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Request to Establish City Council Administrative Technical Committee called: Environmental Clean-up and Oversight Committee.
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Whereas, the Rochester Hills City Council has determined it is in the best interest of the neighbors, the immediate area, and the community as a whole to oversee the environmental cleanup at the Adams / Hamlin and Madison / REI sites; and
Whereas, Council has determined that the best way to monitor the environmental clean up is through an Administrative Technical Committee.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Rochester Hills City Council hereby establishes the Environmental Clean-up and Oversight Committee as follows:
Name of Committee: Environmental Clean-up and Oversight Committee
Purpose:
* To provide City Council oversight with respect to the specific consent judgments for the Aragona (Adams / Hamlin) site and the Madison / REI site. In addition, to provide an opportunity to explore policy initiatives in order to prevent similar situations in the future.
* To oversee and monitor the remediation and clean up of the sites by reviewing the results of testing programs.
* To review the plans for remediation and clean up, to determine if best practices are being used. Ascertain if plans meet environmental requirements of the State and Federal Governments and provide input and/or comments to EPA and/or MDEQ as appropriate.
* To monitor actual clean up and remediation efforts to assure that execution is according to approved plans.
Reporting: The committee shall meet as necessary to accomplish the purpose, but not less than once every six months. The committee will keep records of its meetings that are distributed to the City Council and Administration as appropriate. The committee shall report its progress to the City Council at least twice per year following the required meetings, or more often as necessary to inform the Council of important events.
Consulting Services: The Technical Committee may be assisted by an environmental consultant as provided for in the Consent Judgments for both the Adams / Hamlin site and the Madison / REI site. The cost of consulting services shall be recovered to the extent possible as provided by the Brownfield Redevelopment Plans.
Membership: The membership of the Technical committee should include:
Two Members of City Council
Members of the City Administration as designated by the Mayor
Be It Further Resolved that the City Council President is authorized to work with the Mayor and Staff to appoint and organize the committee and hold initial meetings in order to more fully define the purpose, scope and function of the committee and to report back to the City Council.