Parks and Recreation Meeting – October 16, 2012 approved 11-20-12
3-5 PM at the Alden Community Center
In attendance:
Committee members: Harvey Bartel, Steve Dell, Jan Loveland, Carolyn Nowfel, & Ruth Smith. Absent: Mike Crawford, Casey McDowell, & Dave Peterson
Community Input: There was no community input.
Other agenda items: None added.
The minutes from 09-18-12 were reviewed by the Committee and approved.
Information from the Oct. 11th Helena Twn. Meeting / reported by Ruth:
The memo concerning downed trees across the trails at Coy Mt. was discussed. Rick Teague agreed to walk the Coy Mt. trails with Jesse Cole, Twn. HT maintenance personnel to evaluate the situation and removal the downed trees if possible.
The Board will be discussing Eurasian Milfoil next month as there has been a request for extra time to discuss the problem of this invasive species at the Town Dock.
Old Business:
Numbering & lettering of the map to show the location of Parks and road ending access sites has been completed.
Memo to Township Board concerning downed trees at Coy Mt. was sent – see above.
Harvey plans to report at the next meeting concerning his findings about what ACD & HE mean in the old plan grid. Harvey will also prepare a report on possible property purchases to be included in the Pk & Rec. plan. He mentioned talking Mark French, a property owner near the Coy Mt. trails, who might be interested in selling his property.
His two lots are contiguous to the Coy Mt. property.
Ruth and Steve still need to become more knowledgeable in the area of rules and laws governing road ending lake access sites.
Dave has done some research on riparian bottom land rights / DNR regulations. From what he has found he feels that the Township will need to seek legal advice concerning riparian bottom land rights. This will be discussed further in February.
Deed restriction for Helena Twn. parks (will be discussed in February).
New Business:
To be added to the agenda for February:
Discussion on officially notifying the Township Board that Valley Street (on the map) is not shown as one of the road endings access sites on the list of those for which the Twn. accepted jurisdiction in their 2010 resolution accepting jurisdiction.
Discussion of handicap parking in the Township.
Five Year Plan: – If it is bold it is on the ‘to do’ list.
Carolyn:
Completed information on the Community Center and it has now been included on the Recreational Grid.
- Will identify at which site events took place for the calendar to be included with the Five year plan.
- Carolyn will continue compiling the new Five Year Plan as items come to her from Pk. & Rec. Committee members.
- Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Dave:
- Dave will complete information on ‘Dock’ and Valleau Landing for the Recreational inventory. This is to be emailed to Ruth.
- Dave will pursue the proper name we should be using for the ‘Dock’ Park.
- Dave will ask that a map be done that identifies the Parks and Road ending lake access sites. This will be done after Ruth sends him the numbering / lettering system to be used.
- Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Harvey:
- Will check with some of the former Pk. & Rec. members to see what the
numbering used on the old grid under Facility Name meant ie: ACD 85 & HE 06
2.Will work on a Resource Inventory that lists possible land acquisition goals
for the future (page 8 in the Guidelines). This will include possible hiking trails
beside Township rivers.
- Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the
goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Jan:
1. Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Five Year Plan continued: – If it is bold it is on the ‘to do’ list.
Ruth:
- Complete minutes & ask for additions / corrections / clarifications from the Committee. Send approved September minutes to Bonnie Robbins for input on web site.
2. Ask Bonnie Robbins to continue working with Joe Gaylord to update the P & R meeting day / time on the web site to show we meet the third Tuesday of each month at 3 PM - To work with Steve on completing the grid format of the Recreational inventories for the 5 Yr. Plan using information sent by other Committee members
- The map has been numbered & lettered. This information needs to be given to Dave. Carolyn suggested we include a second page of the map making the insert is full size. This suggestion will also be given to Dave.
- Work with Steve to research the road ending lake access sites to determine exact laws regulating and rules concerning usage.
- Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Steve:
- Will prepare an information sheet on road ending lake access sites to be included separately from the Recreational Inventory for the 5 Yr.Plan.
- To work with Ruth on completing the grid format of the Recreational inventories for the 5 Yr. Plan using information sent by other Committee members. To go through and be sure the same font is used throughout.
- Work with Ruth to research the road ending lake access sites to determine exact laws regulating and rules concerning usage.
- Will do a follow up for the February agenda to discuss:
Deed restrictions concerning Township property.
Riparian bottom land rights / DNR regulations.
Notify the Township Board that the Valley road access was not included as one of the road endings access sites on the list of those for which the Twn. accepted jurisdiction in their 2010 resolution accepting jurisdiction.
Discuss handicapped parking sites in Helena Township.
- Review the PK. & Rec. public survey & results for ideas to be included in the goals and objectives section of the Five Yr. Plan.
Respectfully submitted by Ruth Smith
10/18/2012