IV.5. Minnesota Brownfields GAP Financing Program Grant for Community Housing Development Corporation; ElverumMay 28, 2020 Council Report 2020-044
MINNESOTA BROWNFIELDS GAP FINANCING PROGRAM GRANT FOR COMMUNITY
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve Resolution 2020-032 in
support of the Community Housing Development Corporation’s application to the Minnesota
Brownfields Gap Financing Program for environmental investigation funding.
With this motion, the resolution of support will be included in the grant application.
Overview
Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) is developing plans to construct a 37-
unit apartment building on the current parking lot for Hopkins Village Apartments. CHDC
presented a preliminary concept of the development to the City Council on January 14, 2020,
and have since been working on refining the project concept and conducting due diligence
including environmental review.
As part of the Phase I site investigation process, CHDC found some debris and possible
contamination in the soil borings on the Hopkins Village Phase II new construction site,
suggesting a need to do a Phase II environmental review. CHDC would like to make
application to Brownfields funding to pay for a Phase II. A resolution of support for the
application is required.
A City resolution in support of the grant application does not grant any development approvals
to CHDC, they would still work through the traditional land use approval process. It does
provide them with more information about the site and what will be necessary to move forward
with development.
Primary Issues to Consider
The City of Hopkins has historically supported environmental investigation grant applications in
an effort to better understand, and hopefully remediate, environmental contamination within the
City. This action does not commit any City funds or waive any land use approvals.
Supporting Information
• Resolution 2020-032
___________________________
Kersten Elverum
Director of Planning & Development
Financial Impact: $__0__________Budgeted: Y/N ____ Source: ________________
Related Documents (CIP, ERP, etc.): _______________________________________
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2020-032
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION APPLICATION FOR MINNESOTA BROWNFIELDS GAP FINANCING
PROGRAM GRANT
WHEREAS, Community Housing Development Corporation owns a 1.07 acre parcel at the
southwest corner of Mainstreet and 6th Avenue South that is adjacent to Hopkins Village Apartments
and is referred to as the HV II Parking Lot; and
WHEREAS, Community Housing Development Corporation is conducting due diligence for a
potential affordable housing development on the HV II Parking Lot; and
WHEREAS, Community Housing Development Corporation had a Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment prepared, which recommended that a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment be
performed to assess how the environmental condition of the property will affect proposed
development: and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Brownfields offers a Brownfield Gap Financing Program, which is funded
with an Environmental Response Fund grant from Hennepin County Department of Environmental
Services, that provides grants to nonprofits and government entities for environmental assessment of
property in Hennepin County: and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Brownfields requires a City Council resolution in support of a project’s
application for funding through the Brownfield Gap Financing Program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council supports a Community Housing
Development Corporation application to the Minnesota Brownfields’ Brownfield Gap Financing
program for a grant to conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment of the HV II Parking Lot.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 2nd day of June, 2020.
By:___________________________
Jason Gadd, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk