Property Details for Montopolis Park

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Montopolis Recreation Center

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

220002

Property Address

1200 Montopolis AUSTIN, TX 78741

Size

6.43

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

30.2322315 / -97.6998813

Congressional District

Property Contact

Scott, Camisha

Scott.Camisha@epa.gov

214-665-6755

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Austin, City of	BF00F91001	TX	Assessment	2014
Austin, City of	BF01F21301	TX	BCRLF	2016
Austin, City of	BF01F37601	TX	Assessment	2017

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$1,175.00	05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Cleanup Planning	$1,175.00	05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Cleanup Planning	$1,175.00	05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$14,764.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$14,764.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$14,764.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,535.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,535.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$1,535.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,168.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,168.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$7,318.00	11/01/2017	03/29/2018	Austin, City of	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$7,318.00	11/01/2017	03/29/2018	Austin, City of	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$7,318.00	11/01/2017	03/29/2018	Austin, City of	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$9,168.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$5,840.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$5,840.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$5,840.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$3,059.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$3,059.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$3,059.00	12/12/2016	12/29/2016	Austin, City of	Y	FY18
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N
Supplemental Assessment		05/01/2019	07/31/2019	Austin, City of	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $128,577.00
Leveraged Funding: $47,331.00
Total Funding: $175,908.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Adoption of climate-conscious building codes	Building codes can encourage implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation techniques. Codes may require that infrastructure be planned and built to avoid or minimize future damage from flooding, drought, and other projected weather events resulting from climate changes. Codes may also reduce carbon emissions from commercial and residential buildings by specifying minimum requirements for building components such as insulation, water use, heating and cooling systems, lighting, windows, and ventilation systems. Effective building code requirements may vary regionally due to climate differences."

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Explanatory Text

Adoption of climate-conscious building codes

Building codes can encourage implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation techniques. Codes may require that infrastructure be planned and built to avoid or minimize future damage from flooding, drought, and other projected weather events resulting from climate changes. Codes may also reduce carbon emissions from commercial and residential buildings by specifying minimum requirements for building components such as insulation, water use, heating and cooling systems, lighting, windows, and ventilation systems. Effective building code requirements may vary regionally due to climate differences."

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Lead

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
09/18/2019		10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes
09/18/2019		10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes
09/18/2019		10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes
09/18/2019	$163,807.14	10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes
09/18/2019	$163,807.14	10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes
09/18/2019	$163,807.14	10/04/2019	Austin, City of	Yes

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source: ftp://ftp.austintexas.gov/Brownfields/MontopolisCleanup/

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 6.43
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 84
EPA Cleanup Funding: $491,421.42
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding: $103,905.00
Total Funding: $595,326.42

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Reduce waste and manage materials sustainably	Practices to reduce water and manage materials sustainably may include minimizing consumption of virgin materials; minimizing waste generation; use of recycled products and local materials; beneficially reusing waste materials (e.g. concrete made with coal combustion products replacing a portion of cement); and segregating and reusing or recycling materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g. soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings)."
Sustainable land management practices	Sustainable land management practices capitalize on a "whole-site" approach that accelerates cleanup while returning a site to its natural conditions. Practices focus on opportunities to preserve natural land features, maintain open space, sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife habitat, and minimize surface and subsurface disturbance. Sustainable land management practices at a brownfields site may include minimizing unnecessary soil and habitat disturbance or destruction; use of native species to support habitat; and onsite remediation approaches such as bioremediation and/or phytoremediation."

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Explanatory Text

Reduce waste and manage materials sustainably

Practices to reduce water and manage materials sustainably may include minimizing consumption of virgin materials; minimizing waste generation; use of recycled products and local materials; beneficially reusing waste materials (e.g. concrete made with coal combustion products replacing a portion of cement); and segregating and reusing or recycling materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g. soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings)."

Sustainable land management practices

Sustainable land management practices capitalize on a "whole-site" approach that accelerates cleanup while returning a site to its natural conditions. Practices focus on opportunities to preserve natural land features, maintain open space, sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife habitat, and minimize surface and subsurface disturbance. Sustainable land management practices at a brownfields site may include minimizing unnecessary soil and habitat disturbance or destruction; use of native species to support habitat; and onsite remediation approaches such as bioremediation and/or phytoremediation."

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
10/07/2019	$16,000.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
10/07/2019	$16,000.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
10/07/2019	$15,759,749.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
10/07/2019	$16,000.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
10/07/2019	$15,759,749.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
10/07/2019	$15,759,749.00	Austin, City of	09/30/2020
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of
12/01/2018	$15,500,000.00	Austin, City of

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Incorporate green building techniques	Green building is the practice of creating healthier, more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition. Green building techniques can be instrumental in addressing climate change by more effectively controlling stormwater, reducing waste and emissions, and designing smarter infrastructure that allows for climate adaptation and mitigation. Techniques may include green roofs; energy, lighting, and water efficiencies; use of sustainable building materials; and incorporation of passive survivability features. Passive survivability is a building's ability to maintain habitability without relying on external utility systems for power, fuel, water, or sewer services, as well as being better able to withstand floods, severe weather, and temperature extremes."
Install green infrastructure	Green infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space."
Incorporate and encourage multi-modal transit opportunities in redevelopment activities	Planning, designing and building streets that enable access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Brownfield redevelopment projects can incorporate sidewalks in their plans to allow for pedestrian traffic, outdoor public spaces to encourage community gatherings, and bicycle parking, bike share rentals, and bike trails to encourage biking throughout the community."

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Montopolis Recreation Center has served the East Austin community for more than four decades. Montopolis Recreation Center was originally owned by Dolores Catholic Church. The property consisted of two structures, a 14,400 sq. ft. recreation center and a community health care center, a swimming pool, parking lot and undeveloped land. In 1971, the City of Austin began operating the building as part of the Parks and Recreation Division (PARD) services. In 1973, PARD purchased the building and the surrounding land, with 2.55 acres of land dedicated for community use. After 40 years, the facility was in poor condition and no longer meeting the needs of a growing and vibrant community. Voters approved the updates in 2012, and broke ground on the project in 2018. With bond funding of just over $15 million, the extensive redevelopment will provide improved recreational opportunities in East Austin. The Montopolis Recreation + Community Center will jointly replace two aging facilities and be co-operated by the Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Austin Public Health Department. The revitalized center features 33,000 square feet of new space, including a commercial kitchen, multisport gymnasium, fitness room, track, teen space, computer lab, conference rooms, and educational programming areas. The building's design seeks to support the initiatives of each partnering department by fostering mental and physical well-being through community recreation and the pursuit of healthy lifes. Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup at Montopolis Recreation Center: The 2017 Phase I report indicated a need for more investigation of the historic off-site gas station. A groundwater monitoring well was installed, to determine if groundwater was impacted. No potential chemicals of concern were detected above regulatory levels. Following the groundwater assessment, the applicant requested an asbestos and lead-based paint survey of the Recreation Center. Contractors investigated the presence and extent of asbestos and lead based paint in the existing building in January 2018. The survey confirmed the presence of asbestos and lead-based paint. Abatement and appropriate handling were recommended during demolition and renovation of the property. ABRO completed asbestos and lead-based paint surveys to determine the extent of contamination present in the buildings. Asbestos abatement took place September-October 2019 and was completed 2 weeks ahead of schedule. More information about the renovation is on the City of Austin Montopolis Recreation and Community Center Project website Grant Documents & Important Dates: * ABCA and CRP were submitted to EPA July 31, 2019 * The loan agreement (MOU) was signed August 1, 2019 * 30-day Public Notice was given in the Austin-American Statesman August 4 -September 2, 2019 * The QAPP was reviewed and approved September 10, 2019 * Notice was provided to DSHS September 3, 2019 * Abatement began September 20, 2019, and was completed October 04, 2019 * Final Report was submitted to ABRO from the QEP on January 3, 2020

Predominant Past Usage

Greenspace (6.43)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous & Petroleum

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional

10/04/2019