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Notice of Meeting (to be filed in duplicate) Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter 30A, Sections 18-25 of the General Laws of a meeting of the: City Council Special Meeting Name of the board, Committee, Commission, Authority, Etc.) The meeting will be held at: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, 6:30 p.m. The location of the meeting will be: City Hall Auditorium or via zoom (see attached) Full description of location: 27 4 Front Street, Chicopee, MA The purpose of the meeting: 1) Call to order 2) Public Input 3) Communications 4) Roll Call vote to adjourn into Executive Session to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body. 5) Roll call vote to come out of Executive Session into open session 6) Approval of the Mayor to sign an agreement with Michelin North America, Inc., on property at Grove Street -d)-OVh Signature Mayor Title May 8, 2025 (to be completedg:>t( ~rag Sui~J;ifYgznz ;ri'!>~~ ~,np, :ljime Received by Date and Timel'r~~tv~~·by,'r- c@tiEfiiii:i~}:':{~]' ' , -r i J e, 1; !11~~cjfy~f{\erk's Office the City (electronic stamp) (electronic stamp SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL 5/14/25 City of Chicopee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https:ljus02web.zoom.us/i/82769407416? pwd=bVaaryQgGk4NS3wAbbViaa3Vw0yEmk.1 Meeting ID: 827 6940 7416 Passcode: 225825 One tap mobile +13017158592,,82769407416# US (Washington DC) +130522419681182769407416# us Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 us • +1 309 205 3325 us • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 us • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 us • +1 719 359 4580 us • +1 253 205 0468 us • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 us • +1 386 347 5053 us • +1507 473 4847 us • +1 564 217 2000 us • +1 669 444 9171 us Meeting ID: 827 6940 7416 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/ u/ kbkhC pszQJ  l\1AYOR JOHN L. VIEAU City Hall • Market Square • 17 Springfield Street • Chicopee, MA 01013 May 8, 2025 TO: Frank Laflamme City Council President FROM: Mayor John L. Vieau RE: Special Meeting May 14th at 6:30 pm Dear President Laflamme: As requested, the Special Meeting of the City Council is called for: 1) Call to order 2) Public Input 3) Communications 4) Roll Call vote to adjourn into Executive Session to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body Roll call vote to come out of Executive Session 5) Vote in open session on the approval of the Mayor to sign an agreement with Michelin North America, Inc., on property at Grove Street 6) Adjourn These will be the only items on the agenda for the Special Meeting. If you have questions, please let me know. Very truly yours, l)JY_:_ John L. Vieau Mayor CC: City Council Keith Rattell, City Clerk CITY OF CHICOPEE MAYOR'S OFFICE 413,594.1500 I mayorvieau@chicopeema.gov I www.chicopeema.gov  City of Chicopee Department of Planning & Development City Hall Annex • 274 Front Street • 4th Floor • Chicopee, Massachusetts 01013 Tel (413) 594-1515 • Fax (413) 594-1514 www.chicopeema.gov Lee M. Pouliot Michelle Santerre Director, AICP, ASLA GIS Coordinator Patrick E. Collins James J. Dawson Assistant Planner Development Manager NickJ.H. Kiser Kristen Pope Associate Planner Senior Clerk April 29, 2025 - Mayor John L. Vieau City of Chicopee Executive Office 17 Springfield Street Chicopee, MA 01013 Re: Former Uniroyal Property: Proposed Cooperation Agreement Amendment with Michelin North America Mayor Vieau: I write to submit for your review, the First Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement between the City of Chicopee and Michelin North America regarding the former Uniroyal Complex. Upon review, I request that your Office request a Special Meeting of the City Council to authorize your signature on this First Amendment to the Agreement to Cooperate on the Remediation and Redevelopment of the former Uniroyal Complex (the "Cooperation Agreement"). The Cooperation Agreement between the City and Michelin North America, Inc. ("Michelin") was entered into in January 2020 and governs the mutual obligations of the City and Michelin with regard to environmental cleanup, building demolition, hazardous materials abatement, future use limitations and redevelopment of the former Uniroyal Complex. As you know, since the Cooperation Agreement was finalized, significant work has proceeded by both the City and Michelin in building abatement, demolition and environmental assessment and cleanup at this large and complex site. One result of this work is the need to modify a few provisions in the Cooperation Agreement and Michelin's environmental cleanup plan. The Amendment negotiated by the City and Michelin representatives primarily adjusts areas subject to use deed restrictions reflecting recent testing data and increases limits for Michelin compensation to mitigate impacts on future redevelopment from the use restrictions. City Council authorization for you to sign the Amendment will clear the way for Michelin to submit its cleanup plan revisions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for review and approval. Such approval will be another step forward toward completing site cleanup and preparing the property for redevelopment. I look forward to working with your Office to coordinate the scheduling of the Special City Council Meeting to review and approve the Cooperation Agreement Amendment. Please contact me with any questions. Director cc: Louis S. Moore, Esquire Kevin Corridan, City Solicitor Robert E. Smith, BETA Group