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~ ~ l~esolution 1~10. ~~~ 5 N. C. S.
` '~' of the City of Peta~luma, CaTifornia
A R~SOL.UTION AUTHORIZ.ING THE.~riAYOR OR CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AND .EXE'CUTE AN AGREE-
MENT WITH ALPHA CHEMICAL .& BI:On~iEDICAL LABORA-
TORIES FOR CONSULTAN.T~x;' SERVICE~ IN CONNEC---
TION WITH HAZARDOUS.MATERIAL IDENTI-
FICATION.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor or City ~Ianager is here-
by authorized to enter into and execute an.agreement with
Alpha Chemical and~B~iomedical.Laboratories for consultant
services related to Hazardous Materials Identification for
the Petaluma Fire Department, accordance with the attached
letter dated April 28, 1983, marked,Exhibit "A", and made
a part hereof; and,
BE IT FURTHER RE'SOLVED said agxeement shall be in a
form approved by the City Attorney.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Councii by #he Charter of said City.
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was, introduced;and adopted by the App ed a
Council of the Cify of Fetaluma at a(Regula;) (~~41sA~7~j~~~Q~l) meeting ' r o~
on the ..--•••--.6th,--•••. day of ..........JU11e--•--••• -• ....... .......... 19:.3.._, by the ~ .0
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AYES: Balshaw, Battaglia, Bond, Cav~anagh, Harberson, P rry, Mayor Mattei
NoES: None ~,
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ABSENT: Non~e
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ALPII-~~ CFIEI~i'I'ECAI.:~ ~IOP~EDICAL LA~.ORA'II`ORIES . .
J'oe E: Hodgkins, Ph.D.
. Directdr
April 28, 1983
iVlr. John Scharer, Gity,. Manager
City of Pefaluma
P.O. Bo.x 61
_ Petaluma, '~CA. 94953~ - ~
Dear Johns
AS you are aware, Alpha Chemical & Biomedical' Laboratories and' Laboratory
Director Dr. Joe Hodg;kins have pr.ovided public. service analysis and consultation
to the ;Petaluma Fire Department: :for the pas,t eigh#~ monfhs: .There haye :been no
char.ges for time or analysis costs. `UVe. have-the basi's`of"a model working progr:am
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which~ ~ve. bel'ieve rnay 'be adop,ted by` other ci"fies and laborat~o'ries around the
country, ~ ..
A,CBL is no.w offering ;its.ful-1 services to the City of Retaluma / PetaTuma
Fire :Department for Ha'zardous- Material ,Incidents :and. rela~ted scientific matters.
In this regard, AGBL will pr.ovide ongoing ;pr,ofessional ed'ucation, training; and
consultation (both routine and .emergency) services.,for the Petaluma Fire Department
to deal with, prevention, aw;areness, inspection, an`d r;esponse to Hazardo:us Mater~ial
In:cide~~ts:
, : Although ACBL fees for the above serviees :normally"begin a;t $T00.00 per
hour -for our private eiients,~ we are willing to °offer_ these services to the City
of Petaluma at a special public service rafe of; $50,00~ per ,h9ur,.
T.he 'Petalurna~Fire, Departmenf has estimafed that use of ~ICBL professional
_ educat=ion /`tr.aining / consu'ltatio.n services w~ill be 'appr.oximately SO io, 75 hc,ars per
year, ACBL ,i'"s wil'ling to; enter ~into a. contract for alloca,ting this time to the
Petaluma Fire, Depar.tment~; ~ with the under.stand;ing that ,an:y hqurs: not used will
not be billed.
1n addition, the City of Petaluma will be given a 25%; public service discount
for all professional. ana~lysis services. Please. no:te th'at no analysis will be performed
without prior ~authorization.
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Pa~k Plaza-P_.rofessional Center, 245 KenfiuckyStree.t, Fetaluma, CaNifomia 44952. Tel. (707) 778-8607, -
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~~ ACBL ch°emical analysis. fees for :hazar,dous: maferial identification norma:lly
`~ range from $40.Q0 to $80,Q.00 p,er: sarn~ple. 1?Vith the City's publie service dis'count,
_ '~ we expect an ayerage c:har.ge, for hazardous .mater-ial. testing. wil;l .be $65.Q0 ~please
- refer to the enelosed sample charges)'.
~ The availability of our Laboratory instrumenta"t,ion. an~d' staff expertise to th~
City of Petaluma is a unique situat'ion and..a~ valuable resource fo the community.
In this `time' 'of increasing public concern about 'hazar„dous chemical manufacture,
~ storage, transportation, and spills, w.e feel, t~iaf the Gity of ~Petaluma can serve 'its
citizens w,ell by approvin~ a confrac.t bet.ween ACBL ~and' the Petaluma Fire
Department ~=- with the. `under.standing tf~at our ser.~ices~ ar;.e offered to all otner
~ areas, of municipal administeation, wherever ~applicable, on, t~he same basis.
Y.ours sincerely,
Joe E. Hodgkins, Ph.D.
~ ~ Laboratory TJirectar
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Enclosure
cc: Chief Robert I_. Sharps, •
Peta'luma F.ire Department
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' City of Petaluma -
" April 28,, 19.83 ~
~ Supplement:
- ~ ~: A.LPHA CHEMICA'L & BIOMED`ICA:L LABOI~ATORIE_.S
~ Examples of the 25% discounted-chacges to the City.of Pe,faluma:
' ~ , Hazardous Material General Testing:
. (a) Preliminary examination ` $ 5.0.0
: ~ ~ (b) Basic Toxicify. Test , ~ 30.00 ~
(e) Rapid series of special tests for ~
~ ~ possible hazardous rnaterials,
~„ by a traine'd sci'enfist 30.00
~ ~ Organic Vapor Monitor analysis : ~ ~
" (i - `3 compounds) ~
4~ Quantitatiye Anal.'ysis of Unknowns:~ 1
. by 'Infrared SpectropFiotomete:r _ '
$ 65.00
$3;3.~50-$45.00
(e:g. pure unknow-ns)~ , $ 45.00 - $ 90.00
b.y High Perfor-rnance Liquid Chromatography
~ (e.g. explosiveS) - ~ $ 100.00
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by:Analytical Chromatop.y.c.ography . ~
" (e.g. polymers, insoluble "solids, .m"inera'ls) . $ 150.00
-. by Gas, Chromafography./ Mass Spectrornetry~(GC/"MS)
, (e.g; unknown rnixtures -in_ wat_er,, soi~l,, feeds', d'a~iry.
`products, tissue; etc.. ; the arnpu'le founcl at -th_e
Sonoma County .Airport would' be a good example
- here) ~ $ 200.00 - $. 400.00 ~
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~,w:i11 ~depend on the number of componenfs
, ' Sample Preparation `
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' ('e.g. soil extraction re.quires approx. 20-30 mi'nutes)~ ' " $ 25.00;/hour
In addition; any sup,pl'ies,,, tes,t ;ki.ts or equipment pur..chased
fro_m~ ACBL wi'11 carry 'a ` 1'S%'~ public_ ;serv-ice diseoun;t. ,