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DON Professional Services
Department of Housing & Community Development
R. Clemens (x3647)
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a professional services agreement related to the environmental remedial activities to city owned real property, located 1157 Grand Ave. Toledo, Ohio; authorizing the expenditure of funds not to exceed $150,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; waiving the competitive procurement provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The property at 1157 Grand Ave., known as the former Driggs Dairy, is currently owned by the City of Toledo. In order to address the identified contaminates at the site and planned residential use, the Department of Housing and Community Development in coordination with MVAH Holdings, LLC., desires to engage a qualified professional environmental consulting firm to prepare environmental reports for the remedial activities which will be compliant with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Voluntary Action Program (VAP). The VAP was created to allow entities to investigate possible environmental contamination, clean it up or undertake remedial activities and receive a legal release from the State of Ohio that no further action is needed (NFA). In order to satisfy time constraints related to the future site redevelopment, it is imperative that these remedial activities be expedited. This legislation seeks authorization for the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $150,000 for these professional services.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Mayor and the Director of Department of Housing and Community Development is authorized to enter into professional services contract related the preparation of VAP reports for the city owned real property located at 1157 Grand Ave. Toledo, Oh., under the terms acceptable to the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That this Council finds and d...
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