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East Lansing City Council Meeting Recap 3/5/24


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The East Lansing City Council Recap is sent after regular, discussion-only and special City Council meetings. View the 2024 meeting schedule here (https://cityofeastlansing.com/DocumentCenter/View/14120/2024-City-Council-meeting-schedule-PDF) . Readers are encouraged to contact the East Lansing City Manager's Office with questions at (517) 319-6920.

The City of East Lansing occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.


** Highlights from the March 5 Meeting
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The East Lansing City Council met on Tuesday, March 5 at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC) for a regular meeting. Watch the meeting from the beginning (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=653) .

During communications from Council, East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Kerry Ebersole Singh and East Lansing City Councilmember Mark Meadows welcomed Michigan State University (MSU) President Kevin Guskiewicz and his family to the community and expressed hope for a new era of collaboration between MSU and the City.

East Lansing City Councilmember Erik Altmann used his time to encourage community members to become election workers, noting that he worked as an election worker for the Feb. 27 Presidential Primary and that there are three more elections this year: a school bond election on May 7, a statewide primary on Aug. 6 and the general election on Nov. 5. Learn more about the upcoming elections and how to become an election worker at www.cityofeastlansing.com/elections.

East Lansing Mayor George Brookover noted that he had attended the 16th annual Mayor's Ramadan Unity Dinner at the Lansing Center on Monday, March 4. Mayor Brookover noted that approximately 300 people attended this year's event, which raised $25,000 for the Greater Lansing Food Bank. He praised the diversity of the community.

During his comments, East Lansing City Manager Robert Belleman congratulated the City Clerk, staff and election workers for a job well done administering the Presidential Primary on Feb. 27, including nine days of early voting.


** 4.1 Consideration of a Contract for the Design of the Coleman Road Pump Station
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=1822) . The Coleman Road Sanitary Sewer Pump Station located at the corner of Coleman Road and Shearwater Lane was constructed in 2001. Staff have identified the need for expanded capacity, rehabilitation and upgrades. Council considered a $169,000 contract with Tetra Tech, Inc., for the design and authorized the City Manager to sign. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374322/Consideration%20of%20a%20contract%20with%20Tetra%20Tech,%20In.pdf?handle=E1A86C6CEA014C47BE23EC5D0CB3F86A) . The motion was approved unanimously.



** 4.2 Consideration of Ordinance 1532, Amendments to the East Lansing Youth Commission
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=1945) . Council considered amendments to the ordinance establishing the City's new Youth Commission. Council unanimously moved to defer consideration of the item to the March 19 meeting. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374301/Consideration%20of%20Ordinance%201532,%20amendments%20to%20.pdf?handle=3783D903DDEB448FB87DEBE4B849768F) .



** 4.3 Consideration of a Contract for the Annual Street Tree Block Pruning
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=2056) . The City has implemented a program of street tree "block pruning" to proactively care for and maintain roughly 1,200 of the trees on City property or an easement annually, rotating through all trees over a period of seven years. Council considered a contract with Top Notch Tree Care, LLC for $246,547 for the project and authorized the City Manager to sign. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374553/Consideration%20of%20a%20contract%20with%20Top%20Notch%20Tree.pdf?handle=109F00534FA4409F9E875E1E41585D06) . The motion was approved unanimously.



** 4.4 Consideration of Spin Revocation Hearing
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=2634) . A motion to adopt the findings of the Hearing Officer's Report that Spin Scooters violated City ordinances resulting in permanent license revocation and to take effect at midnight on the seventh day following the adoption of the motion was approved in a vote of 4-to-1 with Mayor Brookover, Mayor Pro Tem Ebersole Singh and Councilmembers Altmann and Meadows concurring and East Lansing Councilmember Dana Watson voting against. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374532/Consideration%20of%20Spin%20Revocation%20Hearing%20-%20Hear.pdf?handle=B3B60D11D069403787361D369F9538B9) .



** 4.5 Consideration of Policy Resolution 2024-5, Adding Two Budget Work Sessions to Council Schedule
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/0sZP5S5f_v4?t=3230) . Council approved a resolution to add two budget work sessions to the Council meeting schedule. The budget work sessions will be held on April 16 and April 23, beginning at 5 p.m. and concluding prior to the start of the scheduled City Council meetings on those date. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374536/Consideration%20of%20Policy%20Resolution%202024-5%20addin.pdf?handle=8D1F713AA4EF4738996B104C8CDE8DAE) . The motion was approved unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.


** Other Items
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1. Council appointed Jordan Parker to the Housing Commission for a full term ending Dec. 31, 2027; Tiffany Stanley to the Housing Commission for a partial term ending Dec. 31, 2025; and Abbie Tykocki to the Housing Commission for a partial term ending Dec. 31, 2025.
2. Council approved a street closure request for the Izzo Run/Walk/Roll to be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9-11:30 a.m. Street closures would include the easternmost lane on Harrison Road, southernmost lane on Michigan Avenue and one eastbound lane on Grand River Avenue. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/373205/Approve%20Street%20Closure%20Request%20for%20Izzo%20Run%20Wal.pdf?handle=909CF1A9023547BE90374185DE32C4F0) .
3. Council approved renaming the Art Studio at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center to the Kelly Arndt Art Studio. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374483/Approve%20renaming%20the%20Art%20Studio%20at%20Hannah%20Commu.pdf?handle=5574D4D3AFD4433486EACEAB7C4188AA) .
4. Council approved a resolution honoring the Holy Month of Ramadan in the City of East Lansing. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374306/Approve%20a%20Resolution%20Honoring%20the%20Holy%20Month%20of.pdf?handle=FE10627BD6CC4B2CBB22F2F017EA3464) .
5. Council rescheduled a public hearing from March 5, 2024 to April 9, 2024 to consider Ordinance 1528: A proposed R-O-1 residential rental restriction overlay district for a portion of the Glencairn neighborhood. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374430/Reschedule%20a%20public%20hearing%20from%20March%205,%202024%20.pdf?handle=565C5F4F9E094E7E8EF7276EA4740C0E) .
6. Council approved a resolution accepting a Housing Readiness Incentive (HRI) grant in the amount of $48,600 from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to fund comprehensive plan update activities. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374524/Approve%20a%20Resolution%20accepting%20a%20Housing%20Readin.pdf?handle=013A1A30B80140418A83E427E3034A13) .
7. Council had a first reading of Ordinance 1503, amendments to the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission, and set a second reading for March 19, 2024. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374546/First%20reading%20of%20Ordinance%201503,%20amendments%20to%20.pdf?handle=EB829C587E6243868BFF1CC0B656FC66) .

To learn more about all items discussed during the meeting, view the Agenda Packet (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/374641/) (278 pages).
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 12


** Additional Information
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East Lansing City Council meetings take place at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road at 7 p.m. A remote option for viewing the meetings and providing public comment is offered via the City's public meeting portal (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/) . The number to call in for public comment is posted at the top of each meeting agenda.

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