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Algoma staff update harbor work, winter parking, cable move, fire tools purchase and cybersecurity grant
Summary
City staff reported harbor wall work paused for winter, reminded residents of the Nov.1–Apr.1 winter parking ban, said council meetings will move to Algoma Community Access on YouTube, noted the fire department bought battery-powered extrication tools for roughly $42,000 and that the city received a $27,008.31 DHS cybersecurity grant.
At the Dec. 2 meeting staff delivered a bundle of municipal updates ranging from harbor construction to IT security funding.
Staff said the harbor south wall sheet piling is installed and backfilled for winter, with concrete pours to resume in spring as weather permits. Residents were reminded that the winter parking ban runs Nov. 1 through April 1 and that enforcement (ticketing) is likely when snow is forecast; staff recommended residents monitor the City of Algoma and police Facebook pages for any temporary lifting of the ban.
Staff also announced that the city’s public-access cable broadcast will cease airing meetings on the local cable channel later this month and that recordings will be available on the Algoma Community Access YouTube channel going forward.
Fire Chief reported that the Wildfire Rescue Association (a 501(c)(3) associated with the department) used fundraising proceeds to purchase battery-operated extrication tools at a total cost of a little over $42,000; the chief said the tools will be placed into service shortly and thanked the community for supporting fundraisers.
Treasurer reported the city was awarded a $27,008.31 cybersecurity grant from the Department of Homeland Security; the grant will pay for an upgraded managed-IT service level for 21 months and reimbursed the city for some costs incurred when switching to the city’s new IT vendor.
Staff also reminded residents about candidate packet circulation for four council seats (papers due Jan. 7) and summarized tax-collection options and hours, saying payments placed in the secure drop box before Dec. 31 will be credited to 2024.
