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 ...
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