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Andy Schor,Mayor
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority
Board of Director's Meeting
Friday, February 18, 2022-8:30 AM
Armory Building
330 Marshall Street 3rd Floor Board Room
Lansing, MI 48912
Members Present: Jonathan Lum, Yvette Collins, Laurie Baumer, Scott
Gillespie, Joan Nelson
Mayoral Designee: Andrea McSwain
Members Absent: Joseph Ruth (excused), Elaine Barr (excused)
Facilitator Present: Kambriana Gates (LEAP)
Public Present: Ben Rouse (Liberty Church)John Monberg (MSU), Joe
Weisnberg (Asian Gourmet?), David Ellis (private
citizen), Charlie Krupka (Community Foundation)
Public Present: None
Recorded by: Kambriana Gates
Call to Order/ Roll call /Overview
Lum welcomed everyone and called the MACIA Board of Directors meeting to order at
8:41 a.m. Rollcall was called by Gates and recorded for public record.
Approval of the December Minutes (Action)
MOTION: Collins moved to approve the December MACIA Meeting Minutes. Motion
seconded by Gillespie.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Approval of the January Minutes (Action)
MOTION: Gillespie moved to approve the January MACIA Meeting Minutes. Motion
seconded by Nelson.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Updates from Charlie Krupka
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Krupka shared that there will be a meeting with the business owners in the 2000 block of
Michigan Avenue on 2.24.22. This will be the second meeting, as an initial meeting was
held on 1.26.22. Ken Jones will attend the February meeting and will give an overview
with possible artistic renderings of the fagade possibilities. Krupka shared that the
application for the fagade grant is due 3.1.22. Gates anticipates approval by mid-March
and the grant agreement would have to be signed by middle of April.
Other Business
Gates shared that we should have an accounting of dollars in the MACIA budget by next
month.
Public Comment
Monberg shared that he had started to work with Gillespie. The MSU students in
his class have presented the first rounds of "personas" and will be creating
empathy maps, followed by an ideation round in the following weeks. It is thought
that during that period Gillespie can work with the class. Monberg has collected
past reports and documents about the eastside and they may use it to work with
some mapping software.
Adjournment
Chair Lum called the Michigan Avenue Board of Directors meeting to adjourn at 9:03 AM.
Jonathan Lum, Chair
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority
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