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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020 Mins Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority FINAL Andy Schur.Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Director's Meeting Thursday, November 19th, 2020 —3:30 PM THIS MEETING WAS HELD ELECTRONICALLY* Meeting Webinar ID: 831 9008 5384 *See attached Public Participation Notes. Members Present: Jonathon Lukco (Lansing, Michigan), Jessica Yorko (Lansing, Michigan), Diane Sanborn (Lansing, Michigan), Jim Houthoofd (Lansing, Michigan), Tiffany Dowling (Lansing, Michigan) Members Absent: - Facilitator Present: Hannah Bryant (LEAP) Guests: Andrew Fedewa (City of Lansing) Public: - Recorded by: Hannah Bryant Welcome and Call to Order Chair Lukco welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. Chair Lukco stated in an effort to protect the health and safety of the public, these meetings will be conducted virtually in accordance with Public Act 228 of 2020 and the Open Meetings Act, and all Board members and the public are participating virtually. Bryant took attendance and stated with the new Open Meetings Act, we will have to record the city and state of all board members. Bryant took roll call attendance. Meeting Overview Bryant provided an overview of the Zoom meeting process for the members and for the public. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes (June 2020) MOTION: Houthoofd moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the June 181h, 2020 meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Sanborn. Bryant did a roll call vote: Member Tiffany Dowling - yea Secretary Jim Houthoofd - yea Treasurer Diane Sanborn - yea Vice Chair Jessica Yorko - yea Chair Jonathon Lukco-yea YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes (September 2020) MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the September 10, 2020 Informational meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Houthoofd. Bryant did a roll call vote: Member Tiffany Dowling - yea Secretary Jim Houthoofd yea Treasurer Diane Sanborn - yea Vice Chair Jessica Yorko - yea Chair Jonathon Lukco- yea YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Bank Account Signature Authorization -Action Chair Lukco provided an overview of the resolution that is in the members' packet regarding the Bank Account Authorization procedures. MOTION: Chair Lukco moved to approve the Bank Account Signature Authorization, as presented. Motion seconded by Houthoofd. Bryant did a roll call vote: Member Tiffany Dowling - yea Secretary Jim Houthoofd - yea Treasurer Diane Sanborn - yea Vice Chair Jessica Yorko - yea Chair Jonathon Lukco-yea YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. City of Lansing Practicum Project- Discussion Andrew Fedewa provided an overview of what is a practicum,which will be a group of students from MSU that will complete a professional project. The city applied for the students to do a corridor improvement study that will be centered around the Cedar/Larch/Saginaw intersections. Andy Fedewa provided a list of what he has gathered so far and asked the CIA if there were any additional priorities that should be added. Discussion surrounding the CIA development and finance plan ensued. Chair Lukco expressed to Andy, that he can reach out to Hannah regarding any updates and asked if that once completed in May the Board would appreciate an overview of their report. Member Yorko shared that she has been involved in student projects in the past and their projects are in good effort. Neighborhood Grants Discussion Bryant provided an overview on the city of Lansing neighborhood grants. These grants are for projects up to $5,000 and are due February 1 St. These projects are for registered civic organizations within the city. Bryant walked through what was stated in the SSCIA Development Plan for goals and projects that the CIA could apply for, partnership between CATA was discussed. Bryant will send out a link to the members and ask they review it. Form Based Code Bryant provided just a brief overview of the form-based code and will send via email to the board the Form Based Code flyer that Andy Fedewa created for the corridor. Proposed 2021 Schedule Chair Lukco shared that the proposed 2021 scheduled is in the board meeting back. Houthoofd stated that there was no date for the December. Bryant said she would add December 9r", 2021 to the schedule and resend the board via email. Updates from Partners None was provided. Other Business Yorko brought up discussion regarding what other documents would be needed for the authorization of projects through the CIA bank account. Bryant shared that through the resolution we decided to have two signatures on the banks account to have that level of transparency, and all projects will need to approved by the board for when those funds are to be used. Public Comment None was provided. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 4:40 PM. Jonathon Lukco, Chair Sagin w Street Corridor Improvement Authority Andy Schor. Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Informational Board of Director's Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 20, 2020 3:30 p.m. Lansing Economic Area Partnership 1000 S. Washington Avenue, Suite 201, Lansing, MI 48910 Members Present: Jonathon Lukco, Diane Sanborn, Jim Houthoofd Members Absent: Jessica Yorko, Tiffany Dowling Facilitator Present: Hannah Bryant (LEAP) Guests: Zachary Driver (City of Lansing) Public: Barb Schmidt Recorded by: Hannah Bryant Welcome and Call to Order Chair Lukco welcomed everyone and called the SSCIA informational meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. The meeting initiated with the introduction of the boards members and guests. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the January 21 It, 2020 meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Houthoofd YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. City of Lansing Letter Bryant shared with the board that the city of Lansing is working on a letter in response to the LCC opt out letter that the CIA received. The city of Lansing will be sending the letter, not the CIA. Commercial Corridor Enforcement Specialist- City of Lansing Zachary Driver from the City of Lansing Planning Office gave a brief overview of his responsibilities along the corridor. He emphasized his responsibilities of looking for commercial blight, abandoned vehicles, signage, graffiti, etc. He shared his contact information so if there are concerns along the Saginaw corridor to reach out to him. Discussion ensued. 2020 Goals and Priorities Chair Lukco discussed the organization of the board and the priorities that are needed for the upcoming year. Chair Lukco discussed the four pillars that the Authority will work on in 2020. The authority discussed the need for a staff person. Bryant discussed Michigan Avenue CIA staff person. Discussion ensued. Updates from Partners None Other Business No other business was presented. Public Comment Barb Schmidt introduced herself to the Authority and shared that she is with the Capitol Area Literacy Coalition. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m. 4/24/2020 Jonathon Lukco, Chair Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Andy Schor,Mayor Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Annual Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 21,2020 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, Tiffany Dowling Members Absent: Jim Houthoofd (called via phone) Facilitator Present: Hannah Bryant (LEAP) Guests: Bill Rieske (City of Lansing) Gregory Venker (City of Lansing) Andrew Fedewa (City of Lansing) MC Rothhorn (SOCA) Public: Toivo Hinamanu 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 shared that Houthoofd is on the conference line but will not be counted in attendance and may not vote. Approval of SSCIA Meeting Minutes MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the SSCIA Meeting Minutes from the December 12th, 2019 meeting, as presented. Motion seconded by Yorko. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. Form Based Code Resolution Bill Rieske and Andrew Fedewa from the City of Lansing answered several questions regarding the form-based code (FBC). Bill emphasized that FBC is meant to preserve, transform, and enhance areas. Bill also announced that there is public hearing at the Planning Board regarding FBC on February 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Empowerment Center. Bryant will send to the board Bill's information and additional information regarding FBC. Discussion ensued. Report form the City Gregory Venker from the City of Lansing gave an overview on the LCC opt out letter and resolution that received by the City for the SSCIA development and finance plan. Gregory explained that our Development and Finance plan is heavily based on transit-oriented design (TOD). SSCIA Board of Directors Elections The nominees were: Jessica Yorko nominated Jonathon Lukco for Chair, Diane Sanborn second. Tiffany Dowling nominated Jessica Yorko for Vice Chair, Jonathon Lukco second. Tiffany Dowling nominated Diane Sanborn for Treasurer. Tiffany Dowling nominated Jim Houthoofd for Secretary. The election of Officers was held by paper ballot. Bryant announced the vote: Four votes for Jonathon Lukco for Chair. Four votes for Jessica Yorko for Vice Chair. Four votes Diane Sanborn for Treasurer. Four votes Jim Houthoofd for Secretary. All members accepted their positions. Meeting Schedule for 2020 An updated schedule was presented. An alternative location at the April meeting will be at the Neighborhood Empowerment Center. Yorko shared that she will not be able attend the April meeting and might not be to attend the June meeting. MOTION: Sanborn moved to approve the updated 2020 schedule, as presented. Motion seconded by Dowling. YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried. 2020 Goals and Priorities The authority discussed different ideas and proposed projects that could take place the next year or two. The discussion was categorized in four groups: Design, Economic Vitality, Organization, and Promotions. Yorko will investigate the AmeriCorps process to have a staff person working on projects along the corridor. Discussion ensued and will be presented at the next meeting. Updates from Partnership None was provided. Other Business No other business was presented. Public Comment Toivo Hinamanu shared his comments regarding the businesses on the corridor and that it will be the most beneficial for them to understand what the SSCIA does and their goals for their corridor. He also shared it is important to brand the corridor and create a framework to share among others. Adjournment There being no further business, Chair Lukco declared the SSCIA meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. Jonatho Luk o, Chair Sa/910W Street Corridor Improvement Authority