HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-1127-12/20/2010RESOLUTION NO. 2010-1127
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING
SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR
THE FY 2011 BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000.00
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo is interested in the economic
redevelopment of the former Francis Grout School, and
WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has provided initiatives for the
acquisition and sustainable reuse of Brownfields, and
WHEREAS, the Francis Grout School site is a brownfield as
defined by Iowa Administrative Code Section 261.65.2, and
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo is an entity eligible to
receive and has the ability to manage said funds, and has the
authority to carry out the work included in the application, and
WHEREAS, the City intends to use the award for the removal
of environmental hazards located on the property, and
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo, therefore, desires to apply
for the FY 2011 Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment Program award and
commits $305,000.00 as match for a total project cost of
$380,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that the State of Iowa Application for a
Brownfield Redevelopment Program in the amount of $75,000.00 as
referred in the preamble hereof, be and the same is hereby
approved as to form and content.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are
authorized to sign all documents and forms for said application
and that city staff is hereby authorized and directed to submit
such application to the State of Iowa for and on behalf of the
City of Waterloo.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th da of December, 2010.
est G. Clark, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Suz chares, CMC
City Clerk