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a. Approve submittal of an application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Targeted Brownfields Assessment program, to request contamination assessment services for the Former Fort Ord Firing Range and Marshal Station; and
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), or designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure the assessment; and
c. Direct PWFP to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of United States Environmental Protection Agency, Targeted Brownfields Assessment service.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve submittal of an application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Targeted Brownfields Assessment program, to request contamination assessment services for the Former Fort Ord Firing Range and Marshal Station; and
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), or designee, to act as the agent for the County in processing all documentation to secure the assessment; and
c. Direct PWFP to return to the Board for approval prior to acceptance of United States Environmental Protection Agency, Targeted Brownfields Assessment service.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Parcel Number L23.3.3.1(Parcel) is located on the former United States Army Fort Ord Military Base (Attachment A) which operated from 1917-1994, then transferred to Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA), and transferred to the County in 2020 upon completion of FORA's legislatively defined mission. Under the ownership of United States Army, the Fort Ord Military Base utilized a 10-acre portion of the Parcel (Project area) as an outdoor firing range, marshal station and ammunition supply point. The Project area is adjacent to the East Garrison residential community and intersects with a recreational trail system. The Project area contains three (3) dilapidated st...
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