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East Lansing City Council Meeting Recap 10/3/23


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The East Lansing City Council Recap is sent after regular, discussion-only and special City Council meetings. View the 2023 meeting schedule here. (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/997/2023-Meeting-Dates) Readers are encouraged to contact the East Lansing City Manager's Office with questions at (517) 319-6920.

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


** Highlights from the Oct. 3 Meeting
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The East Lansing City Council met on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC) for a regular meeting.

East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Jessy Gregg and East Lansing Mayor Ron Bacon welcomed new City Manager Robert Belleman.

Mayor Bacon moved to provide an excused absence to East Lansing City Councilmember Dana Watson.

In the City Manager's Report, East Lansing City Manager Robert Belleman noted that:
* Absentee ballots are now available and can be requested from the City Clerk’s Office in person or by phone at (517) 319-6914. Voters may also request an absentee voter ballot online from the Michigan Voter Information Center (https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/AVApplication) .
* The City's new Youth Commission is seeking applications from among the residents and students of East Lansing who are between the ages of 14 and 18. Visit the website (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/2386/Youth-Commission) to apply.
* The deadline for the East Lansing Community Photo Contest (https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/1650/Photo-Contest) is midnight on Oct. 15.


** Public Hearing: Consideration of a Request from 530 Albert 2023, LLC
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Mayor Bacon moved to table action on the site plan for 530 Albert Ave. until Oct. 17, which meant that a decision would not be made on the issue, however, it did not affect the public hearing, which was well-attended by community members. Watch this part of the meeting. (https://youtu.be/lKPCdvLktJo?t=1829) The application proposed for 530 Albert Ave. would construct a five-story building with 122 units of affordable rental housing and approximately 1,100 square feet of commercial space. The 0.68-acre site is currently zoned B-3, City Center Commercial District. View the Agenda Item Report (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/213902/Consideration%20of%20a%20request%20from%20530%20Albert%202023.pdf?handle=8A82CEC6F9054574A79CBED5CD96CADD) .



** First Reading of Ordinance 1526
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Watch this part of the meeting. (https://youtu.be/lKPCdvLktJo?t=7180) Ordinance 1526 would provide for a service charge in lieu of taxes for the proposed affordable housing development at 530 Albert Ave. The developer has asked for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for the proposed development to be similar to one for an affordable housing project at 333 Valley Court, which stipulates an annual payment equal to 4% of annual contract rents instead of ad valorem property taxes. View the Agenda Item Report. (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/209878/First%20reading%20of%20Ordinance%201526,%20an%20ordinance%20t.pdf?handle=3210AF29D01E4EBCA79AF22D9F86B32A)

Council was adjourned to a Closed Session.


** Other Items
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1. Council approved the appointment of Chuck Gagnier to the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission for a partial term ending Dec. 31, 2024.
2. Council approved the updated assignment and extension of the agreement between the City of East Lansing and Active Living for All, now operating as Forster Woods Adult Day Center and authorized the City Manager to sign. View the agenda item report. (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/188642/Approve%20the%20updated%20assignment%20and%20extension%20of.pdf?handle=B115EC43C43241DBA24D2EEF7E8708B6)
3. Council approved a resolution celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. View the agenda item report. (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/193766/Approve%20a%20resolution%20celebrating%20Hispanic%20Herit.pdf?handle=71C3D7DEBEDE4798B6112B3F9073A4AB)

To learn more about all items discussed during the meeting, view the Agenda Packet. (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/document/210896/)
Next Meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 11
Discussion Only Meeting


** Additional Information
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The City of East Lansing has transitioned back to in-person public meetings and East Lansing City Council meetings have been temporarily relocated to the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Regular and discussion-only Council meetings take place at 7 p.m. A remote option for viewing the meetings and providing public comment continues to be offered for City Council and Planning Commission meetings via the City's public meeting portal (https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/) . The number to call in for public comment is posted at the top of each meeting agenda.

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