Attachment: Leaf Pick Up - Schedule Update;  Winter Maintenance Letter;  Winter Maintenance Map; 

Commissioners,

This has been quite a busy week, starting Monday off with a very long City Commission meeting. I have already set up a meeting with the representatives who spoke on a non-motorized transportation plan at the meeting. I have also begun the process on setting up the first Development Process Task Force meeting, a subject that was also acted upon on Monday evening. 

I attended the monthly meeting of the "Save Our Youth Task Force' the first thing Tuesday morning. School Superintendent Tom Moline described the "Youth Challenge Days" which were taking place this week at the High School. This is a program where adult volunteers participate in an intense activity and mentoring session with groups of students. Funding for the Volunteer Drug Testing Program was also discussed at the meeting. 

The Veterans Day Service that took place later that morning was very well done and well attended. Our thanks go out to Carol Hennessey, Mike Sherman and all of the Memorial Society members who worked so hard with our Department of Recreation and Public Service in preparing for the event. 

A meeting of the City Commission Liquor Control Subcommittee was held on Wednesday evening. No items needed to be forwarded on to the City Commission as the agenda concentrated on discussions with several license holders regarding enforcement issues. 

In addition to the above, I began performance evaluations on department heads this week. This annual exercise will be taking up a good portion of my time over the next two weeks. 

The attached information from Department of Recreation and Public Service Director Greg Rassel updates us on the status of leaf collection and the hiring of a new entity to administer the annual Dream Cruise. Leaf collection has begun on the second pass and is proceeding from north to south. We are hoping to complete the entire second pass before the winter sets in. 

Speaking of winter, the attached correspondence from the Oakland County Road Commission indicates the cutback in snow and ice control  that has been planned by the State Highway Department this year. Clearing Woodward Avenue will be a real challenge this coming season. This appears to be the only route affected by the cutbacks in Royal Oak.

The Royal Oak Jaycees will be conducting their 3rd annual event, "Deep Freeze Fundraiser", tonight, November 14, 2008 from 6:00 PM. to 6:00 AM. on Saturday, November 15, 2008. They will be camping outdoors at the First United Methodist Church, 320 West Seventh Street. All are invited to stop by and offer your support for this worthy program. The proceeds and donations will go to the South Oakland Shelter. For additional information, contact Adam Nelson of the Royal Oak Jaycees at 248-246-3063. 

The City of Royal Oak will hold a Car Auction on Saturday, November 15, 2008 starting at 9:30 AM, located at A&M towing, 303 East Harrison Street.  

The annual Royal Oak High School PTSA Arts and Craft Fair Show will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Royal Oak High School. Money raised by the craft show helps support many PTA-sponsored programs. Juried items include jewelry, wood crafts, pottery, holiday items and much more. The cafeteria will be open and there will also be a Bake Sale.

Have a great weekend.

Tom Hoover
City Manager
City of Royal Oak
211 Williams Street
P.O. Box 64
Royal Oak, MI 48068-0064
248-246-3200
tomh@ci.royal-oak.mi.us

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