LANSING — Members of the Lansing City Council got their first look at Mayor Virgil Bernero’s proposals for an anticipated multibillion-dollar federal stimulus package — a day before that list was to be submitted to the governor’s office.

At Thursday night’s council meeting, a number of members seemed quite upset with the lack of advance review.

Randy Hannan, Bernero’s deputy chief of staff, presented the council with a six-page spreadsheet listing projects ranging from business development to road work, sewers and other infrastructure projects.

The list contained new proposals not found on other such lists that have recently circulated, like those floated by the U.S. Conference of Mayors or the Michigan Municipal League. Many of the projects were also not included in a list of proposals Hannan released to Michigan Messenger two weeks ago.

“There is no reconciliation of the lists. This is the culmination of the lists,” Hannan said in a phone interview. “This [the new spreadsheet] pre-empts the lists. It is the product of a process. This is the official government process.”

He called the Conference of Mayors list “illustrative,” while this new list was “authoritative.”

But council members expressed concern about what they see as a lack of collaboration between the mayor’s office and the council.

“I am very angry,” said Second Ward Councilwoman Sandy Allen.

Carol Wood, an at-large council member, said she was also disappointed. “I think it definitely makes a statement that your opinion is of little consequence because if it was, we would have had you as part of the decision-making process.”

Hannan brushed aside those concerns.

“It presumes that the burden is entirely on the administration to approach the council. It is a two-way street,” Hannan said. “Every council member has a phone. They are familiar the administration has been working on this. It has been an open process. They have had as much time as we have. This has been a very accelerated process.”

Whether the council was asked to participate in the process before now or not, the list of projects is now before its members.

Among the projects that council members voiced concern about was a series of economic development programs the council has already provided major tax breaks to, as well as programs the council has never reviewed or approved.

Wood pointed as an example to the proposed refurbishing of the Ottawa Street Power Station, which was purchased and is already undergoing major renovations to house the Accident Fund. The city and Accident Fund came to several agreements during the process, including approval of tax abatements on the property.

Wood said the facility will not pay property taxes for the next 51 years under those development agreements, so she questioned the proposed investing of $25 million in that project.

“Why would we give additional funds?” Wood asked.

Hannan said in an interview after the meeting that the $25 million would be used for projects to improve the entire riverfront region of downtown Lansing, including adding boat docks and new trails. He said those projects make the area more attractive to businesses and events.

“You have to spend money to build something up,” he said.