06-23-14 Council Agenda & Packet

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f -A PD. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA, INDIANA AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA REGARDING THE USEPA BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT APPLICATION STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana ( "South Bend ") is an Indiana political subdivision for purposes of I.C. 36 -1 -7 and is authorized to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with other Indiana political subdivisions pursuant to IC 36 -1 -7; and WHEREAS, the City of Mishawaka, Indiana, ( "Mishawaka ") is an Indiana political subdivision for purposes of I.C. 36 -1 -7; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, ( "County ") is an Indiana political subdivision for purposes of I.C. 36 -1 -7; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 4313 -14 passed by this Council on January 13, 2014, the City of South Bend for itself and the the City of Mishawaka, and the County of St. Joseph (collectively "the Coalition "), is applying for a United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA ") Grant ( "the Grant") in the sum of $600,000.00 for Brownfields Assessment. WHEREAS, South Bend will enter into a contract with Symbiont Science, Engineering and Construction, Inc. ( "Symbiont") which will prepare the USEPA Brownfields assessment grant application on behalf of the Coalition; and WHEREAS, Symbiont will prepare the Grant application at no cost to the Coalition, however, in the event that the Coalition is awarded the Grant, a sum, not to exceed Twenty Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) would be due to Symbiont (the "Symbiont Fee "); and WHEREAS, South Bend, Mishawaka and the County desire to share the Symbiont Fee based upon the percentages set forth in that certain Interlocal Agreement between South Bend, Mishawaka and the County; and