Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CHALLENGED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF CARSON (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Several unimproved real properties located throughout the City suffer from hazardous materials contamination or other forms of environmental degradation, including without limitation well-documented soil and groundwater contamination (collectively herein, the "Properties"). Development proposals for the Properties are often stymied due to the difficulty and costs arising from contamination and polluted soil conditions. Proposed Resolution No. 22-068 would express the City's commitment to prioritizing the remediation and development of environmentally challenged Properties throughout the City, and direct staff to develop a comprehensive economic development ordinance to include mechanisms that facilitate remediation and development of contaminated Properties, as authorized by the City's Charter.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-068: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, FORMALLY DECLARING THE CITY'S POLICY OF PRIORITIZING (1) THE REMEDIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CHALLENGED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY, (2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FACILITATING SUCH REMEDIATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND (3) CITY COOPERATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY CHALLENGED SITES"
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
From the 1940s through the 1960s, many environmentally harmful land uses operated within the City. More than 500 acres were occupied by 17 landfills, each with varying levels of toxicity, and a total of 88 auto salvage yards operated without any regulations in place. Other industrial activiti...
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