Nuts & Bolts of Redeveloping Brownfields (and Other Contaminated Properties) for Local Government

AGENDA (8/17/07)
Nuts & Bolts of Redeveloping Brownfields (and
Other Contaminated Properties) for Local Government
The Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri

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Day 1: Getting Started (Monday, August 27, 2007)

8:20-8:30       Registration
8:30-8:40       Welcome: Cecilia Tapia, Director, Superfund Division, USEPA Region 7
8:40-9:40       Course Overview & Introductions: David Doyle, USEPA, Region 7 & Eugene Goldfarb, Great Lakes Environmental Planning (GLEP)
9:40-10:30     A Legacy of Economic Development: Shawn Grindstaff, The Forrester Group
10:30-10:45   BREAK
10:45-11:45   Site Identification Strategies: Tom Treharne, City Manager, Marion, Iowa
11:45-1:15     LUNCH
                       Lunch speaker: Site Safety, Rick Roberts, USEPA, Region 7
1:15-2:00       Site Identification Model Case Study: Chad Howell, St. Louis Development Corporation
2:00-3:00       Site Identification Exercise (Spreadsheet): Eugene Goldfarb, Great Lakes Environmental Planning
3:00-3:15       BREAK
3:15-4:30       Economics of Brownfield Redevelopment: What to Consider Up-Front: Stan Salva, Mayor, Sugar Creek, MO
5:15-7:00       Mixer: McCoy’s Public House, 4057 Pennsylvania Ave, KCMO

Day 2: Site Assessment Tools (Tuesday, August 28, 2007)

8:30-9:30       Environmental Site Assessments: Chad Howell, St. Louis Development Corporation
9:30-10:00     Environmental Public Health Approach to Brownfield Revitalization: Jill Shugart, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
                    (ATSDR)
10:00-10:30   Case Study: Emmitsburg, Iowa – Mel Pins, Iowa DNR
10:30-10:45    BREAK
10:45-11:15   Underground Tanks: Andrew Bracker, Director, Brownfields Program, City of Kansas City, Missouri
11:15-12:30   State Programs Panel: Mel Pins, Iowa DNR; Charlene Sunderman, Nebraska DEQ; Christine O’Keefe, Missouri DNR;
                     Doug Doubeck, Kansas DHE; Karen Massey, Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority (MO)
12:30-1:30     LUNCH (Question and Answer Period with State Programs Panel)
1:30-2:30       Green Building Tour: EPA Science and Technology Center
2:30-4:30       Site Investigation Tour/Exercise: Eugene Goldfarb, GLEP

Day 3: Redevelop to Benefit the Community (Wednesday, August 29, 2007)

8:30-9:30       Site Characterization Exercise: Eugene Goldfarb, GLEP
9:30-10:15     Building Sustainable Rural Communities: Matt Dalbey, USEPA
10:15-10:30               BREAK
10:30-11:00     Working with an Environmental Consultant: Jim Halverson, Howard R. Green and Associates
11:00-11:45     Community Development & Planning: Context for Brownfield Redevelopment: Kelly DeMeritt, City Manager, City of Atchison, Kansas
11:45-1:15     LUNCH           (Tour of Discovery Center)
1:15-1:45       Sustainable Development Case Study: Mike Rainen, Rainen Companies
1:45-2:15       Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools – electronic (SMARTe): Terrie Boguski, Kansas State University
2:15-2:30       BREAK
2:30-3:15       Historic Preservation Incentives: Lisa Rockley, Main Street Program
3:15-4:00       Environmental Justice & Citizen Participation: Terrie Boguski, Kansas State University
4:00-4:30       Financing Case Study: Allen Gill, City Manager, Pittsburg, Kansas

Day 4: Financial Resources (Thursday, August 30, 2007)

8:15-8:30       Financial Resources Overview: Charlie Bartsch, ICF Consulting
8:30-9:30       Federal Programs: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development; David Ives, National Brownfields Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration; Susan Klein, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:30-10:00     Private Financing: Charlie Bartsch, ICF Consulting
10:00-10:15   BREAK
10:15-12:00   State and Local Sources of Funding: Charlie Bartsch, ICF; Corey Mohn, Kansas Department of Commerce; Mark Pauley and Hal Van Slyck, Missouri Department of Economic Development; Matt Rasmussen, Iowa Department of Economic Development
12:00-1:30     LUNCH (State Economic Development Panel Addresses Specific Community Funding Situation(s))
1:30-4:30       Pro Forma Exercise (ADM Spreadsheet): Case Study Centropolis (Spreadsheet); Case Study KC Structural Steel (Spreadsheet); Eugene Goldfarb, Great Lakes Environmental Planning; Charlie Bartsch, ICF Consulting; David Koch, Terracon

Day 5: Tying It All Together (Friday, August 31, 2007)

8:30-9:30       Legal/Financial Deal Stoppers & How to Solve Them: Bob Richards, Office of Regional Counsel, USEPA, Region 7
9:30-10:15     Final Case Study: Charlie Bartsch, ICF Consulting
10:15-10:30   BREAK
10:30-11:00   Redevelopment Plan Exercise: final prep for presentations
11:00-12:00 Presentation of Cases
12:00-12:15   Wrap-Up