Electronic Meeting of the City of Coldwater Local Development Finance Authority
Telephone Conferencing Meeting Notice
Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 3 p.m.
In accordance with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendations designed to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Executive Order 2020-154, which declared that public bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act may use telephone or video conferencing technology to meet and conduct business, the City of Coldwater Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) will hold a Special Meeting via telephone conferencing at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2020, for purpose of conducting an LDFA Informational Meeting, per the requirements of PA 57 of 2018, and for any other business that may come before the board. For current and up-to-date information regarding the coronavirus, visit:
http://www.Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or http://www.CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting through electronic means will have access to the meeting through the following methods:
ELECTRONIC LDFA MEETING ACCESS
For individuals who may wish to give public comment, the method for providing public comment during this remote-participation meeting is to call the following toll-free numbers:
1-888-475-4499 or 1-877-853-5257 (Meeting ID: 879 8856 5212) A Participant ID is not required.
Callers wishing to give public comment may call in before the meeting starts and wait in a “virtual waiting room.” These instructions will be included in every official published agenda of the LDFA. Those calling in will be able to hear the audio of the LDFA meeting, yet their microphone will be muted. Callers who do not wish to give public comment are encouraged to view the meeting live-streamed on YouTube at, bit.ly/ColdwaterVideo and also on Skitter Channel 61.
ELECTRONIC City LDFA MEETING PARTICIPATION
The following are the procedures by which persons may contact members of the public body to provide input or ask questions about any business that will come before it.
- To help meeting flow and organization, and consistent with LDFA procedures, all public comment will be taken during public comment periods at the beginning of the meeting and again at the end of the meeting.
- Phone-in audience: To make a public comment during a public comment period, press *9 on a touchtone phone or keypad. When called upon, please state your name and express your interest.
- The time limit for an individual’s public comments shall remain 5 minutes.
If you would like to contact LDFA about any matter, on the agenda or otherwise, please do so via the email addresses below by 1 pm prior to the meeting:
The City of Coldwater will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids such as YouTube viewing of the meeting complete with Closed Captioning. If other aids and services are needed for individuals with disabilities please contact the City Clerk, at [email protected].
Technical support for this meeting is available by calling the CBPU Help Desk at 517-279-1330.
