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East Lansing City Council Meeting Recap 12/12/23


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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 Dec. 12 Meeting
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The East Lansing City Council met on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC) for a discussion-only meeting. Watch the meeting from the beginning (https://youtu.be/HIAS-Yr8h1A?t=571) .

East Lansing Councilmember Mark Meadows was granted an excused absence due to illness.

During communications from the Mayor and Councilmembers, East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Kerry Ebersole Singh commended staff for the wonderful Winter Fest event over the weekend.

During the City Manager's Report, East Lansing City Manager Robert Belleman announced that the East Lansing Parks, Recreation & Arts Department's School-Age Childcare program has been awarded a 2023-2024 Out-of-School Time (OST) Learning Grant of $654,000 from the Michigan Department of Education. City Manager Belleman also echoed Mayor Pro Tem Singh in celebrating the success of Winter Fest and noted that approximately 2,000 community members had attended the weekend event. Belleman also noted that City offices will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15 for a holiday party and employee recognition event; however, the East Lansing Hannah Community Center and East Lansing Public Library will remain open.


** 6.1 Discussion of the FY2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/HIAS-Yr8h1A?t=1572) . The audited financial statements for the City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, spanning July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023, is now complete. Staff introduced the auditors from Rehmann Robson to present the results of the audit to City Council. View the Agenda Item Report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/365778/Discussion%20of%20the%20FY2023%20Annual%20Comprehensive%20F.pdf?handle=6E2D2F26A1C44B9184C479C293F2934A) .



** 6.2 Discussion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Approved & Available Funding
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/HIAS-Yr8h1A?t=4877) . Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the City received $12,170,077 in funding, split into two payments received in May 2021 and June 2022. Available funds for additional projects currently total $5,292,800 and are listed in the agenda item report. View the Agenda Item Report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/368464/Discussion%20of%20American%20Rescue%20Plan%20Act%20(ARPA)%20A.pdf?handle=22B0B7D72E9645A39630FA5AC59F08D4) .



** 6.3 Discussion of DPW Funding Sources for Infrastructure & Environmental Programs
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Watch this part of the meeting (https://youtu.be/HIAS-Yr8h1A?t=7290) . In response to a question from City Council, Department of Public Works (DPW) staff prepared a list documenting over $147 million in grants and state/federal funding from which DPW has applied for funds for infrastructure and environmental programs. View the agenda item report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/368488/Discussion%20of%20the%20Department%20of%20Public%20Works%20ef.pdf?handle=A72283E2DB4C443F9FDE2753B2524A52) .

Council was adjourned at 9:19 p.m.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 9


** 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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