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AUG ® 3 1993 BOOK 90 PKIF'1:32 Commissioner Adams liked Chairman Bird's idea and suggested that we contact someone from the University of Florida with this type of expertise. Director Pinto stressed that preventive measures and maintenance measures have to continue in order to keep ahead of the problems. General Services Director Sonny Dean reported that he just spent 2 days at a seminar on sick buildings that focused on the sick courthouse in Polk County. The first thing they did with their courthouse was to conduct an employee evaluation which gave them a good idea of what to look for. He reported that people were there from the University of Florida trying to bring themselves up to date on the subject. He reviewed the following memo listing the measures taken to solve the problems in the Administration Building: DATE: JULY 26 1993 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: H.T. "SONNY" DEAN, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SER ES SUBJECT: UTILITIES DEPARTMENT - IN -DOOR AIR QUALITY Since 1988 this Department has responded to numerous complaints concerning in -door air quality in the Utility Department offices, located in our County Administration Building. Attached is a chronological listing of actions taken by Buildings and Grounds personnel that have been recorded since November, 1988. Not included in this list are the times that on request from your office I have made visits to that location to determine the presence of odor problems. None of which have we been able to ascertain or determine if these reported odors were similar to those from other areas of this building at given times. In June of this year, I officially requested the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to perform a Health Hazard Evaluation of the County Administration Building. NIOSH responded to our request with a letter stating that due to their work load they would not be able to perform the requested evaluation, at this time. 24