Lansing Gateway North Grand River Improvement Authority

Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 – 3:00 PM Peckham Inc. 3510 Capitol City Blvd. Lansing, MI 48906 AGENDA 1. Call to Order/ Roll Call 2. Approval of Lansing Gateway CIA Meeting Minutes (April 16, 2024) – Action 3. Approval of the Final Draft of the Lansing Gateway CIA Development and Financing Plan- Action 4. Approval of Corridor signage - Action a. Landscaping efforts update 5. Corridor façade grants and communication software updates 6. Other Business 7. Public Comment 8. Adjournment  Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Tuesday, April 16th 3pm Peckham Inc. 3510 Capital City Blvd, Lansing, MI 48906 Board Room Members Present: Robert Benstein, Jo Sperry, Steven Bohnett, Dianne Hartwell Bob Vanarkel Members Absent: Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins LEDC, Kahleea Washington LEDC Guests Present: Public: Recorded by: Alex Watkins Call to Order/ Roll Call Robert Benstein calls meeting to order at 3:11 pm, The meeting has enough member present for quorum. Approval of Meeting Minutes - Action MOTION: Bohnett moved to approve the March meeting minutes with amendments. Motion seconded by Hartwell. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Approval of communication software (Kahleea Washington)- Action MOTION: Hartwell moved to approve the March meeting minutes with amendments. Motion seconded by Bohnett. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Projects Discussion The board is going to review the development and finance plan for projects to use to allocate the APRA funding. Other Business The Lansing gateway CIA discussed a facade assistance program to assist businesses that applied for the facade grant on the Lansing gateway corridor. Watkins is reviewing how many businesses from the CIA qualified for assistance, but approval of the grant will not be known until the beginning of June. Washington discussed the progress of the street signage for the gateway corridor as well as the street sign toppers. The cost is going to be $120.00 per street sign Topper and getting estimates and designs for “Welcome to Lansing sign”, which will be strategically located at the corner of Waverly and Grand River. The board looked at and discussed logo designs in artwork for welcome signage. Decided to go with Washington's logo design. Washington also discussed the cost for a beautification project at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Grand River. The cost is around $5000 which can be used from the ARPA funds. The board still needs to pinpoint a project for the corridor since the placemaking project from CEDAM will not be on this corridor. The board asked questions about the street sweeping schedule. Watkins is looking into getting dates and times for when streets are clean. Public Comment N/A Adjournment MOTION to adjourn meeting at 4:07 by Bob Vanarkel.  X_________________________ Robert Benstein Chair, Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority  CITY OF LANSING LANSING GATEWAY CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY Resolution Approval for Adoption of Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Development and Finance Plan May 21st, 2024 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Lansing, Michigan, held on the 21st day of May 2024, at 3 p.m., pursuant to notice duly given: PRESENT: Members: ABSENT: Members: The following preamble and resolution were offered by; Member: , and supported by; Member: : WHEREAS, in 2019 Mayor Andy Shor proposed, and the Lansing City Council approved the establishment of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority (The Authority) with the goals to correct and prevent deterioration in the business districts, redevelop the city’s commercial corridors and promote economic growth; and WHEREAS, a practicum student from Michigan State University Urban and Regional Planning Program facilitated an area study of the corridor district and surrounding areas the information gathered from the area study was use throughout the development of the plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Lansing was selected to host their second Community Economic Development Fellow (community development fellow) through the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) fellowship program to increase capacity on community economic development efforts, specifically on behalf of The Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority; and WHEREAS, after several months of due diligence and research including a community input survey, the community development fellow drafted the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority’s Development and Tax Increment Financing Plan on behalf of The Authority; and WHEREAS, the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Lansing, to “exercise, through the actions of its Board, all powers specifically granted by the provisions of the City of Lansing, and such incidental powers as shall be necessary”; hereby, adopts the Development and Finance Plan of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Lansing. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors hereby adopts the Development and Finance Plan of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Lansing, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. YEAS: NAYS: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: RESOLUTION DECLARED ADOPTED. STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS. COUNTY OF INGHAM ) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority held on the 21st day of May 2024, and said resolution is on file in the office of the City Clerk (City of Lansing) and is available to the public. Public notice of the said meeting was given pursuant to and in compliance with State of Michigan’s Corridor Improvement Authority Act, Public Act 57 of 2018, including in the case of an informational meeting, notice by publication or posting of at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the meeting. In addition, said meeting was held in full compliance with the Board’s By-Laws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature. ________________________________ Robert Benstein, Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Board Chair  LANSING GATEWAY CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LANSING Certificate of Resolution by Board of Directors At a scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority (LGCIA) of the City of Lansing held on Thursday, May 21st, 2024, at 3p.m., pursuant to notice duly given: PRESENT: Members: ABSENT: Members: The following preamble and resolution was offered by; Member: ,and seconded by: Member: WHEREAS, in 2019 the Lansing City Council approved the establishment of Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority (LGCIA) with the goals to correct and prevent deterioration in the business districts, redevelop the city’s commercial corridors and promote economic growth; and WHEREAS, the Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Draft Development and Financing Plan is scheduled to be brought before the Lansing City Council for their consideration in 2024; and WHEREAS, the Development and Financing Plan outlines the need to make placemaking efforts along the corridor to improve the aesthetic and design of the LGCIA Corridor; and WHEREAS, Mayor Andy Schor provided the LGCIA with $100,000 of American Rescue Planning Act (ARPA) funding to start making strides to improve the corridor, until their Development and Financing Plan is approved and the acquire sufficient funding for their development efforts; and WHEREAS, the LGCIA CIA board expressed their intent to install street sign topper signage along the corridor with a design that represents the corridor’s identity; and WHEREAS, the City of Lansing Public Service Department informed the LGCIA that there are forty- three (43) street topper opportunities along the CIA district and each street sign topper will cost $120 to make and install the signs; and WHEREAS, the City of Lansing Public Service Department quoted the LGCIA CIA a total $5,160 for the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LANSING GATEWAY . CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITYOF THE CITY OF LANSING AS FOLLOWS: 1. Lansing Gateway . Corridor Improvement Authority (LGCIA CIA) accepts the proposal to spend $5,160 of their ARPA funding toward the street sign topper project. 2.The Board further directs its Chair to work with the Lansing EDC on the management and facilitation of the project, and for the chair to approve the release of the LGCIA ARPA funds to carry out the purchase on the Authority’s behalf. 3.Additionally, the LGCIA CIA agrees that if any section, clause or phrase of this Resolution is declared as invalid by a court of law, that ruling shall not affect the intent and purpose of this Resolution and validity of the remaining provisions of the Resolution. 4.Finally, the LGCIA CIA declares that all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with any of the provisions of this Resolution are repealed. The foregoing preamble and resolutions are hereby approved by the Board of Directors for the Lansing Gateway . Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Lansing. YEAS: () NAYS: () ABSTENTIONS: () ABSENT: () PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS DECLARED ADOPTED. STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) ss. COUNTY OF INGHAM ) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and a complete copy of a preamble and resolutions adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Lansing Gateway . Corridor Improvement Authority held on the 21st day of May 2024, and said preamble and resolutions are on file in the office of the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Lansing and are available to the public. Public notice of the meeting was given pursuant to and in compliance with Act No. 267, Public Acts of Michigan 1976, including in the case of a special or re-scheduled meeting, notice by publication or posting of at least eighteen (18) hours prior to the time set for the meeting. In addition, the meeting was held in full compliance with the Board’s By-Laws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature. Robert Benstein, Chair Lansing Gateway. CIA Board of Directors