6D(6) Brownfields Grant Agreement - former RR property south of Studebaker Stamping

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1.0 INTRODUCTION This Work Plan was prepared by Hull & Associates, Inc. (Hull) and the City of South Bend, Indiana (City). The Work Plan is a required element of the City's 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act- (ARRA -) funded Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that was awarded to the City by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). The RLF was awarded to the City to administer, as well as to loan and /or subgrant (subject to certain limitations) to eligible entities for assistance with remediating properties within the City limits. The City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission has applied to the RLF for funds to assist in the cleanup of a vacant, unsecured parcel of land located immediately south of and adjacent to the City's larger cleanup and redevelopment efforts at the former Studebaker Automotive complex. The Site is unimproved and, as such, does not have a street address, but is known by the St. Joseph County, Indiana Auditor as Tax I.D. # 18- 8021 - 084905. The Site is bounded by the former Studebaker Stamping Plant to the north, the Norfolk Southern Railroad right -of -way to the south, Kendall Street to the west, and Franklin Street to the east. The Site was previously used to provide rail service to the Studebaker Motor Company Stamping Plant and subsequent owners of the Stamping Plant. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) conducted at the Site have documented that soil and groundwater contamination on the property exceeds Indiana's Risk Integrated System of Closure (RISC) commercial /industrial closure levels (IDCLs). The groundwater contamination appears to have originated from an off -Site source and will not be addressed through this cleanup effort. 1_.1 Site Description The Site is located south of the former Studebaker Automotive redevelopment, north of the No Southern Railroad right -of -way, east of Kendall Street, and west of Franklin Street in South Bend, Indiana, as shown on Figure 1. The general configuration of the Site, including historical layout and features, are shown on Figure 2. The South Bend Redevelopment Commission is the current owner of the Site. The approximately 5.2 -acre parcel was formerly covered by rail spurs that provided service to the former Studebaker Automotive complex to the north of the Site. Surrounding land use in the vicinity of the Site is generally commercial /industrial, with some limited residential land use. HULL & ASSOCIATES, INC. S61059.400.0004 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 1 MAY 2010