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Arldy Schor.Mayor
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority
Board of Director's Meeting
Friday, April 19, 2024 - 8:30 AM
Foster Community Center
200 N. Foster Ave., Room 211
Lansing, MI 48910
Members Present: Yvette Collins, Scott Gillespie, Joan Nelson, Laurie
Baumer, Elaine Barr, Jon Lum
Mayoral Designee: Dr. Andrea McSwain
Members Absent:
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins (LEDC), Kris Klein (LEDC)
Public Present:
Recorded by: Yvette Collins
Call to Order/Roll call
Chair Lum welcomed everyone and called the MACIA Board of Directors meeting to
order at 8:33 a.m.
Approval of the March 15, 2024, MACIA Meeting Minutes - Amended (Action)
MOTION: Nelson moved to approve the March MACIA Meeting Minutes with the
proposed amendments. The motion was seconded by Gillespie.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Update on Financials
Watkins spoke w/Kris Klein. Watkins learned that MACIA had a separate $100k from the
original ARPA funding. Watkins provided a draft copy dated 4/19/24 of the revenue and
funding sources for MACIA that outlines the revenue and expenditures for MACIA and
separately the funding for the 2000 Block Facade Project.
The board discussed the possibility of using some of their capture dollars to help reduce
the amount the businesses would have to pay. Watkins added that if MACIA did that it
might drain all of the capture. Klein offered that the MACIA will have to propose a budget
amendment in June and for FY2025 - projecting that at $160k for capture.
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2000 Block Facade Update
The group deliberated on how to best go about completing the facade project. By trying
to identify the authority's and the individual businesses along the 2000 blocks
responsibilities.
There was discussion on how to allocate their ARPA funding for the fagade project before
the fiscal year ends.
Baumer notes that she sees MACIA and LEDC as a partnership. There will need to be an
approval of the expenditure by the June meeting.The authority will follow that by sending
a link to the full application to the businesses. Gillespie will be willing to go talk to them
again and go over all the numbers. Baumer suggested that when Gillespie is
communicating with them that the information is adjusted slightly to spell out that this is
the MACIA dollars so they don't think it's a different program. May 15th will be provided
as the deadline, then we will know what applications have been submitted. Gillespie will
communicate with them so they know what the deadline is, so they are aware. He will
explain it is going to be a match.
Other Business
MACIA reviewed and discussed the Canopy Creative Proposal.
Gillespie suggested the authority look at a replacement for Charlie. Watkins shared other
CIA are using some of their funding to hire a "ground person" to do needed work on the
CIA's behalf.
There was discussion about the dotheavenue website. There was some thought to
promote it, but to hold off on the press release on the website for now.
In reviewing the Canopy Creative contract, MACIA offered that we have a contract
with a 3-month review window. Lum agreed to oversee Jennifer's work.
MOTION: Barr moved to approve the Canopy Creative contract. Motion seconded by
Gillespie.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Motion to add the Canopy Creative contract with Jen as contract.
Barr/Gillespie
MOTION: Barr moved to approve the timeline modification of the Canopy Creative
contract with a 3-month review. Motion seconded by Collins.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Public Comment
Adjournment
Chair Lum adjourned the Michigan Avenue Board of Directors at 9:46 a.m.
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Jonathan Lum, Chair
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority
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