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County Administrator's Report 11. 24.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	11/17/2015
Issue: Memorandum of Agreement for the Escambia Treating Company Superfund Site
From:	Tonya Gant
Department:	Neighborhood & Human Svcs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Operations and Maintenance of the Escambia Treating Company Superfund Site - Tonya Gant, Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for property located at 3910 North Palafox Street:

A. Approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection regarding the Operations and Maintenance of the Escambia Treating Company (ETC) Superfund Site property located at 3910 North Palafox Street; and

B. Authorize the Chairman to sign the MOA and all documents related to the acquisition of the ETC site, pending Legal review and sign-off.

[AGREEMENT TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER]

[Acceptance of these properties will require the County to perform regular operations and maintenance as per the attached Agreement in an estimated amount between $50,000 and $100,000 annually. If no other funding source can be identified for these costs, they will need to be budgeted in the General Fund]

BACKGROUND:

The ETC Contamination Source Site is located at 3910 Palafox Street and is the location of an abandoned wood preserving facility that operated from 1942 to 1982. During operations, the soil and groundwater were contaminated from the materials used to treat the wood. ETC was listed on the National Priorities List (Superfund) in 1994. The soil contamination has been remediated to both Federal and State Cleanup Target Levels (CTL) consistent with commercial/industrial standards. As part of the remediation design, the soil has been sequestered on site as a sub-grade, concrete containment cell and drainage sump system buried onsite. The engineered contamination remedy must be maintained annually and in perpetuity as per the EPA's Final Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Plan, Operable Unit 01 (Soil) March 2012, Revision 4. As part of the County's obligations for acquisition, the County must enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the FDEP assuring the County will conduct the O&M as per the O&M Plan.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Acceptance of these properties will require the County to perform regular operations and maintenance as per the attached agreement in an estimated amount between $50,000 and $100,000. If no other funding source can be identified for these costs, they will need to be budgeted in the General Fund.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

The Memorandum of Agreement has been reviewed by the County Legal Department and approved as to form and sufficiency.

PERSONNEL:

No additional personnel are required for this task.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Board action is required for all contractual agreements.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

The Community Redevelopment Agency staff will coordinate implementation tasks and execute any documentation needed to complete the project.

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