Leisure Activities Committee
Rochester Hills
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1000 Rochester Hills |
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Rochester Hills, MI 48309 |
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Home Page: www. |
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rochesterhills.org |
Minutes
7:00 PM
1000 Rochester Hills Drive
Monday, January 24, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
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Chairperson Duistermars called the Leisure Activities Committee meeting to order at 7: |
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00 PM. |
ROLL CALL
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Jim Duistermars, John Dalton, Gerald Robbins, Steven Swann and Suzanne |
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White |
Present:
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Non-Voting Members Present: Mike Hartner, Saran Ahluwalia, Brenton Kinker and |
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Kelley Kosuda |
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Non-Voting Members Absent: None |
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Mr. Hartner commended Committee Secretary, Denise Mertz, for a fine job of accurately |
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transcribing committee minutes from tape recordings alone. He noted the following |
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amendments are minor corrections. |
2005-0005
Regular Meeting - September 20, 2004
DRAFT Minutes.pdf; Resolution.pdf
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Page 4, Any Other Business, Paragraph 1, Line 6 should read: "... Mr. Hartner will |
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provide the youth representatives with the calendar on a monthly basis in an effort to |
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publicize the City parks...". |
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A motion was made by Dalton, seconded by White, that this matter be Approved |
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as Amended. |
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Resolved that the Leisure Activities Committee hereby approves the Minutes of |
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the Regular Meeting of September 20, 2004 as amended. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Dalton, Robbins, Swann and White
2005-0007
Regular Meeting - October 18, 2004
DRAFT Minutes.pdf; Resolution.pdf
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Page 3, New Business, Paragraph 9, Line 1 and 2 should read: "Currently the |
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Department proposed fee increase is $5 resulting in $11,000 in revenues. By increasing |
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the fee to $10 for the same number of games would double increase the revenue to $22 |
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,000." |
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Page 4, New Business, Paragraph 5, Line 3 should be removed: "Otherwise the City |
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would need full-time staff to operate and maintain the scoreboard." |
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A motion was made by Dalton, seconded by White, that this matter be Approved |
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as Amended. |
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Resolved that the Leisure Activities Committee hereby approves the Minutes of |
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the Regular Meeting of October 18, 2004 as amended. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Dalton, Robbins, Swann and White
COMMUNICATIONS
None presented.
NEW BUSINESS
None presented
2005-0056
Election of Chairperson
Resolution.pdf
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A motion was made by Dalton, seconded by White, that this matter be Approved. |
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Resolved, that a unanimous ballot be cast and Mr. Jim Duistermars be elected as |
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Chairperson of the Leisure Activities Committee for 2005. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Dalton, Robbins, Swann and White
2005-0057
Election of Vice Chairperson
Resolution.pdf
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A motion was made by Robbins, seconded by White, that this matter be |
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Approved. |
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Resolved, that a unanimous ballot be cast and Mr. John Dalton be elected as Vice |
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Chairperson of the Leisure Activities Committee for 2005. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Dalton, Robbins, Swann and White
2005-0058
Establish 2005 Meeting Schedule
Calendar.pdf; Resolution.pdf
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A motion was made by Dalton, seconded by White, that this matter be Approved. |
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Resolved, that the Leisure Activities Committee establish their 2005 Meeting |
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Schedule as the Third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at 1000 Rochester Hills |
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Drive, except January and February, which will be the Fourth Month due to a |
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Holiday. |
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The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Duistermars, Dalton, Robbins, Swann and White
YOUTH COMMENTS
None Presented
2004-0268
Discuss Clinton River Trail Surfacing & Survey
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Update & Survey Form - Parks Dept.pdf; Survey Results - Parks Dept dtd |
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6-18-04.pdf; Trail Surface Survey Form - FCRT 032204.pdf; Survey |
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Results - FCRT 11-04.pdf; Surfacing Article.pdf |
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Ms. Kosuda reported that she is continuing discussions with her peers regarding the |
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Clinton River Trail surface choices. Currently, they are leaning toward asphalt as their |
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preferred choice. |
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A question was raised if asphalt involves more pollution. Mr. Hartner explained that |
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when an asphalt surface is new, there can be some oil that comes off the top, but it has |
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not been determined by a scientific study; it is a casual observation. The "run off " close |
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to the Clinton River is a consideration. |
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Mr. Hartner summarized the three (3) surface choices as being: crushed limestone |
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fines, asphalt and a combination of stabilized crushed limestone fines. A test plot of |
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stabilized crushed limestone fines was put down last year just inside the Crooks Road |
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gate. The Committee has been looking at the surface options and will have to make a |
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recommendation to Council once funding has been secured. The life cycle and annual |
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maintenance costs will also be examined. |
Discussed
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
2005-0089
Events Calendar for Parks & Forestry for 2005
2005 Events Calendar.pdf
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Mr. Hartner distributed the 2005 Events Calendar for the Parks and Forestry |
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Department. The Committee briefly discussed the following events: |
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* The Canine Combustion Dog Show scheduled for May 14 and 15, 2005. The event |
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consists of agility tests for about 300 dogs. |
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* The Fish-O-Ree scheduled for Saturday, January 29, 2005. Over 1,000 Boy Scouts |
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and their families are expected at Spencer Park for the fishing event. It is a fun winter |
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activity which has been held for the past fifteen (15) years. The Boy Scouts bring in |
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their own refreshments. The Parks Department has made attempts to invite a TV crew |
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and helicopter to fly over and air the event, but have been unsuccessful so far. |
Closed
2005-0281
Discuss Parks and Recreation Master Plan
041805 Resolution of Support 2004-0671.pdf
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Mr. Hartner briefly discussed the upcoming review process of the Master Land Use Plan |
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which is handled by the Planning Department every five (5) year. The following points |
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were made: |
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* The Planning Department will advertise the dates of their public meetings that will be |
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held to review the Master Land Use Plan during 2005. |
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* As part of the process, the Leisure Activities Committee will be invited to examine and |
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update the Recreation Master Plan, which is a component of the Master Land Use Plan. |
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* The Recreation Master Plan is a guide for decisions regarding the City's parks for the |
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next five (5) years. It also serves as a useful vehicle for grant applications. |
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* A major task will be for the Committee to decide if the community center, which has |
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been an item in the Master Land Use Plan for the past fifteen (15) years, should remain |
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an item or be deleted from the Plan. |
Discussed
NEXT MEETING DATE
Monday, February 28, 2005 - 7:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business to discuss, Chairperson Duistermars adjourned the |
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meeting at 7:21 PM. |
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Minutes were prepared by Denise Mertz. |
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Minutes were approved as presented at the April 18, 2005 Regular Leisure Activities |
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Committee Meeting. |
