08-1255CITY
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Green Sheet # 3062855
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41N�,PAUL, MINNESOTA
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WIiEREAS, the City Council has adopted as official City policy the redevelopment of brownfields in the Lower
Phalen Creek azea mto a nature sanctuary 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 PZan (adopted
Mazch 14, 2001), The Parks and Recreafion Plan (adopted January 9, 2002), and the Transportation PZan (adopted January 9,
2002);and
WHEREAS, a 27 acre brownfield purchased by the City of Saint Pau] in the Lower Phalen Creek area has been
cleaned up and redeveloped into the Brnce Vento Nature Sancmary, with the use of $400,000.00 in United States Environmental
Piotection Agency funding; and
WI3EREAS, the City, working cooperarively with the Trost for Public Land and with the support of community
organizations includmg the Lower Phalen Creek Project, has recently acquired property located at 293 Commercial Sheet in
Saint Paul for the purpose of assembling land to extend the nature sanctuazy boundaries which will provide for the future
conshuction of a nature interpretive center facihty; and
WHEREAS, this new property has had an environmental siudy prepazed which located areas of contaminahon on the
site requiring cleanup ancUor removal; and
WHEREAS, the cost of cleanmg up the contamination on the site is estimated at approximately $200,000.00; and
WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency provides funduig through its Brownfield Cleanup
Grant Program; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, that the Mayor
of the City of Saint Paul is hereby authorized to apply for a$200,000.00 Brownfield Cleanup Grant to remediate hazazdous
substances exlsting on the property; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its applicarion, the City may enter into an agreement with the
United States Snvuonmental Proteckion Agency for the above referenced project and that the Mayox of the City of Saint Paul is
hexeby authorized to execute such agxeements as are necessary to implement the pxoject.
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Document Contact: Don Ganje
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Action Requested:
Approval of Council Resolution authorizing the Ciry of Saint Paul to apply for a US EPA Brownfield Clean-up Grant for recently
acquired Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary properry located at 293 Commercial Street in Saint Paul.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Following questions:
Planning Commission 1, Has this persoNfirm ever worked under a contrect for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No .
Civil Service Commission 2 Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? •
A Staff ves No
3 Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and atWCh to green sheet.
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Recently acquired property for the Bmce Vento Nature Sanctuary located at 293 Commercial Street contains hazazdous substances
requiring removal.
Advantages If Approved:
The City will be able to apply for a$200,000.00 grant from the US EPA to clean up the property.
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Disadvantages IfApproVed:
None
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
The Ciry will not have funding to remove hazazdous substances on the recently purchased land adjacent to [he Bmce Vento Natw'e
Sanctuary.
Total Amount of
Trensaction: $0.00 CostlRevenue Budgeted:
Funding Source: Activity Number:
F inancial Information:
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