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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO FIVE AGREEMENTS WITH ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO PERFORM BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENTS.
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro has requested assistance from ADEQ to perform Brownfields Assessments for specific sites along the Downtown Jonesboro Railroad Corridor; and
WHEREAS, within the railroad corridor five (Jonescap, LLC, General Electric, UPRR Roundhouse, Old Citizen Bank Building and Delta Beverage) of the seven sites have been selected for Phase I assessments to provide the City with historical and basic environmental information; and
WHEREAS, ADEQ has agreed to perform Phase II assessments for the five sites to determine the environmental status through further testing of each site.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro will enter into agreements with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for acceptance into the Brownfields Program for the aforementioned sites.
SECTION 2: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this contractual agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of March, 2017.