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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />Staff Approval: <br />JS/TP <br /> <br />Item Description: Support for a Department of Employment and Economic <br />Development (DEED) grant at 2959 Hamline Avenue (PF3676) <br /> <br />City Manager Approval: <br /> <br />DATE: 09/11/06 <br />Item No: <br />Agenda Section: <br /> <br />1.0 REQUESTED ACTION: <br /> <br />1.1 The Mounds View School District has requested the City Council's support for its in its <br />application for an environmental clean-up grant with the Department of Employment and <br />Economic Development for their property at 2959 Hamline Avenue. <br /> <br />2.0 BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />2.1 Mounds View School District has been working toward redeveloping their former offices <br />at 2959 Hamline A venue for approximately two years. This past year they entered into an <br />agreement with Moser Homes and Zawadski Homes to pursue the redevelopment of the <br />subject parcel from the former office to a residential use. <br /> <br />2.2 During the inspection of the site in preparation ofa Phase I Environmental study, it was <br />discovered that certain forms of contamination existed on site and within the structure <br />which must be removed prior to any redevelopment occurring. <br /> <br />2.3 Based on this information and the cost of environmental clean-up, the Mounds View <br />School District has determined that it is in their and the City's best interest to apply for an <br />environmental grant with DEED to assist with the parcels environmental clean-up in <br />preparation for redevelopment. <br /> <br />2.4 Typically cities offer support for private grants through many of the state agencies, and <br />the request by the Mounds View School District is a worthy request. <br /> <br />3.0 SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> <br />3.1 ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUPPOTING the Mounds View District's attempt to obtain <br />a DEED grant to assist with the environmental clean-up of their property at 2959 Hamline <br />A venue. <br /> <br />Attachment - Draft Resolutions and District request <br />Prepared by: City Planner Thomas Paschke - 651-7927074 <br />