MEMBERS:
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. ROGER VICTORY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR MALLORY MCMORROW
CHAIR
6100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2523
FAX: (517) 373-5669
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 27, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development was scheduled for Thursday,
April 27, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 289 (Sen. Moss).
2. Testimony regarding SB 164 (Sen. Shink).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, Cherry, McDonald Rivet,
Moss, Geiss, Victory, Lindsey and Webber, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the meeting minutes from April 20, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 289:
Sen. Jeremy Moss – Support
Jared Fleisher, Rocket Companies – Support
Rosalynn Bliss, City of Grand Rapids – Support
Jill Ferrari and Shannon Morgan, Renovare Development – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 289:
Rusty Merchant, Grand Action – Support
Jen Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Sam Champagne, Henry Ford Health – Support
Mayor Mike Duggan, City of Detroit – Support
Barb Farrah, Detroit Economic and Growth Corporation – Support
Melissa Fish, Southwest Michigan First – Support
Bob Trezise, LEAP - Lansing – Support
JoAnn Crary, Saginaw Future – Support
Luke Bonner, Bonner Advisory Group – Support
Rob Cleveland, Cornerstone Alliance – Support
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Zach Morris, Market Van Buren – Support
Veronica Horn, Saginaw Chamber of Commerce – Support
Warren Call, Traverse Connect – Support
Rusty Merchant and Kate Skaggs, Economic Development Leaders for Michigan – Support
James Hohman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposition
Mayor Taylor and Mark Vanderpool, City of Sterling Heights – Support
Rusty Merchant, The Right Place – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 164:
Sen. Sue Shink – Support
Phil Santer, Ann Arbor Spark – Support
Gina Cavaliere, Downtown Detroit Partnership and BIZ – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 164:
Jen Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Eric Larson, Downtown Detroit Partnership – Support
Melanie Piana, City of Ferndale – Support
Steve Ogden, Downtown Detroit BIZ – Support
Mark Wallace, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:18 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 4, 2023
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