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Saginaw St. Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Monday, October 24th, 2024 @ 3 pm
M3 Group
221 W. Saginaw St. Lansing, MI 48933
Members Present: Tiffany Dowling, Laura Stoken, Diane Sanborn,
Peter Morman
Members Absent: Benjamin Brewer
Facilitator Present: Alex Watkins (Lansing EDC)
Guests Present:
Public:
Recorded by: Alex Watkins (Lansing EDC) Call to Order/ Roll Call
Dowling called Saginaw St CIA meeting to order at 3:05 pm, Enough members for
quorum.
Approval of Meeting Minutes - Action
MOTION: Stoken motioned the board to approve the September board meeting
minutes with revisions of adding Morman to the present member roll count;
seconded by Sanborn.
YEAS: Unanimous vote
Approval of Landscaping Maintenance Estimate - Action
The board discussed the proposal for the Pointe landscaping project.
There was discussion about the size of the boulders being installed, when and why
the updated maintenance would need to be done and the cost of labor being
a major part of the cost.
Approval of the Benjamin Brewer Reimbursement- Action
This action item is for reimbursement for $403.94 to Benjamin Brewer for out-of-
pocket cost needed to complete the point landscaping project.
MOTION: Dowling motioned the board to reopen the SSCIA Marketing RFP;
seconded by Stoken.
YEAS: Unanimous vote
Approval of the Diane Sanborn Reimbursement- Action
This action item is for reimbursement for $82.02 to Diane Sanborn for out-of-pocket
cost needed to complete the point landscaping project.
MOTION: Dowling motioned the board to reopen the SSCIA Marketing RFP;
seconded by Stoken.
YEAS: Unanimous vote
Update on BWL Bill- Action
Dowling has been working with the Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL) on
the cost of installing lights at the LANSING sign location and was able to get BWL
to sponsor the lighting and bringing down the cost to around $660 for the light
installation. BWL is determining the estimated monthly utility cost before finalizing
the electric plan. It was determined that the lighting is going to be installed as in-
ground lighting under each letter.
Approval of Marketing RFP – Action
Board Chair Dowling recused herself from the meeting. The Saginaw St. meeting
continued with board Secretary Sanborn over-seeing the meeting.
The board discussed re-opening the Saginaw St. RFP which had been talked
about at earlier meetings. This will allow the board to form a new marketing
committee and hire a firm to lead Saginaw St. marketing efforts.
MOTION: Stoken motioned the board to reopen the SSCIA Marketing RFP;
seconded by Sanborn.
YEAS: Unanimous vote
Other Business
Stoken questioned when the updated language to the RPFs was going to be
completed by the administration. Watkins stated that he would research that
answer.
Public Comment
N/A
Adjournment
MOTION: Stoken motioned to adjourn meeting at 3:25 pm, Morman seconded
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Tiffany Dowling
Chairperson, Saginaw St. Corridor Improvement Authority