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Home My WebLink About2004 LBRA minutesMembers 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 Special Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:00 P.M. Ann Brazeau; James Butler; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries; Jeff Williams Tony Benavides Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller Marchelle Smith James Houthoofd, Corporate Controller for Neogen Corp. Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. 2) Brownfield Plans A) Builders Plumbing & Heating Supply - Plan #17B Amended Karl Dorshimer reminded the Board that they had approved Builder's Plumbing & Heating Supply (Plan #17) last October. Karl informed the Board that in December of last year it was discovered that the legal description for Plan #17 was incomplete. Karl asked the Board for approval of Plan #17B Amended, which contains the correct legal description. Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to approve Plan #17B Amended as presented and place it on file. Paula Cunningham seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. B) Neogen Corporation - Redevelopment of Former Dudley Paper Facility - Plan #18 Tracy Carney -Miller informed the Board that redevelopment of this site, which is currently vacant, will be used by Neogen Corp. for manufacturing operations. Both the brick and steel buildings will be completely renovated, including significant work to the roofs, windows, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, parking areas, landscaping and other aspects of the facility. The redeveloped site will enable Neogen to bring newly acquired businesses to Lansing and to continue to expand at its Lansing location. Total investment at the site by Neogen will be approximately $2 million. Tracy also explained that this brownfield project is somewhat different than previous LBRA projects in that we are not requesting any tax increment capture of the increase in property taxes, rather this brownfield designation allows Neogen to apply to the State of Michigan for single business tax credits. Further, it was mentioned that the EDC is currently working on a package of incentives for this project that the Mayor and City Council will need to approve before Neogen would be eligible for both real estate and personal property tax abatement. James Butler entered the meeting during the discussion of the Neogen Plan. Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to approve the Neogen Corporation - Plan #18 as presented and place it on file. Paula Cunningham seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. Kim Coleman entered the meeting at 4:25 p.m. Brian Jeffries reported to the Board that there has been some discussion with the Chamber and other business leaders about the need to be staged for new automotive suppliers, with the impending announcement of GM's moving forward on the development of the Lansing/Delta Plant. Staff reported they were in the process of updating our supplier site booklet, and felt their was a need to make some of the Lansing sites more "development ready" (i.e., zoning changes, 425 agreement areas). 3) Public Comments None. 4) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman 644 - Patricia A. 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, March 3, 2004 4:40 P.M. Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Bo Garcia; Jeff Williams James Butler; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries Ed Carpenter Patricia Cook; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller Karl Dorshimer; Marchelle Smith Jim Ruff Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:18 p.m. 2) Election of Officers Motion - Bo Garcia motioned the Board to approve the following slate of officers thru December 31, 2004: Jeff Williams - Chair Kim Coleman - Vice -Chair William Cook - Secretary Ann Brazeau - Treasurer Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from December 3, 2003 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from December 3, 2003 as presented and place them on file. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Approval of the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from January 14, 2004 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from January 14, 2004 as presented and place them on file. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 5) Financial Statements as of 12/31/03 & 1/31/04 Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to receive and place on file the Financial Statements as of 12/31/03 & 1/31/04 as presented. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 6) Other Business A) Brownfield Plan #19 - Styleline Furniture Redevelopment Tracy Carney -Miller informed the Board that this site was previously the "Styleline Furniture Store" and is currently used as office space for the owner's (Wenco Properties LLC) property management company. The project will result in the redevelopment of the "Styleline" building for use as office/commercial space and the creation of approximately 8 loft apartment units on the second floor. The first floor (rear) of the building would be utilized to create garages for residential use. The project will also result in the redevelopment of the parking area adjacent to the Styleline building for purposes of creating parking. Three homes which are currently owned by Wenco, directly to the west of the Styleline building, will be demolished to create access to the first floor parking area and the building. The private investment will be approximately $1.7 million. Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to approve the Resolution Recommending Approval of Plan 419 - Styleline Building and Area Redevelopment Project. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. B) Expediting Revolving Funds Capture Patricia Cook pointed out that Brownfield Plan #19 would be the first Plan in which the LBRA captured tax increment revenue for its' revolving fund in each year of the Plan, as apposed to waiting until the end of the project. This was the result of previous Board inquiry regarding our ability to build the Revolving Fund in a faster time frame. C) MEDC - New policies on SBT Credits Patricia Cook stated that the MEDC is now responsible for approving SBT Credits that are under one million dollars. There is a new application process that includes a notice of intent which is filed prior to final approval by Director Hollister. Public Comment None. Adjournment Chair William declared the meeting adjourned at 5:31 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman L ., 4, Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Special Board of Director's Meeting ~` Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, May 5, 2004 4:05 P.M. Members Present: Ann Brazeau; James Butler; Paula Cunningham; Bo Garcia; Brian Jeffries; Jeff Williams Members Absent: Tony Benavides; Kim Coleman; William Cook Temporary EDC Members Present: Jan Hayhow Staff Present: Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Guests Present: Kris Elliott; Jim Ruff, Ken Stockwell A quorum was not present at 4:05 p.m. Chair Williams called the LBRA Meeting to order at 4:11 p.m. and declared the meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m. in order to move on to an EDC Agenda Item that needed no action. 1) Call to Order A quorum was present at 4:35 p.m. and upon completion of the EDC discussion only item, and the TIFA meeting, Chair Williams called the LBRA meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from April 7, 2004 Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the April 7, 2004 Board of Director's Meeting Minutes as presented and place them on file. James Butler seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements through March 31, 2003 Motion - Ann Brazeau motioned the Board to receive and place on file the Financial Statements through March 31, 2003 as presented. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Other Business Brian Jeffries requested that EDC staff provide the Board with a status report on all of the Brownfield Plans to date. 5) Public Comments None. 6) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia A. 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, June 2, 2004 4:35 P.M. Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Bo Garcia; Jeff Williams James Butler; Brian Jeffries Jan Hayhow Patricia Cook; Tracy Carney -Miller; Barbara Foreman Karl Dorshimer; Marchelle Smith None Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. Patricia Cook asked that the minutes include Mayor Benavides' written excuse for missing the May Board Meeting. 2) Approval of the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from May 5, 2004 Chair Williams asked that the May 5, 2004 meeting minutes be changed to reflect that the LBRA Meeting was temporarily recessed, rather than using the word adjourned. Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from May 5, 2004 as presented (with the one change above) and place them on file. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements as of 4/30/04 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to receive and place on file the Financial Statements as of 4/30/04 as presented. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Brownfield Plan # 14 - Amendment 1 (Prudden Area Development) Patricia Cook and Tracy Carney -Miller provided the Board with a summary of the aspects of the Brownfield Plan which were specifically impacted by the amendment. The changes are generally that the Board of Water and Light and the City of Lansing Public Service Department will be reimbursed for their costs associated with public infrastructure. Additionally, the legal description has been modified to include the Sheridan Street right of way. Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Brownfield Plan # 14 - Amendment 1 (Prudden Area Development) as presented. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; Kim Coleman; Paula Cunningham; Bo Garcia; Jeff Williams Nays: None. Abstain: William Cook (abstained from the discussion and the vote). 5) Brownfield Redevelopment Plans - Status Report The Board received a copy of a spread sheet outlining the status of all of the Brownfield Plans, which was prepared by Tracy Carney -Miller. 6) Public Comments None. 7) Adjournment Chair Williams adjourned the meeting at 5:02 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman ( 4 tLGt�C�- d-, 94 - 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, July 7, 2004 4:20 P.M. Members Present: Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Bo Garcia; Brian Jeffries; Jeff Williams Members Absent: James Butler; Paula Cunningham Temporary EDC Members Present: Ed Carpenter; Jan Hayhow Staff Present: Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Guests Present: Jim Ruff; Kester So; Paul Stauder 1) Call to Order Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:51 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from June 2, 2004 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from June 2, 2004 as presented and place them on file. Tony Benavides seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements as of 5/31/04 Motion - Bo Garcia motioned the Board to receive and place on file the Financial Statements as of 5/31/04 as presented. Brian Jeffries seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Bond Resolution and Associated Transaction Documents - BTS Brownfield Redevelopment Project The LBRA Bond Council and Financial Consultant provided information about the bond process and timing associated with the various steps. Patricia Cook explained that the bond revenues would be utilized for work associated with eligible activities being conducted by the Burton -Katzman Co. on the Boys Training School Site. Pat stated that work on the site was progressing and that she believed that the bond proceeds would be utilized fairly quickly and would not remain in LBRA accounts for very long. Pat indicated that she was pleased with the progress on the development and was looking forward to a successful proj ect. Pat mentioned two changes to be made to the Bond Resolution: 1) the Regular LBRA meeting be changed to the Special LBRA meeting and 2) the signer of the resolution be changed from the LBRA Secretary to the LBRA Chair. Motion - William Cook motioned the Board to approve the Bond Resolution and Associated Transaction Documents for the BTS Brownfield Redevelopment Project as presented with the two above changes. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 5) Public Comment None. 6) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:03 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia A. Cook EDC & TIFA Manager Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority of the City of Lansing Board of Director's Meeting ' : = Mayor's Conference Room - = Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall = Wednesday, August 4, 2004 4:20 P.M. Members Present: Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Bo Garcia; Brian Jeffries; Jeff Williams Members Absent: James Butler; Kim Coleman Temporary EDC Members Present: None Staff Present: Patricia Cook; Barbara Foreman Staff Absent: Karl Dorshimer; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Guests Present: Kester So 1) Call to Order Secretary William Cook called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from July 7, 2004 Motion - Ann Brazeau motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from July 7, 2004 as presented and place them on file. Paula Cunningham seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Unadjusted Financial Statements as of 6/30/04 Motion - Brian Jeffries motioned the Board to approve the Unadjusted Financial Statements as of 6/30/04 as presented and place them on file. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Report of 8/4/04,3:00 P.M. BTS Project Bond Bids Patricia Cook shared a copy of the Bond Tabulation bids that were taken at 3:00 p.m. today. The taxable rate for these bonds is very attractive, approximately 4.74%. Also, there was good geographic representation when reviewing the number of bidders. Patricia reported that the bond closing should occur within 2 weeks. Jeff Williams entered the meeting during the discussion of the BTS Project Bond Bids. 5) Public Comment None. 6) Adjournment Secretary William Cook declared the meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman (IR Gf.C�� A2 Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board of Director's Meeting Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall Wednesday, September 1, 2004 4:20 P.M. Members Present: Tony Benavides; James Butler; Kim Coleman; Bo Garcia; Jeff Williams Members Absent: Ann Brazeau; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Brian Jeffries Temporary EDC Members Present: None Staff Present: Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman Staff Absent: Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith Guests Present: John Grettenberger; John Grettenberger Jr.; Jim Ruff, Ryan Thelen 1) Call to Order Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 4:46 p.m. 2) Approval of the Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from August 4, 2004 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from August 4, 2004 as presented and place them on file. James Butler seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) "Draft" Audited Financial Statements for FY `04 Patricia Cook mentioned to the Board that the LBRA Audit includes a Single Audit that is required for the EPA Funds that the Brownfield Authority receives annually. Ryan Thelen, of Kutas & Hawes PC, gave the Board a brief overview of the "Draft" Audited Financial Statements for FY `04. Several replacement pages were handed out to the Board with minor changes to the FY `04 "Draft" Audit. Motion - Bo Garcia motioned the Board to add an agenda item modifying budgets by increasing expenditures on Plan # 2 by $5,038. and Plan # 8 Administrative $291 capital $285 and remediation revolving fund increasing administrative expenditures of $2,251. James Butler seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to receive and place on file the "Draft" Audited Financial Statements with the replacement pages as distributed to the Board and the changes authorized immediately above. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. Representatives from LorAnn Oils, Inc. were present and Patricia Cook asked that Agenda Items # 4 & # 5 be reversed. 5) Brownfield Plan # 20 - LorAnn Oils, Inc. John Grettenberger and John Grettenberger, Jr., owners of LorAnn Oils, Inc. gave a presentation to the Board regarding their business, which manufactures and packages flavoring oils and scents for wholesale and retail sales. The Brownfield Redevelopment Project for LorAnn Oils, Inc. consists of the renovation of an existing 18,013 square foot facility plus the addition of 5,810 square feet to meet increased office and production needs. Private investment for the Project is approximately $914,700, including environmental, site work and construction. Estimated job creation/ retention is 16 full-time jobs and 10 part time jobs. Motion - Tony Benavides motioned the Board to approve the Resolution Recommending Approval of Brownfield Plan # 20 - LorAnn Oils, Inc. Redevelopment Project as presented. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Brownfield Plan # 12 - Bean Management LLC - Amendment I Patricia Cook gave the Board a brief overview of Brownfield Plan # 12 - Amendment 1 - Bean Management LLC. Amendment 1 includes the redevelopment of the site used by Lindell Drop Forge for Drum storage & parking. New development will consist of a new 5,000 square foot building that will include office space for Bean Management LLC headquarters and approximately 1,750 square feet of space available for lease. The investment for the new building will be approximately $362,486 and approximately 10 new positions will be created. Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Resolution Recommending Approval of Brownfield Plan # 12 - Bean Management LLC - Amendment 1 as presented. Bo Garcia seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 6) Public Comment None. 7) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman Patricia A. Cook 1,c EDC/TIFA Manager C%j Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board of Director's Meeting 'J Mayor's Conference Room Ninth Floor, Lansing City Hall a r December 1, 2004 4:30 P.M. Members Present: Tony Benavides; Ann Brazeau; James Butler; Kim Coleman; William Cook; Paula Cunningham; Bo Garcia; Brian Jeffries; Jeff Williams Members Absent: Temporary EDC Members Present: Staff Present: Staff Absent: Guests Present: 1) Call to Order None Jan Hayhow Patricia Cook; Karl Dorshimer; Barbara Foreman; Tracy Carney -Miller; Marchelle Smith None Jim Ruff Chair Williams called the meeting to order at 5:26 p.m. 2) Approval of the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2004 Motion - Kim Coleman motioned the Board to approve the Special Board of Director's Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2004 as presented and place them on file. Ann Brazeau seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 3) Financial Statements - Through October 31, 2004 Motion - Paula Cunningham motioned the Board to approve the Financial Statements through October 31, 2004 as presented and place them on file. Kim Coleman seconded the motion. Yeas: Unanimous. Motion carried. 4) Other A) Revolving/Assessment Fund Projections The Board received a copy of a spreadsheet, that was prepared by EDC staff, which provided estimates of the Local Site Remediation Revolving Fund. B) New Projects Staff provided a brief analysis of several potential projects that EDC staff had been working on. 5) Public Comment None. 6) Adjournment Chair Williams declared the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. Minutes by B. Foreman �a Patricia A. Cook EDC/TIFA Manager