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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 11
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 3, 2000
FROM: Tom Shoemaker
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 129, 2000, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the
General Fund for a Brownfields Assessment Pilot Program in the Downtown River Corridor.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The EPA has awarded the City of Fort Collins the maximum grant of $250,000 to begin the
process of assessing the contamination concerns in the Downtown River Corridor. Ordinance
No. 129, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 19, 2000,
appropriates unanticipated grant revenue for a Brownfields Assessment Pilot Program in the
Downtown River Corridor.
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 22 A-B
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 19, 2000
STAFF: Tom Shoemaker
SUBJECT:
Items Relating to a Brownfields Assessment Pilot Project for the Downtown River Corridor.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption oCeResoolOjrdYFirst Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
These actions will enable the City of Fort Collins to accept a $250,000 grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. The grant does not impose any additional financial
obligations on the City. COPY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A. Resolution 2000-114 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Intergovernmental
Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a Brownfields
Assessment Pilot Prog in a ow w i i r.
B. First Reading of Ordi ce 9, ppropri ng Unanticipated Grant Revenue
in the General Fund fora row,
s Assessment Pi of rogram in the Downtown River
Corridor.
BACKGROUND:
The Brownfields Pilot Program is sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
"empower States, communities, tribes, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to
work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and promote the sustainable
use of brownfields." EPA defines brownfields as "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial
and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived
environmental contamination."
DATE: September 19, 2000 i 2 ITEM NUMBER: 22 A-B
In February of this year, the City submitted an application to the EPA for grant funding to
complete a brownfields pilot assessment in the Downtown River Corridor. The application was
based on findings from the Downtown River Corridor Implementation project that concerns
about the potential for environmental contamination are an impediment to revitalization of the
downtown river corridor, both in terms of cleanup and enhancement of the river corridor itself
and in terms of redevelopment of adjacent properties. The Downtown River Corridor
Implementation Program, adopted by Council in Resolution 2000-95 (July 18, 2000), identified a
top priority project to complete environmental assessments throughout the river corridor area to
determine the extent of contamination concerns and the necessary level of cleanup to meet the
community's goals.
The EPA has awarded the of ColliPie
i grant of $250,000 to begin the
process of assessing the cont nation once ow wn River Corridor. The overall
goal of the 2-year grant is to " th oan hological barriers The
revitalization" of the Downtown River Corridor. The City will use the funds to work
cooperatively with Corridor property owners to characterize and address environmental site
conditions throughout the Corridor, specifically to:
• complete a corridor-wide Phase I assessment;
• determine site needs based on Phase I findings and design and implement Phase 11
assessments;
• obtain no further action Lett pe g c es an roved cleanup plan on sites
identified from Phase 11 ssme t d
• provide outreach to the ommun reg i yennmental concerns identified or
resolved through the pilot
This work will be completed by an interdepartmental team including Natural Resources,
Advance Planning, Engineering, Utilities, Transportation Planning, Risk Management, Parks and
Recreation, and the City Attorney's Office. Margit Hentschel from Natural Resources will serve
as Project Manager. If Council approves the Resolution authorizing the agreement with EPA
and the Appropriations Ordinance, work is expected to begin on the assessment in early October.
Attachments:
Scope of work from the Coo alive eme P Y