1000
Rochester Hills Dr
.
Rochester Hills, MI
48309
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248
)
656
-
4600
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Minutes - Final
Green Space Advisory Board
Chairperson William Windscheif, Vice Chairperson Paul Funk
Members
:
Gerald Carvey, Tim Gauthier, Lynn Loebs, Lorraine McGoldrick, Dahlvin
Peterson, Jack Robinson, Pamela Wallace
Council Member Ravi Yalamanchi
Youth Representatives
:
Molly Graham, Leo Oriet, Orfeh Vahabzadeh
Staff Members
:
Kurt Dawson, Michael Hartner, Roger Moore
7:00 PM
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Carvey called the Green Space Advisory Board meeting to order at
7
:
01
PM
.
ROLL CALL
Paul Funk, Gerald Carvey, Tim Gauthier, Lorraine McGoldrick, Jack
Robinson, Pamela Wallace, William Windscheif, Lynn Loebs and Dahlvin
Peterson
Present
9 -
Non
-
Voting Members Present
:
Roger Moore, Ravi Yalamanchi, Molly Graham
Non
-
Voting Members Absent
:
Kurt Dawson, Mike Hartner, Leo Oriet, Orfeh Vahabzadeh
Others Present
:
Melinda Hill, Andy Krupp, Paul Miller
Committee Member Hartner provided previous notice he would be unable to attend and
asked to be excused
.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2008-0023
Regular Meeting
-
October
23
,
2007
102307 GSAB DRAFT Min.pdf
102307 GSAB DRAFT Min.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Attachments
:
A motion was made by Paul Funk, seconded by William Windscheif, that this
matter be Approved as Presented
.
The motion CARRIED by the following vote
:
Aye
Funk, Carvey, Gauthier, McGoldrick, Robinson, Wallace, Windscheif,
Loebs and Peterson
9 -
Resolved that the Green Space Advisory Board Committee hereby approves the Minutes
of the Regular Meeting of October
23
,
2007
as presented
COMMUNICATIONS
Chairperson Carvey read a written update from Mr
.
Mike Hartner, Director of Parks &
Forestry
.
The update was regarding the Villas property
.
Fuller Appraisal was hired and
the appraisal should be received in
40
days
.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2007-0056
GSAB Work Plan for
2008
Agenda Summary.pdf
Agenda Summary.pdf
2008 Work Plan - draft 2.pdf
2008 Work Plan - draft 2.pdf
2008 Work Plan - draft 1.pdf
2008 Work Plan - draft 1.pdf
Attachments
:
The Board commenced discussion on various ideas which included the following
:
*
Capture top priorities that are measurable achievements in
2008
.
*
Capture the core activity of GSAB which might be property identification, evaluation
and recommendation
.
*
Show how properties can be most utilized, i
.
e
.
trailways,etc
.
*
Identify objectives of subcommittees
.
*
Request City Council to expand the current web site to show open space in Rochester
Hills to educate the public
.
Member McGoldrick volunteered to chair the Grant subcommittee
.
Member Funk would
like to serve on the Grant subcommittee as well as the Promotion & Media
subcommittee
.
The consensus of the Board was that Members Funk, Robinson, Gauthier and
Windscheif will combine ideas into one draft document to be circulated to members
before the February meeting for discussion
.
This matter was Discussed
NEW BUSINESS
2008-0012
Election of GSAB Chairperson
-
2008
Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Attachments
:
Chairperson Carvey opened the floor for nominations
.
Chairperson Carvey nominated himself
.
Mr
.
Funk nominated Mr
.
Windscheif
.
Chairperson Carvey closed the floor for nominations
.
Votes for Mr
.
Carvey
:
Carvey, Loebs, Peterson
Votes for Mr
.
Windscheif
:
Funk, Gauthier, McGoldrick, Robinson, Wallace, Windscheif
Mr
.
Windscheif was appointed Chairperson of Green Space Advisory Board for
2008
.
This matter was Approved
2008-0013
Election of GSAB Vice Chairperson
-
2008
Vice Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Vice Chairperson Nomination Form.pdf
Attachments
:
Chairperson Carvey opened the floor for nominations
.
Chairperson Carvey nominated Mr
.
Funk
.
Mr
.
Peterson nominated Mr
.
Carvey
.
Ms
.
McGoldrick nominated Mr
.
Funk
.
Chairperson Carvey closed the floor for nominations
.
Votes for Mr
.
Carvey
:
None
.
Votes for Mr
.
Funk
:
Carvey, Funk, Gauthier, Loebs, McGoldrick, Peterson, Robinson,
Wallace, Windscheif
.
Mr
.
Funk was appointed Vice Chairperson of Green Space Advisory Board for
2008
.
This matter was Approved
2008-0014
Adopt GSAB Meeting Schedule
-
2008
Memo re 2008 Meeting Schedule.pdf
Memo re 2008 Meeting Schedule.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Attachments
:
The consensus was to continue meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month, with the
exception of November
18
and December
16
,
2008
due to the holidays
.
A motion was made by William Windscheif, seconded by Jack Robinson, that this
matter be Approved
.
The motion CARRIED by the following vote
:
Aye
Funk, Carvey, Gauthier, McGoldrick, Robinson, Wallace, Windscheif,
Loebs and Peterson
9 -
Resolved that the Green Space Advisory Board establish their
2008
Meeting Schedule as
the fourth
(
4
th
)
Tuesday of each month at
7
:
00
PM, Michigan time,
1000
Rochester Hills
Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan, Oakland County; with the understanding that any
meeting dates conflicting with holidays or elections will be rescheduled as needed
.
Further Resolved that the meeting schedule will be posted in accordance with the Public
Act
267
of
1976
as amended
2008-0015
Request to Amend GSAB
Bylaws and Rules of Procedure
Agenda Summary.pdf
Agenda Summary.pdf
022608 Bylaw amendmts - Draft 2.pdf
022608 Bylaw amendmts - Draft 2.pdf
Resolution.pdf
Resolution.pdf
011708 Memo re amendmts.pdf
011708 Memo re amendmts.pdf
011708 Bylaw amendmts - Draft 1.pdf
011708 Bylaw amendmts - Draft 1.pdf
Attachments
:
The Board reviewed the current Bylaws and Rules of Procedures which included
amendments to various Articles to reflect the increased membership from seven
(
7
)
to
nine
(
9
)
voting members
.
In addition, the following suggestions were made
:
*
Article II, Section
2
.
a
.
1
.
, Membership
: -
It was suggested that GSAB should
recommend to City Council that the terms of the new members be changed so that three
(
3
)
terms would expire in any given year for better continuity
.
*
Article III, Objectives
: -
It was suggested that the mission should be condensed in a
manner that does not limit the GSAB from accomplishing desired objectives
.
*
Article V, Section
5
.
, Secretary
: -
It was suggested to discuss this section with the
Clerk's Office to determine if it is necessary to designate in the Bylaws an
"
ad
-
hoc
"
secretary position who would serve as a recordkeeper at GSAB meetings to comply with
the Open Meetings Act
.
Member Gauthier offered to take notes for the first six
(
6
)
months in
2008
.
The Board consensus was for Members Carvey, Funk and Peterson to re
-
word the
mission
/
objectives along with other minor areas in the Bylaws and circulate a draft copy
to members prior to the February meeting for discussion
.
This matter was Discussed
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Member McGoldrick informed the Board of her new email address
:
lkmcgoldrick@wowway
.
com
Mr
.
Yalamanchi advised the Board to use the following phone number to contact him
:
248
.
396
.
4858
.
NEXT MEETING DATE
Tuesday, February
26
,
2007
-
7
:
00
PM
.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, former Chairperson Carvey adjourned the
meeting at
9
:
04
PM
.
Minutes prepared by Denise Mertz
.
Minutes were approved as presented at the March
25
,
2008
Regular Green Space
Advisory Board Meeting
.
_______________________________
William Windscheif, Chairperson