Missouri Certified Sites Program Missouri Department of Economic Development Presented By: Hal Van Slyck Program Administrator

2 Program Sponsors Ameren KCP&L Empire Electric Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives MEDC DED DNR

3 Introduction The Missouri Certified Sites Program was designed to provide consistent standards regarding the availability and development potential of commercial or industrial development sites.

4 Program Objectives Establish a statewide inventory of Certified Sites. Improve Missouri’s competitive edge by giving more certainty for businesses in locating and developing projects quickly. Standardize and recognize one set of site specific data that is most demanded by the site selection professional community.

5 Program Objectives – Cont’d Encourage local economic development organizations to control, invest and comprehensively analyze sites prior to client visitation. Demonstrate to a client that economic development organizations and/or government agencies are committed to promoting and expediting economic development projects.

6 Criteria Established based on both the requirements of industry and the data documenting availability. Certification granted after a comprehensive review of application by the Technical Review Committee. Committee up to 10 economic developers, including utility and certified community / economic development practitioners.

7 Who is Eligible to Apply? Local city government within which the property boundaries lie. Local county government within which the property boundaries lie. Locally or regionally recognized formally organized economic development organizations.

8 What is a Certified Site? Completed program application which has been approved by the technical review team. 10 Acres or more in size. Primarily marketed by the sponsoring entity for business recruitment and expansion.

9 What is a Certified Site?- Cont’d Not intended for retail. Contains (at a minimum)- water, sewer, and electric infrastructure at the site.

10 What does “Certification” mean? Application submitted to the Technical Review Committee, has been fully reviewed and approved. Certification does not attest to the accuracy of the information. Certification of accuracy is provided by signature of the applicant and is accepted by the review team as true.

11 “Certification” - Cont’d Site certification valid for 3 years. Each certified site will be provided a logo that will designate site certification on ML1. Logo restricted to use by Missouri Certified Sites and may be used by the community to actively market the site.

12 Certification Costs? The city, county, or sponsoring economic development organization is responsible for all costs to assemble information, data or any professional services required to be performed to complete the application. Professional service providers may include (but not limited to); attorneys, real estate professionals, environmental specialists, engineers, and/or laboratory analysts, and state agency fees. There is no ‘submission fee’.

13 Application Process (2 Steps) Step One Complete/Submit Notice of Intent to DED Step Two……… Complete/Submit Certified Site Application to DED (8 Copies)

14 Application Process – Cont’d Paper or electronic copy accepted. If electronic, electronic signature required and if submitted by , must originate from or cc the person on the signature line. Do not send original attachments to DED!

15 Application Overview – Cont’d All information submitted must be……. 1. Organized by section 2. Identified by reference number 3. Bound for ease of review (if paper)

16 Application Overview 5 Parts Ownership Information Property Information Environmental and Cultural Information Access Information Community Information

17 1. Ownership Information 1.1 – Contact 1.2 – Price 1.3 – Title 1.4 – Easements, liens, encumbrances 1.5 – City Limits? Plan to annex? Or not.

18 2. Property Information 2.1 – Parcel Information 2.2 – Sales/Lease Information 2.3 – Zoning Designation

19 3. Environmental and Cultural Info 3.1 – Phase I Environmental Assessment 3.2 – Phase II Environmental Assessment (if required) 3.3 – Regional Air Quality 3.4 – Wetland/Waters of the U.S. Boundaries 3.5 – Floodplain Boundaries 3.6 – Threatened or Endangered Species 3.7 – Archeological and Cultural Resources 3.8 – Soil Conditions 3.9 – Seismic Activity / County Hazard Mitigation Plan

20 4. Access Information 4.1 – Site Access 4.2 – Rail Access 4.3 – Airport Access (Include KCI & STL Info) 4.4 – River Port Access (Optional) 4.5 – Parcel Boundary Survey (ALTA/ASCM) 4.6 – Fire Insurance Rating 4.7 – Utilities

21 5. Community Information 5.1 – U.S. Post Office 5.2 – Freight Service 5.3 – Emergency Medical 5.4 – Planning Agency 5.5 – Building Department 5.6 – Police Protection 5.7 – Local Support 5.8 – Missouri Location One 5.9 – Miscellaneous

22 Thank You!