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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Minutes 07.10.26 Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LBRA) Board of Directors Meeting Friday, July 10, 2026 – 8:30 AM Lansing EDC Office - 401 S. Washington Sq. Suite 101, Lansing, MI 48933 MINUTES Members Present: Jonathan Smith, Bryan Britten, Chaz Carrillo, Dr. Cristina Benton, Catherine Rathbun (arrived 8:32), Rawley Van Fossen, Calvin Jones Members Absent: Shelley Davis Boyd, Dr. Alane Laws-Barker Staff Present: Kris Klein, Amiee Evans, Brian Swett, Aurelius Christian, Shay Manawar, Chelsea Dowler, Kahleea Washington Guests: Pat Gillespie Call to Order/Rollcall Vice-Chair Jones called the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. Approval of LBRA Board Meeting Minutes – Friday, June 5, 2026 (ACTION) MOTION: Member Carrillo moved to approve the LBRA Board meeting minutes of Friday, June 5, 2026, as presented. Motion seconded by Member Benton. YEAS: Six (6); Unanimous, motion carried. 416 N. Cedar – BF Plan #92 (ACTION) Evans provided a summary of 416 N. Cedar – Brownfield Plan #92 to the Board for consideration. Pat Gillespie, the project’s developer, spoke on the redevelopment and other business activity happening in the Stadium District as well as the challenges faced by the redevelopment and need for a Brownfield Plan. Member Britten inquired about the impacts of office relocation and what the project could mean for the surrounding district. Gillespie commented that activating office space could support surrounding retail, such as Lansing Brewing Company and other restaurants, and get other retail space backfilled. MOTION: Member Van Fossen moved to approve the BF Plan #92, as presented. Motion seconded by Member Carrillo. YEAS: Seven (7); Unanimous, motion carried. Recommended Brownfield Policy Changes: (ACTION) 1. Fee Schedule Update Klein presented a recommendation to change the fee schedule to the Board for approval. Member Britten asked how we arrived at the fee schedule amounts. Klein replied that we wanted to make the rates more equitable between large and small projects, so we used a scale based on the project size. Rathbun asked if the rate schedule was reviewed and approved by the committee. Klein replied that it was. Page 2 of 2 2. Accelerated Reimbursement Requests Klein presented several changes to the Brownfield Policy regarding Accelerated Reimbursement Requests to the Board for approval. 3. Site Assessment Cost Sharing Klein presented a new schedule for Site Assessment Cost Sharing for the Brownfield Policy to the Board for approval. Member Benton asked if there were any assessment requests in process. Klein replied that there were about a half-dozen. MOTION: Member Rathbun moved to approve changes to the Brownfield Policy, as presented. Motion seconded by Member Britten. YEAS: Seven (7); Unanimous, motion carried. Open Forum for LBRA Board Members Carrillo expressed appreciation that the Brownfield Policy items were put into the policy. Other Business None Public Comment None Adjournment Vice-Chair Jones called the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting to adjourn at 8:58 A.M. __________________________________________ Kris Klein, President & CEO Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)