Quarterly Report No. 2 January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016

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1 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BROWNFIELDS QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT County of Ottawa, Michigan Cooperative Agreement No. BF 00E Quarterly Report No. 2 USEPA FY16 Reporting Period: January 1, 2016 March 31, BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT QUARTERLY REPORT This report outlines activities and key measures documented during USEPA FY16 Reporting Period No. 2 of the County of Ottawa s Community-Wide Brownfields Assessment project. 2.0 MODIFICATIONS TO THE WORK PLAN No modifications to the Work Plan were requested. 3.0 ACTIVITIES DURING REPORTING PERIOD The following activities have been completed or occurred in accordance with the approved work plan during Reporting Period No. 2. TASK 1 Project Management Prepared Quarterly Report No. 1 (USEPA FY16). TASK 2 Community Outreach Community outreach completed by Lakeshore Environmental, Inc. (LEI) was done as in-kind, as all previous contractual community outreach funds were expended. Ongoing networking with Commercial Alliance of REALTORS (CAR) organization. Phone calls, s and/or meetings with Ottawa County units of government: City of Hudsonville, Georgetown Township, Blendon Township, Olive Township, City of Grand Haven, Village of Spring Lake, City of Holland, Holland Township, City of Zeeland, Grand Haven Township, Spring Lake Township, and City of Ferrysburg. Ongoing discussion regarding availability of funds, target Brownfield sites in these communities, and potential redevelopment opportunities. Continue to meet with numerous commercial realtors: Core Realty, Colliers International-Holland, MI, Northstar Commercial, Cherette Group, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, Capstone Companies, and Signature Associates. Outreach with local commercial lenders from Best Financial Credit Union, Macatawa Bank, Community Shores Bank, Chemical Bank, West Michigan Community Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington Bank, and West Shore Bank. Meetings with attorneys from Scholten Fant, Gielow Groom Terpstra & McEvoy, Rhoades McKee, and Warner Norcross & Judd regarding potential projects. Continued outreach to developers and businesses in Ottawa County regarding redevelopment/expansion projects on Brownfield sites. 1

2 TASK 3 Environmental Site Assessments ACRES LEI continues to update property profiles through ACRES. Projects Project summaries provided below discuss assessment activities in-process or that were completed by LEI during reporting period 2 of USEPA Fiscal Year These activities were approved by USEPA and/or the Michigan Department of Quality (MDEQ), as applicable. MS Metal Solutions (Hazardous), Grand Haven Twp. Phase II ESA reporting was completed. North Side Triangle (Hazardous), Holland Twp. Phase II ESA reporting was completed. 612 W. Savidge Street (Hazardous), Village of Spring Lake Phase II ESA reporting was completed. 401 Pine Street (Petroleum), City of Ferrysburg Phase II ESA reporting was completed. 705 Washington Street (Petroleum), City of Grand Haven A Phase II ESA was completed by LEI. Contamination was discovered. A BEA was submitted to the MDEQ. 411 North Griffin Street (Hazardous), City of Grand Haven Phase II ESA reporting was completed. A BEA for a new operating entity was completed to protect the new owner and occupant against cleanup liability. GHBLP Site (Petroleum), City of Grand Haven Phase II ESA activities were completed. Limited contamination was discovered (PNAs in the shallow soil). Reporting complete Cleveland Street (Petroleum & Hazardous), Spring Lake Township A Phase II ESA was completed. Hexavalent chromium impacted soil was discovered. A BEA was completed to protect the new owner and occupant against cleanup liability Chicago Drive (Petroleum), City of Hudsonville Phase I and II ESAs were completed. Chromium and heavier petroleum related impact was observed in the site soil. A BEA is necessary and will be completed by the prospective purchaser James Street (Petroleum), Holland Twp. A Phase I ESA was completed. RECs were discovered. Phase II ESA work necessary. TASK 4 Clean-up Planning Similar to the Task 3 project summaries above, clean-up planning conducted by LEI during reporting period 2 that has been approved by USEPA and/or the MDEQ, as applicable, is summarized below. In some cases, certain projects include privately funded activities, which are noted in the summaries below: Gull Lake Marine (Petroleum & Hazardous) The Brownfield Plan is almost completed and will help to facilitate the safe redevelopment of the site. 2

3 North Side Triangle (Hazardous), Holland Twp. The Documentation of Due Care Compliance Report (DDCCR) has been completed. MDEQ funding has been leveraged to assist with the redevelopment of the site. Redevelopment is well underway. 705 Washington Street (Petroleum), City of Grand Haven The DDCCR has been completed. Redevelopment planning is in process. 411 North Griffin Street (Hazardous), City of Grand Haven The DDCCR has been completed, which was funded with assessment grant dollars and private funds. 4.0 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED No problems were encountered that will affect the project schedule or the ability of the county to meet the performance outputs/outcomes. 3

4 5.0 BUDGET STATUS 5.1 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ASSESSMENTS SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE EXPENSES BY TASK Task 1 Project Management Task 2 Community Outreach Task 3 Environmental Assessments Task 4 Clean-up Planning Total EPA Funds Expended Total In-Kind Personnel (In-kind) $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Fringe Benefits (In-kind) $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Conference Travel Travel/Supplies $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16.70 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16.70 $0.00 Contractual $0.00 $0.00 $14, $3, $18, $1, Total Quarterly Expenses $1, $0.00 $14, $3, $18, $2, SUMMARY OF TOTAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE EXPENSES BY CATEGORY Budgeted Amount Previously Expended Expenses this Quarter Total Cumulative Expenses Personnel (In-Kind) $27,466 $22, $ $23, Fringe Benefits (In-Kind) $7,154 $9, $ $9, Travel Conference Travel/Supplies $2,250 $ $0.00 $ $1,600 $50.35 $16.70 $67.05 Contractual (In-Kind) $6,000 $21, $1, $23, Contractual $196,950 $166, $18, $185, Totals $241,420 $221, $21, $242,

5 5.2 PETROLEUM ASSESSMENTS SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY PETROLEUM EXPENSES BY TASK Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Total EPA Project Community Environmental Clean-up Funds Management Outreach Assessments Planning Expended Total In-Kind Personnel (In-kind) $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Fringe Benefits (In-kind) $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Travel Conference Travel/Supplies (EPA Grant) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16.70 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16.70 $0.00 Contractual $0.00 $0.00 $21, $2, $23, $1, Total Quarterly Expenses $1, $0.00 $21, $2, $23, $2, SUMMARY OF TOTAL PETROLEUM EXPENSES BY CATEGORY Budgeted Amount Previously Expended Expenses this Quarter Total Cumulative Expenses Personnel (In-Kind) $27,466 $22, $ $23, Fringe Benefits (In-Kind) $7,154 $9, $ $9, Travel Conference Travel/Supplies $2,250 $ $0.00 $ $1,600 $50.35 $16.70 $67.05 Contractual (In-Kind) $6,000 $24, $1, $26, Contractual $196,950 $142, $23, $165, Totals $241,420 $199, $26, $226,

6 6.0 BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES OUTCOME TARGET THIS QUARTER CUMULATIVE 1 # of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) Completed # of Phase II ESAs Completed # of Baseline Environmental Assessments Completed # of Clean-up Plans Completed # of property transactions that occur as a result of the assessments # of projects approved by County Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities 16 6* 32* 7 # of temporary construction jobs created # of sites remediated # of acres remediated Total acres preserved # of sites redeveloped # of acres redeveloped # of businesses that relocate to the County # of businesses that expand in the County # of jobs created Total funds leveraged for projects $2.13 million Total new investment created $7.1 million Total new annual tax revenue generated $196, *- Projects receiving more than one source of funding were only counted once (i.e., some projects may have received Phase I and II funds, etc.). Note: The OCBRA is in the process of quantifying outcome items These outcomes are difficult to determine until projects have been completed. As information is obtained, outcomes for items 7 18 will be reported. 6