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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2009-13 RESOLUTION NO. R2009-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, FOR THE BEAMER PHASE I WATER AND SANITARY SEWER PROJECT; DESIGNATING THE MAYOR AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE IN SEEKING ELIGIBLE GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — DISASTER APPROPRIATIONS; AGREEING TO PROVIDE APPLICABLE MATCHING FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT, AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THE EDA GRANT. � � � � � � � � � � WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas hereby determines that an application for funding assistance far FM 2351 infrastructure (Beamer Phase I Water and Sanitary Sewer Project) will be submitted for consideration to EDA, for the 2009 fiscal year; and WHEREAS, still financially recovering from Hurricane Ike, these grant funds will help restore, replace and expand economic activity in the region as in the best interest of the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, the City agrees to provide applicable matching funds for the said program as required by the EDA grant application; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby further finds and determines that the person serving as Mayor of the City is the appropriate individual to act as the City's authorized official, and as such should be given the power to apply for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the City, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas, hereby authorizes and approves the submission of a grant application to the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration for the Beamer Phase I Water and Sanitary Sewer Project. Section 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to apply for, accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant on behalf of the City. Section 4. The City Council hereby agrees to provide applicable matching funding for the project, as required by the terms of the EDA grant. PASSED,APPROVED AND RESOLVED on this 2nd day of March,2009. David J. S ith Mayor ATTEST: , � o� F a�Ep�� $ D loris McKenzie, T C v p City Secretary � � * �� '�;,,� �� ?�� oo9-i3 2 Mayor �� DAVID J.H.SMITH � � �� ° �� City of F�iendswood Councilmembers � MICHAEL E.BARKER � �, JIM BARR � �� 910 South Friendswood Drive JIM HILL � Friendswood Texas 77546-4856 LESLIE REID � � � BILL HOLBERT � (281) 996-3270 .ANDYRIVERA � � ,,� Fax: (281)482-1634 ActingCityManager ��.� ROGERROECKER City Secretary March 4, ZOO9 DEIARIS McKENZIE,Tx�c Mr.Pedro R. Garza United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration 504 Lavaca, Suite 1100 Austin,TX 78701-2858 Re: Letter of Financial Commitment Dear Mr. Garza: This is in response to your letter dated February 23, 2009, by which EDA extended a formal invitation for our city to apply for funding assistance through the Second Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Opportunity, under the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub. L. No. 110-329, 122 Stat. 3574 (2008) for presidentially declared disasters of 2008 for the City of Friendswood,Texas"FM 2351 Project." Please consider this letter along with the attached Resolution R2009-13, approved by City Council on March 2, 2009, as our financial commitment of matching funds for the aforementioned project. Through this resolution, the City of Friendswood has allocated matching funds of $1 million from the City of Friendswood water and sewer working capital fund for the non-EDA funded portion of this proposed project to be matched with$2 million EDA funding assistance. I would like to thank you in advance for this grant funding opportunity and your consideration of our project. Sincerely, avid J.H. Smith Mayor DJHS:RCR:tsy Enclosures Cc Interim City Manager Economic Development Coordinator Aopendix A: A�alicant Certification Clause The applicant represents and certifies that it has used due difigence to determine that the description of the project slte described herein is accurate with respect to the �" ' presence or absence of contamination from toxic and hazardous substances. The , term"site" includes the entire scope of the praject, including future phases of the . �project and all�areas where construction wilf occur. � ' - 1. Is the site currently, or has it in the past 50 years, been used for any of the following operations or activities: a. Generation of h�zardous substances or waste? � • Yes� x No - b. 7reatment,storage (temporary or permanent),or disposal of solid or • hazardous substances orwaste? . � � . Yes X No a Storage of petroleum products? Yes X No d. Used/waste oil storage or reclamation units? � � Yes X No . e. Research or testing laboratory? � _Yes x No . f. Ordnance research, testing, production,or storage? . �. Yes - x No g. Chemical manufacturing or storage? Yes x No h. Military weapons or ammunition training or testing? Yes x No � i. Iron works/foundry? � Yes x No . j, Raiiroad yard? . � _Yes X No k. Industrial or manufacturing operation? If any of the above operations ever occurred at the site, and if appropriate cleanup or other mitigation actions were perFormed in accordance with the locai, State, arid federal laws, please attach documentation of these actions. 2. Do wells draw water from an underlying aquifer to provide the loca! domestic water supply? Yes X No � 3. Has a.federal, State, or local regulatory authorit�ever conducted an • environmental asse'ssment, environmenta{impact statement, or a preliminary assessment/site inspection, or similar environmental surveyor inspection repo�f at the site? If yes, please attach copies of these reports or results.. Yes X No � � . 4. Have any environmental or OSHA citations ar notices of violation been issued to a facility at the site? If yes, please attach copies. � Yes X No 5. Have any unauthorized releases of hazardous substances occurred at any facility � at#he site which resulted in notification of the EDA's Na#ional Response Center? Yes x No 6. Is any material contalning asbestos loca#ed at the site? If yes; please attach information concerning State and federal regulatory compliance, � Yes X No 7. Is there any equipment(electrical transformers, etc.)containing potychlorinated � biphenyls (PCB)on the site? Is yes;please attach a description of the equipment. � Yes x No _ 8. Are there ianderground storage tanks on the site? If yes; please aftach a detailed description, inciuding the number of underground storage tanks on�he site, whether the tanks.have been inspeoted (or removed)and the resuits of such inspections. � � Yes x No � 9. Has the site been tested for radon? if yes; pfease attach results. Yes X No • " .. � 1 d. Have there been or are there now any environmental investigations by federal, ' State or local government agencies that could affect the site in question? If yes, piease attach available information. . Yes x No The applicant acknowledges that this certification regarding hazardous substances and/or waste is a material representation of�fact upon which EDA relies when tnaking and executing an award. EDA reserves the right to terminate any award made in conjunctfon with the representations contained herein if, at any time during the useful life of the project, EDA becomes aware of the presence of hazardous materials or waste at the site, or that hazardous materials or waste have been inappropriately handled there.on. � • Further, if it is determined at any time that the presence of hazardous materials or waste, or handling thereof, has been misrepresented, EDA majr pursue other available legal remedies against the applicant. � � Applicant Name DAVID J. H.SMITH Name and title of applicant's authorized representative MAYOR Signature of appiicant's authorized representativ Date signed Q ATTES • I � O� F RIE�yQs � l � �o De oris McKenzie, RMC V �7 City Secretary * #. tA . �4rF oF ��'� .