FREE a newspaper for the rest of us www.lansingcitypulse.com October 5-11, 2016 "Kelp Forest," by Bobbi Kilty. See page 12 for story. OCTOBER 14-16 MSU’s Wharton Center OPENS NEXT WEEK! WHARTONCENTER.COM 1-800-WHARTON TM East Lansing engagement welcomed by Auto-Owners Insurance; Demmer Corporation; Jackson National Life Insurance Company; The Centennial Group; and Tri-Star Trust Bank. ©LITTLESTAR 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • October 5, 2016 Visit Julian Van Dyke & Elisa Schmidt at American Fifth Spirits! October Venues American Fifth Spirits Cooley Law School Stadium Eyde Company For Crepe Sake Hude Legal Services, PLLC Lansing Art Gallery Lansing Board of Water & Light Lansing State Journal Lansing Symphony Orchestra Moonsail North OCTOBER 7TH 5-8PM Queue Advertising Vanguard Public Affairs Zoup Downtown Lansing And More! Arts Night Out Arts Night Out is making its downtown debut! Come experience Lansing's cityscape like you've never seen it before with this free and family-friendly event. There will be lots of unique venues, creative people, live music and more. Don't miss it! For more information, visit #MyArtsNightOut www.myartsnightout.com ELOPM EV EN D T N A W U O T H T O N R W I T O Y D C IT G Y IN O NS F EAST LA City Pulse • October 5, 2016 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 WE STAND UP WE STAND UP FOR GAY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY WE STAND UP WE STAND WITH FOR THE DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLE, THE CHRIST WHO SAID ALL RELIGIONS, EVERYWHERE “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” COME STAND WITH US Pilgrim Congregational 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Sunday - 10 AM United Church of Christ (517) 484-7434 Lansing, MI PilgrimUCC.com Music by Norman Durkee, Additional Music by Constantine Kitsopoulos, Book & Lyrics by Silvia Peto Friday, October 21, 7:30PM & Saturday, October 22, 7:30PM Sensory Friendly Performance October 22, 2PM Information: http://bit.do/wctemple Visionary. Inventor. 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A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1386, an ordinance to amend Section 50-40 [email protected] of Chapter 50 - Zoning - of the Code of the City of East Lansing and to add Section 50-531 to Article [email protected] VI – Business, Office and Industrial Districts – to prohibit land use restrictions in those districts. 11 [email protected] 2. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1391, an ordinance to amend Section 50-9 Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill of Article I – General – and Section 50-572 of Division 3 and Section 50-592 of Division 4 – of Creative Placemaking Summit back for a second year Article VI – Business, Office and Industrial Districts – of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom Helma, Eve City of East Lansing to define storage building and allow sheds and storage buildings as permitted Kucharski, Gabrielle Lawrence Johnson, Terry accessory uses in the B2 and B3 districts. Link, Andy McGlashen, Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, PAGE Shawn Parker, Stefanie Pohl, Dennis Preston, Allan 3. A public hearing will be held to consider Ordinance 1392, an ordinance to amend Section 50-8 I. Ross, Rich Tupica, Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul of Chapter 50 – Zoning – of the Code of the City of East Lansing to add definitions relating to the 13 Wozniak expansion, maintenance and reconstruction of paving. Delivery drivers: Frank Estrada, Dave Fisher, Paul Shore, Dick Radway, Richard Simpson, Thomas Scott Jr. Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, for additional information. All interested persons will be given City Pulse's 2016 Halloween Events Guide Intern: Tejas Soni an opportunity to be heard. These matters will be on the agenda for the next Planning Commission meeting after the public hearing is held, at which time the Commission may vote on them. The Planning Commission's recommendations are then placed on the agenda of the next City Council THIS WEEK Editor & Publisher meeting. The City Council will make the final decision on these applications. THIS WEEK with Berl SchwartzBerl Schwartz The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters on for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to on individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should write or call the Planning • Etienne Charles, Department, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDD Number: 1-800- 649-3777. MSU jazz professor Marie E. Wicks City Clerk Saturday at 10:30 a.m. CP#16-228 Introduced: 09-20-2016 Public Hearing: 09-27-2016 Adopted: 09-27-2016 Effective: 10-05-2016 CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDINANCE NO. 1390 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 8-251 OF DIVISION 2 - ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE - OF ARTICLE V - AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OF CHAPTER 8 - BUSINESSES - OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EAST LANSING TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH RESTRICTED ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES. THE CITY OF EAST LANSING ORDAINS: Section 8-251 of Division 2, of Article V of Chapter 8 - Businesses - of the Code of the City of East Lansing is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-251. - Required; fee. No person owning or operating a restaurant or amusement center shall conduct or allow entertainment or amusement which shall include dancing by employees, monologues, dialogues, motion pictures, slide show, closed circuit television, large screen video or pay TV, contests, orchestra playing, piano playing, the playing of other types of musical instruments, singing, or other performances for public viewing on the premises without first having obtained an entertainment license from the city clerk and paying the license fee and bond as required by section 8-104 of this Code. No such license shall be granted except by resolution of the city council and upon certification by the chief of police, the fire chief, the building official, and the health officer. Based upon the specific request in the application or in order to prevent a risk of excessive demands on public safety services, risks of harm to the public health, safety or welfare, risks of public nuisance or negative impact on adjacent business or public streets, the City Council may grant a license restricted to specific types of entertainment. If an entertainment license is restricted to specific types of entertainment, no person owning or operating a restaurant or amusement center shall conduct or allow entertainment or amusement other than those specified on the license. A ten percent credit of the entertainment license fees shall be available to those licensees who submit and maintain a security plan which is approved by the chief of police. The standards for such a security plan shall be promulgated by the chief of police and approved by the city council. CP#16-223 City Pulse • October 5, 2016 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 PULSE NEWS & OPINION WatershedWATER moment QUALITY WALL Drain Commissioner Pat Lindemann shares vision for Montgomery Drain project A slow whirlpool of pollution control, eco- nomic development and public art, the most ambitious and creative project for managing storm water in greater Lansing, is accelerat- ing down the drain.