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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-97-0896F1 J-97-903 12/9/97 RESOLUTION NO. 9 896 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE "EASTWARD HO! BROWNFIELDS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT", IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING THE REHABILITATION, REVITALIZATION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED AND ABANDONED OR UNDERUSED SITES IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the City of Miami has sought to redevelop City neighborhoods through a community planning and revitalization strategy; and WHEREAS, much of the City's industrial areas have suffered from massive employment loss during the past fifteen years that was due, in part, to environmental contamination perceived or real; and WHEREAS, the City obtained a U.S. EPA Brownfields Demonstration Pilot grant in October 1996 that was targeted at addressing these issues in the redevelopment of a very depressed industrial area in Wynwood; and WHEREAS, in September 19097, the State of Florida awarded the City of Miami a Brownfields Redevelopment grant in the amount of $500,000 to further BROWNFIELDS redevelopment activities; and WHEREAS, the "Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership" was established in October 1997 to support and coordinate the rehabilitation, revitalization and redevelopment of Brownfields in Southeast Florida; and an COMESSION MEETING OF DEC 9 M97 Resolution No. 97= WHEREAS, the "Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership" submitted an application for designation as a Brownfields Showcase Community, which will bring financial and technical resources from 17 federal agencies to the region; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the "Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership Agreement", in substantially the attached form, for the purpose of facilitating the rehabilitation, revitalization and redevelopment of contaminated and abandoned or underused sites in Southeast Florida. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9 T H day of r)PrPmhPr , 1997• XAVIER L. SUA , MAYOR ATTE T: WALTE FbVeAN, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: W2083:CSK 2- 97- 896 0 , 0 The "Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership Agreement" I. Pu rpose The Purpose of this Partnership Agreement is to provide a framework to support the signatory agencies, organizations and governments to work in coordination to facilitate the rehabilitation, revitalization and redevelopment of contaminated and abandoned or underused sites in Southeast Florida. II. Background The Eastward Ho! Initiative. The Eastward Ho! Initiative grew out of a 1995 recommendation of the Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida. The Commission recognized that efforts to protect and restore the Everglades ecosystem would have limited effect without a parallel effort to curtail the westward spread of urban sprawl from the metropolitan area to the east. Eastward Ho! is a sustained and comprehensive effort to influence market conditions so as to redirect a greater percentage of projected regional growth back to southeast Florida's historic urban corridor. Ultimately, the purpose is to ensure human, environmental and economic health for all communities in South Florida. The Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership. Because actual or perceived environmental contamination in urban infill sites — along with the risks and costs associated with addressing it — is a significant barrier to promotion of development in the Eastward Ho! corridor, the identification, assessment, rehabilitation and redevelopment of brownfields sites is an integral part of the larger Eastward Ho! strategy. Modeled after the EPA Brownfields National Partnership concept, the Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership was initiated in February 1997 to return abandoned and underutilized sites in the corridor to productive use. The Partnership has sponsored two conferences, successfully bringing together federal, state, regional and local governments, the non-profit community, and the private sector to forge a collaborative approach to addressing brownfields in the Eastward Ho! corridor. This agreement formalizes that collaboration to set the foundation for future accomplishments. III. Agreement Whereas, sites perceived to be contaminated are a significant barrier to infill development and urban revitalization in the Eastward Ho! corridor; Whereas, there is a community need For a coordinated, collaborative, and regional effort to address the thousands of sites throughout the Eastward Ho! corridor whose reuse is complicated because of actual or perceived environmental contamination; 97- 896 Wherreci.s, any community organization, governmental entity, or intermediary agency that bears responsibility for or has an interest in brownfields redevelopment may be a signatory to this agreement; Whereas, each of the signatories to this agreement bears responsibility for or interest in some aspect of brownfields site identification, assessment, rehabilitation and redevelopment in the Eastward Ho! corridor; Whereas, each of the signatories to this agreement understands urban revitalization and promotion of infill development in Southeast Florida to be environmental, as well as social and economic, strategies, advancing the dual benefits of site specific environmental remediation and restoration of the Everglades ecosystem; Whereas, each of the signatories to this agreement is committed to the following guiding principles relating to brownfields site identification, assessment, rehabilitation and redevelopment in the Eastward Ho! corridor: Promoting environmental justice, consistent with the recommendations of the Florida Environmental Equity & Justice Commission; • Coordinating the implementation of existing statutes, programs, and other efforts relating to brownfields to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness; To the extent that brownfields sites are designated, establishing processes to achieve timely, productive and sustainable re -use of targeted sites; • Approaching brownfields in the context of broader economic development, neighborhood development, environmental protection, and urban revitalization objectives; and • Collectively implementing participatory solutions involving residents and neighbors of sites perceived to be contaminated at each step, from site identification through redevelopment. Now, therefore, this Agreement is established to create a framework for coordinating efforts relating to brownfields rehabilitation and redevelopment in the Eastward Ho! corridor. Focus of Cooperative Activities The signatories to this Agreement share a mutual interest in the following issues and will use this agreement to expand their cooperation to: Establish an Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership Coordinating Committee, which provides for voluntary participation by all stakeholders, including residents and local businesses, among others. Complete a workplan strategically identifying and describing tasks to be undertaken by the Partnership within the first year of this Agreement 97- 896 taking effect, and to complete subsequent workplans for future periods, as appropriate, for the life of this agreement. Complete a regional inventory of potential brownfields sites, in cooperation with local environmental regulation agencies, the South Florida and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Councils, institutions of higher education, and other appropriate entities. The results of this inventory will provide data about sites perceived to be contaminated throughout the corridor, and will be used in conjunction with social, economic, and demographic, and public health data, as these are available. The Partnership will develop a common standard for identifying and displaying the information included in the regional inventory. • Undertake more detailed assessment of targeted sites, to be used to categorize and prioritize sites for coordinated attention from Agreement signatories. These assessments will also be used for securing additional resources for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the targeted sites, and for the development of future.programs and proposals relating to the Eastward Ho! Brownfields Partnership and to the Eastward Ho! Initiative. • Cultivate a link between the prioritization, rehabilitation and redevelopment of potential brownfields sites and access to and expansion/further development of public transit systems in the Eastward Ho! corridor. The redevelopment component of targeted properties should include enhancing the accessibility of the finished project, preferably by multiple transportation modes. Support and promote redevelopment activities that are consistent with such Eastward Ho! principles as infill development at appropriate densities, good urban design, bicycle, pedestrian and transit oriented design, crime prevention through design, urban greenways, mixed use, and mixed income development. Seek to access funds and other incentives, both internally and externally, public and private, for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of targeted sites in the Eastward Ho! corridor. Cooperate to submit competitive applications by the Eastward Ho! initiative for enhanced federal involvement and assistance. If selected to receive such involvement and/or assistance, the parties to this Agreement will cooperate to implement the relevant federal program or initiative, and to make the best use of any resources that may be made available to forward the principles of the EPA Browntields National Partnership, the Eastward Ho! initiative, and this Agreement. Coordinate the activities of the Eastward Flo! Browntields Partnership 97- 896 with the other relevant ongoing activities carried out by the respective signatory entities. • Actively seek the involvement of the wide range and diversity of stakeholders in public participation for the targeting and prioritization of potential brownfields sites, as well as in the planning, implementation, and follow up phases of site -specific projects. Tie these community participation activities to broader Eastward Ho! public outreach efforts. Support and promote a viable public health improvement effort within the Eastward Ho! corridor, which maximizes the use of available government and private resources to address human health needs of medically underserved and economically disadvantaged people affected by brownfields. Support and promote the use of innovative technologies which ensure environmentally and economically sound, and healthy, remediation of contaminated sites. IV. Programming, Budgeting, Funding and Reimbursement Arrangement A. This Agreement is neither a fiscal nor a funds obligation document. Any transfer of funds between parties may take place through existing authorities and procedures. B. Generally, any endeavor involving the transfer of funds will follow normal procurement or other appropriate processes and will be effected in writing by representatives of the organizations involved. C.. This Agreement in no way restricts the signatories from participating in similar activities or arrangements with other entities or agencies. D. Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the signatories to expend appropriations, obligate funds or enter into any contract or other agreement. V. Effective Date This Agreement will become effective upon signature by any two parties. Any Party may terminate its participation in this agreement upon written notice to the other Parties. The Agreement's provisions will be reviewed periodically, as appropriate, and amended or supplemented as may be mutually agreed upon. VI. Other Agreements There are no superseding Agreements on this topic among the Parties hereto. 97- 896 Vll. Signatures This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Each member of the partnership has signed this five -page agreement on a separate page. The original signature pages are on file at the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Final Version / November 14, 1997 b7_ 806 By my signature below, my organization/agency becomes a signatory to the Eastward l (of Browntields Partnership Agreement dated November 14, 1997. 1 understand that the Agreement will be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. This original signature page will be kept on file at the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Signature Typed Name and Title Organization / Agency Date 97- 8�6