Thursday, 14 February 2008
7:00p.m.
Parkview Hills Clubhouse
The recorded
comments below are expressions of council members
and are not approved policy until voted
on. The statements
were not recorded verbatim and cannot be used as quotes.
AGENDA:
I.
Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 7:12p.m.
II.
Roll Call
a. Sign-In Roster
Council Members Present: Paul MacNellis, Ann Paulson, Mark Hoffman,
Bob Nagler, Tyler Bassett, Steve Kohler, Duane Hampton, Tim Holysz
Guests Present: Cari DeLong (Council Coordinator), Philip Micklin,
Cal Mastin (alt. for ALPA), Kay Chase (alt. for KEC), Elizabeth Buening
III.
Adoption
of Agenda
Cari
DeLong requested the presentation of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation report
be added to New Business.
IV.
Approval
of 08 November 2008 Meeting Minutes
Mark
Hoffman moved to approve the 08 November 2008 meeting minutes. Bob Nagler
seconded. All in favor. None opposed
V.
Old
Business
a. Water Quality Report – Presentation during March ALPMC Meeting
Paul MacNellis
Mark Kieser was unable
to make it tonight but will be presenting the final Kieser & Associates
water quality report at the March ALPMC meeting. Paul has not received the
report yet.
VI.
New
Business
a.
Cari DeLong
Cari handed out
copies of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation quarterly report and went over
the details with the Council.
VII.
Project/Special
Committee Reports
a. Research/Education Committee
Cari DeLong
§ Cari
reported that there were no new research and education applications submitted
since our last council meeting.
§
Kay
Chase requested that the council be notified of applications along with the
Research & Education Committee when they are received in case there are
any interests. It was agreed that Cari
will do this from now on.
b. Operations Committee
Nothing new to report.
c. PR Subcommittee; Signage
Cari DeLong
Cari passed out a summary
of the activities of the PR subcommittee. They have met with Bill Deming of
d. Trails Subcommittee; Trails Survey
Tom Edmonds
§ Cari
reported that the trials committee has had several meetings and met with Bill
Deming of the
§
§ Philip
added that the trails committee may seek professional advice for the trail
design after questionnaire responses are in. Paul suggested that the trail
committee come to the Council with this as a proposal.
§ Tim
advised that the committee may want to wait for the results of the consulting
firm proposals. They may have ideas to incorporate into the trail design.
§ Bob
recommended that the signs not dominate the natural environment. They should be kept primarily to entrances.
§
It
was decided the deadline for the questionnaire responses will be April. Cari will send a reminder email.
e. Monitoring Subcommittee; WMU Classes,
Baseline Study
Cari DeLong, Tyler Bassett
§ Cari
handed out a summary of the updates from working with the monitoring committee.
Cari has developed a 100x100m grid in GIS to cover the property to be used for
natural inventory purposes. The corners of each 100x100m block could be
permanently marked with metal t-posts to aid in ecological surveys. The
committee decided that due to the scope of developing and completing a
comprehensive monitoring program it would be best to hire a consulting company
to provide a baseline inventory and WMU classes could supplement it with studies
geared toward ecological interactions. The summary included a list of the
classes that had committed to ecology-based labs at the property. This list
included Dr. Kohler’s Freshwater Ecology class offered every other fall. His class will be able to replicate Kieser’s
water quality assessment as well as add several biological measurements.
§ Due
to his expertise and involvement in the committee,
§ Tyler
Bassett works at Native Connections and introduced his draft comprehensive natural features
inventory proposal for the terrestrial habitats at
§
§ Paul
noted that on behalf of the University he is anxious to begin this study since
it is necessary to perform before we begin any management strategies.
§ Bob
brought up concern as to the storage of equipment on the property.
§ There
was concern as to the installation of permanent grid markers to aid in
classroom and consulting firm ecological surveys. It was suggested that these
points be marked electronically using GPS technology.
§
§ Duane
suggested that the monitoring committee review
f. Construction Subcommittee; Consulting
Company Proposal
Paul MacNellis
§ A
summary of the consulting company proposals for each of the three construction
projects was passed out. Paul reported that the proposals were received from
Site Design Solutions for the re-design of Winchell Avenue Entrance and Larry
Harris & Assoc for the re-design of the spillway between Asylum and Little
Asylum Lake as well as the southeast pedestrian entry. Included in each of
their proposals was the scope of work, documents to be provided and fees
included.
§
According
to Paul the prices were very reasonable and their proposals were comprehensive.
Construction committee still needs to look them over and approve. Paul would
like to take monies out of KCF fund and place in a physical plant fund and
cost center. The total for all projects is about $15,000. He would like to
ask for $20,000 in case there is more work or a change in the scope of a project.
If there is extra money left over once the projects
are completed the Council can decide what to do with it. This would avoid going to the KCF multiple times.
There were no objections to this. Paul will go to VP Rinker and ask for the
money from KCF.
VIII.
Public
Comments
None.
IX.
Council/Staff
Comments
§
§ Mark Hoffman
asked whether animal control was still active on the property during the
winter. Paul responded that he had left it up to animal control to decide their
schedule and had not received a bill in awhile.
He will call to set up more patrol.
X.
Adjournment
Meeting
was adjourned at 8:19p.m.