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. . / J\:IEMORANOUi\I DATE: August 23, 2006 Agenda Item: 7C TO: Mayor and City Council Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator ~ j FR01\'I: Karcn Barton, Community Development Dircctoi" SUBJECf: Approval of Ramsey County Environmental Response Grant Contract on hehalf of Chesapeake Companies for the Property located at 1901 Gateway Blvd (former A TS site) . Back2round At the April 24, 2006 City Council meeting, Council approved resolutions 0(>-3 I and 06-32 authorizing the application for contamination clean-up grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Ramsey County, and thc Metropolitan Council, on behalf of Chesapeakc Companies fl.)!" Brownfield remediation at the former ATS site, 1901 Gateway Roulevard, suhject to the following conditions: 1. Execution or a secured reimbursement agreement between the City and Chesapeake Companies, in a /l.mn approved by the City Attorney; 2. Execution of a performancc agreement between the City and Chesapeake Companies, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and 3. Chesapeake Companies must apply for a Final Plan approval prior to any grant- related remediation work heing started on the site. Discussion The City has heen notified of approval of the full funding requested rrom each of the three agencies, and to date, has rcceived contracts from DEED, the Met Council and recently, Ramsey County. The City Council has previously approved the contracts with DEED and the Met Council at thcir August 28 meeting. We have also rcceived a sccured reimbursement and performancc agreement and application has been made I(H the Final Plan approval from . Chesapeake Companics, as required in the conditions of the grant applications.