Number
251645
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relative to application, acceptance, and funding of brownfield grant applications to the USEPA for assessment and cleanup of various brownfields throughout the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
Body
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee is eligible for grant funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for assessment and cleanup of various brownfield sites in the city; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority has identified a need for the available funding for a site-specific cleanup grant for up to $4,000,000 at 201 W. Oklahoma Avenue and for up to $500,000 for a community-wide assessment grant; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority recognizes that the assessment, remediation and redevelopment of brownfields is an important part of protecting Wisconsin’s resources and encouraging economic development in Milwaukee; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority will maintain records documenting all expenditures made during the grant period; and
Whereas, to comply with federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and USEPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant proposal guidelines, the Redevelopment Authority must consider the advantages and disadvantages of various remedial options, consider public comments, and choose preferred remedial options for cleanup grant proposals; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority has therefore prepared a draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) with a preliminary preferred remedial option for the cleanup grant proposal at 201 W. Oklahoma Avenue; and
Whereas, the draft ABCA proposes a preliminary preferred remedial option at the cleanup site that addresses environmental impacts with consideration to effectiveness, implementability, cost, and impacts from potential extreme weather events; and
Whereas, the draft ABCA proposes the preferred remedial option of excavation with off-site disposal, institutional and engineering controls, in situ chemical treatment, and additional eligible activities as needed at 201 W. Oklahoma Avenue; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority has made the draft ABCA and the draft grant proposal available for public review and comment; and
Whereas, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee has determined that operation of the cleanup and assessment grant program from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2030 would cost approximately $4,500,000, of which $4,500,000 would be provided by the Grantor; and
Whereas, the benefits to the Redevelopment Authority from this Grant program appear to exceed the Redevelopment Authority’s share of costs and other obligations to be incurred under this program; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee that application, acceptance, and implementation of said Grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the Assistant Executive Director under the terms specified above, is authorized; and be it
Further Resolved, that the proper officers of the Redevelopment Authority be and hereby are authorized and directed to enter into an agreement and/or other documents deemed necessary and agreed to by the Assistant Executive Director in order to implement the remedial action option.
Requestor
Drafter
David Misky January 15, 2026