REGULAR MEETING OF
THE
MIDLAND CENTER CITY
AUTHORITY,
TO TAKE
PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012, 3:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
CITY HALL, MIDLAND, MICHIGAN
1. ROLL
CALL
MEMBERS
PRESENT: David Ginis, Joe Kozuch, Cliff Miles and
Clinton Struthers
MEMBERS
ABSENT: Jerry Deming, Jon Lynch, Christine Rapanos
STAFF
PRESENT: Cindy Winland, Consulting Planner, Cheri
King, Community Development Specialist, Joe Valent, Chamber of Commerce, and one
other.
2. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
It was moved by Struthers and seconded
by Miles to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2012 meeting. Motion was unanimously approved.
3. PUBLIC
COMMENTS (unrelated to items on the agenda)
None
4. OLD BUSINESS
None
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. New
committee members
Action item – Appoint new members to
the Marketing Committee
A new member, Ann Larkin, has been
participating with the Marketing Committee and has helped with photos for the
website. She would like to become a
member of the committee. Motion by Kozuch, supported
by Struthers, to appoint Ann Larkin to the Marketing Committee. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Tax
Increment Financing Plan
Action item – Review and make
recommendation to the City Council
Mr. Struthers stated they have spent
considerable time reviewing and presenting the Tax Increment Financing
Plan. They have sent 200 – 300 notices
out to property owners in the District. It
would seem they have done a good job of communicating the proposed plan. The people he spoke with were aware and
curious about the activities that might ensue.
Ms. Winland stated that the motion is a
recommendation to City Council. Following Council
setting a public hearing date, they will go through all the statutory
publication requirements. The primary
taxing jurisdiction for this would be Midland County. We may be invited to present the TIF Plan to their
Finance Committee. Cindy stated the
notification requirements require publication 20 – 40 days prior to the public
hearing. It will probably be mid to late August until
they will be able to hold the public hearing.
Mr. Ginis stated that they are expecting
personal property taxes to not be part of the captured taxes. The next step in
this process is for the Board to recommend approval of the Tax Increment
Financing Plan (TIF Plan) to City Council.
Mr. Struthers moved that the TIF Plan be recommended to City Council,
pending the statutory requirements being met.
Motion supported by Kozuch.
Motion passed unanimously.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Governance and Sustainability
Committee Report
i.
Special
Boards and Committee meeting May 23rd
Mr. Struthers
has worked with a special committee to inform them of the details of the TIF
Plan, enabling them to go out and talk to others in the district and answer any
questions they may have using a “Frequently Asked Questions” document that has
been provided to occupants of the District. People who are not on the
committee, but who own property in the district, participated at the
meeting. There is information on the
website regarding the TIF as well as contact information and a Facebook page that people can “Like” and find out what is
happening in the District.
ii.
Open
House recap, June 13th
Joe
Kozuch stated the turnout was O.K, with some new faces. Mr. Ginis stated he spoke with someone who
wanted to know the history and how did we get to this point. He was able to answer the individual and
assured them that a lot of thought has gone into this over quite some time.
b. Marketing
Committee Report
There were no minutes from the
previous Marketing Committee. The Governance Sustainability Committee has asked
Marketing to come up with ideas for fund rasing for
signage. They tried to come up with a
list of entities who might be willing to contribute to
this project. There are some other
smaller contributions that they are also working on, but specifics are not
finalized yet.
c. Physical
Improvements Committee Report
The total cost of the sign project is
expected to be about $62,000. They have
received some funding from the PPS group.
They have a commitment from the Gerstacker
Foundation pending matching fundraising.
The Center City business contributions will be solicited and efforts are
underway for this activity. There is
also a request for funding pending from the Midland Area Community
Foundation. They are looking at ten
identity signs to tie everything together.
The two big signs will add a lot to the aesthetics of the community, one
being at the circle and one being at Patrick Road. They also had Jason Garza, from MDOT, on the
proposed roundabout at the Patrick, Lyon and Washington area. According to MDOT, crashes have gone down
since the speed limit has been increased.
With the roundabout, it will be easier to get to Saginaw Road than it is
now. It is a nicer flow than we
currently have. They are looking at $1.3
million improvements with the roundabout, compared with $20 million to redesign
that intersection in another manner. The
purpose is to try to reduce the number of “T-Bone crashes” in that area. There is a loop that by-passes the roundabout
if you get off US-10 to Patrick Road.
The roundabout would be if you got off US-10 at the Saginaw Road exit.
7. REPORT
OF THE CHAIRPERSON
The Larkin Photography has closed their
location at the circle. An internet
company has
opened near
Village Green, as has “Reaction Fitness”.
Hair on the Square is a hair salon that has recently opened in the District.
8. REPORT OF THE STAFF
No report.
9. ADJOURNMENT
As
there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Cynthia E. Winland,
AICP, PCP
Consulting Planner
MINUTES
ARE NOT FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CENTER CITY AUTHORITY.