I F O R M A T I V E WITER 2015 Witerfest is Back! A ew traditio i Grosse Poite Farms is the aual Witerfest o the Hill. This year s istallmet will take place o Saturday, Jauary 31, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free family evet features a full assortmet of family fu ad activities, icludig the very popular chili cook-off which always draws rave reviews. Residets are ivited to show off their culiary talets with their special chili recipes. The judgig of all Iserted ito this bulleti is the City s Popular Aual Fiacial Report for COTETS the year eded Jue 30, 2014. Please see story o page 9. COTETS Public Safety Tips...2 Stormwater Pollutio Prevetio...2 Sow Removal Procedure...3 Parks & Recreatio Iformatio...4 Ope Skate & Ice Hockey Hours...4 Platform Teis Iformatio...5 Adult Recreatio Programs...6 Youth Recreatio Programs...7 Beautificatio Commissio...9 City Directory...10 Automatic Water Bill Paymet...10 Do t forget to like us o Facebook, ad follow follow us at us Twitter, at Twitter. ad check out our Flickr page! facebook.com/grossepoitefarms https://www.facebook.com/grossepoitefarms?ref=t_tm facebook.com/gpfpierpark https://twitter.com/gpfarmstweets twitter.com/gpfarmstweets chili etries will be doe by the public util the first batch of chili is goe. The evet will be held o the lower level of 131 Kercheval. If you are iterested i eterig the chili cook-off, please sed a email to meickhorst@grossepoitefarms.org. The street outside will also be filled with activity. These activities iclude live ice carvig demostratios, food ad refreshmets, cookie decoratig for the kids, s mores statios, a putt-putt golf course ad childre s skills games. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
CITY EWS DOG PARK IFORMATIO Dog Park Passes cost $15.00 ad paymet must be received with the Applicatio. Dog Park Passes expire o April 30 of each year. Please DO OT throw away the Pass; as log as it is reewed every year, the same Pass will be used. All residets applyig for ad/or reewig their Dog Park Pass must show proof of their dog(s) havig the followig: curret GPF Dog Licese ad curret Rabies, DHPP, Bordatella vacciatios. Without this iformatio, your Dog Park Pass Applicatio caot be processed. I order to reew your Pass for the followig year, you must pay $15.00 ad provide proof of shots ad a curret GPF Licese before May 1 at the Parks & Recreatio Office. Please familiarize yourself with the Dog Park Rules. All Replacemet Dog Park Passes ca be applied for at the Parks & Recreatio Office for a fee of $15.00. To register or reew for a Dog Park Pass please visit City Hall. The Dog Park Pass applicatio is available olie at grossepoitefarms.org. Public Safety Tips Did you kow the Public Safety Departmet offers free mobile alerts ad a vacatio safety check program to residets? ixle: Sig up to receive importat mobile text alerts from Grosse Poite Farms Public Safety Departmet istatly o your phoe. It s quick, easy ad secure. ixle users receive the latest iformatio regardig public safety, sow emergecies ad much more. To lear additioal iformatio ad sig up for alerts, please visit ixle.com. Vacatio Safety Check Program: Vacatio plaig does t ed whe you ve mapped out your travel ad picked out your hotel. It s importat to have a pla to esure your home s safety whe you are goe. To avoid the telltale sigs you re ot home follow these tips: 1) Put a hold o your mail ad ewspapers 2) Ask a eighbor or hire a cotractor to shovel the driveway while you re goe 3) Try automatic timig lights ad a radio i differet rooms to create the appearace of movemet ad 4) Call for a Vacatio Safety Check at (313) 885-2100. Please try to give the Public Safety Departmet at least three days otice. Help Prevet Stormwater Pollutio This Witer As you are clearig sow ad ice this witer, remember what you put o the groud could evetually make its way to Lake St. Clair. Help keep our beautiful lake clea by followig a few simple suggestios: If you use a deicer, utilize a calcium magesium acetate (CMA) product. CMA is o-corrosive ad has fewer adverse effects o the eviromet. Use as little of the deicer as possible because over-applicatio will ot make the ice melt faster. By reducig the amout of deicer used, you will save moey ad help the eviromet. 2 l
WITER 2015 CITY EWS Remember Sow Removal Procedures Witer is here, ad that meas sow will be fallig throughout the City. Residets ca help make the streets ad sidewalks safer by followig a few rules: If you hire a cotractor for sow removal, please specifically ask them to be courteous to your eighbors. Hired cotractors are a effective measure to remove sow from your driveway, but each year, the City receives complaits from adjacet property owers regardig where that sow is placed. Follow up by the City persoel is required for each oe of these complaits. May of these complaits ad icoveieces of havig sow placed i the wrog place could be avoided if the residet simply requests the cotractor to be courteous about where the sow is moved to. If your cotractor moves your sow dow your driveway ad across the street, please make sure the moud of sow is completely out of the street ad ot blockig a eighbor s driveway or cocealig a fire hydrat. Sow Shovelig Health Tips Do ot plow sow ito the street or sidewalk. Sow throw back ito the street for the traffic to melt oly creates a sow pack that turs ito ice, creatig a hazardous coditio. Do ot allow childre to play o the sow piles ear the street. Those larger piles may be fu, but it puts them i extreme dager from passig vehicles. Whe a sow evet occurs, please move vehicles out of the street. Sow plows have to maeuver aroud parked cars ad sow gets moved i places that ca create additioal icoveieces for you ad your eighbors. O occasio, the City will declare a sow emergecy. I the evet of a sow emergecy, there is o o-street parkig. Vehicles o the street durig this time may be towed or ticketed. Please remember that these measures are for the safety of all our residets sice these efforts esure emergecy access throughout the City. Accordig to recet reports, heart attacks, back strai ad muscle soreess are all by-products of the extesive physical activity ivolved i sow shovelig. Shovelig ca be made more difficult by the weather. Cold air makes it harder to work ad breathe, which adds some extra strai o the body. There also is the risk for hypothermia, a decrease i body temperature, if ot dressed properly. Those most at risk for a heart attack iclude: Ayoe who has already had a heart attack. Idividuals with a history of heart disease. Those with high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels. Smokers. Idividuals leadig a sedetary lifestyle. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
PARKS & RECREATIO PROGRAMS Parks & Recreatio Witer 2015 Iformatio Registratio Guidelies All Recreatio Programs require pre-registratio. Please register by the deadlie oted i each descriptio i order to prevet the programs from beig caceled. The most efficiet ways are oted below. Walk-i registratio at the Parks & Recreatio Office. Register olie at www.grossepoitefarms.org. Refud Policy Classes/Programs will ot be prorated. o refuds will be made after the start date of each Class/Program. Requests must be made i writig ad submitted to the Parks ad Recreatio Office. Full refuds will be made for ay Class/Program that is caceled by the City. Ice Hockey Hours Grosse Poite Farms residets may utilize the skatig rik at Kerby Field throughout the skatig seaso, which is subject to weather coditios. The eclosed rik is oly available for hockey playig. Durig the followig skatig hours, the Orte Fieldhouse will be ope for use of the warmig area ad restrooms. Skatig hours are as follows: Pier Park Voluteer Opportuity The Pier Park offers may family evets. These evets have grow greatly through the 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 343-2405. 2015 Park Passes 2015 Park Pass Applicatios are available at the City Offices, the Parks ad Recreatio Office or olie at www.grossepoitefarms.org. Park Passes are issued to all residets, 8 ad older. All Park Passes expire o December 31. All iformatio must be complete i order to have your ew Passes processed. All residets, 18 ad older, must show valid ID whe pickig up Passes. Husbads ad wives may pick up each others Passes. If you would like to request a Temporary o-residet Park Pass, Caregiver Park Pass or Dog Park Pass, please complete a Applicatio two weeks before the Pass is eeded. Saturdays, Sudays, ad Holidays 10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. Moday Friday 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 4 l Ope Skatig Hours The Refrigerated Ice Skatig Rik at Pier Park is tetatively scheduled to ope sometime i ovember, weather permittig. This rik is oly for ope skatig; hockey is prohibited. Durig the followig skatig hours, the Warmig Buildig will be ope for use of restrooms ad relaxatio. 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.
WITER 2015 PARKS & RECREATIO PROGRAMS Platform Teis Courts Ope Seasoal Play Dates: October 1 April 30. Reservatios ca oly be made by Grosse Poite Farms residets i perso at the Pier Park Gate House or by callig 343-2405 ext. 119. Reservatios will require the ame of the residet, address, ad phoe umber. Up to three o-residets ca play as guests of the residet who made the reservatio o oe court. o park pass puches will be required for the o-residet guests. A residet may oly reserve a court for 1 ½ hours at a time. A secod residet may reserve a court for additioal time for the same group. This will be limited to a maximum of 3 hours for the same group of players for each day. Courts are available o a first come first serve basis if there are o reservatios. Reservatios ca oly be made up to two days prior to the reservatio date. Reservatios may be caceled by the City if persos arrive later tha 15 miutes after the reserved time. Courts will be locked. Keys will be issued to players whe they arrive ad the players must leave their Park Pass or Driver s Licese i exchage for the key. *Court hours may be exteded durig the moth of ovember up to 10:00 p.m. if other park fuctios are scheduled or court reservatios are made by oo for that date. ote: Daily operatio hours may vary for holidays ad due to iclemet weather. Daily Operatio Hours October ovember 6:00 a.m. Midight 8:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m.* December April 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. Pier Park Iformatio Parks ad Recreatio Office Phoe 343-2405 May 1 October 31 Park Hours 6:00 a.m. Midight Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. ovember 1 April 30 Park Hours 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.* Office Hours 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. * Whe the Ice Skatig Rik is ope, Pier Park will be ope util the Rik closes for the ight. See Ope Skatig hours at the bottom of page 4. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
PARKS & RECREATIO PROGRAMS Adult Recreatio Programs Low Impact Combo Get a jumpstart o your day with this 60 miute total body workout. This upbeat, fu class combies weights ad cardio itervals to help get your blood pumpig ad bur extra calories. The class eds with a abdomial workout to challege ad firm your core ad stretchig to get you ready for your day. #1002 Cheryly Pellegrio 10 Weeks, Jauary 5 March 20, $130.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. o Class February 20 & 23 Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 #1004 Cheryly Pellegrio 10 Weeks, March 23 May 29, $130.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is March 1 It s Your Back Yoga for Adults Take time for yourself! urture your mid ad take care of your body i this challegig yet relaxig yoga practice. A combiatio of postures ad breathig techiques that help prevet, as well as treat, back pai. Move through flows that stregthe muscles which support your posture ad legthe ad relax areas that are tese ad tight. A great class for begiig as well as experieced yoga studets. #1005 Heidi George, Certified Yoga Istructor 9 Weeks, Jauary 7 March 11, $120.00 Wedesdays, 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 Girls ight Out! Wie, Frieds ad Tues Discover your creative side ad sped a relaxig eveig out learig to pait o cavas. Wie ad karaoke are optioal (BYOW). #1009 Judy Alford, Professioal Ceramic Artist Jauary 22, $30.00 Thursday, 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 16 Girls ight Out! Pait Your Ow Wie Glass Discover your creative side ad sped a relaxig eveig out learig to pait your ow set of wie glasses! Wie ad karaoke are optioal (BYOW). #1010 Judy Alford, Professioal Ceramic Artist March 14, $30.00 Saturday, 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is March 9 6 l
WITER 2015 PARKS & RECREATIO PROGRAMS Youth Recreatio Programs Ice Skatig Lessos Class times will be split ito 20 miutes of istructio ad 10 miutes of free time. Tiy Tots is ope to 3 to 6 year olds. The Youth to Adult class is ope to 6 years old Adult. All classes will be taught by istructors from the St. Clair Shores Lear to Skate Program. All participats will be split up ito groups based o their abilities. Pre-Registratio is required. All participats must wear a helmet ad mittes/gloves. #1000 Tiy Tots (ages 3 to 6) 6 Weeks, Jauary 10 February 14, $66.00 Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 #1001 Youth Adult (ages 7 Adult) 6 Weeks, Jauary 10 February 14, $66.00 Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 Christmas Craftig This class is desiged for childre to get their creative juices flowig ad create a Christmas oramet!! The project could be somethig special as a gift or a keepsake for yourself. All supplies are icluded. Projects are ready to be take home at the ed of the class. #3012 Judy Alford December 21, $20.00 ($10.00 per each additioal child) Suday, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lakeview Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 19 Fairy Scaveger Hut Joi us for the first ever Fairy Scaveger Hut at the Pier Park!! Follow the clues to fid your fairy s items. Be the first to fid all of the items o the list ad claim the Grad Prize! Everyoe will receive a take home gift for participatig. #1007 Judy Alford, Fairy Quee Ages 3-12 April 4, $20.00 ($10.00 per each additioal child) Saturday, 11:00 a.m. oo Lakeview Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is March 31 Pirate Scaveger Hut Ahoy Matey s!! Joi us for the first ever Pirate Scaveger Hut at the Pier Park!! Look for clues, fid the treasure, ad claim the Grad Prize! Everyoe will receive a take home gift for participatig. #1008 Judy Alford, Captai Ages 3-11 April 11, $20.00 ($10.00 per each additioal child) Saturday, 11:00 a.m. oo Lakeview Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is April 7 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
PARKS & RECREATIO PROGRAMS Holiday Movie Days Bored already? Paret s eed a break? Come o dow to the Pier Park, brig somethig cozy to cuddle with ad watch a movie! The feature presetatio icludes popcor ad a take home surprise. Please call the Parks ad Recreatio Office, or go olie to register, as this free evet is limited to the first 30 childre. It is recommeded that parets stay, but if ot, all childre must be picked up at 2:30 p.m. The game room will be closed ad all childre must stay i the Great Room with Pier Park Staff util a paret arrives. Evet is limited to Grosse Poite Farms residets oly. #1011 The Sata Clause (PG) December 23, Free Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 22 #1012 A Bug s Life (G) December 30, Free Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 29 Daddy-Daughter Dace It promises to be a eveig they will log remember, as Grosse Poite girls -- ages 12 ad uder -- twist ad twirl with their best beau Daddy at the All-Poites Daddy-Daughter Dace. Parks ad Recreatio staff from Grosse Poite Farms, Woods, Shores, City ad Park have collaborated oce agai to create what is a aual evet every local daughter will look forward to attedig with her Dad. It s a semi-formal affair, complete with a wrist corsage for each youg lady. Ad, just like a grow-up party, there will be frilly decoratios, ad lots of yummy appetizers ad sacks with the additio of everyoe s favorite tues, keepig the party movig o the dace floor. Most importatly, Dads are ecouraged to brig their cameras to capture the memories of this magical ight. Reservatios for the Daddy-Daughter Dace ca be made by cotactig the Parks ad Recreatio Departmet, 343.2405, begiig February 1st. If you kow of ayoe i oe of the other Grosse Poites who would like to atted, please have them cotact their local Parks ad Recreatio Departmet to register. #1006 Saturday, March 21, $8.00/perso 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Grosse Poite South s Mai Gym Registratio Deadlie is March 18 Easter Egg Hut Rai, Shie or Sow, brig your Easter basket or bag ad hut for cady filled eggs. Do t forget your camera for pictures with the Easter Buy!! March 28, Free Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Pier Park 8 l
CITY EWS WITER 2015 2014 Beautificatio Cotest Award Wiers amed The aual Grosse Poite Farms Beautificatio Award wiers were aouced ad hoored at a special ceremoy i October. Here is a listig of the wiers: Mega & Vicet Brea, 96 Vedome Sierra Doova, 297 Chalfote Karl Gigate & Teresa Viaa, 358 Carver Patricia & Paul Glaeser, 214 McMilla Deborah & Stephe Gmeier, 85 Stato Mary Garvey, 103 Meadow Lae Beth Boji-Kelly & Michael Kelly, 130 Merriweather Kare & James Kolp, 208 Kerby Mary Ae Petz, 144 Mapleto Maria & Sea Southers, 42 Briarwood Pamela K. Webb, 302 Mt. Vero City of Grosse Poite Farms Pier Park, 350 Lakeshore City s Popular Aual Fiacial Report Meets atioal Best Practices Please fid eclosed i this editio of the Iformative Bulleti the City s PAFR for The Fiscal Year Eded Jue 30, 2014. The Govermet Fiace Officers Associatio of the Uited States ad Caada (GFOA) has give a Award for Outstadig Achievemet i Popular Aual Fiacial Reportig to the City of Grosse Poite Farms for its Popular Aual Fiacial Report for the fiscal year eded Jue 30, 2013. The Award for Outstadig Achievemet i Popular Aual Fiacial Reportig is a prestigious atioal award recogizig coformace with the highest stadards for preparatio of state ad local govermet popular reports. I order to receive a Award for Outstadig Achievemet i Popular Aual Fiacial Reportig, a govermet uit must publish a Popular Aual Fiacial Report, whose cotets coform to program stadards of creativity, presetatio, uderstadability ad reader appeal. We believe our curret report cotiues to coform to the Popular Aual Fiacial Reportig requiremets, ad we are submittig it to GFOA. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
THE CITY OF GROSSE POITE FARMS Coucil Members James C. Farquhar, Mayor James C. Farquhar, Mayor Marti F. West, Mayor Therese Pro Joseph Tem Therese Joe RicciJoseph Joe Louis Ricci Theros Louis Peter W. Theros Waldmeir Peter Marti W. F. Waldmeir West Lev Lev Wood Wood City Maager Shae Reeside Shae Reeside CITY EWS City Directory City of Grosse Poite Farms 90 Kerby Road Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236 web: www.grossepoitefarms.org e-mail: cityclerk@grossepoitefarms.org clerk@grossepoitefarms.org Admiistratio 885-6600 Electios ad registratios, coucil meetigs, ordiaces, birth ad death certificates, taxes ad tax rates, assessmets, collectios ad water bills, accouts ad fiace, recyclig ad refuse disposal. Public Service 885-4285 Buildig permits, egieerig, ispectios, pest cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, streets, tree service, saitary ad storm sewers ad zoig. Parks ad Recreatio 343-2405 Pier Park, Pier Park Gate House, Kerby Field, Maria, class schedules, Commuity Buildig retal ad picic ad temporary park permits. Muicipal Court 885-2104 Public Safety (Police & Fire) 885-2100 Ambulace ad Emergecies 911 Poiso Cotrol 745-5711 Automatic Water Bill Paymet Pay your water bills automatically! The Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet is ow ready to sig up all water customers with ACH debit paymet for payig your water bill. This service will allow you to have the City s water departmet deduct the balace of your water bill from your bak accout o the due date. All you eed to do is fill out the form below ad retur it, alog with a voided check, to the Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet. ever pay a late fee, worry about your mailed check arrivig or chagig your mailig address whe you are out of tow. Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio ame: Address: Phoe umber: hereby agree to allow the City of Grosse Poite Farms to deduct from my checkig accout, I hereby agree to allow the City of Grosse Poite Farms to deduct from my checkig accout, the balace owed o my water bill o its due date. the balace owed o my water bill o its quarterly due date. Sigature: l 10 l Please retur with a voided check to: Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236.