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Director Pinto didn't agree that the reports of the studies <br />say there wasn't a problem. The Enviropact report says there is <br />mold growing on the ceiling and vents and the study by the Health <br />Department report says there is a strong urine odor. Those are <br />problems! This morning there is a pan in the middle of the hallway <br />down there collecting drips from the ceiling, which means there <br />will be more mold. The summary of the report on the last study <br />says that only a limited sampling was taken of the air quality. <br />Director Pinto noted that if one of the County's water consultants <br />wrote such an incomplete report, he would fire him. One report <br />states that the consultants didn't recall whether or not there were <br />stains on the carpet, and Director Pinto wondered what kind of a <br />scientific firm would put that in their report. He felt that a <br />further study should not be bid out. He urged the Board to follow <br />the same process used in hiring an engineering consulting firm <br />where you go through a request for proposal, interview them and get <br />the best qualified firm, and then negotiate the price. This is not <br />a bid type item, because with this type of work you get what you <br />pay for. There should be a composite sampling over an extended <br />period of time, even seasonal samplings. <br />Director Pinto believed that his own dedication to the job <br />will be the d-eath of him, not just because of his illness but <br />because the Workers' Comp people will say he is sick because he <br />continued to work against his doctor's orders. This building has <br />a problem, and he is very nervous about his health. The Workers' <br />Comp doctor said that his lung capacity has decreased by 30 percent <br />just since his last visit. He stressed that he wasn't arguing for <br />a raise in salary, he was arguing for his lungs. <br />In answer to Chairman Bird's question, Director Pinto urged <br />the Board to have the entire building checked out. Other areas of <br />the building have a rank smell such as Attorney Collins' office. <br />Director Pinto felt that other people in the building are afraid to <br />come forward because they value their jobs. He would be fine with <br />the separate air conditioning unit, but he felt the whole building <br />should be done. <br />Administrator Chandler took offense at the statement that <br />measures have not been taken because we have responded to each and <br />every complaint by going down there, sending Risk Management to <br />check it out, and having maintenance attend to it. He emphasized <br />that we have addressed the problem continually. We have encouraged <br />people to tell us if there is a problem in their area. <br />21 <br />AUG - 3 1993 <br />