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IOWA
Michael Tramontina, Director
changing Iowa Department of Economic Development
FY09
Brownfield
Program Application
Business Development Division
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Completed forms with attachments should be sent to:
E-mail: brownfields@iowalifechanging.com
Mail: Iowa Department of Economic Development
ATTN: Matt Rasmussen
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Fax: 515.242.4795
Questions? Need assistance? Contact Matt Rasmussen, Program Manager at 515.242.4906.
PART 1: APPLICANT/SPONSORSHIP/OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Applicant: City of Waterloo, Iowa
Street Address: 715 Mulberry Street
City: Waterloo State: Iowa Zip Code: 50703
Contact Person: Noel Anderson, Community Planning and Development Director
Telephone Number: 319-291-4366 Fax Number: 319-291-4262
Email Address: noel.anderson@waterloo-ia.org
Signature: e-Yr
Applicant Sponsor(if required):
Street Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Contact Person:
Telephone Number: Fax Number:
Email Address:
Signature:
Property Owner(if different than applicant):
Street Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Contact Person:
Telephone Number: Fax Number:
Email Address:
Signature:
PART 2: TYPE OF APPLICATION
(Please check one)
® City or County
I I Site Owner with Sponsorship of City or County
❑ Non-Site Owner with Title Transfer Agreement
❑ City or County
❑ Other with City or County Sponsorship
Note:Attach copy of city/county resolution for application and/or sponsorship. If the application is
from a non-site owner,please attach the title transfer agreement.
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PART 3: ELIGIBILITY
1 a.) Is the project a brownfield site as defined under Iowa Administrative Code(261) Chapter 65. 2? X®Yes
❑ No
1 b.) Is the proposed site abandoned? Z Yes I I No
1c.) Is the proposed site underutilized? I Yes ❑ No
ld.) Is there evidence of contamination on the proposed site? ®Yes ❑ No
2) Is the site proposed to be included on the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) program list? ❑Yes ® No
3a.) Does the site have contaminants that car be addressed under the state's Leaking Underground Storage Tank(LUST)
program? ❑ Yes ® No
3b.) Does the site have other non-LUST contaminants that may be involved within the scope of the project? ® Yes ❑ No
4) Is the financial assistance request no more than 25%of the total project cost? ®Yes ❑ No
5)Will the applicant use the proceeds of any assistance received for acquisition, remediation, or redevelopment of brownfield
sites? ®Yes [I No
PART 4: TYPE AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
Amount of assistance requested: $250,000
Total project cost: $
Form of Assistance Requested (check appropriate form):
❑ Loan
• Forgivable loan
❑ Loan guarantee
® Grant
❑ Indemnification
❑ Other:
Has the Applicant applied for or received funds from any other federal, state, county or city governmental entities? List sources
and provided funding status.
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Yes, this is Phase 3 of the Chamberlain demolition. .The City of Waterloo has established a network of working relatinships
among Federal, State and local governments. To date the City has expended over$540,000 in demolition and $997,000(actual
and estimated)on the reconstruction of E 4th street, in addition to critical EPA Brownfields Assessment funding($350,000)
Waterloo has received to address this site. For Phase 3 the community has also devoted local option sales tax funding to
reconstruct or overlay streets surrounding the subject site in the amount of 706,000(Attachment B). In addition, the City has
appropriated $150,000 in General Obligation bonds for the demolition of the Chamberlain Manufacturing Company site
(Attachment B). The estimated cost to raze the delapitated buildings on the Chamberlain site exceeds$1 million. This is
anticipated to be the final phase of demolition.
PART 5: BUSINESS PLAN SECTION
5a. Use of Funds Financing by Source(Use sources as identified in part 5b)
Activity Cost Source A Source B Source C Source D Source E Source F
Site Investigation
Site Remediation
Monitoring
Site Acquisition
Rehabilitation
Utilities
Other
Infrastructure
Demolition $400,000 $250,000 $150,000
St, reconstruction $706,000 $706,000
Other
Subtotal: $1,106,000
New Construction
Machinery&
Equip
Other
Subtotal:
Total: $1,106,000 $250,000 $150,000 $706,000
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5b. Terms of Proposed Financing
(Attach documentation verifying all sources of funds)
Amount Type Rate Term
Source(Include all sources in part 5a)
Source A: Brownfield Redevelopment Fund $200,000 Grant/forgivable Zero percent
loan interest for ten
years with no
principal or
interest for the
ten years
Source B: $150,000 City of Waterloo
GO Bonds
Source C: $706,000 City of Waterloo
Local Option tax
Source D:
Source E:
Source F:
Total: $1,106,000
If assistance is awarded, does sufficient funding exist to complete remediation of the site? ®Yes No
If no, describe how the project will be completed to effectively redevelop the site.
PART 6: PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Provide Legal Description of the property:
LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN PARTS OF BLKS NOS 1, 10,AND 11 LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS,
BLKS 10, 11, 15 AND 16 ENTERPRISE PLACE, BLK 6 NORTH WATERLOO PLACE, THE SW QTR SEC 13 T 89 R 13 AND
VAC STREETS AND ALLEYS DESC AS FOL: BEG AT NW COR LOT 16 BLK 10 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH E ALONG
SLY LINE ANITA ST DIST OF 138 FT TH N DIST OF 547.46 FT TO NW COR LOT 1 BLK 1 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH
E DIST OF 178.05 FT TO NW COR BLK 10 SAID ENTERPRISE PLACE TH N DIST OF 50 FT TO SW COR BLK 9 SAID
ENTERPRISE PLACE TH E ALONG NLY LINE VAC LOUISE ST DIST OF 324 FT TO SW COR BLK 8 SAID ENTERPRISE
PLACE TH S DIST OF 50 FT TO NW COR BLK 11 SAID ENTERPRISE PLACE TH E ALONG SLY LINE LOUISE ST DIST OF
99.88 FT TH S DIST OF 191.30 FT TH S 37 DEG 41 MIN 53 SEC E DIST OF 380.80 FT TO SW COR BLK 12 SAID
ENTERPRISE PLACE TH S DIST OF 204 FT TO NLY LINE BLK 16 SAID ENTERPRISE PLACE TH S 32 DEG 37 MIN 07 SEC
W DIST OF 492.37 FT TH S 14 DEG 45 MIN 05 SEC E DIST OF 239.21 FT TH N 76 DEG 47 MIN 05 SEC W DIST OF 14.81
FT TH S 10 DEG 43 MIN 42 SEC W DIST OF 40 FT TO NLY LINE WL00 RR CO TH WLY ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SLY
AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 1838.82 FT AND LONG CHORD BEARING N 84 DEG 36 MIN 33 SEC W DIST OF 342.55 FT TH
W ALONG SAID NLY ROW LINE DIST OF 399.21 FT TO ELY LINE E 4TH ST TH N ALONG ELY LINE E 4TH ST DIST OF
188.92 FT TO NW COR LOT 9 BLK 11 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH E DIST OF 119.54 FT TO NE COR LOT 9 BLK 11
SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH S DIST OF 149.89 FT TO SE COR LOT 7 BLK 11 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH E
DIST OF 14 FT TO SW COR LOT 6 BLK 11 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH N DIST OF 359.80 FT TO SW COR LOT 8 BLK
10 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH W DIST OF 14 FT TO SE COR LOT 9 BLK 10 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS TH TH N
ALONG ELY LINE LOT NOS 9 AND 10 BLK 10 SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS DIST OF 65.03 FT TH W DIST OF 121.40 FT
TO ELY LINE E 4TH ST TH N ALONG ELY LINE E 4TH ST A DIST OF 335.28 FT TO PT OF BEG AND ALSO LOT 12 BLK 11
SAID LOGAN DALE HEIGHTS
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Provide site description*(size, location, current and past activity on site, etc.)
The Black Hawk County Assessor's Office lists the site as containing 22.8 acres. The site is located along the east side of East
Fourth Street, south of Donald Street and north and west of Gates Park. (See Attachment C). Residences adjoin the Site
immediately to the West; parkland and open space surround the Site in other directions.
The site has a manufacturing history dating back to the early 1900s. The Site was involved in metal fabrication and utilized
PCB materials and other hazardous materials including solvents, cutting oils, electroplating baths,circuit board washings and
heavy metals. The site is currently vacant and owned by the City of Waterloo.
*Please attach map and pictures of the site and surrounding area.
List the potential known or suspected contamination present on the project site:
® Soil
Z Groundwater
n Surface Water
❑Air
® Other:
Does contamination exist throughout the site or in specific areas on the site?
Based on the Phase II ESA completed (see attachment D) ,groundwater and soil contamination are present throughout the site.
The City and EPA continue to work with the responsible party to determine the exact extent of contamination impact on the site.
Does Contamination extend beyond the property boundaries?
Based on a supplemental Phase II ESA completed in September 2005(see Attachment D), groundwater contamination is
documented to have migrated on to adjacent properties. The extent to which the surrounding properties have been impacted by
this contamination is unknown at this time, however, investigation is currently underway. The City of Waterloo and EPA
continue to work with the responsible party to determine to what extent the contamination has impacted the adjacent properties.
To what degree have the site contaminates and remediation activities been identified by the applicant?(Check all that apply and
provide a brief description)
Have any of the following been conducted:
® Phase I Environmental Assessment(attach copy)
❑ Phase I Environmental Assessment(attach copy)
❑ Phase I Environmental Assessment(attach copy)
❑ LUST Investigation Assessment Tier I/and or II (attach copy)
I I Risk Based Corrective Action Plan (attach copy)
® Other: Supplemental Phase II ESA(see attachment D)
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Project Implementation: Fully describe the project including acquisition, environmental remediation activities, brownfield
redevelopment and a project implementation schedule. (exhibits may be included but not substituted for this narrative which is
limited to two pages)
The Chamberlain Manufacturing Company ceased operations in Waterloo circa 1994. The site has remained predominantly
vacant since the closing. At the request of many of the surrounding residents, the City of Waterloo applied for an EPA
Brownfields to start to investigate the environmental issues associated with the former Chamberlain Manufacturing Company
(Chamberlain)site. In October 2003, the City of Waterloo received an EPA Brownfields Assessment grant of$300,000 and in
May 2004 performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment(ESA). The Phase I ESA indicated significant environmental
concerns on the site and a Phase II ESA was performed in August 2004. The Phase II indicated contamination was present in
both the groundwater and soil on the site. An additional$50,000 was awarded from EPA to continue assessment work at the
Site. The former property owner donated the Site to the City of Waterloo in December 2005. Prior to the property transfer, the
property owner removed approximately 100 55-gallon barrels of used hydraulic oil and other tanks located throughout the site.
The City is working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources(IDNR) and EPA to determine the extent to which the
contamination has impacted the Site, migrated off site and the impact of the surrounding properties. The City has the
responsibility to remove the above ground hazards of the dilapidated buildings. The City is in the process of preparing a
redevelopment plan for the Site that is compatible with the surrounding property uses and other plans developed for other areas
of the city. The former Chamberlain site continues to be a top priority in the City of Waterloo's comprehensive brownfield
redevelopment intiative. The redevelopment of the former Chamberlain site will be an important component to the Hwy 63
corridor redevelopment as well as the redevelopment of the Logan Plaza.
The City proposes to utilize Iowa Brownfields Funding to demolish portions of the former Chamberlain Manufacturing
Corporation site which are deteroiating and collapsing causing a dangerous nuisance to the surrounding community. The
former Chamberlain site is surrounded to the east and south by a municipal park and golf course. The properties immediately to
the east and north are residential. The structures as they currently exist represent an extreme health and safety hazard to
anyone on the site(see photos in attachment C). The estimated cost of removing the buildings from the Site exceeds$1 million.
By removing the actual contaimination and the stigma associated with this site, the City will be in a far stronger position to
transition this property into an asset that contributes to a more sustainable neighborhood rather than continue to have
detrimental impacts to the surrounding area.
Project Implementation Schedule: Identify sigrificant project milestone dates. (Start date, midpoint
progress check, and project completion date)
Site donated to the City December 2005
Finalize contract with IDED for Brownfield Redevelopment Program Funding May 2009
Complete Demolition Specifications December 2009
Let Bids for Demolition January 2010
Complete Demolition December 2010
Secure Development Interest in Site 2011
PART 7: ESTIMATED COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT IMPACTS
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Current assessed value of the brownfield site: $
The current assessed value of this parcel is$733,050 with the building and land value being $584,840 and$149,110
respectively.As the site is partially demolished the building value will be removed at completion of the project.
Project assessed value of the brownfield site after project completion: $
As the characterization of the site is currently underway and the remediation has not been determined the projected value of the
site cannot be calculated. However the successful clearance of the Chamberlain plant will remove the negative influence on the
adjacent property values and increase the probability for additional commercial development in the neighborhood.
As applicable, describe the private investment on the site as a result of the remediation:
Once the demolition and remediation of this site are complete, the City will land bank this property for future development
opportunities that are compatible with the adjacent uses.At this time it is planned to develop the property as open space as the
adjacent uses are single family residential and parks.
As Applicable, List the type of full time job positions, wages and benefits to be paid as a private investment after the brownfield
site is redeveloped:
It does not appear that private investment will occur as a result of this demolition. However, as a part of the City's desire to
prepare the property for reuse, the City will consider the wages , benefits, and other factors associated with the type of jobs a
prospective business might offer prior to development.
As Applicable, describe any anticipated ancillary(offsite) private and/or public investment that will occur as a result of
remediation of the site:
The former Chamberlain site is surrounded by predominately low income, high minority, and residential neighborhoods. These
residents have had to bear the indirect and direct adverse effects of this abandoned nuisance project for over the past decade.
The site is severely deteriorated, contains numerous structurally unsound buildings, is plagued by environmental contaminants,
and has been known to harbor illegal activities. The indirect effects of this site include devaluation of the surrounding housing
stock, reduced value and disinvestments in business in the surrounding area, and the detrimental psychological burden on
residents, business owners and patrons of the area.
As the site is redeveloped, businesses in the area will be less reluctant to invest and improve their properties knowing their
properties will hold value(versus decline in value). The City has committed nearly$2,000,000 in the reconstruction of the roads
that provide access to and from the subject site and plans to target the area surrounding the site for the next six years. In
addition the Iowa DOT has programmed$11,000,000 for the reconstruction of US 63 four blocks to the west. That improvement
will also increase the marketability of the area.
Describe the potential for the project to promote viable community reuse and/or economic development in the area of the site:
(use a five year timeframe)
Once the dilapidated buildings are removed, the site can once again support a use that is compatible to the surrounding uses.
Actual redevelopment of the site will not occur for about two years because of the expected site investigation,characterization,
risk assessment, cleanup, and demolition time requirements. By year four and five the City expects to see the reinvestment in
this site to be economically linked to and foster growth in adjacent economic development areas throughout this neighborhood.
Is the project located in an economic development enterprise zone? ❑ Yes ® No
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