17048_Carolina Auto Supply_Email Correspondence Lease Addendum_2021May26

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Peacock, David
From:Franchina, David A. <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, May 26, 2021 3:42 PM
To:Peacock, David
Cc:Wahl, Tracy
Subject:RE: [External] FW: Carolina Auto Supply Brownfields Property, NCBP Project No.
17048-13-060
Attachments:The Mint - land use change notice.pdf
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David, 

I wanted to follow up on the communication below.  Promptly after receiving your authorization to correct the oversight 
as to PD’s lease disclosure obligations under land use restriction 12 for the referenced Brownfields Agreement, the PD 
sent along to its tenants the one‐time notice you suggested.  A copy of that notice is enclosed.  Also, a screen shot 
showing distribution of the notice to all tenants on April 14, the same day as your authorization, is set out below: 

PD, as promised, is utilizing updated Brownfields lease disclosures in all lease renewals going forward. 

Please forgive the delay in transmitting this note to you.  Hope you enjoy the long weekend coming up. 

Thanks, 
Dave 

David A. Franchina  
Partner  
McGuireWoods LLP  
201 North Tryon Street  
Suite 3000  
Charlotte, NC 28202‐2146  
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From: Peacock, David <[e-mail]>  
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:27 AM 
To: Franchina, David A. <[e-mail]> 
Cc: Wahl, Tracy <[e-mail]> 
Subject: RE: [External] FW: Carolina Auto Supply Brownfields Property, NCBP Project No. 17048‐13‐060 

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Mr. David Franchina 
Partner  
McGuireWoods LLP  
201 North Tryon Street  
Suite 3000  
Charlotte, NC 28202‐2146 

Dave: 

Thank you for providing the revised lease addendum for our review as required by land use restriction No. 12 of the 
recorded Notice of Brownfields Property. In my review of the revised addendum, I found it to be consistent with the 
provisions put forth in the land use restrictions. Additionally, the 30 day moratorium is hereby waived for the 
implementation of this approved revised addendum.  

To provide timely notification to tenants, paragraph 22 of the recorded Agreement requires Prospective Developer 
provide a copy of the Agreement to any current lessee or sublessee on the Property within 7 days of its effective date or 
of subsequent leases. Due to the material change of the lease addendum containing a corrected reference to the 
recorded Notice/Agreement, please provide an one‐time notice (either by email/letter/website) of the effective change 
to all tenants subject to the new addendum within 30 days (by May 14th) of this approval for use. A brief email outlining 
those completed notification actions to tenants can be sent to Tracy or me upon completion.  The revised addendums 
can then be implemented per the provided schedule outlined in your email confirmation request. 

If you have additional concerns or question regarding the information above, please do not hesitate to call or email me.  

Sincerely, 

David 

David Peacock
Environmental Senior Specialist, Brownfields - Division of Waste Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
910.796.7401 (Office) | 919.280.3408 (Mobile)
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From: Wahl, Tracy  
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:41 AM 
To: Franchina, David A. <[e-mail]> 
Cc: Peacock, David <[e-mail]> 
Subject: RE: [External] FW: Carolina Auto Supply Brownfields Property, NCBP Project No. 17048‐13‐060 

Good morning Dave,
No getting away just a break from work and remote school, which was wonderful. I hope you’re doing well too.
I have sent this along to David Peacock in our PMU group. He deals with the LURUs and notifications much more than I
do. I’m sure we will circle back with you in the relatively near future.
Thanks - Tracy

Tracy Wahl 
Western District Supervisor/Brownfields/DWM
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
828-251-7460 (Office)
828-337-2121 (Cell)
[e-mail]

Be advised that DWM continues to telework and will do so for the foreseeable future. The best way to reach the Brownfields Program staff is via
email. Thank you and be well.

The North Carolina Brownfields Program – Come Clean Up With Us! 
Redevelopment and Land Recycling for a Sustainable Future https://deq.nc.gov/nc-brownfields-program. 

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From: Franchina, David A. [mailto:[e-mail]]  
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:56 PM 
To: Wahl, Tracy <[e-mail]> 
Subject: [External] FW: Carolina Auto Supply Brownfields Property, NCBP Project No. 17048‐13‐060 

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Hey, Tracy, hope all is going well.  Also, hope you’ve been able to get away at least a little while during the recent spring 
break. 

I wanted to follow up on the note below.  Can I ask that you bless the approach that my client is proposing? 

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Thanks, 
Dave 

David A. Franchina  
Partner  
McGuireWoods LLP  
201 North Tryon Street  
Suite 3000  
Charlotte, NC 28202‐2146  
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From: Franchina, David A.  
Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 3:59 PM 
To: 'Wahl, Tracy' <[e-mail]> 
Subject: Carolina Auto Supply Brownfields Property, NCBP Project No. 17048‐13‐060 

Tracy,  

I’m reaching out on behalf of Trade & Graham Associates, LLC, the PD at the referenced Brownfields Property, to get 
confirmation from the Brownfields Property Management Unit on the approach the PD would like to take on an issue it 
recently became aware of. 

For background, the Brownfields Agreement for this property was recorded in 2014, and the PD built an apartment 
community at the site. It’s an urban property (in Uptown Charlotte) with little unpaved property and only modest 
historic vapor concerns (only a vapor barrier was required at the property).   

Since occupancy of the property began, the PD has advised its tenants in writing that the property was contaminated, 
that the property was subject to land use restrictions, and that the property was subject to a recorded document with 
DEQ.  The PD also ensured that a copy of the Brownfields Agreement for the property was available upon 
request.  However, PD recently noticed that its lease disclosure includes an inaccurate reference to the recorded DEQ 
document. 

Since discovering this inaccuracy, PD revised the addendum to include the correct information. A copy of that document 
is enclosed.   The document will be provided to and signed by current tenants on a rolling basis as their leases are 
renewed.  It will also be provided to new tenants.  Since leases are generally renewed annually, PD anticipates having 
the revised notices in place with all tenants in under a year.  

Can you please confirm that the PD’s proposed approach to correcting its lease notices is acceptable?  Also, can you 
please confirm that the enclosed lease notice suffices as an acceptable notice under the Brownfields Agreement? 

Thanks, 
Dave 

David A. Franchina  
Partner  
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McGuireWoods LLP  
201 North Tryon Street  
Suite 3000  
Charlotte, NC 28202‐2146  
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[e-mail]  
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April 14th, 2021

Dear Residents,
Thank you for calling The Mint your home. We wish to take this time to inform you
of a recent update that has been made to our lease contracts.
As part of your lease agreement, you signed an addendum related to land use
restrictions affecting The Mint. We have updated the addendum so that it now
references the Notice of Brownfields Property recorded with the Register of
Deeds at Book 29451, page 216.
No action is needed at this time and this does not impact your current lease
agreement but will be updated during your next renewal contract as the Notice
of Brownfields Agreement and Land Use Restrictions.
Thank you again, and as always, please feel welcome to contact us should you
have any questions.

Sincerely,
The Mint Management