Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

MINUTES Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. Lansing School Board Administration Offices CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Council Member Kathie Dunbar, Chairperson Council Member Brian T Jackson, Vice Chairperson Councilmember Peter Spadafore Nino Rodriguez, Lansing School Board Member Gabrielle Lawrence, Lansing School Board Member OTHERS PRESENT Sherrie Boak, Council Staff Jim Smiertka, City Attorney PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS No Public Comment DISCUSSION The Committee along with the members of the School Board discussed recent meetings with the Greater Lansing Realtors Association and the collaboration of sales in the school district. The group suggested asking the realtors to provide a list of all the schools, public and private at all showings. They also suggested their IT Director forward informational links on the school district to the GLRA to use. The Committee then spoke on meetings that the Chamber holds with different entities and school districts. It was determined that neither the City nor the Lansing School District were invited to them, though other school districts and municipalities were. Ms. Lawrence reached out to Mr. Japinga for the future dates, and it was provide November 7th at 8 am at the Crown Plaza, and November 21st at a location to be determined on the east side. Council Member Dunbar suggested the schools look into “senior discounts” to get the residents who no longer have kids in school to attend events at a cheaper rate. Council Member Dunbar asked why the LPD pays for the crossing guards and the Lansing School District does not, but other school districts do. Ms. Lawrence was not aware of why, but her opinion was that because it is City property (sidewalks and streets). She was going to reach out to Ms. Stamanski for details. Council Member Jackson presented his proposal on a Junior City Council. The group discussed the current Lansing Junior School Board and determined the City IGR Committee would attend the next Junior Board meeting to introduce themselves and propose a Junior City Council, established from their members. The next meeting of the Junior Board is November 13th from 1-3 at the Lansing School Board Administration Building. Adjourned at 2:00 p.m. Submitted by, Sherrie Boak, Recording Secretary, Lansing City Council Approved by the Committee on November 21, 2018