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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-21-22 Saginaw Street Corridor minutes Andy Schor.Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Informational Meeting #1 Thursday, April 21, 2022- 3:00 PM LEAP Office 1000 S Washington Ave #201 Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathon Lukco, Diane Sanborn, Jim Houthoofd, Benjamin Brewer, Tiffany Dowling, Jessica Yorko Members Absent: John Shaski (excused) Facilitator Present: Kambriana Crank (LEAP) Guests: Kai Christiansen and Matt (CATA) Public: None Recorded by: Kambriana Crank Welcome/Call to Order Chair Lukco welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA monthly meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. Rollcall was called by Crank and recorded for public record. Approval of SSCIA March 17th Meeting Minutes MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the March 17th,2022, meeting with the proposed changes. Motion seconded by Brewer. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. 2022 SSCIA Vision/Matrix Map Chair Lukco facilitated the conversation discussing the 2022 SSCIA project vision map. Chair Lukco also made the board aware of Mayor Schor's budget proposal which was presented to council early April which would give SSCIA$100,000. Chair Lukco suggested having an advisory board or sub-committee to help facilitate the potential requirements that will come along with the $100,000 the CIA will receive. Chair Lukco suggested having an advisory board or sub- committee to help facilitate the potential requirements that will come along with the $100,000 the CIA will receive. Board members suggested helping fill the gap with Durant Park, which discussion took place. Neighborhood grant- Yorko gave an update on the landscaping project and the difficulty in getting quotes. Capital Area Housing Partnership has demonstration projects and one of them was in the location of focus.SSCIA could partner on the demonstration project.Yorko sent three estimates of plants, wood chips, soil, and delivery. May 215t is the day that they flagged to build this border for the sculpture and planting flowers along Saginaw for a Spring Clean Up. They have additional meetings scheduled to make sure the project is coming along. Retaining wall blocks could be used to build the short wall around the sculpture to allow for a cleaner edge when the grass is mowed. Design- Yorko also suggested additional ways to incorporate art along the corridor, specifically the concrete walk. Houthoofd asked about pricing for the local art,which Yorko suggested that the art could cost roughly $75,000. Houthoofd also suggested that portions of the art project could be completed in sections. Houthoofd suggested to walk the corridor as a group which Lukco also agreed with. Yorko added to have the City to come and sweep the corridor. Crank will check with the City to see how to put in a suggestion for this. Cleaning the Rite Aid is another suggestion or improving their sign to make the fapade look better. Dowling suggested writing a letter on behalf of the SSCIA to ask the business to improve their fagade. Community Events- July 5th is Elderly Instruments 50th and July 315t there is a Car Show with the Museum and the 100th year celebration of the park amongst other events occurring that day. Dowling suggested adding something to the magazine for the celebration. Taxing Units Updates Christiansen from CATA encourages more bus shelters to be included along the corridor. Yorko and Sanborn suggested more bus shelters near LCC and Trinity Lutheran. Chair Lukco noted there was a list/study that highlighted the areas of needs (eastbound on Saginaw next to Center Street). Christiansen added that they can also look at ones that are not directly on Saginaw but would be of benefit to those that are on the corridor. It takes approximately three months from the time of decision making to implementation of a bus shelter. Corridor Updates None provided at this time. Other Business None provided at this time. Public Comment None provided at this time. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 4:03 P.M / zz Jona'fhon ukco, Chair Sagi aw Stre t Corridor Improvement Authority