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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS. MLK CIA Meeting Minutes 09.19.24 South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting September 19, 2024 UA Local 333 Plumbers and Pipefitters 5405 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Lansing, MI 48911 Members Present: Amanda Defrees, Kristina Schmidgall, Don “Moose” Sober Members Absent: Teresa Stokes, Dustin Howard Facilitator Present: Kahleea Washington (Lansing EDC) Guests Present: Alex Watkins, Paul Anderson Public: Pastor Coye Boyer, Ki’yanna Winfield, Erin Buitendorp, Max Matchet, Ali Bennett, Jazmin Anderson, Mohamed Musleh, James Defrees Recorded by: Kahleea Washington (Lansing EDC) Call to Order/ Roll Call Vice Chair Defrees called the meeting to order at 1:04 Approval of Meeting Minutes - Action MOTION: Schmidgall motioned to approve the amended minutes, and Sober seconded. YEAS: Unanimous Updates on the Board Administration Watkins updated the board on the management transition. Updates on CATA Bus Shelters Murals The board discussed reaching out to a contact at the Lansing School District to solicit art submissions from students. In order to utilize the TCP match dollars, the board asked Kingdom Life Church to host the art competition. The board will establish an art installation committee to manage and review the submissions. Updates on Corridor Street Sign Toppers Washington updated the board on the fabrication of the street sign toppers. The toppers are expected to be installed by the end of October Discussion on Corridor TCP Projects The board discussed the potential project for the TCP match program and what projects would be most feasible. Paul provided updates on the Malcolm X school project north of the corridor. Defrees suggested using some of the ARPA funds allocated to “beautification efforts” to help with the purchase and upgrading the parcels. Other Business Sober introduced his guest, Mohammad Musleh, and discussed the issues related to the strip mall on 3107 S. MLK. The current tenants have experienced a series of robberies, homeless encampments, trash, and there are also parking issues with the properties. Sober and Musleh discussed purchasing the lot next to the strip mall for additional parking and possibly fencing off the property, which the Housing Commission currently owns. Washington informed the board that she is pursuing EIN for each of the CIA Public Comment The group discussed issues related to homelessness, taxes, and unique circumstances related to the City of Lansing. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 2:23 X_________________________ Amanda Defrees Chairperson, South Marting Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority