Oct 19, 2017

1.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:   

2.  ROLL CALL:  Commissioners Dooley, Thomopoulos, Bauss, Jewell, Pratt, Staab, Torimoto, Student Representatives Jooho Lee, Sanidhya Singh

3.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

4.  CITIZEN COMMENTS: In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the Parks Commission requests that speakers respect the three-minute time limit. This is not a question-answer session. However, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with PRCS Commission. Speakers wishing to display visual materials through the City’s audiovisual system must provide the materials to the PRCS Office no later than 5 p.m. five days before the meeting and the materials cannot be changed before the meeting.
    
5.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
    A.  Approval of Sept. 2017 minutes

6.  COMMITTEE REPORTS:
     A.  Walkable Novi – Commissioners Bauss & Thomopoulos
     B.  Novi Park Foundation – Commissioner Staab & Torimoto
     C.  Grants Committee – Commissioners Dooley & Pratt
     D.  Parks Updates
          1. Power Park – Commissioner Staab
          2. ITC Community Sports Park – Commissioner Pratt
          3. Novi Dog Park (Sept.) – Commissioner Pratt
          4. Wildlife Woods Park (Sept.) – Commissioner Torimoto
          5. Rotary Park (Sept.) – Commissioner Bauss
          6. Villa Barr Art Park (Aug.) – Commissioner Jewell

7.  MATTERS FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION:
     A.  ITC Corridor Trail Presentation by resident Karl Migrin
     B.  Reassignment of Parks Update Roles

8.  STAFF REPORTS:
     A.  Administration Division – Director Jeff Muck
         1. Project Updates
         2. Water Tower Property
                                    
     B.  Recreation Division – Deputy Director Tracie Ringle
          1. Program & Services

     C.  Older Adults Division – Older Adult Services Manager Karen Kapchonick
          1. Program & Services
            
9.  CITIZEN COMMENTS:
             
10.  COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:
              
11.  ADJOURNMENT
    
12.  FUTURE EVENTS:    

October 2017
19    Parks Commission @ Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
21    Household Hazardous Waste Day @ RRRASOC MRF in Southfield – 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
21    Holiday Arts & Crafts Show @ Novi High School - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
23    City Council @ Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
25    Monsters on Main @ Main Street – 6-7:30 p.m.
29    Day of the Dead @ Novi Civic Center – 2-4:30 p.m.
31    A Be “Witching” Halloween Bash Luncheon @ Meadowbrook Activity Center – Noon-2 p.m.

November 2017
1    CPR Class @ Fire Station #4 – 6:30-10 p.m.
3    American Girl Slumber Party @ Novi Civic Center – 6-8 p.m.
4    Shredding Day @ Corrigan Record Storage – 9 a.m.-noon
6    Addicted to Movies, Not Drugs @ Emagine Theatre Novi – 10 p.m.-6 a.m.
7    General Election
9    Veterans Brunch @ Novi Civic Center – 10 a.m.
10    City Offices, Meadowbrook Activity Center Closed; Novi Public Library Open
11    Car Seat Safety Check @ Fire Station #4 – 9 a.m.-noon
12    Turning Teen: Being My Best Self @ Novi Civic Center – 2-4 p.m.
13    City Council @ Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
16    A Harvest of Thanksgiving Memories Luncheon @ Meadowbrook Activity Center – Noon-2 p.m.
16    Parks Commission @ Council Chambers – 7 p.m.
17    Parents Night Out @ Novi Civic Center – 6-9 p.m.
18    Oakland County Parks’ Adaptive Program’s Hoedown Dance @ Novi Civic Center – 6:30-8:30 p.m.
23    City Offices, Meadowbrook Activity Center, Novi Public Library Closed
24    City Offices, Meadowbrook Activity Center Closed; Novi Public Library Open
27    City Council @ Council Chambers – 7 p.m.

NOTICE:  People with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department 248.347.0400 at least two working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations.