HomeMy WebLinkAboutMichigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority Minutes 04.10.261
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Director’s Meeting Friday, April 10, 2026 – 8:30 AM Foster Community Center 200 N. Foster Ave., Room 211 Lansing, MI 48910
Members Present: Jon Lum, Katherine (Katie) Hubbard, L. Peter Clark, Jeffrey Hank, Tim Daman, Elaine Barr
Mayoral Designee:
Members Absent:
Facilitator Present: Kahleea Washington (LEDC)
Public Present: Ethan Schmitt (ANC), Jennifer Lohman (Soloh Focus)
Recorded by: Katherine (Katie) Hubbard
Call to Order/Roll call Chair Lum welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m.
Approval of March 20, 2026, MACIA Meeting Minutes – Action
MOTION: Clark; Motion seconded by Daman
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Public Comment
Approval of the FY 2026 Spending Plan – Action
MOTION to approve preliminary budget: Daman; Motion seconded by Barr.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Consideration for Contractor Proposal – Action -Chair Lum provided an update on termination criteria as well as an update on the revisedcontractor agreement. If approved, Ethan would be paid through the Allen NeighborhoodCenter, which would be reimbursed by the City.-Jeffrey Hank brought up all of the business vacancies along Michigan Avenue andexpressed interest in working together as a Board to help decrease vacancies.
MOTION to approve preliminary budget: Hubbard; Motion seconded by Barr.
YEAS: Unanimous. Motion carried.
Consideration of the Corridor Banner Proposal -Jennifer Lohman (Soloh Focus) presented three Pole Banner Campaign concepts; eachwith both single-sided and double-sided design options. She clarified that 18x36 isrecommended size for the banners.
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-6 months is the longest that we can keep them up.-Chair Lum expressed a desire to be able to remove/store the banners so that we might be
able to use them for more than one year.-Jennifer will incorporate a QR code that will link back to our website.-We discussed having the website match the banner campaign.-Ethan asked about getting Brand Standards/color palate to be able to tie into the website and other deliverables.-Jennifer recommended that we create Branding – standards, color palate, typography, etc. and update the website to match the banners/branding and possibly print vinyl decals to distribute.-Jennifer will provide additional proposal/quote for branding.
-Kahleea will work with BWL to get an updated quote on installation.
Member Barr expressed supoort for the second design, and Member Daman seconded.
The group voted to move forward with that design.
Chair Lum will continue working with Soloh Focus to finalize the design and payment.
Adjournment
Chair Lum adjourned the Michigan Avenue Board of Director’s meeting at 9:44 a.m.
Jonathan Lum, Chair
Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority