Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA)

General Description

The BRA was established to promote the revitalization of environmentally distressed, contaminated or blighted areas of the City of Kalamazoo. The BRA develops and implements a plan for the utilization of tax increment funds to ameliorate environmental contamination on development sites. The membership of the BRA Board is the same as the Economic Development Corporation Board.

Meeting Times and Contact Information


** NO SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOUND **


For more information about the BRA, please contact Executive Director of the EDC Jerome Kisscorni at 337-8082 or via email.

Membership

Current Members

NAME NOTES
TERM STATUS
Frederick Brown Secretary/Treasurer
First full term
Susan Einspahr
Second full term
James Escamilla
First full term
John MacKenzie
First full term
Robert Miller
First full term
Stephanie Moore City Commission Representative
City Commission Representative
Patricia Owens
Partial term
Douglas Phillips
Partial term; unexpired term of Mike Mair
Thomas Schlueter
First full term
Nancy Troff Vice Chair
First full term
Myra Willis
Second full term



Term Length: 6 years

Becoming a Member

Residency Requirements: non-resident members are permitted if they “…are employed by, or are affiliated with, business organizations, corporations or entities which have a significant economic impact on the City of Kalamazoo or are located within the City of Kalamazoo, provided that a simple majority of the members of the Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors must be City of Kalamazoo residents…” (CC rule 12k)

Applications: Boards and Commission Applications may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (269) 337-8792 or via e-mail. You may also view and print a Board and Commission Application.

Appointment Process: Ultimately the City Commission must approve the appointments of all board and commission members. When the City Clerk's Office receives an application, we send copies to the staff liaison and chair of board(s) listed on the application. The individual boards and commissions must recommend nominees for appointment, and each board has their own processes and procedures for considering applications. The timetable for this process depends on the number of vacancies on a particular board, and the extent of a board's nominating procedure. Questions about the status of a Board and Commission Application should be directed to the staff liaison(s) for the appropriate board(s).

Agendas, Minutes, and Other Important Documents

Note: The documents listed below are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing these documents. This software can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website.

Click on the following links to view important documents related to the BRA.