Title
Funding Allocation Agreement for Site Rehabilitation (B)
Explanation
By letter dated March 10, 1989 the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection determined that the Poole Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. site located at 710 S.E. 2nd Street was eligible for state petroleum cleanup funds under Florida's Early Detection Incentive Program. The former Gainesville Gas Company operated a coal gas manufacturing plant (MGP) at this site. Four aboveground petroleum storage tanks were located at the site and used by the Company during the gas manufacturing operations.
Environmental investigations indicated that eligible petroleum contamination was commingled with non-eligible coal tar contamination at the site. Therefore, the FDEP determined that it was appropriate that site remediation costs be shared between FDEP and the City of Gainesville ("City") as set forth in the Agreement and based on work performed by Handex, Inc. and GEI Consultants, Inc.
The Agreement specifies that: 1) FDEP will pay for the entire cost of modifying the 1994 Remedial Action Plan to reflect current cleanup alternatives and costs and to design the selected alternative; 2) FDEP will pay for the transportation and/or treatment costs of the first 7, 250 cubic yards of soils excavated or treated from within a specified footprint of soils as indicated on Exhibit A of the Agreement. The City will pay for any incremental treatment costs for these soils that exceed the FDEP's standard cost for treatment of petroleum contaminated soils.
All other tasks implemented that pertain to soil and groundwater remediation at the site will be allocated as follows: FDEP - 73%, City - 27%.
Recommendations
The City Commission authorize the General Manager or his designee to execute the Agreement For Site Rehabilitation Funding Allocation For A Petroleum Contaminated Site With Both Eligible And Non-Eligible Contamination ("Agreement"), substantially in the form attached, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
Fiscal Note
None. The City is already obligated under Consent Order No. 88-0539 with the FDEP to remediate environmental impacts resulting from the operation of the former MGP.
Drafter
Prepared by Yolanta Jonynas, Electric Utility Environmental Engineer, Sr.
Submitted by Michael L. Kurtz, General Manager