6D(8) Brownfields Grant Agreement - former Studebaker Stamping Plant

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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 parcel of land located within the City's larger cleanup and redevelopment efforts at the former Studebaker Automotive complex. The Site, known as the former Studebaker and /or Allied Stamping Plants, was deemed eligible for expenditure of grant funds by U.S. EPA. 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 - 084901. The Site is bounded by the former South Bend Lathe property to the north, the former Norfolk Southern Railroad property to the south, Kendall Street and the former Studebaker Foundry to the west, and Franklin Street to the east. The Site was previously used to produce stamped automobile parts for the Studebaker Company (and subsequently other automobile manufacturers when it was operated by the Allied Products Corporation). 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 Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) Tier II Nonresidential Cleanup Goals (and, in the case of lead, a Nonrule Policy Cleanup Guidance Level). 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 part of the former Studebaker Automotive redevelopment and is located south of the former South Bend Lathe property, north of the former Norfolk Southern Railroad property, east of Kendall Street and the former South Bend Foundry, 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, is shown on Figure 2. The South Bend Redevelopment Commission is the current owner of the Site. The approximately 31.67 -acre parcel was formerly covered by HULL & ASSOCIATES, INC. S131062.400.0003 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 1 JULY 2010