14.
Therefore, I feel it important for us to display our
appreciation for their assistance in the form of
resolutions.
ITEM #5
OAKLAND COUNTY SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Oakland County Soil Conservation District has
requested that the Parks and Recreation Commission
support a Soil Survey for Oakland County.
The attached letter from the Soil Conservation Dis-
trict office explains what they are interested in.
We use the Soil Conservation District on various
occasions when developing and acquiring information
for our park system and have found them very beneficial.
I would recommend that a Soil Survey would be
advantageous to the County and that the Parks and
Recreation Commission support the request.
OAKLAND C4UNTV SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
4515 H.i.ghLand, ponti.ac, Michipm 48054 673-1555
May 1, 1974
Eric Reickel, Director
Oakland County Parks and Recreation
2800 Watkins Lake Road
Pontiac, Michigan
Dear Mr. Reickel,
The Oakland County Soil Conservation District has requested the
Board of Commissioners to provide matching funds for a Soil Survey
of Oakland County for several years. Unfortunately, the present
Oakland County Board of Commissioners has some doubts as to the
importance of a Soil Survey and are hesitant to spend the taxpayers
dollars on a planning tool which they feel will benefit only a
portion of the citizens of Oakland County.
The purpose of this letter is to give all govern-ental units in
Oakland County some idea of the uses and Lerjetits of a Soil Survey.
Most yovernmental units realize the tremendous amount of development
which is now occurring in the county. The resultant problems of soil
erosion, sedimentation of streams, excessive water drain -off, changes
in drainage patterns, and flooded highways, yards and basements which
have accompanied construction are evident in all areas of the county.
The SCD reels that part of these problems are due to a lack of
knowledge, by governmental officials and planners of soil types and
soil capabilities.
A Soil Survey is essentially an inventory of the description and
distribution of the different types of soils found in Oakland County.
The survey is conducted in the field by qualified soil scientists who
test soils to a depth of 3 to 5 feet and map them on an aerial photo-
graph. The soils are classified according to their general physical
and chemical soil profile, which includes texture, size and shape of
particles, permeability, available water capacity, soil reaction and
shrink -swell potential. The above are classified using the standards
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also, each soil type is
accompanied by an interpretation sheet which states its suitability
as a resource material, factors affecting use, and limitations and
qualifications for engineering, urban, recreational and agricultural
uses. As an example, for urban use, limitations and qualifications of
each soil type are considered for residential development without
public sewer, residential development with public aaer, buildings
for light industry and commercial use, and for highvaya and streets.