Brownfield/EDC *PUBLIC HEARING*

Public Act 228 of 2020 gives local units of government the ability to conduct public meetings through remote access technology, including conference calling, real-time streaming, or other platforms.
Local governments may meet virtually for the purposes of passing budgets, authorizing emergency spending, and taking other action necessary to conduct essential government business in public meetings without endangering the health and safety of the participants of these meetings.
Please take notice that an electronic Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Corporation meeting has been scheduled for Monday, January 4, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.
Please see the procedures below for public participation.
This meeting can be viewed live on the City You Tube channel or Facebook Page (both are equipped with closed captioning).
Individuals will have two opportunities to participate in the Call to the Audience in real-time during the meeting:
Prior to the virtual meeting, residents can electronically submit comments or questions to the Finance Director via email abessinger@grandhaven.org. Electronic submissions must contain the individual’s name and address. Submissions received prior to the meeting will be read aloud during the call to the audience or one of the public hearings, if the comment relates to a public hearing on the agenda.
Similarly, residents can submit a comment on the Facebook Live stream of the meeting. The virtual meeting will be streamed live per usual practice at the City of Grand Haven’s Facebook Page. Staff will be collecting comments and reading them during the Call to the Audience. In order to be considered, individuals must include their name and address. If your comment is submitted after the first Call to the Audience, it will be read aloud towards the end of the meeting during the second and final Call to the Audience.
One final opportunity to participate in real-time will be via phone. When the BRA/EDC
Board reaches the Call to the Audience portion of the meeting, residents will have the
opportunity to dial in at 231-638-4087. Callers must give their name and address, are
limited to three minutes and should speak very clearly in order to be heard by all
participants and viewers. If several calls are received at once the phone will have a busy
tone. Please be patient and hang up and call back. Staff will answer all calls.
The meeting packet will be available on December 31, 2020 on the City’s Website at:
https://www.grandhaven.org/city-services/agendas/.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the Finance Department at 616-
935-3233.
Dated: December 29, 2020
Posted: December 29, 2020
Amy Bessinger
Finance Director