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East Lansing City Council will vote on a proposal to form a committee for the City Center II project Tuesday.If passed, the City Center II Project Development Committee will coordinate the projects development and inform the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority and the Planning Commission of any progress.City officials say there are interested developers and businesses for the project, but have not made any official commitments.Councilmember Vic Loomis developed the proposal and will serve as liaison to the planning commission for the committee.He said both city center projects involve the public and private sector and the committee was developed with that in mind.It will define the nature of the project, how large it will be, what will it entail and how to go about attaining the retail, Loomis said.Loomis said if the council ratifies the proposal Tuesday, then the committee will meet on Wednesday or Thursday.I think it is going to be ratified Tuesday night, at least at our work session, everyone was comfortable with it, he said.Mayor Mark Meadows will serve as liaison to the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority for the committee.