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Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 2025.03.06 - 41907 AGENDA ITEM: Community Habitat Improvement Program Funding Recommendations DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation MEETING: Board of Commissioners DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda ITEM SUMMARY SHEET COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD Resolution #2025-4990 Motion to approve the distribution of funds for the community projects listed on the attached 2025 Community Habitat Restoration Projects list. ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY Resolution Brendan Johnson INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 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 OCPR 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 2025 fiscal year, OCP staff are recommending providing either contracted work or staff implemented work for 28 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 and knotweed treatment program in partnership with the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), partnership on the Oakland County Conservation District tree sale, and the native plant giveaway program which will take place in May 2025. 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 proposed funding amounts to be paid by OCPR to our blanket contractors for implementation. Projects may be supplemented with OCPR staff time to meet deliverables or provide additional assistance. The majority of proposed contractual work will be completed by annual blanket contractor Stantec. POLICY ANALYSIS This request is to approve the distribution of funds for projects on the attached Community Habitat Restoration Projects list. There is approximately $200,000 budgeted within the Natural Resources Outreach operating budget for FY 2025; therefore, there is no budget amendment needed for this request. There is no requirement for matching funds. The amount budgeted can vary year-to-year depending on budget priorities. On February 5, 2025, the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission approved the attached Project List, which totals $198,806 plus staff time. BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at 248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional information. CONTACT Sarah Cook-Maylen, Chief Parks & Recreation ITEM REVIEW TRACKING Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 3/6/2025 AGENDA DEADLINE: 03/16/2025 6:00 PM ATTACHMENTS 1. 2b - 2025 CHIPS Projects COMMITTEE TRACKING 2025-02-25 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board 2025-03-06 Full Board - Adopt Motioned by: Commissioner Robert Hoffman Seconded by: Commissioner Angela Powell Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Robert Smiley (17) No: None (0) Abstain: None (0) Absent: Michael Gingell (1) Passed Project Name Project Location Primary Organization Project Type Estimated Cost Roadside Phragmites and knotweed treatments County-wide OCP/CISMA Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $40,000 2025 Native Plant Events Oakland County Farmers Market, and community location TBD OCP/CISMA Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration; Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $30,000 Native trees (OC Conservation Dist. Partnership) County-wide OCP/CISMA Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $10,000 Big Valley Nature Sanctuary Rose Township Michigan Nature Association Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $10,000 Charles Ilsley Park - Prescribed Burn Oakland Township Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $10,000 6th Grade STEAM Project Farmington Hills Farmington STEAM Academy/City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $10,000 Lost Lake Nature Park - Invasive Shrub Control Oakland Township Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $8,000 Kimball Sanctuary restoration of north bank of Clinton River Independence Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration; Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $8,000 Depot Park wetlands habitat improvement City of the Village of Clarkston City of the Village of Clarkston Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $8,000 Hazel Park Pockets Park Habitat Restoration Hazel Park Hazel Park Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $8,000 Paint Creek Burn Oakland Township Oakland Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $7,000 Woodland Hills Native Flower Seed Farmington Hills City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 2025 Community Habitat Restoration Projects Native Prairie Restoration Lake Orion Orion Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,100 Friendship Park Burn Lake Orion Orion Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 Invasives treatment at Hidden Ridge Preserve Springfield Township Blue Heron Headwaters Conservancy Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 Prescribed burn at Shultz Park Davisburg Springfield Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 Prairie Turf Conversion Orion Twp Public Library Orion Twp Public Library Orion Township Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $4,000 Oak barrens management on private land in Springfield Township Springfield Township Springfield Township Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $4,000 Johnson Nature Center; trail establishment and streamside invasive plant removal. Bloomfield Township Johnson Nature Center Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $3,000 Rouge River Corridor and Trail System - Invasive Species Detection, Removal and or/Prevention Birmingham City of Birmingham Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $2,000 Rotary Park Woody Invasive Species Removal Project (2024 project) City of Novi City of Novi Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration $5,000 Farmington City hall/heritage native planting (2024 project) Farmington Hills City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure $1,000 Assessing the presence and distribution of the Huron River leafhopper in Oakland County County-wide Michigan Nature Association Research Project $5,000 Federally Threatened Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Research Project (2024 project) Springfield Township Springfield Township Research Project $706 Edison House native plant restoration Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Educational Community Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure Staff Time Cranbrook porcelain berry control Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Educational Community Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration Staff Time Holly Heritage Farmstead Project Holly Township Holly Township Parks Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration Staff Time Winter mowing at Shiawassee Basin Preserve Springfield Township Springfield Township Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Sorensen Park Winter Mowing Holly Township Holly Township Parks Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Stony Creek Ravine Nature Park - Invasive Shrub Mowing Oakland Township Oakland Township Parks & Recreation Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time Woodland Hills Winter Mowing Farmington Hills City of Farmington Hills Special Services, Parks Division Forestry Mowing Project Staff Time