Narrative proposal – single spaced, max 17 pages - City of Meriden

design a project specific stakeholder process which will at minimum, inform the residents ofprogress, invite input on decision-making regarding assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment,and provide a forum for environmental education. Sample activities include Public notificationof the grant and the process of community involvement in the Record Journal, the local dailynewspaper. The grant summary and draft application would be made available for public reviewat City Hall. Flyers announcing the award would be posted by community groups, distributedto all city neighborhood associations, and made available at City Hall, the City HealthDepartment and Public Library. All information will also be included on the City of Meriden’sBrownfield webpage which is linked to the City website at www.CityofMeriden.org.The CEDS Subcommittee has allocated significant funds for facilitation and professionalsupport of the stakeholder process. Communication is intended to be carried out in English andSpanish as needed throughout the process.2. Explain why the method proposed is appropriateThe City of Meriden has used a similar process in successfully engaging the Dutch Hill/Action13 Neighborhoods in previous planning, flood control and brownfields stakeholder involvementactivities. Public Meeting announcements, including date, time, place and purpose of the publicmeetings will be submitted by press release to appropriate media outlets. A flyer announcing thepublic meetings will be provided to the CEDS Subcommittee for distribution in theneighborhood.3. Comment periodThe City discussed the grant applications at the August CEDS Brownfields meeting and receivedconsensus support for moving forward with development of the applications. The City asked theCEDS Subcommittee to comment on its draft grant application and then provided anopportunity for verbal comment at a meeting prior to the application submittal. If the grant isawarded, the formal opportunity for community members to review and contribute commentsto the grant application will take place prior to finalizing the scope of work. A 30 day commentperiod will allow for written and oral comments on the scope of work. This will provide the Cityfeedback with regard to and the planned remedial activities and allow the public an opportunityto communicate their concerns. An Administrative Record for the grant will be established atthe public library and this Information Repository will be maintained during the course of thegrant. A similar comment period will be provided at the completion of the remedial action plan.The public will be notified of the remedial action plan (RAP) completion, the placement of theRAP in the administrative record and the time period for comments.4. Plans for addressing comments receivedThe City of Meriden will accept comments on the Scope of Work and the RAP during thecomment periods and will provide written responses which will become part of theAdministrative Record. The City of Meriden will discuss comments at the CEDS BrownfieldsSubcommittee meeting in which all stakeholders may attend. Changes will be made based on thesense of the committee. The information repository will be updated with the inclusion of allmeeting minutes, status reports, and other communications as they are generated. Informationwill be specific as it relates to meeting both State and Federal requirements.City of Meriden FY 2007 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application Page 13 of 19