HomeMy WebLinkAboutBlack Hawk County Board of Supervisors - 28E Agreement - 11/06/2006 CHESTER J. CULVER h PSE OF 0�q LUCAS BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR
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December 15, 2006
MONICA SMITH
BLACK HAWK CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
316 E 5TH ST
WATERLOO, IA 50703
RE: Filing of 28E Agreement between the BLACK HAWK COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS and the CITY OF WATERLOO
Dear MS SMITH:
We have received the above described agreement which you have submitted
to this office for filing, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa.
You may consider the same filed as of December 15, 2006.
For future reference, 28E agreements can now be filed and searched online
by going to my website at www.sos.state.ia.us.
Sincerely,
Chester J Culver
Secretary of State
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TEL(515)281-5204 FAX(515)242-5953 www.sos.state.ia.us sos@sos.stateda.us
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City of Waterloo, Iowa 2006 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Proposal
Applicant Information
A. Project Title: Waterloo Brownfields Initiative, Former Chamberlain Manufacturing
Company sote
B. Grant Type: Cleanup Grant to address asbestos containing building products
C. Total Dollar Amount Requested for this Grant: $200,000 hazardous substance
D. Name of Applicant: City of Waterloo, Iowa
E. Project Contact:
Donald J. Temeyer, Community Planning & Development Director
Address: 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: (319) 291-4366 Fax: (319) 291-4262
Email: don.temeyer@waterloo-ia.org
F. Chief Executive:
Timothy J. Hurley, Mayor
Address: 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: (319) 291-4301 Fax: (319) 291-4286
Email: mayor@waterloo-ia.org
G. Location: City of Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa
H. Population: 68,747 (Census 2000)
I. Other: According to the 2000 U.S. Census:
• The City of Waterloo has a population less than 100,000.
• The population in Waterloo has declined 10% since 1980.
• Approximately 34% of the population of the surrounding area is minority.
• The City of Waterloo is a State-designated Enterprise Zone.
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Threshold Criteria for Cleanup Grants
A. Applicant Eligibility
The City of Waterloo is a General Purpose Unit of Local Government and therefore
an eligible entity for Cleanup Grants.
B. Letter from the State Authority
The City of Waterloo has received support from the State of Iowa Department of
Natural Resources for its ongoing EPA Brownfields initiatives and has received a
separate letter of support from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
Brownfield's coordinator acknowledging the City's intent to begin cleanup of the
asbestos contamination at the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company Site
(Attachment 3).
C. Site Eligibility and Property Ownership Eligibility
1. Basic Site Information. (a) Former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company Site.
(b) 550 Esther Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703. (c) City of Waterloo, Iowa.
2. Status and History of Contamination at the Site. The site is contaminated
with asbestos containing building materials. The site is a former metal
manufacturing plant and contractor operated ammunition facility with a
manufacturing history beginning in the early 1900s. The majority of the buildings
were constructed prior to the 1980s, therefore, contain asbestos containing
materials. The site has been predominantly vacant since the plant ceased operation
in the early 1990s. Consequently, portions of buildings are collapsing and exposing
asbestos into the environment via air and water run-off.
3. Sites Ineligible for Funding. The site is not listed or proposed for listing on the
National Priorities List, is not subject to unilateral administrative orders, court orders,
administrative orders on consent, or judicial consent decrees issued to or entered
into by parties under CERCLA and is not subject to the jurisdiction, custody, or
control of the United States government.
4. Sites Requiring a Property-Specific Determination. Based on information
obtained to date, the City of Waterloo believes the Chamberlain site is eligible for
funding without a property-specific determination. The Site was initially assessed for
petroleum and hazardous substances under EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants in
2003 and 2004.
5. Environmental Assessment Required for Cleanup Proposals. A written
ASTEM Phase I report prepared in compliance with the All Appropriate Inquiries
Final Rule (70FR66070) was completed in May 2004 and updated in June 2005. An
ASTM-compliant Phase I I site assessment was completed on the site in January
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2005. A supplemental Phase II site assessment was completed in September 2005
to determine the extent to which on-site contamination has impacted off-site
locations.
6. The City of Waterloo is the current owner of the Site. An ASTM Standard Phase
I and Phase II site assessment were performed on the site prior to the City acquiring
the site from the previous property owner. The City meets the definition of a Bona
Fide Prospective Purchaser.
7. Enforcement Actions. EPA issued a RCRA 3007 letter to Chamberlain
Manufacturing Company (Duchossois Industries, Inc: Parent Company) to gain
further information of the processes that took place on the site during the company's
tenure on the site.
8. Information on Liability and Defenses/ Protections
a. Information on the PropertV Acquisition. The City of Waterloo solely acquired
the Site by donation from Atlas Warehouse L.C., an Iowa limited liability company,
on December 31 , 2005.
b. Timing of Hazardous Substance Disposal. Prior to the City taking possession
of the site, the previous property owner properly removed and disposed of numerous
tanks and hazardous materials from the site. The City has not caused or contributed
to any release of hazardous substances at the Site. The City has not, at any time,
arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at the site or transported
hazardous substances to the site.
c. Pre-Purchase Inquiry. Under contract through an EPA Brownfields
Assessment Grant awarded to the City of Waterloo, Howard R. Green Company
performed an ASTM Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) in May 2004. A
Phase I ESA Update was prepared for the Site in June 2005. An ASTM Phase 11
ESA was completed in January 2005. A supplemental Phase 11 ESA was completed
in September 2005.
The Howard R. Green Company personnel responsible for completing the reports on
the Site are Mike Fisher, Ronn Beebe and Cynthia Quast. Mr. Fisher is a
Registered Environmental Manager (R.E.M.) with experience in a variety of
environmental issues including compliance, permitting and investigation of
hazardous waste sites and is the Company's environmental discipline leader. Mike
was also the recipient of the 2000 EPA Region VII Partnership Award for excellence
in all aspects of brownfields investigation, cleanup, and economic redevelopment in
Iowa. Mike has completed the U.S. EPA Region VII Quality Assurance training and
is 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
certified. Mr. Beebe is a licensed professional geologist with experience with a wide
variety of environmental issues including compliance, emergency response,
investigation, remediation, stabilization, management, permitting, and risk based
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assessments of hazardous waste sites. Ronn is 40-hour Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certified. Ms. Quast is a
licensed professional engineer and groundwater professional in the State of Iowa
who has experience with a wide variety of environmental issues including
investigation, remediation, and risk based assessments of hazardous waste sites.
Cynthia is 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
(HAZWOPER) certified and has completed the EPA Quality Assurance Training.
d. Post-Acquisition Uses. The Site has been vacant siteithe acquisition.
e. Continuing Obligations. The City has secured the Site to alleviate
unauthorized access to the site, actively participating in the monitoring of known Site
contaminants, and comply with all state and local requirements. The City of
Waterloo currently has a City Ordinance that prohibits the installation of any new
water wells and other controls required on the site will be strictly enforced. The City
will assist and cooperate in performing the cleanup, including providing access to the
property. The City will comply with all information requests and administrative
subpoenas that have or may be issued in connection with the property; and provide
all legally requested notices throughout the cleanup process.
D. Cleanup Authority and Oversight Structure
1. The asbestos released into the environment via building degradation is
suspected to have been confined to the interior of the building. The asbestos will be
identified and removed by a qualified and licensed contractor.
2. The City of Waterloo owns the site and will have access to the right-of-way
adjacent to the site on the east and south of the property. The City has been
successful in obtaining signed access agreements to numerous properties in the
past and will work diligently to obtain access to adjacent properties if necessary.
E. Cost Share
The City of Waterloo will provide staff programmatic support throughout the grant
project period as cost share towards this application. The City of Waterloo will
provide staffs support to keep the surrounding community informed as to the
progress of the cleanup process and engage them in the redevelopment of the site.
In addition, City staff will provide input and support to the cleanup planning and
interagency coordination. The $40,000 cost share for this grant may come in part
from City general obligation funds and in part from State of Iowa Brownfield funds.
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Ranking Criteria for Cleanup Grants
A. Cleanup Up Grant Budget
The City of Waterloo proposes to use this funding to remediate the asbestos
contamination on the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site. In addition
to the remediation of the site, funding will also be used to keep the surrounding
community informed throughout the cleanup process, solicit their involvement in the
redevelopment planning and work with the Black Hawk County Health Department
and Iowa Department of Natural Resources to facilitate cleanup planning.
Project Tasks
Budget Community Site Cleanup Cleanup Planning Interagency
Categories Involvement Coordination
Personnel
Travel $3,000
Equipment
Supplies $2,000
Contractual $175,000 $15,000 $5,000
Other
Subtotal $5,000 $175,000 $15,000 $5,000
Cost Share $20,000 $2,000 $15,000 $3,000
Total 1 $25,000 1 $177,000 1 $30,000 1 $8,000
B. Community Need
1. The City of Waterloo has a population of 68,747 (US Census 2000). The
population of the area surrounding the former Chamberlain site exemplifies high
unemployment, high minority, and lower income. According to the 2000 U.S.
Census, nearly 48& of the population surrounding the Chamberlain site is minority.
The median income of those residences surrounding the Chamberlain site is
approximately $24,694. Comparatively, the median income in Black Hawk County is
$27, 266 and in the State of Iowa is $39,469. Iowa Workforce Development shows
the unemployment as 5.7% in the community, whereas, unemployment in the State
as a whole in 4.7%.
2. The environmental cleanup of the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company
site will benefit the City of Waterloo as a whole. The immediate residential
neighborhood to the north and east will benefit from the increased information
gained with regard to potential human health and safety risks. The community will
benefit from the additional greenspace and parkland once the site is cleared and
redeveloped. In addition, removing the asbestos contaminants from the site will
decrease the possible exposure pathways to the surrounding populations.
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3. While upwards of 100 brownfield sites exist in several areas of the City of
Waterloo, the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company Site represents a
significant redevelopment challenge due to its enormity, extensive manufacturing
history, and proximity to residential neighborhoods. This brownfield site directly
impacts the adjoining neighborhood quality of life.
Once known as the "Factory City of Iowa" and after decades of growth, Waterloo has
been experiencing a declining population since the population peaked at 75,985 in
1980. The agricultural crisis in the 1980s significantly impacted the community and
schools. John Deere, Waterloo's largest employer, reacted to the economic trend by
downsizing its work force by 10,000. Rath Meat Packing Company declared
bankruptcy and closed in 1984, 5 years after obtaining a 4.5 million loan secured by
the City. At its peak, Rath Packing Company employed over 3,000 persons. The
former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company ceased operations during this same
time period. The severe economic stress caused disinvestment in facilities and the
City's housing stock. Income levels in Waterloo have never fully recovered as
evidenced by the fact that a high percentage of the school population is eligible for
free and reduced lunches. A primary issue of concern in the Rath neighborhood
Area is not necessarily one of unemployment, but one of "underemployment". That
is, low-wage jobs are available but even with two incomes, families are struggling to
make an income above poverty level.
Other than the direct economic and negative perceptual impact of brownfields on our
community, brownfields have contributed to urban sprawl in our region. Industries
are purposely looking to locate in "greenfields" to avoid problems encountered by
acquiring known or perceived contaminated sites. In Iowa, the greatest concern
stemming from this sprawl is the consumption of Prime and Unique farmland. For a
state with an economy that relies heavily on agricultural production, this concern
cannot be ignored.
The former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site, in addition to other
brownfields throughout Waterloo, have contributed to:
• declining population in Waterloo;
• economic downturns including depressed property values;
• public health and ecological environmental concerns;
• minority populations and/or low-income populations to bear a disproportionate
amount of potential adverse health and environmental effects; and
• negative perceptions of this community by persons traveling through this
riverfront community and neighborhood.
This proposal for the cleanup of the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company
site attempts to interlink sustainable growth concepts, livability, pollution prevention,
and high-wage employment opportunities to make his project a successful catalyst
to similar cleanup and redevelopment in other areas of Waterloo.
C. Sustainable Reuse of Brownfields
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1. Beginning in the early 1990s, the City realized the need for commercial and
industrial redevelopment in the Rath Neighborhood and adjacent areas. However,
the City soon realized the redevelopment could be hampered by the perceived
contamination of properties within those areas. In 1990, the City adopted a
resolution (1990-579) dedicating efforts toward the Rath Neighborhood that stated,
"The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination
thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of public health, safety, or welfare of
the residents of Waterloo." Once the City became familiar with the value of the U.S.
EPA's brownfields programs, they quickly realized that these programs are part of
the solution to their brownfields problem throughout the City including the former
Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site and surrounding neighborhoods.
Waterloo takes a holistic approach to improving and redeveloping its community,
one neighborhood at a time. The City's overall strategy for achieving its goals and
objectives for the neighborhood surrounding the former Chamberlain Manufacturing
Company site consists of partnering with individuals and organizations that are
committed to the redevelopment of the area's brownfields. Long-term redevelopment
plans involve the implementation of new urbanism concepts that would entail a mix
of retail, commercial, and institutional uses geared toward meeting the long-term
needs of the immediate community. The City will also employ appropriate economic
development tools to create incentives for the redevelopment of the former
Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site. In summary, the City's objectives for
realizing their vision for redevelopment on any affected brownfield throughout the
City includes the implementing the following strategic steps:
• Communicating with the community, private industry, and state and Federal
organizations for continued support and consent throughout the assessment and
cleanup process;
• Obtaining permission from property owners to access the property for the
purpose of identifying and remediating environmental impairments;
• Developing a plan for additional characterization, remediation, and financing
further action as needed.
• Partnering with DNR and INRCOG to develop an inventory and City/County plan
to remediate prospective brownfields, promote infill development and reduce sprawl.
• Utilizing its Planning and Zoning Commission and staff, Neighborhood Services
Department's newsletter and radio spots to further the process of community
involvement and stakeholder buy-in.
The City of Waterloo has adopted zoning ordinance to prohibit the placement of
those businesses that have the potential to produce contaminants in areas directly
adjacent to households. Additionally, the City will work the with Black Hawk County
Health Department and City of Waterloo Building Department to ensure that those
sites demonstrating brownfield property characteristics are addressed prior to
potential hazards of releases to the surrounding community. The City has initiated a
proactive reuse and redevelopment plan that seeks to address areas representing
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highest and best land use goals prior to those areas entering a state of decline that
disproportionately taxes existing City resources.
2. Removing the perception of contamination will allow prospective businesses to
obtain loans from financial institutions to capitalize new development as well as
improvements to existing usable facilities. Demolishing the dilapidated or unusable
portions of the complex has improved the aesthetic characteristics of the
neighborhood and indirectly increased demand for homes in the area. Block Grant
rehabilitation and demolition funds have also created employment opportunities for
local contractors and graduates of the Hawkeye Community College EPA Brownfield
Training Program. The investment by businesses and higher demand for homes in
the neighborhood will consequently increase the tax base of the targeted brownfield
area.
3. The redevelopment plan for the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site
will be dependent on additional public input through a more formalized planning
process. To date, the dilapidated portions of the manufacturing complex need to be
demolished to eliminate further contaminant exposure pathways. The City recently
adopted a revised Master Plan; the future land use map of the City shows the
Chamberlain site appropriately designated as light industrial use. The
neighborhoods affected by CMC site blight are already in the City's Consolidated
Urban Revitalization Area (CURA). The City will utilize Consolidated Urban
Revitalization Area (CURA), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), expanding the
enterprise zone designation(s), Community Economic Betterment Area (CEBA),
historical tax credits, and State of Iowa Retraining Program, where appropriate, to
further its objectives of infill residential development/investment, and to promote a
more vibrant community.
D. Creation and/ or Preservation of Greenspace/Open Space or Nonprofit Purpose
The grant would facilitate the potential expansion of greenspace. Once the site is
redeveloped, the potential for the expansion of existing parklands from the south or
west can include the site. The development of the site would also preserve outlying
greenfields currently in agricultural production.
The redevelopment of the former Chamberlain site integrates other efforts to
improve and redevelop Brownfields. A few of these efforts include the expansion of
the City's trail system to integrate core neighborhoods with the Downtown and Cedar
River corridor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Assistance to States (PAS)
efforts toward redevelopment planning along the Cedar River, U.S. EPA and
Economic Development Administration (EDA) activities in the Rath Neighborhoods
to the south, past U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) assistance programs targeted to the
southern adjoining neighborhood, site-specific redevelopment planning for the
former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site, recently awarded HUD
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) program grants targeted
toward urban core redevelopment projects, redevelopment of the Downtown Central
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Business District with a multi-million dollar Vision Iowa grant, and the Highway 63
Corridor Plan.
E. Pre-Award Community Notification
1. The community was notified of the proposed grant submittals by way of a public
meeting held at the Waterloo City Hall on November 1, 2006. The notice of the
public meeting was also posted in the City of Waterloo Neighborhood Services
monthly newsletter and in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. In addition, City staff
discussed the proposals on the Neighborhood Services/ Community Development
radio show on KBBG 88.1. Notice of the public meeting was also posted on the
Waterloo Public Access Channel's calendar of events. Information related to
community involvement is included in Attachment 4.
City will use its public access channel and programming, Neighborhood Services
office, and Community Development office to educate and engage the community
throughout the cleanup, planning, and redevelopment process. The City will hold
educational sessions with the public to help them understand the meaning of these
standards and their relevance to intended reuse.
2. The City of Waterloo utilized various media outlets to inform residents regarding
the proposed application submission. The Neighborhood Services newsletter is sent
out to all recognized neighborhood associations throughout the City of Waterloo.
3. The City of Waterloo is allowing three business weeks for public comments to be
received. During this period, City staff will actively participate in neighborhood
association meetings and other local citizen groups to address the impending
application submission and solicit additional public comment. In addition, the City
will utilize its Neighborhood Services newsletter and monthly radio broadcasts, as
well as its public access television programming to provide periodic updates.
4. The City plans to evaluate all public comments received regarding the
application. The comments will be incorporated into the grant application when
appropriate and feasible.
F. Ongoing Community Involvement
1. The City will continue to utilize the newsletters, public access channel, and radio
broadcasts to involve the surrounding community in the redevelopment process.
Cleanup-related documents will be available for review at the City of Waterloo
Community and Development Office located on the second floor of City Hall. The
redevelopment of the former Chamberlain site is also being addressed as a part of
the Highway 63 Corridor Plan. Information regarding the redevelopment process
has been solicited at public informational meetings as part of this initiative.
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2. The City of Waterloo continues to work with both EPA and IDNR to determine the
best possible cleanup alternatives for the former Chamberlain site.
3. The City will use its public access channel and programming, Neighborhood
Services office, and Community Development office to educate and engage the
adjacent neighborhoods throughout the cleanup, planning, and redevelopment
process. The City will utilize the assistance of translators or written information in
languages indigenous to citizens in the targeted neighborhoods, if necessary.
4.
Organization Contact Person Activities/Representation
Waterloo Chamber of President & CEO, Participate in the
Commerce 319.233.8431 redevelopment planning and
marketing of the
Chamberlain Site.
Greater Cedar Valley Lisa Rivera Skubal, Director Participate in the
Alliance of Marketing redevelopment planning and
319.232.1156 marketing of the
Chamberlain Site.
Good Shepard Assisting in neighborhood
Neighborhood Association collaboration and
redevelopment planning
efforts.
Neighbors for Life (NFL) Assisting in neighborhood
Neighborhood Association collaboration and
redevelopment planning
efforts.
Waterloo Neighborhood Foster communications by
Coalition holding organizational
planning sessions and
presentations.
G. Reduction of Threats to Human Health and the Environment
1. The remedial actions on this site affect the environment in a positive manner by
providing data that the City can use to establish a cleanup plan, a plan that includes
cleanup alternatives, corresponding funding strategies and end-use designations.
This grant will be used to reduce the threats to human health and the environmental
by removing asbestos from the former Chamberlain site. Interim engineering
controls have been successfully implemented on the site to eliminate further
exposure to the site. A locked, eight foot chain link fence was repaired around the
site to restrict access. Long-term land use controls are proposed for the site once
the correction action has been implemented. A possible cap of the site or any
portion thereof (engineering control) and a groundwater restriction ordinance
(institutional control) could be implemented on the site. The engineering control will
be incorporated into the deed and required to be maintained. The City well
permitting process will enforce the Institution control
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2. The City of Waterloo will work with the Black Hawk County Health Department
and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to ensure protection of human health
and the environment. The Applicant has formed a successful partnership with the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources in the redevelopment of this Site. These
partnerships will guide the remediation and ultimately the redevelopment of this site.
3. Proposed Cleanup Plan and Costs (getting this information)
H. Leveraging of Additional Resources
1. The City of Waterloo has and will continue to donate staff time and funding to
address brownfields sites. Local economic development entities will provide
marketing services to assist in promoting redevelopment of the site. The former
Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site has been included in the Logan Avenue
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district to allow for additional sources of funds to be
invested toward redevelopment. The City of Waterloo will also commit general
revenues as appropriate to leverage additional funding to address this prominent
brownfields Site.
2. The City has an excellent reputation for securing and successfully managing
federal and state funding sources to address community needs including
brownfields. The City will seek out and commit available Economic Development
Administration (EDA) funding, Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED)
funding, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Economic Development Initiative
(HUD EDI) funding, as well as potential direct federal appropriations to address
funding gaps in the redevelopment process. Private development and brownfields
investment groups will also be pursued and committed. Waterloo has successfully
addressed similar funding gaps as part of its EPA Pilot and will utilize the lessons
learned and knowledge of funding sources to assure success with this project.
I. Programmatic Capability
1 . The City of Waterloo has successfully managed its EPA Assessment
Demonstration Pilot grant, Supplemental Assistance grant, and EPA Brownfields
Assessment Grants, and EPA Environmental Justice grant. Under the Brownfields
Pilot program, City staff successfully managed numerous Phase I and Phase II
environmental site assessments (ESA). The City's planning and development staff
has been trained in EPA quality assurance requirements as well as ASTM ESA
standards. The City will prepare and solicit requests for qualifications for consultants
to assist in managing all phases of the cleanup grant process.
The City can demonstrate the following accomplishments in their Brownfields
Redevelopment Initiative:
■ Securing a $1 million EPA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan
■ Secured $200,000 U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Demonstrate Pilot grant;
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■ Secured $150,000 in U.S. EPA Supplemental Assistance funds for the Pilot Area
initiatives;
■ Worked with local community college to obtain a $200,000 job training grant;
■ Secured $20,000 through EPA's Environmental Justice Small Grants Program;
■ Creation of an urban renewal district to assist in the redevelopment of the area in
November 1990;
■ Applying for and receiving a $2.5 million special purpose HUD grant to demolish
the Rath packing plant;
■ Securing a $750,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public Works
Grant;
■ Securing a $1 million EDA Special Purpose Grant;
■ Securing $691,750 from the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED)
through their Brownfields Program;
■ Securing another $400,000 from IDED for the demolition of the buildings on the
Construction Machinery Company site;
■ Secured $2,121,700 in Iowa DOT Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy Funds for
the reconstruction of the 18th Street Bridge in the Pilot Area;
■ Passed a local option sales tax of which $1,212,400 is designated for street
improvements in the Pilot Area;
■ Secured $1,718,600 in funding from the Black Hawk Metropolitan Area
Transportation Policy Board (MPO) for replacement of the 18th Street Bridge;
■ Received a $500,000 grant from the HUD Economic Development Initiative;
■ Received $200,000 in Planning Assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers directed at planning needs in the Pilot Area;
■ Secured $350,000 in funds from the Iowa DOT State Enhancement Fund;
■ Received a $150,000 MPO grant from INRCOG; and
■ Negotiated a lease agreement with the University of Northern Iowa Center for
Urban Education to locate in an abandoned railroad depot in the Pilot Area.
■ Received $350,000 to assess the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company
site.
■ Securing $200,000 to cleanup soil and groundwater contamination at the former
Construction Machinery Company Site.
■ Secured $400,000 to assess hazardous substance and petroleum contamination
in the downtown project area.
2. The City of Waterloo has successfully managed federal funds including those
from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), Economic Development Administration (EDA), and the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA). Waterloo has not had any adverse audit findings from an
OMB Circular A-133 audit, an audit conducted by a federal, state, or local
government inspector general or similar organization. The City of Waterloo has not
been required to comply with special "high risk" terms and conditions under agency
regulations implementing OMB Circular A-102. A recent EPA letter to the mayor
regarding desk review of EPA Assistance Agreements stated, "In general, the City
appears to have systems in place to manage the progress of the funded projects
and associated costs."
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3. The City of Waterloo is currently the recipient of three EPA Brownfields
Assessment, one Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) and one
Cleanup cooperative agreements and is in compliance with all required quarterly
progress reports and annual financial status reporting. These established lines of
communication will be used in any further brownfield grant administration. The
milestones defined in the cooperative agreements workplans for the grants are being
met.
4. Internal milestones will be defined in addition to those milestones documented in
a cooperative agreement with EPA upon funding award.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 : Site Plan
Attachment 2: Citizen Support Letters
Attachment 3: Letter from State Environmental Authority
Attachment 4: Outreach Activities
Attachment 5: Support Letters from Community-Based Organizations
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Attachment 1
Site Plan
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Attachment 2
Citizen Support Letters
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Attachment 3
Letter from State Environmental Authority
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Attachment 4
Outreach Activities
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Attachment 5
Support Letters from Community-Based Organizations
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