Sec. 15. (1) Meetings of the project citizens district council shall be open to the public. Notice of the time and place of the meetings shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation not less than 3 days before the dates set for meetings of the project citizens district council. A person present at those meetings shall have reasonable opportunity to be heard. (2) A record of the meetings of a project citizens district council, including information and data presented, shall be maintained by the council. (3) A project citizens district council may request of and receive from the corporation and the local public agency information and technical assistance relevant to the preparation of a project plan for its district area. (4) Failure of a project citizens district council to organize or to consult with and be advised by a corporation and the local public agency, or failure to advise the local public agency or the governing body, as provided herein, shall not preclude the adoption of a project plan by a municipality if the municipality complies with the other provisions of this act.