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S. Marting Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
March 21st, 2024, 1 pm
Capitol City Apartments
3200 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
Members Present: Price Dobernick, Don Sober, Amanda Defrees,
Kristina Schmidgall
Members Absent: Theresa Stokes
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins
Guests Present:
Public: Erin Buitendorp, Ali Bennett, Deyanita Martinez
Recorded by: Alex Watkins
Call to Order/ Roll Call: Dobernick called meeting to order at 1:13 pm, and
there are enough members present for quorum.
Approval of Meeting Minutes – Action:
Motion to approve March meeting minutes. Holding off on approving prior
meeting minutes until later meeting.
Defrees motioned, Sober Second.
Unanimously approved.
Thriving Communities Update: The board discussed the upcoming Apil 18th
Thriving Communities capacity builders visit. Subjects that were covered were
the Logan Square Project, Maple Groove School, 3700 Waverly, Pleasant Grove
School. Information and update to CATA bus Stops: This topic was pushed back to another meeting as we did not have representative from Kingdom Ministries or
CATA in attendance.
Vote on 2024 Meeting Schedule -Action
S. MLKCIA vote to keep meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 1pm. The
S. MLKCIA is also keeping the meeting location at The Plumbers and Pipefitter
Union Hall.
Dobernick and seconded by Defreese.
Unanimously approved.
Board Elections -Action:
S. MLKCIA vote to keep the board leadership the same as last year.
Motion from Dobernick and seconded by Defreese.
Unanimously approved. Other Business:
Watkins spoke about capture funding. Will do a full presentation at May board
meeting. The board had an extended conversation about the uses of the
money. Questions were brought up about the board using the funds for local
business. The Development and Finance Plan details what capture funds can be
used for and will address opportunities at the May board meeting.
The board talked about bringing on Paul Anderson of South-West Action Group
to assist with the completion of projects. This will allow the board to have a
dedicated person to help complete projects. A portion of MKL capture or ARPA
funding would be used to pay Anderson. The board would like a list of tasks and
duties Anderson would be responsible for before approving. Will revisit this at the
May meeting.
Public Comment: Ms. Martinez from Michigan State University spoke as she was
in attendance to learn about what the board does and sat in on the meeting.
Adjournment: Dobernick adjourned meeting at 2:02 pm
X_________________________ Price Dobernick, Chairman
S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority