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2. Landowner Meetings — Working with City staff, the consultant will meet with key underlying property owners to better understand the unique contamination, ownership � issues and plans for their site. The goal of this stage is to begin to develop parcel specific � strategies to work cooperatively with the property owner to move the site to a more � shovel ready status. � 3. Funding Analysis — One of the benefits to taking a strategic approach to browniields ., cleanup is that it is much easier to position the sites in an advantageous position for grant funding. Grant funding is competitive and can be complicated if some of the key data is unknown or other uncertainty. Based on the knowledge gained in the information consolidation phase and the property owner meetings, recommendations can be made to �r match the needs of the property to the appropriate funding sources on an appropriate �- timeline for the various grant funding cycles in order to maximize the use of outside grants. - 4. Ongoing support — Development has been occurring in the Twin Lakes area and one of the concerns that has been raised at times is what the best mechanism is for protecting the �� public interest regarding brownfield cleanup as well as how to analyze complex �� brownfield reports and response action plans, given that this skill set is not one normally :.� kept on the staff of a municipal government. By having a firm under contract to provide �� that additional technical support, the level of local oversight/understanding on brownfield t issues would be enhanced. . POLICY OBJECTIVE � The redevelopment of Twin Lakes and cleaning up brownfield properties. .� BUDGET IMPLICATIONS �. The projected $30,450 cost for the brownfield consultant will be paid for with the Tax Increment � Financing Hazardous Substance Subdistrict (TIF-HSS) funds. TIF-HSS funds are available �� public funds restricted for brownfield mitigation purposes. �� If any ongoing support tasks arise, they will be funded with the source appropriate for the � activity, such as developer escrow (development review), TIF-HSS, TIF, or the appropriate � capital improvement fund (if assisting on an infrastructure project). STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City enter into the attached agreement with Liesch Associates. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION �� Motion authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement E,� � with Liesch Associates for brownfield consulting services as outlined in Attachment A and subject to final City Attorney review and approval. Prepared by: Paul Bilotta, Community Development Director Attachments: A: Draft Professional Services Agreement Page 2 of 2