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Traverse City Commission approves social-district license, EMS equipment purchases, funding for addiction transitional beds and emergency salt order; asks MDOT
Summary
The Traverse City Commission on Feb. 3 approved a social-district permit for Common Good Hospitality Inc., authorized equipment and vehicle purchases and a $100,000 memorandum with Addiction Treatment Services for two transitional beds, approved an emergency purchase of 500 tons of road salt and directed the city attorney to ask MDOT to reconsider the Grandview Parkway median width.
The Traverse City Commission on Feb. 3 approved a series of permits, purchases and a local memorandum of understanding and directed the city attorney to request a design change from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on the Grandview Parkway median.
Key votes at the meeting included a social-district registration for Common Good Hospitality Inc.; a three-year participation agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the city’s marina reservations; purchases of a Lifepak 15 monitor and Lucas CPR compression device and the buyout of two John Deere loaders; a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing up to $100,000 to Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) to fund two transitional beds; and an emergency purchase order for 500 tons of road salt to replenish winter supplies. The commission also directed the city attorney to request a change order from MDOT asking that the Grandview Parkway median between Division Street and M-22 be narrowed to about 6 feet.
Commissioners and staff framed most votes as routine procurement or operational decisions but several items drew extended discussion. Commissioner Jackie Anderson asked repeatedly for measurable outcomes and financial reconciliations on the social-district pilot before approving expanded participation for businesses. City staff and other commissioners said planning staff will bring a report and that the commission can rescind the social district if it chooses.
Addiction Treatment Services CEO Paula Lipinski described the requested $100,000 as funding to operate two “transitional” beds serving people who fall between levels of clinical eligibility or who may have short gaps in care after jail release or other transitions. Lipinski said the $50,000-per-bed figure covers staffing, 24-hour supervision, food, security and service navigation for a year: “those $50,000 beds allow for all of that staffing on top of just…
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