HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 06-6893 - Find Nasa property Parcel#3 - environmentally safe for a City ParkRESOLUTION NO. 06-6893
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
FINDING THAT THE LAND GENERALLY KNOWN AS NASA PROPERTY
PARCEL NUMBER 3 IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE AND MAY BE USED
AS A CITY PARK.
WHEREAS, the City purchased certain property known as Parcel 3 from United States
of America on April 19, 1998 in accordance with a Quitclaim Deed (“Deed”) issued by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and
WHEREAS, the Deed specifies in section 4 that the property shall be used solely for
commercial purposes, and
WHEREAS, the Deed allows the property to be used for other uses provided that the
City performs environmental remediation activities as specified by appropriate regulatory bodies,
and
WHEREAS, the City has completed the appropriate environmental remediation and the
City has received a letter from the California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL,EPA)
allowing the City to proceed with the construction of a park on the property, and
WHEREAS, on file in the office of the City Clerk, there are the following documents:
• Phase II Subsurface Soil Investigation Report, dated September 1, 2004
by Leymaster Environmental
• Contract Documents and Specification for Remediation Work, dated
September 27, 2004
• Remedial Action Plan for Arsenic Contaminated Soil, dated December 1,
2004 by PIC Environmental
• Remedial Action Plan Approval letter, dated December 10, 2004 from Los
Angeles Regional Quality Control Board (CAL EPA)
• Arsenic Remediation Report, dated April 13, 2004 by Leymaster
Environmental Consulting
• No Further Requirements Letter, dated October 11, 2005 from the Los
Angeles Regional Water Control Board (CAL EPA).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City finds that, accordance with the Deed, all requirements for soil
remediation work to construct a park have been completed, and that the City has received the
necessary approvals from the appropriate regulatory bodies.
RESOLUTION NO. 06-6893
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of January, 2006.
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ATTEST:
MEREDITH H. PERKINS, Mayor
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the
City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 24th day January, 2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
5 Council Members: Bayer, Cartozian, Gafin, Trejo, Mayor Bayer
0 Council Member: None
0 Council Member: None
0 Council Member: None
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk