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Approve a Reimbursement Resolution and Project Ordinance Amendment to Adjust the Municipal Services Center Project Budget.
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Staff:
Department:
Dwight Bassett, Economic Development Officer
Economic Development
Amy Oland, Assistant Director of Business Management
Business Management
Overview: The Town identified the coal ash contamination of the current police department property in 2013. Since this discovery, the Town has engaged with environmental counsel to conduct site testing. In 2017, the Town received communication from NC DEQ that it was time to proceed with a remediation plan for the property. Since that initial communication, the Town has considered various options to future uses including private development and Town ownership. In preparation for determining whether the Town remediates the property under an Administrative Agreement or partners with a private developer to use the Brownfield designation, there are additional steps that need to be determined in order to proceed. Funding is required to complete the 1) concept planning, 2) remediation plan and 3) Brownfield application. These steps are required by NC DEQ to avoid interim remediation actions at the Town's expense.
Recommendation(s):
* That the Council adopt the attached reimbursement resolution for the Municipal Services Center Project; and
* That the Council enact the attached project ordinance amendment to adjust the Municipal Services Center Project budget for reimbursement of continued remediation of the current police station property.
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Key Issues:
* Time sensitive work to satisfy NC DEQ requirements for remediation plan.
* Numerous questions to define future steps to satisfy remediation.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Funds from the Municipal Services Center Project would be reallocated for remediation related expenses at the current police station property in the amount of $425,000 and would later be reimbursed when the Town issues the installment financin...
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