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Standish staff report on grant paperwork, Spartan Tire delay, blight complaint and dissemination agent proposal
Summary
City Manager reported Spark Grant paperwork expected by month‑end, the Spartan Tire project is stalled pending asbestos removal by the Land Bank, a blight complaint at 209 S Church was noted, and Bendzinski & Co. was described as a possible dissemination agent for bond information at $1,000 per year.
Standish — During its July 8 meeting Standish city staff briefed the council on several administrative and project updates: Spark Grant paperwork, a stall on the Spartan Tire redevelopment project due to asbestos removal by the Land Bank, a blight complaint at 209 S Church, and a proposal to retain Bendzinski & Co. as the city’s dissemination agent for water and sewer bond information.
City Manager report: The City Manager said the Spark Grant paperwork should arrive by the end of the month. The council was told that the Spartan Tire project is currently at a standstill while the Land Bank addresses asbestos removal on the property. Staff noted an ongoing blight complaint at 209 S Church and recommended installing cameras at the Department of Public Works (DPW) barn because people have been disposing of items there other than brush and accepted yard waste.
Bendzinski & Co.: Council was informed that Bendzinski & Co. handles public disclosure of bonded debt and would manage water and sewer bond information for an indicated fee of $1,000 per year. The transcript segment repeats an earlier motion text in one place and does not clearly record a formal motion or vote to retain Bendzinski & Co. in the provided excerpt; a formal retention motion, if made, was not captured in these segments.
What happens next: Staff will continue to pursue Spark Grant documentation, coordinate with the Land Bank on remediation for the Spartan Tire parcel, follow up on the blight complaint at 209 S Church, and prepare any formal procurement or retention paperwork for Bendzinski & Co. if the council takes a recorded action at a subsequent meeting.
Mayor King adjourned the meeting at 6:43 p.m.
