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City Manager highlights senior center, parks and short-term rental monitoring
Summary
In the "10 from the Top" briefing, the city manager reported the Senior Center renovation remains on schedule for mid-August, Salter Center roof bids came in under estimate using repurposed ARPA dollars, Clawson Park work is underway with CDBG support, and the city plans software demonstrations to monitor short-term rentals.
During the commission's July 28 meeting, the City Manager delivered the "10 from the Top" update, listing recent project progress and operational priorities.
On facilities, the manager said the Senior Center renovation began in late June and remains on schedule for completion the week of Aug. 18, with finishes and a generator site prep underway. The manager also said the commission approved repurposing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars for a Salter Center roof project; the lowest bid came in roughly $82,000 below initial estimates and work is expected to begin in October and last about three weeks.
Park improvements are also moving forward, the manager said: Clawson Park is undergoing field and drainage upgrades funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars, and Centennial Park's Star Dream Fountain received maintenance and will have colored lights added this year.
On code and compliance, the manager said the city has drafted a bid specification and will evaluate software to automate short-term rental monitoring. Four vendors submitted proposals; staff is qualifying three for demonstrations in September and hopes to return a recommendation in October or November.
The manager closed by introducing Devon Dodgefry as the new Sustainability Systems Manager. Dodgefry said they came from the Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy and will work on the city's sustainability climate action planning and integration across departments.
What happens next: construction milestones, procurement demonstrations and onboarding of the new sustainability manager are the immediate follow-ups reported to the commission.
