lansing (mi) city council info packet for march 22, 2010 meeting

8/9/2019 Lansing (MI) City Council info packet for March 22, 2010 meeting

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

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 10TH FLOORLANSING CITY HALL

124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUEAGENDA FOR MARCH 22, 2010

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. onThursday, March 18, 2010, in accordance with Section 3-103(2) of the City Charter and willbe ready for your consideration at the regular meeting of the City Council on Monday,March 22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 10th Floor, City Hall.

I. ROLL CALLII. MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIII. READING AND APPROVAL OF PRINTED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Approval of the Printed Council Proceedings of March 8 and 15, 2010

IV. CONSIDERATION OF LATE ITEMS(Suspension of Council Rule # 11 is needed toallow consideration of late items. Late items will be considered as part of the regularportion of the meeting to which they relate.)

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

VI. SPECIAL CEREMONIES1. Mayoral and Council Recognition of the Lansing Complete Count Committee

and the 2010 United States Census

2. Tribute; Recognizing the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Memorial Observance

3. Presentation; Recognizing Taylor Hartner on earning the rank of Eagle Scout

MAYOR BERNERO PRESENTS HIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011

VII. COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY CLERKVIII. COMMUNITY EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (Time, place, purpose, or definition of

event 1 minute limit)

IX. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERSX. MAYORS COMMENTS

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XI. SHOW CAUSE HEARINGSXII. PUBLIC COMMENT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS (Legislative matters consist of the

following items on the agenda: public hearings, resolutions, ordinances forintroduction, and ordinances for passage. The public may comment for up to threeminutes. Speakers must sign up on white form.)

A. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS1. In consideration of a Grant Application to the Michigan Department of

Natural Resources and Environment for Crego Park Development

2. In consideration of Public Improvement III; New Sidewalk Constructionalong the south side of N. Grand River Avenue from Waverly Rd. toDelta River Drive, along the north side of N. Grand River Avenue fromCapitol City Blvd. to Remy Drive, and along the south side of N. GrandRiver Avenue from Culver Avenue to W. North Street excepting allpublic streets and alleys and other land deemed not benefited

XIII. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERSA. REFERRAL OF PUBLIC HEARINGSB. CONSENT AGENDA

1. BY COUNCIL MEMBER KATHIE DUNBAR

a. Resolution supporting the Greater Lansing Google Fiber forCommunities Initiative

2. BY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALYNNE ROBINSON AND DERRICKQUINNEY

a. Memorial Resolution honoring Stuart Dunnings, Jr.

3. BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

a. Approval of an OPRA District Request Submitted by Old TownTemple, LLC for Property Located at 502 E. Grand River

b. Approval of an OPRA Certificate Request Submitted by OldTown Temple, LLC for Property Located at 502 E. Grand River

c. Approval of City of Lansing Portion of BrownfieldRedevelopment Plan Amendment, Ingham County Brownfield

Redevelopment Authority

d. Setting a Public Hearing for Monday, April 12, 2010 for theFiscal Year 2011 Consolidated Action Plan


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4. BY COMMITTEE ON GENERAL SERVICES

a. Claim Denial; DuWayne Watkins for property located at 305 N.Pennsylvania Ave.

b. Claim Denial; Andrew Phillips for property located at 529 N.

Butler Blvd.

c. Claim Settlement; Beatrice Navarro for property located at 529S. Magnolia Ave.

5. BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

a. Requiring the owner of property located at 3237 Brisbane Dr.to Make Safe or Demolish their property within thirty days fromMonday, March 22, 2010 and Rescinding Resolution # 2010-067

6. BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES

a. Public Improvement I/II; Sidewalk repair and reconstruction foran area bounded by Jolly Rd., Waverly Rd., Stillwell Ave., andSumpter St. and; Jolly Rd.; Pleasant Grove Rd. to MartinLuther King Blvd. and; An area bounded by E. Grand RiverAve., Ballard St., Lake Lansing Rd., David St., and IndianaAve. excepting all public streets and alleys and other landdeemed not benefited

7. BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

a. Budget Amendment; Subsidy for First Tee Agreement to

Operate Sycamore Driving Range for 2010 Seasonb. Budget Transfer - Grant Funds for Region 1 Planning Board for

Public Safety Communications Equipment

c. Budget Transfer - Interoperability Emergency CommunicationsGrant Program Awarded Funds to Michigan Region 1 forOperation Protocols and Emergency Responder Training

d. Budget Transfer - Homeland Security Grant Program FundsAwarded to Michigan Regional 1 for Security andPreparedness Training

e. Grant Acceptance; Qualified Voter File's Electronic Poll Book(EPB) Laptop and Accessories Purchase

f. Michigan Department of Natural Resources and EnvironmentTrust Fund - Crego Park Development


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8. BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLEa. Tribute Resolution honoring Cesar E. Chavez and the 2nd

Annual Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Observance to be held onMarch 26, 2010

C. RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION1. BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

a. Approval of Act-3-2009 and Act-7-2009; Groesbeck DrainEasements

D. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES1. BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

a. Information pertaining to the Public Safety Radios and anappeal letter to the Ingham County Commissioners asking for

assistance with cost recovery for malfunctioning equipment

E. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION and Setting of Public HearingsF. ORDINANCES FOR PASSAGE

1. BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETYa. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Lansing to Amend

Chapter 1284, Section 3 of the Lansing Codified Ordinances byrequiring the provision of parking for cabaret patrons on lotscontaining cabarets

b. Adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Lansing to AmendChapter 844, Section 25 of the Lansing Codified Ordinances byrestricting the hours during which ice cream and confectionpeddlers may operate

XIV. SPEAKER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENTRELATED MATTERS

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

1. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS

a. Letters from the Mayor regarding:

i. Retirement Incentive Plan; Lansing Employees RetirementSystem; Supplemental Actuarial Valuation


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ii. Proposed Ordinance Change to Allow Employees RetirementSystem Members to Purchase Service Credits

iii. Appointment of Nancy Mahlow to the Traffic Board, 1st Wardterm to expire June 30, 2013

iv. Public Improvement IV; Sidewalk Construction and Repair forAssessment Roll #B-092

2. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, AND OTHER CITY RELATED MATTERS

a. Resolution from the Ingham County Board of CommissionersApproving Legacy Cost Agreements and Authorizing a Request forProposals for the Designation of an Ingham County 9-1-1Consolidated Dispatch Center Facility

b. Letter from Miriam Jones of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary andEducation Center regarding Keeping of Chickens in Lansing

XVI. MOTION OF EXCUSED ABSENCEXVII. REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBERSXVIII. REMARKS BY THE MAYOR OR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTXIX. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CITY GOVERNMENT RELATED MATTERS (City government

related matters are issues or topics relevant to the operation or governance of thecity. The public may comment for up to three minutes. Speakers must sign up onyellow form.)

XX. ADJOURNMENT

CHRIS SWOPE, CITY CLERK

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


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CITY OF LANSINGNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LANSING, that a public hearingbe set for Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers,10th Floor Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI for the purposeof considering a Grant Application to the Michigan Department of NaturalResources and Environment for Crego Park D evelopment.Interested Persons are invited to attend this Public HearingChris Swope, Lansing City Clerk


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LCITY OF LANSING

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held in the CouncilChambers of City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, 10th Floor, onthe 22 nd Day of March, 2010, at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of considering specialassessment roll #B-092 for public improvements in the form of New Sidewalk, P.S.#01102 excepting all public street and alleys and other land deemed not benefited,pursuant to Chapter 1026.06(c)(1) of the Code of Ordinances.Project to be part P.S. #01102

New Sidewalk along the south side of N. GrandRiver Avenue from Waverly Rd. to Delta RiverDrive; along the north side of N. Grand RiverAvenue from Capitol City Blvd. to Remy Drive;and along the south side of N. Grand RiverAvenue from Culver Avenue to W. North Street

The estimated expense of said improvements based upon the construction bid is asfollows:D COST OF IMPROVEMENTS

Assessment RollNumber B-092 City Contribution Assessable toProperty OwnerSidewalk Construction $175,131.98 $107,839.90Other Costs $0.00 $0.00Total $175,131.98 $107,839.90

Let it be known any person who intends to protest this special assessment mustappear and protest at the special assessment hearing in order to appeal the amountof the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Any appeal to the MichiganTax Tribunal must be taken within thirty days of the confirmation of the specialassessment roll, provided a protest was timely made. The protest of this specialassessment must be presented by the property owners, or their representative inperson or in writing at the Public Hearing as scheduled above. Copies of the StreetAddresses, Tax Parcel Numbers and amount assessed to each property owner,respectively, for each of the properties adjacent to, or in front of, where suchsidewalk improvement was made will be posted in the 9th Floor City Clerk's Office;First Floor Lobby of City Hall; and the 10th Floor City Council Chambers.CHRIS SWOPE, LANSING CITY CLERK

PROPERTY BENEFITED:SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION:


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PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:The City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers on the 10th Floor of City Hall, Lansing,Michigan on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. to review, prior to confirmation, said assessment roll,and consider any complaints or objections that there_may be with respect to this improvement or theassessment.APPEAL INFORMATION:The property owner or any person having an interest in the property subject to the proposed special assessment may file awritten appeal of the special assessment with the Michigan Tax Tribunal within thirty days after confirmation of the specialassessment roll, if that special assessment was protested at this hearing. A property owner or party in interest, or his or heragent, may appear in person at this hearing to protest the special assessment or may file his or her appearance by letterdelivered to the City Clerk prior to the close of said hearing and his or her personal appearance shall not be required.Appearance and protest at this hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan TaxTribunal, 611 W. Ottawa St., P.O. Box 30232, Lansing, MI 48909, if an appeal should be desired.

DESCRIPTION OFIMPROVEMENTS: UNITS RATE AMOUNT

TOTAL UNITS:INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, INTEREST AND PENALTY INFORMATION:The first installment or total assessment if due, must be paid within 90 days from billing date to avoid a 3% penalty. Currentordinance provides for an interest rate on special assessments, when bonds are not issued, to be equal to the July 1st 10 yearTreasury Bond Rate, applied on all Special Assessment rolls confirmed after July 1st. As of this hearing date, the projected10 year Treasury Bond rate is estimated to be 3.55%. The special assessment roll may be adjusted after July 1st to reflect theapplicable 10 year Treasury Bond rate, as prescribed by City of Lansing Ordinance. The taxpayer shall have the option ofextending the time for payment of the special assessment for a term of 15 years. If bonds are issued, assessments shall bearinterest at a rate sufficient to permit the city to pay interest on the bonds, but in any event not to exceed one percent (1%) abovethe average bond interest rate.INITIAL BILLING WILL BE MAILED BY THE CITY TREASURER WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THECOUNCIL CONFIRMATION OF THIS ROLL. THE CITY COUNCIL USUALLY CONFIRMS ANASSESSMENT ROLL ONE WEEK AFTER THE HEARING, PROVIDING THERE IS CONCURRENCE.SUBSEQUENT INSTALLMENTS WILL BE BILLED WITH, AND INCLUDED IN, YOUR ANNUAL JULYPROPERTY TAX STATEMENT.If you have questions regarding this project, please contact the following departments:Contract/work to be doneublic Service Department 483-4455Calculation of paymentsity Assessor 483-4020Protests/appeals(see appeal information above)


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3/10/2010 Page 1 of 2SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL B092 - 2009 NEW SIDEWALK

PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT # 1102The City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers on the 10th Floor of City Hall,Lansing, Michigan on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. to review, prior to confirmation, saidassessment roll, and consider any complaints or objections that there may be with respect to thisimprovement or the assessment.

PARCEL NUMBER PROPERTY ADDRESS TAXPAYER NAME OWNER COSTNEOST

33-01-01-04-352-001 2205 N GRAND RIVER AVE BARBER DANNY R & KARLA $3,008.5333-01-01-04-352-083 2025 N GRAND RIVER AVE PECKHAM VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIES INC $3,036.0033-01-01-05-103-052 3600 N GRAND RIVER AVE AIS CONSTRUCTION EQUIP CORP $1,249.5033-01-01-05-151-001 3601 N GRAND RIVER AVE ELLISON RAYMOND O/KARPPINEN DEBO $7,643.5333-01-01-06-103-001 5161 N GRAND RIVER AVE GULF OIL CORPORATION $4,069.5533-01-01-06-104-003 5141 N GRAND RIVER AVE KOVAC MIJO & CAROLE M $746.3533-01-01-06-104-005 5131 N GRAND RIVER AVE JAJOU LANSING L L C $2,884.2033-01-01-06-104-070 5101 N GRAND RIVER AVE COMERICA BANK $2,820.9533-01-01-06-104-082 5025 N GRAND RIVER AVE ARVANITES ARTHUR $1,328.2533-01-01-06-104-171 5019 N GRAND RIVER AVE WELDON DUANE MARJORIE $2,007.3033-01-01-06-127-001 5001 N GRAND RIVER AVE WELDON DUANE D & MARJORY J $1,725.2533-01-01-06-128-001 4917 N GRAND RIVER AVE CRAIG DONALD & GERALDINE $940.5033-01-01-06-128-241 4905 N GRAND RIVER AVE BOWMAN-ELLIS L L C $1,525.0033-01-01-06-128-251 4913 N GRAND RIVER AVE A & D DEVELOPMENT $1,282.5033-01-01-06-129-002 4811 N GRAND RIVER AVE OLD LONELY L L C $1,703.0033-01-01-06-129-232 4805 N GRAND RIVER AVE DAVEY DANIEL & CONNIE S $1,569.5033-01-01-06-130-001 0 N GRAND RIVER AVE MAURER JOSEPH R $1,478.7033-01-01-06-130-201 4703 N GRAND RIVER AVE MAURER JOSEPH R $1,478.7033-01-01-06-131-001 4617 N GRAND RIVER AVE WEEKS DONALD C & AMY W $940.5033-01-01-06-131-131 4601 N GRAND RIVER AVE ATKINSON AUTO PARTS $1,605.1033-01-01-06-131-141 4613 N GRAND RIVER AVE DOYLE GERALD J & KATHRYN A $940.5033-01-01-06-226-001 3950 N GRAND RIVER AVE AIS CONSTRUCTION EQUIP CORP $1,991.3233-01-01-06-226-015 3940 N GRAND RIVER AVE JOHNSON ROYA $1,586.1333-01-01-06-226-080 4000.5 N GRAND RIVER AVE NORTH GRAND RIVER CO-OP INC $434.0033-01-01-06-226-090 4000 N GRAND RIVER AVE EYDE SAM X $7,428.5033-01-01-06-251-003 4525 N GRAND RIVER AVE AARON APARTMENTS L L C $1,100.7533-01-01-06-251-413 0 ANDREA DR DIXON SUSAN D & $1,252.3533-01-01-06-251-423 4437 N GRAND RIVER AVE AARON APARTMENTS L L C $1,179.3833-01-01-06-251-431 4515 N GRAND RIVER AVE AARON APARTMENTS L L C $1,220.2533-01-01-06-252-001 4415 N GRAND RIVER AVE WIGGINS SHANNON G $1,391.5033-01-01-06-252-191 4119 N GRAND RIVER AVE MEHR REALTY GROUP INC $1,087.9033-01-01-06-252-202 4125 N GRAND RIVER AVE MEHR REALTY GROUP INC $961.4033-01-01-06-252-212 4131 N GRAND RIVER AVE BUI LO DUC & DUONG PHUONG KIM $1,717.3033-01-01-06-252-221 4209 N GRAND RIVER AVE SINGH KULDIP $1,044.1333-01-01-06-252-231 4215 N GRAND RIVER AVE SKYLINE L L C $808.0533-01-01-06-252-241 4221 N GRAND RIVER AVE SKYLINE L L C $1,178.8033-01-01-06-252-251 4233 N GRAND RIVER AVE STEBBINS ALLEN E $1,954.1533-01-01-06-252-261 4311 N GRAND RIVER AVE LONG WILLIAM L & SUZANNE K $1,305.8833-01-01-06-252-271 4401 N GRAND RIVER AVE HEATON INVESTMENTS L L C $2,779.1333-01-01-06-276-001 3010 GRANDELL AVE FIRST RENTAL REAL ESTATE L L C $1,240.1033-01-01-06-276-121 3905 N GRAND RIVER AVE DONAHUE JOSEPH F & CAROLYN $759.00


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Page 2 of 2PARCEL NUMBER PROPERTY ADDRESS TAXPAYER NAME OWNER RN COSTC

33-01-01-06-276-131 3909 N GRAND RIVER AVE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTAGE ASSOC $442.7533-01-01-06-276-141 3915 N GRAND RIVER AVE RADIGAN KEVIN & DEBBRA $681.5533-01-01-06-276-151 0 N GRAND RIVER AVE RADIGAN KEVIN $632.5033-01-01-06-276-161 0 N GRAND RIVER AVE RADIGAN KEVIN $632.5033-01-01-06-276-171 3927 N GRAND RIVER AVE RENRA PROPERTIES L L C $1,059.5033-01-01-06-276-181 3935 N GRAND RIVER AVE LOPEZ J F $1,017.8533-01-01-06-276-191 4005 N GRAND RIVER AVE LOPEZ JUAN SR $1,305.8833-01-01-06-276-201 4015 N GRAND RIVER AVE SATTERLA JEANNE A $1,305.8833-01-01-06-276-211 4023 N GRAND RIVER AVE WHITEMORE LEONARD & PHOEBE $1,538.2533-01-01-06-277-001 3811 N GRAND RIVER AVE WITTBRODT JONATHAN A & $759.0033-01-01-06-277-162 3015 DELTA ST MCKOUEN PATRICIA E $860.2033-01-01-06-277-172 3711 N GRAND RIVER AVE SCENGA DAVID L & IRETA A $1,178.6033-01-01-06-277-181 3801 N GRAND RIVER AVE REYES ARACELI D $665.2033-01-01-06-277-191 3805 N GRAND RIVER AVE ESTRADA DEXTER & ALLASAS MARIA E $687.0033-01-01-06-278-001 3637 N GRAND RIVER AVE KRUMHEUER KATHYJ $1,935.4533-01-01-09-102-044 1825 N GRAND RIVER AVE FARHAT JAMES $4,040.2533-01-01-09-102-071 1801 N GRAND RIVER AVE GRAND RIVER S & H MART INC $184.5033-01-01-09-102-081 1721 N GRAND RIVER AVE DENTAL ART LABORATORIES INC $11,817.7333-01-01-09-102-103 1611 N GRAND RIVER AVE WORTHINGTON L L C $691.88TOTAL AMOUNT OF ROLL $107,839.90TOTAL PARCEL COUNT 60


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PUBLIC SERVICEDEPARTMENT

732 City Hall124 West Michigan Avenue

Lansing, Michigan 48933(517) 483-4455

FAX: (517) 483-6082http://publicservice.cityoflansingmi.com

Virg Bernero, MayorMarch 10, 2010RE: 2009 NEW SIDEWALK PROJECT- P.S. 01102Dear Property Owner:Please be advised that on March 8, 2010, a resolution was passed by the Lansing City Council establishing a public hearingfor March 22, 2010. The public hearing will be to take comments on a proposed sidewalk construction project scheduledfor your street. The City Assessor records show that you are the owner of a property included in this project. If you are nolonger the owner of this property, you or the new owner should provide documentation to the City Assessor.As part of this project, the City of Lansing will construct new public sidewalk along your property. A few of the propertieswithin the project limits may have existing public sidewalk which will be repaired as needed. Property owners will beassessed for a portion of the cost to construct/repair the sidewalk. The project construction should begin around the middleof May, 2010. During construction, every effort will be made to maintain access to properties and businesses, but someinterruptions will occur. Disturbed lawn areas will be restored with topsoil, seed and mulch.Lansing Codified Ordinance 1024.04 Notice of Construction or Repair requires that the property owner be given anopportunity to construct or repair the sidewalk for themselves before the City contractor begins the project. The timeperiod given to complete this work, by ordinance, is 20 days from the date of this letter. We ask that you notify us if youintend to complete the work, because you must obtain a permit from MDOT prior to you doing the work yourself. Allproposed sidewalk for which no permit has been issued will be included in the project. Sidewalk, for which a permit hasbeen issued, but has not been completed, will be added back to the project and the permit to construct/repair will becancelled.If you choose to do the work yourself the cost will be 100% yours and not shared by the City.Enclosed you will find guidelines for applying for payment assistance grants through the City of Lansing DevelopmentOffice. If you feel you qualify please contact them immediately at 517-483-4040 for further information. When contactingthem please reference "2009 New Sidewalk Project, PS#01102.The estimated cost for your portion of the proposed work is on the enclosed form from the City Assessor's Office. Pleasecall us as soon as possible if you are considering having the work completed outside of the City's project. Also, we will bepleased to discuss the breakdown of costs and work proposed for your individual properties. Please call me at 517-483-4527.Sincerely,

Brian LoveSidewalk Project Managerc: Dean Johnson, City Engineer

City Council OfficeMayor's Officew/ enclosures

"Equal Opportunity Employer"


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DevelopmentIA t AssistanceIn on Sheet

A $2,000 maximum of assistance may be available to households that can present a financial need forassistance with their special assessment. A limited amount of funds are available for: new sidewalk and/orapproach installation, curb and gutter, drainage improvement, and gravel street construction specialassessments, as well as Parks Department Forestry Division mandated removal of trees that may effect cityright-of-ways from possible tree related hazards.The funding source for this assistance comes from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)funds that the city receives from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).This is a need based grant. If you are approved, the Development Office will pay up to $2,000 towards yourspecial assessment for you.In order to qualify for these funds, you must meet the following criteria:

You must owner-occupy the sinqle-family home that received the special assessment as yourprimary residence. Your total gross annual household income cannot be greater than the income guidelines shown

below. Gross annual household income includes income of all household members over the age of 18,whether they are related or not. It includes income received for the support of minor children,such as social security, child support, etc... You do not have to include income earned by dependant, full-time students over the age of 18, or income earned by childrenunder the age of 18.+ This does not apply if the 18+-year-old student does no t live with their legal guardian. Proof of full-time student status must be provided in order to have any income earned by this household memberdeducted from the total annual household income. A completed "School Verification" form would need to be turned in

- forms available from the city's Development Office (517.483.4040). Household assets shall not be more than $10,000. Assets are defined as:Cash assets:

Savings account balances Average balance in checking accounts Stocks, bonds, savings certificates, money market funds and other investment accounts, not includingretirement accounts Lump-sum receipts such as inheritances, capital gains, lottery winnings, insurance settlements and otherclaims Cash value of trusts available to the householdNon-cash assets Equity in vacant land and/or rental property Equity in other capital investments.

Mortgage and/or land contract payments must be current, or paid off. Property taxes must be current. Home cannot be in the flood plain.

Please note that if your special assessment is for more than one property, the Development Office willonly provide assistance for the parcel containing your owner-occupied, single-family home.Replacement of an existing sidewalk and/or paved approach is not eligible. Federal guidelines limitfunds be used for new, not previously existing items.

October 2009

Household Maximum GrossSize Annual Income

1 $37,5002 $42,9003 $48,2504 $53,6005 $57,9006 $62,2007 $66,4508 $70,750


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x14BY COUNCILMEMBER KATHIE DUNBARRESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

Greater Lansing "Google Fiber for Comm unities" InitiativeWHEREAS, Google is planning to build and test ultra high-speed fiber optic broadbandnetworks in a sm all number of trial locations across the country; andWHEREAS, Google's ultra high-speed fiber optic networks will provide service at onegigabit per second, up to 100 times faster than is currently available with existingbroadband service; andWHEREAS, Google has initiated a Request For Information (RFI) to help themdetermine which com munities become test markets; andWHEREAS, six municipalities (Lansing, East Lansing, Delta Twp., Delhi Twp., LansingTwp., and Meridian Twp.) have combined their efforts to submit a proposal on behalf ofthe Greater Lansing Region; andWHEREAS, key partners collaborating on this effort include Accelerate Lansing, theBoard of Water & Light, Consumers Energy, the Ingham County EconomicDevelopment Corporation, Lansing Community College, the Lansing Economic AreaPartnership (LEAP), Michigan State University, and the Tri County Regional PlanningCommission; andWHEREAS, studies show that wide-spread high-speed broadband access improveseducational outcomes, increases opportunities for social and civic engagement,provides an attractive environment for technology-based entrepreneurs, and helpsexisting businesses compete in the global marketplace, all of which would improve theviability of our region; andWH ERE AS, Google is committed to "open access" and w ill allow existing local providersto utilize the new fiber optic infrastructure;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council supports theefforts of local communities to bring "Google Fiber for Communities" to the GreaterLansing Region.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council encourages communitymembers to submit community nominations online in support of Greater Lansing'sregional proposal.BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council authorizes the Mayor or hisdesignee to sign the multi-jurisdictional proposal to Google on behalf of the GreaterLansing Region.


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BY COUNCIL MEMBERS A'LYNNE ROBINSON AND DERRICK QUINNEYRESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, Stuart J. Dunnings, Jr. was born in Staunton, Va., on August 21, 1924 toStuart and Bertie Dunnings and; andWHEREAS, he and his wife of 48 years, Janet, were the loving parents of Stuart II,Steven, Shauna, all residents of Lansing, and Susan of Washington D.C. andgrandparents to eight grandchildren Courtney, Coral, Winter, Sarah, Thaddeus, Taylor,William, and Jonathan; andWHEREAS, he obtained his undergraduate degree at Lincoln University inPennsylvania and served in the army during World War II and went on to earn a lawdegree from the University of Michigan in 1950; a ndWHEREAS, Stuart opened his law office in September 1950. The late J. Riley Oles wasthe only one who would rent office space to a black attorney. During the early years, hecontinued working on the night shift at Oldsmobile. On weekends, he and his bride,Janet, would clean the office building in exchange for free office space; andWHEREAS, Stuart wore many hats during his lifetime serving as an attorney, civicleader, educator, and advocate for equality. His legacy will continue through hischildren, grandchildren, and innumerable people whose lives have been touched by hisdedication to social justice; andWH ERE AS, Stuart's accomplishments are numerous and include his appointment to theMichigan State Board of Law Examiners for over 30 years, active member of the ABA'sStanding Committee on the Federal Judiciary, and President of the local chapter of theNAACP for six years; andWHEREAS, his awards include the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, Champion of Justice Award from the State Bar of Michigan, OutstandingAttorney of the Year, Ingham County Bar Association, the Hugo B. Lundberg award forchampioning civil rights, induction into the National Bar Association Hall of Fame, andthe Lansing Black Lawyers Association's Distinguished Service Aw ard;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the Lansing City Council, hereby wishesto extend its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Stuart Dunnings, Jr., Hewill be dearly missed.


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BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNINGRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act Establishment of OPRA District502 E. Grand River Ave.

WHEREAS, the intending purchaser of property located at 502 E. Grand River Ave. in theCity of Lansing, Michigan (the "Property") has requested in writing that the City of Lansingestablish an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District (the "District") as enabled by PublicAct 146 of 2000, the "Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act" (the "Act"), andWHEREAS, the owner is Old Town Temple, LLC, hereinafter called the "Developer", andWHEREAS, the Developer is the legal owner of greater than fifty percent (50%) of alltaxable value of the property located within the proposed District, andWHEREAS, the Developer has, in writing, requested the District for the Property and forthe City of Lansing to take all necessary steps and actions to establish the District on theirbehalf, andWHEREAS, the property in question and the proposed boundary of the District is legallydescribed as:LOTS 5, 6 and W'/2 LOT 4 BLOCK 15 ORIG PLAT; and,WHEREAS, the Act requires that before establishing the District the Lansing City Councilhold a public hearing in order to provide an opportunity for owners, residents or othertaxpayers of the City of Lansing to appear and be heard regarding the establishment of theDistrict and that said public hearing was held on March 8, 2010;NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following property is hereby approved andestablished as an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District as provided by Public Act 146 of2000 legally described as: LOTS 5, 6 and W''/2 LOT 4 BLOCK 15 ORIG PLAT, andBE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this resolution shall not be construed as the City Council'sapproval of any future application for an Obsolete Properties Rehabilitation ExemptionCertificate for the Developer or any other applicant.


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BY THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNINGRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGObsolete Property Rehabilitation Tax Exemption Certificate Approval, 502 E. GrandRiver Ave.WH ERE AS, pursuant to the Michigan Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act, being PublicAct 146 of 2000 (PA 14 6 of 2000), Old Town Te mple, LLC has filed an application for anObsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate (OPT Certificate) with theLansing City Clerk, for a proposed obso lete facility at 502 E. G rand River Ave., Lansing,Michigan (Obsolete Property); andWHEREAS, Old Town Temple, LLC (the Developer) owns the proposed ObsoleteProperty; andWHEREAS, the proposed Obsolete Property is located within an Obsolete PropertyRehabilitation District legally established by resolution adopted March 10, 2010, after apublic hearing was held, as provided by section 3 of PA 146 of 2000; andWHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the Developer's application for an OPTCertificate, after proper notice was made, pursuant to section 4(2) of PA 146 of 2000;andWHEREAS, the Developer has represented and committed to the City to undertake,and complete not later than December 31, 2011, the rehabilitation, renovation, andreconstruction of the Obsolete Property into office, mixed-use entertainment usethroughout the structure;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council hereby approvesof the issuance of an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate to OldTown Temple, LLC, for the Obsolete Property located at 502 E. Grand River Ave.,Lansing, Michigan, legally described as:LOTS 5, 6 AND W 1/2 LO T 4 BLOCK 15 ORIG PLATfor the period of 12 consecutive years.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council, in approving theDeveloper's ap plication by this resolution, finds and determ ines all of the following;1. The taxable value of the property proposed to be exempt plus the aggregatetaxable value of the property already exempt under PA 146 of 2000 and under

Public Act 198 of 1974 (IFT's) does exceed five percent (5%) of the total taxablevalue of the C ity of Lansing2. The ap plicant is not delinquent in any taxes related to the facility.


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3. All of the items described on line 9 of the Application for Obsolete PropertyRehab ilitation Exemption Certificate have been provided to the City of Lansing bythe applicant.4. The application is for obsolete property as defined in section 2(h) of PA 146 of2000.5. The commencement of rehabilitation activities of the facility did not occur prior tothe establishment of the O bsolete Properties Reh abilitation District.6. The application relates to the rehabilitation program for the building located at502 E. Grand River Ave.., Lansing, Michigan and, when completed, will

constitute a rehabilitated facility within the meaning of PA 146 of 2000 and thefacility is situated within the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District establishedby the City of Lansing, which is a Qualified Local Governmental Unit eligibleunder PA 146 of 2000 to establish such a district.7. The completion of the rehabilitated facility is calculated to, and will at the time ofissuance of the certificate, have the reasonable likelihood to, increasecomm ercial activity, create some employm ent, and revitalize an urban area.8. The rehabilitation includes improvements aggregating ten percent (10%) or moreof the true cash value of the property at the commencement of the rehabilitationas provided by section 2(L) of PA 146 of 2000.9. The rehabilitation must be completed not later than project completion date as

evidence by the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of LansingBuilding Safety Office.BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall cause the Application for ObsoleteProperty Rehabilitation Certificate to be completed, including the "Clerk Certification"and shall file the completed application, together with a certified copy of this resolutionwith the State Tax Comm ission.


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BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMM ITTEERESOLV ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWH ERE AS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to and in accordancewith the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Public Act 381 of 1996, as amended (the"Act"), established the Ingham County B rownfield R edevelopment Au thority ("ICBRA") tofacilitate the cleanup and redevelopment of Brownfields in Ingham County's Communities;andWHEREAS, a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the redevelopment of Ingham CountyLand Bank Fast Track Authority parcels within the city of Lansing Only (the "Plan") wasapproved by the Ingham County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, and concurred withby this City, and approved by the Ingham C ounty Com missioners in October 2008; andWH ERE AS, the Plan has been amended and presented here as Attachment A to includecertain properties within this City which are new ly eligible prope rty, to rem ove prope rtiesthat have been found ineligible, and to correct the financial estimates, as defined under theAct; andWHEREAS, the ICBRA, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Act,recommend that the Ingham C ounty Board of Comm issioners approve the proposed Planto be carried out within Ingham County relating to the redevelopment of the Property; andWHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have noticed, set, and held apublic hearing to consider the proposed amen ded plan and are prepared to take action toapprove said plan; andWHE REAS , the Development and Planning Committee considered the matter at a meetingon March 10, 2010 at the City Hall;NOW , THEREFO RE BE IT RES OLVE D, with respect to the Property within this City, theCity Council has reviewed the amend ed plan and hereby concurs w ith the provisions of thePlan and consents to its implementation by the Ingham County Brownfield RedevelopmentAuthority.BE IT FURTHE R R ESO LVED that should any section, clause or phrase of this Resolutionbe declared by the courts to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of thisResolution as a who le nor any part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.BE IT FINALLY R ESOLV ED that all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with any ofthe provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed.


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BY THE COMM ITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNINGRESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lansing set a public hearing for Monday,April 12, 2010 at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Tenth Floor, Lansing City Hall, 124West Michigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, for the purpose of receiving comments onthe proposed CDBG consolidated strategy and plan submission to HUD for FY 2010-11.NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESO LVED that a Public Hearing be held on M onday, April12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Tenth Floor, City Hall, 124 WestMichigan Avenue, Lansing, Michigan, to receive public comment on and to consider theproposed CDBG consolidated strategy and plan submission to HUD for FY 2010-11.


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q 0BY THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL SERVICESRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

WHEREAS, DuWayne Watkins sought to eliminate special assessment of $442.00 forBoard Up and all associated penalties and interest on the property tax bill of 305 N.Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, Michigan; andWHEREAS, the Committee on General Services met on Monday, March 15, 2010 toreview the claim;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, hereby, denies the claimfiled by DuWayne Watkins on special assessment of $442.00 for Board Up and allassociated penalties and interest on the property tax bill of 305 N. Pennsylvania,Lansing, Michigan;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council encourages the claimant to pursuerecourse action against the previous property owner;BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that no further action is required by the City Attorney forprocessing this claim.


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BY THE COMM ITTEE ON GENERAL SERVICESRESOLV ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, Andrew Phillips sought to eliminate special assessments of $2,221.53 forvarious Grass and Weeds and Trash & Debris and all associated penalties and intereston the prope rty tax bill of 529 N. B utler Blvd., Lansing, Michigan; andWHEREAS, the Committee on General Services met on Monday, March 15, 2010 toreview the claim;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, hereby, denies the claimfiled by Andrew Phillips on special assessments of $2,221.53 for various Grass andWeeds and Trash and Debris and all associated penalties and interest on the propertytax bill of 529 N. B utler Blvd., Lansing, Michigan;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no further action is required by the City Attorney forprocessing this claim.


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BY THE COMM ITTEE ON G ENERAL SERVICESRESOLV ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, Beatrice Navarro sought to eliminate special assessment of $611.99 forTrash and Debris and all associated penalties and interest on the property tax bill of 529S. Magno lia Ave., Lansing, Michigan; andWHEREAS, the Committee on General Services met on Monday, March 15, 2010 toreview the claim;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, hereby, denies the claimfiled by Bea trice Navarro on special assessment of $611.99 for Trash and Debris and allassociated penalties and interest on the property tax bill of 529 S. Magnolia Ave.,Lansing, Michigan and offers a settlement of a reduction of $306.00 from the $611.99special assessment;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney shall take the appropriate steps toprocess this claim.


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BY THE COM MITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETYRESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, the Code Compliance Manager has determined that the building located at3237 Brisbane, Parcel # 33-01-01-30-327-241 legally described as: Lot 107 & W 11 FtLot 106 Also E 4 Ft Lot 108 Scotsdale No 2 Sub is an unsafe or dangerous building asdefined in Section 1460.24 of the Lansing Uniform Housing Code and the Housing Lawof Michigan and was red tagged on; andWHEREAS, a hearing was held by the Hearing Officers on December 3, 2009, at whichthe Hearing Officers determined that said building was an unsafe and dangerousbuilding and ordered the building dem olished or made safe by January 4, 2010; andWHEREAS, said Hearing Officers filed a report of their findings and order with the CityCouncil and requested the City Council to take appropriate action under the LansingHousing and Prem ises Code and the Housing Law of Michigan; andWHEREAS, the Housing Law of Michigan and Premises Code require a hearing beconducted to give the property owner an opportunity to show cause why a dangerousstructure should not be demolished or otherwise made safe; andWHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on February 8, 2010, to review thefindings and the order of the Hearing Officers and the owners were notified in writing ofsaid hearing and had an opportunity to appear and show cause why said buildingshould not be demolished or otherwise made safe; andWH ERE AS, the Code Com pliance Office has determined that compliance with the orderof the Lansing Dem olition Hearing Boa rd Officer has not occurred; andWHEREAS, the Lansing City Council, hereby, rescinds resolution # 2010-067,pertaining to 3 237 Brisbane; andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the owner(s) of 3237 Brisbane are herebydirected to comply with the order of the Hearing Officers to demolish or otherwise makesafe the said building within thirty days from the date of this resolution, Monday, March22, 2010.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the property owner(s) is hereby notified that thisorder must be appealed within twenty days pursuant to MCL 125.542 and should theowners fail to comply with the Hearing Officers' order for demolition or make safe, theManager of Code Compliance is hereby directed to proceed with demolition of saidbuilding.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED whether demolition is accomplished by said propertyowner or the city that appropriate seeding and restoration of property take place toavoid run-off to a djacent properties.


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BE IT FUR THER RES OLVE D that the cost of such demolition shall be a lien against thereal property and shall be reported to the City Assessor.BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the owners in whose name the property appears uponthe last local tax assessm ent record shall be notified by the City Assessor of the amountof such cost by first class mail at the address shown on the records. Upon the ownersfailure to pay the same within thirty (30) days after mailing by the City Assessor of thenotice of the amount thereof, the amount of said costs shall be a lien and shall be filedand recovered as provided by law and the lien shall be collected and treated in thesame m anner as provided for property tax liens under the general property tax act.


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BY THE COM MITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICESRESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGPUBLIC IMPROVEMEN T I/II

WHEREAS, the Public Service Department has established the need to repair andreconstruct selected public sidewalk within the following described areas: An area boun ded by Jolly Rd., Waverly Rd., Stillwell Ave., and Sumpter St. and; Jolly Rd.; Pleasant Grove Rd. to M artin Luther King Blvd. and; An area bounded by E. G rand River Ave., Ballard St., Lake Lansing Rd., David St.,and Indiana Ave. excepting all public streets and alleys and other land deem ed not bene fited;

WH ERE AS, the Public Service Department requests, pursuant to Chapter 1024.03 of theCode of Ordinances that the repair and reconstruction of these public sidewalks bedetermined by C ity Council to be a necessary public improvem ent, andWHEREAS, the City Council has determined that this proposed public improvement willbenefit especially properties in the vicinity of the work to be done and that a benefit districtpursuant to Chapter 1026 of the Lansing Code of Ordinances should be established to bespecially assessed for the public improvement;NOW , THEREFO RE, BE IT RESOLV ED that the City Council hereby determines it to be ofa public necessity to construct the above described public improveme nts, andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the cost of these improvements is to be financed byspecial assessments to the ben efited property own ers, and the City's public share of theproject shall be paid from FY200 9/FY2010 sidewa lk repair funds.BE IT FINALLY RES OLVE D that the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized toprepare necessary plans and specifications for these improvements, obtain any necessaryeasements for construction, and to determine the cost of said project, based upon the bidsto be received, to establish the special assessment district and the applicable assessmentto the properties in the district, and to furnish said information to the Mayor and CityCouncil.


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DRAFT 7 e,BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANSRESOLV ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

WHEREAS, The Michigan Department of State's Bureau of Elections has announced anew program to provide laptop computers to city and township clerks who wish to usethe QVF's E lectronic Poll Book (E P oll Book); andWHEREAS, many clerks, including the Lansing City Clerk, have piloted the E Poll Bookeither alone or in tandem with a paper system . The response from the clerks conductingthe pilots has been very favorable; andWHEREAS, upon request, the Department of State will purchase one laptop computerfor each precinct in the jurisdiction. The number of precincts listed in the 2010 BiennialPrecinct Report will be used to determine the number of laptops a jurisdiction willreceive under the program. The program is funded by the Help America Vote Act(HAVA); andWHEREAS, upon receipt of the properly completed and signed grant agreement, theBureau o f Elections w ill place an order for the laptops and accessories. The laptops andaccessories will be shipped directly to the city or township; andWHEREAS, Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope has recommended acceptance of thisgrant and im plementation of Electronic Poll Books in the City of Lansing;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lansing City Council approvesacceptance of the Qualified Voter File's Electronic Poll Book (EPB) Laptop &Accessories Purchase grant for the purposes of implementing Electronic Poll Books inthe City of Lansing;BE IT FURTH ER RE SOLVED, the Lansing City Council approves the acceptance of theactual equipment and software determined by the Michigan Department of State'sBureau of E lections; andBE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Administration is authorized to accept the project,create the necessary accounts, and make necessary transfers for administration inaccordance with the requirements of the grantor.

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RESOLVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANSRESOLV ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment(MDNRE) will be accepting grant applications for the Michigan Natural Resources TrustFund (MN RTF) for the next grant cycle no later than Ap ril 1, 2010; andWHEREAS, MDNRE requires a resolution from the governing body of the applicantsupporting the application, acknowledging the required match, and committing to theamou nt and source of m atch that are specified in the application; andWHEREAS, in order to be eligible to receive MNRTF grant funds from MDNRE,projects must be contained in the Parks and R ecreation Five Year Master Plan; andWHEREAS, on March 28, 2005 the City Council, through Resolution #124, adopted theCity of Lansing Parks and Recreation Five Year Master Plan for 2005 through 2010;andWHEREAS, on February 10, 2010 the Parks Board recommended to the Mayor that theabove project be su bmitted to the City Council for approval; andWHEREAS, the following project is contained in the Five Year Master Plan for 2005through 2010 and is recommended by the Parks and Recreation Director that the Cityapply for MNRTF grant funds:

CREGO PARK DEVELOPMENTMNRTF $500,000PARK MILLAGE $250,000

WHEREAS, if the grant is awarded, the City match would be required in fiscal year2011; andWHEREAS, the Mayor recommends to the City Council that the above project have agrant application prepared and submitted to the Michigan Department of NaturalResources and Environment;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council, hereby,approves the submittal of the grant application to the Michigan Department of NaturalResources and Environment;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the grant is awarded, the City of Lansing, Michiganwill accept the terms of the agreement as received from the Michigan Department ofNatural Resources and Environment and that the City of Lansing does herebyspecifically agree, but not by way o f limitation, as follows:


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1. That if the proposed grant is received, in an amount requiring less than or equal Citymatch to the amount indicated in the application documen t(s), the administration isauthorized to create appropriate accounts and transfer necessary funds to administerand monitor the grant and to appropriate such additional funds as shall be necessary tocomplete the project, subject to the City Council transfer policies.2. To maintain satisfactory financial accounts, documents, and records to make themavailable to the MD NRE for auditing at reasonable times.3. To construct the project and provide such funds, services, and materials as may benecessary to satisfy the terms of said Agreeme nt.4. To authorize the Mayor of the City of Lansing, to be the local authorizedrepresentative to sign docum ents in behalf of the City of Lansing.5. To comply with any and all terms of said MDNRE agreement including all terms notspecifically set forth in the foregoing portion of this resolution.BE IT FINA LLY RE SOLVED that upon notification of the grant award, the Administrationshall bring the grant offer back to the City Council for acceptance.


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f g okBY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLERESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

WHEREAS, Cesar E. Chavez was co-founder and leader of the United Farm Workersand for over 30 years worked tirelessly to ensure unity, fair wages, respect, andhumane living conditions for hundreds of thousands of farm workers throughout thecountry; andWHEREAS, on April 23, 1993 Cesar E. Chavez, a great hero and leader in our UnitedStates of America, died of natural causes in San Luis, Arizona; andWHEREAS, Cesar E. Chavez's dedication to non-violence, public service, community,and respect for all cultures to continue to serve as an inspiration to others who wish fora more peaceful and just society; andWHEREAS, on March 26, 2010 the City of Lansing will host the 2nd Annual Cesar E.Chavez M emorial Observance honoring this great comm unity leader; andWHEREAS, the theme for this year's observance as proclaimed by the Cesar E.Chavez Foundation is, "Determination," for the sheer willpower and endurance thatdrove Cesar E. Chavez to be the man he became and as a reminder that our actionscan bring hope and positive change to our Com munities and Country;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, hereby, honors thememory of Cesar E. Chavez who devoted his life to serving others to bring positivechange and declares Friday, March 26, 2010 as C esar E. Chavez in the City of Lansing.


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l j CBY COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNINGRESOLVE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSING

ACT-3-09 and A CT-7-09; Groesbeck Park Drainage District Easem entsWHEREAS, Patrick Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner, on behalf of theGroesbeck Park Drainage District, wishes to acquire easements over Bancroft Park,Groesbeck Golf Course, and Board of Water and Light (LBWL) property located inLansing Township; andWHEREAS, these easements are for the improvement and continued use of theGroesbeck Pa rk Drain within these properties; andWHEREAS, Act-3-09 involves easements within Bancroft Park and the Groesbeck GolfCourse for storm drain facilities, including water detention ponds which will be includedas water features within the golf course and pa rk, and a conservation easement; andWHEREAS, this concept received the support of the Parks Department and ParksBoard, and on April 7, 2009, the Planning Board voted unanimously (6-0) to recommendapproval of easements for these improvements; andWHEREAS, Act-7-09 involves an easement within Lansing Board of Water and Lightproperty on Lake Lansing Road in Lansing Tow nship; andWHEREAS, the easement is for storm drainage facilities to carry storm water from thenortheast over LBWL property to the golf course, where it will be treated by naturalmeans in the retention ponds, and ultimately discharged into the Grand River throughan existing storm drain; andWHEREAS, this concept is supported by the LBWL, and on October 6, 2009 thePlanning Board voted unanimously (4-0) to recommend approval of easements forthese improvements; andWHEREAS, the Planning Board reviewed these proposals in accordance with its Act 33review procedures, to evaluate the public purpose of the proposals, and their effect onCity operations. Based on this review, the Board found that:

The storm water improvem ents will enhance the golf course, and be designedby a golf course design professional. These easements are necessary for the Drain Commission to construct andmaintain the storm water system, and to filter storm-water runoffcontainments in a low-impact, environmentally friendly way. The proposed easements would improve drainage. The Groesbeck Park Drain District would be responsible for the maintenanceof the drain and the associated improvements; and


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WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lansing City Charter, Article 8, Chapter 4, andSection 208.08 of the Lansing Code of Ordinances, the documentation and details ofthe transaction were placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk for thirty (30) daysbefore the Public Hearing on the proposed conveyance of the easements held beforethe City Council on March 8, 2010 ; andWHEREAS, the Committee on Development and Planning has reviewed bothproposals, and the report and recommendation of the Planning Board, and concurstherewith;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Lansing City Council hereby approvesAct-3-09 and the grant of easements over the subject property, including access, inexchange for One Million and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in cash, plusimprovements and conservation easement, as set forth in the easement agreementsplaced on file with the City Clerk Novem ber 6, 2009.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Lansing City Council hereby approves Act-7-09 andgrants easements over the subject property, including access, in exchange forimprovements to these properties, as described in the easement agreement placed onfile with the City Clerk November 6, 2009.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proceeds from Act-7-09 are reserved for thepayment of the City's Groesbeck Park Drainage District assessment and for additionalimprovements to city parks.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that compensation received by the Lansing Board ofWater and Light shall be retained by the Lansing Board of W ater and Light.BE IT FURTH ER R ESOLVED that resolutions #010 and # 007 of 2008 are rescinded.BE IT FINALLY RES OLVE D, that the Mayor, on beha lf of the City of Lansing and whereappropriate on behalf of its Board of Water and Light, is hereby authorized to sign andexecute all docum ents necessary to effectuate the above-stated transactions, subject toapproval as to content and form by the City Attorney.


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COMMITTEE REPORTBY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETYTHE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY met Tuesday, March 9 and March 16, 2010, andreviewed resolution #045 outlining a number of issues with regards to the 911 Radio Systempurchased from M /A-Com by Ingham County. The Committee also reviewed a m emorandumdated September 22, 2008, wherein Captain Teresa Szymanski reported that between Februaryand September 2008, the expense to the City because of malfunctioning equipment and poorservice equaled $161,070.30 in additional staff hours.The Committee on Public Safety is dedicated to ensuring the safety of our police and fireofficers. Our City Attorney informed Council that the City of Lansing has no legal standing toseek damages from M/A-COM because the City, unlike Ingham County, was not a party to thecontract. Therefore, the Committee has sent a letter to the Ingham County Controller andCommissioners requesting assistance in recovering these costs, estimated at $416,806.20, asdetailed in the attached resolution and memorandum.

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RESOLUTION#045BY THE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSRESOLVED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANSINGWHEREAS, the Committee of the Whole in a series of meetings in June of 2007 tooktestimony from a number of police officers, fire fighters, and 911 operators on thedeficiencies in the Ingham County 911 Radio System; andWHEREAS, the Lansing City Council has held meetings with the Ingham County Board ofCommissioners to voice their concern for the safety of the public and the public safetyofficers for the City of Lansing; andWHEREAS, on July 2, 2007, the Lansing City Council appropriated $100,000 from the2006 Homeland Security grant to match funding of $200,000 from Ingham County 911funds and $100,000 coming from Ingham County to fix the radio system based on therecommendations of M/A-CO M, Inc., the vendor for the system; andWHEREAS, to ensure the safety of the officers and the public, the Lansing City PoliceDepartment staffed two officers in vehicles to patrol the Southside since June of 2007,which has created staffing and overtime issues; andWHEREAS, Jeff Kludy, Lansing Police Department's Radio Technician has spentcountless hours switching out microphones, software, and trying to isolate problemsbeyond what is required to bring a new system online; andWHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Relations Committee held a meeting on February 13,2008 with Ingham Country Controller Matt Myers and Deputy Controller John Neilsen;andWHEREAS, the Committee was informed that Ingham County would be paying anadditional $400,000 for equipment needed to be installed at the location of the new antennain order for the equipm ent to function properly. It was stated that all repairs and fixes to thesystem should be concluded by July 1st, 2008;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council is extremelydissatisfied and frustrated with the service and equipment supplied by M/A-COM, Inc. andthe resulting harm and risk caused to our public safety officers and members of the public;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council demands M/A-COM, Inc.pay the City of Lansing for its actual costs related to M/A-COM's failure being: 9,000 shifthours at $26.74 per hour for a cost of $240,674.40 and 200 hours for two radio technicianswith an additional 50 hours each in overtime for a cost of $15,061.50, resulting in a totalcost of $255,735.90;BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council directs the City Attorney'soffice to review this matter and report back to City Council all potential legal options torecover the costs described above;


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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Lansing City Council requests the City Clerk toforward this resolution on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and 911 AdvisoryBoard.By Councilmember RobinsonTo am end the fourth "WH EREAS" clause by striking "2006" and Inserting "2007"Motion CarriedBy 4Councilmember RobinsonTo place an affirmative roll on the amended ResolutionMotion Carried


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September 23, 2008

Memorandum Capt. Teresa SzymanskiLansing Police D epallnientSouth PrecinctTo: Chief Mark Alley

3400 S. Cedar St.Lansing, MI 48910517-272-7452

From:Date:Re:

Captain Teresa SzymanskiSeptember 22, 2008Southwest Radio Site Expense

Data was collected from February - September 2008 to determine how many man-hours were spent staffing. the Team Areas on the Westside of the SouthPrecinct's patrol area. The Team Areas had to have two Officers, per patrolvehicle as a result of the poor radio coverage coming from the Southwest site toaddress officer safety concerns.

The average Patrol Officer has an hourly wage of $25.81. Since the Team Area isalready staffed by one Officer, the staffing of an additional Officer for 618, tenhourshifts costs approximately $159 ,505.80.

Chief Radio Technician Jeff Kludy has an hourly rate of $31.29. Technician Kludyspent a total of 50 hours addressing concerns with the Southwest radio site for atotal of $1,564.50.

The total expense of Technician Kludy's hours and h ours spent with additionalpatrol staffing totals $161,070.30.


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COMMITTEE REPORT

THE CO MM ITTEE ON PU BLIC SAFE TY met on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 andreceived an update from Chief Mark Alley and radio technician Jeff Kludy on the InghamCounty 911 Radio System. The Lansing Police Department has been testing new softwarefor the radios which has been developed by M /A/-COM after the system engineerdiscovered that the radio software was causing a number of problems with the radiosmissing calls or dropping radio transmissions. The new radio software was developed usingthe data that M/A/-COM w as able to gather from a' latency test unit used to evaluate thesystem and determine w hat was causing the recurring problem of late entered, missed calls,and dropped calls on the new Ingham County ED ACS radio system.On January 14, 2008, new radio software was installed on approximately twenty LansingPolice Department portable and car radios for testing. Officers used tracking sheets duringtheir shift to gather data on how many times per shift they were experiencing problems ofany kind with their car radio or portable radio. The testing and data tracking was done overthe course of one week and ultimately determined that the radio software was showingconsistently better results.There have been changes to the antennas at the Board of W ater and Light site which haveincreased the signal on the ground in Lansing resulting in increased coverage in some areas.The antenna installed in the southw est sector of the City to increase the signal did notperform as expected. Ingham C ounty has been meeting with representatives from W A/CO Mand it was determined additional equipment needed to be installed at the location of the newantenna. This would increase the signal on the ground and in building that are nowconsidered dead spots within the south end of Lansing. The installation of this equipmentwould take approximately 90-days. Currently in this area two officers are patrolling togetherin police vehicles to assure their safety and the pub lics until this matter is resolved.The Committee will continue to monitor this issue to ensure the safety of the LansingPolice Department and the public in general.

Signed:Council member Sandy A llen, ChairpersonCarol Wood, Vice Chairperson A'LynneRobinson, Mem ber

Date: February 6, 2008


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An Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan to Amend Chapter 1284, Section 3 of theLansing Codified Ordinances by requiring the provision of parking for cabaret patronson lots containing cabaretsIs read a second time by its title. The Ordinance was reported from the Committee onPublic Safety and is on the order of imm ediate passage.By Council Member Wood

COUNCIL MEMBER YEAS NAYSALLEN DUNBAR HEWITT JEFFRIES KALTENBACH QUINNEY ROBINSON WOOD

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DRAFT #1(REVISED)NOVEMBER 25, 20091 ORDINANCE NO.AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, TO AMEND3 CHAPTER 1284, SECTION 3, OF THE LANSING CODIFIED ORDINANCES BY4 REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF PARKING FOR CABARET PATRONS ON LOTS5 CONTAINING CABARETS.6 THE CITY OF LANSING ORDAINS:7 Section 1. That Chapter 1284, Section 3, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of8 Lansing, Michigan, be and is hereby amended to read as follows:9 1284.03. Location; expansion; encroachments.

10 (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (d) hereof, all required off-street parking for a11 principal use, conditional use, special land use or nonconform ing use shall be located on the12 same lot on which such principal use, conditional use, special land use or nonconforming use is13 located. Off-street parking shall be permitted in the required side or rear yards of a lot in every14 zoning district. Parking shall be allowed in the required front yard only in the E-2 Local15 Shopping D istrict, F C omm ercial District, G-1 B usiness District, G-2 W holesale District, H 16 Light Industrial District, I Heavy Industrial District or J Parking D istrict, unless otherwise17 provided for in this chapter.18 (b) The off-street parking for a lot which is zoned H Light Industrial or I Heavy Industrial19 District may be located on a separate lot, if the following two THREE conditions are met:

20 (1) THE LOT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CABARET, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 808.01.21 (1) (2) The separate lot is zoned H Light Industrial District, I Heavy Industrial District or J22 Parking District.

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DRAFT #1(REVISED)NOVEMBER 25, 20091 (1) (3) The separate lot is not more than 5,280 feet, measured from the closest point on the2 closest lot line of the separate lot to the closest point on the closest lot line of the lot served.3 However, if the parking on the separate lot is more than 1,000 feet from the lot served, then the4 beneficial user shall provide a commuter service between the separate lot and the lot served.5 (c) Off-street parking for nonresidential uses on a lot which is zoned D-1, E, E-1, E-2, F or G-26 may be located on a separate lot if the following two THREE conditions are met:7 (1) THE LOT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CABARET, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 808.01.8 (- (2) The separate lot is zoned D-1, E, E-1, E-2, F, G-2, H, I or J.9 (2) (3) The separate lot is not more than 300 feet, as measured from the closest point on the

10 closest lot line of the separate lot to the closest point on the closest lot line of the lot served.11 (d) Except as described in subsection (e) hereof, the off-street parking for a lot on which a12 conditional use is maintained may be expanded onto an abutting property only if all of the13 following conditions are met:14 (1) The conditional use itself may be permitted on the abutting property.15 (2) The abutting property is zoned A, B, C, DM-1, DM-2, DM-3 or DM-4.16 (3) A special land use permit is obtained through the procedures described in Chapter 1282.17 (e) Subsection (d) hereof shall not apply if the abutting property is zoned D-1, E, E-1, E-2, F,18 G-1, G-2, H, I or J.19 (f) An area designated as required off-street parking may be changed to another use or20 encroached upon, so long as the minimum requirements of Section 1284.13 continue to be met.21 Section 2. All ordinances, resolutions or rules, parts of ordinances, resolutions or rules22 inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.

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DRAFT #1(REVISED). NOVEMBER 25, 20091 Section 3. Should any section, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared to be2 invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof3 other than the part so declared to be invalid.4 Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect on the 30th day after enactment, unless given5 immediate effect by City Council.678910

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PASSAGE OF ORDINANCEAn Ordinance of the City of Lansing, Michigan to Amend Chapter 844, Section 25 of theLansing Codified Ordinances by restricting the hours during which ice cream andconfection peddlers may operateIs read a second time by its title. The Ordinance was reported from the Committee onPublic Safety and is on the order of imm ediate passage.By Council Member Wood

COUNCIL MEMBER YEAS NAYSALLEN DUNBAR HEWITT JEFFRIES KALTENBACH QUINNEY ROBINSON WOOD

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DRAFT #3MARCH 17, 20101 ORDINANCE NO.AN ORDINANC E OF THE CITY OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, TO AMEND3 CHAPTER 844, SECTION 25, OF THE LANSING CODIFIED ORDINANCES BY4 RESTRICTING THE HOURS DURING WHICH ICE CREAM AND CONFECTIO5 PEDDLERS MAY OPERATE.6 THE CITY OF LANSING ORDAINS:7 Section 1. That Chapter 844, Section 25, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of8 Lansing, Michigan, be and is hereby amended to read as follows:9 844.25. Method AND HOURS of operation.

10 The operation of vehicles, carts = or pushcarts under a license issued pursuant to S ection 844.2211 shall be such as not to interfere with the use of the streets by the public, congest or impede12 traffic,. or endanger persons or property of pedestrians or others using the streets, sidewalks or13 other public places. NO SUCH VEHICLES, CARTS, OR PUSHCARTS SHALL BE14 OPERATED AFTER 8:30 P.M. OR SUNSET, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL15 WEATHER SERVICE, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, OR BEFORE 9:00 A.M., EXCEPT THAT16 VEHICLES, CARTS, OR PUSHCARTS LISTED AS VENDORS IN A SPECIAL EVENT17 PERMIT MAY OPERATE DURING THE HOURS FOR WHICH THE SPECIAL EVENT18 PERMIT IS ISSUED.19 Section 2. All ordinances, resolutions or rules, parts of ordinances, resolutions or rules20 inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.21 Section 3. Should any sec tion, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared to be22 invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof23 other than the part so de clared to be invalid.

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DRAFT #3MARCH 17, 20101 Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect on the 30th day after enactm ent, unless given2 immediate effect by City Council.3456

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR9th Floor, City Hall124 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 MembersFROM: Mayor Virg BerneroDATE: March 18, 2010RE: Retirement Incentive Plan- Lansing Employees' Retirement System-Supplemental Actuarial Valuation

The attached correspondence is forwarded for your review an d appropriate action.

VB/rhAttachment

Virg Bernero, Mayor



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Virg Bernero, Mayor

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR9th Floor, City Hall124 W. Michigan AvenueLansing, Michigan 48933-1694(517) 483-4141 (voice)(517) 483-4479 (TDD)(517) 483-6066 (Fax)

TO : Mayor Virg BerneroFROM: Jerry AmbroseDATE: March 18, 2010RE : Retirement Incentive Plan- Lansing Employees' Retirement System-Supplemental Actuarial Valuation

Please forward this information to City Council for their review and appropriate action.

JA/nsAttachment



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City of Lansing Employees' Retirement SystemSupplemental Actuarial ValuationDecember 31, 2008Requested By: Ms. Sue Graham, Labor Relations Manager

Jerry Ambrose, Lansing Chief of StaffSubmitted By: David L. Hoffman and Brad Lee Armstrong, ASA, EA, MAAA

Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & CompanyDate: March 18, 2010This report contains a valuation of certain proposed benefit changes for the current active memberscovered in the City of Lansing Employees' Retirement System.One or more of the actuaries are Members of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) asindicated, and meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actuaries to render theactuarial opinion contained herein.

The date of the valuation was December 31, 2008. This means that the results of the supplementalvaluation indicate what the December 31, 2008 valuation would have shown if the proposed benefitchanges had been in effect on that date. This supplemental valuation does not predict the result of theDecember 31, 2009 valuation or of any other future actuarial valuation. (Future activities can affectfuture valuation results in an unpredictable manner.) Rather, the supplemental valuation gives anindication of the probable effect of only the benefit change on future valuations without comment onthe complete end result of the future valuations.

These calculations are based upon assumptions regarding future events, which may or may notmaterialize. They are also based upon present and proposed plan provisions that are outlined in thereport. If you have reason to believe that the assumptions that were used are unreasonable, that theplan provisions are incorrectly described, that important plan provisions relevant to the proposedchanges are not described, or that conditions have changed since the calculations were made, youshould contact the author(s) of this report prior to relying on information in the report. Also, in theevent that more than one plan change is being considered, it is very important to remember that theresults of separate actuarial valuations cannot generally be added together to produce a total. The totalcan be considerably greater than the sum of the parts due to the interaction of various plan provisionswith each other, and with the assumptions that must be used.

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City of Lansing Employees' Retirement SystemSupplemental Actuarial ValuationDecember 31, 2008Actuarial assumptions and methods were consistent with those used in the regular actuarial valuationas of December 31, 2008, unless otherwise indicated. In particular, the assumed rate of investmentreturn was 8.0%, the assumed rate of active member payroll growth was 4.0%, and increases inunfunded actuarial accrued liability were financed as a level percent-of-payroll over 30 years.

A brief summary of the data as of the valuation date is given below:

TotalEligible for RIP@

All Members ,Number of active members 574 48Payroll $29,688,203 $2,736,528Averages:

46.72 years 52.06 yearsage- years of service 10.46 years 27.55 years- salary $ 51,722 $ 57,011

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City of Lansing Employees' Retirement SystemSupplemental Actuarial ValuationDecember 31, 2008Current Benefit Provisions:Old PlanEligibility-

Teamsters, Exempt, District Court, Executive Pay Plan, Elected Officials and Police 911:8 or more years of service and attainment of the earlier of a) age 58, or b) the age at which ageplus service equals or exceeds 65.UAW: Age 50 with 25 or more years of service or age 58 with 8 or more years of service.

Proposed Benefit Provisions - Normal, Retirement Benefit Amount:Eligibility-

Members with 25 years of service as of June 30, 2010 will be able to retire immediately.Members choosing to retire by June 30, 2010 will receive a payout of 100% of their sickleave balance and will not be subject to the provisions of Retirement Health Care premiumshare. Employees are eligible to purchase universal buy-in "air time" to meet the 25 yearsof service retirement. The maximum service purchase would be 3 years.

Actuarial Information:The following illustrates the computed increase in the employer contribution rate thatwould be necessary to fund for the proposed benefit on a level percent-of-payroll basis. Thecosts are shown as if to be paid entirely by additional City contributions.

Total Increases in Present Value of Future Benefits (PVFB) $1,983,040

Total Increases in Actuarial Accrued Liabilities (AAL)Increase in Employer Contribution as a Percent of System Payroll

$3,342,7940.64%

COMMENTSPVFB Basis - Represents the effect of the RIP over the near term. Higher immediate costs areoffset by employer savings over the next few years as a result of normal costs contributions that willnot be required as long as these members are not replaced. The effect of receiving membercontributions for these RIP participants is also considered.AAL Basis - Represents the effect of the RIP in the next actuarial valuation.The impact on post-retirement health care cost is not considered in these results.



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GFOA Recommended PracticeEvaluating Use of Early Retirement Incentives - 2004

Background. Governments occasionally offer early retirement incentives (ERIs) 1 to employees asa strategy to reduce payroll costs or stimulate short-term turnover among staff. ERIs aretemporary, offered during a window that usually covers a period of months. They increase theeconomic value of the standard retirement benefit. Historically, ERIs rarely have succeeded, sincecosts are often greater than initially anticipated by the government offering the incentive, andsavings are lower than projected.Recommendation. GFOA recommends that governments exercise extreme caution if consideringERIs. Governments should take several actions prior to the decision to offer an ERI in terms of (1)goal-setting, (2) cost/benefit analysis, and (3) budgetary analysis. Governments should alsodevelop an implementation plan.1. Goal-Setting for ERIsGovernments should be explicit in setting documented goals for the ERI. Goals can be financial innature, such as realizing permanent efficiencies in staffing or achieving budgetary objectives.ERIs can also be designed to achieve human resource goals, such as creating vacancies that allowfor additional promotion opportunities and allowing management to bring in new staff. Any ERIgoals should not conflict with other retirement plan goals (e.g., features to reduce turnover orincrease retention).An explicit statement of goals is needed to judge the ultimate success of the initiative and todevelop performance measures. Further, having a statement of goals promotes transparency.Inappropriate goals such as rewarding a select group of staff should be explicitly rejected.Potential conflicts of interest among decision-makers who design an ERI should be monitoredclosely, since any self-dealing is costly and could harm the long-term credibility of the governmententity.2. Cost/Benefit AnalysisIn judging whether an ERI should be offered, governments should assess the potential costs andbenefits of ERI proposals, and the cost/benefit analysis should be linked to the goals of the ERI.

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For example, if a government sets a financial goal of obtaining long-term staffing efficiencies, thenan independent cost/benefit analysis should determine whether the ERI will actually bring aboutsuch staffing efficiencies.A cost/benefit analysis should be comprehensive. It should take into account direct and indirectimpacts, such as the impact on the government for providing retiree health care and additionalcontractor costs. In addition, it should take into account the effect upon both the plan sponsor andthe pension fund (if the pension fund is a separate organization). Governments should retain anactuary to assist in conducting a cost/benefit analysis.Material changes to the ERI proposal during the legislative process should trigger adjustments tothe cost/benefit and budgetary analyses.Regarding financially-driven ERIs, a cost/benefit analysis should compare long-term benefits andcosts against the "default" scenario of a hiring freeze. Most financially-driven ERIs projectfinancial benefits based on payroll savings related to staff departures. However, any such savingsshould be discounted, because a hiring freeze also creates payroll savings (owing to the normalrate of staff departures). Thus, the ERI benefit is limited to the marginal increase in staffdepartures attributable to the ERI. Governments that attribute all staff departures to an ERI wouldover-state the ERI benefit, thus distorting the cost/benefit analysis.Financially-driven ERIs may also obtain savings by replacing highly compensated staff withlower-paid staff. Analysis of such ERIs must take into account the fact that newly hired staff tendto experience faster salary increases than other employees.If early retirement incentives are offered, they should be offered very infrequently and without apredictable schedule to avoid the expectation that another ERI will be offered. Such anexpectation would distort normal employee retirement patterns.

The incremental costs of an ERI should be amortized over a short-term payback period, such asthree to five years. This payback period should match the period in which the savings are realized.To calculate the incremental costs of an ERI, governments should conduct an actuarial analysisthat discloses the present value of the liabilities associated with an ERI. Governments that haveover-funded pension plans should avoid allocating any actuarial surplus to finance the incrementalcosts of the ERI.3. Budgetary ConsiderationsIn order to develop accurate budgetary estimates for the ERI, it is necessary to estimate theincremental cost of the ERI, which will vary according to the level of employee participation. Anybudgetary analysis should project multiple scenarios for employee participation levels.A budgetary analysis should be comprehensive. It should take into account direct and indirectimpacts, such as the impact on the government for providing retiree health care and additionalcontractor costs.



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Because a collective bargaining agreement may affect potential ERI costs and benefits, it should bereviewed prior to developing budgetary estimates.4. Implementation ConsiderationsIf implementing an ERI, at a minimum, governments should take into account the followingpoints: A communication plan is desirable to help employees understand the ERI in the context of

overall retirement planning; It may be necessary to gain input from collective bargaining units; Governments should consider the impact upon service delivery after employees retire, with

identification of critical personnel whose se

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