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C.140

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 31, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Response to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chevron Interim Report Recommendations

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Randy Sawyer, 646-2286
cc:	Randy Sawyer T Scott C Rucker

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: March 31, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board to sign a letter to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in response to the recommendations to the CSB Interim and Regulatory Report on the August 6, 2012 Chevron Richmond Refinery fire investigation as recommended by the Health Services Department.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Cost.

BACKGROUND:

After the August 6, 2012 Chevron Fire, the County’s Board of Supervisors setup an Ad Hoc Committee to review the Community Warning System and the County’s Industrial Safety Ordinance. When the CSB issued the Chevron interim report there were four recommendations to the City of Richmond and the County that are almost identical and an additional recommendation was issued as part of the CSB second “Regulatory” report. The Ad Hoc Committee and the Richmond City Council determine that a joint committee be formed to amend the Industrial Safety Ordinances and that the language would be consistent for the ordinances. The process includes a working committee made up of different stakeholders in assisting staff in writing the final ordinance language. The ordinances were changed to address the following two CSB recommendations set for in the attachment.

Hazardous Materials staff have drafted the attached letter in response to the recommendations and recommend the Chair of the Board of Supervisors sign the letter on behalf of the Board.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to respond to the CSB recommendations would leave the recommendations open and not addressed.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.