OSCEOLA BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Reed City, MI 49677
231-832-7397
Fax 231-832-3381
1. Call to Order
A meeting of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority Board (Board) was called to order at the
a. Gary Baily, Board Member
b. Jim Belcher, Board Member
c. Diane Bush, Board Member (arrived after agenda item 3)
d. Bob Godbold, Board Member
e. Dan Massy, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Director and Board Recording Secretary
f. Lori Mitchell, Board Member
g. Stephanie Smith; Consultant, AKT Peerless Environmental Services
h.
Dave
Van Haaren; Regional Manager-Mid
The following materials were provided prior to, or at the meeting:
a. April 15, 2009 Meeting Minutes (provided prior to and at meeting)
b. May 20, 2009 Meeting Minutes (provided prior to and at meeting)
c. Petroleum Substance Assessment Grant, Quarterly Report No. 5 Financial Report (provided prior to and at meeting)
d. Hazardous Substance Assessment Grant, Quarterly Report No. 5 Financial Report (provided prior to and at meeting)
e. Petroleum Assessment Grant & Hazardous Substances Assessment Budget Detail (provided by AKT Peerless at meeting)
f. Pages 33-36 of the Neal’s Service Phase I Report (provided by AKT Peerless at meeting)
g. Proposed Phase II Costs for: Former Neal’s Service (provided by AKT Peerless at meeting)
h. Requests for Phase I Environmental Assessments, Policy 09-01 (DRAFT) (provided prior to and at meeting)
i. Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Board Listing (provided at meeting)
2. Approval of the Agenda: The agenda was approved without additions.
3 Public Comments: No members of the public were present.
4. Approval of the Minutes of April 15, 2009
and May 20, 2009
(09-19) Motion by Lori Mitchell,
supported by Gary Bailey, to approve the April 15, 2009 Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority Board meeting minutes as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
(09-20) Motion by Gary Bailey,
supported by Lori Mitchell, to approve the May 20, 2009 Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority Board meeting minutes as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
5. Unfinished
Business & Reports
a. Financial Reports
(1) Financial Report: Dan provided copies of Quarterly Report No. 5 for both the Petroleum and Hazardous Substances grants. A copy of each report is on file as part of the Quarterly Report filed with the United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
(2) AKT Peerless: Dave went over the Budget Detail that was provided to each Board Member.
(a) Several of the Tasks went slightly over the original budget (see handout).
(b) Each of the slightly over budget Tasks are complete; however, there could be additional work to the Brownfield Inventory if a number of new sites are found.
(c) Although there are several slight overages each is well within what we budgeted for in the Work Plan.
(09-21) Motion by Jim Belcher, supported by Bob Godbold, to authorize the overages presented in the July 15, 2009 Budget Detail. Motion carried unanimously.
(3) Bills in Excess of $250: Dan presented bills in excess of $250.
(09-22) Motion
by Diane Bush, supported by Bob Godbold, to pay the
(09-23) Motion
by Diane Bush, supported by Bob Godbold, to pay AKT
Peerless Environmental Services $2,601.30 for the Hazardous Substance Inventory
& the QAPP and Petroleum Inventory and QAPP. Motion
carried unanimously.
(09-24) Motion
by Bob Godbold, supported by Gary Bailey, to pay AKT
Peerless Environmental Services $2,100 for a Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment. Motion carried unanimously.
b. Status
of
Stephanie stated the
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is currently in progress. There was nothing else to add at this time.
c. Status of Neal’s Service Project
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) has been completed. Stephanie provided a handout of Recommendations and Conclusions from the Phase I ESA. Based on the findings the site is a candidate for a Phase II ESA.
(09-25) Motion by Bob Godbold, supported by Gary Bailey, to conduct a Phase II
ESA at
d. Status
of Hersey Project
Stephanie spoke with a realtor who is representing the property owner. The property owner is not interested in the program.
e. Policy 09-01, Requests for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
Dan presented the revised DRAFT Policy 09-01, Requests for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments to the Board. It was pointed out that a change should be made to the paragraph that discusses the actions the board will take after it reaches a decision (paragraph IV.f.). The Board discussed how it felt the issue should be addressed and the proper wording.
(09-26) Motion by Bob Godbold, supported by Gary Bailey, to approve Policy 09-01, Requests for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments contingent upon making the correction that was noted.
f. Establishment of Land Bank Authority
Dan briefed the Board on where he thinks the County is at concerning the establishment of a Land Bank Authority. Dan does not believe the County views it as a priority; therefore he does not think it will happen in the near future. On top of this there is not one or more current problems that can be pointed to that a Land Bank can fix.
6. New Business & Communications
a. Meeting with Alan Baumann
In June Dan met with Alan Baumann, EPA Project Officer. The purpose of the meeting was just to get to
know each other and have an opportunity to ask questions. Nothing unusual came out of the meeting;
however, in a follow-up email he did ask that all future Environmental Site
Assessments be mailed to him on CDs.
b.
Letter from
Terry Grabow
A letter of resignation, effective June 5, 2009, was received from Terry Grabow.
c. Selection of New Projects
The Board discussed selecting a site for its next Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). Particular
attention was given to the former Road Commission Garage on
(09-27) A motion was made
by Bob Godbold, supported by Gary Bailey, to approve,
contingent upon the approval of the property owner, a Phase I ESA at the former
Road Commission Garage in
d. Marketing Ideas
Now that we have properties with completed Environmental Site Assessments, Dan brought forth the idea of remarketing the Brownfield Program. Other Board members agreed. Ideas included letters to realtors, tri-fold brochures, and a traveling display board that could be used in various ways. Dave will send Dan some example tri-fold/marketing material.
7. Additional Public Comments: None
8. Adjournment
(09-28) A motion was made
by Gary Bailey, supported by Bob Godbold, to adjourn
at 12:10 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.
The next meeting of the Osceola County
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is August 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in
the
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Dan Massy, Director Date
Recording Secretary