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Resolution to Approve the Arbor Hills Crossing Brownfield Plan (BRC Recommendation: 3 Yeas, 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will approve a Brownfield Plan submitted by RSW Washtenaw, LLC for the proposed Arbor Hills Crossing retail center project at 3000, 3038-3040, 3060, and 3100-3120 Washtenaw Avenue.
The Arbor Hills Crossing property was identified as potentially eligible for brownfield financial incentives after a finding that the property contained contaminants in the soil exceeding state cleanup criteria. The petitioner is requesting City Council approval of a brownfield plan that includes $6.7 million in tax increment financing that would be paid back over a period of 19 years. Of this total, $5.4 million would reimburse the petitioner for eligible expenditures, and the remainder would cover administrative fees and Local Site Remediation Revolving Loan deposits.
The Brownfield Plan has been submitted and processed in accordance with the City of Ann Arbor Brownfield Program and Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA) procedures. The Brownfield Review Committee met on September 26, 2011 meeting and recommended that City Council approve the Brownfield Plan.
Both the Brownfield Plan and the related Arbor Hills Crossing Site Plan will be considered by City Council after holding public hearings on November 21, 2011. The Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA) will consider the plan on November 10, 2011 and the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will review the plan on January 18, 2012. If City Council makes any changes to the plan after it it is reviewed by WCBRA, the plan will be sent back to WCBRA for consideration of the changes.
Attachments: Arbor Hills Crossing Brownfield Plan 09/27/11
Staff
Prepared by: Jill Thacher, City Planner
Reviewed by: Wendy Rampson, Planning Manager, Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Administrator
Approved by: Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
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