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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br />Date: January 13, 2017 <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />gIV-E <br />h'rC�'Ci 4S <br />Prepared By: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Subject: Update on Brownfields Redevelopment Process for the Former South Gifford Road <br />Landfill Site <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On December 3, 2013, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) authorized .the <br />submittal of an application for a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfields <br />Coalition Assessment Grant from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) for the former <br />South Gifford Road landfill site (Gifford Landfill). The entire Gifford Landfill covers approximately 115 acres <br />with the northern 55 acres owned by Indian River County and the southern 60 acres owned .by the City of <br />Vero Beach. <br />On July 15, 2014, the BCC approved the 2014 Gifford Neighborhood Plan which identified Action 13.6 as "By <br />2016, the County will prepare plans, seek FDEP/EPA approval, and seek funding for redevelopment of the <br />41" Street Old Landfill Site for community and/or recreational uses." <br />From March 2014 to March 2015, Brownfields assessment activities for the county -owned portion of the <br />Former Gifford Landfill were completed with funding from a TCRPC Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant <br />and the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board approving the use of the one cent sales tax fund. <br />Overall, the goal of these assessment activities was to focus on current site conditions that could potentially <br />impact the health and safety of the community and to support evaluation of this site for public use. <br />A primary element of any redevelopment consideration is community input. Therefore, on July 7, 2014 and <br />March 2, 2015, staff and representatives from Geosyntec attended Gifford Progressive Civic League <br />meetings and presented the findings of the redevelopment assessment activities, answered questions and <br />listened to community concerns. <br />An overall summary of the 2014-2015 Brownfields assessment activities was presented to the SWDD Board <br />on March 3, 2015. In addition to providing the update, the purpose of the presentation was to obtain <br />direction from the SWDD Board on the redevelopment for the site. <br />The SWDD Board directed staff to do the following: <br />0022-1—Staff Report.docx <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />P183 <br />