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ARA-2007-006RESOLUTION NO. ARA-2007-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (I) AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FUNDING UNDER THE BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM, (II) IF SELECTED FOR SUCH FUNDING, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM, AND (III) UPON EXECUTION OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007-OS ACCORDINGLY WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "U.S. EPA") issued a Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") for the Brownfields Assessment Grant Program to provide funding for communities and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together to prevent, assess, safely cleanup and sustainably reuse Brownfields; and WHEREAS, staff of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency submitted a preliminary proposal (the "Agency's Proposal") to the U.S. EPA for a Brownfields Assessment Grant (an "EPA Grant") in accordance with the NOFA; and WHEREAS, based on the Agency's Proposal, the U.S. EPA has invited the Redevelopment Agency to negotiate the final form of a Cooperative Agreement providing for an EPA Grant. NOW, THEREFORE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Authority to Seek EPA Grant. The Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, or her designee, is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate with the U.S. EPA with respect to the final form of a Cooperative Agreement providing for an EPA Grant, provided such agreement is acceptable in form to the City Attorney and consistent with the Agency's Proposal. Section 2. Authority to Execute Documents and Take Further Actions. The Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, or her designee, is hereby authorized and directed, if the Redevelopment Agency is selected by the U.S. EPA to receive the Brownfields Assessment Grant funding, to take such other actions as are consistent with the Application, including the execution of the Cooperative Agreement prepared by the U.S. EPA and all other documents and amendments required by the U.S. EPA for participation in the Brownfields Assessment Grant Program. Section 3. Amendment of Budget. Contingent upon the award of a grant and the receipt of funds based upon the Application, the annual budget of the Redevelopment Agency for Fiscal Year 2007-08 shall be amended by increasing the appropriations and authorized expenditures in the amount equal to the amount of grant funds received by the Redevelopment Agency. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION IS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THIS FIFTH (ST``) DAY OF JUNE, 2007 BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL-CALL VOTE: AYES: Chairman Pringle, Agency Members Hernandez, Sidhu Galloway, Kring NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE CHAIRMAN OF THE AN HEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ATTEST: .i ~f n ,~`,~~" /': °~ { ~. S CRETARY OF TH IM REDEVELOPMENT A NCY 65573.1 2