OSCEOLA BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

301 West Upton Avenue

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) took place at the County Courthouse on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 10:15 a.m. A quorum was not present. Since a quorum was not present, no motions were accepted. The following individuals were in attendance:

a. Rich Jacobs, Board Member

b. Bob Godbold, Board Member

c. Dan Massy, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Director and Recording Secretary

d. Lori Mitchell, Board Member

e. Shannon Schmidt, Board Member

f. Stephanie Smith, AKT Peerless Environmental Services

The following materials were provided prior to, or at the meeting:

a. December 16, 2009 Meeting Minutes (prior to and available at meeting)

b. Annual Conflict of Interest Recertification form (at meeting)

c. Page 3 of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Bylaws (at meeting)

d. Osceola County Brownfield Inventory (at meeting)

2. Approval of the Agenda:

Dan asked that “Consideration of Additional Properties for Phase I Assessments” be added as item 7b.

3. Public Comments: No members of the public were present.

4. Approval of the Minutes of December 16, 2009

The minutes from December 16, 2009 were reviewed. No corrections were needed.

5. 2010 Organizational Matters

a. Election of Officers

Without a quorum an election of officers was not able to take place; however, the process as stated in the bylaws (Article III, Section 2) was reviewed. There was general consensus that the process is too rigid and formal. Amending the bylaws will be addressed at the next meeting.

b. Meeting Dates

The frequency of meetings as well as the dates and times for 2010 were discussed. Everyone agreed we should keep monthly meetings on the third Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. If there is a lack of agenda items the meeting can be cancelled.

c. Review of Bylaws

Board members were given their Annual Conflict of Interest Recertification form.

6. Unfinished Business & Reports

a. Financial Reports

(1) Financial Report: There is no change from the last Quarterly Report submitted to the EPA.

(2) Budget Detail: None

(3) Bills in Excess of $250: None

b. Community Outreach

Dan sent a letter to the Reed City, City Manager offering to do Assessments in the city and allowing their Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to use our website.

c. Site Assessments

Since the last meeting Stephanie provided Dan with Site Access Agreements for five sites. The following actions were taken:

(1) PPG Building: Dan Elliott, Evart Local Development Finance Authority Project Officer, was contacted by phone. He was made aware of the program and a tri-fold brochure was sent. Based on the conversation the Site Access Agreement was not sent.

(2) Former Gas Station, 302 E. Gilbert St., LeRoy: The property owner, Gary Edstrom, was contacted by phone. The Site Access Agreement was sent by mail.

(3) Vacant Lot, 215 Mill St., Marion: Jack Nehmer, Village President was contacted by phone. He stated he felt similar type of work was in progress as there was a study going on near the property. Furthermore he felt the DDA would probably not be interested. The company conducting the study, Progressive Engineering, was contacted. Their work was different. Lori spoke with the DDA and they stated they were not interested at this time. Dan sent the Village President a tri-fold brochure for his future reference. Based on these conversations the Site Access Agreement was not sent.

(4) Former Evart Filling Station, 112 W. 7th St., Evart: The Board originally proposed to conduct a Phase I at 109 W. Seventh St.; however, after Stephanie investigated the property she felt this was a better location. It was placed on hold for discussion at the January meeting (see paragraph 7b).

(5) Hersey Party Store, 640 N. Main St., Hersey: A potential buyer is interested in this property. The current owner has the Site Access Agreement.

6. New Business & Communications

a. Report from Lake County Brownfield Authority Meeting

Dan attended the January 19th Lake County Brownfield Authority Meeting. Their meeting was similar to our meetings and their outreach material was similar to our material. He stayed afterwards for a Community Outreach meeting which they held for their new grant. At the meeting they reviewed the results of the grant which they just completed. It was interesting as it showed the impact that a Brownfield Program can have.

b. Consideration of Additional Properties for Phase I Assessments

The following properties were selected for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments pending Site Access Agreements from the property owners:

(1) Tiel Oil Company, 2704 Old US-131, Reed City

(2) Farmers Gas & Oil #18, 243 North Main St., Evart

(3) Former Evart Filing Station, 112 West Seventh St., Evart

7. Additional Public Comments: None

8. Conclusion

The meeting concluded at 11:35 a.m.

The next meeting of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is February 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the County Courthouse.

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Dan Massy, Director Date

Recording Secretary