25-18 Authorizing Retention of Matrix to Oversee Excavation at 665 Eagle Rock Avenue.pdf

25-18 January 9, 2018 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on September 5, 2017, the Township Council for the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) adopted Resolution 200-17 authorizing the Township to retain Matrix New World at 26 Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park, New Jersey (“Matrix”) to prepare a Preliminary Assessment and Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for the real property located on Block 176.03, Lot 10 on the Township of West Orange Tax Map, commonly known as 665 Eagle Rock Avenue or 659 Eagle Rock Avenue as designated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the “Property”) as part of the Township’s due diligence prior to acquisition of the Property; and WHEREAS, during Matrix’s investigation, it discovered Sanborn maps from 1939 and and 1951, which showed possible underground storage tanks on the Property which were not accounted for in the Department of Environmental Protection (the “DEP”) records nor the records of the Licensed Site Remediation Professional retained a previous owner of the Property, Exxon Mobile, to remediate the Property; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2017, the Township Council adopted Resolution 240-17 authorizing the Township to retain Matrix to perform Geophysical Testing on the Property to determine whether there are still unaccounted underground storage tanks on the Property as part of the Township’s due diligence prior to acquisition of the Property; and WHEREAS, the results of the Geophysical Testing identified “One (1) tank-like GPR anomaly . . . located in the sidewalk area measuring approximately 4’ x 6’,” annexed hereto as Exhibit “A;” and WHEREAS, Matrix recommends an excavation at the identified anomaly to determine whether the anomaly is an underground storage tank; and