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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02041986 - X.16 I N THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA February 4 , 1986 by the following vote: Adopted this Order on , AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Powers I NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: . Tolxic Air Incident at the Wells Fargo Building, Concord IT ISBY THE BOARD ORDERED that the County Administrator and Health Services Director are AUTHORIZED to sign on behalf of the County a holed harmless agreement with the University of California- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to conduct air sampling for volatile organic compounds for the purpose of research in connection with the recent toxic air incident at the Wells Fargo Building in Concord. I hereby certify that this ism true end^ore^ct con,:,of An action taken and entered on Ste mlnula€s 66 :ice Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: PHIL BATCHELOR, CI6k of the hoard of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy Orig. Dept.: CC: County Administrator Auditor-Controller Health Services Director IL IzAt Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California Berkeley, California 94720 (415) 486-4000 • FTS 451-4000 i, ,e6B 486-4668 January 31, 1986 Mr. Daniel Bergman Assistant Director Health Services Department Contra Costa County 2500 Alhambra Avenue Martinez California 94553 Dear Mr. Bergman: I 'm writing in response to your request yesterday on behalf of the Director of the Health Services Department, Contra Costa County, that Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory' s Indoor Air Quality Group conduct air sampling for volatile organic compounds for the purpise of research in the Wells Fargo Building in Concord. If, after talking with you and visually inspecting the building,1 we determine that air sampling in the building represents an opportunity consistent with the programmatic needs of our research for the U. S. Department of Energy, then we would conduct limited air sampling for volatile organic compounds at a mutually agreed upon indoor location and at an outdoor Vocation near the building . We intend to report to you, after our internal review, a listing olf volatile organic compounds observed and their concentrations along with a brief description of the sampling and analytical techniques employed. In consideration of the foregoing, the County of Contra Costa, by and through its Department of Health Services , and Wells Fargo Bank grant permission to the University of California, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to enter the premises located at 1220 Concord Avenue, Concord, California and to conduct the scientific studies outlined above and agree to protect, defend, indemnify;, and hold harmless the U.S. Department of Energy and/or the University of California, their officers, Regents, employees, and agents against and from any and all liability, or any suit or claim therefor, by reason of actual or alleged property damage or personal injury or death, arising out of or in connection with the performance of work outlined herein. It is understood that Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory makes no warranty, lexpress or implied, that any information provided the County and/or Wells Fargo Bank or developed by the research is accurate or complete. • s Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory personnel will exercise reasonable care not to cause injury or damage to persons or property and not to interfere with Wells Fargo ' s use of the premises except as necessary to accomplish its studies . If the foregoing is acceptable to you, will you please sign the enclosed copy of this letter, have it signed by an authorized representative of Wells Fargo Bank and return the copy to me. Sincerely, ohn R. Girman . Staff Scientist Building Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Group JRG: as cc: E. Cairns D. Grimsrud A. Hodgson A. Owens Read and agreed to : CONTRA COSTA COU By: WELLS FARGO BANK By: 0043 I I -2-