1. 1st Avenue Revitalization Project Brownfield Pilot Study Public Outreach Property Owner Stakeholder Meeting June 1999

2. Agenda for Today’s Meeting
I. Introductions and Purpose
II. What are Brownfields?
III. What is a EPA Demonstration Pilot?
IV. Pilot Advantages and Benefits of Brownfields Redevelopment?
V. Explanations of Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
VI. The Next Step, Post ESA Activity
VII. Our Evolving Vision

3. Introduction
WELCOME
City of Coralville: Kelly Hayworth / City Administrator, Dan Holderness / City Engineer, Lanny VanDaele / Brownfield Project Coordinator
Howard R. Green Co.: Mike Fisher / Project Manager
Terracon Consultants: David Koch / Project Manager
Attending Property Owners

4. Purpose Purpose of Today’s Meeting
Discuss an initiative by the City of Coralville to revitalize and redevelop some properties in the vicinity of 1st Avenue - the Coralville Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot Area.
Present the proposed geographic extent of the redevelopment area, an area in which the City would like to remove perceptions of contamination that may be impeding redevelopment.
Solicit your support, input, and comments.

5. What are “Brownfields”?
“…abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial or commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.”

6. EPA’s Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot Program
A program to get properties with potential environmental contamination assessed and cleaned up if necessary
Focus of the Program is redeveloping underutilized or abandoned industrial or commercial properties
Redevelopment means bringing in new businesses, new jobs, new life to the older areas of the City
Couple points of perception. Will some property owners object or perceive differently…
1. Having their hard work over the years referred to as “older areas” ?
2. See the influx of “new businesses” as competition in the same commercial area? I am assuming

7. The City of Coralville Pilot Area

8. Brownfield Pilot Advantages
EPA grant for environmental site assessments
Potential to remove perception of contamination and increase property values
Ability to leverage redevelopment money from other state and federal agencies
Ability to apply for follow-on clean up money, if necessary, from EPA

9. Benefits of Brownfields Redevelopment
Why redevelop brownfields? Why not develop “greenfields”?
By investigating and cleaning up brownfield sites, many of which are in inner-city areas, redevelopment can take place without fear of environmental legal liabilities
Brings in new businesses, jobs and an improved tax base to areas where brownfields sites have been unused, underutilized, and unproductive
Provides the opportunity to mitigate any residual health or environmental risks associated with past contamination
Utilizes existing infrastructure and helps curb urban sprawl

10. Community Outreach
The support of the local community is essential to brownfields projects.
The project’s success depends in large part on an understanding of community needs.
Many communities prefer redevelopment that provides valuable public services, creates jobs, generates tax revenues, and attracts new residents and businesses.

11. Phase I Site Assessments
Key element of the Brownfields redevelopment process - commonly performed for property transfers
Necessary to determine the likelihood of contamination
Consists of a review of government records, history of use at site, site visit, and interview with the owner
Concludes with a report that either recommends further action or concludes no “recognized environmental conditions” were evident

12. Phase II Site Investigations
Involves sampling and testing soil and/or groundwater
Focuses on identifying, locating, and characterizing the nature and extent of contamination at a site.
Attempt to begin resolving concerns about possible threats to the environment or to any people living or working nearby.
Results can be used to determine goals for cleanup, quantifying risks, determining acceptable and unacceptable risk, and developing cleanup plans appropriate to redevelopment and future use

13. The Electronic Planning Portfolio
Regulatory information
Construction information
Determine need for sampling or testing
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14. Post ESA Activity No Action Phase III
Risk-Based Corrective Action Study
Iowa Voluntary Cleanup Program (IAC 137)
Update Conceptual Land-Use Plan for Area
Assessment ends at phase II

15. Participation Agreement
Enacted following assignment of the site to a DNR staff member for oversight
Ensures access to the site by the department
provide for reimbursement of DNR oversight up to $7500
General description of scope of time frame for the project

16. Our Community’s Evolving Vision
Where do you see Coralville in 5, 10, 20 years down the road?
How can we make the best use of the brownfields pilot area in terms of commercial or industrial development, recreational space, expanding existing businesses, improving roads and infrastructure, etc.?
How can use of this area best serve the needs of the entire Coralville Community?

17. Support and Participation
Let the City Staff know your ideas for redevelopment, improvement, expansion, etc.
We need your participation in order to make this brownfields redevelopment project a success story, a nationwide example of how to provide the best economic climate and environmental attributes for a community.