Mark Your Calendars for Winterfest!

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1 MIC H IG A N THE CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS WINTER 2019 I N F O R M A T I V E Mark Your Caledars for Witerfest! A traditio i Poite, Witerfest returs o Saturday, Jauary 12, 2019 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Joi us to ejoy all witer activities that Pier Park has to offer. Please view page 2 to lear more about Poite Foudatio s Aual Appeal. CONTENTS CONTENTS Dog Park Iformatio...2 Poite Foudatio...2 Sow Removal Procedures...3 Safety Tips...3 The evet will feature a wide variety of activities that iclude live ice carvigs, marshmallow roastig, food trucks, ope skatig, ad a figure skatig show. The evet will also iclude a heated tet with etertaimet, beverages ad our chili (soup) challege cook-off. If you d like to participate i chili (soup) challege cook-off, please cotact us at parksadrec@ grossepoitefarms.org. We ecourage residets to visit www. grossepoitefarms.org for Witerfest updates ad evet schedule whe it becomes available. Pier Park Iformatio...4 Ice Rik Rules ad Iformatio...5 Platform Teis Courts Iformatio...5 Special Family Evets...6 Youth Recreatio Programs...7 Adult Recreatio Programs Automatic Bill Paymet...10 City Directory...10 Do t forget to like us o Facebook, follow us at Twitter, ad check out our Flickr page! Kerby Road l l

2 CITY NEWS M ICH IG A N Poite Foudatio Aual Appeal Dear Neighbor, DOG PARK INFORMATION Dog Park Passes cost $20.00 ad paymet must be received with Applicatio. Dog Park Passes expire o April 30 of each year. Please DO NOT throw away Pass; as log as it is reewed every year, same Pass will be used. All residets applyig for ad/or reewig ir Dog Park Pass must show proof of ir dog(s) havig followig: curret GPF Dog Licese ad curret Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella vacciatios. Without this iformatio, Dog Park Pass Applicatio caot be processed. I order to reew Pass for followig year, you must pay $20.00 ad provide proof of shots ad a curret GPF Licese before May 1 at Parks & Recreatio Office. Please familiarize self with Dog Park Rules. All Replacemet Dog Park Passes ca be applied for at Parks & Recreatio Office for a fee of $ To register or reew for a Dog Park Pass please visit City Hall. The Dog Park Pass applicatio is available olie at grossepoitefarms.org. 2l With geerous partership, Poite Foudatio has bee workig to ehace our commuity for over 35 years. I 2018, we tured to our residets for ir best ideas. We surveyed commuity ad were delighted to receive over 700 resposes. The overwhelmig feedback from survey is that residets strogly believe Pier Park should be Foudatio s ad City s top priority goig forward. Clearly, residets love Pier Park ad may recreatioal opportuities it offers. We also heard feedback suggestig improvemets to several areas icludig pool, bathhouse, tot lot, playgroud, kayak storage ad or ameities. Based o se isights, we are plaig a series of improvemets to Pier Park over ext few years. This tremedous udertakig will be completed i partership with Poite City Coucil ad additioal commuity iput. All projects, wher large or small, will ehace ad complemet this marvelous asset that we all ejoy. The first step i this jourey is to build a phase oe capital base which will support se improvemets. There will be multiple phases to this project but we eed help today to get started. Please joi with us i this excitig missio to ehace Pier Park for beefit of our etire commuity. Your cotributio may be made olie at grossepoitefarmsfoudatio.org or by submittig a check to Poite Foudatio at 90 Kerby Road. The Poite Mayor ad City Coucil, alog with our Board of Trustees, greatly appreciate ethusiastic support of this edeavor. Sicerely, Jeffrey Hueber Edward Wujek, II Chairma Vice-Chair Doate olie at grossepoitefarmsfoudatio.org or by sedig a check to Poite Foudatio at 90 Kerby Road, Poite, MI

3 CITY NEWS WINTER 2019 Remember Sow Removal Procedures Witer is here, ad that meas sow will be fallig throughout City. Residets ca help make streets ad sidewalks safer by followig a few rules: If you hire a cotractor for sow removal, please specifically ask m to be courteous to eighbors. Hired cotractors are a effective measure to remove sow from driveway, but each year, City receives complaits from adjacet property owers regardig where that sow is placed. Follow up by City persoel is required for each oe of se complaits. May of se complaits ad icoveieces of havig sow placed i wrog place could be avoided if residet simply requests cotractor to be courteous about where sow is moved to. If cotractor moves sow dow driveway ad across street, please make sure moud of sow is completely out of street ad ot blockig a eighbor s driveway or cocealig a fire hydrat. Sig-up for sow emergecy alerts at Nixle.com. Do ot plow sow ito street or sidewalk. Sow throw back ito street for traffic to melt oly creates a sow pack that turs ito ice, creatig a hazardous coditio. Do ot allow childre to play o sow piles ear street. Those larger piles may be fu, but it puts m i extreme dager from passig vehicles. Whe a sow evet occurs, please move vehicles out of street. Sow plows have to maeuver aroud parked cars ad sow gets moved i places that ca create additioal icoveieces for you ad eighbors. O occasio, City will declare a sow emergecy. I evet of a sow emergecy, re is o o-street parkig. Vehicles o street durig this time may be towed or ticketed. Please remember that se measures are for safety of all our residets sice se efforts esure emergecy access throughout City. Ladscapers ad sow removal cotractors must be permitted to operate i city. PUBLIC SAFETY TIPS Did you kow City offers free mobile alerts ad a vacatio safety check program to residets? Nixle: Sig up to receive importat mobile text alerts from Poite Safety Departmet istatly o phoe. It s quick, easy ad secure. Nixle users receive latest iformatio regardig public safety, sow emergecies ad much more. To sig up for alerts, please visit ixle.com. Vacatio Safety Check Program: It s importat to have a pla to esure home s safety whe you are goe. To avoid telltale sigs you re ot home follow se tips: Put a hold o mail ad ewspapers. Have someoe shovel driveway while you re goe. Try automatic timig lights ad a radio i differet rooms to create appearace of movemet. Call for a Vacatio Safety Check at (313) Please try to give us at least three days otice. 90 Kerby Road l l

4 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS M I C H I G A N Pier Park Iformatio Poite Parks ad Recreatio Departmet 350 Lakeshore Road Poite, MI Office Phoe: Fax: Park Hours May 1 October 31 6:00 a.m. Midight November 1 April 30 8:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Parks ad Recreatio Office Hours May 1 October 31 8:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. November 1 April 30 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. If re is ice skatig, park will be ope util ice skatig closes for ight. See ice skatig hours o page 5. Parks & Recreatio Departmet Witer 2019 Recreatio Iformatio Registratio Guidelies Walk-i ad olie registratios are oly ways to register. All Recreatio Programs require pre-registratio. Please register by date oted i each descriptio. Waitig util last miute could result i program beig cacelled. Refud Policy Requests must be made i writig ad submitted to Parks ad Recreatio Office. No refuds will be made after start date of each Program. Programs will ot be prorated. Full refuds will be made for ay Program that is cacelled by City. Park Passes Park Pass Applicatios are available at City Offices, Parks ad Recreatio Office or olie. Park Passes are issued to all residets 8 years of age ad older. All Park Passes expire o December 31. Curret residets, childre over 18 livig at home, ad o-married residets over 18, must show a valid driver s licese i perso ad sig for ir Residet Park Pass. Exceptios will be give to husbads ad wives pickig up each or s ad ir childre s, if uder 18. All iformatio must be complete i order to have ew Passes processed. Teats of a residetial property are eligible to receive a Residet Park Pass. The City will ot issue ay Residet Park Passes to a teat abset receipt of a satisfactory Residece Verificatio Form from property ower. No Residet Park Pass will be issued to a ew teat without completio of a ew Residece Verificatio Form, a up to date Certificate of Occupacy ad cacellatio of prior teat s(s ) Residet Park Pass(es). If you would like to request a Temporary No-Residet Park Pass, Caregiver Park Pass or Dog Park Pass, please complete a Applicatio two weeks before Pass is eeded. Pier Park Harbor All boat well deposits with moorig agreemets were due December 1. The remaiig balace is due March 31. If you are iterested i receivig those documets by , please sed a request to meickhorst@grossepoitefarms.org. Pier Park Voluteer Opportuity The Pier Park offers may family evets. These evets have grow greatly through years. To make every evet a success, we are lookig for voluteers from our commuity. If you are iterested i beig added to our list of voluteers, please call l

5 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS WINTER 2019 Ice Rik Rules For safety, please... Platform Teis Courts Ope Seasoal Play Dates: October 1 April 30. Reservatios must be made olie by GPF residets, o more tha 48 hours i advace, at begiig at 6:00 a.m. If you eed assistace, please call Parks ad Recreatio Office. Up to two o-residets ca play as guests (players) of residet who made reservatio o oe court. Park pass puches will be required for additioal oresidet guests (players). A residet may oly reserve a court for 1-1/2 hours at a time. For groups larger tha 6, same residet ca reserve secod court for same time period. Skate at ow risk. Helmets are STRONGLY recommeded for all skaters. Childre 12 ad uder must be accompaied by a paret/guardia. Oly wear ice skates o ice. Stay off ice while Zamboi is i operatio. No food or beverages are allowed o ice. Hockey ad hockey equipmet are prohibited. Do ot carry ayoe o ice. No kickig, chippig or gougig surface of ice. No playig games such as tag, racig, or chai skatig. No throwig sowballs or weavig dagerously through or skaters. Please help by depositig all trash i receptacles provided. Please respect Pier Park Staff as we hope you are as proud of facility as we are! Courts are available o a first-come, first-served basis if re are o reservatios. Reservatios may be cacelled by City if persos arrive later tha 15 miutes after reserved time. Courts will be locked. Keys will be issued to players whe y arrive ad players must leave ir Park Pass or Driver s Licese i exchage for key. Daily Operatio Hours October 6:00 a.m. Midight November 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December-April 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. Note: Daily operatio hours may vary for holidays ad due to iclemet wear. Skatig & Fire Pit Hours The Refrigerated Ice Skatig Rik ad Fire Pit at Pier Park opes i December. This rik is for ope skatig; hockey is prohibited. Skatig hours are: Suday 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Moday Thursday 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Friday 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 90 Kerby Road l l

6 M ICH IG A N Special Family Evets Witerfest at Pier Park Easter Egg Hut Mark caledars for Witerfest at Pier Park! This evet will take place o Saturday, Jauary 12, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. I ejoyable fashio, re will be lots of family fu alog with food ad refreshmets. If you are iterested i competig i Soup ad Chili Challege, please cotact Michele Eickhorst at meickhorst@grossepoitefarms.org. Keep checkig City website ad Facebook page for evet updates! Rai, Shie or Sow, brig Easter basket or bag to Pier Park ad hut for cady filled eggs. Do t forget camera for pictures with Easter Buy!! This evet begis at 10:00 a.m. sharp, so please arrive by 9:45 a.m. Pre-registratio is ot required for this evet. Pier Park Saturday, Jauary 12 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Free Our K-9 Duke will be osite All Poites Daddy Daughter Dace doig a demostratio at It promises to be a eveig y will log Witerfest! remember, as Poite girls, age 12 ad uder, twist ad twirl with ir best beau Daddy at All-Poites Daddy-Daughter Dace. It s a semi-formal affair, complete with a flower for each youg lady at ed. Just like a grow-up party, re will be frilly decoratios, ad lots of yummy appetizers ad sacks with additio of everyoe s favorite tues keepig party movig o dace floor. Most importatly, Dads are ecouraged to brig ir cameras to capture memories of this magical ight. Reservatios for Daddy-Daughter Dace ca be made begiig February 1. If you kow of ayoe i oe of or Poites who would like to atted, please have m cotact ir local Parks ad Recreatio Departmet to register. #1101 Saturday, March 30, $10.00/perso 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Poite South s Mai Gym Registratio Deadlie is March 22 6l Pier Park Saturday, April 13 10:00 a.m. Free All Poites Corhole Touramet Limited to six teams per city, you ad a fried ca joi i o All Poites Corhole Touramet! Registratio begis March 28 ad registratio form ca be foud at grossepoitefarms.org. Please tur it i to Poite Parks ad Recreatio Departmet, alog with paymet. A small luch will be provided ad top 3 teams will receive prizes! All participats must be 18 ad older. # years ad older Saturday, May 18, $25 per team Sig-i begis at 11:30 a.m. Touramet begis at Noo Poite Park Widmill Poite Register by May 8

7 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS WINTER 2019 Youth Recreatio Programs Jazz with Progressios Dacers will lear jazz with progressio ad choreography, with a seasoal med performace o last day of class. #1003 Patrice Iaace 5 6 year olds Friday, 4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Jauary 25 April 5, $ Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Register by Jauary 22 No class February 22 Performace o April 5 #1004 Patrice Iaace 7-8 year olds Friday, 5:00 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Jauary 25 April 5, $ Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Register by Jauary 22 No class February 22 Performace o April 5 Ice Skatig Lessos Have fu learig basics of skatig or improvig curret skills. Class time will be split ito 20 miutes of istructio ad 10 miutes of free time. All classes will be taught by istructors from St. Clair Shores School of Skatig. All participats will be split up ito groups based o ir abilities. All abilities are welcome!! Helmets are required; gloves ad warm clos suggested. #1000 Tiy Tots (ages 3 to 6) 6 Weeks, Jauary 19 February 23, $70.00 Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Register by Jauary 17 #1001 Youth Adult (ages 7 Adult) 6 Weeks, Jauary 19 February 23, $70.00 Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Register by Jauary 17 Fudametals of Ballet & Jazz Childre will lear fudametals of ballet ad jazz while havig fu! They will lear proper stretchig techiques, dace steps ad creative movemet to umerous popular sogs. The class will fiish with a holiday med performace, held i Great Room. The price icludes a t-shirt. #1005 Patrice Iaace 2 1/2 5 year olds Tuesdays, 12:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Jauary 22 April 5, $ Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Register by Jauary 18 No Class February 19 Performace o April 5 Sushie Kids Yoga Joi certified yoga istructor Kelly Loredo for a fu ad creative class just for kids! Please brig a yoga mat. #1028 Ages 3-5 Kelly Loredo 8 weeks, Jauary 16 March 13, $88.00 Thursdays, 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Register by Jauary 9 No class February Kerby Road l l

8 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS M ICH IG A N Adult Recreatio Programs HIIT (High Itesity Iterval Traiig) Low Impact Combo Joi Certified Persoal Traier Hayley Kirby for a high itesity traiig course! This workout combies short bursts of eergy with miimal rest, ad is adaptable to all levels of fitess. With a limit of 16 participats, proper form ad adjustmets are made idividually for everyoe s fitess level. Sice workouts are quick ad itese, it s perfect for a great workout i a short amout of time with a beautiful view! This exercise class icorporates plety of resistace equipmet (body balls ad elastics) as well as use of free weights. Plety of stretchig fiishes each hour. Please brig a mat ad a bottle of to every class. # Weeks, Jauary 8 March 7, $ Tuesday/Thursday, 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class February 19 & 21 Register by Jauary 2 # Weeks, Jauary 8 March 7, $ Tuesday/Thursday, 7:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class February 19 & 21 Register by Jauary 2 Ice Skatig Lessos Have fu learig basics of skatig or improvig curret skills. Class time will be split ito 20 miutes of istructio ad 10 miutes of free time. All classes will be taught by istructors from St. Clair Shores School of Skatig. All participats will be split up ito groups based o ir abilities. All abilities are welcome!! Helmets are required, gloves ad warm clos suggested. #1001 Youth Adult (ages 7 Adult) 6 Weeks, Jauary 19 February 23, $70.00 Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Register by Jauary 17 8l #1002 Cheryly Pellegrio 10 Weeks, February 25 May 3, $ Moday/Wedesday/Friday, 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Register by February 22 Meditatio Thursdays: Pause. Restore. Reset Come joi istructor Collee Yelousha i a 75-miute guided midfuless meditatio to see you calmly through week. Come lear ad experiece some practical ad attaiable tools to cultivate groudig i everyday life. No prior experiece i meditatio is ecessary. Please brig a yoga mat. Drop I or Pre-register $15 per class Thursdays, Jauary 10 April 25 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Lakeview Room, Commuity Buildig No Class February 21 & April 4

9 WINTER 2019 Core Stregth Viyasa Yoga Core Stregth Viyasa Yoga is a ewer, more fuctioally focused yoga that works o buildig up to poses i a safe ad challegig practice. This practice will be a mix of high -eergy stregth buildig ad restorative. #1008 Hayley Kirby 8 weeks, Jauary 9 March 6, $96.00 Wedesday, 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class February 20 Register by Jauary 2 #1027 Hayley Kirby 8 weeks, March 13 May 1, $96.00 Wedesday, 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class April 3 Register by March 6 Paddle Teis Lessos Poite residets ca lear how to play this very popular cold wear sport. Participats will become familiar with equipmet ad lear types of grips, court positioig, basic scree play, lobs, drives, ad scorig, etc. #1010 Paula Corwall 6 Weeks, Jauary 9 February 13, $90.00 Wedesday, 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Platform Teis Court 1, Pier Park Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 7 #1011 Paula Corwall 6 Weeks, Jauary 9 February 13, $90.00 Wedesday, 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Platform Teis Court 1, Pier Park Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 7 Midful Yoga Midful Yoga is a series of itetioal yoga poses desiged to brig balace to mid, body ad spirit. This practice will focus o aligmet ad breath while deepeig ad stregig ay yoga practice. All levels of experiece is appropriate ad welcome! #1009 Collee Yelousha 8 weeks, Jauary 9 March 6, $96.00 Wedesday, 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class February 20 Register by Jauary 2 #1026 Collee Yelousha 8 weeks, March 13 May 1, $96.00 Wedesday, 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig No class April 3 Register by March 6 90 Kerby Road l l

10 MIC HIGAN MIC HIGAN Y ENWS E WS C IC TIYT N THE CITY THE CITY OF OF M ICH IG A N GROSSE GROSSE POINTE POINTE AM RM F AF R S S CityDirectory Directory City City Directory of Poite Parks Recreatio CityCity of Poite Parks adad Recreatio Kerby Road 90 Kerby Road Pier Park, Park Gate House, Kerby Pier Park, PierPier Park Gate House, Kerby City of Poite Electios Coucil Members Poite, MI Poite, MI Field, Maria, class schedules, CommuField, Maria, class schedules, CommuCoucil Members 90 Kerby Road Coucil Members Parks ad Recreatio Louis Theros ity Buildig retal picic ad ity Buildig retal adad picic ad web:web: James C. Farquhar, Mayor Poite, MI James C. Farquhar, Pier Park, Pier Park Gate House, Kerby temporary park permits. cityclerk@grossepoitefarms.org temporary park permits. cityclerk@grossepoitefarms.org Mayor Mayor Field, Maria, class schedules, Commuity James C. Farquhar web: grossepoitefarms.org Muicipal Court Admiistratio Muicipal Buildig retal ad picic ad temporary Court Admiistratio Therese Joseph Mayor ProJoseph Tem Therese Admiistratio park permits. Electios registratios, coucil meetadad registratios, coucil meetriccidoave Electios Sierra Leoe Joe Joe Ricci Safety (Police & Fire) Safety (Police & Fire) Registratios, City Coucil meetigs, igs, ordiaces, birth death certifi- Muicipal Court igs, ordiaces, birth adad death certifilouis Theros Joh J. Gillooly Louis Theros ordiaces, taxes rates, ad assessmets, tax rates, cates, taxes Ambulace ad Emergecies taxes adad tax tax rates, assessmets, ad(police Emergecies Safety & Fire) Peter W. Waldmeir cates, Joe Ricci Peter W. Waldmeir assessmets, collectios ad bills, Ambulace collectios ad bills, accouts ad collectios ad bills, accouts ad accouts ad fiace, recyclig ad The Marti F. West Marti F. West Peter W. Waldmeir Helm Life Ceter Poiso Cotrol Cotrol fiace, recyclig refuse disposal. Poiso fiace, recyclig adad refuse disposal. refuse disposal. Lev Wood LevWood Wood Lev Ambulace & Emergecies 911 Service Service Service City City Maager CityMaager Maager Buildig permits, egieerig, ispectios, Buildig permits, egieerig, ispec- Poiso Cotrol Buildig permits, egieerig, ispecshae Reeside pest cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, streets, Poite War Memorial Shae Reeside Shae Reeside tios, cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, tios, pestpest cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, tree service, saitary ad storm sewers, streets, service, saitary storm streets, treetree service, saitary adad storm ad zoig. sewers zoig. sewers adad zoig. Automatic Bill Paymet Automatic Bill Paymet Automatic Bill Paymet Pay Pay bills bills automatically! automatically! The Poite Departmet is ow ready toup sig up allcustomers customers Poite Departmet is ow ready to sig all TheThe Poite Departmet is ow ready to sig up all customers withwith with ACH debit paymet for payig bill. This service will allow you to have ACH debit paymet for payig This service allow you to have City s ACH debit paymet for payig bill.bill. Thisof service will will allow to have City s City s departmet deduct balace billyou from bak accout o departmet deduct balace of is billform from accout oalog due date. All you departmet deduct balace of do bill from bakbak accout o it due date. All you due date. All you eed to fill out below ad retur with a voided eed toisdo fill out form below ad retur it, alog a voided tofee, worry Poite eed to do fillis out form below ad retur it, alog withwith a voided check, to Poite check to Poite Departmet. Never paycheck, a later about Departmet. Never pay a late fee, worry about mailed check arrivig or chag Departmet. Neveror pay a late fee, worrymailig about mailedwhe checkyou arrivig or chag mailed check arrivig chaigig address are out of tow. ig mailig address whe are out of tow. ig mailig address whe youyou are out of tow. Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio Customer Name: Name: Name: Service Address: Address: Address: Address: Phoe Number: Phoe Number: Phoe Number(s): I hereby agree to allow City of Poite to deduct my checkig accout, I hereby agree to allow City of Poite to deduct fromfrom my checkig accout, balace owed o my billofits o its quarterly date.to deduct from my checkig balace owed o my bill o quarterly due due date. I hereby agree to allow City Poite accout, balace owed o my bill o its due date. Sigature: Sigature: Sigature: l 10 l l Please retur aavoided check to: to: Please retur withwith a voided check to: Please retur with voided check Poite Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Poite, MI Poite Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Poite, MI Poite Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Poite, MI 48236