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Council accepts $102,000 Shorewood Kiwanis donation, approves city match to renovate Kite Monroe pickleball courts
Summary
The council accepted a $102,000 donation from the Shorewood Kiwanis Club and approved $84,480 in city funding to renovate existing pickleball courts at Kite Monroe into a six-court facility; the total estimated project cost was $186,480 (including 10% contingency).
St. Clair Shores City Council accepted a $102,000 donation from the Shorewood Kiwanis Club and approved additional city funding to renovate existing courts at Kite Monroe into a modern six-court pickleball facility.
Dr. Carl Papa, speaking for the Kiwanis, said the club wanted “to put the Shorewood Kiwanis name out there for everybody to see” and described youth and community benefits. He said the organization would present a $102,000 check as a legacy gift for the project.
City staff told council the renovation estimate for Kite Monroe was $186,480, which includes a 10% contingency. Staff proposed using a $50,000 appropriated match (previously budgeted as the ice-arena grant match) plus $34,480 from a general fund contingency to cover the remaining city share. The recommendation described this as a phase 1 project to modernize the existing pickleball area and fencing; future work to rehabilitate or convert the other courts at Kite Monroe would be considered later.
Councilman Rebello moved to accept the $102,000 donation from Shorewood Kiwanis and to approve the additional $84,480 in city funding; Councilwoman Burgess supported the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote.
If carried out as proposed, the project will expand the existing two public pickleball courts in city possession on the Kite Monroe site into a six-court configuration while maintaining tennis availability on other courts in the city and at nearby school facilities when not in school use. Staff said they expect to complete engineering, bid the project and aim for construction in summer or early fall; a final plan and timeline will be brought back to council for review.
Council members asked staff to return with a concrete timeline for engineering and construction and discussed whether to rehabilitate adjacent tennis courts in a later phase.
