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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09025_PiedmontTriadResPark_LOI_20070620k% KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP Attorneys at Law 1001 West Fourth St. ICOVED Winston-Salem PVC 27101-2400 JON 2007 t 336 607 7300 f 336 607 7500 (. vmw.KilpatrickStockton.com r �" r L Or STEPHEN R.l3ERLIN direct dial 336 607 7304 .Tune 20, 2007 SBerlinO$ilpatrickStockton.com VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Mr. Bruce Nicholson, Program Manager Brownfields Program Division of Waste Management NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources 401 Oberlin Road, Suite 150 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 ADDENDUM TO BROWNFIELDS LETTER OF INTENT FORMER CAMEL CITY MGP PROPERTY 415 EAST THIRD STREET, WINSTON-SALEM, FORSYTH COUNTY Dear Mr. Nicholson: Please accept this Addendum to the April 26, 2005 Brownfields Letter of Intent. This Addendum is submitted on behalf of BRF-Al a, LLC ("BRF"), a manager -managed, North Carolina limited liability company, to substitute its name for that of PTRP Holdings, LLC ("PTRPH") as the Prospective Developer ("PD") in order to obtain a Brownfields Agreement pursuant to N.C.G.S.§ 130A, Article 9, Part 5 ("Brownfields Act") for the Camel City Manufactured Gas Plant property located at 415 East Third Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, PIN 6835-37-9192 (the "Property"), and currently owned by BRF. Wake Forest University Health Sciences ("WFUHS"), a North Carolina nonprofit corporation, is the single member of BRF, and three officers of WFUHS are the managing managers of BRF. PTRPH was earlier designated as the PD for the Property as well as for other properties associated with the Piedmont Triad Research Park ("PTRP") Brownfields Project. PTRPH is also a manager -managed North Carolina limited liability company. WFUHS is the single member of PTRPH, and three officers of WFUHS are the managing managers of PTRPH. In fact, the managing managers for PTRPH are the same as the managing managers for BRF. BRF will now be replacing PTRPH as the PD for the Property. The Property is currently included as part of the PTRP Brownfields Project. BRF incorporates by reference the Brownfields Prog;ram's prior determination as stated in the June 3, 2005 Letter Of Eligibility that the Property is qualified to participate in the State US20W 9978756.1 ATLANTA AUGUSTA CHARLOTTE LONDON NEW YORK RALEIGH STOCKHOLM WASHINGTON WINSTON-SALEM June 20, 2007 Page 2 Brownfields Program as part of the PTRP Brownfields Project. The Property is an integral Part of the PTRP redevelopment initiative. Enclosed as Exhibit A please find the location of the Property plotted on a 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. topographic quad map. Enclosed as Exhibit B is a survey plat of the Property. Enclosed as Exhibit C is a metes and bounds Iegal description of the Property. The Property consists of approximately 1.27 acres of land developed with a vacant dry cleaning facility. It has been out of use for many years with no intent or prospect of reopening. Enclosed as Exhibit D is a pre -development aerial photograph of the Property obtained from the Forsyth County Geographic Information System that shows the vacant dry cleaning facility. BRF intends to redevelop the abandoned site exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes (which includes uses such as office space and as bio-technology research facility), but needs to resolve the environmental hurdles prior to using the Property. BRF incorporates by reference the environmental investigative reports for the Property previously submitted to the Brownfields Program as evidence that recognized environmental conditions' have been identified on the Property. The Property is not an NPL site and there is no reason to believe it is an NPL-caliber site. The full name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the applicant is as follows: BRF-A 1 a, LLC 200 East First Street, Suite 103 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 Contact: Richard H. Dean, M.D., Manager E-mail: rdean@wfubmc.edu Telephone: 336-758-3349 I will be the principal contact, and can be reached at the address, phone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address listed on the letterhead above. BRF and WFUHS have or can obtain the financial, managerial, and technical means to fully implement a Brownfields Agreement and assure the safe use of the property. BRF The presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the property or into the ground, ground water, or surface water of the property, The term includes hazardous substances or petroleum products even under conditions in compliance with laws. The term is not intended to include de minimis conditions that generally do not present a material risk of harm to public heaith or the environment and that generally would not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought to the attention of appropriate governmental agencies. Conditions determined to be de minimis are not recognized environmental conditions. ASTM Standard E-1527-00 3.3.31 US20W 997875f, 3 June 20, 2007 Page 3 and WFUHS certify through the affidavit attached as Exhibit E, that neither they, nor any subsidiary or affiliate is responsible for contamination of the Property and that they have substantially complied with all requirements applicable to any remediation in which they have been engaged, and all federal and state laws, regulations, and rules for the protection of the environment. In addition to the above, the affidavit attached as Exhibit F provides evidence that WFUHS desired to purchase and develop the Property, and for the express purpose of exercising that desire BRF was created. Due to operational and contractual requirements, time is very important to the parties. If there is any way for you to do so, we would appreciate your prompt consideration of this submittal. If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact me at the above address. We look forward to working with you on this project, which we believe will benefit all concerned. Sincerely, Stephen R. Berlin Enclosures cc: Ms. Anita Conrad U52000 9979756.1 GS U.S. DEPARTMENT OFTHE iNTERIOR EXHIBIT A i� U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY science for a changing world 36 °07'30" "980M.1 "9 "9 I TRS FLAT r8 OF A SURVEY ON, AN EAST W pA • OR P ' AND DOES NOT CRCATE A HEW SIREET OR CHANGE AH ETD .. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ' MECKLENBURG COUNTY s< . _ e cKUr that thlr "y y o N Lafd Y mop wvr h'¢.n ham m acWol mpda undtr m L-3707 Z T11i Sted Orl'CI of dpw4 as odCWatee h 1% loow+ ill lafNS 7} y7F; fi I r[cerdetl F riot oxv un uy, art not". a.w etse�VUv q �e `t N CAFj �''•.r Cq,rRs I V1161a.FT my i1dld xd tav[ lhh _L dvy of 2005 ! G� SEAL { pror a Lone su — = r ' -3707 j LOCA27ON YAP NOT TO SCRLE i W, WIC iAFL JONES, L- D7 �v ❑. - -- i O S U �•' 6? Stote of North c r fr,. •. County or FarayLh HC CD [HAD of •�" lr y 1 NA EL. 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NOTE- AREA BY COORDINATE COMPUTATION - HOT£; PROPERTY SUMCT TO ANY VALID & ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS. RESTRICTIONS & RIGHTS OF WAY OF RECORD. NOTE: SOURCE OF ELEVATION: HOGS MON- 'DT 6W4' ELEV• 897.6163 FT. [NGVS1 29) 0 $TROET. •1K 3� EMTp,yl(F � }Q• A$PNµi ARt,A SITE- 007144 FOR SOURCE OF TITLE REFER TO D_B_ 2253. PG. 2908 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION BOUNDARY SURVEY OF WINSTON SALEM GAS PLANT PROPERTY WINSTON SALEM, N_C, FORSYTH COUNTY 8MK; 2354 ,TO O IO so 90 CREW- J McAULiY DATE 2-14-OS OftArN BY. OLM SCALE-1 t_ - 60• 9CM£ t1 FEZ R_OP• - 1"_10jow+ LAND UNIT: 0066320 1 MAP: 007144-200860 EXHIBIT B C (D 0 E CL ca > G N -0 T (9 cu �ELu •� E "U > EO(� a)�a U {B co (C7 U co D 2 w .N ,p a) w C p ca. [S3 0) a m EXHIBIT C Legal Description Being that certain tract or parcel of land lying in the City of Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the southern right-of-way line of Fourth Street, said beginning point being the northwest corner of the Wachovia Bank property described in Deed Book 1129, Page 921, Forsyth County Registry (Tax Lot 303, Block 40), and thence from said beginning point with the western boundary line of the said Wachovia Bank property, South 02 17' 54" East 85.48 feet to a point, said point being the northwestern corner of the property of Reid and Norwood as recorded in Deed Book 2093, Page 1356, Forsyth County Registry (Tax Lot 302, Block 40); thence with the western boundary line of the Reid and Norwood property, the following three calls and distances: (i) South 02 29' 55" East 33.51 feet to a point, (ii) South 89 57' 08" East 0.43 feet to a point, and (iii) South 02 00' 31" East 80.21 feet to an existing iron pipe in the northern right-of-way tine of Third Street; thence with the northern right-of-way Iine of Third Street, South 83 05' 13" West 285.08 feet to an existing iron pipe, said iron pipe being a southeast corner of the property of the City of Winston-Salem as recorded in Deed Book 1276, Page 642, Forsyth County Registry (Tax Lot 101 A, Block 40), and said existing iron stake being located North 58 56' 52" East, a grid distance of 4, 331.57 feet from NCGS Monument ABroad@ with grid coordinates of N-854,774.6815 and E-1,630152.9798 having an ELEV. of 910.16 NAVD 88 and CSF 0.9999416; thence with the eastern boundary line of The City of Winston-Salem property, North 00 22' 29" East 198.86 feet to an existing rebar in the southern right-of-way line of Fourth Street; thence with the southern right-of-way Iine of Fourth Street, North 82 48' 40" East 275.75 feet to the point and place of Beginning, and containing 1.274 acres (55,500.8 square feet) as shown on a survey dated March 4, 2005 for PTRP Holdings, LLC by David J. Sgroi, Professional Land Surveyor. Being in all respects the same property conveyed to Grantor by that certain General Warranty Deed dated May 17, 2002, from Carrel City Laundry Company, and recorded in Book 2253 at Page 2908 in the Forsyth County, North Carolina, Public Registry. Print Preview Page l of I PJ EXHIBIT D - # Forsyth County, NC Map Scale 1 inch = 119 feet •IL 111111 ` y L Disclaimer: Forsyth County cannot guarantee the accuracy c a this information, and the County • hereby disclaims all warranties, including warranties as to the -� accuracy cf this information. t - 1 i r" http:llmaps2.co.forsyth.ne.uslgeodatalprintPreview.aspx?PrintOptData=Forsyth%2OCounty,%20NCIOIOjfaiseltruelfalselfalselfalseIlb337... b12712006 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE MATTER OF: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF } NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL } STATUTES § 13OA-310.30, et. seq. } AFFIDAVIT RE: RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE RICHARD H. DEAN, M.D., being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says: 1. I am President and Chief Executive Officer of Wake Forest University Health Sciences and a Manager of BRF-A I a, LLC. 2. Wake Forest University Health Sciences and BRF-Ala, LLC are applying for a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, pursuant to N.C.G.S. §130A, Article 9, Part 5 (Brownfields Act), in relation to the following parcel in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: 415 East Third Street, PIN 6835-37-9192. 3. I hereby certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury and of the Brownfields Act, that Wake Forest University Health Sciences and BRF-Ala, LLC, and any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate meets the eligibility requirements of N.C.G.S. § 130A-310.3I(b)(10), in that they did not cause or contribute to the contamination at the parcel(s) cited in the preceding paragraph. 4. 1 hereby certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury and of the Brownfields Act, that Wake Forest University Health Sciences and BRF-Ala, LLC meet the eligibility requirement of N.C.G.S.§ 130A-310,32(a)(1) in that they and any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate have substantially complied with: a. the terms of any brownfields or similar agreement to which it or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate has been a party; b, the requirements applicable to any remediation in which it or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate has previously engaged; C. federal and state laws, regulations and rules for the protection of the environment, Affiant further saith not. ''WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES and BRF-Ala, LLC Ri5W H. Dean, M.D. esident and Chief Executive Officer, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Manager, BRF-A 1 a, LLC This the /9 -day of , 2007 this Sworn� a�ddsaubs fbeforetibed me 2007. +. - z��.�fff�q��lri '7 !t Notarlic My commission expires: �ejll 2 (SEAL NOTARY N 9754-148 x ci US7006 10631237.1 .9 E EEl NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE MATTER OF: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF } AFFIDAVIT NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL } RE: DESIRE TO PURCHASE STATUTES § 134A-310.30, et. seq. ) RICHARD H. DEAN, M.D., being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says: 1. 1 am President and Chief Executive Officer of Wake Forest University Health Sciences and a Manager of BRF- Ala, LLC. 2. I am fully authorized to make the declarations contained herein and to legally bind Wake Forest University Health Sciences and BRF-Ala, LLC. 3. On August 17, 2006, Wake Forest University Health Sciences and BRF-Ala, LLC applied for a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 130A, Article 9, Part 5 (Brownfields Act), in relation to the following parcel in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: 415 East Third Street, PIN 6835-37-9192. This parcel is part of the Piedmont Triad Research Park and is integral to this research park located in downtown Winston-Salem. 4. Wake Forest University Health Sciences is a North Carolina charitable or religious corporation as defined in N.C.G.S. §55A-140(4), and its sole member is Wake Forest University, 5. BRF-Ala, LLC is a North Carolina manager -managed limited liability company organized as a real estate holding company. 6. Wake Forest University Health Sciences desired to purchase and develop the parcel cited in paragraph three (3) above, and for the express purpose of exercising that desire BRF-Ala, LLC was created. Affiant further saith not. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES and BRIT -Ala, LLC : BY rd H. Dean, M.D. resident and Chief Executive Officer, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Manager, BRF-Ala, LLC This the /9 day of r.+.+_� 2007. Sworn to and subscribed before me this /9 4 day of June, 2007. D it Nota My commission expires: n A�'VONA I-o"t ���q 9754-I47 �r %I1 US2000 gM2".I ��� rYA EXHiBIT NOTARY N PUBLIC e�. OOVO