Grant application: • Complete all necessary research and analysis required to submit a completed grant application(s). • Assist the City by acting as an expert resource and providing information about brownfield assessment and remediation. • Assist the City in compiling any associated demographic data to bolster the grant application. • Assist the City as needed with the solicitation of letters of support from the State of Minnesota, community-based organizations, and other area stakeholders. • Work with the City to facilitate community outreach activities as needed to enhance the grant application. • Assist the City in prioritizing and selecting the appropriate sites to include in the grant application consistent with the objective of the EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant program. • Attend meetings and provide professional expertise in discussions regarding preliminary selection of focus sites and updates on grant application progress. The project work will be completed exclusively and collaboratively with the City and EPA Project Managers. • Provide assistance with revision and resubmittal of application(s) as part of the FY 2027/2028 competition, if the initial applications are unsuccessful. Grant implementation: • Provide assistance with the development of U.S. EPA required project work plan(s) for a cooperative agreement for applications that are successful. • Conduct project work in accordance with EPA, City approved work plans. • Prepare and maintain schedules and budgets for all assigned grant activities. • Conduct and oversee site assessments and prepare reports (printed and electronic formats) required by the U.S. EPA, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and additional state and local agencies as deemed necessary for each site. • Conduct and oversee comprehensive site investigations including sample collection and laboratory analysis. • Provide work updates and information as requested by the Project Manager. • Evaluate cleanup options and conduct risk assessment analysis and provide cost estimates on selected sites. • Prepare a written Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) in compliance with U.S. EPA regulations. • Deliver to the Project Manager completed Phase I and Phase II ESA reports, site investigation reports, response action plans and other environmental reports or plans required under the applicable Minnesota environmental regulations. • Provide project management, implementation, and technical oversight in compliance with State and City rules, regulations and guidelines. • Offer professional advice regarding environmental issues associated with land reuse and/or redevelopment. • Provide regulatory and financial information as needed. • Attend meetings of the City and advisory committees as requested. • Prepare presentations to provide information about the project’s progress as requested. • Continue to develop a community-wide inventory of potential hazardous substance and petroleum brownfields sites, including working with City Staff to update City GIS data. • Develop preliminary budget, financing options and implementation plan for cleanup and reuse. • Complete contaminant characterization and risk assessments as determined necessary following Phase II activities (as funds allow). • Develop comprehensive community outreach and public involvement program(s). • Provide public and private opportunities for stakeholder participation throughout all phases of projects.
