STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: January 13, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the application for and acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the FY2020 Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant via Cooperative Agreement (Grant No. 01F87501, CFDA No. 66.818) in the amount of $600,000.00 to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for brownfield sites primarily in the South Dallas/Fair Park area, for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2023; (2) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 in the Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 in the Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant Fund; (4) a contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. in the amount of $587,400.00 for environmental consulting services to assist the City with implementing the Brownfields Program; (5) execution of the Coalition Member Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Dallas and the Coalition Partners including The Real Estate Council Foundation, St. Philip's School and Community Center, and Lone Star Justice Alliance; and (6) execution of the FY2020 Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $600,000.00 - Financing: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
A brownfield is a property, that may have its expansion, redevelopment, or reuse complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA's Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to as...
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