RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF GRANT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY FOR AN
ASSESSMENT GRANT TO BE USED FOR LOCATING, DOCUMENTING AND ESTABLISHMENT
OF THRESHOLD WATER QUALITY FOR
WATER WELLS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE OR FORMER
BELLAIRE SANITATION SITE
WHEREAS,
the City has been pursuing the revitalization of certain property which
has commonly been referred to as the
former Bellaire Sanitation site which is currently owned by Waste Management;
and
WHEREAS,
during the course of pursuing revitalization of the property the Environment
Protection Agency was authorized
by Congress to administer funding of the Brownfields Revitalization
and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Grant meets the criteria to be an applicant for a grant and
loans which would be used to revitalize the
Bellaire Sanitation site; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Grant also qualifies to apply for an Assessment Grant which
would be used for locating,
documenting and establishing base line thresholds for water quality
in the surrounding wells near the Waste Management site; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Grant desires to adopt a resolution supporting its application
for the Assessment Grant pursuant to
the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of
2001 to the Environmental Protection Agency.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Grant hereby strongly supports
the application by the City to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an Assessment Grant which
would be used to locate, document, and establish baseline
water quality in the wells surrounding.
IT
IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to sign
and submit the appropriate application
to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for funding of the Assessment
Grant under the Brownfields Revitalization and
Environmental Restoration Act of 2001 and to sign any other documents
which they deem are necessary to make the application.
WHEREUPON,
a vote, being taken upon a motion by Vanzwol and seconded by Councilperson
Schwarze, the following
members voted in favor: Carr, Welander, Vanzwol, Schwarze, Gangnon.
and the following voted against: None.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grant this 10th day of December, 2002.
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Thomas Carr, Mayor
ATTEST: Barb Bartholdi, City Clerk