HomeMy WebLinkAboutLansing Gateway CIA February Meeting Minutes 4.16.24 Andy Schor,Mayor
Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, April 16th 3pm
Peckham Inc.
3510 Capital City Blvd, Lansing, MI 48906
Board Room
Members Present: Robert Benstein, Steven Bohnet, Jo Sperry
Bob Vanarkel, Dianne Hartwell
Members Absent:
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins LEDC, Kahleea Washington LEDC
Guests Present: Red Barney
Public:
Recorded by: Alex Watkins
Call to Order/ Roll Call Robert Benstein calls meeting to order at 3:10 pm, The
meeting has enough member present for quorum.
Approval of Meeting Minutes - Action
MOTION: Vanarkel moved to approve the March meeting minutes with
amendments. Motion seconded by Bohnett.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Approval of the Final Draft of the Lansing Gateway CIA Development and
Financing Plan - Action
Washington went over the Development process that the Council board needs
to go through to finalize and implement the Development and Finance Plan.
Board members reviewed the plan and asked questions on timeline the review
process and the capture. Brief discussion on Capital Area District Library pass
through on the capture.
Motions to table until June meeting to allow the board to do a deeper review.
Motion by Sperry seconded Bohnet
Unanimous vote.
Approval of Corridor signage - Action
Review the cost invoice for doing street sign toppers and also went over the
proposed signage logo for the Gateway corridor. Washington went over street
signage cost and installation. This ARPA funded project estimated cost totals
$120/ sign. Washington also discussed at "Welcome to Lansing" sign that would
be at the corner of Waverly Rd. and Grand River Ave.
Motion to approve the street topper project and payment from ARPA funds.
Sperry moved, Bohnet seconded.
Corridor fagade grants and communication software updates.
Briefly went over the status of the Fagade program which should be complete by
end of June. Washington spoke about the purchase of the MailChimp emailing
software. The Corridor now has an email address to send for future contact and
outreach.
Other Business
Barney gave a presentation on the flower/ and landscaping, whe went over
height and types of flower that can be planted in the median at the Grand River/
Cesar Chavez intersection. Barney also answered questions about maintaining
the area (mowing, landscaping, snow removal, insects, etc.) Barney can offer a
maintenance plan and do a sketch of the landscaping.
Public Comment
N/A
Adjournment
MOTION to adjourn meeting by Bohnett at 4:14 pm
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Ro ert Bens
Chair, Lansing Gateway Corridor Improvement Authority