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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019 Mins Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority FINAL 1 � 5 Andy Schor.'Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Meeting Minutes Thursday, December 12, 2019, 3:30 p.m. Lansing Economic Area Partnership 1000 S. Washington Avenue, Suite 201, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathon Lukco, Diane Sanborn, Jessica Yorko, Jim Houthoofd Members Absent: Tiffany Dowling Facilitator Present: Hannah Bryant (LEAP), Rachel Mcllvaine (LEAP) Guests: Bill Rieske (City of Lansing) Andrew Fedewa (City of Lansing) MC Rothhorn (SOCA) Paul Schmidt (SOCA) Recorded by: Hannah Bryant Welcome and Call to Order Chair Lukco welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. The meeting initiated with the introduction of the board members and guests. Lukco expressed that Claire Corr resigned and the board has several openings on the Authority. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes MOTION: Houthoofd moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the October 10'", 2019 meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Approval of Meeting Schedule 2020 Alternative locations on or near the Saginaw corridor were discussed, Neogen, the Neighborhood Empowerment Center, and Cozy Koi were suggested. It was noted that there are two informational meetings which will be held later in the afternoon to attract more of the public. MOTION: Yorko moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Schedule for 2020, as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. SOCA and SSCIA Partnership Discussion Guests MC and Paul gave an overview of Saginaw Oakland Commercial Association (SOCA) and their strategic plan 2024 was presented. Yorko mentioned that SOCA has a strong history and relationships with the corridor and businesses. It was noted that there will be an agenda item for SSCIA 2020 meetings for partner updates. Bryant will add MC and Paul to the invite list for SSCIA meetings. Discussion ensued regarding how SOCA and SSCIA can compliant each other rather than duplicating work along the corridor. Form Based Code Presentation Bill Rieske and Andrew Fedewa from the City of Lansing presented an in-depth presentation on the Saginaw Street Form Based Code. Bill discussed the timeline for the form-based code approval process. Discussion ensued. Development Plan and Finance Plan 2020 Lukco discussed the goals for the annual meeting. He explained that working with finding a staff person will be a critical next step. Lukco expressed for the upcoming annual meeting that members should be prepared to discuss the goals for the corridor for 2020. Sanborn provided an update for Durant Park. Board Positions and Elections 2020 Lukco expressed that elections for all board positions will be at our first meeting in January. Yorko suggested to find new members within the district with a diverse background to fill current openings. Discussion ensued regarding the positions and if members were interested in holding specific positions on the board for 2020. Other Business No other business was presented. Public Comment None was provided. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m. Jonathon Lukco, Chair Sagin/wStreet Corridor Improvement Authority ! f t 1 C• Andy Schor.Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Informational Meeting Minutes Thursday, October 10, 2019, 3:30 p.m. 1000 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathon Lukco, Sean Hammond, Diane Sanborn, Jessica Yorko, Jim Houthoofd, Claire Corr Members Absent: Tiffany Dowling Facilitator Present: Hannah Bryant (LEAP) Guests: Matthew Oudsema (CATA) Kai Christiansen (CATA) Andrew Kilpatrick (City of Lansing) Bill Rieske (City of Lansing) Sarah Mullkoff (Resident) Public: Cynthia Petrilli (Resident) Recorded by: Claire Corr Welcome and Call to Order Chair Lukco welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA meeting to order at 3:36 p.m. The meeting initiated with the introduction of the board members and guests. Hammond proposed additional topics to the agenda for discussion. MOTION: Hammond moved to add his letter of resignation and form-based code Resolution under Agenda item 7: Other Business. Motion seconded by Yorko. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried MOTION: Lukco moved to strike Agenda Item 5: Sub Committees and table for next meeting. Motion seconded by Corr. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried Approval of SSCIA Informational Meeting Minutes (Action) MOTION: Lukco moved to approve the SSCIA Informational Meeting Minutes from the August 27, 2019 meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Hammond YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Future of Saginaw Street Corridor CATA shared that they support efforts to improve transit amenities near bus stops as well as their concerns with additional amenities. CATA wants to be informed of what the public wants along Saginaw. CATA appreciates being invited to the table for discussion. Lukco shared there is great importance to build relationships now versus when the SSCIA is ready to execute improvements. Kilpatrick provided an overview of Saginaw Street and MDOT's priorities. Kilpatrick will send Bryant a recent scoping documentation from MDOT. Rieske provided an overview of the Form Based Code (FBC) and explained the current patterns compared to the FBC. Rieske will be giving a thorough presentation at the next meeting. Cynthia Petrilli lives within the district and shared her questions and concerns with the Authority regarding the letter sent. Yorko explained the letter had to be mailed to all residents within the SSCIA (500 feet north and 500 feet south of Saginaw Street) to announce the desire to make public improvements along the corridor. Updated Survey Results Discussion Yorko reviewed the survey results with those in attendance. She suggested to keep the survey open for a period so those constituents who have not taken the survey can participate. Lukco thanked Yorko for her time and dedication to the survey. Subcommittees Tabled. CED Network- Lansing Corridor Improvement Authorities Bryant reminded the group of the upcoming Community Economic Development meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at CEDAM located at 1 1 18 S. Washington Ave, Lansing, MI. Other Business Hammond submitted his resignation from the SSCIA due to increasing time commitments. The board thanked him for his service MOTION: Sanborn moved to table Hammond's letter of resignation until the end of the meeting, giving Hammond the opportunity to fully participate in the remainder of the business. Motion seconded by Lukco. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried Public Comment Cynthia asked when SSCIA will begin working on improvements.Yorko explained we are working on the TIF, scope of our mission, etc. Residents and commercial owners would not see any immediate work. Back to Other Business MOTION: Yorko motioned to have a Special Meeting on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. at the LEAP office. Motion seconded by Hammond. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried MOTION: Lukco moved to accept Hammond's resignation from SSCIA. Motion seconded by Yorko. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m. Jonathan Lukco, dhair Sagina Stree Corridor Improvement Authority I i r Andy Schor, Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Informational Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 27th, 2019 -5:30 PM 1000 S. Washington Avenue Suite #201, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathan Lukco, Sean Hammond, Jessica Yorko, Tiffany Dowling, Diane Sanborn Members Absent: Jim Houthoofd, Claire Corr Temp Members Present: - Facilitator: Anum Mughal, LEAP Hannah Bryant, LEAP Public Present: Susan Stachowiak, City of Lansing Christopher MacKersie, Lansing Community College Toni Glasscoe, Lansing Community College Matt Oudsema, CATA Kai Christiansen, CATA Recorded by: Hannah Bryant Welcome and Roll Call: The Meeting was called to order by Chair Lukco at 5:31 PM. Lukco welcomed everyone to the meeting. Members and public introduced themselves. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes (July 2019) -Action MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Regular meeting minutes from the Thursday, July 11 th, 2019 Board of Directors meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Hammond. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - Update on SSCIA Community Survey Results Chair Lukco thanked Yorko for working on the survey and stated that it received a lot of great feedback. Yorko gave a summary of the survey results and stated that the SSCIA Development Plan aligns with the results. Sanborn noted that the survey was just shared in the neighborhood newspaper and that it should be left open. Discussion ensued. 1 Engagement with Taxing Authorities Discussion occurred about moving the agenda items to allow for the taxing authorities input before the action item of the Resolution to Adopt the Plan. MOTION: Hammond motioned to move agenda Item 6 - Engagement with Taxing Authorities to agenda Item 4. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - Lukco asked if any members of the taxing authorities would like to speak. Oudsema from CATA stated that they would like to see Transit Oriented Design in future developments. Kai stated that enhancing bus stops and on street amenities are important to CATA. Lukco noted that the Development and TIF plan highlights on TOD and on street amenities such as bus stops. Glasscoe and Mackersie commented that intersections improvements and beautification along Saginaw Street would be helpful for LCC. Discussion ensued. Resolution to Adopt the Development and TIF Plan - Action MOTION: Yorko moved to approve the resolution to adopt the development and TIF Plan, as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - Approvals Timeline for Development and TIF Plan: Mughal discussed the documents and the approval timeline for each item. Presentation to Committee on D & P and City Council Mughal suggested that Chair Lukco and Vice Chair Hammond will present at both meetings. Bryant will put together the presentation and will send the PowerPoint to the Board for review. Hammond noted that he might not be able to present at both, but he will try to be in attendance. Mughal noted that all members should try to attend the meetings. Agenda Items for the Next Meeting The next meeting will be held October loth at 3:30 pm, it will also be an informational meeting. Hammond discussed starting to have more city involvement with the plans. Sue stated that Saginaw Street has an overlay which allows for mixed use development and she discussed the form-based code process. Other agenda items discussed were to include an updated community survey, the life after LEAP, and subcommittees. Other Business: Mughal introduced Hannah Bryant as the point of contact for facilitating the board starting September 2019 as Mughal is moving to LEAP's New Economy Division. Yorko 2 discussed that she met with the Saginaw/Oakland president and shared that they would like to continue being involved as much as possible. Public Comment: None were provided. Adjournment: There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m. / U U Jonah n L kc , Chair Sag' aw S reet Corridor Improvement Authority 3 ti l i Andy Schor, Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Director's Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 11th, 2019 -3:30 PM 1000 S. Washington Avenue Suite #201, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathan Lukco, Sean Hammond, Jim Houthoofd, Jessica Yorko and Diane Sanborn Members Absent: Claire Corr and Tiffany Dowling Temp Members Present: - Facilitator: Anum Mughal, LEAP Guests: Hannah Bryant, LEAP Public Present: - Recorded by: Anum Mughal Welcome and Roll Call: The Meeting was called to order by Chair Lukco at 3:38 PM. Lukco welcomed the members in attendance -Vice Chair Hammond, Treasurer Sanborn, Jim Houthoofd and Jessica Yorko. Mughal informed that she would be taking the minutes for the meeting today as the Recording Secretary Corr would not be attending the meeting. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes (May 2019) - Action MOTION: Houthoofd moved to approve the SSCIA Regular meeting minutes from the Thursday, May 9th, 2019 Board of Directors meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - SSCIA Development and TIF Plan Review: Chair Lukco suggested to add the executive summary and graphics from the Master Plan to showcase City's priorities in the Plan so that it is easier for the City Council and City Attorney to comprehend it. Chair Lukco expressed that it is his role to make this plan uncomplicated for the public to read and understand. Chair Lukco highlighted that as per the TIF projections, the SSCIA board potentially will be able to capture approximately 9.5MM. Additionally, if the Development and TIF Plan is approved before Christmas 2019, it is important to revise and update the short-term projects. He also recommended to color-code the project list in order to prioritize short- 1 term projects in the Plan. Lukco emphasized that it is important to have transit-oriented development projects incorporated in the Plan as the TIF plan has protection from opt out provision if it involves a "qualified development area" which includes development areas that include "transit-oriented development," defined as infrastructure improvements within '/2 mile of a transit station, or a "transit-oriented facility," defined as a transit station that promotes ridership. Yorko proposed to include public preferences for improvements in the Designated Development District into the Plan. MOTION: Hammond moved to authorize a member of the board to create an online survey in order to get feedback on the projects in the SSCIA Development and TIF plan from residents by August 171h. Motion seconded by Yorko. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - It was discussed to collect public feedback on projects via social media channels of City of Lansing, Saginaw Oakland Commercial Association (SOCA) and Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP). Yorko volunteered to create a community survey on Survey Monkey and a media advisory about it by July 191h. It was discussed to collect and compile the public feedback by August 91h so that the board has a window to incorporate that data in the Plan before the next informational meeting. Financing and Staffing: Yorko suggested that the board should create a job description for the staff position and put it out for bid or RFP it. She expressed that contracting it with another company is a feasible option. Lukco advised to further discuss this item in the next meeting on October loth and requested Mughal to create a list of things that LEAP does for the Authority which the Authority will need to pick up after the Development and TIF Plan is approved. Subcommittee and its engagement strategy: MOTION: Vice Chair Hammond moved to have the engagement subcommittee do outreach to CATA, CADL, LCC, Lansing, Airport, Ingham County, Schools (all the taxing agencies) plus SOCA and Lansing Chamber by August 17th and report back. Motion seconded by Yorko. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. N ays: Timeline for submission of Development and TIF Plan: Mughal reminded the group of the requirement to host at least two Informational Meetings per year that would be open to the public and promoted to the public and would provide information to the public about the work of the SSCIA. Mughal 2 suggested to invite the taxing entities in the informational meetings to include them in the process of revising the Plan. MOTION: Yorko moved to have SSCIA's informational meeting on August 271h, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the Proposed Projects with the board and taxing entities and finalize the SSCIA Development and TIF Plan for submission to the City Council. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: There was general agreement that hosting the August 27rh meeting in the SSCIA boundaries and during times conducive to public would be preferred. Yorko offered to touch bases with M3 Group about hosting the meeting. It was also proposed to consider the October 101h meeting as an Informational Meeting, Chair Lukco requested to discuss the TIF Schedule and Budget in that meeting along with hiring a staff person for the SSCIA board after the Development and TIF Plan gets approved. Other Business: Mughal introduced Hannah Bryant, the Economic Development Specialist at LEAP, who would be facilitating the board from September 2019 as Mughal is moving to LEAP's New Economy Division. Adjournment: There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. Jonathan Lukco, Chair Saq' aw Street Corridor Improvement Authority 3 I Andy Schor, Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Director's Annual Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 14th, 2019 -3:30 PM LEAP Office-Executive Boardroom 1100 S Washington Avenue, Suite#201 Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Sean Hammond, Jessica Yorko, Claire Corr, Tiffany Dowling, Jonathan Lukco and Diane Sanborn Members Absent: Temp Members Present: Staff Present: Guests: Kris Klein and Jim Houthoofd Public Present: None Recorded by: Anum Mughal, LEAP Mughal welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA Board of Directors meeting to order at 3:35 p.m. The meeting initiated with the introduction of the board members and guests. Adoption of SSCIA Bylaws (Action) MOTION: Lukco moved to adopt and approve the SSCIA Bylaws as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: - 2019 SSCIA Board of Directors Election - February 2019 Mughal advised that it was time for the Annual Election of Officers. Mughal provided a brief update on the election process. Mughal distributed the 2019 Election Ballots. The ballots were provided to all present SSCIA Board Members. Mughal noted the following 2019 election results: - Chair: Jonathan Lukco - Vice-Chair: Sean Hammond - Treasurer: Diane Sanborn - Recording Secretary: Claire Corr Mughal advised that the newly elected Chair will begin their duties from Thursday, May 91h, 2019 at the next SSCIA Board of Directors meeting. 1 Review of Development & TIF Plan Mughal advised that the Development & TIF plan was previously provided to the members for review. Mughal also provided an information packet including the revised TIF document, revised development area map, PA 57 of 2018, Open Meetings Act Handbook and Government Liability for Negligence. Corr and Yorko reflected on the history of Saginaw Street Commercial Corridor and the challenges of the corridor and goals of the SSCIA board. Klein provided an overview of Tax Increment Financing and mechanics and process to capture it for Saginaw Street corridor. Mughal added that the parcel information and tax values for 2018 have been received by the City Assessors Office. Mughal further shared that the tax values for 2019 will be available by the end of March as per the City Assessors Office. While discussing the goals for SSCIA board, Lukco suggested to have a communication vehicle for the board. The members suggested to have Summer Fellows from MSU for marketing of the corridor and relationship building with the businesses at Saginaw Street. The members also suggested that the focus of this board should be attracting and retaining talent and home owners. Meeting Schedule for 2019 (Action) MOTION: Lukco moved to adopt and approve the SSCIA Bylaws as presented. Motion seconded by Hammond. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Nays: Open Forum for SSCIA Board of Directors Dowling, Hammond, Hoothoofd and Sanborn offered their office spaces for SSCIA meetings. Other Business & Public Comment None. Adjournment There being no further business, Mughal declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 4:41 p.m. Jonathan Lukco, Chair Sack' aw Stree orridor Improvement Authority 2