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Public Works, Harbor and city staff report renovations, grants and expanded food‑bank hours
Summary
City department heads reported off‑season renovations, harbor winterization and a pending $3,000,000 RPUSD grant for South Beach; staff also announced the food bank will move to weekly service and expand offerings to hygiene and baby items.
Public Works Director Jackie Cordero told council crews are working through off‑season renovation items including Casino Way benches, the fuel dock roof and Green Pier women's restroom; she said some projects are a few weeks behind because of leaks and that crews will install holiday decorations before Thanksgiving. "Public works is still working on several renovation projects throughout the off season, casino way benches, fuel dock roof, fuel dock restrooms, and Green Pier women's restroom," Cordero said.
Harbormaster Kevin Schmidt reported harbor winterization is largely complete, floats are being removed and the harbor closed out the summer season; he said staff submitted a roughly $3,000,000 RPUSD grant for the South Beach project and that October showed a year‑over‑year increase in vessel nights and revenues. "So for the month of October, we had 1,264 total vessels," Schmidt said while summarizing activity counts. Finance Director Matt Baker reported auditors were on site and financials are expected after audit completion. City staff also described expanded food‑bank service and volunteer needs tied to the Hungry app partnership announced later in the meeting.
