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14.C.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:: 11/06/2012
From:: Karl Eberhard, Comm Design & Redevelopment Mgr

Information

TITLE:

Consideration of Intergovernmental Agreement(s): Arizona Route 66 Coalition Communities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2012 Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

If the City Council has accepted the grant funding, approve four Intergovernmental Agreements between the City of Flagstaff and the City of Winslow, the City of Holbrook, Coconino County, and Navajo County.

Policy Decision or Reason for Action:

These Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs), formally establish the coalition of Arizona Route 66 Communities that will be participating in the grant.

Subsidiary Decisions Points: Acceptance of Grant Funding: Arizona Route 66 Coalition Communities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2012 Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant.

Financial Impact:

None.

Connection to Council Goal:

Effective governance.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

No.

Options and Alternatives

1. Approve the Intergovernmental Agreements.

2. Do not approve the Intergovernmental Agreements.

Background/History:

Prior to this item, the City Council considered the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $700,000 from United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) known as the Arizona Route 66 Coalition Communities EPA 2012 Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant. Please see the associated Staff Report for details. The Arizona Route 66 Community Coalition, consisting of three cities and two counties in northern Arizona, was established to face this challenge:

Our communities were built up with gasoline stations, restaurants, and motels that played an important part of the Route 66 culture,but that are now abandoned or underutilized, as a result of environmental hazards and impediments to redevelopment. While there is great economic, cultural, and recreational potential within these affected areas, the specter of unknown environmental hazards has hindered redevelopment of the properties. Instead of Brownfields redevelopment, populations are sprawling into the surrounding desert and forest lands.

Key Considerations:

If the City Council chooses to accept the grant, then the execution of these IGAs are required per the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Terms and Conditions for Coalition Members.

Expanded Financial Considerations:

Collaborating with neighboring communities benefits all of the communities through shared knowledge and coordination of efforts.

Community Benefits and Considerations:

COLLABORATE - In preparing the grant, all of the communities along Route 66 in Arizona in all cities and all counties, were invited to participate. Due to time constraints and other considerations, not all were able to do so. Multiple meetings of the interested communities were hosted by the City of Flagstaff to work out particulars, a draft IGA, and to prepare and review the grant application.

Community Involvement:

If the City Council chooses not to enter into these IGAs, the grant terms cannot be met and the City will need to decline the grant.

Expanded Options and Alternatives:

11/06/2012 - EAB

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
Grants, Contracts & Emergency Mgmt.	Stacey Brechler-Knaggs	10/09/2012 10:13 AM
Purchasing Director	rcompau	10/09/2012 11:44 AM
Legal Assistant	Vicki Baker	10/09/2012 02:28 PM
Legal Assistant	Vicki Baker	10/12/2012 08:49 AM
Legal Assistant	Vicki Baker	10/12/2012 01:47 PM

Form Started By:: keberhard
Started On:: 10/05/2012 08:52 AM
Final Approval Date:: 11/01/2012