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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL,IVIIlVNESOTA
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WHEREAS, on October 24, 2001, the City Council, by Resoluuon Number Ol-ll01, adopted a siiminary of
the Trout Brook Greenway Plan and Community Vision for Lower Phalen Creek as part of the City's
Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted as official City policy the redevelopment of brownfields in the
Lower Phalen Creek area into a nature sanctuary and bicycle path in several chapters of the Comprehensive
Plan, including the Summary and General Policy (adopted March 24, 1999), the Land Use Plan (adopted
March 3, 1999), the Mississippi River Corridor Plan (adopted March 14, 2001), the Parks and Recreation
Plan (adopted January 9, 2002), and the Transportation Plan (adopted January 9, 2002); and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2001 the City council, by ResoluUOn Number O1-1206, authorized the
acquisition from the Burlington Northern Railroad of 27 acres of property in the Lower Phalen Creek area
with the intenuon of developing it into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary; and
WHEREAS, 17 acres of the site are contaminated primarily with peuoleum products and will be devoted to
conservation uses (the "ConservaUOn Property"), and 10 acres of the site are contaminated primarily with
hazardous chemicals and will be devoted to recreation purposes (the "Recreauon Property"); and
WHEREAS, the cost of cleaning up the contaminauon on the site is estimated to be nearly $ i million,
$250,000 of which has been contributed by the former owner of the property in fulfillment of its
responsibility to clean it up; and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency provides funding through its Brownfield
Cleanup Grant Program, with separate funds for cleaning up petroleum contaminafion and hazardous
chemical contamination; and
WHEREAS, in February of 2003, the United States Environmental Protection Agency invited the Ciry of
Saint Paul to submit an applicauon for $200,000 in funding to clean up petroleum contamination on the
Conservauon Property and another application for $200,000 in.funding to clean up hazardous chemical
contamination on the Recreauon Property;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paui, Minnesota that the
Mayor of the City of Saint Paul is hereby authorized to apply for a$20Q000 Brownfield Cleanup Grant to
remediate petroleum contamination on the Conservauon Property, and far a$200,000 Brownfield Cleanup Grant
to remediate hazardous chemical contamination on the Recreation Properry; and
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Green Sheet # 204058
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BE IT FURTFIER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its applicarion the Ciry may enter into an agreement
with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the above-referenced project and that the Mayor of
the Ciry of Saint Paul is hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project.
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CTION REQUESTED:
Approval to authorize Citp officials to apply for a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to assist with clean-up of the future Bruce Vento Natnre Sanctuary property.
COMNIIiNDATIONS: APPROVE (A) OR REJECT (R) $$ONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWGR THE FOLLOwiNG:
PLANNING COMMISSION A STAFF i. Has the person/£mn ever worked under a con4act for this deparOnent? YES NO
RECE{VEQ A��sperso�✓SrmeverbeenaCStyemployee? YES NO
aVII, SERVICE COMMISSION
Bi�F% � ,'�s �UU� . Doesthisperson/Srmpossessasitillnotnorn�allypossessedbyany YFS NO
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HI17ATING PROBLEM, LSSOE OPPORTUNITY (Who, Whai, W6en, Where, Why?): '�
The U.S. EPA pxovides funding through its Brownfield Cleanup Grant Program, with separate funds for
cteaning up petroleum contamination and hazardous chemical contamination. The City was invited.to
apply for a$200,000 Brownfield Cleanup Granf to remediate petroleum contamination on the
"conservation property" within the Bruce Vento Natwe Sanctuary, and for a$200,000 Brownfield Cleanu
Grant to remediate hazardous chemical contamination on the remainder of the sanctuary property. The
cost of cleaning up the contamination on the site is estimated to be nearly $1 miilion. $250,000 has been
contributed b the former owner of the ro e, and $405,000 from co orate and foundation ants.
VANTAGES IF APYROVED:
The City will have sufficient funding to remediate all Known environmental contamination in accordance
with a Volun Res onse Action Plan a roved b the Minnesota Pollu�ion-Conlro�,� "
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The City will be unable to complete the remediation phase, which is necessary before the site can be
developed for use by the public.
OTAL AMOi7NT OF TRANSACTION: N�A COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIl2CLE ONE) YES NO
ixcsouxcE: Federal Grant - EPA ncTivrrYNOMSEx:
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