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Consent   5.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Community Development
Meeting Date:
09/25/2018
Letter of Commitment for EPA Brownfield Grant Application
Submitted By:
Dan Coxworth, Community Development
Department:
Community Development
Division:
Development Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
Dan Coxworth
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
Director
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:

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Agenda Item Text:

Accept Letter of Commitment to have the Cochise County Board of Supervisors commitment to serve as the lead coalition member, grantee, fiscal agent for the Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant in the amount of $600,000, effective Fiscal Year 2019 and to be used over a three year period. 
 

Background:

The EPA offers a competitive grant that allows for brownfield inventory and assessment of properties with asbestos and lead-based paint.  Cochise County will lead a coalition of government agencies in Cochise County and coordinate efforts with a consultant to apply for and administer the grant.  The grant award is for $600k to be used over three years.  No matching requirement and the county may charge up to a 5% fee to administer the grant.  Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) between the County and coalition members is also necessary. Coalition members include Cochise County, City of Sierra Vista, City of Bisbee, and the City of Douglas. 

The goal is to assess properties and identify funding from the State or EPA to abate the property, thereby increasing the desirability of the property to developers for redevelopment or infill.

Department's Next Steps (if approved):

Include the signed letter of commitment in the grant application. 

Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:

Cochise County will not apply for the grant and therefore not receive funding from the EPA to inventory and assess brownfield properties in Cochise County for lead-based paint or asbestos. 

To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:

Please return the signed Letter of Commitment to Dan Coxworth, Development Services. 

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