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HomeMy Public PortalAbout014-2013 - Expenditure of Funds - Former Gas site - Veteran's Park EntranceRICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 14 -2013 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ("IMPROVEMENTS TO FORMER GAS BUILDING SITENETERAN'S PARK ENTRANCE ") WHEREAS, the City of Richmond Redevelopment Commission (hereinafter "Commission ") has previously adopted a Declaratory Resolution, which has been. amended, thereby establishing a Redevelopment Plan by which certain projects may be funded with excess Tax Increment Financing ( "TIF ") revenue; and WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36- 7 -14 -39 such excess revenues may be used for the purposes described therein; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the above actions, the amended project list includes improvements to Whitewater Valley Gorge and Starr- Gennett Area; and WHEREAS, the City of Richmond was awarded a grants totaling $615,000 to remediate soil contamination at the former gas building site located at 16 East Main Street; and WHEREAS, the City of Richmond has been awarded $826,125 to "cap" and remediate groundwater at the former gas building site; and WHEREAS, the site will be used as a new entrance to Veteran's Park when environmental remediation activities conclude; and WHEREAS, the entrance to Veteran's Park will include a new driveway that can be used as part of the environmental "capping" project; and WHEREAS, the grant funds cannot be used to construct the driveway but it will save time and money long -term if the driveway can be incorporated into the overall project at this time; and WHEREAS, Resolution 5 -2013 provided funding for the construction of the roadway for the entrance to Veteran's Park off of East Main Street; and Resolution 14 -2013 WHEREAS, during construction of the roadway several unexpected items including, building foundations, building footers, debris, a cistern and additional contamination (containing "coal tar ") was discovered in the area where the roadway is to be built. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Richmond Redevelopment Commission, that such Commission hereby approves and agrees to reimburse the City of Richmond and/or pay for necessary expenditures incurred for the removal of building foundations, building footers, debris, a cistern, contamination (containing "coal tar ") and professional services required for the completion of a driveway for Veteran's Park at the "Gas Building Site" located at 16 East Main Street that will serve as part of the environmental remediation "capping" project. Such funding shall be paid from excess TIF revenues received during the year 2013 and placed into the allocation fund, all of which is allowed pursuant to the TIF Redevelopment Plan of 1989, as amended, previously adopted by the Commission. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above reimbursement and/or expenditures shall not exceed $125,000 or the allowable excess amount following the retention of all necessary funds for the reserve regarding the 2013 payments for Bond principal and interest payments. THIS RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED this] day of �41 , 2013 RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION to M. Resolution 14 -2013