lansing (mi) city council info packet for jan. 24 meeting

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 10TH FLOOR LANSING CITY HALL

124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE

AGENDA FOR JANUARY 24, 2011 5:00 P.M. - NOTE CHANGE IN TIME

STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE KNAPP’S CENTER BUILDING

AT 300 S. WASHINGTON SQ. TO THE HON. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL:

The following items were listed on the agenda in the City Clerk's Office by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2011, in accordance with Section 3-103(2) of the City Charter and will be ready for your consideration at the regular meeting of the City Council on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 10th Floor, City Hall.

I. ROLL CALL

II. MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. READING AND APPROVAL OF PRINTED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

IV. CONSIDERATION OF LATE ITEMS (Suspension of Council Rule #9 is needed to allow consideration of late items. Late items will be considered as part of the regular portion of the meeting to which they relate.)

V. TABLED ITEMS (Tabled items, if removed from the table, will be considered as part of the regular portion of the meeting to which they relate.)

VI. SPECIAL CEREMONIES

VII. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY CLERK

VIII. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (Time, place, purpose, or definition of event – 1 minute limit)

IX. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

X. MAYOR’S COMMENTS

XI. SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS

XII. PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS (Legislative matters consist of the following items on the agenda: public hearings, resolutions, ordinances for introduction, and ordinances for passage. The public may comment for up to three minutes. Speakers must sign up on white form.)

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XIII. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERS

A. REFERRAL OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

B. CONSENT AGENDA

1. BY COUNCIL MEMBER DERRICK QUINNEY

a. Tribute; In memory of the life of Coach David Miller, Sr.

2. BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAROL WOOD

a. Tribute; In recognition of Jon Coleman’s many years of service to the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission and the City of Lansing

3. BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

a. Setting a Public Hearing for February 14, 2011 in consideration of Brownfield Redevelopment Plan #5d; East Village

C. RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION

D. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES

E. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION and Setting of Public Hearings

F. ORDINANCES FOR PASSAGE

XIV. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENT RELATED MATTERS

XV. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS; COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS; AND OTHER CITY RELATED MATTERS (Motion that all items be considered as being read in full and that the proper referrals be made by the President)

1. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS

a. Letters from the City Clerk submitting:

i. A request to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business, located at 1500 W Lake Lansing Rd., Suite A, East Lansing, from All Seasons Bistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; Transfer Location (Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw St., Suite H

ii. Minutes of Boards and Authorities placed on file in the City Clerk’s Office

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b. Letters from the Mayor re:

i. Z-9-2010; 117 E. Hillsdale St., a request from Rose Acceptance, Inc. to rezone the property at 117 E. Hillsdale Street from "F-1" Commercial District to "E-1 "Apartment Shop District to allow the building at this location to be used exclusively for residential purposes

ii. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Carryforwards

2. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, AND OTHER CITY RELATED MATTERS

a. Letters from the State of Michigan Department of Treasury:

i. Providing notice of the issuance of an amended Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate to Eastside Armory, LLC for property located at 300 Elvin Ct.

ii. Providing notice of the issuance of an amended Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate to

1. Thomas Arnold for property located at 1118 S. Washington Ave.

2. Michigan State University Federal Credit Union for property located at 104 S. Washington Sq.

3. Old Town Temple, LLC for property located at 502 E. Grand River Ave.

iii. Providing notice to Old Town Temple, LLC that it is unable to consider its application for the additional exclusion of up to one-half of the number of mills levied for school operating purposes under the Revised School Code PA 451 of 1976, as amended, and under the State Education Tax Act PA 331 of 1993, as amended

iv. Providing notice to Foresight Property Investment, LLC of the Denial of an Application for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for property located at 2822 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

b. Letters from the State of Michigan Liquor Control Commission providing 15-Day Notice of a request from:

i. Ashu and K, LLC to Transfer Ownership of 2010 Specially Designated Distributor (SDD) and Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) licenses from Sunny & Binny, Inc. located at 5131 N. Grand River Ave.

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ii. Rock's Party Store, Inc. to Transfer Ownership of Escrowed 2010 Specially Designated Distributor (SDD) and Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) Licensed Business from Daily Deals Grocery Outlet, LLC and Transfer Location from 3630 S. Cedar St. to 1830 W. Saginaw St.

c. Community Funding Reporting Statement submitted by Colonial Village Neighborhood Association for defrayed costs associated with replacing Red Bows on Boston Ave. and Refurbishing Roundabouts in the Colonial Village Neighborhood

XVI. MOTION OF EXCUSED ABSENCE

XVII. REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

XVIII. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR OR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

XIX. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENT RELATED MATTERS (City government related matters are issues or topics relevant to the operation or governance of the city. The public may comment for up to three minutes. Speakers must sign up on yellow form.)

THIS MEETING OF THE LANSING CITY COUNCIL WILL BE RECESSED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF BUSINESS ITEMS BY 5:45 P.M., TO BE RECONVENED AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE KNAPP’S CENTER BUILDING AT 300 S. WASHINGTON SQ.TO RECEIVE MAYOR BERNERO’S 2011 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

XX. ADJOURNMENT

CHRIS SWOPE, CITY CLERK

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (517) 483-4131 (TDD (517) 483-4479). 24 hour notice may be needed for certain accommodations. An attempt will be made to grant all reasonable accommodation requests.

BY COUNCIL . MEMBER DERRICK QUINNEYRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF..LANSING

WHEREAS, David Miller, Sr. was born to Gracie Miller on February 19, 1945, inBessemer, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, with the guidance of his grandmother, Ada, David was baptized at a youngage at the Second Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, desiring to serve his country, David enlisted in the Marines in 1970,achieving the rank of Private First Class; and

WHEREAS, after proudly serving his country, David moved to Lansing, where he joinedthe Lansing Crusaders Football team and played for two years. After a successfulcareer on the local football team, David attended trade school where he earned hisWelder's certification and joined the Iron Workers' Local 25 in 1975; and

WHEREAS, David's joy in life was expressed through community service, mentoringyoung men through the Big Brother organization and Everett's Minority MentoringProgram; and

WHEREAS, he also enjoyed coaching little league football, coaching the Mighty Might's,the Dynamites, Dave's Magic Touch, Miller's Breakers, Southside Cobras, SouthsidePanthers, and Everett Freshman Football as well as coaching the Dwight Rich'sWresting program; and

WHEREAS, after retiring from coaching and the Iron Workers' Union, he enjoyedspending time with his children, grandchildren, close friends, and vacationing in LasVegas;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council, hereby, wishesto extend its deepest condolences to the family of David Miller, Sr. His dedication andservice to the community will forever be remembered by all.

6 14BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAROL WOOD

RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

WHEREAS, Jon W. Coleman, Executive Director, of the Tri-County Regional PlanningCommission will retire on January 31, 2011 after dedicating more than 35 years ofservice; and

WHEREAS, he received his Master of Science Degree in Urban and Regional Planningfrom Texas A&M University in 1968 and spent four years in the Civil Engineers divisionin the U.S: Air Force working on base design and construction; and

WHEREAS, from 1972-1975, Jon was principal planner for the Wichita-SedgwickCounty Metropolitan Area Planning Commission; and

WHEREAS, Jon began his illustrious career at the Tri-County Regional PlanningCommission in 1975 as a regional planner and since 1986 held the position ofExecutive Director; and

WHEREAS, his many contributions to his field of management and to the region earnedhim the admiration and respect of his staff and colleagues for his dedication,enthusiasm, professionalism, humility, and admirable service to the tri-county region;and

WHEREAS, Jon has been instrumental over the years in helping to develop programsand policies which lead to regional cooperation and his leadership has lead to manyrequest to sit on other Boards and Committees in our area; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council, hereby, wishesto extend its gratitude to Jon W. Coleman for his 35 years of dedicated service to the tri-county region. We wish you joy, happiness, and health in your retirement and sinceregratitude for your dedication in helping to make our community a better place.

.za 6 3BY THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGBROWNFIELD PLAN #5d

EAST VILLAGE BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

WHEREAS, the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has prepared and forwardedan approved Brownfield Plan pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of theBrownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, Public Act 381 of 1996, as amended, forproperty commonly referred to as East Village located in the City of Lansing, Michigan; and

WHEREAS, prior to Council's action on this request, it is necessary to hold a public hearingon the Plan, to allow for any resident, taxpayer or ad valorem taxing unit the right to appearand be heard;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a public hearing be held in the City CouncilChambers of the City of Lansing, 10 th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, Michigan, onMonday, February 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. on Brownfield Plan #5d - East Village BrownfieldRedevelopment Plan under the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, for propertylocated within the boundary more particularly described as:

COM 40 FT S OF N 1/4 COR SEC 15, TH E 816.53 FT, S 938.68 FT. W 1055.47 FT, N115.77 FT, W 99.59 FT, N 827.99 FT TO S LINE E SAGINAW ST, E 335.85 FT TO BEG;SEC 15 T4N R2W

And that the City Clerk cause notice of such hearing to be published twice in a publicationof general circulation, no less than 10 days or more than 40 days prior to the date of thepublic hearing, and that the City Clerk also cause the legislative body of each taxing unitlevying ad valorem taxes on this property, to be notified of Brownfield Plan #5d and thescheduled public hearing.

City of LansingNotice of Public Hearing

The Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 7:00p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 10th Floor, Lansing City Hall, Lansing, MI, for thepurpose stated below:

To afford an opportunity for all residents, taxpayers of the City of Lansing, other interestedpersons and ad valorem taxing units to appear and be heard on the approval of BrownfieldPlan #5d - East Village Brownfield Redevelopment Plan, pursuant to and in accordancewith the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, Public Act 381 of1996, as amended, for property located on East Saginaw Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, butmore particularly described as:

COM 40 FT S OF N 1/4 COR SEC 15, TH E 816.53 FT, S 938.68 FT. W 1055.47 FT, N115.77 FT, W 99.59 FT, N 827.99 FT TO S LINE E SAGINAW ST, E 335.85 FT TO BEG;SEC 15 T4N R2W

. Approval of this Brownfield Plan will enable the Lansing Brownfield RedevelopmentAuthority to capture incremental tax increases which result from the redevelopment of theproperty to pay for costs associated therewith. Further information regarding this issue maybe obtained from Karl Dorshimer, Economic Development Corporation of the City ofLansing, 401 N. Washington Square, Suite 100, Lansing, MI 48933, (517) 483-4140.

City Clerk

Chris SwopeLansing City Clerk

January 20, 2011

City Council President and Members of the Lansing City Council10th Floor, City HallLansing, MI 48933

Dear Council Members:

The attached application for a permit/license has been submitted to the City Clerk'sOffice, and is being forwarded for your consideration and appropriate action:

Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business, locatedat 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from AllSeasons Bistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; TransferLocation (Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Suite H,Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.

Please note that the approval of the Building Commissioner and Ingham County HealthDepartment are conditional upon completion of the space and final approvals are given.

Sincerely,

Chris Swope, CMCLansing City Clerk

Lansing City Clerk's OfficeNinth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695

517-483-4131 a 517-377-0068 FAXclerk.cityoflansingmi.com [email protected]

BY THE <<COMMITTEE NAME>>RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

WHEREAS, the Licensing and Enforcement Division of the Michigan LiquorControl Commission received a request from Cheng Gourmet Corporation toTransfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business,located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, InghamCounty, from All Seasons Bistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to ChengGourmet Corporation; Transfer Location (Governmental Unit) Under MCL436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Suite H, Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.;and

WHEREAS, the <<Committee_Name>> met on to review the request withaffirmative action taken;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Lansing City Council, hereby,approves the request from Cheng Gourmet Corporation to Transfer All Rights toRenewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business, located at 1500 WLake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from AllSeasons Bistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation;Transfer Location (Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E.Saginaw, Suite H, Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Clerk is requested to notify the MichiganLiquor Control Commission of the action taken.


REPORT ON APPLICATION FOR:

ACTION

TYPE OF LICENSE❑ Transfer Ownership Class C❑ Transfer Location

❑ SDD❑ Add Partner

❑ SDM❑ Drop Partner

❑ TavernOther: New License; Add Entertainment

❑ Other:

NAME:

Contact: Michael Brown

517-321-4616

Applicant:

Carlin, Edwards, Brown & Howe, PLLC607 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite 202Lansing, MI 48917

Cheng Gourmet Corporation Amy Cheng 517-881-8909

THE REQUEST to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business,located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from All SeasonsBistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; Transfer Location(Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Suite H, Lansing, MI 48912,Ingham County.

Location Approval

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Signature & Date

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$775.00 DATE PAID 12-21-2010 TO DEPARTMENTS 12-21-2010If you have any questions, please contact Kevin at: 483-4135. Thank you.

*PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO KEVIN REEVES IN THE CITY CLERK'SOFFICE*

FAX 377-0068





ACTION

TYPE OF LICENSE❑ Transfer Ownership Class C❑ Transfer Location



❑ TavernOther: New License; Add Entertainment

❑ Other:

NAME:

Contact:

Michael Brown

517-321-4616Carlin, Edwards, Brown & Howe, PLLC607 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite 202Lansing, MI 48917

THE REQUEST to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business;located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, fromlAll SeasonsBistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; Transfer Location(Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.

Applicant:


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Location ApprovalSignature & Date

City Clerk ReceiptSignature & Date

Chief of Police Call •!i4ilai at/-6 Fire Marshal Planning/Zoning Building Comm. City Treasurer


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Health Dept.

Date to City Council

FEE PAID



FAX 377-0068


517-483-4131 • 517-377-0068 FAXclerk.cityoflansingmi.com • [email protected]



ACTION TYPE OF LICENSE❑ Transfer Ownership Class C❑ Transfer Location 0 SDD0 Add Partner ❑ SDM❑ Drop Partner ❑ Tavern

Other: New License; Add Entertainment ❑ Other:

NAME:

Contact:

Michael Brown


Applicant:

Cheng Gourmet Corporation

Amy Cheng 517-881-8909

THE REQUEST to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business,located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from All SeasonsBistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; Transfer Location(Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Lansing, Ml 48912, Ingham County.

Location Approval

City Clerk Receipt

Signature & Date

Signature & Date

Chief of PoliceFire MarshalPlanning/Zoning Building Comm. City Treasurer





ACTION

TYPE OF LICENSE❑ Transfer Ownership

■ Class C❑ Transfer Location



❑ TavernM Other: New License; Add Entertainment

❑ Other:

NAME:

Contact: Michael Brown

517-321-4616Carlin, Edwards, Brown & Howe, PLLC607 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite 202 -

Applicant:

Lansing, MI 48917


THE REQUEST to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Buliness,located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from Al! SeasonsBistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; Transfer Location(Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.

Location Approval

City Clerk Receipt

Signature & Date

Signature & Date

Chief of PoliceFire MarshalPlanning/ZoningBuilding Comm.City Treasurer



Health Dept.


FEE PAID



FAX 377-0068





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NAME:

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Lansing City Hall/Clerk's OfficeAttention: Kevin Reeves124 West Michigan Avenue, Ninth FloorLansing, Ml 48933-1695

RE: Health Department Approval, Class C License for Xiao China Grille and Lounge locatedat 3415 East Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48912; PRN-677.

Dear Mr. Reeves:

Thank you for your telephone call from today concerning the above referenced facility_ Asstated in my email and phone message to you, it is not the norm of the Ingham County HealthDepartment to sign-off on a Class C License until the facility is approved to open and operateby this department. However, the plans for the construction of the facility were approved, withstipulations; by this department on September 24, 2010.

At this time, this department is prepared to sign-off on the Class C License provided that, thefacility will completely comply with the stipulations set-forth in the September 24, 2010 planapproval letter_

Please do not hesitate to contact me at 517.887A525 with any questions you have concerningthis matter.

Sincerely,5- OnOrilah'-.Ca.

Amy E. Thomas, REHSPlan Review SpecialistBureau of Environmental Health

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Enclosure: Transfer Application

Environmental Health5303 South Cedar Street o P.O. Box 30161 Lansing ♦ Ml 48911-7661

Phone: (517) 887-4312. Fax: (517) 887-4560 + http://www.ingham.org/hdIngham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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NAME:

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Applicant: Cheng Gourmet Corporation

Amy Cheng 517-881-8909

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-(Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48912, Ingham County.

Signature & Date

Signature & Date

Chief of Police Fire Marshal Planning/Zoning Building Comm. City Treasurer



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$775.00 DATE PAID 12-21-2010 TO DEPARTMENTS 12-21-2010If you have any questions, please contact Kevin at: 483-4135. Thank you.*PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO KEVIN REEVES IN THE CITY CLERK'SOFFICE*

FAX 377-0068



Cabaret License fee is $350, and you should apply after completion of your Liquor License.

We hope this information is helpful. Feel free to contact our office at 483-4131 if you haveany questions about the fee or approval process at the local level.

Sincerely,

Kevin ReevesChief Deputy City Clerk

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Michael BrownCarlin, Edwards, Brown & Howe, PLLC607 W. St. Joseph Hwy., Suite 202Lansing, MI 48917

RE: A request to Transfer All Rights to Renewal of an Escrowed 2009 Class C Licensed Business,located at 1500 W Lake Lansing, Suite A, East Lansing, MI 48823, Ingham County, from AllSeasons Bistro, L.L.C., Kelly M Hogan, Trustee to Cheng Gourmet Corporation; TransferLocation (Governmental Unit) Under MCL 436.1531(1) to 3415 E. Saginaw, Lansing, MI48912, Ingham County.

Dear Applicants' Contact:

Please be advised that we are in receipt of the above referenced communication from the LiquorControl Commission.

To begin the City's review process, please remit $775.00 to the Lansing City Clerk to coverapplicable fees for necessary investigations, inspections and council action. For this particular case,the following administrative approvals are required:

DEPARTMENT CONTACT PERSON PHONE #

Lansing Police Chris Devlin 483-4633Planning/Zoning Div. Susan Stachowiak 483-4085Fire Marshall Phil Sabon 483-6048City Treasurer Doug Chambers 483-4119Building Commissioner Jon Wadsworth 483-4355Ingham Co. Health Dept. Diane Gorsch 887-4312

Feel free to contact these offices to check on the status of your request at any time after payment ofthe above fee.

Once these approvals are returned to the City Clerk's Office, the matter will be placed on the Councilagenda for referral to the General Services Committee. The committee will review your applicationand prepare a report back to the Council. The Council will then vote on the resolution, after whichthe resolution is mailed to the Liquor Control Commission or picked up for hand delivery.

Please note that you may also be required to obtain a Cabaret License from the City . of Lansing. Ifyour liquor license includes a Dance-Entertainment Permit or if the nature of your business includesdancing and/or live music or other live entertainment this license will be required. The current


517-483-4131 $ 517-377-0068 FAY.clerk.cityoflansingmi.com $ [email protected]

Cabaret License fee is $350, and you should apply after completion of your Liquor License.

We hope this information is helpful. Feel free to contact our office at 483-4131 if you haveany questions about the fee or approval process at the local level.

Sincerely,

Kevin ReevesChief Deputy City Clerk



FOR MLCC USE ONLY

Request ID # 571243

Business ID # 224963

Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic GrowthMICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION (MLCC)

7150 Harris Drive, P.O. Box 30005Lansing, Michigan 48909-7505

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LOCAL APPROVAL NOTICE I x -0[Authorized by MCL 436.1501]

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

TO: LANSING CITY COUNCILATTN: CLERK124 W MICHIGAN AVENUELANSING, MI 48933-1694

APPLICANT: CHENG GOURMET CORPORATION

Home Address and Telephone No. or Contact Address and Telephone No.:AMY CHENG, 2721 NORWICH ROAD, LANSING, MI 48911, H(517) 881-8909CONTACT: MICHAEL J. BROWN, ESQ., CARLIN, EDWARDS, BROWN & HOWE, PLLC, 6017 W ST JOE HWY STE202 W ST. JOE HIGHWAY, SUITE 202, LANSING, MI 48917, B(517) 321-4616, [email protected]

The MLCC cannot consider the approval of an application for a new or transfer of an on-premiseslicense without the approval of the local legislative body pursuant to the provisions of MCL 436.1501of the Liquor Control Code of 1998. For your information, local legislative bodyapproval is also required for DANCE, ENTERTAINMENT, DANCE-ENTERTAINMENT ANDTOPLESS ACTIVITY PERMITS AND FOR OFFICIAL PERMITS FOR EXTENDED HOURS FORDANCE AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT pursuant to the provisions of MCL 436.1916 of the LiquorControl Code of 1998.

For your convenience a resolution form is enclosed that includes a description of the licensingapplication requiring consideration of the local legislative body. The clerk should complete theresolution certifying that your decision of approval or disapproval of the application was made at anofficial meeting. Please return the completed resolution to the MLCC as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact Unit 3 of the Retail Licensing Division at (517) 636-0204.

PLEASE COMPLETE ENCLOSED RESOLUTION AND RETURNTO THE LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION AT ABOVE ADDRESS

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT 15-DAY NOTICE[Authorized by R 436.1105 (2d) and (3)]

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

LANSING CITY COUNCILATTN: CLERK124 W MICHIGAN AVENUELANSING, MI 48933-1694

REQUEST ID #: 571243

THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FROM CHENG GOURMETCORPORATION FOR A NEW SDM LICENSE TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH' PENDING TRANSFER ALL RIGHTSTO RENEWAL OF AN ESCROWED 2009 CLASS C LICENSED BUSINESS, LOCATED AT 1500 W LAKE LANSING, SUITEA, EAST LANSING, MI 48823, INGHAM COUNTY, FROM ALL SEASONS BISTRO, L.L.C., KELLY M HOGAN, TRUSTEE;TRANSFER LOCATION (GOVERNMENTAL UNIT) UNDER MCL 436.1531(1) TO 3415 E SAGINAW, LANSING, MI 48912,INGHAM COUNTY.

Home address and telephone number:AMY CHENG, 2721 NORWICH ROAD, LANSING, MI 48911, H(517) 881-8909CONTACT: MICHAEL J. BROWN, ESQ., CARLIN, EDWARDS, BROWN & HOWE, PLLC, 6017 W ST JOE HWY STE 202 WST. JOE HIGHWAY, SUITE 202, LANSING, MI 48917, B(517) 321-4616, [email protected]

Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) licenses permit the sale of beer and wine for consumption off thepremises only. Specially Designated Distributor (SDD) licenses peitnit the sale of alcoholic liquor, other thanbeer and wine under 21 per cent alcohol by volume, for consumption off the premises only.

For your information, part of the investigation of the application is conducted by the local law enforcementagency and investigative forms will be released to them either in person or by mail.

Although local governing body approval is not required by the Michigan Liquor Control Code, Rules andRelated Laws for off-premise licenses, the local governing body, or its designee, may notify the Commission atthe above address within 15 days of receipt of this letter if the applicant location will not be in compliance withall appropriate state and local building, plumbing, zoning, fire, sanitation and health laws and ordinances, or ifthe applicant is considered ineligible due to other factors.

All conditions of non-compliance must be outlined in detail, indicating the applicable laws and ordinances. Acopy of the law and/or ordinance may be submitted with the notification.


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LC-3104(Rev. 09/05)Authority: R436.1105(2d) and (3)Completion: MandatoryPenalty: No License

The Department of Labor & Economic Growth will not discriminate against any individual or group because of race, sex, religion, age,national origin, color, marital status, disability, or political beliefs. If you need help with reading, writing, hearing, etc., under the Americanswith Disabilities Act, you may make your needs known to this agency.

Request ID # 571243

RESOLUTION

At a _ meeting of the(Regular or Special)

(Township Board, City or Village Council)

called to order by on at P.M.

The following resolution was offered:

Moved by and supported by

That the request to TRANSFER ALL RIGHTS TO RENEWAL OF AN ESCROWED 2009 CLASS C LICENSEDBUSINESS, LOCATED AT 1500 W LAKE LANSING, SUITE A, EAST LANSING, MI 48823, INGHAM COUNTY, FROMALL SEASONS BISTRO,.L.L.C., KELLY M HOGAN, TRUSTEE TO CHENG GOURMET CORPORATION; TRANSFERLOCATION (GOVERNMENTAL UNIT) UNDER MCL 436.1531(1) TO 3415 E SAGINAW, LANSING, MI 48912, INGHAMCOUNTY.

be considered for

(Approval or Disapproval)

APPROVAL

DISAPPROVAL

Yeas: Yeas:

Nays: Nays:

Absent: Absent:

It is the consensus of this legislative body that the application be:

for issuance(Recommended or Not Recommended)

State of Michigan )

County of

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of a resolution offered and

adopted by the at a (Township Board, City or Village Council)

(Regular or Special)

meeting held on

(Date)

(Signed)(Township, City or Village Clerk)

(Mailing address of Township, City or Village)

SEAL

LC-1305 (Rev. 08/2006)Authority: MCL 436.1501Completion: MandatoryPenalty: No License



January 20, 2011

President Robinson and Members of the Lansing City Council10th Floor City HallLansing, MI 48933

Dear President Robinson and Council Members:

The Minutes from the Meetings of the following Boards and Authorities of the City ofLansing were placed on file in the City Clerk's Office and are attached for your informationand review.

BOARD NAME DATE OF MEETING

Board of Police Commissioners December 16, 2010.December 14, 2010December 13, 2010November 30, 2010November 16, 2010

Human Relations and Community Services Board July 27, 2010April 27, 2010

Park Board July 14, 2010May 12, 2010April 14, 2010January 13, 2010

If I, or my staff, can provide further assistance or information relative to the filing of theseminutes, please contact us at 483-4131.


517-483-4131 ❑ 517-377-0068 FAXwww.lansingmi.gov/clerk ❑ [email protected]

BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERSMEETING MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING OF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioner Linda SimsCommissioner Sandra Kowalk-ThompsonCommissioner Bob NoordhoekCommissioner Patty FarhatCommissioner Clyde CarnegieCommissioner Jan Kolp

MEMBERS EXCUSED:Commissioner Maria MejoradoCommissioner Bill Renfrew

OTHERS PRESENT:None

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/GUESTS:None

CALL TO ORDER - Commissioner Sims

After having established a quorum, Commissioner Sims called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. and ledthose present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

REVIEW OF INTERVIEWS

Board members discussed recent interviews for the position of Chief of Police and prepared a list of threerecommended finalists to be submitted to Mayor Bernero.

ADJOURNMENT - Commissioner Sims

There being no other agenda items, Commissioner Sims adjourned at 9:22 a.m.


SPECIAL MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioner Linda SimsCommissioner Sandra Kowalk-ThompsonCommissioner Bob NoordhoekCommissioner Clyde CarnegieCommissioner Jan Kolp

MEMBERS EXCUSED:Commissioner Patty FarhatCommissioner Maria MejoradoCommissioner Bill Renfrew


After having established a quorum, Commissioner Sims called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. and ledthose present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS

Candidates for the position of Chief of Police were interviewed by those Board members present in thefollowing order: Capt. Ray Hall, Interim Chief Teresa Szymanski, Capt. Rex Marsh (Grass Valley, CA), Lt.Noel Garcia, and Capt. Mike Yankowski. Candidates were present for their respective interviews only.


There being no other agenda items, Commissioner Sims adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

OTHERS PRESENT:Jim DeLine, Secretary (for public comment only)Regina Wilson, Human Resources Dept.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC / GUESTS:Susan Vela, Lansing State Journal


SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioner Linda SimsCommissioner Sandra Kowalk-ThompsonCommissioner Bob NoordhoekCommissioner Patty FarhatCommissioner Clyde CarnegieCommissioner Jan Kolp

MEMBERS EXCUSED:Commissioner Maria MejoradoCommissioner Bill Renfrew


After having established a quorum, Commissioner Sims called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. and ledthose present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS

Lt. James Kraus was interviewed by those Board members present for the position of Chief of Police.


There being no other agenda items, Commissioner Sims adjourned at 4:44 p.m.

OTHERS PRESENT:Jim DeLine, Secretary (for public comment only)Regina Wilson, Human Resources Dept.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/GUESTS: ,Misty O'Neal, Culver AvenueSusan Vela, Lansing State Journal


SPECIAL MEETING OF THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2010

OTHERS PRESENT:Michael Mathis, Legal AdvisorJim DeLine, SecretaryJerry Ambrose, Chief of StaffRegina Wilson, Human Resources Dept.Joan Jackson Johnson, Director of Human

Relations and Community ServicesLt. David Nosotti

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC / GUESTS:Councilmember Carol WoodCouncilmember Derrick QuinneyDesirae Kelley-Kato, Director of LPD CARE

ProgramLoretta Stanaway, Armstrong Rd

c-,-? (•_Richard and Linda Heusenkueld, Mor-ningsideStan Pina, Washington Sq

` _Cole Bouck, Jenison StJason Wilkes, Continental DrEmly Horne, Arbor Forest Dr


After having established a quorum, Commissioner Sims called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.Commissioner Noordhoek led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Members of the Board and staff introduced themselves to the public. Jim DeLine noted that commentsshould be kept to three minutes in length and will be summarized in the minutes. Written comments arewelcome and will be addendums to the minutes.

Commissioner Sims welcomed everyone and read a memo from Board Chair Maria Mejorado. A motionwas passed that the memo be included as an addendum to the minutes.

Commissioner Sims gave an overview of the process being used for the selection of a new Chief ofPolice and noted that the final decision rests with Mayor Bernero. She welcomed Councilmembers Woodand Quinney.

PUBLIC COMMENT - Agenda Items

Loretta Stanaway commented on the importance of naming a Chief of Police with leadership skills and awillingness to expand community policing and neighborhood problem solving. She mentioned severalcurrent employees by name, spoke reference relationships of the Chief to underlings and hoped that thenext Chief would "not be political."

Cole Bouck read from his written comments which are attached as an addendum to these minutes.

Desiree Kelley-Kato favors a Chief of Police who will continue the Department's support of the CAREprogram, will collaborate well with local agencies, and will hold officers to a "higher standard," being

MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioner Linda SimsCommissioner Sandra Kowalk-ThompsonCommissioner Bob NoordhoekCommissioner Patty FarhatCommissioner Jan Kolp

MEMBERS EXCUSED:Commissioner Maria MejoradoCommissioner Clyde CarnegieCommissioner Bill Renfrew

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supportive of them should they experience turmoil in their personal lives.

Jason Wilkes expressed his appreciation to the Board for seeking input from the public prior tointerviewing candidates for this position. He noted that the Chief of Police needs to be supportive ofofficers, a coach / mentor and someone who has earned the respect of employees in order to maintainmorale. He noted that a Chief should not be overly political bending to the will of either the Mayor ormembers of Council. They also should support community policing.

With no other members of the public wishing to comment, Commissioner Sims asked if either of themembers of City Council present wished to address the Board.

Councilmember Quinney noted that he is a former member of the Board of Police Commissioners andwas there to hear from the public and support the Board in its role in the selection process.Councilmember Wood also noted that she was present at the meeting to listen to the public. Sheexpressed the importance of public input and expressed her appreciation to the Board for their hard work.

Emly Horne requested to comment and noted that a Chief of Police needs good communication skills,both oral and written. The style with which a Chief of Police works with the public needs to be differentfrom that which they use to work with members of the community.


Commissioner Sims and Jerry Ambrose thanked all those present for their input. There being no otherpeople present who wished to address the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

NOTE: Written comments received on December 1 are attached as an addendum to these minutes.


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioner Maria MejoradoCommissioner Linda SimsCommissioner Bob NoordhoekCommissioner Patty FarhatCommissioner Bill RenfrewCommissioner Sandra Kowalk-ThompsonCommissioner Clyde CarnegieCommissioner Jan Kolp

MEMBERS EXCUSED:

OTHERS PRESENT:Chief Teresa SzymanskiJerry Ambrose, Chief of StaffJoan Jackson Johnson, Director of Human

Relations and Community ServicesBernard Brantley, Commission InvestigatorMichael Mathis, Legal AdvisorJim DeLine, SecretaryAlexander Weiss, Weiss Consulting

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC / GUESTS:None

CALL TO ORDER - Commissioner Mejorado

After having established a quorum, Commissioner Mejorado called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.Commissioner Noordhoek led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT - Agenda Items

None.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

Without objection, approval of the minutes of the special meeting of November 9 was added:to theagenda.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Commissioner Mejorado

The minutes of October 17 were approved as presented and placed on file. In a discussion; of theminutes of the special meeting of November 9, it was noted that the copies which were distributed hadthe wrong date on them. Additionally, it was noted that Commissioner Noordhoek had an 'excusedabsence. The minutes of November 9 were approved as corrected and placed on file.

EDUCATION PRESENTATION

Alexander Weiss distributed copies of a PowerPoint presentation and discussed the findings of his recentresource allocations study. Patrol staffing needs to be based on executive decisions on the desired ratioof proactive activity to responding to calls for service. Dr. Weiss' study measured average length of timespent on calls and average calls per team area over a year. He also noted several instances where theemployee's work hours did not necessarily correspond to when citizens need them the most. The detailof his study and recommendations are being released to employees via the LPD intranet and the Chiefplans to make herself available to answer questions. Jerry Ambrose noted that the study andrecommendations need to be "sorted through" before and of the recommendations are acted upon. ChiefSzymanski noted that any changes will be incremental.

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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - Chief Szymanski

Chief Szymanski invited Board members to watch the Silver Bells in the City parade from the LPDheadquarters second floor. She announced the retirement of Kathleen Evans from the 911Communications Center and noted that Ofc. Marcus Johnson is leaving the Canine Team and rejoiningthe regular patrol ranks.

The Chief announced the December 12 Shop with a Cop event as well as the forthcoming Old Newsboyscampaign. She commended Capt. Yankowski for his leadership in the Old Newsboys effort. She noted arecent meeting with the administration at Sparrow Hospital which is facing a potential nurses' strike.Finally, she announced the annual officer training sessions coming up and the inclusion of a new trainingarea dealing with bullying.

HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES LIAISON

Dr. Joan Jackson Johnson announced that this Saturday's mobile food pantry will be hosted byFriendship Baptist Church. She also noted that preparations are underway for the coming cold weatherand the challenges it presents. The Advent House day shelter will have flu shots available for free.

ADJOURNMENT - Commissioner Mejorado

A motion was made and approved that the meeting be adjourned. Commissioner Mejoradoadjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m.

CITY OF LANSINGHUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

July 27, 2010Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

The July meeting of the Human Relations and Community Services Advisory Board wascalled to order by Chad Johnson at 5:47 pm in the Foster Center Conference Room #211,Lansing.

Present:

Lamar Wilson, Chad Johnson, Jonathon Solis, Edwina Marshall and GailFournier

Absent:

Staff:

Joan Jackson Johnson, Director HRCS

LPD Liaison: Absent

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion: Board member Chad Johnson moved to approve agenda from April 27, 2010.Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT,

No Report

COMMUNICATIONS

No Report

APPROVAL OF MINUTES ,

Board member Chad Johnson motioned to approve minutes from the April 27, 2010,supported by Board member Gail Fournier. Motion carried.

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None

PETITIONS/COMPLAINTS

None

CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

Board Member Chad Johnson is Chairperson for the Greater Lansing Alliance AgainstHate Crimes. Guillermo Lopez, from Human Relations and Community Services, is spearheading and Chad is chair for the meetings. The next meeting is July 28 at 1 PM at theFoster Center, Room 211. Chad remarks he can e-mail the agenda for the meeting. Thepurpose of the meeting is to come up with community response, developing mission andvision statements. Also, developing a plan of action in the event someone is beaten orinjured, and how to best deal with it. Board member Johnson remarks they want to reachout in regard to bullying and problems of that nature, in the Lansing School District.

Director Johnson asked how many people are attending the GLAAHC meetings.

Board member Johnson responded approximately seven, with representation from theNAACP, Michigan State University, Sparrow Hospital, and Prosecuting Attorneys office,and others.

Board Member Chad Johnson extended an invitation for Board Members to attend themeetings.

DIRECTOR' S REPORT

Director Johnson shared about the Project Homeless Connect coming up in September.There are lots of opportunities to serve if the Advisory Board is interested. We will have alot of different services available to the community. This year we were not able to get theDental Cleaning services. However, Lansing Ophthalmology will be there, and they followup with normally 30 to 40 people, helping them to obtain glasses. We will offer manicures,pedicures, massage therapy, and haircuts, just a few of the services that will be available.There are some generous people in the community; Barry Saltman thru Care-Free hasdonated a lot, Community Mental health made a donation, PHP made a substantialdonation. In the past we have spent quite a bit so we have asked the continuum of care towork a little bit harder to obtain donations. It is a day for brothers, sisters and the lessfortunate to be pampered. This is a national event.

Director Johnson relates the Sub Acute Detox Center will be opening. We initially talkedabout a location next to the Volunteers of America, however that did not work out, theowners went up on the rent. The new location will be 510 West Saginaw; the building wasformerly an insurance office. Council woman Jessica Yorko, who covers that ward, is onboard with the program. It is a good location and requires a lot less renovation. We willstart with eleven beds. Mid-South provided about $275.000, towards the budget, SparrowHospital put in $50,000 Ingham Medical $50,000, the Ingham Health Plan put in either$15,000 or $25,000, Lansing Police, Fire and our Department donated $50,000,Community Mental Health donated $50,000 toward the project.

Board member Solis asked Director Johnson if the Sub Acute Detox program will servicethe youth. Director Johnson states they cannot, they are minors and cannot be mixed inwith the general population.

Director Johnson stated this will be a great savings to the community by keeping the repeatoffenders out of the local hospitals and providing more services to help them with theirproblems.

We continue to get calls regarding utility bills and homes being red tagged because ofutility shut offs. Citizens have to go thru DHS and unfortunately there are so many peopleapplying for services there is a waiting period. However, we continue to try to help asmany citizens as possible.

Director Johnson stated we continue to work with many of the homeless population whohave mental health issues.

Board member Marshall asked what ever happened to the mental health hospitals.

Director Johnson stated most of those were closed during the Engler administration.

Board member Solis asked if they can collect social security.

Director Johnson replied there are many who do collect social security and many havefamily members who manage their checks, pay their rent and get their medications. Manyof them need adult foster care.

Director Johnson shared the Mobile Food Pantry was a success and continues to grow. Wehave added the Lansing Housing Commission sites to our monthly schedule. This monththe Greater Lansing Food Bank gave us $3,000 in gift cards that could be used at a coupledifferent grocery stores. They got $10 from the gift card for produce and we gave out a $5and $10 Meijer gift cards for milk or cheese. We give out larger gift cards to the largefamilies with 10 to 15 family members.

Director Johnson stated that she is researching other alternatives, other than the gift cardsto allow citizens' to receive healthy food choices from Meijer's or Walmart. With gift cardsthey could make purchases like pop or candy.

Lastly is the One Church One Family, we are still waiting for the closings. MSHDA hasbeen hit with calls since they announced they were going to help 17,000 households thatcould benefit from foreclosure prevention. Director Johnson stated she is hopeful that wewill be closing on the Grand River property soon.

LPD LIAISON'S REPORT None

OLD BUSINESS None

NEW BUSINESS None

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for August 24th, at 5:30 pm. Meeting at Foster CommunityCenter, 2nd floor, Room 211 located on Foster Street, Lansing, Michigan.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

CITY OF LANSINGHUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

April 27, 2010Minutes

CALL TO ORDER

The April meeting of the Human Relations and Community Services Advisory Board wascalled to order by Chad Johnson at 5:35 pm in the Foster Center Conference Room #211,Lansing.

Present:

Lamar Wilson, Chad Johnson, Jonathon Solis, Edwina Marshall and GailFournier

Absent:

Staff:

Joan Jackson Johnson, Director HRCS

LPD Liaison: Absent

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion: Board member Jonathon Solis moved to approve agenda from November 24,2009, supported by board member Gail Fournier. Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT

No Report

COMMUNICATIONS

No Report

APPROVAL OF MINUTES ,

Board member Edwina Marshall motioned to approve minutes from the November 24,2009, supported by board member Lamar Wilson. Motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Director Johnson suggests combining the committee's for Budget and Program, until thevacant board positions are filled.

Board Member Gail Fournier expressed she would like to work on Budget and Programcommittee. She has been assigned to the Budget/ Program committee.

Policy committee will remain with existing members.

Board members discussed committee's meeting after board meeting on May 25, 2010.

Director Johnson remarked she would like the board to address needs assessments and sitevisits at HRCS funded agencies.

PETITIONS/COMPLAINTS

Director Johnson reports no petitions, but in past year we have had a couple human rightscomplaints filed thru HRCS. Two complaints were referred over to the Department ofCivil Rights, to avoid potential conflict, as they involved City Council and City Attorney.

Director Johnson stated that each complaint is evaluated and a determination made torefer the complaint, if necessary, or handle it in our department.

CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT

No Report

DIRECTOR' S REPORT

Board members were given a copy of the Profile for Homelessness in Greater Lansing.There was an increase in homeless children and families this year, actually 500. The adultsin families, single youth, single adults and chronically homeless has decreased. We aregetting better data from agencies thru our HMIS employees. The City Rescue Missionallowed us last year to get into their database. When you look at the percentage of childrenin comparison with the adults it is a challenge to have that increase. We had over 1,000children identified as homeless in 2009 that is significant.

Board member Edwina Marshall expressed concern over the number of homeless children.

Director Johnson reports there are three homes awaiting closing with MSHDA for familyplacement that are in transitional housing. Those numbers should be going down as wemove families out of temporary housing.

Director Johnson stated there will be case managers; One Church One Family will providefamily mentors. We do have a manual that teaches families how to formulate resourcesand will encourage them to use resources in the community. The mentors overseeing thefamilies will be trained.

Board member Edwina Marshall asked if we have commitments from churches.

Director Johnson expressed we do have commitments but due to the lapse in time, we needto get families in the homes.

Our profile on our homeless clients covers individuals, households, race, and employmentstatus, percentage of incidents by disabilities and measuring outcome, which is veryimportant. The core outcome does not look good because some of the agencies are notmandated to say what happens to clients when the leave. We are looking at gettingagencies to cooperate,

Board Member Chad Johnson asked if Matt Stevenson did the report. Director Johnsonreplied that Matt is the Project Manager; he did have help with data put into the system byother HMIS employees.

Board Member Jonathon Solis stated the homeless numbers are disturbing.

Director Johnson states we are continuing to look at solutions. We just received therenewal grant from HUD for homelessness, $1, 628,029, and we are awaiting City Councilapproval.

Director Johnson reports the Mobile Food Pantry will be going to Lansing HousingCommission sites, as many at these sites have transportation issues. We are rotating todifferent sites around the City. In May we are having a small pantry at Shabazz Academy,in addition to our regular pantry.

We provided lunches again for Spring Break at several locations in the City. The Boys &Girls club prepared hot meals and allowed the kids to help prepare the food. We wouldlike to do more of this next year and add some different locations such as Georgetown.

Currently HRCS is working on a Sub Acute Detox program to address some of theproblems of men and women in the City who are frequenting the emergency rooms. Someof the hospitals are getting involved and we are currently looking at a site next to the VOA.

Several employees of HRCS attended the Affordable Housing Conference held at theLansing Center recently.

LPD LIAISON'S REPORT None

OLD BUSINESS None

NEW BUSINESS None

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for May 25th, at 5:30 pm. Meeting at Foster Community Center,2nd floor, Room 211 located on Foster Street, Lansing, Michigan.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

PARK BOARD MINUTESSouthside Community Center

July 14, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Ron Lott, Cynthia Ward, Paul Carrier, Pat Murray, Adam Hussain,Rick Kibbey (arrived 7:20 p.m.), Dusty Fancher (arrived 7:45 p.m.)

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Excused Luke Canfora

OTHERS PRESENT:

Murdock Jemerson, Director, Parks and Recreation; Sue Eareckson, KellieBrown, Board Secretary

CALLED TO ORDER:

7:15 p.m. Ron Lott, Acting Chair

NEW MEMBER:

Adam Hussain stated as a new board member he is excited to volunteer his time.He is a life long resident of Lansing, he and his wife are both educators and helooks forward to giving back to the community.

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA:

Cynthia Ward requested to add under information the Friends of Frances Park celebration. Ron Lott requestedto add under new business the election of Board Officers.

STATEMENT OF CITIZENS

Sue Eareckson invited the Board to the Friends of Bancroft Park's annual picnic on July 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. atBancroft Park. Rain date would be July 25 at the same time and location.

BOARD MINUTES

Motion to accept the June minutes as submitted by Pat Murray, seconded by Cynthia Ward. 0 nays

Motion carried

NEW BUSINESS

Performance Metrics

Murdock Jemerson stated the city has a program called LANSINGSTAT, which the department and the'-wholecity are operating under. This is a program that was formed after another program called CITISTAT whichgrew out of New York City and the New York Police Department. Police department's, as youikno, ; havenumerous statistics as far as crime statistics. There were measures for metrics added to CITIS,TAT ;that wouldapply to other departments within city government and this was used in New York as a way oftrackingefficiencies in the form of city work. It was successful in New York, Baltimore and Providence ' Rhode Islandand now Lansing is using this reporting system. At the beginning of this the city worked with MSU and thedifferent departments put together samples of performance measures and a decision was made on what wasrelevant to track.

The parks department tracks open recreation for youth and teens, kids camp attendance and pool attendance;the number of service calls for the cemeteries, parks and other city properties; the number of mowing relatedservice calls; the percentage of parks mowing completed on schedule. The mowing metric set for thedepartment is to mow a city park every 12-calendar days. We also track the'number of trees removed, numberof trees with deadwood and number of trees pruned; number of picnic tables repaired and the number of parkssupported by a volunteer group.

Pat Murray inquired if Friday is counted since Public Service does not work on Friday. Jemerson stated hewould know more when LANSINGSTAT meets again July 19.

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During the budget proceedings, Parks also introduced a set of metrics to help guide Public Service in theactivities that are important to see continued. Parks will be reviewing those metrics presented and continue tochange them to ensure Public Service is servicing the parks on a regular basis.

Murdock Jemerson stated he would know at the next LANSINGSTAT meeting on July 19 if the metrics arebeing incorporated in the Public Service section of the report.

Rick Kibbey stated a metric that is not counted is useless and referred to comments when this first occurredwhich were can the metrics be done or not. There are standards the parks have set and want to see continuedand who makes the decision if they are being met.

Ron Lott stated he is concerned that on his copy of the report it has the number stumps that have beenremoved and the goal for the number of trees to be planted is 451, but right now it states zero have beenplanted. He is concerned the report states there has been 800 trees removed and zero trees have beenplanted.

Rick Kibbey inquired if the members think the board should be guiding the Public Service Department throughreporting on this. Ward stated yes and Lott believes the reporting process needs to be refined.

Cynthia Ward stated her understanding is the report the board has is for the year prior and this is what wasincluded for the Parks and Recreation Department and these measures will need to be included in the PublicService report. Does the board need to make the request to include these measures to the Mayor or to theDirector of Public Service?

Murdock Jemerson stated the board's charge is to make recommendations to the Mayor.

Pat Murray inquired if Public Service has a citizen's board. Kibbey stated yes. Murray suggested making therecommendation to the Mayor and the Public Service Board.

Cynthia Ward asked who is responsible for identifying targets and baselines, Parks or Public Service.Jemerson stated that is a good question. A lot of this data is based on prior years work and is comparisonfrom one year to the next.

Pat Murray stated if Public Service is the parks "contractor" why would the Parks not continue to keep thestatistics. Why would you rely on a "contractor" to keep statistics?

Cynthia Ward stated if Public Service is the "contractor" then Parks would identify what needs to beaccomplished and the "contractor" would report back to Parks what is being done. Parks would have no wayof knowing what was accomplished unless the "contractor" doing the work reported it.

Pat Murray stated Parks should set the standards and Public Service should report to Parks as opposed toPublic Service setting the metrics for what needs to be done in the parks.

Rick Kibbey asked if the board should jump in or will the Parks Director. Jemerson stated he thought it wouldbe a good idea for the board to express their feelings in the way of a motion regarding performance metrics.

Ron Lott stated it might be early to get a definitive opinion if this is only the second week, but by the Septemberboard meeting he would like to have someone from Public Service or a report from Jemerson on how themetrics are monitored and how the numbers are determined. The board needs to continue to ask questionsand raise concerns.

Cynthia Ward stated she thought she heard a consensus, at least no objections, that the board wants PublicService to include this information.

Rick Kibbey stated there are several issues; one is the actual measures, accountability and quality and recordkeeping and recording.

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Cynthia Ward stated she cannot see how this information can not be collected. It has to be reported and withthe change in operations, as it relates to these measures, it is critical at this point that this information iscollected and it can be assured the change is working.

Murdock Jemerson stated Paul Dykema is still the go-to person for Parks and he will still be attendingdepartment staff meetings.

Rick Kibbey stated if the board is looking to put together a recommendation, the first item would be measuresand the quality of the measures, second if Public Service is doing the work they should be the one to report,and third is the issue of customer inspection and satisfaction and what if the performance is not satisfactory.

Pat Murray stated it sounds like the director would like a statement from the board on how the board hopes thiswill work. Murray moved for the chairperson, working with the director, to put together a letter on behalf of thePark Board asking the metrics continue to be used to make sure the parks are maintained. Lott asked to addsome of the questions that had been asked this evening. Kibbey inquired if the board wanted to see the letterbefore it was mailed. Lott asked to have an e-mail version of the letter so the members would be aware of whatwas sent out. Seconded by Fancher.

Motion carried. 6 yeas, 0 nays

Officer Elections

Dusty Fancher moved to nominate Rick Kibbey as President, seconded by Carrier.

Motion carried. 5 yeas; 0 nays

Cynthia Ward moved to nominate Dusty Fancher as Vice-President, seconded by Carrier.

Motion carried. 5 yeas; 0 nays

UPDATES

Mount Hope Basin - Next step is the transfer of $50,000 from the Fratcher Foundation to complete walkway.4th of July Parade - This year had over 90 entries.Oak Park Sale - Getting closer to being completed, however final buy/sell agreement has not been reviewed.Hunter Park Picnic Shelter - Proceeding and should be done by the end of the month. Roof is beingcompleted this week.Tennis Courts - Georgetown and Elmhurst went out to bid and contract information is due on the 20 thKids Camp - This year the camp changed to a State of Michigan licensed day camp. With the staff we havethe average number of kids is 45 and the camps are full.

INFORMATION ,

Cynthia Ward reported on Thursday, July 22 from 5 to 8 pm the Friends of Frances Park would be hosting acelebration to show off the improvements at the park. The community, neighborhood associations, residents,community leaders and park board members are all invited.

Pat Murray inquired if it would be possible to mow a walking path at Red Cedar and communicate withEverett's Cross Country team for a path at Waverly. Jemerson stated he would check with Public Service.

Meeting adjourned

Respectfully Submitted: Kellie Brown, Interim Park Board SecretaryApproved September 8, 2010

PARK BOARD MINUTESFoster Community Center

May 12, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Dusty Fancher, Ron Lott, Paul Carrier, Rick Kibbey (late arrival), Luke Canfora(late arrival)

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Excused Patrick Murray and Cynthia Ward

OTHERS PRESENT:

Murdock Jemerson, Director, Parks and Recreation; Bill Kiebler and RobertTetzlaft, Friends of Bluebell Park; Todd Haywood; Harold Leeman; Betty Draher,Caesar-Donora Park; Council member Eric Hewitt; Nancy Mahlow; JasonCrocker, Parks and Recreation Golf Supervisor; Jason Meyer, ExecutiveDirector, Fenner Nature Center; John Greenslit, Executive Director, First Tee ofMid-Michigan

CALLEDTOORDER:

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THEAGENDA:

Sex offenders and facility rental has been added under new business.

STATEMENTOFCITIZENS

Bill Kiebler, Friends of Bluebell Park, is requesting additional equipment, such as swings and picnic tables.The Friends would also like to request a barrier to block vehicles from driving through the park. Also, thebasketball courts are drawing large groups of 25 to 50 people, causing fights and police are being called.

Murdock Jemerson stated he met with Bill and the Friends two weeks ago and discussed working towardproviding the swings and other equipment they requested; if not this fiscal year it would be next fiscal yearwhich starts July 1, 2010.

Betty Draher, representative for Caeser-Donora Park, stated they are looking for upgrades to their park. Theequipment is 15 years old and there are a lot of kids who use the park. The neighbors take care of the parkand they would like to see a climbing wall, new swings, teeter-totter, and park bench.

Murdock Jemerson stated he would have staff out to repair the bench. The parks departmerthasa list.of allthe parks and when the last time work was done at the park. He will check to find out where Caeser-Donoraplayground equipment is on the list and will meet with the community to discuss what they would like to:have inthe park.

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Council member Eric Hewitt stated he recalled seeing this park on the list for the summer of 2010 or.:2011: Healso asked if Board members have been to the playground area at Bancroft. He stated there 'used to be a tireswing and he noticed recently that it was missing.

UPDATES

Staff Introductions

Jason Crocker - Has worked for the city for 15 years and currently oversees operations for Groesbeck GolfCourse. As of today's date rounds are up considerably, conditions are good, have a full staff on the courseand Groesbeck is doing well.

Jason Meyer - Is the new Executive Director of Fenner Nature Center and works for the Friends of FennerNature Center who have taken over management of the facility. Stated he has officially been working for a

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week after a 5-year hiatus from Fenner when he worked as a naturalist interpreter. Is excited about theopportunities at Fenner and is excited to see an increase in school children visiting the center.

John Greenslit - Executive Director of the First Tee of Mid-Michigan. He provided a report and literature toPark Board members and acknowledged Council member Hewitt who was instrumental in negotiating a veryunique management contract for First Tee to partner with Lansing and utilize Sycamore Driving Range. Mr.Jemerson and Mr. Ambrose put together a very unique proposal that protected a resource, saved the citymoney and continues to serve the youth of the community. Part of the program is to go into the LansingSchools through principal invitation and meet with the physical education classes. The program met at 14schools, ran 16 clinics and served about 1,800 children in 4 th , 5th and 6th grade, which is up about 400 from lastyear. The First Tee also expects to increase from 260 children in the summer certification program to 400.

** Board President Rick Kibbey arrived and was provided status of agenda items. Vice President Fancherstated Statement of Citizens had been completed, moved Staff Introductions up on the agenda, added sexoffenders under new business, there currently is not a quorum to act on Board Minutes and they are officiallyon New Business, item A which is also an action item, however there is not a quorum so the Board willcontinue with updates.

Summer Kids Camp

Murdock Jemerson stated Kids Camp registration is going along fine, fees are not a problem and we areregistering individuals before camp starts and even before the budget has been finalized.

Paul Carrier inquired if the Kids Camp registration form has gone out to the schools. Fancher inquired if theweb site has been updated to include the programs that were not included in the community guide.

Spring/Summer Sports Registration

Murdock Jemerson indicated registration is up tremendously.

Scott House/Miller Road Center

Murdock Jemerson stated in the budget there is a proposal to shut down Scott House. All the groups havebeen notified, once we know for sure on the budget we will work with the current groups to find new locationsfor meeting sites. In regard to Miller Road we have met with the seniors, as well as the leadership of the MillerRoad group, and Miller is proposed to be closed but the program moved to the Southside Community Center.We have met with Brian Ralph from Lansing School District to locate another room within the SouthsideCommunity Center and we will continue to discuss this plan. We have also met with Tri-County Office onAging to continue the lunch program at SSCC and they are ready to do so once we re-locate.

New Friends Groups

See statements of citizens.

Murdock Jemerson stated he met with the Friends of Cavanaugh and they have a list of items they would likein the park and the Friends have spent several days cleaning the park. The Friends of Dunnebach are mostinterested in having their tennis courts done.

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

April 14, 2010 Regular Park Board Minutes

Dusty Fancher moved to approve the April 14, 2010 minutes as submitted. Seconded by Luke Canfora. 5yeas; 0 nays

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Motion carried

NEW BUSINESS

Park Millaqe Lanquaqe

Rick Kibbey inquired if board members had reviewed the language and it was his understanding the languageis exactly the same except with date changes, which is what the Board requested.

Murdock Jemerson stated we are under a tight time line to get the language approved to be on the ballot.

Rick Kibbey stated one issue that has come up as a result of other activities on the budget is how to make surethe park millage money is used for park purposes and not public service. Kibbey had asked this question ofMr. Ambrose who stated the budget tracking system and bookkeeping will continue to provide the capacity totrack the millage money.

Ron Lott moved the Park Board support the submission of the language for the Park Millage; seconded byPaul Carrier. 5 yeas; 0 nays

Motion carried

Ron Lott stated because we are on a tight time line the Board needs to be thinking about getting interestedpeople together and how we are able to proceed from here in an efficient manner.

Rick Kibbey stated he has a folder full of information and a list of the board members and he will be contactingmembers in the next week.

Sex Offenders

Murdock Jemerson stated he attended the Public Safety Committee and on the agenda was an item regardingsex offenders and the Parks and Recreation Department facility use. Council member Eric Hewitt is a memberof the committee, Council member Wood is the Chair of the committee and Jessica Yorko is. a member.

Jemerson stated this issue is a result of an incident that occurred a few months ago when a gentleman waspassing out flyers that he wanted to do an event in the park at Letts Community Center. A community memberwho knew this individual had a sexual offense and was listed on the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry(MPSOR) notified staff at Letts Community Center who then notified the Parks Director. Jemerson stated hereferred the issue to the police department and the police department indicated this person was not to have therental and the person had a warrant out for his arrest.

The Public Safety Committee thought it would be necessary for the Parks Department to change the buildinguse policy and made a request to the city attorney to do so. There is language proposed for the public buildinguse policy which states "The Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to perform backgroundchecks, including criminal background checks, on the applicant and any person associated with the requestand to deny or cancel reservations based on the result on such background check."

Jemerson stated he was asked if he was going to instruct staff to conduct background searches on people whoare interested in renting a facility and he said no. What we are looking at is public policy and implementing apublic policy does not start and end in the Public Safety Committee. We always bring issues to the ParkBoard, because the Park Board exists to make recommendations to the Mayor and the Mayor will state thepolicy. Jemerson stated this is the beginning of the discussion and he stated in the committee meeting thatthis is a bigger picture and it needs to be looked at from a bigger perspective, including the Park Board and thepublic since this is a public policy. Council member Wood recommended a public meeting, which will be heldJune 3, at Foster Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Until the policy has gone through and the decision has beenmade by the city to make a change, the Parks Department will not perform background checks.

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Rick Kibbey stated if he understands correctly this is not the first time we have thought about sex offenders inour facilities and the department's current policy is to perform background checks on anyone who is beinghired.

Jemerson confirmed that we do background checks on any perspective employee, volunteer coach, volunteersand any one involved with children.

Dusty Fancher asked if there was discussion in the Public Safety Committee about what state law currentlyhas to say about where offenders may be. There are certain rules that state they cannot live within a certainarea of schools, day care centers and she encourages as we move along in this discussion that these laws arereviewed and the city is compliant.

Jemerson stated there was not discussion on state law.

Council member Hewitt stated he is the Vice-Chair of the Public Safety Committee and this issue has beenreviewed for 7 to 8 weeks. This came to their attention when a non-registered sex offender who had slippedthrough the cracks wanted to host and advertise a program in a city facility and a community member broughtit to the department's attention. The city went through the process of identifying the fact this individual wassomeone of concern and the facility was not rented to the individual. Since that time there have been anumber of discussions with the city attorney's office asking the best way to address this issue. We want totake very seriously the sex offender law, which places a lot responsibility on elected officials, Park Board andappointed officials to protect the safety of families and children who utilize city facilities. After talking with theCity Attorney he indicated he was crafting language to be placed into a policy, which is where it needs to be.The committee was later told the policy was in place and it had been enacted. The committee wanted to speakwith Murdock about how it was being implemented to ensure the committee was not creating any unforeseenconcerns for the Parks Department because it may be adding extra time for the review process. However, thecommittee found out it had not been implemented, but only discussed. At this point in time the committee hasreviewed proposed language that stipulates individuals who are looking to rent facilities would allow the ParksDepartment to review the OTIS system to see if they have a sex offender's notification next to their name.

Council member Hewitt stated the committee thought this issue was resolved, has found out it is not and isasking the Park Board to support the implementation of this language or something slightly stronger instead ofat the discretion of the Director and the background check be done each time. If not tonight, the committee willgo through with the public review process and the Park Board will find out the majority of the community is veryconcerned about how sex offenders are interacting with children in the park system. There are provisionswithin the state law that state an offender cannot live within a certain distance of a bus stop, school or a park.Hewitt stated one of his concerns is if an offender rents a facility, permission is being provided to be on parkproperty and legitimizes someone who is not suppose to be near a park to actually be in a park.

Ron Lott inquired if the event the person was handing out the flyers for was aimed for adults or children.Hewitt indicated he did not know.

Luke Canfora inquired exactly what a "sex offender" is. Hewitt stated it is someone who has been convicted ofwhat is known as a criminal sexual conduct felony which can be anything from what is referred to as a Romeoand Juliet issue all the way up to a full blown murder rapist. The Romeo and Juliet scenario is a situationwhere an 18 year old is dating a 15 or 16 year old and pushes the issue and now the 18 year old is a sexoffender because the charge is statutory rape. It is not a perfect system and if this is implemented there maybe consequences but as an elected body, Council has committed to work with state legislatures to have thistweaked.

Dusty Fancher stated her concern is the Romeo and Juliet considerations where you have a 17 year old datinga 16 year old, the parents find and it does go as statutory rape and those boys and girls are on the list for therest of their lives. She does not want anything the Board does to pull away from the support a communitycenter or community park can provide for these individuals. There are hardened criminals who we do not want


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around children, but she would have to inquire how to draw the line and the use of OTIS to find out if it is aRomeo/Juliet or a public urination act and how to differentiate.

Council member Hewitt responded he would rather error on the side of caution. There will be a fewunfortunate individuals that may get caught up, but it is the responsibility as policy makers and elected officialsto find a way to evaluate the impact and find a way to not create a problem. The question is do you not checkfor hardened criminals because there are Romeo and Juliet issues, which opens it up for a predator to prey onsomeone. These individuals did commit a felony, but do we allow our policy to be softened for those whounfortunately got caught in a situation because of their actions, in lieu of protecting the safety of the public.

Council member Hewitt stated it is not the responsibility of the worker who is reviewing the MPSOR or OTISSystem to determine the degree of someone's offense, but if they show up on the list or are identifiedunfortunately until the policy makers find a way to off set it we need to go with what is out there.

Rick Kibbey stated the Board is interested in doing the right thing, but what is the right thing.

Paul Carrier stated within the last couple of years when the school district had to start having anyone whointeracted with school kids fill out a form he thought it was a nuisance, however we are now in a time when it isa standard practice.

Council member Hewitt stated his preference is the Board to support the language in the facility use policy thatthe Parks Department will view OTIS and decline a request if the person is listed. The longer end is to gothrough public hearings for public input and determine where we need to go. The final alternative to this isCouncil also has the possibility of finding a way to make this a across the board public safety issue through theCity Ordinance or Charter.

Dusty Fancher stated she would encourage anyone to check the site. She thinks it is good for public practice;however she is concerned with the "then what". Is there discussion about whom we would absolutely say no toand those that may require leniency? Hewitt stated there may not be a "then what", this may be the one andonly isolated instance in 17 years and if people know they are going to be checked they may not try to use thefacilities.

Murdock Jemerson clarified the referenced 17 years is the number of years he has been employed by the Cityand in his tenure he has not seen an instance like this.

Luke Canfora stated he agrees with Fancher and would move more toward the dialogue piece of this becausewe are passing a public safety issue. He would be more comfortable if this could be worked on together withsomeone from the county prosecutor's office and Lansing Police, because a city employee is going to look thisup and be put in a horrible situation to contact someone and tell them they can not use a facility because theyare a sex offender.

Paul Carrier stated the school district has a form for background checks that has been approved by the Boardof Education and MSU has a background check form for the interns that have been approved by the Board ofTrustees and maybe we need to look at other practices within the community.

Ron Lott stated this is something that needs to proceed with caution and he assumes from the letter that thehearing on June 3 is set and going to take place, but he hopes a couple of Board members would be able toattend and provide a report at the June Park Board meeting.

Dusty Fancher stated this is an important subject; it is unfortunate this situation came forward and this is howthe city and the board have had to begin to look at it. Fancher stated she would attend the June 3 meeting.


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Rick Kibbey indicated he would attend the June 3 meeting and he would like to hear from someone who doesthis for a living like the city attorney or the police department to help direct and handle an open discussionprocess.

Murdock Jemerson stated he would have representatives from those two departments to provide backgroundinformation on this. He will also provide information from other parks departments on how they deal with thistype of situation. East Lansing does not have a check system in place for the Hannah Center.

Council member Hewitt stated it was his understanding the city attorney worked with Mr. Jemerson and arepresentative from the police department to make sure what was being proposed as the policy change waslegitimate and was able to be done by parks personnel.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted: Kellie Brown, Interim Park Board SecretaryApproved June 9, 2010

PARK BOARD MINUTESFoster Community Center

April 14, 2010

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Rick Kibbey, Paul Carrier, Cynthia Ward, Luke Canfora, Patrick Murray (left at 8p.m.); Ron Lott (arrived at 8:05 p.m.)

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Dusty Fancher (excused)

OTHERS PRESENT:

Murdock Jemerson, Parks Director; Brett Kaschinske, Manager Leisure Services,Parks and Recreation; Dick Schaefer, Landscape Architect, Lansing Parks andRecreation; Loretta Stanaway, Friends of Lansing Historic Cemeteries (FOLHC);Kellie Brown, Interim Board Secretary

CALLED TO ORDER:

7:10 p.m.


Rick Kibbey asked to add that the Parks Millage language needs to be due in May. Murdock Jemersonremoved New Business item IV A - Sale of Oak Park due to the lack of the completed ACT 51.

STATEMENT OF CITIZENS

None

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

March 10, 2010 Public Hearing Park Board minutes were approved as submitted by Pat Murray, seconded byLuke Canfora. 5 yeas; 0 nays

March 10, 2010 Regular Park Board minutes were approved with two corrections, page 3, line 17 Lu e- to likeand page 3, line 39 comprise to compromise. Approved by Pat Murray, seconded by Luke Carifo_ ra.'5 yeas; 0nays.

Motion carried

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c:NEW BUSINESS

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Sale of Oak Park - removed from agenda

OLD BUSINESS

First Tee o f Mid-Michigan/Sycamore Driving Range

Murdock Jemerson stated according to the addendum to the contract with the First Tee, the City split theircontribution of $45,000 into two payments and the First Tee received their first payment today. The First Teeprogram is at Sycamore and is operational. Groesbeck staff is providing technical support. Jemersonreviewed the advertised programs listed in the Lansing Parks and Recreation spring/summer activity guide.

Parks Budget Hearing

Motion carried

Budget Hearing

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Murdock Jemerson stated Parks was originally scheduled for 9:00 a.m., however he requested and wasgranted to have Public Service put on the agenda first. It will be difficult to estimate when Parks will present,but if board members are interested in attending 11:00 am. may be a good time to arrive.

Murdock Jemerson reviewed the proposed plan for the consolidation of Oak Park staff and Public Service.The Public Service Department is in need of assistance. They have vacant positions and will be reducingsome of their staff. Jemerson provided draft copies of the proposed organizational chart to board members.Public Service has five divisions, the new division will be grounds maintenance; there is also surface, wastereduction, streets and sewers. Park staff will be placed in grounds maintenance, which will also includesupervisors Paul Dykema, Grounds Manager; Mark Mayhoe, manages park mowing; John Bauer supervisorsmaintenance of the downtown parks and river trail; and Irene Cahill who is a forester and oversees thecemeteries. Forestry will be placed under the surface division which includes supervisor Dominic Fucciolo.

Murdock Jemerson stated one of his tasks is to make sure Public Service is aware of the performance metricswe require for maintaining our parks and he his working with Paul Dykema to complete the metrics whichincludes the performance responsibility, seasonal time frames involved, frequency of task, locations, materialsneeded, description of task involved and staffing level needed. This will create a unique system to ensure allof the metrics are met for general maintenance, mowing, repairs and over 800 ball field fittings and over 180special events.

Luke Canfora inquired what will happen if the performance metrics are not met.

Rick Kibbey stated when this matter arose he had the opportunity to meet with the budget director, publicservice director and parks director. This is a major deal and parks have set a level of performance that hasbeen highly satisfactory to the residents of Lansing. The first step is to provide a description of the level ofservice and what will be done if service is not maintained; and at this time there is no answer to this question.Kibbey also stated he does not know to what degrees this can be contingent, reversible, or what role collectivebargaining plays in this.

Murdock Jemerson stated he has been assured by Jerry Ambrose that this is what has to be done and theperformance metrics are being put together for additional assurance.

Luke Canfora inquired if a resolution could be put together stating the importance of ensuring the performancemetrics are followed and met.

Pat Murray asked how Parks Millage money is going to be kept out of Public Service work.

Murdock Jemerson stated he will continue to be in charge of Parks and Public Service will serve as the city'scontractor for these services such as mowing. He needs to make sure Public Service understands thisinvolves a lot more than mowing and having Forestry CDL drivers plowing. The Parks Department willcontinue working with community groups to put together their park plans. The Parks Department will alsocontinue to be in charge of how the parks look and if the "contractor" (Public Service) is not doing the job righthe will meet with Jerry Ambrose and Chad Gamble from Public Service to ensure the work is done properly.Jemerson will continue to work with the Park Board and managing the Park Millage budget. One half of themillage goes to pay for activities of the Parks and Forestry Divisions and the other half for park projects; PublicService can not charge more than what is already being charged now.

Kibbey stated the points he tried to bring up during the meeting with administration was to borrow or coordinatethe use of Forestry's CDL drivers for a plow out, in fact it was recommended in the Mayor's transition plan.The metrics system is the first step to describe our expectations and the Board may wish to have a discussionbefore the budget hearing to decide what an appropriate response is to this step.

Kids Camp

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Brett Kaschinske, Manager of Leisure Services, stated the proposal the Board had originally received with thefour community centers and four playground sites, is the plan that will be implemented with the exception ofWainwright being a site instead of Woodcreek and the cost per week will be $10 instead of $50. The programis scholarship eligible with a co-payment and the camp will include the cost of the field trips. There is a $40scholarship limit per season, per child. The pre and post camp charges remained the same.

Paul Carrier inquired about the bus transportation and if the pick up was still 9 a.m. Kaschinske stated wecould not do two pick-ups and we could not do a later pick-up. The community center and playground sites willbe on the same hours. Kaschinske stated with the work schedule the city is proposing the camps will berunning Monday through Thursday. The issues with the city's proposed 36 hour work week is that he has onefull time staff at Letts Community Center and one full time staff for the four playground camps ' and he is notcomfortable with the camps being run when a full time staff person is not available.

Brett Kaschinske stated for the fall, winter and spring the community centers will be open the same hours theycurrently are, but summer has to be reduced.

Rick Kibbey stated one of the sites he is familiar with is Baker Donora and it was a site that would have 90 to100 kids that would walk from the neighborhood. He can not imagine how this schedule would work for themand is there some way to make it a site.

Brett Kaschinske stated he knows it qualifies for CDBG money and he could meet with Planning andNeighborhood Development (PND) to see if funds could be found. Baker Donora does have their programsand we will try to accommodate doing something at that site.

Rick Kibbey recommended speaking with PND to see if there is money to add to the scholarship fund; $40 forfour weeks of Kids Camp is extraordinarily economical for a quality program.

Brett Kaschinske stated the scholarship budget is already at a deficit; which is a good thing because it shows itis being used and the need for it during these tough economic times. We realize the need is out there and wehave not said there are no scholarships available, but we need to find ways to replenish this fund.

Cynthia Ward inquired if this is a department wide scholarship fund and previously kids' camps were free andthere was not a need to use the scholarship fund for camp.

Brett Kaschinske confirmed this is a department wide fund and the rules are you must be a city resident, underthe age of 18, the scholarship can not be used for a special event, one-day event or team fee.

Cynthia Ward inquired if money could be designated for kids' camp scholarships. Kaschinske stated oneexample would be Letts Advisory Board paying for trips for Letts youth. Carrier and Ward inquired if fundscould be raised and designated for kids' camp. Kaschinske stated we have an example of that; the TonyNoyola Memorial Fund is designated for youth sports.

GaraqeConsolidation

Murdock Jemerson stated Central Garage will be moving over to O&M and this is part of the reason why thegrounds crew is moving over there. The thought is the Parks staff will be incorporated into Public Servicecreating one whole unit that will provide maintenance throughout the city as well as garage operationsthroughout the city.

UPDATES

CIP Projects

Dick Schaefer, Landscape Architect, provided the following updates:

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Mt. Hope Basin - Projects are still wrapping up from last year which includes the columbarium, fountain, andlandscape. The fountain has mostly been completed, along with utilities. The columbarium and landscapeshould be finished within the next month. This year there will be a walk installed; bids are due next week. Thefunds for last year and this year are through grants from the Fratcher Foundation. We have applied again forthis next year in the amount of $70,000 for the upper plaza retaining wall.

Rivertrail Map - There have been three proposals received from different firms. Williams & Works has beenawarded the project and a kick off meeting has been scheduled for April 19. Sam Quon from InformationalTechnology (IT) will be working to complete GPS locations for the map. The map will also have the parks thathave walking trails in them, which are Davis, Frances, Hunter, and Fenner.

Cynthia Ward inquired the time line for this project; Schaefer stated hopefully June or July.

Rivertrail Repairs - Repairs for fiscal year 2010 have been completed which includes a section fromPennsylvania up to Beech, which backs up to BWL. Two parking lots along the rivertrail at Aurelius andOakland have been done; also spot repairs have being done. We are asking for $160,000 for fiscal year 2011.

Frances Park - There was a meeting today with the friends committee; there was $100,000 budgeted for thisyear and we were planning on improving the two entrances to Frances Park. The committee has thoughtabout the plan and figured since there is $100,000 and the $197,000 from the grant that was not approved theywould like to discuss with Public Service how these funds could be used to go 50-50 with Public Service tomake the walk connection from the end of the trail at the north entrance all the way up to Cambridge. Some ofthe $100,000 would be used to complete landscape projects also. The entrances will not be done year.

INFORMATION

Parks New Recreation Plan - Kibbey stated the new plan was passed by Council by a vote of 8 to 0Crego Grant Submission - Jemerson submitted the grant which was also passed by Council by a vote of 8 to 0

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted: Kellie Brown, Interim Park Board SecretaryApproved May 12, 2010

PARK BOARD MINUTESJanuary 13, 2010

Gier Community Center

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Rick Kibbey, Ron Lott, Paul Carrier, Cynthia Ward, Luke Canfora, DustyFancher,

Patrick Murray (arrived at 7:30 p.m.)

MEMBERS ABSENT:

None

OTHERS PRESENT:

Murdock Jemerson, Parks Director; Jerry Ambrose, Deputy Chief of Staff; BrettKaschinske, Manager of Leisure Services; Paul Dykema, Forestry and GroundsManager; Loretta Stanaway, Friends of Lansing Historic Cemeteries (FOLHC);RonTheisen, Friends of Frances Park; Tamara Jorkasky and Bob Ford,Landscape, Architect and Planners (LAP); Marti Wheeler; Ron Eggleston,Friends of Fenner; Kellie Brown, Interim Board Secretary

CALLEDTO ORDER:

7:15 p.m.


Carried asked to add a discussion regarding the creation of an advisory board for the Southside CommunityCenter.

Kibbey added an update on the Parks 5-Year Master Plan by LAP

STATEMENTS OF CITIZENS:

Stanaway asked the Board to seriously consider the CIP project for North Cemetery. Stanaway alsocommented with the park millage renewal coming up this year the Friends would like to support the millage.

Theisen inquired about the status of the walkway from Cambridge Drive to the river.

Jemerson stated that he is working with the Public Service Department about joining funds to widen the streetand install a sidewalk from Cambridge Drive to Frances Park.

BOARD MINUTES:

Ward moved to accept the December 9, 2009 minutes as submitted; seconded by Carrier. 6 yeas, O nays_- t

Motion carried

ADDITIONS

5-Year Plan Update

Ford (LAP) stated the plan is being placed on the FTP site and the Board has been provided a draft copy toreview and provide feedback, revisions and comments.

Ward inquired what FTP site Ford was referring to. Jorkasky stated she would e-mail the link to Boardmembers along with a password to make changes and to be advised the electronic will be constantly updated.

Ward inquired who would have access to this site. Ford stated Park Board members and Director Jemerson.

Fancher stated in the back of the draft there are regional groups listed and inquired where did this list of groupscome from and could more be added.

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Ford stated this group is comprised of individuals who participated in the public meetings and surveys.Fancher clarified she was referring to the recreation inventory.

Kibbey wanted to know when to act on this. Ford stated comments needed to be completed within one week.The draft would then be sent out to be approved by staff and Park Board; the plan then would be on display for30 days; there will also need to be a public hearing. The plan needs to be adopted by April 1, 2010.

NEWBUSINESS

City Budqet Review

Jerry Ambrose, Chief of Staff, stated the City has begun the process for the City's fiscal year 2011 budget andover the next two months administration will be working to get a proposed budget to City Council by mid-Marchin order to have the budget approved in May.

Ambrose thanked the Board for their work and stated the park system is a jewel of the City and to considerwhat they would like the parks to be in five years as the department is working on the new Master Plan.

Ambrose stated these are difficult economic times for government and the city is developing revenue tosupport the next year's budget. Property taxes are less for this year by 8%, however another source ofrevenue is income tax, which appears to be stable, and with new General Motors employees back to work inthe area this is positive.

The State Revenue Sharing Conference just occurred and state shared revenues are showing a slightimprovement. However, state revenues suffered a large loss last year and the City's share was lower,therefore the city established furlough days to help offset the loss.

This may be the worst year and implications are the economy may begin to improve after this year and eachyear will improve, but it may be 2014 before we begin to start out a fiscal year even.

The city has reduced its work force from 1300 to 1100 over the last four years. The intention is to protectparks, but it will be tough to do. Ambrose encouraged the . Board to look for partnerships with other entities..

The City's revenue is down 8-10% and last years mid year adjustments were not enough.

Staff presentation

Brett Kaschinske, Manager of Leisure Services, provided a presentation on a basketball complex. The idea isto create one large complex to accommodate all ages, leagues and programs instead of the one-court sites wehave throughout the city It was recommended to place the basketball complex at either Davis Park or St. JoePark. Also included in the presentation was the concept of a multi field baseball complex. Two locations couldbe considered for this; one would be Quentin Park, however there are no restrooms at Quentin. The otherlocation would be St. Joe Park, which recently had renovated restrooms. The idea would be to resurface thefields, install fencing, dugouts and backstops.

Kibbey inquired if there is a baseball advisory group. Kaschinske stated there is for adult, but not for youth

Carrier inquired why Quentin would be considered if there were no restrooms. Dykema stated there are fieldsat Quentin that need repairing. Kaschinske stated at this time this park is used for the T-ball program.

Kaschinske stated in regards to providing football fields; the Mid-Michigan Youth Football group currently playsat Gardner where the fields there are short and in bad repair.

Fancher stated she would have a difficult time putting money into a football facility when there already ones in

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the city at the schools and with declining enrollment there may not always be multiple high schools. She wouldrather look for a partnership with an existing field.

Murray concurred that he would rather look into providing money to maybe resurface an existing field, insteadof creating a new facility.

CIP Projects

Kibbey stated he wanted to read through the list of CIP projects. Fancher indicated this was done at the lastboard meeting and even though not everyone was at the meeting the list was defined in the December minutesand she did not feel it was necessary to review the list again, but did encourage everyone to look at themaintenance of current facilities.

Kibbed stated he would like to have the Board's consensus on citywide maintenance and kids camps.

Lott indicated lines 13 through 16, citywide maintenance through kids' camp, could be the consensus. Fancherstated she had an issue with line 14, the paving projects.

Jemerson added new items to the CIP list which were the Youth Baseball Complex for $250,000; ForestryMaster Plan for $30,000; Conservation Plan for $25,000; Artificial Ice Rink for $150,000; and a Master Plan forWaverly Park (Golf Course) for $25,000.

Fancher asked for a consensus of the Board for the silo removal. This item has been on the list for a couple ofyears and is a safety issue. Murray inquired why park money has to be used. Jemerson stated the silos areon parkland and are a liability issue.

Ward stated Murray has a valid point, but she does not want to avoid liability responsibility.

Kibbey stated this project would be added as a consensus of the Board, but the Board would like staff toevaluate other possibly funding options. Canfora suggested investigating the possibility of using State fundingfor this project.

The Board provided consensus for the following projectsBurchard Park Silo Removal $ 50,000City-wide Playgrounds and Park Amenities $210,000City-wide Repair and Maintenance $ 80,000River Trail Repair and Maintenance $160,000Kids Camps $ 40,000

The Board voted on the remaining FY11 CIP list as follows:Moores Park Swimming Pool-Locker rooms (8) $ 75,000City-wide Park Map (7) $ 75,000Basketball Complex (7) $150,000Hunter Park Swimming Pool-Locker rooms (7) $ 75,000Waverly Park Master Plan (7) $ 25,000Frances Park Master Plan Phase 3 (6) $ 50,000Forestry Master Plan (6) $ 30,000Forestry Division Tree Purchasing (5) $ 30,000Crego Park - MDNR Grant Match $175,000

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted: Kellie Brown, Interim Park Board SecretaryApproved February 10, 2010

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR9th Floor, City Hall

124 W. Michigan AvenueLansing, Michigan 48933-1694

(517) 483-4141 (voice)(517) 483-4479 (TDD)(517) 483-6066 (Fax)

TO:

City Council President A'Lynne Robinson and Council Members

FROM:

Mayor Virg Bernero

DATE:

January 20, 2011

RE:

Resolution- Z-09-2010-117 E. Hillsdale Street-Rezoning from "F-1"Commercial District to "E-1" Apartment Shop District

The attached correspondence is forwarded for your review and appropriate action.

VB/rhAttachment

Virg Bernero, Mayor

"Equal Opportunity Employer"

Virg Bernero, Mayor

City of Lansing

Inter-DepartmentalMemorandum

To:

Virg Bernero, Mayor

From:

Bob Johnson, Director, Planning and Neighborhood Development Department

Subject:

Resolution- Z-09-2010-117 E. Hillsdale Street Rezoning from "F-1" CommercialDistrict to "E-1" Apartment Shop District

Date: . January 20, 2011

Please forward this resolution to City Council for placement on the Agenda.

If you have any questions, or need additional information, please give me a call.

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BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING

RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 'OF THE CITY OF LANSING

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Lansing that a public hearing be set forMonday, February , 2011, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Tenth Floor, LansingCity Hall, 124 West Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, for the purpose of approvingand/or opposing the Ordinance for rezoning:

Z-9-2010, 117 E. Hillsdale Street, rezoning from "F-1" Commercial district to "E-1" Apartment Shop district

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND

NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT316 N. CAPITOL AVENUE n LANSING, MI 48933-1236 (517) 483-4066 , ■ FAX: (517) 483-6036

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Virg Bernero, Mayor

October 20, 2010

Honorable Mayor Virg BerneroNinth Floor, City HallLansing, MI 48933-1694

RE:

Z-9-2010, 117 E. Hillsdale StreetRezoning from "F-1" Commercial . District to "E-1" Apartment Shop District

Dear Mayor Bernero:

The Lansing Planning Board, at its regular meeting held on October 19, 2010, voted (5-0) torecommend approval of the request by Rose Acceptance, Inc. to rezone the property at ' 117 E.Hillsdale Street from "F-1" Commercial District to "E-1 "Apartment Shop District. The intent of therezoning is to allow the building at this location to be used exclusively for residential purposes.

The Planning Board found, based on testimony, evidence and the staff report, that the proposedrezoning will have no negative impacts on traffic, the environment or future patterns of development.The Planning Board also found that the proposed "E-1" Apartment Shop zoning will be compatiblewith the land use designations being advanced in the Comprehensive Plans and will not represent a"spot zone". In addition, the proposed zoning actually represents a down zoning of the propertywhich will make the future use(s) of the buildings more compatible with the surroundingoffice/residential area.

At the Planning Board public hearing held on October 19, 2010, the applicant spoke in favor of therequest and no other comments were received.

Following your review of this matter, please refer it to the City Council for its consideration.

Sincerely,

(2/t---7L' William C..Rieske, SecretaryLansing Planning Board

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GENERAL INFORMATION

APPLICANT/OWNER: Rose Acceptance, Inc.241 E. Saginaw StreetEast Lansing, MI 48823

REQUESTED ACTION: Rezoning from "F-1" Commercial District to "E-1"Apartment Shop District

EXISTING LAND USE: Residential/Commercial Building

PROPERTY SIZE & SHAPE: Rectangular Lot56' x 99' = 5,544sq. ft.

SURROUNDING LAND USE: N:S:E:W:

Lansing State Journal/Parking LotMI Retailers Assoc./Parking LotsParking LotState of Michigan Office Building

SURROUNDING ZONING: N:S:E:W:

"G-1" Business District"E-l" Apartments Shop District"F-1" Commercial District"G-l" Business District

MASTER PLAN DESIGNATION: The Central Lansing Comprehensive Plan designates thesubject property for general commerce use. The River.Island Area Comprehensive Plan designates the subjectproperty for professional office use. E. Hillsdale isdesignated as a local street.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION

This is a request by Rose Acceptance, Inc. to rezone the property at 117 E. Hillsdale Street, morespecifically described as:

East 56 Feet of the West 4 Rods of the South Y2 of Lot 5 & the East 56 Feet of the West 4Rods of Lot 6, Block 150, Original Plat

from "F-1" Commercial district to "E-l" Apartment Shop district. The purpose of the rezoning isto allow the building at this location to be used for two residential units.

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Background Information

The subject property has historically been used for one large residential apartment and onecommercial business (hair salon). Since the property is zoned "F-1" Commercial, the buildingcan either be used entirely for commercial use or for a mix of commercial and residential uses.The building cannot, however, be used exclusively for residential purposes. The applicantrecently purchased 117 E. Hillsdale Street and would like to convert the commercial area of thebuilding into a second residential unit.

AGENCY RESPONSES(Sent 10/13/10 - Due 10/27/10)

Assessor:

BWL:

Building Safety:

Change of use permit required. No objections. Any alterations tostructure will require permits.

Code Compliance:

Property is registered as a rental and all permits have beenapproved to date.

Development:

Economic Dev. Corp.:

Fire Marshal:

LPD:

Parks & Rec.:

Public Service:

No comment.

No comment

In order for us to provide adequate comments for the abovementioned zoning request (Z=9-2010) we need to know what thesanitary flows were for the residence/hair salon use and theprojected flows for the rental use.

Transportation:

The Transportation Section of Public Service Engineering has noobjection to this rezoning as long as one site parking requirementsare met, including accessible parking as required.

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ANALYSIS

COMPATIBILITYWITH SURROUNDINGLANDUSE

The subject property is in an area that is comprised of office and residential uses. While the "F-1" Commercial district permits office uses and secondary residential uses, it also permits fastfood restaurants, gasoline stations, used car lots and numerous other uses that would bedisruptive to the surrounding area. The "E-1" Apartment Shop district, by contrast, also permitsoffice, residential and general retail uses, but would not permit the more objectionable uses thatcould incompatible with the area. For comparison purposes, a complete list of the usespermitted in the "F-1" Commercial and "E-1" Apartment Shop district is attached to this report.

COMPLIANCEWITHMASTER PLAN

The comprehensive plans that cover the subject property designate the site for general commerceand professional office uses. The "E-1" Apartment Shop district allows for basic retail,restaurant and office uses and is therefore, consistent with the land use patterns being advancedin the master plan. It is consistent with one of the primary goals of the master plan which is toprotect and preserve residential neighborhoods by allowing uses that will not have negativeimpacts on the quality of life for residents. The subject property is located in very closeproximity to the Cherry Hill neighborhood to the east.

IMPACT ONVEHICULARAND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

No negative impacts on vehicular or pedestrian traffic are anticipated. In fact, the trafficgenerated by 2 residential units will likely be far less than that of a commercial use. E. Hillsdaleis designated and constructed as a local street that is designed to carry relatively light vohune oftraffic. Since the uses permitted under the "E-1" district are less intensive than most of the usespermitted under the "F-1" Commercial district, the potential impacts on the transportation systemin the area will be reduced by this proposal.

IMPACT ONPUBLICFACILITIES:

All utilities and other public services are already available to the subject property.

ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT:

No negative environmental impacts are anticipated to result from the proposed rezoning. Thetypes of uses permitted in the "E-1" Apartment Shop district are generally low impact uses thatdo not generate much traffic, noise and other potential nuisances. In terms of the physicalenvirolunent, no changes to the site are proposed.

IMPACT ON FUTURE PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT

As described in the above paragraphs, rezoning the subject property to "E-1" Apartment. Shopdistrict will actually represent a down zoning of the property, thereby making the future uses ofthe site More compatible with the existing land uses in the area. Furthermore, the parcels of land

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located directly to the south are currently zoned "E-1" Apartment Shop district and therefore, theproposed rezoning will not be a "spot zone".

SUMMARY

This is a request by Rose Acceptance, Inc. to rezone the property at 117 E. Hillsdale Street, morespecifically described as:

East 56 Feet of the West 4 Rods of the South 1/2 of Lot 5 & the East 56 Feet of the West 4Rods of Lot 6, Block 150, Original Plat

from "F-1" Commercial district to "E-1" Apartment Shop district. The purpose of the rezoning isto allow the building at this location to be used for two residential units.

The proposed zoning will have no negative impacts on traffic, the enviromnent or future patternsof development. In addition, the proposed zoning will be compatible with the land usedesignations being advanced in the Comprehensive Plans and will not represent a "spot zone".Furthermore, the proposed zoning actually represents a down. zoning of the property which willmake the future use(s) of the buildings more compatible with the surrounding office/residentialarea.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that Z-9-10 be approved to rezone the property at 117 E. Hillsdale Street from"F-1" Commercial district to "E-1" Apartment Shop district, based on the findings of fact asoutlined in this staff report.

Respectfully Submitted,

Susan StachowiakZoning Administrator

RIGHT

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

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• Funeral home• Clinic• Planned development

F & F-1 Commercial Districts• `D-1' & `E-2' Uses • Temporary structure or use • ChurchConvenience store, bar, tav • Temporary BB or sign . Gov structurePost office • Planned development • Public utilityPublic park • Gov library/musemun • Drive-in theaterAccessory structure • Clinic • Trailer campMotor vehicle service station • Non-accessory, free- • Research and developmentOn-premises sign standing sign labOff-street parking facility • HospitalOffice (civic, etc) • Animal hospitalOffice (accountant, etc) • KennelInsurance agency • Sales lot (car, equipment,Real estate office etc)Trade association • DM-3 residential usesOffice (non-sales) Child Care Facility (13+)Bank/C. U./S&L Functional family• Comparison retail store• Private club• Restaurant, bar, tavern• Theater/hall• Hotelhnotel

Land Uses By District

Page 4This list is not a substitute for the Zoning Code. These uses are abbreviated for reference only. Consult theLansing Zoning Code for the complete text, including definitions and regulations at www.cityoflansingmi.com

MemoTo:

The Honorable Mayor and City Council of Lansing

From: Michael M. Biritz

Date: 9/14/2010

Re:

Petition for Re-Zoning

4. Comment on other circumstances which justify the amendment:

The property located at 117 E. Hillsdale, Lansing MI has historically been operated as a mixed use withresidential units with an attached hair salon. The property is now owned by First National Bank ofAmerica (A locally owned and operated bank) after the completion of a foreclosure. The property wasmarketed for sale for a number of months as a mixed use property, with little to no interest. We wereunable to bring the property back to usefulness through a sale, rather than let the property continue tosit vacant, we decided to lease the property. We discovered immediate interest in renting residentialspace in this area due to its proximity to LCC, Cooley Law School, MSU, downtown Lansing andmultiple bus lines. The property has 8 parking spaces, providing ample parking for tenants.

The residential piece of the property was renovated. We installed a new furnace, hot water heater,flooring, roofing, addition of a bathroom, appliances, painting, and restoration of property to code. Theproperty has been rented out to several students (MSU and LCC).

The commercial piece of the property, the former hair salon, is currently vacant. We believe that thelikeliness of being able to lease the commercial space as very low. We would like to convert the spaceinto residential rental space. The space is attached to the residential space by a single door that hasbeen secured. The space has a full bathroom, kitchen, two bedrooms (previously salon rooms), and aliving room (previously a large waiting room). The commercial space could very easily be convertedinto a 2 bedroom apartment, which we believe would be rentable.

The property lends itself to residential rental as it is currently configured. Approval of this request wouldencourage additional investment in the building (prepping it for rental to code). Like the other unit, thisspace would be marketed as affordable housing.

While selling the whole building outright to someone who would live in half and use the other half forbusiness would have been the preferred route, we were unable to find an owner-occupant. Instead ofallowing this building to sit vacant, we have opted to make it as useful through rental rehabilitation.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Michael M. BiritzVice PresidentRose Property Management(517) 292-0024

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR9th Floor, City Hall

124 W. Michigan AvenueLansing, Michigan 48933-1694

(517) 483-4141 (voice)(517) 483-4479 (TDD)(517) 483-6066 (Fax)

TO:

City Council President A'Lynne Robinson and Council Members

FROM:

Mayor Virg Bernero

DATE:

January 20, 2011

RE:

Resolution- FY 2010 Budget Carryforwards

The attached correspondence is forwarded for your review and appropriate action.

VB/rhAttachment


City of Lansing

Inter-DepartmentalMemorandum

Virg Bernero, Mayor

To:

Virg Bernero, Mayor

From:

Angie Bennett

Subject:

Resolution- FY 2010 Budget Carryforwards

Date:

January 20, 2011

Please forward this resolution to City Council for placement on the Agenda.

If you have any questions, or need additional information, please give me a call.

Attachments


BY THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANSRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

That the following remaining balances as of 6/30/2010 be reappropriated in Fiscal Year FY2010/2011 in the accounts indicated:

Account Department/Fund PO# AccountNendor Name Description

Encumbered(Oustanding

Purchase Orders) UnencumberedGENERAL FUND101.343201.708103.00000 Police SPECIAL OVERTIME Donation Account (1)1,665.00101.343201.741880.00000 Police DONATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS Donation Account 1,742.80101.343201.741892.00000 Police DONATIONS-GUN BUY BACK Donation Account I+)267.00101.343201.741893.00000 Police DONATIONS-GANG RESISTANCE Donation Account (1)8,400.00101.343201.741894.00000 Police PRINTS FOR LIFE Donation Account 1,000

p)101.343501.741880.00000 Fire DONATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS Donation Account 37,878

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Recycling Fund Total 14,025

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RICK SNyDERGOVERNOR

Patrick GillespieEastside Armory, LLC2501 Coolidge Rd.East Lansing, MI 48823

STATE OF MICHIGANDEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

LANSING

January 13, 2011

ANDY DILLONSTATE TREASURER

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 17 of Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State TaxCommission has issued an amended obsolete property rehabilitation certificate.

Enclosed is revised certificate numbered 3-10-0013, issued to Eastside Armory, LLC for theproject located at 300 Elvin Ct., City of Lansing, Ingham County.

If you have any questions regarding this exemption please contact the Property Services Divisionat (517) 373-0675.

Sincerely,

Kelli Sobel, Executive DirectorState Tax Commission

EnclosureBy Certified Mailcc: Maria L. Irish, Assessor, City of Lansing

Clerk, City of Lansing

P.O BOX 30471 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7971www.michigan.gov/treasury • (517) 373-0500

Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption

Certificate

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Michigan Department of Treasury4821 (5-10)

Certificate No. 3-10-0013 Amended

Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commissionhereby issues an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for the commercial realproperty, as described in the approved application, owned by Eastside Armory, -LLC, andlocated at 300 Elvin Ct., City of Lansing, County of Ingham, Michigan.

This certificate provides the authority for the assessor to exempt the commercial property forwhich this Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is in effect; but not the land onwhich the rehabilitated facility is located or the personal property, from ad valorem taxation.This certificate further provides the authority to levy a specific tax known as the ObsoleteProperties Tax.

This certificate, unless revoked as provided by Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, shallremain in force,for a period of 12 year(s);'

Beginning December 31, 2010, and ending December 30, 2022.

The real property investment amount for this obsolete facility is $3,670,238.

The frozen taxable value of the real property related to this certificate is $194,998.

The State Treasurer has not excluded local school operating or state education tax levied fromthe specific Obsolete Property Rehabilitation.

Certificate Effective Date: August 16, 2010.

This amended Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is issued on December20, 2010 and supersedes all previously issued certificates.

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RICK SNYDERGOVERNOR


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Thomas H. ArnoldP.O. Box 20013Lansing, MI 48901

Dear Sir or Madam:

The State Tax Commission at their September 20, 2010 meeting considered and approved yourapplication for an obsolete property rehabilitation project, in accordance with Public ,Act 146 of2000, as amended. Enclosed is certificate number 3-10-0010, issued to Thomas H. Arnold forthe project located at 1118 S. Washington Ave., City of Lansing, Ingham County.


Sincerely,





Obsolete Property Rehabilitation ExemptionCertificate


Certificate No. 3-10-0010

Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commissionhereby issues an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for the commercialproperty, owned by Thomas H. Arnold, and located at 1118 S. Washington Ave., City ofLansing, County of Ingham, Michigan.

This certificate provides the authority for the assessor to exempt the commercial property forwhich this Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is in effect, but not the land onwhich the rehabilitated facility is located or the personal property, from ad valorem taxation.This certificate further provides the authority to levy a specific tax known • as the ObsoleteProperties tax.

This certificate, unless revoked as provided by Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, shallremain in force for a period of 12 year(s);

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The real property investment amount for this obsolete facility is $975,000.


The State Treasurer has excluded from the specific tax one-half of the mills levied for localschool operating purposes and one-half of the state education tax to be levied for thiscertificate for a period of six years, beginning December 31, 2010 and ending December 30,2016.

This Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is issued on September 20, 2010.

A TRUE COPYATTEST:

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Michigan Department of Treasury


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LANSING

January 12, 2011

Patrick McPharlinMichigan State University Federal Credit Union3777 West Rd.East Lansing, MI 48823

Dear Sir or Madam:

The State Tax Commission at their December 20, 2010 meeting considered and approved yourapplication for an obsolete property rehabilitation project,+in accordance with Public Act 146 of2000, as amended. Enclosed is certificate number 3-10-0027, issued to Michigan StateUniversity Federal Credit Union ' for the project located at 104 S. Washington Sq., City ofLansing, Ingham County.


Sincerely,





RICK SNYDERGOVERNOR





Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commissionhereby issues an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for the commercialproperty, owned by Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, and located at 104 S.Washington Sq., City of Lansing, County of Ingham, Michigan.

This certificate provides the authority for the assessor to exempt the commercial property forwhich this Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is in effect, but not the land onwhich the rehabilitated facility is located or the personal property, from ad valorem taxation.This certificate further provides the authority to levy a specific tax known as the ObsoleteProperties tax.



The real property investment amount for this obsolete facility is $2,900,000.


The State Treasurer has excluded from the specific tax one-half of the mills levied for localschool operating purposes and one-half of the state education tax to be levied for thiscertificate for a period of six years, beginning December 31, 2010 and ending December 30,2016.

This Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is issued on December 20, 2010.


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January 12, 2011

Alan HooperOld Town Temple, LLC1213 Center St., Ste. ALansing, MI 48906

Dear Sir or Madam:

The State Tax Commission at their December 20, 2010 meeting considered and approved yourapplication for an obsolete property rehabilitation project, in accordance with Public Act 146 of2000, as amended. Enclosed is certificate number 3-10-0034, issued to Old Town Temple, LLCfor the project located at 502 E. Grand River, City of Lansing, Ingham County.


Kelli Sobel, Executive DirectorState Tax.Co mmissio 1___




RICK SNYDERGOVERNOR

ANDY DPLLONSTATE TREASURER




Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commissionhereby issues an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for the commercialproperty, owned by Old Town Temple, LLC, and located at 502 E. Grand River, City ofLansing, County of Ingham, Michigan.

This certificate provides the authority for the assessor to exempt the commercial property forwhich this Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is in effect, but not the land onwhich the rehabilitated facility is located, or the personal property, from ad valorem taxation.This .certificate further provides the authority to levy a specific tax known as the ObsoleteProperty Rehabilitation tax.

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The real property investment amount for this obsolete facility is $645,400.

The taxable value of the real property related to this certificate is $302,500.

The State Treasurer has not excluded local school operating or'state education tax levied fromthe specific Obsolete Property Rehabilitation.

This Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate is issued on December 20, 2010.


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JENNIFER M. GRANHOLMGOVERNOR

Alan HooperOld Town Temple, LLC1213 Center St., Ste. ALansing, MI 48906

Dear Alan Hooper:


LANSING

December 29, 2010

ROBERT J. KLEINESTATE TREASURER

Pursuant to the requirements of Public Act (PA) 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commissionhas approved obsolete property rehabilitation application #3-10-0034, Old Town Temple, LLC, 502 E.Grand River, City of Lansing, Ingham County at a meeting held on December 20, 2010. Theexemption has been approved for 12 years.

The pre-rehabilitation taxable value of the real property will remain frozen at $302,500 for the durationof the certificate. The current taxable value, which includes the rehabilitation investment portion, willbe determined by the assessor on a yearly basis. Both taxable values will be utilized to determine theannual tax bill for this facility.

I regret to inform you that we are unable to consider your application for the additional exclusion of upto one-half of the number of mills levied for school operating purposes under the Revised School CodePA 451 of 1976, as amended, and under the State Education Tax Act PA 331 of 1993, as amended. PA146 of 2000, as amended, provides authority to the State Treasurer to grant the additional exclusion fornot more than 25 projects annually. Since the State Treasurer has already granted 25 additionalexclusions for tax year 2010, we are unable to consider your request for the additional exclusion.

For questions regarding this letter, please contact Heather Cole of the Property Services Division atP.O. Box 30760, Lansing, MI 48909-7971 or call (517) 373-0675.

Sincerely,

Valdemar L. WashingtonDeputy State TreasurerLocal Government Services

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Frederick Headen, Director, Bureau of Local Government ServicesMaria L. Irish, Assessor, City of Lansing

P.O. BOX 15128 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48901vvww.michigan.gov/treasury m (517) 373-3200

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RICK SNYDERGOVERNOR


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January 13, 2011'

William ChristoffersonForesight Property Investment LLC619 E. Hazel St.Lansing, MI 48912

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with Public Act 146 of 2000, as amended, the State Tax Commission(Commission), at their December 20, 2010 meeting, considered your application numbered 3-10-0024, , for an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate for the property located at 4

2822 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., City of Lansing, Ingham County.

The Commission denied the application. The denial was due to the fact that the company doesnot meet the definition of a "Commercial Business Enterprise" under section 2(b).

If you have any questions, please contact the Property Services Division at (517) 373-0675.

Sincerely,




P.O BOX 30471 a LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7971www.michigan.gov/treasury . (517) 373-0500

Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic GrowthMICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION (MLCC)



JAN 19 2011LANSING CITY COUNCILATTN: CLERK124 W MICHIGAN AVELANSING, MI 48933-1694

Request ID #: 576447

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has received an application from ASHU AND K, LLC REQUESTSTRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF 2010 SDD & SDM FROM SUNNY & BINNY, INC. LOCATED AT 5131 NGRAND RIVER, LANSING 48906, INGHAM COUNTY

MEMBER:KULDIP SINGH 950 DURANGO, LANSING, MI 48917 H: 517-402-4910 B/ 517-213-3207

Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) licenses permit the sale of beer and wine for consumption off thepremises only. Specially Designated Distributor (SDD) licenses permit the sale of alcoholic liquor, other thanbeer and wine under 21 per cent alcohol by volume, for^consumption off the premises only.

For your information, part of the investigation of the application is conducted by the local law enforcementagency and investigative forms will be released to them either in person or by mail.

Although local governing body approval is not required by the Michigan Liquor Control Code, Rules andRelated Laws for off-premise licenses, the local governing body, or its designee, may notify the Commission atthe above address within 15 days of receipt of this letter if the applicant location will not be in compliance withall appropriate state and local building, plumbing, zoning, fire, sanitation and health laws and ordinances, or ifthe applicant is considered ineligible due to other factors.

All conditions of non-compliance must be outlined in detail, indicating the applicable laws and ordinances. Acopy of the law and/or ordinance may be submitted with the notification.


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LC-3104(Rev. 09/05)Authority: R436:1105(2d) and (3)Completion: MandatoryPenalty: No License


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JANUARY 13, 2011

LANSING CITY COUNCILATTN: CLERK124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUELANSING, MI 48933-1694

JAN 19 2011

LANSING CITY COLINCi _

REQUEST ID #: 575884

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has received an application from ROCK'S PARTY STORE,INC., REQUESTS TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF ESCROWED 2010 SDD & SDM LICENSED BUSINESS FROMDAILY DEALS GROCERY OUTLET, LLC & TRANSFER LOCATION FROM 3630 S. CEDAR, LANSING, MI 48910,INGHAM COUNTY TO 1830 W. SAGINAW, LANSING, MI 48915, INGHAM COUNTY.

Home address and telephone .number:

HARPREET SINGH, 366 N. DIBBLE, APT. 531, LANSING, MI 48917, H (517) 749-1839CONTACT: MICHAEL J. BROWN, ESQ., (CARLIN, EDWARDS, BROWN & HOWE, PLLC), 6017 W. ST. JOEHIGHWAY, SUITE 202, LANSING, MI 48917, PHONE: (517) 321-4617, FAX: (517) 321-4642

Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) licenses permit the sale of beer and wine for consumption offthe premises only. Specially Designated Distributor (SDD) licenses permit the sale of alcoholic liquor,other than beer and wine under 21 per cent alcohol by volume, for consumption off the premises only.

For your information, part of the investigation of the application is conducted by the local lawenfrcement agency and investigative forms will be released to them either in person or by mail.

Although local governing body approval is not required by the Michigan Liquor Control Code, Rulesand Related Laws for off-premise licenses, the local governing body, or its designee, may notify theCommission at the above address within 15 days of receipt of this letter if the applicant location willnot be in compliance with all appropriate state and local building, plumbing, zoning, fire, sanitationand health laws and ordinances, or if the applicant is considered ineligible due to other factors.

All conditions of non-compliance. must be outlined in detail, indicating the applicable laws andordinances. A copy of the law and/or ordinance may be submitted with the notification.


ribLC-3104(Rev.09/05)Authority: R436.1105(2d) and (3)Completion: MandatoryPenalty: No License


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