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I ,~ ,/ :' I I , , " ;( ,. e' I " .; .' .1 ~, BAS , '. ,',.,', <~ U' " c ~~ ; , , 'I Brownfields Ac;lvisory ~oard " . ,. MINUTES . :.,~-': , ., ' , ), '\' ( ,'< ,~ " . " l' ,. ',.' ' ., . ..,. , " , " Date. 03 a'~tJtJ - .' I, "e I, I ~-f.o7. -'.1.1./-:-'", ",/ . .') ~ I ' '/'j""r~\.r,. \ '. \/,'.,i~:~~\} I,'i'."":\\.l ',',>' (~ }'./\" { f,\',/J.""I,'./ ."( ,.,\~y': , ,\:".'/'1,,; ~,:' :..>\J.~..."\:I~.I,'\,,'f:')',\:\\:,:.,C,II','/.' ~r I JI 'I 4 /,' 'I" fl '\' , ,;.,'.' 'I. '1"" , .... .',~..,I , I I' .~ ","'; ''''.'~ct.. ;, - . if, ~" ,., '~,,' ,'{I\ '.:'.': .. "I""I"':~"'~'C'I.:;.I.'"."";",\""\",,,,,,:,~""",,,.,'t'\':.~'.:,,::'~,";',', " ,."~. . IA J. "., 4 ,\ J ....' 0\, ' ,'j '., d " ,,:, ", .'" \, ' , . . \ ;, ," ..' 'j r' ", "" . c, '\ ~ ''', ".' .\ \', " \ 'I \ . ,.' . .' , , ':;;,.;<""<': :.,:' ,.",'..',;'..',.: ,..;': ':":";''''~'~'\ "0'<'<': ':' /;:~::,':;.~,~/\:'; '>::,,'.::.,1'.' ;.::'.'/n ',.:/":'~:"l:':~>":~""':'" ',,' ~,I '~'.'c:.;\,."c',',; \I~, 0)' . I "~/I'1 ' \ ,\ '.. (., ,!I~, \11 '1""\', " "'J' , . J j , '\ \1 '. ~ ' , ) ~ \ I' " I t' ',', ~ c I ", I, ~ :;. "i,~ ,.., .\,'1 t . ~I, \ (I.: "t(",J/':'...' ,:11 "'\'/".:. ' I ..~,' '/i" I~' :~"~:~ I' I I:,:: ::-:....::,' (' I: ' ,~, 'I \ " . . ", :".:: , :" , 'I ii, ": .. ~ ...:, ,.'. \1 '1",+\ I { , V\ ) \I.c.. \ 1 . , ,t ,~ .' , I " ~:;:;.;\f:;;:')";~,' ::\(":i <\/;:';: ;,,',>,:;::;": l. ~ ~ ~ ~ : J: ,I' ".' 1 . J.' ' ,,:..,~ i ~>- ~ ,. d \; '!. ,/; , o ' , " " " }I', .' ~ .. .., . <' \ I , , ~. . C , , I , ~ . I' ".' '- BROWNFIELDS ADVISORY BOARD CITY OF CLEARWATER March 6, 2000 ' . ~. j I I i I ! i .;.... Present: . Brian Flaherty Stephen Fowler' Willa. Carson Karen Fenton Renu Khator Mary Miller Thomas Noble William Sherman' Chair Vice-Chair Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Bo'ard Member Board Member , , { t f. I. tJ{ ,'. ~" : ~ .i;t ,~{ r .\;, v\ /' " " ,; I, .' .','} Absent: Gary Gray Board Member .E~ ~ ~ ',' ", :t. 'c:':,',' , \.. t \' ),:: " , J ~ I [ ~ ", /\:~ >:I~'~ i', . Also Present: Leslie Dougall-Sides Miles Ballog9 Alicia Reed Patricia Sullivan Assistant City Attorney Brownfields Coordinator 8rownfields T AC Chair Board Reporter , The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p,m. at Ross Norton Park' Recreation Center. Reverend William Sherman offered the invocation. The Chair I~d the Pledge of Allegiance. 1;1 ~ V To' provide continuity for l'osearch, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. , ! o .' ~ ,'" ;, )J: ::',;-i/., ~,: :./ .., ~~~':: ~,}~:~ . ,\ ~'y" "~;I,:;I ;,,1' tl'" .~: ;1 ,~, \/ ~ : ~ 1: ~_ Item #5 - Action Items a) Approval of Minutes :'1' . ., i ~ Member Fowler moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 22, 1999, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each Commissioner. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. , " ,\', ~ .,1' Ii: b) Approval of Meeting Calendar I, " Member Fowler moved to approve the,BAB (Brownfields Advisory Board) 2000 meeting calendar: 1) April 17, 2000; 2) June 19, 2000; 3) August 21, 2000; and 4) October 23, 2000. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. /\.'. .~ ~ " .. '( , /, \ ~ <,'( , ~'; ~;, ~ . '. I c) City Brownfields Area Environmental Justice Action Agenda ,0 , , '" ,\ " " ,:;J I \.J Member Khator, of the USF Environmental Science and, Policy Program, reviewed the City of Clearwater Brownfie/ds Area Environmental Justice Action Agenda, dated February 24, 2000. Board recommendations have been incorporated in the report. c'",J, I', , , " ,\ '" 01' ,,/ c; 1'"\ ,I,' mba03,OO 1 03/06/00 /~\ '\.1 . , " , "'" ..'..,,'<'.~~ ,1',.,lf""~~ {,l~'1 ,/'i, ~,.~",.,.'I:~",~, ,.}\'.., ,,'...,' ..;1,'\'..'/ /, ,'1/' "(I I\t~.~\. 'f" . I '/~'.", ' ,", < ;1 (. ,tl:,/,/: ..'/~" II~ .." I. ,c'\ 'I,\. i"\ / ,....' ..1\,1 ' 'f ','.,11 '., r'c',', "I" """'!(C~':;.~"'/>;':"">:1!f'f'"...:", ,~:C.L~,: /,t"';'.(',',~'\' :~,l ':~ ~~.~. ;l<'~""'I."\/.,~~:.1,'I~'(''''/;''''I\'', ~.j":IIj..:;',J\I. "',:j'C:'\' , " ' " , \ ,,', ,'i',\ :<,;:ji;'),,\;"i" } I: <): :.I>'~"x;~;,~;'i. ;~)\~:/D; ':~,i ~j ::\:.\,;";:";:: (/';;~l':?'~;':i:':'~~ " , , , 'c , ' ~\f::f;1}~':' ;:':":'~:.:'~: ~i .~ ~;:: ~!: .:.':: :::;:,,:,(~:::,,;~:~.:!:~}:~,.,~, 'i::: ;':,i 'I" < +\. .' , ., / '~I:':~ ",,~.':~':~ ,.',; ',. ,/, i'~ '~/"..., ~ ~. 1 ! .'j.. C , t I . ~i.~, '. ,:, '; ~: (,. f' ," "" ., ~ ~ : " , " ; ),. " . . ~~ ~, , I In reference to Appendix A, Brownfields Coordinator Miles 8allogg requested to amend this section, as' necessary, to credit all Research Team members for their . efforts. . 'r Member Fowler moved to recommend the City Commission approve the City' , of Clearwater Brownfields Area Environmental Justice Action Agenda with Appendix A modified as necessary. The motion was duly seconded: . . . '::;. 'II. ,," /..':, \ I, ',',' In refe~ence to language regarding Figure 1 on Page 1, it was recommended the statement indicate the City's 8rownfields Areas also include the central business district. '~:" ' ii:\ \~ I. ,,' Member Fowler 'amended his motion to include language related to Figure .1 on Page 1 that states the central business district is part of the City's Brownfields Areas. The seconder agreed. , ,'I, , " ~ ; ~ ) Upon the vote being taken, the motion carried unanimously. " ,; I ,. !'(,'; Item #6 - Staff Reports \'.:' II." \,., a) Status of Current Projects , \ I':; \. 804p804.5 Pennsvlvania Avenue , i'~\ : t" \{'I, ,I:~~ "! ' c:lr, '~}.'{'i. Mr. 8allogg reported this site had been a mini junkyard. Three contaminated . soil removals have occurred. He anticipated no further decontamination action' will be necessary. . i:l. lh i, to' ~ .,. '~, " (', '~ \:' ~I. 1.,\ " , " .>\ . .\, . . \.: ' : ~ Greenwood Community Health Resource Center Mr. 8allogg said the ground breaking for the Greenwood Community Health Resource Center is scheduled for Mar~h 18, 2000. He anticipated the FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) wlll only monitor the site in the future. \~~.r' . ': ~'ll :l.~ ;'J c,; b) Supplemental Brownfields Funding , , '" Mr. 8a1logg reported the City has been awarded $150,000 from the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and may receive $50,000, for green space assessment. The EPA funds can be used for pre development costs such as market studies and appraisals and for public participation. If approved, the City can use the ,green space funding to purchase additional property along Stevenson's Creek or support an urban park project. , ~, c\ ; :\ r ...' ~ f..I.' .1 v .\ ,.' ',',:" ,i' . c) EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Fourth Quarter Report }., \1.' CI, ; ,,; ','I / \,~' ,,' n I., " \..J Mr. 8a1lo99 reviewed the EPA forth quarter report, which features 20 separate City projects. I:' I ~} mba0300 2 03/06/00 I., ,',: ) ':. /. '.' , \ , I., '.-':'". ,\ \ 'J' J \, i',' '.,1," ' 'j " I:: ,..." :'~, 1 '.',",' l.'\', I' :.,'. ,:"~' (. "0 L> I"~. ~~. ,".,1 ' ,"', ;. "~; ". t,:,;,'\ t ';'\ :..; .,'"., ,',/:,,~, ". ' . ',~l :~' \1: '(. ~ .~. ,': I~,~',: '~'" ,I, t';, ". ',~, " ,;,:):' ':','~:\ ',' " \. .', '\ "",'~:~ ",c.,.', '. .', .'., ,.,.,'.,"\'...I.).,.,',I'f.....'.'\'.',",:'.,~\,';,".",~~. ',',','. . . " 'I I I I . , 'I, "1'/' ,\" \,\., '. \ \ ".' ,.,' '... ".., j"",.", , ',,~ . .,",'. I' ." \' " " , . I I' \.~ '\ '1,' . \" \ .~ \." \ ,', ,. ,. I "." I" . ~ " h '. _~ '. ( \ . /; I, .' ~ "11" '/':' 1'f I 'I' :~:,1,.I, -",'"t. ~ "\,,, \. I, ~ +"~, ... I,l. ,"<\", '. "',,' -",.f I'/..q' '/\ 0" .....~. ,...' I 1\/ . ,.I~",:. .l"'.~('''< 1 f(:~, .'/:,:;) I, " .' 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He thanked the BAB and'TAC for their assistance. e) '1999 State Brownfields Report , " :.':j' ',""1 . The City's State report is being presented through the environmental justice plan and activities reported therein. The City has done well in 9omparison to'the rest. of Florida. r, I \ ~" i'1: I Item #7 - Other Business ,,, ~'. ' a) F.nvironmental Technician Training Program , 'J. :i\' . . ..1 } . /:~:. (;'\ :, ~ .:~ " . , PTEC (Pinellas Technical Education Center) representative Betty Miller stated before Career Options closed in October, the agency had partnered with PTECto offer the Environmental Technician Training Program. 0.1 the program's 11 graduates, 10 are employed. One cares for a disabled relative. Now, EPA has approved PTEC to manage the grant. The next 1 Q-week program begins next week. Remediation classes are offered to those who need help. The program is free to Brownfields area residents. For others, the cost of tuition, books, and C"P~ insurance is estimated at $500. She encouraged companies to send students to the \~\~;, 'program. She hoped PTEC can offer 2 programs a year before funding expires in March 2002. 1:';" " I' , " '. . " , . '. ' (f ':,:' ',\ . :1,\ ~'I'i\~ . :' I,:' ~ '.11 ~ I . l' /(;< ,:\:('f 'f:':: {:,~ .~ .> Discussion ensued regarding barriers to training, including transportation, child-care, and the difficulty of participating in a 1 Q-week program without income. It was recommended PTEC follow through with those who show initial interest and improve it~ outreach. Ms. Miller indicated some older residents have expressed concern regarding physical aspects of related jobs. It was suggested program participants be encouraged to recruit others. ',' " 1 . , \I;;, ,.}:.' ,~ n 'i: : \\; 't' ... '. '1 _'IlL \ " ',' In response to a question, Ms. Miller indicated the State requires all PTEC diploma programs to place 80% of its graduates. PTEC has a full-time career coun~elor and placement coordinators. While beginning wages for program graduates average $8/hour, career advancement is possible in many related fields. The program features 300 fours of workshops, a 2-week internship, and training for those who lack a commercial driver's license. Many municipalities need staff with this type of training. ;:\.'.' , ' ", I ~,~ ,;\~ bl STEPS/$TAR$ Job Training Program - Tabled " I.- 1\,,: 1,/" ~.:;, " " .' .\~ Item #8 - Public Comment ,',. ,\. 'i" , I I '-" ;(,.,\< " I, I. , .'. mba0300 3 03/06/00 ,.. " f , ~ .'. I.: 1'1: , '.,, .~. , I., .'-':') . . <>,~",,::: /.> ~', j:~ " ~,', I 'f<. . (.. ; ~'..,'.,J:\,"'~', .,".:;11.., ',:"J..1, ',..:,~."';",':I..'.,,,..,'\..I'.<.".;,I",1 "~I',\,.'J ':~, \1"" I,~'f,,',. "'\,1' \.",..., /. r:':.j,l.,..."., '( '....f" I I I ,I 'l " ,..\....,cl,<.,', 1\,',"'1','''1''.'';'': .".'..,..",'.., /. '\:":';"'1':>:'>' :I.:' .... ,. ',l;\,i,;.,'. ~"t. . '....~ , ".',' ',' \~/\"~ .,1, 'I~, "', \,:/J--;/'"",, ft." 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' In re~ponse to a questi~n, Mr. 8allogg said staff had worked' with an applicant on a business plan related to a proposed Rib Shack In North Greenwood. . Staff is', waiting for his return. ' " ' ','> " . " , , The PinelJas County Health Department, though HUD, has additional funding available for lead abatement 'through the Healthy Homes program. A preliminary, 'meeting is planned. Plans are to identify structures with lead-paint before harm is done. " The next' meeting is scheduled for April .17, 2000, at Ross Norton Par~ at 6: 45. p.m. Item #9 -..Adjournment '"'-~ G~ The meeting adjourned ~t 6:45 p.m. ~/ . -r~k' Chair/ , Brownfields Advisory Board ,0 mba0300 4 03/06/00 I~'" , ' .", ','J,. .1' ,',',' ;" ~.',' ~ ~\,~.....(~ n I',J " I, ,,""I....;,. :',"; ~.: ,~,~;I . ~J'.I~~'" '\',' .~;.,(,.,} 1.t'v~:<\'.'..',:1 II/I ". f'}~,,/, \,;,,' I",. .Ij:., , '!. ,...'\' , '\ "l' ~,,' 'I ~. I'"~ ~.}; ....~ I 'I,I",?" "1,1 ;0'"( 1,1 I.j. .' 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