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Resolution to Approve 544 Detroit Combined Brownfield Plan, 544 Detroit Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (BRC Recommendation: Approval - 3 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution to approve the 544 Detroit Combined Brownfield Plan. Approval of this resolution will allow the 544 Detroit Combined Brownfield Plan to advance to the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA) to authorize Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to reimburse the Developer for the eligible activities identified within the Plan.
Petition Summary:
· The overall investment for this project is approximately $1.5 million. The Brownfield Plan’s eligible activities total $698,773. Some of the eligible activities are due care activities which include soil remediation ($174,620), infrastructure improvements ($70,350), and vapor mitigation ($32,000).
· The property qualifies for brownfield financial incentives because it is considered an “eligible property” as defined by Act 381, Section 2. Further, the property is considered a “facility”, as defined in Part 201 of the NREPA, Michigan Public Act 451, 1994 because of the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in the site’s soil and groundwater.
· The related 544 Detroit Site Plan is also being considered by City Council on June 17, 2013.
The “Combined Brownfield Plan” format, allowed under the Act, as recently amended, includes in addition to all the required information for a Brownfield Plan the information necessary to submit the Plan to MDEQ or the Michigan Strategic Fund in lieu of seeking approval separately of an associated work plan for the brownfield project.
The Brownfield Redevelopment Committee, at its meeting of May 28, 2013, recommended approval of this request.
Staff
Submitted by: Brownfield Review Committee: Councilpersons Higgins, Petersen, and Kunselman
Prepared By: Jill Thacher, City Planner
Reviewed By: Wendy L. Rampson, Planning Manager
Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
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