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Economic Development Administration — Beefing Up Brownfields Infrastructure

in Kansas City KSIMO

By establishing a strong partnership with the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the
neighboring cities of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas have been able to successfully
rebuild sewer infrastructure and revitalize an area known as the Central Industrial District (CID). This
urban industrial area straddles the Missouri and Kansas state lines and was once a national center for

stockyard, meatpacking, agriculture, railroad and manufacturing
industries. However, decades of catastrophic flooding, economic
dislocation and deferred maintenance caused severe deterioration
in the CID to the point where damaging sewer overflows became
routine. As a result, many businesses abandoned the area. The two
cities are now working to redevelop the CID and return it to a
manufacturing and retail area for local residents to enjoy.

In order to realize this vision for the CID, the cities turned to EDA,
which awarded them a $1 million EDA public works grant to rescue
the industrial area from the brink of physical and economic collapse. With this grant, the cities have
achieved major success. For instance, three extensive CID brownfield sites have been cleaned up and
transformed into viable property available for future development. This modest grant has now
leveraged more than $100 million in new private investment (including a $17 million industrial
expansion in the CID by the Faultless Starch / Bon Ami Company) and $5 I million in public
infrastructure. One showcase project, the Lewis & Clark Redevelopment Project, was awarded the
2000 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfields Redevelopment in EPA Region 7.

Contacts:

Andy Bracker
City of Kansas City
816-513-3002

andrew_bracker@kcmo.org

Economic Development Administration

202-482-2309

www.doc.gov/eda


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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Dredging Up the Industrial Past and Channeling

a Revitalized Waterfront in Glen Cove, NY

Strategically situated adjacent to Long Island Sound and along Glen Cove Creek, Glen Cove, New York
was the industrial center of Long Island's Gold Coast from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. Years of
industrial activity have left a mark on Glen Cove's waterfront, and the City now faces the responsibility
of revitalizing this once-vibrant area by reclaiming a cluster of brownfield sites along a mile of Glen
Cove's waterfront, adjacent to the downtown. By reversing the physical decline of the waterfront
district, restoring environmental quality, and improving economic vitality, Glen Cove is transforming
this blighted area into a regional tourist destination with increased greenspace and waterside
attractions. In 2003, the Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency signed a Land Disposition
Agreement with Glen Isle Development, LLC to develop a hotel, a conference center, possible
residential units, restaurants, retail shops, parks, and a pedestrian/bicycle
esplanade.

To accomplish this waterfront revitalization plan, the City is collaborating with
county, state, and federal agencies. This collaboration has enabled Glen Cove
to leverage more than $40 million in funding and technical assistance. The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers is one federal agency that is providing invaluable
assistance to Glen Cove.

Through an interagency agreement with EPA, the Corps conducted an area-wide characterization
study of contamination and sediment inputs from brownfields at the terminal end of Glen Cove Creek.
This study helped the City develop an effective revitalization plan for this waterfront area, which is a
visual focal point for the Creek. In addition, the Corps performed bulkheading and maintenance
dredging of the federal navigation channel in Glen Cove Creek, properly disposing of the contaminated
material and equipment. Since working with the Corps requires match funding from the local
government, the City obtained a $135,000 appropriation through its Members of Congress to
complete this dredging project. The Corps has also provided valuable planning and engineering
assistance to develop conceptual plans for improving vital transportation access to the waterfront area.
By focusing on the restoration of Glen Cove Creek, the Army Corps of Engineers is helping the City of
Glen Cove realize its vision of a revitalized waterfront district that will attract tourists from around the
country.

Contacts:

Cara Longworth	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Executive Director	New York District

Glen Cove Community Development Agency	212-264-0100

5 16-676-1625	www.nan.usace.army.mil/index.htm

www.glencove-li.com/


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Department of Housing and Urban Development — Building Blocks for
Brownfields Revitalization in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles has created a local Brownfields Team with members from the Mayor's Office of Economic
Development, the Community Redevelopment Agency, the Environmental Affairs Department, the
Community Development Department, the City Council's Chief Legislative Analyst Office, and other
departments and agencies as needed. With assistance from HUD and other federal agencies, the Los
Angeles Brownfields Team is rehabilitating and revitalizing three demonstration sites, in addition to
granting money from a newly-established Brownfields Revitalization Fund. The goal of this local-federal
partnership is to develop effective strategies to enable the remediation and redevelopment of
brownfields throughout Los Angeles, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

The rehabilitation of the Goodyear Industrial Tract site in Los Angeles is an example of one
demonstration site that has significantly benefited from the local-Hl!D partnership. Originally the site
of a Goodyear Tire manufacturing plant, this 208 acre industrial area is located in South Central Los
Angeles near the high speed, high capacity Alameda Corridor. The Goodyear Industrial Tract Site is
occupied by 325 small industrial businesses and is surrounded by residential neighborhoods. Due to
past uses, the site contains an unknown number of contaminated land parcels. Potential contamination
concerns include PCBs, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), petroleum hydrocarbons, and pesticides.
As a result, business owners in the Goodyear Industrial Tract have been unable to obtain financing for
expansion and remodeling. The contamination, coupled with security and transportation infrastructure
concerns, have hindered efforts to recruit new business to the area.

Determined to create a long-term economic recovery program for the property, the City Brownfields
Team assembled an array of federal and local resources. HUD awarded the City a $12.1 million
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) package, including $1.7 million in grants and $10.4
million in Section 108 guaranteed loans. BEDI is a competitive grant program that HUD administers to
assist communities with the redevelopment of brownfields through projects that increase economic
opportunities for low- to moderate-income people, such as job creation and strengthening the local
tax base. BEDI grants must be used in conjunction with a Section 108-backed loan, provided through
HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Los Angeles has used its federal
money to accomplish the following: fence the site, monitor access, clean up abandoned rail spurs,
rebuild infrastructure, and provide businesses with the support they need to expand and address
contamination-related issues. Through its partnership with HUD and other funding sources, including
$300,000 from the City's Brownfields Revitalization Fund, the Los Angeles Brownfields Team plans to
develop a revitalized business community that offers such attractions as a supermarket and full-service
retail shopping center on the Goodyear Industrial Tract.

The Brownfields Team has also used a portion of its annual HUD CDBG money to establish a $4.45
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assessment, acquisition, remediation, and community involvement activities at brownfield sites within
the City. In addition to the $300,000 grant to the Goodyear Industrial Tract, the L.A. Brownfields
Team used $350,000 from the Fund to create a database of parcel information, identify the scope and
costs of soil cleanup, and provide economic development and marketing studies to target appropriate
reuses for another demonstration site.

Contact:

Noemi Emeric

Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department
213-978-0872

www.ci.la.ca.us/ead/labf/index.htm

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Community Planning and Development
202-708-1 I 12

www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/bedi/index.cfm


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U.S. Department of Transportation — On the Track Toward Revitalization in

Stamford, CT

The City of Stamford, Connecticut is partnering with the Connecticut Department of Transportation,
the Southwestern Regional Planning Agency, and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), to make major transportation improvements that are critical to the City's
revitalization plans. The Stamford Urban Transitway will facilitate access for buses and high occupancy
vehicles traveling between Interstate 95 and the Stamford Intermodal Transportation Center — one of
the busiest commuter rail and bus stations in America. The Stamford Urban Transitway will improve
pedestrian access, and enhance the implementation of intelligent transportation systems. The project
will also include new sidewalks and bicycle lanes on either side of the roadway, and upgraded drainage
systems to accommodate traffic needs and enhance the transportation network for an area targeted
for revitalization. The Center currently provides a major transfer point for local bus and employer
shuttle service, and provides access to existing Amtrak and Metro-North rail service. In order to
accommodate the anticipated growth in commuter capacity at the Transportation Center, the rail
platform has been expanded and a 1,200-space parking facility has been constructed.

As exemplified by the Stamford Urban Transitway, DOT provides states and municipalities with the
flexibility to redevelop brownfields and provide access to brownfields through federally-funded
transportation projects. DOT encourages state and local transportation agencies to develop
transportation improvement programs in conjunction with brownfields remediation and
redevelopment efforts, provided that the brownfield sites necessitate the proposed transportation
improvement, and the cleanup and liability costs are reasonable in relation to the cost and public
benefit of the project. DOT's brownfields policy is intended to contribute to the reuse of abandoned
and blighted land, conservation of open space, better transportation, improved communities, and
greater economic vitality.

The estimated cost for the Stamford Urban Transitway is approximately $70 million, including financing
from the City of Stamford, and substantial funding from DOT's Federal Transit Administration New
Starts Program, and the Federal Highway Administration's Surface Transportation Program. The New
Starts Program is a federal and local cooperative program designed for the planning and construction
of transit projects. DOT's funds will enable the Stamford Urban Transitway to improve transit
operations, safety, and efficiency and to encourage public transportation and non-motorized modes of
transportation to accommodate current and future traffic needs. In addition, the Transitway will be a
critical catalyst for the redevelopment of Stamford's south end which contains numerous brownfield
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Contacts:

City of Stamford Engineering Bureau
203-977-5796

www.ci.stamford.ct.us/Engineering/UrbanTransitway/default.asp

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
202-366-1734

www.fta.dot.gov/office/planning/ep/subjarea/hazmat.html


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Department of Justice — Weeding out Crime, Seeding Revitalization in

Providence> Rl

After the State of Rhode Island was selected as a Brownfields Showcase Community in 1998, the City
of Providence received official recognition from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1999 as the
first "Weed and Seed" site in Rhode Island. Operation Weed and Seed is a DOJ community-based
initiative that provides an innovative and comprehensive approach to law enforcement, crime
prevention, and community revitalization. The Operation Weed and Seed strategy aims to prevent,
control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity in targeted high-crime neighborhoods.
The strategy involves a two-pronged approach: (I) law enforcement activities "weed out" criminals
who engage in violent crime and drug abuse within the project site; and (2) human services, including
prevention, intervention and treatment, and community development, "seed" the community to
facilitate neighborhood revitalization. Community policing serves as a link between the weeding and
seeding activities.

Recognizing that crime prevention goes hand in hand with community revitalization, the Department of
Justice became an active participant in the federal brownfields partnership. DOJ initially offered up to
$50,000 in flexible Operation Weed and Seed funding to be used at the discretion of local communities
for brownfields activities, including: (I) conducting education and outreach to citizens and businesses;
(2) building partnerships among stakeholders; (3) planning community involvement and environmental
justice initiatives; (4) assessing the potential reuse of brownfield sites; (5) rehabilitating existing
facilities; (6) contributing to local employment and training activities; and (7) assisting non-profit
organizations with economic development.

Providence has received training, technical assistance, and $625,000 over three years from DOJ for its
Weed and Seed initiative. The federal funds are administered through the Providence Police
Department, as the fiscal agent, with Nickerson Community Center, a non-profit social service agency,
serving as the administering agency. Providence has targeted the funding towards youth services and
additional community policing in the neighborhood of Olneyville. As one of the oldest neighborhoods
in Providence, Olneyville has suffered from significant disinvestments over the past thirty years. Once a
leading industrial center, employment declined during the second half of the 20th century and
Olneyville became largely depopulated, with a high level of poverty amongst remaining residents.

The Weed and Seed coalition in Providence has received further funding through DOJ's Drug-Free
Communities Support Program for a drug prevention proposal. The federal grant is being used to
strengthen existing efforts to prevent substance abuse in Olneyville. The coalition is developing a
youth-based curriculum focusing on reduction of negative behaviors among at-risk Southeast Asian
youth, including substance abuse, sexual activity, violence, and destruction of property; and increasing
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In addition, a neighborhood revitalization plan is being developed, which will address housing,
neighborhood services, open space/recreation, intermodal transportation, jobs, schools, health care,
child-care, and public safety. It will also include an action component with specific strategies for
carrying out the plan over five years. In conjunction with the City's Code Enforcement Department, a
four-block area of Olneyville has been identified as needing immediate attention. Code Enforcement
has designated an investigator to assess the properties and record the necessary violations as well as
follow up with the properties.

Through its partnership with DOJ, Providence is successfully engaging both the physical and human
aspects of neighborhood revitalization in Olneyville.

Contact:

Melanie J. Wilson
Nickerson Community Center
401-351-2241
Nicker 133@aol.com

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Executive Office for Weed and Seed
202-616-1 152
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/eows


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National Park Service — Rehabilitating an Urban Park in East Palo Alto, CA

The City of East Palo Alto, California, is a vibrant low-income community that is overcoming significant
brownfields contamination and other challenges to revitalization in partnership with a number of
federal agencies, including the Department of Interior's National Park Service. In the early 1990s, East
Palo Alto had a per-capita murder rate higher than most major metropolitan cities and a serious drug
trafficking trade. While the crime rate has subsided through the work of many federal-local
partnerships, only one out of the City's four parks remained open in 2002, leaving a lack of positive
recreation opportunities for East Palo Alto's youth.

In 2001, Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Park was forced to close due to lack of funding for maintenance.
However, with a $300,000 Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) grant from the National
Park Service in May 2002, MLK Jr. Park is being rehabilitated to safely serve community residents'
recreational needs and to spark revitalization in broader areas of the community. The UPARR program
provides matching grants for rehabilitation, innovation, and planning, as well as technical assistance to
economically distressed local governments. These grants are critical to help communities provide
urban recreation activities for underserved populations, particularly at-risk youth and minority, low-
income, elderly and disabled neighborhood residents.

MLK Jr. Park has traditionally served as the home of the East Palo Alto Little League. UPARR grant
funds have been used to replace the old baseball field with a multipurpose field, upgrade the walking
paths and landscaping in the park, and add lighting. The goal of East Palo Alto's redevelopment plan is
to enhance the community and its livability. In pursuit of this goal, the rehabilitation of MLK Jr. Park
through the City's UPARR grant has provided significant recreation activities and direct access to the
San Francisco Bay wetlands for East Palo Alto's 30,000 residents. As of summer 2004, the MLK Jr. Park
rehabilitation project is 98 percent complete.

The types of recreational facilities rehabilitated through UPARR grants include playgrounds,
neighborhood parks, tennis and basketball courts, recreation centers, swimming pools, ball fields, picnic
areas, and exercise trails, often in areas impacted by deterioration and brownfields. In addition, UPARR
grants allow localities to convert idle non-recreational facilities into recreation centers that better
serve the surrounding communities. The UPARR program encourages systematic local planning and a
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Contacts:

City of East Palo Alto

Department of Community Services

650-853-3139

www.ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us/community/index.html

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Urban Park Recreation and Recovery

National Center for Recreation and Conservation

202-354-6900

www.nps.gov/uprr/


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National Park Service — Creating an Underwater Brownfields Experience in

Charleston, SC

On Charleston's waterfront, a 1.5 acre contaminated site that was formerly owned by the National
Park Service has been redeveloped as the home for the 69,000 square foot South Carolina Aquarium.

The aquarium site is within the 18 acre Calhoun Park Area
that runs along the Cooper River. The property consisted
primarily of mudflats that were filled in by the Navy to provide
additional space to work on small boats during World Wars I
and II, but then sat idle for nearly 50 years. Over that time,
the site was impacted by uses on surrounding properties. A
manufactured gas plant operated on an adjacent site, which
from 1855 to 1910 also housed a coal gasification plant. Over
the years a saw mill, chemical company, creosoting plant, paint
manufacturer, fuel company, and retailer of coal, wood, and coke all operated near the site. The
National Park Service obtained the site from the Department of Defense in 1987.

In 1984, Mayor Joseph Riley announced plans for an $8 million, 30,000 square foot aquarium in
downtown Charleston. However, it was determined that the proposed downtown location for the
aquarium would have exacerbated an already congested traffic area and an alternative site was sought.
After an extensive search, the brownfield site owned by the National Park Service was chosen for its
idea! location near downtown and along the waterfront. To prepare the site for redevelopment, the
City began excavation to improve the site's drainage. In 1991, the excavation of the site revealed
significant creosote contamination. EPA investigated the site and designated it a Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model (SACM) site, which meant that the site would be treated as if it were on the National
Priorities List (NPL) of federal Superfund sites. As a result of this determination, the National Park
Service was concerned with the liability issues associated with the property and reluctant to lease the
property to the City.

To overcome these barriers, the City worked with EPA, the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control, the National Park Service, and other federal agencies to negotiate an effective
plan for assessment, cleanup and redevelopment. As a result of those discussions, the Park Service
agreed to give the City a 50-year lease on the property. In all, it took eight years to assess the site, two
years to implement the cleanup plan, and four years to build the project. The aquarium finally opened
in May of 2000, more than 16 years from the date it was originally proposed.

The aquarium has been a tremendous asset to the community, employing a staff of I 10 and 450
volunteers. From May 2000 to May 2002, the aquarium had 1.3 million visitors and in its first seven
months brought in $8.8 million. The redevelopment has also spurred brownfield revitalization at


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neighboring sites along the river. However, the aquarium has many other benefits beyond its significant
economic impact. It serves as an educational and environmental resource center with exhibits on the
five major aquatic ecosystems in South Carolina. The aquarium has established an education program
that allows elementary and secondary school students to attend the aquarium for free, provided they
participate in programmed lessons prior to and after their visit. In 2002, the aquarium also received a
Phoenix Award for community impact.

According to Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, "We now have an important state asset in the South
Carolina Aquarium, a valuable environmental tool to educate our citizens about the importance of our
regional environment, and another opportunity for waters edge access for our residents and visitors."

Contacts:

Geona Shaw Johnson
City of Charleston
843-724-3766

johnsong@ci.Charleston.sc.us
Karen Sprayberry

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

803-896-4252

SPRAYBKJ@dhec.sc.gov


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U.S. Forest Service — Unique Ecological Area Budding in Chicago, IL

The 20-square mile Calumet region on Chicago's southeast side is the focus of a new partnership,
including the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's, Forest
Service, among others, that is rehabilitating both the region's economy and ecology through innovative,
smart growth projects. The Calumet area was once one of the largest wetland complexes in lower
North America, teeming with native flora and fauna. However, due to its strategic location, the region
was also home to 120 years of heavy industrial activity, the remnants of which include thousands of
acres of contaminated brownfields in need of cleanup, interspersed with thousands of acres of open
space that provide a critical habitat to over 700 plant species and 200 bird species.

Through brownfields revitalization, wetlands and land preservation, urban forestry and
phytoremediation, renewable energy, and low impact development, Chicago seeks to make Calumet a
national model of ecological innovation. As stated by Mayor Richard Daley, the Calumet project
recognizes that "good environmental management is good for business, and good industrial
development is good for the environment."

Launched in June 2000, the Calumet project targets 3,000 of the area's 6,000 acres for brownfields
redevelopment with sustainable technologies and industry. This redevelopment includes the
construction of a new Ford Motor Company manufacturing complex that will use grass roofs,
streamside buffers, and other low impact development innovations to significantly reduce stormwater
runoff into local Calumet waters like Indian Creek

The Calumet region's sustainable brownfields redevelopment will be linked with natural ecosystem
rehabilitation and preservation though the creation of a 4,800 acre Calumet Open Space Reserve. The
U.S. Forest Service, Chicago Department of Environment, and Illinois Department of Natural
Resources, along with a range of local, state, and federal partners, worked to establish a "Calumet Area
Ecological Management Strategy" as the framework and guidance for land managers to clean up their
respective parcels within the Open Space Reserve. This strategy is the result of extensive collaboration
among government agencies, local museums, residents, and environmental groups. The partnership
aims to revitalize the watershed holistically, through preserving critical habitat, improving the ecology,
establishing public recreation corridors, and creating new ecosystems appropriate for the area. The
ecological management strategy is complimented by a land acquisition and preservation strategy for the
Calumet Open Space Reserve. In order to interpret and celebrate the uniquely linked natural and
industrial history of the Calumet region for visitors, school children, and residents, construction of a
new Calumet Environmental Center is planned within the Open Space Reserve.

The U.S. Forest Service participates actively in the Federal Brownfields Partnership. The U.S. Forest
Service's mission is to achieve quality land management under a sustainable multiple-use concept that
meets diverse needs. Through its work on the Calumet Open Space Reserve, the U.S. Forest Service is
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The U.S. Forest Service's contributions on the Open Space Reserve are focused on the ecological
restoration of the site, including a project to use tree planting and urban forestry to help remediate
contaminated soils and water in the Calumet region. The U.S. Forest Service is also assisting Chicago
and area industries to transform the degraded, channelized Indian Creek into a more natural,
meandering stream that can support aquatic insects and fish.

Contact:

Chicago Department of Environment
312-774-7609

www.ci.chi.il.us/environment

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
202-205-8333
www.fs.fed.us


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Federal Housing Finance Board — Financing a Mixed-Use Urban

Village in Des Moines, IA

In 1993, the Riverpoint West area of Des Moines was devastated by a major flood. Business losses in
the area totaled approximately $120 million. However, a partnership between the City of Des Moines
and the Federal Housing Finance Board (which oversees the Federal Home Loan Bank system), along
with other federal and state agencies, the private sector, and developers, is enabling the revitalization
of the 300-acre Riverpoint West area.

Riverpoint West is located directly south of the Central Business District. It offers an exciting
opportunity to transform an underutilized, environmentally-contaminated industrial tract of land into
an vibrant urban village with residential and commercial uses, including office and retail development.
The adjacent Central Business District will be strengthened though the integration of housing,
commercial, retail, and recreational development in Riverpoint West that will attract potential
employees. A minimum of 125 acres of currently idle property will be cleaned up and returned to
productive use. Construction of approximately 750 townhouses and condominiums and 450,000
square feet of low-rise office and retail space is planned in Riverpoint West. An estimated 500 quality,
livable wage jobs will be created to help reduce the area's 30 percent poverty rate. The synergy
between the revitalization of Riverpoint West and the Central Business District is expected to increase
Des Moines' tax base from $12 million to more than $140 million and help decrease urban sprawl. In
addition, the landscaped open space in Riverpoint West will maximize use of the natural resource
amenities at a nearby lake and park to create recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. A
pedestrian bridge will be installed over the Raccoon River to link up with walking and biking trails. The
redevelopment challenge has entailed determining the nature and extent of environmental
contamination from past industrial uses of the Riverpoint West area, assessing the geotechnical
constraints that may limit construction density, and obtaining nearly $20 million to fund land
assemblage.

In a first-of-its kind effort, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, working in partnership with
the Iowa Finance Authority, has proposed an innovative equity investment of $2 million, and up to $20
million in debt investment in the Riverpoint West project on a limited liability basis to facilitate site
preparation prior to construction of the planned housing, commercial, and retail development. The
Federal Housing Finance Board regulates the Federal Home Loan Bank system. In recent years, the
FHFB changed its regulations to allow Federal Home Loan Banks to invest equity and debt resources in
community revitalization projects, including brownfields revitalization projects. In addition, each of the
12 Federal Home Loan Banks, as required by law, annually sets aside at least ten percent of its net
earnings for its Affordable Housing Program, which subsidizes the cost of housing for very low-income
and low- or moderate-income owner-occupied and rental housing. In 2004, a combined total of $200
million was available for the Affordable Housing Programs. Through Community Investment Cash
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their financial institution members for use in housing and community development projects on
brownfields, which the Federal Housing Financing Board has deemed a priority. Subsequently,
developers negotiate terms with member banks, which may provide more favorable financing. Des
Moines' partnership with its Federal Home Loan Bank and the Iowa Finance Authority is a pioneering
effort to direct new funding resources to old brownfields problems.

Contact:

Des Moines Office of Economic Development
515-237-135

www.dmoed.org/sites/river_west.html

Federal Housing Finance Board
202-408-2500

www.fhfb.gov/FHLB/FHLBPS_index.htm


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NOAA — Coasting to Brownfields Revitalization on the
Waterfront in New Bedford, MA

Many of our nation's coastal areas suffer from contamination left behind by abandoned industrial sites
along ports and harbors. New Bedford, Massachusetts has partnered with federal and local agencies,
including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to meet the brownfield
redevelopment challenges shared by many coastal communities. A former home to numerous
industries, the City of New Bedford has suffered from the contamination of its coast, including
Superfund sites and 150 acres of brownfield sites; increased sprawl; and related high unemployment,
poverty, and high school dropout rates that impede economic vitality. Moreover, harbor and wetland
contamination forced vital lobster, fish and clam fisheries to close in the 1970s.

To assist the New Bedford Brownfields Task Force in rehabilitating the coastal contamination and
thereby revitalizing New Bedford's economy, a NOAA sent a brownfields coordinator to live and work
in the City. The NOAA brownfields coordinator assisted with assessing and safely remediating coastal
contamination; promoting the compatible and sustainable use of coastal areas, port and industrial
zones, and recreation and tourism facilities; facilitating New Bedford's access to federal programs that
fund economic redevelopment and worker training; planning and implementing environmental
restoration; and using decision-making databases and mapping tools. The NOAA coordinator also
served as the primary liaison between New Bedford and its federal partners under the City's
designation as one of three federal "Portfields" Demonstration Pilots.

The New Bedford Brownfields Task Force has inventoried and prioritized its brownfield sites. Some of
the sites have already been rehabilitated and redeveloped. The City remediated and promoted
redevelopment of a 72 acre brownfield site for a local company that now employs more than 400
people. The City also created an industrial subdivision on a 25 acre brownfield site that had been
vacant for over 60 years. Three lots have been developed, and development is underway at three
others. Collectively, brownfields redevelopment efforts in New Bedford have led to the creation and
retention of over 1, 100 jobs and nearly $80 million in private investment at these sites. New Bedford
plans to continue its successful efforts in brownfields redevelopment to improve public access to the
waterfront and increase the quality of near-shore habitat.

NOAA has been involved in New Bedford since the late 1980s, when it promoted remediation and
restoration at the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site. NOAA views brownfield redevelopment as a
unique opportunity to revitalize coastal communities using existing infrastructure and transportation,
while preserving open space and protecting natural resources. In addition, NOAA is currently leading
the federal interagency "Portfields Initiative" that promotes the redevelopment and reuse of
brownfields in and around ports, harbors, and transportation hubs, with an emphasis on the
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Four NOAA offices currently provide assistance to coastal communities working on brownfields
redevelopment. NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration protects and restores contaminated
coastal resources and habitats, including brownfields, through assessment, evaluation, and
implementation of cost-effective environmental remediation and redevelopment solutions. NOAA's
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management provides funding to coastal states for brownfields
redevelopment in connection with their waterfront revitalization activities. NOAA's Office of
Education and Sustainable Development provides funding to and sponsors workshops for coastal cities
to assist such them in planning brownfields redevelopment. NOAA's Coastal Services Center provides
coastal resource professionals with the tools to engage communities regarding land and water issues,
including brownfields redevelopment.

Contacts:

Scott Alfonse

City of New Bedford

508-979-1487

www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/

Kenneth Walker

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Response and Restoration
301-713-3155

www.brownfields.noaa.gov/


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A Brownfields Toolkit

Department of the Treasury — Federal New Market Tax Credits for Brownfield

Redevelopment in Cleveland, OH

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Treasury's
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFIF), is a federal tax initiative designed to
infuse investment capital into low-income communities to support community development, including
activities such as brownfield redevelopment. The NMTC program permits taxpayers to receive a credit
against federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in designated Community
Development Entities (CDEs), Tax credits are allocated annually by CDFIF through a competitive
application process. The CDEs awarded the tax credits will then sell the tax credits to taxable
investors in exchange for stock or a capital interest in the CDEs.

The size of the credit is equal to 39 percent of the investors' qualified equity investments in a qualified
Community Development Entity and can be claimed over a seven year period. The investor receives
five percent for each of the first three years and six percent for each of the next four years. A CDE
can use the proceeds from selling new market tax credits to assist eligible businesses by providing
loans and financial counseling, amongst other community development activities.

Key Community Development New Markets LLC, a subsidiary of Key Community Development
Corporation, in Cleveland, Ohio, is an example of a community development entity that is using its
new market tax credit allocation to support brownfield redevelopment. Key Community Development
New Markets LLC received $150 million through New Market Tax Credits in 2002. The organization
is using a portion of the tax credit proceeds to support brownfield redevelopment activities in
communities where KeyBank has a retail market presence. Key Community Development New
Markets LLC estimates that it will target 70 percent of its activities to urban areas, 20 percent of its
activities to rural communities, and 10 percent of its activities to suburban locales. The organization is
demonstrating the ability of the New Markets program to bridge financing gaps; create new
partnerships between investors, communities, businesses, and government; and generate community
revitalization through brownfield redevelopment.

In Cleveland, along the shores of Lake Erie, adjacent to the Edgewater Park Marina and State Park, the
Eveready Battery Plant sat vacant for years. Environmental investigations found elevated concentrations
of chemicals in the soil and ground water on the site. Eveready has taken voluntary action to plan a
cleanup of the site, and has obtained a covenant not to sue from Ohio EPA. In 2003, Ohio based
Marous Development became involved in an effort to revitalize and redevelop the site. Marous intends
to build 330 residential units in a neighborhood style development to be called Battery Park. Marous is
currently working with the Ohio EPA to finalize the plans. Marous is working with Key Bank
Community Development on the New Market Tax Credit for Battery Park. Groundbreaking at the site
occurred on September 26, 2005.


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Contacts:

Roz Ciulla

Key Community Development New Markets, LLC
216-689-4472

Rosalyn_Ciulla@KeyBank.com
U.S. Department of Treasury

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

202-622-8662

www.cdfifund.gov/


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A Brownfields Toolkit

NIEHS — Creates JOBS in Historic Lowell, MA

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is playing a significant role in the
revitalization of Lowell, Massachusetts by helping to address the City's stagnant local economy and lack
of developable land through job training related to brownfields redevelopment. As the nation's first
planned industrial city, Lowell enjoyed a high level of economic prosperity until the exit of several
manufacturing companies after World War I. The relocation trend left behind abandoned buildings and
contaminated properties, as well as rapidly rising poverty, low job skills, and a high rate of
unemployment in Lowell.

In an effort to expand the capacity and abilities of its work force
and simultaneously address the brownfield sites that dot its urban
landscape, Lowell has partnered with the University of
Massachusetts at Lowell (UMASS Lowell), the Laborers-Associated
General Contractors Education, Training Fund (Laborers-AGC),
and a local community based organization, Coalition for a Better
Acre. A key component of the program was a partnership between
UMASS-Lowell and Coalition for a Better Acre, servicing Lowell's
most economically challenged neighborhood. The partnership received a NIEHS grant, administered by
UMASS Lowell, that finances an annual three-month job training program called Environmental justice
on Brownfields Sites (JOBS). The program is funded at $390,000 annually.

Environmental JOBS offers participants two employment tracks: a construction/environmental
remediation track, or an environmental technician track. The construction track prepares students for
entry-level positions such as hazardous waste, lead and asbestos removal. The technician track
provides students with the skill set to pursue entry-level positions in environmental sampling and
monitoring at hazardous level waste sites. The program produced over 90 graduates by the end of
2002 and a 90 percent job placement rate. Focused on improving academic performance, and safety,
health, environmental remediation, and construction skills, Environmental JOBS produced qualified
graduates who are prepared to enter Lowell's workforce and contribute to reviving the City's
economy through brownfields redevelopment.

Contacts:

Brian Connors

City of Lowell-Division of Planning and Development

978-970-4276

bconnors@ci.lQwell.ma.us

Sharon Beard

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

919-541-1863

beard I @niehs.nih.gov


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