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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-12 10-136 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 10 136 Date: April 12, 2010 Item/Subject: Resolve, Ratifying Staff Action Applying for Benefits Under Municipal Brownfelds Site Assessment Program. Responsible Department: Finance Commentary: The City is the owner of property at 498 Maine Avenue. The City is currently negotiating the sale of the property to Bangor Gas. A condition of any sale would be that the City have an environmental assessment of the site done. Regardless, because the site, part of the former Dow Air Force Base, is known to have had a pump house, valve pits, pipelines, and underground storage tanks an environmental assessment would be appropriate. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a Brownfield Program that has grant funds to pay for the Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments. Under the program the DEP selects and oversees the contractor to do the assessment. Wendy Warren, the City's Environmental Compliance Officer submitted an application to the DEP seeking funding for the assessments under the Brownfield Site Assessment Program and the DEP approved the application. There is no requirement that the City participate financially. Department Head M,,annager's Comments: k 1 1C fineW ieA,40�t 1M City Manager Associated Information: rs�l� Budget Approval: Fin ce Director Legal Approval: fes" City Solicitor Introduced for V Passage First Reading -Referral to Page _ of _ 10 136 Assigned to Councilor - Palmer April 12, 2010 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Resolve, Ratifying Staff Action Applying for Benefits Under Municipal Brownfields Site Assessment Program WHEREAS, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a program that will provide Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment at the DEP's expense; and WHEREAS, the City is currently negotiating for the sale of 498 Maine Avenue and as part of any agreement will be required to do an environmental site assessment; and WHEREAS, the staff applied under the DEP for benefits for an environmental site assessment and DEP approved the application and will have a Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment of 498 Maine Avenue done at its expense. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR: BE IT RESOL VED, The actions of staff in making application for environmental site assessment benefits by Maine Department of Environmental Protection are hereby ratified and affirmed. IN CITY COUNCIL April 12, 2010 Pass d tA�a� CITY CLERK (TITLE,) Ratifying Staff Action A 1 in _fnr RPngfirn Under Municipal Brownfields site ent Program Assigned to Councilor �l'��