HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.20.25 S. MLK CIA Meeting Minutes
South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
November 20th, 2025
UA Local Plumbers and Pipefitters
5334 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Lansing, MI 48911
Members Present: Amanda Defrees , Kristina Schmidgall,
Jeremy Matthews
Members Absent: Don “Moose” Sober, Dustin Howard, Mike Owsley
Facilitator Present: Kahleea Washington (Lansing EDC)
Guests Present: Brent Forestberg (, Melissa White (Novi Properties)
Public:
Recorded by: Kahleea Washington (Lansing EDC)
1. Call to Order/ Roll Call: 1:06 AM
After roll call, the new board member, Jeremy Matthews,
representing The Flatz Living, a property management company,
who owns properties along the corridor.
2. Approval of S. MLK Jr. CIA Meeting Minutes (10.1 6.25)- Action
The board did not have a quorum, but they reviewed the
proposed minutes and did not have any suggestions/edits.
3. Updates on Corridor Projects- K. Washington
a. Marketing Efforts
Chair Defrees provided a summary on the WLNS TV segment
recording her and Washington participated in on Tuesday. This
opportunity was brought to the board by Inverve (the S. MLK CIA’s
marketing firm). Chair Defrees and Washington used this to highlight
the board’s 2025 project and what they plan to do in 2026.
Washington presented the tagline option provided by Inverve. The
board thoroughly reviewed the option before finalizing the tagline
that best fits the board’s missions and purpose.
b. Bus Shelter Project
Washington was happy to share that this project was complete
recently and shared pictures with the board.
Paul Anderson plans to get some professional pictures done and
share them with the group.
c. Corridor Maintenance
The City Public Works department shared what it will cost to have the
corridor boundaries street sweep in addition to what is already being
done and the current unofficial schedule. The authority plans to use
this information to increase the sweeping next year
4. Next Year Meeting Schedule
The board moved to keep its current meeting schedule.
5. Public Comment
Brent introduced himself and his projects
6. Other Business
NA
7. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 1:55 pm
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Amanda Defrees
Chairperson, South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Corridor Improvement Authority