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
II.
Roll Call
a. Sign-In Roster
Council Members Present: Paul MacNellis, Chuck Ide, Duane Hampton,
Steve Kohler, Bill Steinmann, Bob Nagler, Mike Hodgkinson, Ann Paulson,
Guests Present: Cal Mastin
III.
Adoption of Agenda
Paul
MacNellis requested that the item under 7b. “Prairie Burn for 2007” be deleted
since this topic was discussed at the last meeting. Duane Hampton requested
that the proposed Geoscience Field Course be added to the agenda under the
Research/Education Committee heading. Duane Hampton moved to adopt the revised
IV.
Approval of 10 May
2007 Meeting Minutes
V.
Old Business
a. Asylum Lake Management Plan
Cari
DeLong
Motion: Bob Nagler moved to delete the statement, “The KNC Report
recommends that human access be discouraged in this area due to the sensitivity
of wildlife in that area as well as problems with erosion,” from the forest 2
management plan. None in favor.
The
Duane questioned why the
committee didn’t want to commit to a desired type of forest community. Cari mentioned that this was outside of the
scope of the management committee expertise as well as the management plan.
Paul stated that the details could be worked on later with expert advice by a
subcommittee.
Kay suggested that the prairie
remnants mentioned in the document should be included in the mitigations
section of the forest 2 plan.
Bob mentioned that the use of
off-road vehicles through the property before WMU took ownership played a large
part in the erosion problems, as well as the installation of the sewer line
along the north side of
Bob brought up concern with the
statement included in the first page of the forest 2 plan, stating, “The KNC
Report recommends that human access be discouraged in this area due to the
sensitivity of wildlife in that area as well as problems with erosion.” Bob
felt that the Council should not discourage people from walking the trails
along the north side of the lake. This area is an attraction for the property. Duane mentioned that this statement is not the
opinion of the Council but instead the KNC and that the last sentence of the
paragraph states, “one of the management strategies for this unit will be to
further study this issue.”
Bob Nagler moved to delete the
phrase, “The KNC Report recommends that human access be discouraged in this
area due to the sensitivity of wildlife in that area as well as problems with
erosion.” from the forest 2 management plan.
None in favor.
Kay mentioned that the east end
of lake is very important for migrating birds and should be emphasized in
the management plan, possibly on top of page 14.
b. Logo for ALPC
Cari DeLong
Cari handed out 7 possible
logos to the Council that she had created. The purpose of these logos is to get
an idea of what the Council is looking for. The WMU sign shop could create
several possible logos for $40-100.
Council members tentatively voted
on the logos they preferred. The list
was narrowed down and suggestions were given to improve the logos. Cari will continue working on the logos.
VI.
New Business
a.
Management Council Election of Chair and Co-Chair
Motion:
Duane
Hampton nominated Paul MacNellis for the position of Asylum Lake Policy &
Management Council Chair. Chuck Ide seconded. All in favor. None opposed.
Motion: Chuck
Ide nominated Mark Hoffman for the position of Asylum Lake Policy &
Management Council Vice Chair. Duane Hampton seconded. All in favor. None opposed.
Cari asked for nominations for the positions of Asylum Lake
Policy & Management Council Chair and Vice Chair. Duane Hampton nominated Paul MacNellis for
the position of Chair. Chuck Ide seconded. All in favor. None opposed.
Chuck Ide nominated Mark Hoffman for the position of Vice Chair. Duane Hampton
seconded. All in favor. None opposed.
VII.
Project/Special
Committee Reports
a. Sub-Committee List Review
Paul MacNellis
Paul and Cari amended Frank
Wolf’s original list of suggested subcommittees. Copies were handed out to the
Council. The duties for each were revised and a list of people interested in
each was added.
Paul urged Council members to join
subcommittees if interested and/or knowledgeable in one of the topics. He would like the subcommittees to begin researching
their topics.
Chuck suggested adding an
assessment subcommittee to the list since we have started meeting with WMU
faculty members to create a comprehensive plan for the assessment of the
property.
Frank Wolf and Cal Mastin
volunteered to be added to the Trails Committee.
Paul told the Council to let Cari
know if they would like to be part of a subcommittee. People not on the Council
can also be subcommittee members.
b. Research/Education Committee
Proposed Natural Features Inventory
Cari DeLong
Cari
gave a brief explanation of the meeting that was held with WMU faculty members
to develop a comprehensive ecological assessment of the
Geosciences
Field Course
Chuck
reported on an application the Research & Education committee had received
for a WMU Geosciences Field Course to be held at
The Council had no issues with
the Geosciences Course being held at
c. Operations Committee
Nothing to report.
VIII.
Public Comments
Phlip
Micklin introduced himself as a retired professor of the Geography Department
at WMU. He raised concern about mowing practices at
Chuck mentioned that the
turtles are probably looking for sunny areas just outside of the forest to
nest. We should pay attention to these borders.
Paul suggested that the trails
committee take this information under advisement. No one has looked at these
issues yet. Trails are mowed once a month. Duane suggested moving the trails
from the forest edge 50ft or so.
Philip and Bob raised concern
over the fishermen leaving trash behind on north side of lake. Suggested posting signs and placing a trash
can in these areas.
IX.
Council/Staff
Comments
Kay commented that there are
now species of birds at
Paul stated that he had been contacting
professional design engineering companies to take a look at the property.
He would like to partner with someone as possible projects progress.
Paul asked the Council if they were interested in seeing presentations by
these companies. Council agreed to see these presentations.
X.
Adjournment
Meeting
was adjourned at