Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Grant Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology for the Boulevard Nursery Contaminated Soil Stockpile Removal Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a grant agreement between the City of Olympia and the Washington State Department of Ecology for the Boulevard Nursery Contaminated Soil Stockpile Removal Project.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution approving a grant agreement between the City of Olympia and the Washington State Department of Ecology for the Boulevard Nursery Contaminated Soil Stockpile Removal Project.
Staff Contact:
Darian Lightfoot, Director of Housing and Homeless Response, 360.280.8951
Presenter(s):
Darian Lightfoot, Director of Housing and Homeless Response, 360.280.8951
Background and Analysis:
In 2021, the owner of 2021 Boulevard Rd received funds from the City of Olympia's EPA Brownfield grant to review the site and determine contamination. The soil on the site was determined to be contaminated due to plant nursey operations and organochlorine pesticide use over many years. This has prevented the site from being developed and stalled the lot from becoming a useful space for the neighborhood.
In 2022, City staff partnered with a potential affordable housing developer to apply for a grant through the Department of Ecology and was awarded the funds to remediate the soil to allow for affordable housing development. The land has yet to be officially sold to the developer therefor the City has executed a Temporary License to Contract with the landowner to allow for the site to be cleaned and then immediately sold to the developer.
This site is on the Department of Ecology's priority list for remediation, and they are eager to see the lot cleaned and become a safe and healthy place for people to live. The goal of this project is to have the soil remov...
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