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 Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 10:10 a.m. The following individuals were in attendance:

a. Gary Bailey, Board Member

b. Jim Belcher, Board Member

c. Dave Bisbee, Board Member

d. Jill Halladay, Board Member

e. Stephanie Horn; Environmental Consultant, AKT Peerless Environmental Services

f. Rich Jacobs, Board Member

g. Dan Massy; MSU Extension, Board Director and Recording Secretary

h. Lori Mitchell, Board Member

i. Shannon Schmidt, Board Member

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

a. Meeting Agenda (prior to and available at meeting)

b. April 28, 2010 Meeting Minutes (prior to and available at meeting)

c. Environmental Site Assessment Status Chart (provided at meeting)

d. Recognized Environmental Conditions section from the Phase I Environmental Assessment for C & N Supply (pg. 19), 101/103 E. Church St. (pg. 20), and 135 E. Bittner Ave. (pg. 25-27) (provided at meeting)

e. Financial Status Report & Measures of Success from EPA Quarterly Report #9 for both the Hazardous Substance and Petroleum Substance grants (provided at meeting)

2. Approval of the Agenda:

(10-26) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Rich Jacobs, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

3. Public Comments: There were no members of the public present.

4. Approval of the Minutes of April 28, 2010

(10-27) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Gary Bailey, to approve the minutes from April 28, 2010 as written. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Unfinished Business & Reports

a. Financial Reports

(1) Follow-up Conversation with Alan Baumann; EPA, Region 5: Dan stated that right after our last board meeting he received an email from Alan Baumann telling us the EPA would not be pulling our Hazardous Assessment grant at this time.

(2) EPA Quarterly Report #9, Budget Schedule: Board members reviewed the Budget Schedule from EPA Quarterly Report #9 for both the Hazardous Substance Assessment and Petroleum Assessment grants. There was discussion concerning the lack of expenditures as compared to the proposed timeline; however, the Board felt this would somewhat correct itself with the number of projects that are in progress. Quarterly Report #9 is on file.

(3) Bills in Excess of $250: Five bills in excess of $250 were presented.

(10-28) A motion was made by Gary Bailey, supported by Lori Mitchell, to approve payment of $2,200 to AKT Peerless for “Professional services rendered and project costs incurred to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at 101-103 East Church Street, Tustin, Michigan.” Motion carried unanimously.

(10-29) A motion was made by Gary Bailey, supported by Dave Bisbee, to approve payment of $2,100 to AKT Peerless for “Professional services rendered and project costs incurred to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at 135 East Bittner Avenue, Reed City, Michigan.” Motion carried unanimously.

(10-30) A motion was made by Gary Bailey, supported by Dave Bisbee, to approve payment of $2,200 to AKT Peerless for “Professional services rendered and project costs incurred to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at 22826 US-10 Highway, Reed City, Michigan.” Motion carried unanimously.

(10-31) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Gary Bailey, to approve payment of $2,200 to AKT Peerless for “Professional services rendered and project costs incurred to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment with limited hazardous materials sampling at 21224 Sylvan Road, Lincoln Township, Michigan.” Motion carried unanimously.

(10-32) A motion was made by Gary Bailey, supported by Lori Mitchell, to approve payment of $4,807.50 to AKT Peerless for “Professional services rendered and project costs incurred to conduct a Phase II Site Investigation at 640 North Main Street, Hersey, Michigan.” Motion carried unanimously.

b. Measures of Success

The EPA has a section in the Quarterly Report titled Measures of Success. Dan reviewed and the Board discussed the indicators which are tracked in this section.

c. Site Assessments in Progress

The Environmental Site Assessment Status Chart was used to review the status of all approved projects. The Environmental Site Assessment Status Chart is attached.

(1) The Phase I report for 21224 Sylvan Road was received. A Phase II is not required.

(2) The Phase I report for 135 E. Bittner was received. A Phase II is required. .

(10-33) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Gary Bailey, to conduct a Phase II at 135 E. Bittner. Motion carried unanimously.

(3) The Phase I report for 22826 US-10 was received. A Phase II is not required.

(4) The Phase I report for 101 & 103 E. Church St. was received. A Phase II is required.

(10-34) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Shannon Schmidt, to conduct a Phase II at 101 & 103 E. Church St. Motion carried unanimously.

6. New Business & Communications

a. Potential Sites

The Environmental Site Assessment Status Chart was used to review potential new projects. The Environmental Site Assessment Status Chart is attached.

(1) Vacant Lot, Former Site of Hersey General Store: The owner of the site of the former Hersey General Store asked the site be assessed. The owner states he will be placing the property up for sale within the next year.

(10-35) A motion was made by Rich Jacobs, supported by Gary Bailey, to conduct a Phase I at the lot of the former Hersey General Store. Motion carried unanimously.

(2) Former NABCO Building, Church St., Reed City: A potential new business is looking to move into the vacant NABCO Building on Church St. in Reed City. The Reed City Brownfield Redevelopment Authority previously completed a Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA); however, the ESAs are over 6 months old and need to be updated.

(10-36) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Gary Bailey, to update the previous Phase I conducted at the vacant NABCO Building on Church St. in Reed City. Motion carried unanimously.

(3) 243 N. Main St., Evart: The County owns this property through tax reversion.

(10-37) A motion was made by Dave Bisbee, supported by Gary Bailey, to conduct a Phase I at 243 N. Main St., Evart. Motion carried unanimously.

b. Other: None

7. Additional Public Comments: None

8. Adjournment

(10-38) A motion was made by Rich Jacobs, supported by Gary Bailey, to adjourn at 11:50 a.m. Motion carried unanimously.

The next meeting of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is June 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the County Courthouse.

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Dan Massy, Director Date

Recording Secretary