HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022-307 PEND-3075 to Incorporate LPMA (2)Resolution #2022-307
By the Committee of the Whole
Resolved by the City Council of the City of Lansing
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lansing deems it advisable and necessary to
provide for the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of a public media
center and arts and cultural performance venue, and appurtenant properties and facilities
therefor; and
WHEREAS, Act 31 of the Public Acts of Michigan 1948 (First Extra Session), as amended
("Act 31") enables a City to incorporate one or more authorities for the purpose of
acquiring, furnishing, equipping, owning, improving, enlarging, operating, and maintaining
buildings, automobile parking lots or structures, transit -oriented developments, transit -
oriented facilities, recreational facilities, stadiums, and the necessary site or sites therefor,
together with appurtenant properties and facilities necessary or convenient for the
effective use thereof, for use for any legitimate public purpose of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable and necessary and in the best interest
of the City to create and establish an Authority under the provisions of Act 31, for the
purpose of accomplishing the aforesaid, to be designated the Lansing Public Media
Authority; and
WHEREAS, Articles of Incorporation for the proposed Lansing Public Media Authority
under Act 31 have been reviewed by the City Council;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The attached Articles of Incorporation of the Lansing Public Media Authority are
hereby approved and adopted.
2. The Mayor and City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute
the Articles of Incorporation of the Lansing Public Media Authority for and on behalf
of the City.
3. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Lansing
Public Media Authority or a summary of the Articles to be published once in a
newspaper circulated within the City as provided in Act 31, such publication to be
accompanied by a notice that valid incorporation of the Lansing Public Media
Authority shall be conclusively presumed unless questioned in a court of
competent jurisdiction as provided in Act 31.
4. The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of the executed Articles of Incorporation of
the Authority with the County Clerks of the Counties of Ingham and Eaton, and the
Secretary of State of the State of Michigan, together with a certificate stating the
date and newspaper of publication of the Articles of Incorporation. The City Clerk
is hereby authorized and directed to file the originally executed Articles of
Incorporation with the recording secretary of the Authority, when selected, and to
take such steps as are necessary under the provisions of State law to perfect the
Articles of Incorporation of said authority.
5. All other resolutions and parts of resolutions in so far as they conflict with the
provisions of this Resolution are hereby rescinded.
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Chris Swope,,CMMC/MMC
Lansing City Clerk.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is true
and is complete copy of the action
adopted by the Lansing City Council.