1000
Rochester Hills Dr
Rochester Hills
,
MI
48309
(
248
)
656
-
4600
Home Page
:
www
.
rochesterhills
.
org
Rochester Hills
Minutes - Final
Green Space Advisory Board
Chairperson Gerald Carvey
,
Vice Chairperson Tim Gauthier
Members
:
Thomas Dohr
,
Richard Graham
,
Jayson Graves
,
Lynn Loebs
,
Dahlvin Peterson
,
Samantha Phillips
,
Beth Tilove
Council Member Adam Kochenderfer
Youth Representatives
:
Pranita Balusu
,
Alexis Smith
,
Michelle Thorpe
7:00 PM
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Carvey called the Green Space Advisory Board meeting to order
at
7
:
02
p
.
m
.
ROLL CALL
Gerald Carvey
,
Thomas Dohr
,
Tim Gauthier
,
Jayson Graves
,
Lynn Loebs
,
Dahlvin Peterson
,
Samantha Phillips and Beth Tilove
Present
8 -
Richard Graham
Excused
1 -
Member Graham was deemed as
"
excused
"
for making motions or casting
votes due to needing to take the Oath of Office prior to this meeting
.
Non
-
Voting Members Present
:
Mike Hartner
,
Roger Moore
,
Pranita Balusu
and Michelle Thorpe
Non
-
Voting Members Absent
:
Kurt Dawson
,
Adam Kochenderfer and Alexis
Smith
Others Present
:
None
Committee Member Dawson provided previous notice he would be unable to
attend and asked to be excused
.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2013-0007
Regular Meeting
-
December
11
,
2012
12-11-12 GSAB draft minutes.pdf
12-11-12 GSAB draft minutes.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Attachments
:
A motion was made by Tilove
,
seconded by Peterson
,
that this matter be
Approved
.
The motion carried by the following vote
:
Aye
Carvey, Dohr, Gauthier, Graves, Loebs, Peterson, Phillips and Tilove
8 -
Excused
Graham
1 -
Resolved
that the Green Space Advisory Board hereby approves the Minutes of
the Regular Meeting of December
11
,
2012
as presented
.
COMMUNICATIONS
Chairperson Carvey distributed an updated internal member contact list
.
No
other communications were noted
.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Chairperson Carvey acknowledged there were no members of the public
present
.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2008-0130
GSAB Administrative
&
Strategic Sub
-
Committee
No report at this time
.
Discussed
2008-0131
GSAB Communication
,
Promotion
&
Education Sub
-
Committee
No report at this time
.
Discussed
2008-0132
GSAB Property Nominations
&
Acquisitions Sub
-
Committee
No report at this time
.
2008-0133
GSAB Stewardship
&
Advocacy Sub
-
Committee
No report at this time
.
2013
discussions regarding a stewardship management plan can be found in
File
#
2012
-
0443
.
2012-0443
Discuss Stewardship Management Plan
Chairperson Carvey opened the floor for updates from the subcommittees
:
1
.)
Define property inventory
: (
Members Carvey
,
Gauthier
,
Hartner
,
Balusu
)
Vice Chairperson Gauthier noted that this subcommittee included Mr
.
Roger
Moore
,
City Surveyor
.
They examined city information and developed a
general priority ranking for open space parcels that could be addressed in a
stewardship management plan
.
The draft outline contained the following general
priority rankings
:
Priority
1
:
Any property or easements acquired
,
purchased or donated under
the Green Space Millage Fund
.
Priority
2
:
The Clinton River
"
river beds and banks
".
Priority
3
:
Other significant creeks that course through the City
.
Priority
4
:
City
-
owned parcels with a conservation easement
.
Priority
5
:
Public
-
owned parcels with a conservation easement
.
Priority
6
:
Private
-
owned open space parcels with a conservation easement
.
Priority
7
:
Private
-
owned open space parcels without a conservation easement
.
Mr
.
Gauthier expressed that the draft outline is a prioritization to draw a line
somewhere
.
This is not a recommendation that Green Space Millage funds for
stewardship be applied to all of these categories
.
Mr
.
Hartner
,
Director of Parks
&
Forestry stated that conservation easements
were included in the breakdown based on the discussion from the December
2012
GSAB meeting
.
Conservation easements can be a tool to help preserve
significant natural features of open space parcels
.
The following points were discussed
:
*
Define conservation easements
.
They can help protect sensitive areas within
city parks but do not change the status of the park system
.
*
Identify public and private open spaces with and without conservation
easements
.
*
Identify which conservation easements fall into the Priority
1
,
2
,
and
3
areas of
the Green Space Natural Features Inventory
.
Mr
.
Hartner noted that the Avon Nature area surrounding City Hall is protected
by a conservation easement
.
City Council passed an ordinance to control
activities in that area according to the easement
.
Conservation easements can
be written to achieve a desired level of protection
.
Mr
.
Moore explained that riverbeds and banks are defined by where the normal
high water would be and would not include the upland
.
Some spots are over wide
and could benefit from re
-
establishing a narrower dry weather flow
.
The Board consensus was in favor of exploring conservation easements to
preserve sensitive areas of city parks
.
Educational signage should be
considered to mark conservation easement areas within city parks
.
The subcommittee will continue its research and report back in February
.
2
.)
Define stewardship for Rochester Hills and develop a mission
statement
: (
Members Tilove
,
Graves
,
Peterson
,
Dohr
,
Thorpe
)
Member Tilove reported that this subcommittee met to discuss the definition of
stewardship
.
A broad definition could be
"
the management of
(
Green Space
)
to
protect
,
preserve
,
and enhance biodiversity and natural features
".
She
distributed a draft outline which listed three main categories
:
planning
,
education
and active participation
.
Each category contained further definitions
.
Member Peterson distributed a draft stewardship mission statement for
discussion
.
Members discussed the interpretation of key words such as
"
enhance
"
,
"
restore
"
,
"
preservation
,
and
"
conservation
"
in additional to the original millage
language
.
Stewardship mission statements tend to include a reference about
the benefit for future generations
.
The subcommittee will incorporate the
feedback obtained at this meeting and bring back updated information to
February
'
s meeting
.
3
.)
Research what other communities have done regarding stewardship
and how to measure results
: (
Members Phillips
,
Graham
,
Loebs
,
Smith
)
Member Loebs reported that this subcommittee narrowed down information to
three main areas
:
education
,
community involvement
,
and dedication
.
Costs
can vary greatly
.
The following would need to be developed
:
goals
,
management plans
,
boundary markings
,
signs
,
monitoring and maintenance
.
GSAB has boundary markers in place on acquired green space parcels
.
The following topics were highlighted
:
*
Active community groups utilize Facebook to post their updates
.
*
Form partnerships with existing local groups including the Metro Parks
.
*
Utilize a free web
-
based application called
"
Signup Genius
"
to communicate
and manage volunteer work
.
*
Establish annual strategic sites and dates for garlic mustard blitzes
.
*
Create a
"
membership of Green Space
"
volunteers
.
*
Solicit logical corporate sponsors for funding
.
The subcommitte will continue its research and bring back updated information
to February
'
s meeting
.
NEW BUSINESS
2013-0008
Election of GSAB Chairperson
-
2013
Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Attachments
:
Chairperson Carvey opened the floor for nominations for
2013
Chairperson
.
Members unanimously nominated Mr
.
Carvey
.
Chairperson Carvey accepted
the nomination and expressed appreciation for the Board
'
s support
.
The resolution carried by the following vote:
Aye
Carvey, Dohr, Gauthier, Graves, Loebs, Peterson, Phillips and Tilove
8 -
Excused
Graham
1 -
Resolved
that a unanimous ballot be cast and Member Gerald Carvey be
appointed as Chairperson of the Green Space Advisory Board for
2013
.
2013-0009
Election of GSAB Vice Chairperson
-
2013
Vice Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Vice Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Attachments
:
Chairperson Carvey opened the floor for nominations for
2013
Vice
Chairperson
.
Members unanimously nominated Mr
.
Gauthier
.
Vice
Chairperson Gauthier accepted the nomination
.
The resolution carried by the following vote:
Aye
Carvey, Dohr, Gauthier, Graves, Loebs, Peterson, Phillips and Tilove
8 -
Excused
Graham
1 -
Resolved
that a unanimous ballot be cast and Member Tim Gauthier be
appointed as Vice Chairperson of the Green Space Advisory Board for
2013
.
2013-0010
Adopt GSAB Meeting Schedule
-
2013
Meeting schedule memo.pdf
Meeting schedule memo.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Attachments
:
The Board concurred with the proposed
2013
meeting dates
.
Chairperson
Carvey noted that he will not be present to chair the February
26
meeting
.
A motion was made by Peterson
,
seconded by Phillips
,
that this matter be
Approved
.
The motion carried by the following vote
:
Aye
Carvey, Dohr, Gauthier, Graves, Loebs, Peterson, Phillips and Tilove
8 -
Excused
Graham
1 -
Resolved
that the Green Space Advisory Board establish the
2013
Meeting
Schedule as the fourth
(
4
th
)
Tuesday of each month at
7
:
00
PM
,
Michigan time
,
at
1000
Rochester Hills Drive
,
Rochester Hills
,
Michigan
,
Oakland County
,
with
the
understanding that any meeting dates conflicting with holidays or elections will
be scheduled as needed
.
The exception will be November and December which
will be the second
(
2
nd
)
Tuesday due to the holidays
.
The
2013
meeting dates are as follows
:
February
26
,
March
26
,
April
23
,
May
28
,
June
25
,
July
23
,
August
27
,
September
24
,
October
22
,
November
12
,
and December
10
,
2013
.
Further Resolved
that the meeting schedule will be posted in accordance with
the Public Act
267
of
1976
as amended
.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Member Loebs gratiously volunteered to again be the
"
scribe
"
for the
2013
meetings and take notes
.
Members expressed their appreciation for her fine
job
.
NEXT MEETING DATE
-
Tuesday
,
February
26
,
2013
at
7
:
00
p
.
m
.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss
,
Chairperson Carvey adjourned the
meeting at
8
:
44
p
.
m
.
Minutes prepared by Denise Mertz
.
Minutes were approved as presented at the February
26
,
2013
Regular Green
Space Advisory Board Meeting
.
______________________________
Gerald Carvey
,
Chairperson
