Title
Resolution Approving the City of Hampton, Virginia's Participation in and Appropriation of the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund (the "VBAF") Site Assessment and Planning Grant Through the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority
Purpose
Purpose/Background:
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) directs the distribution of grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund (VBAF) Program in consultation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The VBAF Program is targeted towards projects or phases of work associated with the restoration and redevelopment of brownfield sites that will generate investment and job creation in the immediate future. This grant is a VBAF Site Assessment and Planning Grant, which cover environmental site assessments. The grant was awarded to perform the sampling characterization work deemed necessary by DEQ to further assess Parcels 19 and 20 (LRSNs 6000822 and 6000824), which were purchased by the City to expand the clear zone for Langley Air Force Base (LAFB). The VEDP and DEQ awarded the grant based on the extreme importance of the relationship between the City, LAFB, and the wider regional economy, and hence the importance of this phase of work to establish the clear zone needed by LAFB.
Discussion:
See Purpose/Background above.
Impact:
See Purpose/Background above.
Recommendation:
Rec
Approve the Resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority in consultation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Q...
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