Michigan St. Corridor Improvement Authority - Regular Meeting

Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority 809 Michigan Street NE Minutes Packet Grand Rapids, MI 49503 June 8, 2022 @ 3:30 PM Grand Coney PRESENT: Alexander Lamkin, Kevin Brant, Christopher Swank, Thomas Dann, Commissioner Joe Jones, Max Benedict. ABSENT: Wayne Lobdell OTHERS: Verah Narh-Kamara, Kelsey Liebenow, Ken Miguel-Cipriano. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:30 PM by Chair, Alexander Lamkin. II. Public Comment on Agenda Items None. III. Minutes Approval No comments or questions were noted. Approval of Minutes from April 13, 2022 Motion to approve minutes from April 13, 2022. RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Max Benedict, Member SECONDER: Christopher Swank, Member YEAS: Lamkin, Swank, Dann, Jones, Benedict ABSENT: Kevin Brant, Wayne Lobdell IV. Action Items 1. Fiscal Year 2023 Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority Budget Adoption. Verah Narh-Kamara presented the budget. No questions or comments were noted. Motion to adopt the fiscal year 2023 budget as presented. Generated 10/10/2022 11:59 AM Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority Meeting Full Page 2 June 8, 2022 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Max Benedict, Member SECONDER: Christopher Swank, Member YEAS: Lamkin, Swank, Dann, Jones, Benedict ABSENT: Kevin Brant, Wayne Lobdell 2. ArtPrize Poutine Week Event Request for Proposal Zan Lamkin and Kelsey Liebenow presented this item. Mr. Lamkin explained that the purpose of the RFP is to find individuals/ organizations to coordinate different events and activities that will be centered on local businesses with some sort of voting solutions. Mr. Lamkin also wants the board to think about other themes they might be interested in other than Poutine We, whichded that Richard App was at the recent Design Committee meeting, and he suggested doing the Poutine Week event during the ArtPrseason. He said ArtPrize is trying to promote events happening in business districts outside ArtPrize boundaries and that could be an opportunity for this event. Mr. Lamkin also thinks it will be helpful to move the event to September for ArtPrize and because of the walkability perspective in the fall as event times in the past were not favorable to the weather. Ms. Liebenow noted that she has engaged some organizations with interest emails and there seems to be a lot of excitement from event planners, but they were concerned about the scope of the project. She added that the time frame is very short, so the Design Committee is hoping to have proposals in hand for review at the next meeting. Mr. Lamkin also mentioned the Social District could be very helpful to this event and the roadblocks will need to be addressed. Kevin Brant asked if the potential app can be integrated with the ArtPrize app. Mr. Lamkin is not sure but will check with Richard App. Chris Swank also inquired about the budget for the event, Again, Mr. Lamkin is not sure at this point, but the committee is looking forward to getting some specifics from the proposals. Mr. Brant asked about measures in place to measure ROI for the event. Mr. Lamkin added that could be a deliverable for the potential app. Ms. Liebenow suggested including punch cards with logos of businesses that people can turn in for prizes. The board would like to see the ROI component incorporated into the RFP as a requirement. Motion to approve the ArtPrize Poutine week Event Manager RFP with an ROI component incorporated as a requirement. Generated 10/10/2022 11:59 AM Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority Meeting Full Page 3 June 8, 2022 RESULT: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Swank, Member SECONDER: Max Benedict, Member YEAS: Lamkin, Brant, Swank, Dann, Jones, Benedict ABSENT: Wayne Lobdell 3. Public Art Funding Request - Reb Roberts Mr. Lamkin presented this item and noted that the artist, Reb Roberts has done murals all over the city. So far, he has received a written permit from the building owner. The board agreed it is crucial for him to get city commission approval. The request was approved contingent on the city mural committee’s approval. Motion to approve the public art request for a not to exceed amount of $5,000 contingent on the city’s mural committee approval RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Christopher Swank, Member SECONDER: Max Benedict, Member YEAS: Lamkin, Brant, Swank, Dann, Jones, Benedict ABSENT: Wayne Lobdell V. Reports 1. Corridor Manager & Design Committee Ms. Liebenow and Mr. Lamkin presented the reports. The Design Committee is considering City Street signage as another option in place of the banners. The board discussed the parklet idea in detail. Max Benedict consulted with Integrated Architecture and received a proposal from them. Mr. Lamkin reminded the board the project will be contingent on getting approval from the city. At this point, the committee is not sure of the process and is hoping to get some answers from the city. Ms. Kamara noted she will reach out to the appropriate city department. Ms. Liebenow mentioned she is looking into a placemaking grant that could be used for that project. Mr. Benedict wanted to know if there is a marketing plan in place for the new website. Mr. Lamkin suggested discussing that further at the next Design Committee meeting. VI. Other Business None. Generated 10/10/2022 11:59 AM Michigan Street Corridor Improvement Authority Meeting Full Page 4 June 8, 2022 VII. Public Comment None. VIII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:19 PM by Chair, Alexander Lamkin. Generated 10/10/2022 11:59 AM