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Moscow Brownfields Assessment ProjectFinal Report

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WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONWelcome to tonight’s final project report for the Greater Moscow Coalition Brownfields Assessment Project. In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a grant in the amount of $475,000 to the City of Moscow (as the lead agency) to conduct environmental assessments and cleanup planning for brownfield sites in and around the Moscow area. This project is near completion and tonight’s open house meeting is intended to share the outcomes of the project.

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Fountain propertyNursery Street

Sharpe property1102 S. Main Street

MURA-owned property201 W. 6th Street

Canon Press property207 N. Main Street

Old Dumas Seed property103 N. Almon

Dumas Elevator Spur propertyLilly and Asbury Street

WHAT IS A BROWNFIELD?• A brownfield is a site that has been contaminated, or is perceived to have contamination within the

soil, groundwater or surface water from abandoned pipes, storage tanks or industrial structures.

• Contaminates may inhibit redevelopment opportunities for a site and can range in size from a single lot to a multi-acre post-industrial site.

• Brownfield sites include agricultural/industrial sites, gas stations and fueling facilities, abandoned buildings, oil and gas sites, lumber mills, rail yards, landfills, and dry cleaners.

• Brownfield sites can be assets to a community by providing opportunities for economic development and transformation into unique community spaces often located in high-value areas such as central business districts or waterfronts.

WHAT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT?Phase I and II Environmental Assessments:

• Phase I Environmental Assessments provide true value of property for real estate and business transactions and assure there is no soil or groundwater contamination from a previous use or neighboring site that may be impacting the property’s value or limiting its future use.

• Phase II Environmental Assessments are conducted on sites where a Recognized Environmental Condition is found during a Phase I Assessment.

• The Phase II Assessment is only an initial screening of soil and/or groundwater, in order to determine if there is contamination. If contamination levels exceed human health risk standards, a further site characterization is required to establish the vertical and lateral extent of a contamination plume.

Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA):

• An ABCA assesses the best alternative to mitigate human health risks for a site that is determined to have contaminants that exceed human health standards, while considering the intended future use of the property.


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101 S Almon St.

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107 S Asbury St.

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424 W A St.406 W A St.

416 W A St. 324 W A St. 304 W A St.312 W A St.

423 W A St.

107 S Almon St.

109 S Almon St.

113 S Almon St.

214 W First St.

224 W First St.

216 W First St.

221 W First St. 217 W First St.

110 S Almon St.

112 S Almon St.

207 W First St.

212 N Lilly St.

110 N Lilly St.

106 N Lilly St.

104 N Lilly St.

102 N Lilly St.

106 S Lilly St.

112 S Lilly St.

102 S Asbury St.

104 S Asbury St.

207 N Asbury St.210 N Asbury St.

123 N Asbury St.

117 N Asbury St.

111 N Asbury St.

111 S Asbury St.

123 N Jackson St.

117 N Jackson St.

115 N Jackson St.

113 N Jackson St.

109 S Jackson St.

SITE DESCRIPTIONThe Dumas Seed Warehouse site is located in a densely populated area of town near Hog Creek on the corner of West A Street and North Almon Street. The site is approximately 1.89 acres. For approximately 100 years, the site operated as a grain, pea, and lentil processing and storage facility. During this time, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, and possibly fungicides may have been repeatedly applied to the structures and throughout the site.

The extended Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was completed in August 2013.

Chemical of concern: Dieldrin

Environmental assessment and targeted sampling has identified that a portion of the site does not meet a residential standard due to the presence of dieldrin in shallow soils. While the majority of the site does meet a residential standard, remediation strategies for the limited contaminated areas could include the removal of impacted soils, installing a physical cap such as a paved parking area above the contaminated soil areas, or restriction of residentail uses on those portions of the site.

OUTCOMESThis site is currently undergoing reclamation and most of the lumber from the once-existing structures is being recycled for future use. Much of the site has been cleared for future residential development with limited areas requiring soil remediation.

SITE #1 - DUMAS SEED WAREHOUSE


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SITE DESCRIPTIONThe Dumas Spur site is a former railroad spur that serviced the Dumas Seed facility to the east. The railroad was developed in or around 1885. The total site area is approximately one-half acre.

The Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was completed in May 2013.

Chemical(s) of concern: PAHs

OUTCOMESThe impacted surface soils have been removed through remediation and the site has been developed and successfully transitioned into a new public park.

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107 S Almon St.

109 S Almon St.

113 S Almon St.

110 N Lilly St.

106 N Lilly St.

104 N Lilly St.

102 N Lilly St.

106 S Lilly St.

112 S Lilly St.

102 S Asbury St.

104 S Asbury St.

123 N Asbury St.

117 N Asbury St.

111 N Asbury St.

111 S Asbury St.

523 W A St. 509 W A St.

101 S Almon St

117 S Almon St.

103 N Almon St.

118 S Lilly St.

109 N Lilly St.

103 N Lilly St.

526 W First St.518 W First St.

121 N Lilly St.

123 N Lilly St.

101 S Lilly St.

115 S Lilly St.

108 S Asbury St.

115 S Asbury St.

SITE #2 - DUMAS SPUR (OTNESS PARK)


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SITE DESCRIPTIONThis site is known as the Tribble property and was the former location of Moscow Body and Glass. The site is approximately 10,000 square feet. Automotive body and upholstery work was performed on the site from approximately 1952 to 2010.

The final Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was completed in February 2014.

Chemical(s) of concern: Metals, VOCs and PAHs

Site contaminant concentrations did not exceed risk thresholds for commercial use. Site restrictions include that the site cannot be developed for residential use unless environmental remediation (removal and proper disposal of contamination) is completed.

OUTCOMESThis site has been redeveloped and has successfully transitioned into a new commercial business site for Canon Press.

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218 N Main St.

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304 N Main St.

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207 N Main St.

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SITE #3 - 207 NORTH MAIN


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333 Troy Hwy.

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326 Troy Hwy.

328 Troy Hwy.

222 Troy Hwy.

1102 S Main St

1104 S Main St

1108 S Main St

1110 S Main St

1204 S Main St215 Henley St.

233 Henley St.1204 S Main St

924 S Main St.

306 Veatch St.

311 Veatch St.

1003 S Adams St.

1007 S Adams St.

1013 S Adams St.

1017 S Adams St.

1019 S Adams St.

1025 S Adams St.

317 Spotswood St.

1008 S Jefferson St.

1014 S Jefferson St.

SITE DESCRIPTIONThis half-acre site located near the University of Idaho is the former location of railroad loading and receiving, auto repair, agricultural supply, and a bulk petroleum plant. The smaller portion of the site was a service station from the 1950’s to 1999, when it closed and all the tanks and piping were removed. Petroleum-contaminated soil was discovered when the site warehouse building was demolished in 2008.

The Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was completed in February 2014. Additional assessment work was completed during summer 2015. Updated Phase I ESA will be completed to incorporate additional assessment work.

Chemical(s) of concern: VOCs, PAHs, lead.

OUTCOMESIndoor ambient air monitoring for VOCs within the former Domino’s Pizza building was conducted to obtain actual data on interior air quality. Concentrations were found to be acceptable for commercial use, but exceed levels that are acceptable for residential use.

Additional assessment work completed in 2015 will determine whether interior air quality is still acceptable for the intended commercial use of the site.

SITE #4 - 1102 SOUTH MAIN


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SITE DESCRIPTIONThis 14-acre site is located in southeast Moscow just south of the termination of Nursery Street. The site is adjacent to an existing light industrial park and is included in the Southeast Moscow Industrial Park master plan. The property has been occupied since 1946 by Fountain Flying a cropdusting business.

The Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was completed in February 2014.

Chemical(s) of concern: Herbicides, Fertilizers, Pesticides.

OUTCOMESThe soil boring, surface soil, and groundwater results do not indicate pesticide or herbicide contamination at the site. Nitrate-nitrite levels exceeded Industrial Development and Testing Laboratory’s limits at two wells.

TerraGraphics recommends not using shallow groundwater as a drinking water source but no further action is needed at the site at this time. The Fountain Property is a possible urban renewal site.

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317 W Sixth St.

623 S Main St.

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527 S Main St.

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533 S Main St.226 W Sixth St.

514 S Almon St.507 S Almon St.

515 S Almon St.

308 W Sixth St. 304 W Sixth St.

115 W Sixth St.

201 W Sixth St.

120 W Sixth St.

514 S Asbury St.

505 S Jackson St.

517 S Jackson St.

525 S Jackson St.

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SITE DESCRIPTIONThis 0.87 acre site located on the corner of 6th and Jackson Street was a former bulk fertilizer plant site. The property is part of the Legacy Crossing District and is currently owned by the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency (MURA). The MURA has been awarded an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup grant for the site.

The initial Phase II Environmental Site Assessment has been completed. The MURA entered into the Department of Environmental Quality Voluntary Cleanup Program in 2014. Additional assessment work was completed during fall/winter 2014.

Chemical(s) of concern: Nutrients

OUTCOMESRemediation activities to address soil and groundwater contamination will be completed in fall 2015. Redevelopment of the property is anticipated for 2016.

SANGRIA DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALThe MURA solicited development proposals for the site and has selected Sangria Development, LLC. The proposed development includes a mixed-use project intended to create a sense of place, bring people to downtown Moscow, and the site layout prioritizes the pedestrian. Included within the two-story proposed building is the Sangria Grille, apartments on the middle floor, and a roof garden and Sky Bar on the upper floor. Concept site images are shown below.

STREET VIEW

EXTERIOR CONCEPT - ENHANCING DOWNTOWN

The exterior design and materials we propose will provide for an aesthetically pleasing palate of materials that compliment Moscow’s existing downtown vernacular. Our concept from the beginning has been for this building’s exterior design to be consistent with the downtown core’s existing buildings constructed in the early 1900s. CKA’s experience on the UI campus remodeling numerous building of the same age as those in the downtown core provides them with a thorough understanding of historical building design. Their recent five Orchid Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation speaks volumes of their careful treatment and understanding of detailing that makes a building contextually correct.

The addition of the two proposed restaurants of this development will add to the existing pool of eateries in close proximity creating a synergy for a neighborhood of excellent dining experiences. This synergy will strengthen and add to the existing vitality of downtown. The way our exterior design puts the building’s interior activities on display, fun and excitement will be projected to passerbys adding vibrancy to the neighborhood.

Covered sidewalks at Sixth and Jackson Streets and the focal point of the Hello Walk arch provide a pedestrian connection that would be hard to duplicate with another design. This exterior design enhances the pedestrian connection between the University and downtown on three different routes.

HELLO WALK ARCH

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SANGRIA PATIO

EXTERIOR CONCEPT - ENHANCING DOWNTOWN

The exterior design and materials we propose will provide for an aesthetically pleasing palate of materials that compliment Moscow’s existing downtown vernacular. Our concept from the beginning has been for this building’s exterior design to be consistent with the downtown core’s existing buildings constructed in the early 1900s. CKA’s experience on the UI campus remodeling numerous building of the same age as those in the downtown core provides them with a thorough understanding of historical building design. Their recent five Orchid Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation speaks volumes of their careful treatment and understanding of detailing that makes a building contextually correct.

The addition of the two proposed restaurants of this development will add to the existing pool of eateries in close proximity creating a synergy for a neighborhood of excellent dining experiences. This synergy will strengthen and add to the existing vitality of downtown. The way our exterior design puts the building’s interior activities on display, fun and excitement will be projected to passerbys adding vibrancy to the neighborhood.

Covered sidewalks at Sixth and Jackson Streets and the focal point of the Hello Walk arch provide a pedestrian connection that would be hard to duplicate with another design. This exterior design enhances the pedestrian connection between the University and downtown on three different routes.

SITE #6 - SIXTH & JACKSON


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CONCLUSIONSThe Project has facilitated and expedited the redevelopment and reuse of six underutilized properties within Moscow, transitioning them from community liabilities to community assets.

• The Project was a great success in helping the Moscow community to reduce the contamination risk to human health and promoting the redevelopment and use of existing brownfield properties.

• Two of the six sites (Dumas Spur and 207 N. Main) have already undergone environmental remediation and have been successfully transitioned into a public park and a commercial business contributing to the local economy.

• One of the six sites (201 W. Sixth) was able to secure an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleanup grant and is currently undergoing environmental cleanup with a new, mixed- use development slated for construction in 2016.

• The remaining three sites (Dumas Property, Fountain Property and 1102 S. Main) have been cleared for reuse and redevelopment and have proposed redevelopment plans underway.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND ATTENDANCE AT TONIGHT’S OPEN HOUSE MEETING.

Left: The conceptual Master Plan for the Southeast Moscow Industrial Park, drafted in 2010, includes the Fountain Property.

Right: Otness Park, Dumas Spur site.

Below: Proposed interior Sky Bar for 6th and Jackson site.

CONNECTING MOSCOW

Besides strengthening the downtown core, our development provides for a connecting pedestrian corridor between Moscow’s downtown core and the UI campus. Our design includes welcoming replications of the iconic East City Park arch as thresholds to the Hello Walk. Also provided are paver patterns matching the Legacy Design Standards ensuring that when future developments complete their portions of the walk pedestrians will have a seamless experience. Providing for points of interest to create increased pedestrian traffic and an enhanced experience are envisioned along with screening of the limited parking provided.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Zone: Urban Mixed Use, Legacy Crossing Overlay Zone

Zoning Guidelines: Legacy Crossing Overlay Zone Guidelines

Anticipated Uses: Restaurants (food & beverage) and Apartments

Parking Shown: 20 spaces

Loading, Refuse, & Recycling areas provided

Site Size: 34,414 SF

Building Size:Sangria Grille (lower): 5,500 SFDining/Drinking Tenant (lower): 2,750 SFSupport Space (lower): 950 SF Lower Use Subtotal: 9,350 SF

Loft Micro Apartments (upper): 7,750 SFSupport Space (upper): 1,900 SF Upper Use Subtotal: 9,650 SF

BUILDING TOTAL (w/o roof): 19,000 SF

Event/Outdoor Bar (roof): 4,000 SFGarden (roof): 3,100 SF Roof Use Subtotal: 7,100 SF

SITE PLAN - URBAN CONTEXT

The concept site plan provides for an emphasis on the pedestrian. The building has reduced setbacks at Sixth and Jackson Streets. Landscaping is not only provided at these street frontages, but generous plantings are included at the patios located along the south side of the building and at the Hello Walk. Pedestrian scale lighting fixtures will light the Hello Walk path as it meanders along the activity of the restaurant patios. Automobiles are currently planned to be screened with vegetation.

Parking counts have been reduced to allowed levels to shift development focus to the pedestrian. Effective signage and the highly recognized East City Park type arches included in our design provide for effective way finding. We are convinced that our proposed project will add significant value to those experiencing Moscow.

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The reason we want to move Sangria downtown is that we feel that a strong downtown core is what sets Moscow apart. Sangria being one of the most popular restaurants in town, currently pulls away customers from the downtown core and we want to bring them back by locating the restaurant downtown. Also, the fact that the restaurant will be located on the corner of Sixth Street and Jackson will help to further strengthen the corridor between the University and downtown.

Our concept is to create a development with a sense of place. We would like to see a welcoming environment that will beckon people to gather here. Interior and exterior spaces are designed to flow between one and another. The mixed use facility envisioned includes living and restaurant spaces. Our concept includes a design that will invite people into the building and through the property. It will have an urban feel infused with nature (planters, gardens, and living wall screens). Natural light will stream into the building. Activity will be on display through its exterior transparency.

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