The Lansing City Council is taking a look at 3 possible ballot proposals to put before city voters this coming February.

Monday night the City Council received two proposals from city administration to sell city-owned parkland.

One of those should be familiar to the Council. Back in August, a ballot proposal to allow the city to sell the old Waverly Golf Course and adjoining Michigan Ave. Park was blocked by city council.

Now, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is trying again, asking city council members to take another look after another proposal to sell the 12 acres of the Red Cedar Golf Course got overwhelming voter approval earlier this month.

If approved, the city would be able to sell the more than 120 acres of public parkland. Mayor Bernero says any proceeds from the sales would go towards maintaining the city's other parks.

The city doesn't have any particular development plans, but Mayor Bernero tells WILX that because the parkland is not being used and is not even in the city limits, there's no reason to keep it. Mayor Bernero says getting voter approval is the first step toward getting developer interest, adding he plans on continually bringing this proposal before Council until it moves forward.

A second potential proposal is to sell the old Vector Building and its adjacent parking lot. The property is located at the south edge of Oak Park near Larch and Shiawassee and used to serve as storage space for Lansing Parks and Recreation.

Mayor Bernero says Lansing-based Neogen Corp. is interested in buying the space, but WILX was unable to ascertain Monday night how much the company was offering or if an offer was even on the table.

A third ballot proposal being considered would be a city charter amendment to reduce the number of Lansing City Council meetings required by the city charter.

Currently, the city is required to have at least 50 meetings a year. City Clerk Chris Swope says his research has shown that's more than any other major city in the state has and is proposing reducing the number to a minimum of 26.

East Lansing City Council has 20 official meetings scheduled for 2011, while Jackson City Council has 22 official meetings.

Swope estimates the city would save around $750 a meeting because it would lower the costs of city staff and security required for a Council meeting.

Council members Carol Wood and Brian Jeffries expressed doubts about the idea Monday night while Council members A'Lynne Robinson and Kathie Dunbar both expressed openness to the change.

All three ballot proposals would have to be approved by the City Council by no later than Dec. 20th to get on the February ballot.

The charter amendment could be the most challenging to get on the ballot simply because any proposed change must be approved by the Governor with ballot language approved by the Attorney General's office.