HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-114-09/19/2000-AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN IGA WITH U.S. EPA FOR A BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT PILOT P RESOLUTION 2000-114
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FOR A BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM
IN THE DOWNTOWN RIVER CORRIDOR
WHEREAS, Council adopted Resolution 2000-95 on July 18, 2000, approving the
Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown River Corridor Implementation Program identified as a top
priority project the completion of 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; and
WHEREAS,the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)sponsors a Brownfields Pilot
Program to empower communities and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work
together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and promote the sustainable use of brownfields; and
WHEREAS,the 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; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins submitted an application to the EPA and has been
awarded a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the EPA to begin the process of assessing the
contamination concerns in the Downtown River Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the overall goal of the two-year program is to remove the environmental and
psychological barriers discouraging revitalization of the Downtown River Corridor; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS,the Council is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide
any function, service or facility,pursuant to Article H, Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins and Section 29-1-203, C.R.S.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Manager be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into the Cooperative
Agreement with EPA for Brownfields Assessment Pilot BP 988300-01-0(the"Agreement"),which
Agreement is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for inspection, together with such
amendments or modifications in form or substance as the City Manager,in consultation with the City
Attorney,may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of said Agreement and protect the interest
of the City.
Passed and adopted at regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 19th day
of September, A.D. 2000.
Mayor Pro Tern
ATTEST:
City Clerk ,