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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS. MLK CIA Meeting Minutes 06.20.24 South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Thursday, June 20th, 2024 – 1:00 pm UA Local 333 Plumbers and Pipefitters 5405 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Lansing, MI 48911 Members Present: Don Sober, Price Dobernick, Kristina Schmidgall Members Absent: Teresa Stokes, Amanda Defrees Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins (Lansing EDC) Guests Present: Rudy Faust (Shared-Use Mobility Center) Briena Pugh (Lansing Board of Water and Light) Public: Tiana Gillis, Andrea Strach, Ken Hall, Ali Bennett, Paul Anderson, Robin Anderson- King, Erin Buitendorp, Anissa Rivera, Kiyana Winfield, Pastor Coye Bouyer, David Wiener Recorded by: Alex Watkins Call to Order/ Roll Call : President Dobernick welcomed everyone and called the S. MLK CIA meeting to order at 1:04pm. Approval of Meeting Minutes - Action Schmidgall moved to approve the May S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd CIA minutes, Motion second by Sober. Thriving Communities Presentation: Faust from Shared-Use Mobility Center who is a part of the Thriving Communities Team, shared a presentation about options for safe traveling, pedestrian safety and effects to decrease auto crashes and fatalities on the South MLK Corridor. Faust went over crash maps and where accidents are occurring, some of the analytics that support why S. MLK needs safety measures. He also went in depth on measures that can be taken in conjunction with MDOT with stop signs, yield signs, flashing lights, street design and pedestrian crossings. Finally Faust talked about Thriving Communities and how the program is helping communities. Gillis and Strach from MDOT were available to answer lingering questions about the current pedestrian stop project near Logan Square. Gillis and Strach were able to educate the board about when the project will begin, the statistics used to determine where to do project and some of the data MDOT accesses when working on project. Approval of FY2022/2023 S. MLK CIA Budget Amendment- Action Watkins reviewed the capture that was expected went over this is the first year of capture and why the estimate was lower than the actual amount captured. Approval of FY2023/2024 S. MLK CIA Budget- Action Watkins went over the budget form and presented what the actual capture for 2023-2024 budget. Also went over options for what the board can do with funds. Approval of Corridor Signage Design- Action This action was tabled until the July meeting. Approval of Project Management Proposal- Action Watkins quickly reviewed the proposal for project management presented by South-West Action Group (SWAG). The proposal was presented at the May meeting but added language in case of termination of duties or contract. Sober motioned to accept and approve the amended Project Management Proposal, seconded by Schmidgall. Projects Discussion N/A Other Business Pugh from BWL did a quick presentation of and upcoming project on the corridor starting Spring 2025. All of the electric and phone lines poles will be replaced. This is going to effect power on the corridor as well as curb access. This is a BWL improvement but will cause minor temporary inconveniences to the corridor. Pugh will provide more information at upcoming meetings. Dobernick officially made this meeting his last as CIA president. Dobernick is taking a new national position with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union and will no longer be able to fulfill his duties as board chair. He also stated that Dustin Howard who is taking his current position has applied to take his spot on the S. Martin Luther King Blvd. CIA. Public Comment Adjournment MOTION to adjourn Dobernick, seconded by Sober X_________________________ Price Dobernick Chairman, S. Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD Corridor Improvement Authority