Title
Approving an Environmental Covenant and Easement for the City-owned properties at 630, 677 and 689 Pierce Butler Route in connection with the completed environmental response project approved by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul ("City") owns three adjacent parcels of land located at 630, 677 and 689 Pierce Butler Route (the "City Site") that required environmental assessment and remediation of contaminated soils; and
WHEREAS, the City performed environmental assessments on the City Site and adjacent land as required by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture ("MDA"), and in 2023 completed all demolition, excavation and remediation work at the City Site; and
WHEREAS, MDA requires execution by the City and MDA, and by Bayer CropScience as a responsible party in connection with the remediation, of an Environmental Covenant and Easement ("Covenant"), attached hereto as Exhibit A, to document the City's remediation efforts and to impose certain activity and use limitations and other obligations on the City and Bayer CropScience resulting from the completed remediation work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby authorizes the property city officials to execute said Covenant, and to record a fully executed original with the Ramsey County Recorder and/or Registrar of Titles.