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Home My WebLink AboutReports - 2024.04.11 - 41121 AGENDA ITEM: 2024 Natural Resources Community Habitat Improvement Projects DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation MEETING: Board of Commissioners DATE: Thursday, April 11, 2024 6:31 PM - Click to View Agenda ITEM SUMMARY SHEET COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD Resolution #2024-3973 Motion to approve the 2024 Parks and Recreation Community Habitat Restoration Projects, as detailed on the attached list. ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY Resolution Brendan Johnson INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Oakland County Parks (OCP) Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability department is working to improve biodiversity and increase climate resilience on a regional level in Oakland County by coordinating with local municipalities, non-profit groups, and educational institutions. OCP offers these groups the opportunity to request assistance and funding for biodiversity and habitat restoration, or climate resilience and green infrastructure related projects within their service areas through an annual application process. This program is promoted via the OCP website and social media, OakNotes email distributions, and the Oakland County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (OC CISMA) website and email list-serv. For the 2024 fiscal year, OCP staff are recommending providing either contracted work or staff implemented work for 21 of the requested projects. Projects not recommended for funding either did not fit within funding constraints or had logistical or access issues. In addition, OCP will administer county-wide programs, including the roadside right-of-way Phragmites treatment program in partnership with the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and the native plant giveaway program which will take place in Ferndale and at the County Farmers Market in 2024. Funding for the proposed projects is currently budgeted within the Natural Resources Outreach operating budget; no additional funds are requested, just approval of the distribution of funds. The attached Project List outlines all the projects requested and proposed funding amounts to be paid by OCP to our blanket contractors for implementation. Projects may be supplemented with OCP staff time to meet deliverables or provide additional assistance. The majority of the proposed contractual work will be completed by annual blanket contractor Stantec. On March 6, 2024, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission approved the attached Project List. POLICY ANALYSIS There is approximately $200,000 budgeted within the Natural Resources Outreach operating budget for FY 2024. The amount budgeted can vary year-to-year depending on budget priorities. There is no requirement for matching funds. This year's proposed projects total $183,500, which includes some community projects that were not completed last year due to weather, etc. Communities can apply; for more information on eligibility, etc., you can review this website: https://www.oakgov.com/community/oakland-county-parks/get-involved/community-outreach-grant- programs/invasive-species-funding-opportunity BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at 248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional information. CONTACT Melissa Prowse, Manager - Parks & Recreation Planning & Development Sarah Cook-Maylen ITEM REVIEW TRACKING Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 4/11/2024 AGENDA DEADLINE: 04/21/2024 6:31 PM ATTACHMENTS 1. 2024 Proposed Community Habitat Restoration Project List COMMITTEE TRACKING 2024-04-02 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board 2024-04-11 Full Board - Adopt Motioned by: Commissioner Michael Gingell Seconded by: Commissioner Penny Luebs Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (17) No: None (0) Abstain: None (0) Absent: Karen Joliat, William Miller III (2) Passed Project Name Project Location Requestor Project Type Estimated Cost Roadside Survey and Treatment Phragmites and Knotweed County-wide OCP/CISMA Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $40,000 2024 Native Plant Event(s) Ferndale and Oakland County Farmers Market OCP/CISMA Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration; Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $30,000 Oakland Conservation District Native Tree Sale Partnership County-wide OCP/CISMA Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $8,000 Oakland County Fairgrounds Native Plantings Oakland County Fairgrounds OCP/CISMA Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $1,500 Native Seed Giveaway City of Ferndale City of Ferndale Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $5,000 Beverly Park Invasive Species Treatments Village of Beverly Hills Village of Beverly Hills Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $4,000 Heritage Park Pollinator and Rain Gardens City of Farmington Hills City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration; Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $4,000 Invasive Porcelainberry Control Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Educational Community Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $3,000 Sugarbush Invasive Species Removal Bloomfield Hills Johnson Nature Center, Bloomfield Hills Schools Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $3,000 Rotary Park Woody Invasive Species Removal Project City of Novi City of Novi Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $4,000 City Hall Rain Garden Native Plant Installation City of Farmington Hills City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $2,200 Camp Agawam and Orion Township Library invasive Species Management Orion Township Orion Township Parks and Orion Township Library Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $10,000 Lost Lake Nature Park Prescribed Burn and Invasive Shrub Control Oakland Township Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $10,000 Restoring Rare Wetlands in Springfield Township Springfield Township Springfield Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $10,000 Paint Creek Trail Prescribed Burn (2023 project)Oakland Township Oakland Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $6,500 Oxford Township Parks Phragmites Treatment The Charter Township of Oxford Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 Restoration at the top of the Clinton River Independence Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration; Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $5,000 Federally Threatened Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Research Project Springfield Township Springfield Township Research Project $5,000 2024 Proposed Community Habitat Restoration Projects Restoration of the Kimball Sanctuary on the Clinton River Independence Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $4,000 Keego Harbor City Hall Raingarden Plantings Keego Harbor City Hall City of Keego Harbor Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $3,000 Boot Brush Stations for Shiawassee Basin Preserve Springfield Township Springfield Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $3,000 Oxford Township Polly Ann Invasive Species Treatment The Charter Township of Oxford The Charter Township of Oxford Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $3,000 Holly Township Park Native Plant Restoration Holly Holly Township Parks Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $14,300 Lakeshore Park Woody Invasive Species Removals City of Novi City of Novi Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration Staff Time Carter Lake (Spencer Park) Aquatic Invasive Species Survey City of Rochester hills City of Rochester hills Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration Staff Time Charles Ilsley Park Invasive Shrub Mowing Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Expansion of Woody Invasives Removal at Avon Nature Area City of Rochester Hills City of Rochester Hills Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Habitat Mowing at River Run Preserve in Springfield Township Springfield Township Springfield Township Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Woodland Hills Nature Park Winter Mowing City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Total Funding $183,500 Village of Leonard/Polly Ann Trail Invasive removal Village of Leonard Village of Leonard Community Engagement to restore Hidden Ridge Preserve Springfield Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Abraham Ranch Brandon Township Brandon Township Cranbrook Japanese Knotweed Control 2024 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Educational Community Pollinator Garden/Prairie Habitat Orion Township Polly Ann Trailway Management Council Polly Ann Trail - Addison Project Addison Township Addison Township Native Prairie Habitat Restoration at Orion Township Hall Lake Orion Orion Township Parks Golden Preserve Invasive Species Treatments Springfield Township Six Rivers Land Conservancy Clinton River Canoe Launch Phragmites Removal Project 2024 Charter Township of Waterford Conservation of Waterford Lands Initiate restoration of Springfield Nature Preserve Springfield Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Unfunded Projects