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JOINT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY (LDFA)
City of Lansing, City of East Lansing & Ingham County
Meeting Minutes
January 26, 2022
LEAP, 1000 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
Attendees: Luke Hackney, James Tischler, Ben Bakken,
Dave Washburn, Jessy Gregg, Thomas Fehrenbach
Staff: Bob Trezise, Debbie Engel, Joe Carr, Jennifer Abood Morris
Recorded by: Debbie Engel, Joe Carr of LEAP
q Call to Order & Roll Call
Chair Hackney called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM. Carr conducted roll call.
Members Present: Members Absent:
Luke Hackney Derrell Slaughter
Ben Bakken Brian McGrain
James Tischler Charles Hasemann
Jessy Gregg
Thomas Fehrenbach
David Washburn
q Approval of LDFA Meeting Minutes for October 27, 2021
MOTION: Ben Bakken moved, seconded by Jim Tischler, to approve the LDFA
meeting minutes of October 27, 2021. All in Favor. Motion passed unanimously.
q LDFA/LEAP 2021-2024 Staff Contract
Joe Carr provided an update regarding the staff contract that is currently under legal review
with Foster Swift. A job description has been drafted and is ready to be posted. Fehrenbach
noted that the final version is currently under legal review.
MOTION: Ben Bakken makes motion to extend the authorization of the board chair to
engage in the LEAP/LDFA staff contract until next meeting or 90 days. Fehrenbach
seconded. All in Favor. Motion passed unanimously.
q TIF renewal timeline
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Carr reported updates regarding the TIF renewal process. Public Sector Consultants (PSC) is
working with municipal staff for the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing to get scheduled and
onto the appropriate agendas.
Fehrenbach presented the background and history of the LDFA SmartZone to the City of East
Lansing City Council.
q Technology Innovation Center (TIC) Updates
Allum provided an update regarding the TIC and its tenants. Seeing an uptick in interest.
Gregg inquired to the virtual membership and other engagement levels. Smith spoke to
federal requirements for SBIR funding of startups.
q Other Business
Discussion of LDFA meeting schedule, next meeting April 20th, 2022. TIF renewal process
may require a special meeting. Smith brought up the University Health Park with March 6th
being the opening day for MacLaren hospital. The board expressed meeting at the TIC,
Healthpark, or Alliance building in the future.
q Public Comment
There was no public comment.
q Adjournment: There being no further business before the Commission, Chair Hackney
adjourned the meeting at 3:20 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Carr
Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Team
Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)