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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-1-2022 Saginaw Street Corridor ImprovementAndy Schor. Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Director's Monthly Meeting Thursday, December 1, 2022-2:00 PM Members Present: Members Absent: Facilitator Present: Guests: Public: Recorded by: Call to Order/ Roll Call Jonathon Lukco, John Shaski, Jim Houthoofd, Diane Sanborn, Jessica Yorke (excused) Benjamin Brewer (excused), Tiffany Dowling (excused) Aurelius Christian (LEDC) Katreeva Bisbee, Re'Shane Lonzo, Robert Bisbee Aurelius Christian (LEDC) Chair Lukco called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. Roll call was called by Christian and recorded for public record. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes (October 20, 2022) - ACTION MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from October 20, 2022. Motion seconded by Shaski. Draft 2023 Board Meeting Schedule Lukco gave an overview of the draft schedule for 2023, to be approved at the annual meeting. Shaski asked if any additional items are discussed at the annual meeting Lukco discussed the election of officers. Lukco mentioned he is not seeking leadership due to his term being up in June of 2023 and is no longer being a resident. Shaski mentioned recruitment of new positions. Sanborn asked about the category of board member is needed. Lukco mentioned the need for a business member. Shaski mentioned potentially facilitating participation from members of SOCA. Lukco will help coordinate election slates for the 2023 board leadership positions. Shaski suggested a member from the Rathbun Agency. Sanborn will reach out to Ben Rathbun. Community Input Survey Discussion Lukco gave an overview of the community input survey and discussed that he used the traverse city masterplan example. Lukco wanted to get feedback from the board before putting it in the form. The timeline for the survey is to have it open over January and February and draw participation from taxing jurisdictions at the March informational meeting. Lonzo asked if the goal is to have the survey out in January which Lukco confirmed. MOTION: Shaski moved to approve the framework for the survey to be distributed in January. Motion seconded by Sanborn. Yeas unanimous. Other Business Sanborn mentioned willingness to undertake the landscaping project. Houthoofd asked if there is an inventory of constituency of the corridor. Lukco mentioned there is a parcel list. Discussion around mailing the community input survey followed. Shaski suggested a 2023 project being a directory of contacts for businesses along the corridor. Lonzo asked how that information would be gathered. Shaski answered that potentially dropping in or calling the business and talking with them. Shaski mentioned it would be a good project for an intern. Lukco mentioned the MSU arts and letters has an internship. Discussion was had around the procedure to do a budget amendment and if there is a way to spend under a certain threshold. Shaski asked when the budget is approved. Lukco answered in the April/ May timeframe. Christian gave an update on the Moneyball Sportswear project Public Comment Lonzo expressed her excitement about the corridor and mentioned that she purchased the park furniture and 1001 W. Saginaw bringing her businesses' administrative HQ to 1001. Discussed their plans for the project to bring housing and conduct DRM operations. Discussion around providing missing middle housing options. Shaski thanked Houthoofd for his service on the board as this was his last meeting as a board member. Adjournment Chair Lukco adjourned the SSSCIA Board of Directors Meeting at 3:14 pm. r Jonathan Luk o SSCIA, Chair