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Request to change membership of Environmental Oversight Committee to include one Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Member
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Whereas, City Council at its regular meeting of June 7, 2006 determining that is was 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 Park/REI sites adopted Resolution RES0208-2006 created the Environmental Clean-up and Oversight Committee (EOC);
Whereas, the membership of the EOC was established to include
Two Members of City Council
Members of the City Administration as designated by the Mayor
Whereas, the EOC has been meeting on a regular basis to provide City Council oversight with respect to specific consent judgments, 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 and 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.
Whereas, the EOC has determined based on its work that the Committee and City would be well served with the input and insight of a Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Member and recommends City Council add BRA Member to the EOC membership;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved, that City Council concurs with the recommendation of the EOC and adds to the membership of the EOC one (1) Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Member selected by the BRA.