Community Success Stories in Missouri Blase Leven and Maggie Weiser Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program Kansas State University July, 2017
Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Program u Assistance with brownfields redevelopment u Free to local governments and Tribes u Funded by EPA u K-State assists in EPA Regions 5, 6, 7 and 8 u No application process – just call!
Services May Include u Help identifying and inventorying brownfields u Strategic planning and redevelopment visioning u Community outreach and input u Economic feasibility and sustainability analysis u Help identify funding sources u Review of grant applications u Educational workshops u Help finding and evaluating environmental consultants u Review of project plans and technical reports u Other assistance, as needed and agreed upon 3
BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) www.ksutab.org Inventory and Prioritize Sites u Criteria for Revitalization (Examples): u Health threat? u Gateway location? u Blight? u Utilities? u Condition? u Property Access? u Re-Use Plan & Partners? u Match to Revitalization Goals
BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) u Store everything in one place Phase I Environmental u Photos Assessment Report 222 45 th Street u Reports Zanzibar, Texas Asdfal fasdf afa sd s fasldhjf alksnnf lkasnd fnslknf alknlsbndf u Generate Maps u Report to EPA, if you get a grant
Writing EPA Grants - TAB EZ Grant Writing Tool www.ksutab.org or www.tabez.org 6
Configure Application Select whether your approval is needed before text changes by participants you invite to the project are accepted. Choose the type of contamination affecting the site. For assessment grant proposals, choose “Community Wide” or “Site Specific”. 7 Phone Connection: 866-299-3188 November 5, 2015 Code: 2025661817#
TAB EZ: Template for EPA Assessment and Cleanup Proposals 8
TAB EZ: Requirements & Text Entry Screen for Each Section of Proposal
TAB Tools: BIT and TAB EZ for EPA Grant Writing u Password Protected , not public u User friendly and can be accessed any time at users own pace u Helpful hints for every criteria to be addressed u Integrates brownfield education with Resources : definitions, census resources and Past Successful Proposals for download
Find BIT & TAB EZ at: www.ksutab.org Register (first time users: ‘Get a free account’) or Sign In with a current user id and password Click on Online Tools, then click on BIT or TAB EZ
Russellville Reuse Planning Maggie Weiser, KSU-TAB Blase Leven, KSU-TAB
Railroad Park Russellville, MO Existing park across from City Former gas station with USTs u u Hall needed improvements and soil and groundwater contamination EIERA funded $75,000 to city u for cleanup City enrolled in MO DNR VCP u Park Design - KSU TAB u facilitated assistance from KSU Landscape Architecture Program
Railroad Park Russellville, MO
South Roundtop Neighborhood Kansas City, MO Reuse Planning Maggie Weiser, KSU-TAB Blase Leven, KSU-TAB
South Roundtop Neighborhood Kansas City, MO Resurrection Village u Community Revitalization Initiative – 31 st and Cleveland Ave, Kansas City KSU TAB conducted open u house type event – January 2017 Preliminary Conceptual u Drawings- KSU TAB facilitated assistance from Michigan State University School of Planning Design and Construction
Resurrection Village: Shared Spaces & Front Porches
Church Community and Farmers Market
Health: Parks, Walks, Urgent Care
Community Growth Gardens and Bikes
Live, Work, Play, Learn
Dellwood Market Analysis Blase Leven, KSU-TAB Maggie Weiser, KSU-TAB
Dellwood-Ferguson-Jennings Business Opportunity analysis for several sites on West u Florissant Avenue Corridor, by DRP , Inc., a TAB Partner for Select Business, Retail and Service Categories
Springfield Vertical Innovations, LLC. Funding Roadmap Blase Leven, KSU-TAB Maggie Weiser, KSU-TAB
Vertical Innovations, LLC Seeking funds for startup u capitol shortfall for Pilot Project u 3 silos w/ 70 grow racks
Vertical Innovations, LLC Funding Road Map, by a TAB Partner, to pursue much of the u funding shortfall
Howardville Reuse Planning, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Blase Leven, KSU-TAB Maggie Weiser, KSU-TAB
Howardville (a success in the making . . .) Howardville School Restoration u . . . by a community that deeply cares . . . u
Howardville (a success in the making . . .) Establishing a Vision: u u Community Betterment Survey u Public Officials Charrette u Community Charrette
Howardville (a success in the making . . .) Getting Asbestos and u Lead-based Paint cleaned up: Lots of hiccups: Resumes u appropriately licensed Insurance Cert. Name of Firm/Location WBE/DBE on-site personnel Subs identified incl. u 3 RFPs for Firm 1 no yes (resume yes No. Seems like no contractors; EPA of 1 on-site Evans Consulting and contractor did personnel and KCTE are the missing) subs. Confirm. more Phase II work u More work added Firm 2 no yes, but not reiterated from RFP not for actual site no u 3-way verification cleanup text work & plan needed But: u u Contractors involved local workforce u Cleanup is about 2/3 done Total Bldgs 1 & 3 (not Total Scraped or counting inside Bldg 3 Partially Total Not yet to be done) Scraped Scraped 6085.245 5176.845 908.4
Howardville (a success in the making ..) Finishing Up u cleanup More funding for u Redevelopment Stay tuned! u
Thank you… … please contact us for assistance! Blase Leven (KSU TAB Programs Coordinator) 785-532-0780 baleven@ksu.edu Maggie Weiser (Coordinator for EPA Regions 5 & 7) 785-532-0782 mjwieser@ksu.edu Sabine Martin (TAB Contact for Missouri) 785-587-0136 smartin@ctorsolutions.com Web site: http://www.ksutab.org
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