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Rochester Hills, MI ‎

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Rochester Hills

Minutes - Final

Green Space Advisory Board

Chairperson Gerald Carvey‎

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

Dahlvin Peterson, Samantha Phillips, Beth Tilove‎

Council Member Adam Kochenderfer‎

Youth Representatives‎: ‎Pranita Balusu, Laisa Magucha, Michelle Thorpe‎

8:00 PM

1000 Rochester Hills Drive

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

CALL TO ORDER

Chairperson Carvey called the Green Space Advisory Board meeting to order ‎

at ‎8‎:‎00 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

ROLL CALL

Gerald Carvey, Tim Gauthier, Richard Graham, Jayson Graves, Lynn Loebs, ‎

Dahlvin Peterson and Beth Tilove‎

Present

7 -

Thomas Dohr and Samantha Phillips

Absent

2 -

Non‎-‎Voting Members Present‎: ‎Kurt Dawson, Mike Hartner, Pranita Balusu, ‎

Laisa Magucha, and Michelle Thorpe‎

Non‎-‎Voting Members Absent‎: ‎Adam Kochenderfer, Laisa Magucha, and Roger ‎

Moore‎

Others Present‎: ‎None‎

Committee Members Dohr, Phillilps, Kochenderfer and Moore provided ‎

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

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

2012-0120

Regular Meeting ‎- ‎March ‎27‎, ‎2012‎

03-27-12 GSAB Draft Minutes.pdf

Resolution.pdf

Attachments‎:‎

A motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Gauthier, that this matter be ‎

Approved‎. ‎The motion carried by the following vote‎:‎

Aye

Carvey, Gauthier, Graham, Graves, Loebs, Peterson and Tilove

7 -

Absent

Dohr and Phillips

2 -

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

the Regular Meeting of March ‎27‎, ‎2012 ‎as presented‎.‎

COMMUNICATIONS

None at this time‎.‎

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

Update on Green Space Boundary Signs‎

Mr‎. ‎Mike Hartner, Director of Parks & Forestry reported that the boundary signs ‎

have been installed‎. ‎He provided a sample of the signs which some are ‎

double‎-‎sided and some are single‎-‎sided signs for specific locations‎. ‎The ‎

locations were surveyed before the installation‎. ‎Board members were pleased ‎

with the design and color of the signs‎.‎

Update on Second Annual Discovery Hike ‎- ‎Saturday, May ‎19‎, ‎2012 ‎- ‎10 ‎

a‎.‎m‎.‎

Member Tilove provided an update regarding the raffle prizes, the distribution of ‎

publicity flyers and signage needed for each station‎. ‎She also distributed an ‎

updated volunteer sheet‎. ‎Members discussed the list of assignments and ‎

duties‎. ‎The stewardship signs will be ‎provided‎ ‎erected ‎by Member Graham‎. ‎

Parcel location signs will be provided by Member Graves‎. ‎The consensus was ‎

to hold a pre‎-‎hike clean‎-‎up on Wednesday, May ‎16 ‎at ‎6 ‎p‎.‎m‎. ‎with alternative ‎

dates of Thursday, May ‎17 ‎or Friday, May ‎18‎. ‎The post‎-‎hike clean‎-‎up and ‎

raffle drawing will take place after ‎2 ‎p‎.‎m‎. ‎Ms‎. ‎Tilove will notify the raffle winners ‎

and deliver the raffle prizes‎. ‎Mr‎. ‎Hartner's staff will send thank you letters to the ‎

raffle prize donors‎. ‎An e‎-‎mail data base from the raffle entry cards will be ‎

compiled by Member Phillips‎. ‎

Members Loebs and Gauthier reviewed their presentation information that they ‎

gave to last year's hikers in order to give an example to the new presenters‎. ‎

Members are encouraged to refer to the Niswander report for information to ‎

share with the hikers‎. ‎Ms‎. ‎Tilove also provided general information regarding ‎

the Green Space Millage and GSAB that might be useful if asked by the hikers‎. ‎

The Stewardship sub‎-‎committee volunteered to draft a short explanation of why ‎

invasive species should be controlled if asked by the hikers‎. ‎Park rangers will ‎

set up the information tents by ‎9‎:‎30 ‎a‎.‎m‎. ‎and will take them down after ‎2 ‎p‎.‎m‎. ‎

There remains a need for a couple more volunteers‎.‎

Discussed

2008-0132

GSAB Property Nominations & Acquisitions Sub‎-‎Committee‎

Vice Chairperson Gauthier noted that the open space parcels previously ‎

nominated but not recommended for acquisition will be reviewed at the May ‎22 ‎

meeting‎. ‎Mr‎. ‎Hartner will provide information prior to the meeting‎.‎

Discussed

2008-0133

GSAB Stewardship & Advocacy Sub‎-‎Committee‎

Recap regarding the Spring Stewardship Project held Saturday, April ‎21‎, ‎

2012 ‎from ‎9 ‎a‎.‎m‎. ‎to noon‎

Member Peterson gave a brief recap of the spring stewardship project which ‎

targeted the invasive species called garlic mustard‎. ‎A significant impact was ‎

accomplished in three locations with ‎12 ‎workers in approximately ‎90 ‎minutes‎. ‎

The project revealed that next spring the goal would be to have ‎50 ‎to ‎60 ‎

volunteers and clear a much larger area as garlic mustard is easily pulled‎.‎

Members Peterson and Loebs conveyed a special thanks to Member Phillips ‎

and her family, along with Naturalist Lance DeVoe, and GSAB members who ‎

helped with the project‎.‎

Discussed

NEW BUSINESS

None at this time‎.‎

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

None at this time‎.‎

NEXT MEETING DATE

- ‎Tuesday, May ‎22‎, ‎2012 ‎- ‎7‎:‎00 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Chairperson Carvey adjourned the ‎

meeting at ‎8‎:‎55 ‎p‎.‎m‎.‎

Minutes prepared by Denise Mertz‎.‎

Minutes were approved as amended at the June ‎26‎, ‎2012 ‎Regular Green Space ‎

Advisory Board Meeting‎.‎

______________________________‎

Gerald Carvey, Chairperson‎