South MLK Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority

Regular Meeting

Lansing, MI · April 18, 2024

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S. Marting Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting April 18th, 2024, 1 pm Plumber and Pipefitters Union Hall Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Price Dobernick, Amanda Defrees, Kristina Schmidgall Members Absent: Theresa Stokes, Don Sober Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins Guests Present: Public: Erin Buitendorp, Ali Bennett, Paul Anderson, Pastor Coye Boyer, Dustin Howard, Churchill Down Neighborhood President, Rudy Faust, Rachel Aland, Naomi Doerner, Jackie Lombardi Recorded by: Alex Watkins Call to Order/ Roll Call: Dobernick called meeting to order at 1:05 pm, and there are enough members present for quorum. Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action: Motion to approve April meeting minutes. Holding off on approving prior meeting minutes until later meeting. Defrees motioned, Sober Second. Unanimously approved. Thriving Communities Presentation: Nakajima reviewed the purpose of Thriving Communities Grant and presented on the community impact the community funds can have. Listed below are the key takeaways from the presentation and discussion. • Information about upcoming roadway projects is not always reaching the people who would like to be informed. • A proactive approach to informing and engaging with the community may support long-term trust-building. • Lansing has a robust social infrastructure of community organizations that can support information sharing about upcoming transportation projects and solicit feedback from community members during the planning process. • More coordination with the City’s Neighborhoods, Arts, and Citizen Engagement Department to conduct public engagement is desired. Other Business: Pastor Boye spoke about the current status of Maple Grove school. He also spoke about future plans that are being considered for the location. Pastor Boyer is open to any type of city assistance as well as working with corridor. Pastor Boyer plans to be involved in future MLK CIA meetings. The South MLK CIA took a bus tour put together by Dobernick of the corridor as well as the area that is represented in the Thriving Communities grant. Public Comment: Adjournment: Dobernick adjourned meeting at 1:45 pm X_________________________ Price Dobernick, Chairman S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority

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S. Martin Luther King Jr. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, April 18th, 2024 – 1:00 PM UA Local 333 Plumbers and Pipefitters 5405 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Lansing, MI 48911 AGENDA 1. Call to Order/ Roll Call 2. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting Minutes (September 20, 2023) – Action 3. Approval of S. MLK CIA Informational Meeting #2 (September 20, 2023) – Action 4. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (October 19, 2023) – Action 5. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (November 16, 2023) – Action 6. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (December 21, 2023) – Action 7. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (January 18, 2024)- Action 8. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (February 15, 2024)- Action 9. Approval of S. MLK CIA Meeting (March 21, 2024)- Action 10. Thriving Communities Visit and Update 11. Other Business 12. Public Comment 13. Adjournment S. Marting Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting March 21st, 2024, 1 pm Capitol City Apartments 3200 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Price Dobernick, Don Sober, Amanda Defrees, Kristina Schmidgall Members Absent: Theresa Stokes Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins Guests Present: Public: Erin Buitendorp, Ali Bennett, Deyanita Martinez Recorded by: Alex Watkins Call to Order/ Roll Call: Dobernick called meeting to order at 1:13 pm, and there are enough members present for quorum. Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action: Motion to approve March meeting minutes. Holding off on approving prior meeting minutes until later meeting. Defrees motioned, Sober Second. Unanimously approved. Thriving Communities Update: The board discussed the upcoming Apil 18th Thriving Communities capacity builders visit. Subjects that were covered were the Logan Square Project, Maple Groove School, 3700 Waverly, Pleasant Grove School. Information and update to CATA bus Stops: This topic was pushed back to another meeting as we did not have representative from Kingdom Ministries or CATA in attendance. Vote on 2024 Meeting Schedule -Action S. MLKCIA vote to keep meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 1pm. The S. MLKCIA is also keeping the meeting location at The Plumbers and Pipefitter Union Hall. Dobernick and seconded by Defreese. Unanimously approved. Board Elections -Action: S. MLKCIA vote to keep the board leadership the same as last year. Motion from Dobernick and seconded by Defreese. Unanimously approved. Other Business: Watkins spoke about capture funding. Will do a full presentation at May board meeting. The board had an extended conversation about the uses of the money. Questions were brought up about the board using the funds for local business. The Development and Finance Plan details what capture funds can be used for and will address opportunities at the May board meeting. The board talked about bringing on Paul Anderson of South-West Action Group to assist with the completion of projects. This will allow the board to have a dedicated person to help complete projects. A portion of MKL capture or ARPA funding would be used to pay Anderson. The board would like a list of tasks and duties Anderson would be responsible for before approving. Will revisit this at the May meeting. Public Comment: Ms. Martinez from Michigan State University spoke as she was in attendance to learn about what the board does and sat in on the meeting. Adjournment: Dobernick adjourned meeting at 2:02 pm X_________________________ Price Dobernick, Chairman S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority