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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> Memo No. 06-162 <br /> July 12, 2006 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manage , <br /> Dane C. Bragg, AICP, Assis nt City Manager <br /> Mark L. Smith, Senior Planni��'"v <br /> SUBJECT: Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant & Agreement <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached <br /> Brownfield Redevelopment Grant Agreement as it relates to the property commonly <br /> known as 735 N. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, Decatur, Illinois. <br /> BACKGROLTND: The City has been awarded a grant from the Illinois Environmental <br /> Protection Agency (IEPA) in the amount of $85,393.00 to conduct preliminary site <br /> investigation and prepare preliminary remediation objectives. The proposed project <br /> involves the investigation and potential removal of up to four (4) underground storage <br /> tanks (USTs) associated with a former gas station at 735 North Martin Luther King, Jr. <br /> Drive in Decatur. This property is located in the area of Phase III of Wabash Crossing. <br /> The brownfield site contains approximately 0.40 acres. The only visible structures on the <br /> site at this time are four (4) vent pipes. Local, State or Federal records do not contain any <br /> information as to what kind, how many or if any UST's are buried at this location. <br /> Because there are four (4) vent pipes, it is assumed that there are 4 USTs still present at <br /> the Site. <br /> The property is proposed to be enrolled in the Illinois EPA Site Remediation Program <br /> (SRP), and that the site-specific plan included in the grant application will be further <br /> refined and mutually agreed to by the contractor and IEPA which will: <br /> 1. Investigate/assess and locate the USTs or former locations of the USTs. <br /> 2. Determine if a release has occurred; and, if so assess the concentration of <br /> contaminants at the area. <br /> 3. If USTs are present, determine the size of the USTs, volume of liquid <br /> remaining in the USTs and obtain samples for waste profile analysis. <br /> 4. Define the extent of contamination in soil and groundwater if concentrations <br /> of contaminants are exceeding applicable standards. <br />