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Home My WebLink About2003 LBRA minutesMember Present: Members Absent: Temporary EDC Members Present: Staff Present: Guests Present: 1) Call to Order Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting Minutes Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, April 2, 2003 4:45 P.M. Tony Benavides; Ami Brazeau; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries; William Long; Jeff Williams James Butler; Kim Coleman None Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney - Miller; Marchelle Smith Jim Ruff Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:23 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from February 5, 2003 Motion - William Long motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from February 5, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Other Business A) Financial Statements through February, 2003 The Board unanimously agreed to receive and place on file the Financial Statements through February, 2003 as presented. B) FY `03/04 Draft LBRA Budget Motion - William Long motioned the Board to recommend the FY `03/04 Draft LBRA Budget to the Lansing City Council as presented. William Cook seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. C) LBRA Staff Solicitation of RFQ - Revolving Funds Patricia Cook stated that recognizing that funds will be available from the LBRA Revolving Fund, Tracy Carney -Miller has put together a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for environmental agencies so that staff can have a qualified list of bidders on hand and available when the LBRA is in a position to utilize the revolving funds. 4) Public Comment None. 5) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: Staff Absent: Guests Present: 1) Call to Order Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, May 7, 2003 4:45 P.M. Ann Brazeau; Tony Benavides; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Brian Jeffries; William Long; Jeff Williams James Butler; Paula Cunningham Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller Marchelle Smith Jim Ruff Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from April 2, 2003 Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from April 2, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements through March, 2003 Motion - Ann Brazeau motioned the Board to approve the Financial Statements through March, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Lansing Brownfield Plans A) BTS Site - Plan # 5c - Amendment 1 Tracy Carney -Miller gave the Board a brief overview of the BTS Site - Plan #5c - Amendment 1. The redevelopment of this site (which was previously the home of a State of Michigan operated detention center for juvenile boys) will include approximately 177 to 183 owner -occupied residential units. Units will include both single-family detached and single-family attached units. The site is located approximately halfway between Pennsylvania Avenue and Marshall Street on the south side of East Saginaw. This amendment is necessary due to the substantial cost increase associated with previously unforseen environmental and site costs. Additionally, this amendment proposes new developers from previous BTS plans. Motion - Ann Brazeau motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving Plan #5c - BTS Property - Amendment 1 as presented. Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. C) Prudden Area Redevelopment Project - Plan #14 Tracy Carney -Miller gave the Board a brief overview of the Prudden Area Redevel- opment Project - Plan #14. The redevelopment will include four components; the construction of approximately 120 new apartments on the property called "Site 1 " in this Plan, rehabilitation of the existing 3 -story Prudden building, called "Site 4" in this Plan, for approximately 110 new residential units, the demolition of the "Trooper Jake" building which was decimated by fire and construction of a new parking area on the property called "Site 2" in this Plan and the rehabilitation of approximately 50,000 square feet of space within the existing office/commercial building called "Site 3" in this Plan. The site is the former location of the Prudden and Motor Wheel facilities between Saginaw and Oakland - east of Cedar and west of Pennsylvania. Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving the Prudden Area Redevel- opment Project - Plan #14 as presented. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. B) Lansing Housing Commission Project - Plan #13 Karl Dorshimer gave the Board a brief overview of the Lansing Housing Commission Project - Plan #13. The redevelopment is of an old and blighted residential trailer park. New development will be a 5 building 30 unit income eligible senior housing development. The site is located at 3117 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving the Lansing Housing Commission Redevelopment Project - Plan #13 as presented. William Cook seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 5) Public Comment None 6) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, June 4, 2003 4:45 P.M. Members Present: Ann Brazeau; Tony Benavides; Kim Coleman; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries; William Long; Jeff Williams Members Absent: James Butler; William Cook Staff Present: Patricia Cook; Barbara Foreman Staff Absent: Karl Dorshimer; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Guests Present: Jim Ruff 1) Call to Order Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:43 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from May 7, 2003 Motion - Tony Benavides motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from May 7, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Paula Cunningham seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements through April, 2003 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Financial Statements through April, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Recommendation for Auditing Services Contract Patricia Cook stated that 3 bidders responded to EDC's "Request for Proposal" for auditing services: 1) Rehmann Robson 2) Andrews, Hooper & Pavlik 3) Kutas & Hawes After review of all three proposals, staff is recommending a continued Auditing Service Contract with Kutas & Hawes for the FY `02-03. Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve continuing auditing services with the firm of Kutas & Hawes for the LBRA FY `02-03 audit. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 5) Other Business A) Analysis of Brownfield Program Incentives The Board received a copy of an Analysis of Brownfield Program Incentives Compared to Public Benefit, which was prepared by Tracy Carney -Miller. B) Pre -Qualified Consultant List Recommendations Patricia Cook reminded the Board that in March `03 the LBRA issued Request for Qualifications to identify environmental consulting firms for placement on a "Pre - Qualified Consultants List" that will enable the LBRA to solicit bids from contractors which it has already established as being qualified to perform work on future LBRA projects. After staffs' review of 16 proposals the following consultants were selected for placement on the PQCL: 1. Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber 2. AKT Peerless Environmental 3. PM Environmental 4. Conestoga -Rovers 5. DLZ 6. NTH Consultants, Inc. 7. Fitzgerald, Henne & Associates 8. Atwell -Hicks, Inc. 9. SME 6) Public Comments None. 7) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: Staff Absent: Guests Present: 1) Call to Order Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, October 1, 2003 4:45 p.m. Ann Brazeau; James Butler; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries; William Long; Jeff Williams Tony Benavides; Kim Coleman Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Jim Ruff, Ryan Thelen Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:52 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from August 6, 2003 Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from August 6, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Audit of Financial Statements for FY `02/03 Amendment to FY 02/03 Budget Patricia Cook informed the Board that an Amendment to the FY 02/03 Budget is needed in the amount of $30,905 for additional administrative expenses for Plan #'s 2,7,8&9. Motion - Brian Jeffries motioned the Board to receive and place on file the Audit of Financial Statements for FY `02/03 as presented by Ryan Thelen of Kutas & Hawes PC, as well as, the proposed Amended Budget. Paula Cunningham seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. A) "Adjusted" June `03 Financial Statements Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to accept and place on file the "Adjusted" June `03 Financial Statements as presented. William Long seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Brownfield Plans A) Cedar Petroleum, Inc. LBRA Plan #15 Karl Dorshimer gave the Board a brief overview of the Cedar Petroleum Redevelopment Project, which will clean up and redevelop a vacant gas station (located at 4924 S. Cedar Street) into a modern fueling and car wash business. Motion - James Butler motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving the Cedar Petroleum Inc. Redevelopment Project (Plan #15) as presented. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. B) Metro Ford LBRA Plan #16 Karl Dorshimer gave the Board a brief overview of the Metro Ford Site Redevelopment Project, which will clean up and redevelop a vacant auto dealership (located at 3513 S. M.L. King Blvd.) into an office, retail, warehouse and storage facility. Motion - James Butler motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving the Metro Ford Site Redevelopment Project (Plan #16) as presented. William Cook seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. C) Builder's Plumbing & Heating Supply LBRA Plan #17 Karl Dorshimer gave the Board a brief overview of the Builder's Plumbing and Heating Supply Redevelopment Project, which will demolish two buildings (located at 700 S. Hosmer Street) and construct a new 41,560 square foot warehouse and office facility. Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Resolution approving the Builder's Plumbing and Heating Supply Redevelopment Project (Plan #17) as presented. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. The Board and staff had some general discussion about ability to capture only certain local taxes in brownfield plans. Staff will research and report back to the Board. 5) Other Business A) Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Program - Case Study The Board received a copy of the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Program - Case Study, which was prepared by Tracy Carney -Miller. B) Database of Brownfield Plans The Board received a copy of the Database of Brownfield Plans, which was prepared by Tracy Carney -Miller. 6) Public Comment None. 7) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman &/2_Patricia Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Members Present: Members Absent: Temporary EDC Members Present: Staff Present: Staff Absent: Guests Present: 1) Call to Order Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, December 3, 2003 4:30 P.M. James Butler; Kim Coleman; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries; William Long; Jeff Williams Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; William Cook Jan Hayhow Patricia Cook; Barbara Foreman Karl Dorshimer; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Jim Ruff Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from November 5, 2003 Motion - Brian Jeffries motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from November 5, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements through 10/31/03 Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Financial Statements through 10/31/03 as presented and place them on file. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Other Business Brian Jeffries inquired as to the ability of the LBRA to capture for its revolving fund at the onset of a brownfield plan as opposed to at the end of the Plan payment. Staff indicated that they would research this inquiry and report back to the Board. 5) Public Comments None. 6) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:12 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman OA Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager