Dangerous Buildings

PUBLIC NOTICE DANGEROUS BUILDING MEETING The Dangerous Building Board will hold an Electronic Regular Meeting through Zoom, which is Enterprise Video Conferencing, beginning at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The meeting will take place electronically because of the partial closure of City facilities and/or social distancing requirements due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and increasing rates of infection in Calhoun County, as well as based upon the Emergency Orders issued under the Public Health Code by Michigan’s Director of Health and Human Services as permitted by the Open Meetings Act. At least one City staff member, classified as a critical infrastructure worker, will be physically present at the City Hall to facilitate the electronic meeting, while Committee members, other staff, and members of the public will participate remotely by Zoom. The building will remain closed to the public. Members of the public may participate in the Dangerous Building meeting by calling in to the Zoom meeting at the following telephone number: 312-626-6799. The caller will be prompted to enter the meeting ID number: Watch on the City’s YouTube page: youtube.com/cityofbattlecreekmichigan The caller will be placed into a virtual “waiting room” until it is their time to speak during public comment. Members of the public may also email a public comment, which is compliant with the rules of public comment to be read at the meeting to City Clerk Victoria Houser at vlhouser@battlecreekmi.gov; or by writing the question or comment on paper, placing it in an envelope addressed to the Dangerous Building Board by 8:00 am on January 20, 2021 into the blue freestanding Drop Box located in the drive-up lane to the Northeast of City’s Hall’s main entrance. The question or comment, if compliant with the City Commission meeting rules set out in Battle Creek Ordinance, 212.02(XVII), will be read aloud at the meeting during public comment. The City of Battle Creek will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as closed captioning for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered in the meeting upon notice to the City of Battle Creek. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Battle Creek by writing or calling the following: Battle Creek City Clerk Battle Creek, MI 49016 (269) 966-3378 (Voice) (269) 966-3348 (TDD) Questions concerning this matter may be directed to Richard Bolek, Chief Building Official, at 966- 3382.