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Resolution relative to authorizing the submittal of federal grant applications by the Director of Development and the subsequent appropriation of necessary local matching funds for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfield Cleanup Grant Program and Brownfield Revolving Loan Grant Program.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a brownfield economic redevelopment initiative; and,
WHEREAS, the EPA is requesting applications to apply for funding for EPA's Brownfield Grant Programs; and,
WHEREAS, the City of West Allis wishes to promote economic redevelopment through the sustainable reuse of brownfields; and
WHEREAS, the EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination; and,
WHEREAS, in this action the Common Council of the City of West Allis authorizes the submittal of two applications for the Brownfield Cleanup Grant Program and two applications for the Brownfield Revolving Loan Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, in this action, the Common Council of the City of West Allis declares its intent to complete the activities described in each application, if funds are awarded, for properties and projects described on the attached Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated herein by this reference and make a part hereof to the said extent as if set out in full herein; and,
WHEREAS, the aforementioned properties, in West Allis, Wisconsin, meet the EPA's definition of a brownfield site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that the Director of Development is hereby authorized to submit applications to the EPA for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) from the Brownfield Cleanup Grant Program and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) from the Brownfield Revolving Loan Grant Program, for clarifying and removing environmental issues associated with the aforementioned properties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Development is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the aforesaid application, together with other appropriate communications and support documents on behalf of the City to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
cc: Dept. of Development
Patrick Schloss, Community Development Manager
Chris Phinney, Grant Accounting Specialist
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