STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Environmental & Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2023
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 grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the FY2023 Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant Cooperative Agreement (Grant No. BF02F40301, Assistance Listing No. 66.818) in the amount of $500,000.00 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, 2023 through September 30, 2027; (2) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 in the Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 in the Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant Fund; (4) a contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. in the amount of $483,800.00 for environmental consulting services to assist the City with implementing the Brownfields Program; and (5) execution of the FY2023 Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $500,000.00 - 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. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.
In 2023, the City used a qualifications-based process to contract a Qualified E...
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