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US Army Corps of Engineers• $250,000 for a flood control plan. The Corps has an additional $7.5 million available tosupport flood control activities in Meriden.I. PROGRAMMATIC CAPABILITY1. Demonstrate your ability to manage this grantThe City of Meriden has been a recipient of numerous grants from federal and state agencies.Meriden has successfully expedited redevelopment of a brownfield location in its EnterpriseZone, as witnessed by the remediation and redevelopment of a vacant rolling mills site (Walbro)into an automotive parts plant. Funding was provided by the State, the City and the developer.A second brownfields location is being redeveloped by the U.S. Postal Service for a new centralpost office building.The City Office of Economic Development, during the past ten years, has managed over $32million in state funds for site clearance, environmental assessment, remediation, infrastructuredevelopment and other public incentives for the Walbro Redevelopment.2. Describe your history of managing federal funds.The City of Meriden has a history of successfully managing numerous federal grants. In thecurrent fiscal year, federal grants totaled $18 million, with additional state and federal grants forthe Board of Education. The City is an entitlement community for HUD’s CommunityDevelopment Grant Program and has received over $27.8 million in funding over thirty-oneyears. The initial site assessment phase of this project was successfully completed using EPATargeted Site Assessment Funds and 2005 Brownfields Assessment Funds.The site assessment phase of this project was successfully completed using EPA Targeted SiteAssessment Funds and EPA Brownfields Assessment Funds.The Applicant is not aware of any adverse audit findings from an OMB Circular A-133 auditconducted by a federal, state or local government nor is the Applicant aware of any instances inwhich it might have been required to comply with special “high risk” terms and conditionsimplementing an OMB Circular A-102.3. EPA Brownfields cooperative agreement complianceThe City of Meriden successfully complied with all quarterly progress report, brownfieldsreporting measures and annual financial status reporting as required under the EPA assessmentgrant programs.EPA Brownfields cooperative agreement significant accomplishmentsThe City of Meriden received its initial brownfields assessment grant in September 2004. Sincethat time, the City has accomplished the following:• Held 16 brownfields committee meetings• Hired reuse and environmental consultants• Completed an inventory of brownfields sites and prioritized sites for assessmentCity of Meriden FY 2007 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application Page 18 of 19
• Held a community-wide meeting to discuss the inventory and future activities• Provided input into the removal action conducted by CTDEP at the Cooper Street site• Completed a Phase I and II/III assessments at the Cooper Street site• Completed a community-wide design charrette for redevelopment alternatives4. Plans for tracking and measuring progressOutcomes, including number of properties assessed, jobs created, funding leveraged, areaspreserved, and any other relevant information will be tracked throughout the life of the projectthrough completion of the remediation and reuse. This information will be reported to EPAbeyond the performance period of the grant to the final redevelopment.City of Meriden FY 2007 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application Page 19 of 19
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