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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:	November 5, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Refer to the Industrial Safety Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee the issue of whether to extend The Industrial Safety Ordinance to Storage Tank Facilities

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/05/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

James Lyons, 510-231-8692

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 5, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Refer to the Industrial Safety Ordinance Ad Hoc Committee of Supervisors John Gioia and Federal Glover the issue of existing regulatory oversight over storage tank farms and whether provisions of the Industrial Safety Ordinance should be extended to storage tank farms.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None

BACKGROUND:

On October 15, 2019, an explosion and fire occurred at the NuStar Energy facility in the Selby/Crockett area. Two storage tanks containing ethanol burned along with jet fuel and diesel in adjacent pipelines. There are extensive procedures in place under the County’s Industrial Safety Ordinance to improve safety and minimize risk at the four oil refineries and two chemical plants in Contra Costa County. According to permit records of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, there are 16 storage tank facilities in Contra Costa County and these facilities are not currently covered by the Industrial Safety Ordinance. The committee will explore whether extending the Industrial Safety Ordinance to these facilities will improve safety and reduce risk of industrial accidents at these facilities.