REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 13, 2018
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, AICP, HDFP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: DREW WILSON, Planner III
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
Authorizing the Director of the Development and Resource Management Department to enter into a consultant services agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to prepare an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Grant application and provide implementation assistance in an amount not to exceed $600,000.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to prepare an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Grant application and provide implementation assistance in an amount not to exceed $600,000 and authorize the execution of related documents by the Director of the Development and Resource Management Department or designee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agreement includes both the writing of the EPA Brownfields grant application and the project management and consulting required to implement the grant. If the grant application is not successful, there is no cost to the City for the grant application. Successful application and securing of the EPA Brownfields grant would further plan implementation and redevelopment efforts in the Downtown, Southwest and Southeast Fresno by funding activities such as Phase 1 site assessments, public outreach, economic feasibility analyses, area-wide planning, and site remediation.
BACKGROUND
General Plan Consistency
On December 18, 2014, the City Council adopted the Fresno General Plan. Policy UF-1-e Unique Neighborhoods, calls for the promotion and protection of unique neighborhoods and mixed use areas th...
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