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Saginaw St. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
May 23rd @ 3pm
M3 Group
221 W. Saginaw St. Lansing, MI 48933
Members Present: Tiffany Dowling, John Shaski, Laura Stoken, Benjamin Brewer,
Diane Sanborn, Peter Morman
Members Absent:
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins (Lansing EDC) Kahleea Washington (Lansing
EDC)
Guests Present:
Public:
Recorded by: Alex Watkins
Call to Order/ Roll Call: Dowling called meeting to order at 3:05 pm. All board
members present for quorum.
Approval of Meeting Minutes –
MOTION: to approve amended board meeting minutes from April 25th by Shaski,
Second by Sanborn
YEAS: Unanimous
Beautification Project Update
Brewer made the board aware that Flowers would be delivered at 3:30 on May
24th 2024. We also decided what board members would help plant and what time
to show up to the sight. The board decided to show up at 3pm. Members Shaski,
Sanborn, Stoken and Brewer along with Watkins agreed to help plant flowers at
the point. The board also discussed additional purchases and reimbursement for
cost day of.
RFP and Marketing Plan Review and Marketing Committee Updates-Action
Washington and Stoken gave a high-level overview of the Marketing Committee
and the Saginaw CIA Marketing Plan. Stoken talked about releasing the RFP and
the upcoming meeting for the Marketing committee.
Downtown Placemaking Project (Kahleea Washington)-Action
Washington talked about how her placemaking project was being moved from
the Lansing Gateway Corridor to the Saginaw St Corridor. The location of the
public art is at the corner of Grand Ave and Saginaw St. There was some
discussion about what type of art should be at this location. Reviewed online the
area where the “LANSING” sign would be placed.
Other Business
N/A
Public Comment
N/A Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 3:49pm, Motion by Sanborn and seconded by Shaski. X_________________________
Tiffany Dowling
Chair, Saginaw St. Corridor Improvement Authority