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Councilmember Pelle Vanoglu reported on the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission meeting (Feb. 26), noting transportation program reports, CATA and MDOT targets, the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and preliminary discussion of the FY 2026–29 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Vanoglu said she would follow up with any additional materials for council.

Vanoglu and Vice President Carter also described a special Capital Area Michigan Works (CAMW) meeting about 2025 funding and an upcoming Request for Proposals for workforce services starting July 1, 2025. CAMW staff warned that, based on current federal funding projections, full-time services in St. Johns and Charlotte may not continue in their current form after July 1; the Lansing American Job Center’s hours were not expected to change, staff said.

Councilmember Spadafore provided an airport update: an owner’s representative was selected after an RFQ for terminal renovation-design services tied to an $8.1 million design grant; two EV chargers (four parking spots total) were installed in the short-term parking lot and are on the Blink network; and winter-weather operations have required extended runway/maintenance staffing during a heavier-than-average snowfall period, affecting some operations.

Councilmember Brown asked whether the Tri-County planning body had followed up on previous housing and mobility work along Michigan Avenue; Vanoglu said she would request additional information and share findings with council.

These updates were informational reports; no council action was required or taken on these items at the March 10 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 10th, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council members gave brief updates on Tri-County Regional Planning Commission topics, Capital Area Michigan Works funding projections and airport design and operations, including a design grant and new EV chargers at the airport short-term lot.","taxTitle","Lansing City, Ingham County, Michigan","taxId",5771,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6124262,"Council ratifies two Teamsters collective bargaining agreements after closed session",171,2659000,2830000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7&start=2659&end=2830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7/thumbnail_2659000.jpg","/articles/6124262/Lansing-City/Ingham-County/Michigan/Council-ratifies-two-Teamsters-collective-bargaining-agreements-after-closed-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124262-a90adafdf895b5864e73c6ff3fb293b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087653&Signature=MYKESdvb639rBnKYdX4ENeLbjc-84ApOeWnlKJA0kClzrAKZKG~ViWpmt0TJFqDA-FZakkJhhZoSIhr53kgVkvdHf5eKrvpfebjLs6~kRbvsqPlm0yNRi8xvMfrMoMgCUrOKt8LWE8FAG72fW0-jakiTgKYehzbj7uVYoAOIhE9OLNKOhXpZsE0YqbpyM244JD9K~NoZy69WIQWGybG-m50RRs2xAZ8k3XLiiBvWIi8sBCYWg1VFmJSx8oH~YKd~sWaAirnyPx65pshx2gS0XK6UegL9H15vI1WLT-xYxytjnuR64I9rEJRH6CTL83kbd6gJMpYXdYOMUAepEyZEXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Following a closed session the Committee of the Whole returned to open session and unanimously approved two resolutions ratifying collective bargaining agreements between the City of Lansing and Teamsters Local 243.

Vice President Carter moved to ratify the agreements. The council voted to ratify (1) the collective bargaining agreement covering the clerical, technical and professional unit and (2) the agreement covering the supervisory unit; both agreements cover the period Feb. 1, 2025, through Jan. 31, 2026.

The council recessed into closed session earlier under the Michigan Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.268) for strategy and negotiation sessions connected to collective bargaining. City staff identified that the closed session would include Director Elizabeth O’Leary, Dennis Parker and City Auditor Charles Randall in addition to negotiating representatives. After the closed session the council returned to open session and ratified both agreements by unanimous vote.

What’s next: ratification completes the local approval step for the agreements covering the stated period; implementation tasks and payroll effects will be handled through the city’s human-resources and payroll processes per the agreements’ terms.","After a closed-session negotiation update, the council unanimously ratified two one-year collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 243 covering clerical/technical/professional and supervisory units for Feb. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6124265,"Council sets hearing for revocation of CDDM Corporation’s cabaret and liquor licenses after shooting",495,2270000,2765000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7&start=2270&end=2765","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7/thumbnail_2270000.jpg","/articles/6124265/Lansing-City/Ingham-County/Michigan/Council-sets-hearing-for-revocation-of-CDDM-Corporations-cabaret-and-liquor-licenses-after-shooting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124265-8c960eb4ac921df388168163857275ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087653&Signature=MsB1fSgsJzcMmm501zNkzODec7BVCPX0tPsRDm26PBjgqV~e04hc2bnYUk8MQReVnTtQOhMtIE--sgQEBJACjg~I7-a0B2amtCIowP4BolaA5diyEmRvBTUee2H1ZA0bMjzr7ZpsxCCqgflo28LtHUxa2A0OB0MdWARFkaxtqxvdVeIB~slAEiAOmev45Pudbci3tW3Xvw9~Tw8z66HehHTcFci46XQfSdgQdBd0Ks5kdJ~dHJm9ufZ67t8tFmS~oi8D5n6HCnZ1WPONRdwKc9~9Keu9Yjnf91JoySKwLgHREOK0vX8Lhk3pJHlOyiI-e0Ib~S8S6uSj7kY-Yiz8Nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lansing City Council’s Committee of the Whole voted unanimously March 10 to set a hearing on March 25 to consider revocation of CDDM Corporation’s cabaret and liquor licenses for the establishment at 5910 South Pennsylvania Avenue after a fatal shooting at Centerfolds.

A city attorney described the process as prescribed by city ordinances: the council’s resolution appoints a hearing officer, a transcript will be prepared and a hearing officer will take evidence; the council will receive the hearing record and may then act on revocation. “This is pursuant to our ordinance. We have provisions in our ordinances, both, for revocation of cabaret licenses, and revocation of liquor licenses,” the city attorney said.

The resolution set the date, time and location for the hearing and named a hearing officer. The council member making the motion, Vice President Carter, moved to set the hearing for March 25, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the City Clerk’s ninth-floor conference room; the motion passed unanimously. The resolution also named Raleigh Van Vossen as the hearing officer.

Councilmembers asked whether the licensee had been contacted; the city attorney said notice would be sent to CDDM’s corporate address and that in previous similar cases the licensee often appears represented by counsel. Councilmembers also asked about public access: the attorney said the hearing “is open to the public in the way that a court would be open to the public,” that a court reporter will transcribe the proceeding and that the transcript and hearing report will be provided to council.

What’s next: the hearing officer will take evidence at the March 25 proceeding; the hearing record and officer’s report will be returned to the full council for potential action on revocation. The council’s resolution initiates the administrative hearing process and does not itself revoke licenses.","The council appointed a hearing officer and scheduled a March 25 hearing to consider revoking CDDM Corporation’s cabaret and liquor licenses following a shooting at Centerfolds; the hearing will be conducted before a hearing officer and transcribed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6124268,"Lansing schedules hearings to transfer battery-plant tax incentives to LG Energy Solution",2171,147000,2318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7&start=147&end=2318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685883-c1727c388cba72fcedbc82d60c44c8b7/thumbnail_147000.jpg","/articles/6124268/Lansing-City/Ingham-County/Michigan/Lansing-schedules-hearings-to-transfer-battery-plant-tax-incentives-to-LG-Energy-Solution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124268-65b2d963fc178c1b819f70c7ab59ba8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087653&Signature=evC0mMOfxbSh5IcduPVRlAiL~HaAH8eTdcnS1tF5ul8YAFRjoLTSs46AypFy5gla3x4JheEnzawcwG9zHiw4ygYxLJbZ9-Va5OpXSvY4LKnmloCIuoQ5Iel6l6AfYhiNPCT5WYRFX54waKxsPVVqhp4Mcz5cEpVUNBNLeGHtPBsu73-1rGm2dJy0yXSYHH7udtEckeVkzL~mHgfGjxmwgJI~HH1GrE2TLpbla2jWSN4orGAeGhmS-2Tgn3ruESTFFp7axec583~f9R1pcoWMKt~C~1rV2QT7WhnRVEW7cRBU0zq7-dK1Pv8tjF-ivZAdg2Gte0fU9x7OjLYi6hIF6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lansing City Council’s Committee of the Whole voted unanimously March 10 to set a public hearing for March 24 on transferring an Industrial Facilities Exemption (IFE) certificate from Ultium Cells LLC to LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc., and separately approved a resolution backing transfer of the state Renaissance Zone to the same buyer.

Carl Dorsheimer, director with the Lansing Economic Development Corporation, told the council the plant — originally a joint venture between General Motors and Ultium Cells LLC — is near completion and the transaction transferring GM’s stake to LG Energy Solution is expected to close at the end of the first quarter. “I'm Carl Dorsheimer with the Lansing EDC,” he said in opening remarks.

Why it matters: the site was granted two large incentives in 2021 — a state Renaissance Zone and an Industrial Facilities Exemption certificate — to support construction of a roughly 2.5 million-square-foot battery cell plant in the Lansing–Delta Township 425-area. City staff said those incentives were granted with local support and that LG Energy Solution is asking the state and the Michigan Tax Commission to assign the incentives to the new owner.

City staff said the Renaissance Zone exempted roughly 65 mills and that the IFE certificate abates 50% of a 6.7-mill tax component affecting entities outside the city (Grand Ledge School District and a drainage district in Eaton County). A staff fiscal summary presented to council estimated the Renaissance Zone reduced property taxes to the company by about $6.5 million per year; roughly $1.8 million of that total represented city property taxes, and because Delta Township and the city split certain receipts, the city’s direct annual opportunity cost was described by staff as about $900,000. Staff also stated an earlier estimate of $22 million in total income-tax revenue generated over the 18-year Renaissance Zone term, with roughly half attributed to the city (staff later clarified that split yields about $11 million to the city over the period).

The development agreement that accompanied the original incentives, Dorsheimer said, remains in effect and “is the exact same commitments” being assumed by LG Energy Solution. The agreement in the council packet lists a job commitment of 1,000 full‑time positions; Dorsheimer and company representatives acknowledged local discussions had previously mentioned higher figures (up to 1,700–1,800), but the signed development agreement lists a thousand jobs as the contractual commitment. “They are pledging to meet all the same commitments that were made the first time around,” Dorsheimer said.

Lisa Niscoroni, director of external affairs and government relations for LG Energy Solution, described the company’s plans and product flexibility as reasons for the acquisition. “We look forward to acquiring the assets as well as the property at that site, and moving forward being the owner and operator of the facility,” Niscoroni said, adding LG intends to pursue a broader set of customers and stationary-storage products in addition to EV batteries.

Council questions focused on contingencies, hiring and wage commitments, and how the incentive transfers affect city revenue. Councilmember Garza asked whether the sale was contingent on securing incentives; Niscoroni replied that the sale is contingent on incentives being in place as part of the transaction. Councilmember Hussain asked for a status check on promised construction and permanent jobs; staff said the development agreement remains and that construction employed approximately 1,000 skilled trades workers during build-out, and the agreement’s permanent-hire number remains 1,000 in the signed UDA.

Council action: Vice President Carter moved to set the hearing on the IFE transfer for March 24; the motion passed unanimously. Later the council voted unanimously to approve the resolution supporting transfer of the Renaissance Zone to LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc., with a technical correction to the legal description of the zone’s boundaries (staff said the revised zone will apply to roughly half of the originally contemplated acreage — about 500 acres — and the resolution will be updated for the March 24 meeting).

What’s next: the March 24 public hearing will be held so the council can consider the formal assignments and any remaining corrections to legal descriptions before forwarding recommendations to the Michigan Strategic Fund (MEDC/MSF) and the Michigan Tax Commission for final action. If transfers are approved by the state agencies, staff said LG Energy Solution will assume the development agreement and related commitments.

Details to note: the incentives and transfers affect multiple taxing jurisdictions (city, township, schools and a drainage district), and staff emphasized the larger incentive value is borne by state-level tax exclusions while the city’s direct annual revenue tradeoff was described as modest compared with the plant’s overall payroll and secondary economic effects.

Votes at a glance: the council set a March 24 hearing for the IFE transfer and approved a resolution to support the Renaissance Zone transfer; both measures passed unanimously.","The Lansing Council set a March 24 hearing and approved a resolution to transfer state and local incentives tied to the Ultium/Altium battery plant to LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.; city staff said the company will assume the original development commitments and city revenue impacts are limited relative to total investment.","actionData","errors"]

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