HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaginaw Street CIA Meeting Minutes 01.18.24
Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 3pm
Lansing Economic Development Corporation
401 S. Washington Sq. Suite 101, Lansing, MI 48933
Members Present: John Shaski, Diane Sandborn, Benjamin Brewer, Laura
Stoken
Members Absent: Tiffany Dowling
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins
Guests Present: Kahleea Washington
Public: Kenwon Simpson
Recorded by: Alex Watkins Call to Order/ Roll Call: John Shaski called meeting to order at 3:11pm
Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action: MOTION: Sandborn moved to approve the September Saginaw St CIA Meeting
Minutes. Motion seconded by Stoken.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action:
MOTION: Stoken moved to approve the November Saginaw St CIA Meeting
Minutes. Motion seconded by Brewer. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action: MOTION: Brewer moved to approve the September Saginaw St CIA Meeting
Minutes. Motion seconded by Sandborn.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Beautification Project Payment and Schedule: Brewer gave an update on his
communication with Wildtype. Washington talked about the process for the invoice to get paid. The board decided to pay the entire invoice and to schedule a date in
the spring to install landscaping and flowers where Oakland and Saginaw split.
ARPA Funding Discussion: The board reviewed the Saginaw St Development and Finance Plan and had open discussion on how to use the ARPA funding by June
30th, 2024. The was review of the breakdown of how the 100k is going to be used in
terms of categories but not specific projects. The board decided to keep the
funding breakdown as is. The board also talked about holding a monthly morning
coffee corridor meet and greet.
Vote on the 2024 Saginaw St. Board– Action:
The board voted to keep al board positions from 2023:
Tiffany Dowling- chair
John Shaski- vice chair
Diane Sandborn – Treasurer
Benjamin Brewer – Secretary
MOTION: Sandborn moved to approve the Saginaw St CIA Board positions.
Motion seconded by Brewer. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Vote on the 2024 Meeting time– Action:
The Saginaw CIA board decided to change the meeting date and time from
the Third Thursday of the month at 3pm to the forth Thursday of the month at 4
pm.
MOTION: Sandborn moved to approve the Saginaw CIA meeting date and
time. Motion seconded by Brewer. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Projects Discussion:
The board reviewed and discussed the Marketing Plan submitted by M3 Group
from Megan Fleming. Stoken spoke about the Marketing Committee’s meetings
and updated the board on the objectives of the Marketing Committee. The
board spoke about the possibility of a conflict of interest using M3 Group as the
paid marketing firm. Stoken and Washington are working on a RFP to give a
chance for other marketing firms to submit a marketing proposal to the board.
Other Business
N/A Public Comment
N/A
Adjournment: Shaski adjourned board meeting at 4:04 pm
X_________________________ Tiffany Dowling, Chair Saginaw St. Corridor Improvement Authority