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Redwood City Redevelopment Agency DTSC Agreement No. 07- T3454 Exhibit A, Attachment 1 Page 2 of 21 Environmental Oversight Agreement Redwood City Redevelopment Agency Contract No. 07-T3454 1. INTRODUCTION This Environmental Oversight Agreement (Oversight Agreement) is made between the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency (Agency) and the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). The Parties intend by this Oversight Agreement to establish a mutually beneficial working relationship and to cooperatively address Brownfields properties in the City of Redwood City. The Agency and DTSC both share the mission to revitalize and reuse Brownfields properties to address known or perceived environmental contamination in order to provide significant benefits to the economy and health of surrounding communities. DTSC is committed to working in partnership with communities to restore contaminated properties to productive use, while ensuring that cleanups are protective of public health and the environment. The Agency intends to alleviate the causes and effects of blight through the construction of infrastructure improvements, improvement or construction of public facilities and public uses, promoting improvements in commercial, industrial and residential areas, removing or alleviating the negative effects of hazardous substances and improving, increasing and preserving the community's housing stock. The Oversight Agreement outlines two different scopes of work and broad approaches for DTSC to provide technical consultation, site investigation and remediation activity support. The intent of the Oversight Agreement is to establish a collaborative process that (1) provides a flexible process based upon the Redevelopment Agency's needs for the project; (2) ensures the investigation and cleanup are conducted in an environmentally sound manner; (3) requires a cleanup that results in a property that is safe for redevelopment; and (4) can provide liability relief for redevelopment agencies that complete the site characterization and cleanup process. Under this Program, DTSC can also provide consultative services to an Agency. The Agency will select the specific Scope of Work that it believes addresses its particular needs depending on whether the Agency is seeking (1) technical consultation only from DTSC (Exhibit e), or (2) DTSC assistance and response and remediation oversight in cases where the Agency intends to proceed under the Polanco Act or other applicable laws as determined appropriate by orsc (Exhibit D). Under this Oversight Agreement, the Agency may request (and pay for) services without any commitment to move forward with a project or a Property or group of Properties, and may request early consultation with DTSC, where desirable. 1.1. Purpose of Agreement. The purpose of this Oversight Agreement is to specify the process that will be used to evaluate Brownfields properties within the Agency's and DTSC's jurisdiction under this Oversight Agreement; to identify the properties that will be addressed under this Oversight Agreement; to facilitate the remediation of Brownfields properties and to provide a framework for the reimbursement of DTSC's oversight costs, and to assist the Agency and others in meeting the environmental requirements to obtain the immunities and protections under the Polanco Redevelopment Act set forth in Health & Safety Code 99 33459-33459.8 (Polanco Act), and such other California and federal statutes as may be appropriate.