City engineering staff updated the committee on progress and constraints for the Sandusky Bay Pathway, including funding for the Lions Park–Monroe–Mills segment, remaining property acquisitions along 1st Street and a delayed bridge span that will push paving into next year.

Aaron Klein, staff member, said the city "just received funding for the portion that goes from Lions Park in front of the health department down Monroe and then, connect up to Mills." He said the final layout is established in many areas but that the connection around Cove Park and the boathouse area still requires acquisition and routing decisions.

Klein told the committee that a bridge manufacturer experienced material delays and that the bridge cannot be installed until late November; as a result, the contractor cannot pour the concrete deck in optimal conditions and it is "extremely unlikely that the section east of or west of Remington is going to be paved this year," he said. Klein said the city and contractor prefer to avoid rushing concrete work in cold weather that would risk long-term durability and added that final paving will resume next spring when conditions improve.

Staff described other near-term work: guardrail installation where erosion exists, a planned crossing at the marina drive entrance, and a board-on-board fence in front of the condo portion of the harbor. The pathway will cross Cedar Point's eastern overflow lot and connect across the main drive entrance to the harbor, Klein said. He added that some property owners along 1st Street have been cooperative while others have been resistant, and that staff are pursuing the most amenable routing and acquisitions.

Committee members asked practical questions about side-loading the pathway, bridge elevation and whether dredging was required at openings; Klein said the navigation opening and height were discussed with the boating community years earlier and would be marked, but he did not provide exact width measurements at the meeting.

Klein said the city will continue coordination with contractors and property owners, and that final paving and plantings are planned to resume in the spring when bridge installation and concrete-curing conditions are suitable.