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Update on Coal Ash Remediation at Police Station Property.
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Staff/Consultant: |
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Vencelin Harris, Emergency Management Coordinator |
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John Richardson, Community Resilience Officer |
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Steve Hart, Principal Hydrogeologist, Hart & Hickman |
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Overview: This memorandum summarizes background and options for remediating the coal combustion products (CCPs) at the 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. property.
Decision Points:
• Whether to Apply for Brownfields eligibility determination (non-binding)
• Options for next steps for public information and feedback
• When to return to Council
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That the Council authorize the Manager to:
1. Apply for a Brownfields eligibility determination (non-binding) through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ);
2. Hold three additional public meetings, each dedicated to one of the following: a public information meeting about environmental conditions and remediation; a public information meeting about redevelopment scenarios; and a meeting of the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Board; and
3. Return to Council, once a Letter of Eligibility (LOE) has been issued by NC DEQ, to share updates about the public meetings and ask the Council to decide whether to proceed with negotiating a Brownfields agreement or to determine an alternate path.
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• Staff Memorandum and Consultant’s Evaluation of Environmental Remediation Options |
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• Resolution |
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• Remedial Options Summary |
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• Fiscal Impacts |
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• Themes of Public Comments and Feedback |
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• Regulatory Timeline |
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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PRESENTERS: Maurice Jones, Town Manager
Dwight Bassett, Town Economic Development Officer
Vencelin Harris, Emergency Management Coordinator
John Richardson, Community Resilience Officer
Steve Hart, Principal Hydrogeologist, Hart & Hickman
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Manager to: (1) apply for a Brownfields eligibility determination (non-binding) through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, (2) hold additional public information meetings, and (3) once a Letter of Eligibility (LOE) has been made by NC DEQ, return to Council to share updates about the public meetings and ask Council to decide whether to proceed with a Brownfields agreement or take an alternate path.