HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 3, 1993 (51)CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Communications (October 14, 1993 through October 27, 1993)
MERTI14G DATE: November 3, 1993
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION.-
AGENDA
CTION:
AGENDA ITEM RECOMMENDATION
Refer to staff.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The following communication was received
between the dates of October 14, 1993 through
October 27, 1993.
A letter was received from Darlene E. Ruiz on
behalf of Jack Alquist (see attached), operator
of Guild :!leaners, seeking a pronouncement of
the City Council finding that no public health
emergency exists involving the existence of PCE
and TCE found in the ground water basin
underlying the City of Lodi.
It is recommended that the City Council refer this matter to staff and
that it be brought back at a future Council Meeting.
FUNDING: Lone required.
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Perrin
City Clerk
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City Manager
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21 October 1993
The Honorable Phillip Pennino
Mayor of the City of Lodi
P.O. Box 3006
Lodi, California
Re: Request for Item to be Placed on Agenda of City Council
Dear Mayor Pennino and City Council Members:
On behalf of Jack Alquist, operator of Guild Cleaners I respectfully request that
you place an item on the agenda of the City Council for your regularly
scheduled meeting set for November 3, 1993. The item seeks a
pronouncement of the City Council finding that no public health emergency
exists involving the existence of PCE and TCE found in the ground water
basin underlying the city of Lodi. The item would also seek an expression of
intent and purpose to ask the State of California, including the Department of
Toxic Substances Control to cease its investigation of the sol..., as and scope of
the contamination in order to allow for the city to work with its business
community toward an efficient and cost effective means of addressing
cleanup of the contamination.
Background
• In early 1989, the City of Lodi through its Public Works Department
identified contamination of production well CW#3 in th.- downtown Lodi.
For several reasons, only one of which was the level of PCE, the city decided
to shut down well CW#3.
a In 1990 the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (R1,, (CCB)
initiated a sanitary sewer and soil gas investigation. Rather than identify all
potential sources the RWQCB focused upon the city's sewer system and t-.ve
dry cleaning operations. When enforcement efforts were delayed to allow the
California Dry Cleaning Task Force to study and make recommendations the
staff of the regional board turned the investigation results over to the
Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
• DTSC has without request from the City decided to institute Phase I
investigations against Guild Cleaners, Busy Bee Cleaners and the City's
sanitary sewer department. The goal of the department is to establish cleanup
requirements and impose remedial action costs against the city and its small
businesses.
Action Being Requested
Recognizing that the City of Lodi is familiar with the costs and consequences
of groundwater cleanup as a result of the DBCP issues being addressed by the
community, it is requested that the City Council adopt a resolution:
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confirming the fact that no public health emergency exists as a result of
PCE and TCE contamination within the groundwater basin, and
• requesting the state of California, including the Department of Toxic
Substances Control suspend its investigation to allow for the city to work
with its business community toward other more efficient and cost effective
alternatives.
Thank you for your consideration of this most important matter.. Should
you require any further information in preparation of your agenda item
please do not hesitate to contact me at 916.552.6700.
indestt "regards,
Darlene E. uiz
cc: Thomas Peterson, City Manager
Jennifer Perrin, City Clerk
B MdVatt, City Attorney
F. Forkas, Department of Public Works
J. Alquis.