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Rochester Hills‎, ‎MI ‎

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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, February 26, 2013

CALL TO ORDER

In the absence of Chairperson Carvey‎, ‎Vice Chairperson Gauthier called the ‎

Green Space Advisory Board meeting to order at ‎7‎:‎02 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

ROLL CALL

Thomas Dohr‎, ‎Tim Gauthier‎, ‎Richard Graham‎, ‎Jayson Graves‎, ‎Lynn Loebs ‎

and Samantha Phillips‎

Present

6 -

Gerald Carvey, Dahlvin Peterson and Beth Tilove

Absent

3 -

Non‎-‎Voting Members Present‎: ‎Mike Hartner and Roger Moore‎

Non‎-‎Voting Members Absent‎: ‎Kurt Dawson‎, ‎Adam Kochenderfer‎, ‎Pranita ‎

Balusu‎, ‎Alexis Smith‎, ‎and Michelle Thorpe‎

Others Present‎: ‎None‎

Committee Members Carvey‎, ‎Peterson‎, ‎Tilove‎, ‎and Dawson provided previous ‎

notice they would be unable to attend and asked to be excused‎.‎

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

2013-0070

Regular Meeting ‎- ‎January ‎22‎, ‎2013‎

01-22-13 GSAB draft minutes.pdf

Resolution.pdf

Attachments‎:‎

A motion made by Graham‎, ‎seconded by Gauthier‎, ‎that this matter be Approved‎. ‎

The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Dohr, Gauthier, Graham, Graves, Loebs and Phillips

6 -

Absent

Carvey, Peterson and Tilove

3 -

Resolved ‎that the Green Space Advisory Board hereby approves the Minutes of ‎

the Regular Meeting of January ‎22‎, ‎2013 ‎as presented‎.‎

COMMUNICATIONS

No communications were noted at this time‎.‎

PUBLIC COMMENT

Vice Chairperson Gauthier noted 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

Mr‎. ‎Roger Moore‎, ‎City Surveyor‎, ‎and Mr‎. ‎Mike Hartner‎, ‎Director of Parks ‎& ‎

Forestry‎, ‎gave an brief update regarding the ‎23 ‎acres of donated green space ‎

land in the Clear Creek Subdivision‎. ‎The final plat was approved by City ‎

Council‎. ‎The original parcel was nominated for green space acquisition in ‎2009‎. ‎

In ‎2010‎, ‎the State‎'‎s trust fund awarded a matching grant for the acquisition‎. ‎As ‎

the local economy improved‎, ‎the developer then decided to move the ‎

development forward and the City had to return the grant‎. ‎The land donation ‎

resulted from an agreement with the developer‎. ‎Once the land donation is ‎

officially recorded‎, ‎the green space boundary markers will be installed and it will ‎

be added to the City‎'‎s green space inventory‎. ‎It is a desirable parcel as it is ‎

sensitive land that borders Sheldon and Mead Roads and is accessible to the ‎

public‎.‎

Discussed

2008-0133

GSAB Stewardship ‎& ‎Advocacy Sub‎-‎Committee‎

No report at this time‎.‎

Discussed

2012-0443

Discuss Stewardship Management Plan‎

1‎.) ‎Define property inventory‎: (‎Members Carvey‎, ‎Gauthier‎, ‎Hartner‎, ‎

Moore‎, ‎Balusu‎)‎

Mr‎. ‎Moore and Mr‎. ‎Hartner presented a map to help identify and prioritize ‎

different open space areas in the City that could be considered under a ‎

stewardship plan‎. ‎Categories included city parks‎, ‎other city‎-‎owned properties ‎

and green space parcels that have a priority ‎1‎, ‎2‎, ‎or ‎3 ‎rating from the Natural ‎

Features Inventory‎. ‎

The following areas were briefly discussed with regard to conservation ‎

easements‎:‎

* ‎Wooded areas in Borden and Bloomer Parks‎

* ‎Avon Nature area surrounding City Hall ‎

* ‎Bank erosion along parts of the Clinton River‎

2‎.) ‎Define stewardship for Rochester Hills and develop a mission ‎

statement‎: (‎Members Tilove‎, ‎Graves‎, ‎Peterson‎, ‎Dohr‎, ‎Thorpe‎)‎

Member Graves reported that after feedback provided from last month‎'‎s ‎

meeting‎, ‎the subcommittee redefined stewardship to read as follows‎:‎

"‎Stewardship is the responsible managing of land to protect‎, ‎conserve‎, ‎and ‎

enhance biodiversity and natural features‎, ‎for the benefit of current and future ‎

generations‎."‎

The subcommittee also suggested that the mission statement may be best ‎

developed by the entire Board rather than within a subcommittee‎. ‎

The Board concurred with the redefined stewardship definition as well as ‎

developing a mission statement‎. ‎

Mr‎. ‎Hartner explained that after stewardship is defined‎, ‎the next step would be to ‎

explain how it will be implemented and funded‎. ‎City Council originally ‎

established this Board to only purchase land for preservation‎. ‎Therefore‎, ‎City ‎

Council will have to agree to repurpose the duties of this Board to include ‎

stewardship activities‎. ‎When that takes affect‎, ‎then the residents could then be ‎

asked to approve the repurposing of the millage funds to allow stewardship ‎

activities to take place on appropriate lands‎.‎

3‎.) ‎Research what other communities have done regarding stewardship ‎

and how to measure results‎: (‎Members Loebs‎, ‎Phillips‎, ‎Graham‎, ‎Smith‎)‎

Member Loebs reported that the subcommittee met‎. ‎She provided an update ‎

regarding the following‎:‎

* ‎Stewardship costs could be estimated based on using the Parks Department ‎

personnel or hiring a professional entity such as Six Rivers Land Conservancy‎.‎

* ‎The management plan could include trash removal‎, ‎removal of invasive ‎

species‎, ‎reintroduction of desirable native species where appropriate‎, ‎and ‎

encroachment and erosion issues‎.‎

* ‎Monitoring techniques should include a predetermined number of inspections ‎

annually during spring and fall‎. ‎GPS maps as well as Google Earth may be ‎

useful tracking tools‎.‎

* ‎The millage fund would need to be expanded to include expenditures ‎

necessary to execute an approved management plan‎.‎

* ‎A program to ‎"‎adopt a green space‎" ‎could be formulated with local schools for ‎

on‎-‎going education‎.‎

The Board consensus was to continue discussions at the next GSAB meeting‎.‎

Discussed

NEW BUSINESS

None at this time‎.‎

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

GSAB members are invited to participate in the Clinton River Paddlepalooza ‎

event on Saturday‎, ‎June ‎1‎, ‎2013 ‎to explore the river‎. ‎The rain date will be June ‎

15‎.‎

NEXT MEETING DATE

- ‎Tuesday‎, ‎March ‎26‎, ‎2013 ‎- ‎7‎:‎00 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss‎, ‎Vice Chairperson Gauthier ‎

adjourned the meeting at ‎8‎:‎09 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

Minutes prepared by Denise Mertz‎.‎

Minutes were approved as presented at the March ‎26‎, ‎2013 ‎Regular Green ‎

Space Advisory Board Meeting‎.‎

______________________________‎

Tim Gauthier‎, ‎Vice Chairperson ‎