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Mr. Lymburn provided an overview of general background information relating to the Bemal property, including Pleasanton's sewer treatment plant, fines imposed by the Water Quality Control Board on the City of Pleasanton's sewage plant in the 1970's, Pleasanton's provision of a promise to San Francisco to return property to the previous condition prior to sewage sludge treatment, and an indemnity agreement provided to San Francisco for liability incurred from sewage sludge activity on the Bemal property. Joel Cehn noted that at a previous Commission meeting he stated that he would expect traces of radioactivity on the Bemal property due to the nuclear laundry and after conclusion of study there were no traces of radioactivity on the site. He provided background information relating to the radioactive laundry, the type of clothing laundered at site, the process for processing waste water, disposal of solid waste from site, and transporting of solid waste to another site. Discussion ensued relating to other facilities that utilized the nuclear laundry, whether the previous operation of laundry would meet today's safety standards, global fallout testing, and effects of effluent on the sewer system from The Cheese Factory. Ann Holbrough provided an overview of the design sampling plan and highlighted the timeline for scope of work, development of the radiation screening process, soil screening, locations of sampling, and depth and location of boring samples. Mr. Cehn provided a demonstration and an overview of how sampling was performed, how problem with meter equipment was ascertained and resolved, and the test that was conducted of the soil sampling from the Bemal property. Discussion ensued relating to the statistical analysis that was performed and clarification of procedure that followed after malfunctioning of equipment. Dr. Anspaugh provided clarification regarding the correspondence received from Thomas Widner, McLaren/Hart, and the letter from the Department of Health Services. Mr. Widner provided an overview of his September 30, 1999 memorandum and noted his concern that compromises were necessary in conducting study due to the expedited tumaronnd timeline. Mr. Widner noted that his September 30, 1999 memorandum was revised due to additional information that was received and the revised memorandum reflects what could be done to provide more sensitive measurements or more credible or rigorous analysis of soil. Discussion ensued relating to Mr. Widner's qualifications and clarification of issues expressed in the September 30, 1999 and October 4, 1999 memoranda. In response to an inquiry by the Commissioners, Mr. Widner noted that he is in agreement with the State of California, the County of Alameda, and the experts, that there is no immediate health hazard on the Bemal property. Further, that additional testing should be performed on the Bemal property due to it being utilized as a residential area and prior to additional grading being performed. Planning Commission Minutes October 7, 1999 Page 4