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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Agenda Item: 8A <br /> <br />August 23, 2006 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator <br /> <br />Karen Barton, Community Development Director~---" <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Approval of Brownfield Remediation Grant Contracts on behalf of Chesapeake <br />Companies for the Property located at 1901 Gateway Blvd (former ATS site) <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />At the April 24, 2006 City Council meeting, Council approved resolutions 06-31 and 06-32 <br />authorizing the application for contamination elean-up grants from the Minnesota Department of <br />Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Ramsey County, and the Metropolitan <br />Council, on behalf of Chesapeake Companies for Brownfield remediation at the former A TS site, <br />1901 Galeway Boulevard, subject to the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. Execution of a sccured reimbursement agreement between the City and Chesapeake <br />Companies, in a form approved by the City Attorney; <br />2. Execution of a perfornlance agreement between the City and Chesapeake Companies, <br />in a form approved by the City Attorney; and <br />3. Chesapeake Companies must apply for a Final Plan approval prior to any grant- <br />related remediation work being started on the site. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The City has been notified of approval of the full funding requested from each of the three <br />agencies, and to date, has received contracts from DEED and the Met Council. We have also <br />received a secured reimbursement and performance agreement from Chesapeake Companies, as <br />required in the conditions of the grant applications. <br /> <br />City Attorney Jerry Filla has reviewed and approved the reimbursement and performance <br />agreement, as well as the grant contracts. <br />