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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF May 2, 2000 To: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem and Members of the City Council Approval: Henry T. Garcia, City Manages� From: Kathy A. IGvley, Assistant to the City Manage Subject: Approve the Agreement for Professional Service by d between e City of Colton and the United States Army Corp of Engineers (Corp Date: April 19, 2000 On December 15, 1997, the City of Colton submitted a proposal to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for funding as a Brownfields Pilot Project Grant (Project). On May 6, 1998, the EPA selected the City of Colton as a recipient of funding under the Brownfields Pilot Project Program. On April 22, 1999, representatives for the EPA made the official presentation to City at a ceremony held in Fleming Park. The term' Brownfields" generally means abandoned or under -used industrial or commercial areas where real or perceived environmental contamination inhibits redevelopment. The Brownfields award, for $200,000, is for environmental assessments of various properties within the City of Colton. The intent of the grant is to assess potential contamination at former industrial sites. The object is to restore these Brownfields sites as an element of economic development. Generally, the properties included within the grant are near the Burlington Northem/Santa Fe railroad lines in the City. There are sites outlined for Phase 1 assessments in the Downtown 2, Mt. Vernon, Santa Ana, Rancho Mill and West Valley Amended Redevelopment Project areas. There are additional sites within the City limits scheduled for Phase 1 currently excluded from any redevelopment project area. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS In the fall of 1998, staff attended, based on the recommendation from the EPA, the Brownfields 98 Conference in Los Angeles. While in attendance, and after listening to results of many completed projects, it was agreed alternatives to the standard consultant services should be explored. Over the past several months, City and Agency staff held meetings to discuss the participation and involvement of the various environmental, education and technical resource agencies in the City of Colton's Project. Those discussions occurred with representatives from the US Army Corp of Engineers, North County Community College District (NCCCD) and Chaffey College Department of Environmental Technology (CCDET). Discussions followed defining each party's roles and responsibilities. Staff received formal proposals. From all the information a proposed professional services contract was developed. Under the proposed contract, the Corp provides the City with specific technical expertise, project related supervision, including, but not limited to the oversight, control, and coordination of the Sub-Contractor(s), Environmental Site Assessments, preparation, review and submittal of Environmental Assessment Reports, and insurance the Project complies with all US Environmental Protection Agency accepted standards, protocols, and requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the Corp under the contract shall include: Planning, scheduling, coordinating and managing the various data collection and field investigation activities; Item #15