The redevelopment of The Dollar Nightclub and the city’s ethics policy are among the items to be discussed at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
E.L. City Council to focus on nightclub
The Dollar development
The city of East Lansing is preparing to offer its two cents regarding the redevelopment of the former Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E. Michigan Ave, in Lansing.
The council will decide whether to move forward with a resolution Tuesday recommending a development that includes a mix of residential and retail space.
East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said the resolution lines up with the city’s plan for the area.
“It doesn’t advocate any specific proposal, but it will encourage the approval of a proposal consistent with our plan,” Staton said.
The resolution comes after a review committee from the Ingham County Land Bank, which owns the building, recommended shelving two redevelopment proposals; an upscale martini bar and a housing development.
Eric Schertzing, chairman of the land bank, said he believes it will support the committee’s recommendation and vote to start the process again at its May 5 meeting.
“The proposals were good but neither of them were very compelling,” Schertzing said
The land bank could decide at its upcoming meeting how to proceed, Schertzing said.
The land bank could wait to consider the results of a study being conducted by the Corridor Improvement Authority, a group of Lansing and East Lansing residents studying the Michigan Avenue area.
Ethics policy
The city is considering updating its ethics policy, which requires East Lansing employees and council members to disclose financial information. The policy helps show whether employees have a financial interest in businesses the city regularly deals with.
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Staton said the city has never had any ethical violations involving members of the city’s boards and commissions.
“There’s not any indication that anyone has behaved in anything but an ethical way,” Staton said. “It could be a burden on volunteers that might decide to serve on some boards and commissions.”
Still, anybody representing the city needs to be aware of its code of ethics policy, East Lansing Mayor Vic Loomis said.
“What it has in it and who exactly it applies to needs to be discussed further,” Loomis said.
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