Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Structure • Review and assess the BRA structure and operational practices. • Update necessary documentation, by-laws, and processes for BRA governance. • Provide recommendations for the BRA’s role in brownfield redevelopment and the City's longterm growth. • Provide all other Brownfield redevelopment consulting services as requested by the BRA. Prioritization and Policy Development • Develop criteria and a prioritization framework for evaluating brownfield sites and funding requests based on environmental, economic, and community impact factors. • Develop and draft housing TIF policy. • Develop and draft local brownfield revolving fund policies and funding priorities. • Assist the City in establishing policies that support the prioritization of redevelopment efforts. • Provide recommendations for incentive programs, tax abatements, and funding sources to support brownfield remediation and redevelopment. • Provide training and education of Brownfield program to City staff, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Members, City Commissioners, and others as needed. • Ensure BRA processes align and integrate appropriately with City’s overall development processes. • Incorporate community feedback from established master plans and other relevant documents into the prioritization and policy development process. • Prepare material for and participate in meetings and/ or presentations with the BRA, City Commission, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) when considering, and acting on Brownfield Plans, Act 381 Work Plans and Development & Reimbursement Agreements Compliance • Support the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and City Staff on all tracking and compliance activities, including, but not limited to annual reports of BRA activities, Brownfield TIF capture, and reimbursements and related functions as requested by the BRA and/or mandated under ACT 381.
