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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 12-34RESOLUTION NO. 12-34 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,PINAL COUNTY,ARIZONA,APPROVING SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FEDERAL BROWNFIELDS FUNDS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY WIDE SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9601, Congress has made available $34 million in Brownfields Community Wide Assessment and Clean -Up Funds for 133 grants to local agencies, to include mitigation of petroleum products and hazardous substances; and WHEREAS, within the City of Apache Junctions ("City"), there are properties located throughout the community including in established Redevelopment Areas that in order to be marketable, need to be assessed for environmental compliance under federal and state law; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and City Council to comply with federal and state environmental laws as applicable to certain public property sites, as well as to assist private property owners to comply with federal and state environmental laws in order to enhance the marketability of certain parcels for redevelopment; and WHEREAS, the federal authority referenced above enables the City to fulfill its goals as stated above, by applying for up to $200,000 for Petroleum Products site assessments and clean-up costs and up to $200,000 for Hazardous Substances site assessments and clean-up costs; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS: 1.The submission of a grant application for federal Brownfields funds to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct environmental assessments on high priority Brownfields sites as identified in the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, is hereby authorized and approved. RESOLUTION NO. 12-34 PAGE 1 OF 2 2.City officers and employees, as delegated by the City Manager, are authorized and directed to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this resolution. 3.It is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Apache Junction that this resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS 16TH SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 16TH ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: to . RICHARD J. STERN City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 12-34 PAGE 2 OF 2 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAY OF OCTOBER , 2012. DAY OF OCTOBER , 2012. er / A L-1440ceree-•Gb JOHN S. INSALACO Mayor