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MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS a. Consideration of a resolution to comment on the construction of the elementar~ school on the SFWD Bernal property. Mr. Swirl noted that the Pleasanton Unified School District authorized additional testing beyond the report that the Commission received. He advised that the writer of the report recognized that some of the information in the report is not absolutely accurate with respect to how long spray irrigation has taken place on the site, however he was aware of that prior to reaching his conclusions and added the additional memorandum. He reported that the School District has authorized the Kleinfelder firm to continue to monitor as excavation and grading takes place, and they have authorized that certain cores to be taken that would be sampled as well. He noted that as of the writing of the report, Kleinfelder had not found anything beyond background levels on this particular property. He advised that in talking today with the people doing the studies on the San Francisco property, they have reached the same conclusions. He noted that the report on the San Francisco property will be available on Monday. In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Sullivan, Mr. Swirl advised that surface testing was done on the school district property and those results are included in the report, and the soil sample results are not yet known. Mr. Swirl reported that they will be bringing in new material from off the site as fill, which will essentially cap the existing soil on that property. Mr. Swirl confirmed that San Francisco is using surface testing, and analyzing soil samples. Commissioner Sullivan requested that he receive information regarding the regulatory requirements (protocols and procedures) for this type of testing and who is the responsible regulatory body. He also asked if the City will do a peer review of San Francisco's testing. Mr. Swirl advised that the City is doing a number of things. He reported that the City was involved in the initial scoping to the point of insisting that they include the State and County agencies that oversee this type of testing in the scoping sessions. He advised that we asked our EIR consultant to use her subconsultant, Baseline, who reviewed the earlier work on this aspect of the property, to review and critique the report. He indicated that we have strongly urged and will probably insist that San Francisco contact the State agencies involved in the scoping and to get responses from them as to what they see in the report and the materials as presented. He reported that the City will hire its own consultant to analyze other areas in the City that may be under the City's control where sludge or other materials for the old sewage treatment may have been placed. Chairperson Kumaran noted that the intent in asking for this information was for the Commission to determine if it wanted to take any action. He note that staff is PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 24 August 25, 1999