12-19-03 Redevelopment Commission Minutes

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26. Created specifications for Stamping Plant Building 86 demolition. Bids will be submitted for partial (fire damaged area) or full demolition of building 86 but will not include subsurface work. Demolition will be bid out in early 2004. 27. Submitted $35,000 grant to Indiana Department of Commerce (through Urban Enterprise Association) for nature and extent investigation of source area in the southwest corner of Area C (Oliver). 28. Conducted soil sampling for VRP Program (Area C Soils) under Oliver Plow Court and land being sold to Rose Fuel and Hill Truck Sales. 29. Submitted $800,000 EDA grant application for infrastructure associated with Oliver Industrial Park. Review of grant took two years - infrastructure need to be built - proposal was revised several times but ultimately EDA turned downed the grant application because we had moved forward with construction of the road. 30. Presented Studebaker /Oliver project to Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Club in May. 31. Acquired small lot on west side of Franklin Street in area of Stamping Plant. Acquired from Tom Bomeman. Brownfields 32. Received $789,790.00 Brownfield Revolving Loan for Fredrickson Park. Loan was received from Indiana's EPA funded loan program. A second loan of $210,210 should be closed before the end of the year bringing the total loan amount to $1,000,000. Remediation work began in July and will be complete in early 2004. Private funds must be raised for new park and outdoor educational, environmental classroom. 33. Received $100,000 US EPA grant for USTfields program. Grant will be used for site assessments of former gas stations and other petroleum related sites along the commercial corridors. Proposals from seven environmental consultants were received and reviewed. Wightman Petrie was hired as the environmental consultant on the project. The work will be done in 2004. 34. Submitted proposals to US EPA for $200,000 Assessment Grant, $250,000 Revolving Loan Fund Grant, $200,000 Cleanup Grant for Oliver Plow property and, $200,000 Cleanup Grant for remediation of wood block flooring at stamping plant. Expect to hear in April or May 2004 if grants applications are approved. 35. Continued to meet with Brownfield Team. Team has developed a Policy Statement and Goals.