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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
Adopt Resolution Accepting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields
Community-Wide Assessment Grant and Appropriating Funds ($300,000)
October 7,2020
Business Development Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution Accepting the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant and
appropriating funds in the amount of $300,000
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodiwas awarded its second Brownfields Community-
Wide Assessment Grant in April, 2020 in the amount of $300,000.
The new, second Community-Wide Assessment Grant project will
build on the achievements of the FY 2015 CWA Grant project and continue revitalization assessment and
studies on project sites already started to propel them towards reuse. Additionally, the new grant will
update the brownfields inventory, and allow for new project sites with targeted areas to be identified,
assessed and studied for reuse. The work plan emphasizes engaging the community in the brownfields
assessment project's mission, and planning for revitalization.
The Notice of Award is dated 0812012020.
Private investment capital will go where it can get a relatively secure rate of return. Using brownfields
assessment funds as public incentives to leverage private financing, especially in disadvantaged urban
neighborhoods is a popular economic development and redevelopment toolfor cities to further promote
investment in low and moderate-income urban areas.
The cooperative grant agreement, general terms and conditions, workplan and budget are attached.
The budget and project period are 1010112020 to 0913012023. The grant number is 98T09801.
FISCAL IMPAGT: The grant awards $300,000 to the City of Lodiwhich funds projects on a
reimbursement basis.
FUND¡NG AVAILABLE:The acceptance of the funds will allow for the establishment of a Fiscal
Year 20-21 appropriation. The grant funds will be available for a three year
period. The 2020-2023 US EPA Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment
Grant will have the following Revenue and Expense accounts:
Revenue account: 27083000.56004 $300,000
Expense account: 27083000.72450 $300,000
Andrew Keys
Andrew Keys
Deputy City Manager/lnternal Services Director
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Astrida Trupovnieks
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