Responsible City Agency: Sustainability Department
Keywords: Sustainability, climate change, air quality, environment, property, purchasing, procurement
1. General
1.1 Definitions
A. Phase I: An environmental report completed according to ASTM standards to determine the history and potential environmental risk of a property and the surrounding area.
B. Phase II: A sampling protocol to test soils and groundwater at properties identified as a potential environmental risk, either after a Phase I assessment, or due to other knowledge of the history of the property.
1.2 Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I and/or Phase II) must be completed before:
A. Property is purchased by the city;
B. Property is sold by the city;
C. The approval of new industrial or housing developments; or
D. Right-of-ways are acquired.
1.3 The Sustainability Director, Airport Director, Public Utilities Director, as applicable, or their designee(s) will determine the type of site assessment required. A site assessment exemption may be granted due to property size and/or location.
1.4 City-contracted environmental consultants will complete assessments for property purchased or sold by the city.
1.5 All Phase I assessments, Phase II work plans, and reports must be reviewed and approved by the Sustainability Director, Airport Director, Public Utilities Director, as applicable, or their designee(s).